Shelley Shepard Gray

"The tragic and untimely death of an old friend has made Elizabeth Anne rethink not only her priorities but her courtship with David, her longtime neighbor and suitor. Though he's Mennonite like herself and has her parents' approval, she feels that a spark is missing. Desperate for a change, she breaks things off--wondering if, perhaps, she's the one who's missing a spark. When her family becomes upset with her decision, E.A. turns to her friends...

"Seven former best friends reunite and struggle to heal after the tragic death of one of their own in this evocative and heartrending novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift and Her Secret."--

As the holidays approach, dutiful daughter Judith Graber, feeling overwhelmed, overworked and under appreciated, is attracted to her father's new employee, Ben Knox, Sugarcreek's own "bad boy", but refuses to be another one of his conquests.

"In the second installment of the Seasons of Sugarcreek series, as a flash flood threatens everything they hold dear, two people must determine how much they'll sacrifice for a chance at true love"--Provided by publisher.

After successfully battling cancer, twenty-three-year old Mattie Troyer, now that she is healthy, enters into a relationship with her best friend, Graham Weaver, but her hopes for a happily ever after are dashed when it is rumored that Graham has fathered a baby with another woman.

Ella, after being forced to auction off most of her late father's belongings, including her family's land, must find the courage to risk her heart when Loyal Weaver, the new owner of her family's old farmhouse, asks for her hand in marriage.

After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community where she grew up. Now she's getting a fresh start in Hart County, Kentucky--if only she wasn't too scared to take it. Hannah has become afraid to trust anyone--even Isaac, the friendly Amish man who lives next door. She wonders if she'll ever return to the trusting, easy-going woman she once was. For Isaac Troyer, the beautiful girl...

Returning home to Apple Creek after being away for six years, Carl Hilty, hoping to reconnect with May, who blames herself for the accident that left him devastatingly burned, believes she no longer wants anything to do with him until his tightknit Amish community shows him otherwise.

When Amish widower Robert Miller meets independent Englisher Lilly Allen, they find a deep connection despite their religious differences, but fear their faiths will keep them apart.

"The Christmas not-wish (Shelley Shepard Gray)..."When the foster parents they've cautiously grown to love discover they're expecting, orphaned Roy and Jemima Fisher, ages six and seven, are secretly devastated by the certainty they'll be given up. With Christmas around the corner, their only wish is for new foster parents as nice as Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz. Meanwhile, the Kurtzes have wishes of their own--and with faith, they all may be gifted with twice...