Jennifer Beckstrand
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Ever since Anna and Felty Helmuth's grandson, Ben, broke his engagement and moved to Florida, Emma Nelson has kept busy tending her vegetable garden and raising award-winning pumpkins. She can put her heartache aside to help Ben's Mammi with her garden, at least until Ben shows up to lend support to his ailing Dawdi. Gardening side by side with pretty, nurturing Emma is a sweet kind of torture for Ben, who cares too much to burden her with his secret....
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 6
Language
English
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Description
Though Cassie Coblenz left her Amish community to go to college, Mammi and Dawdi's farm will always feel like home. It's the ideal place for an extended study break -- at least until her grandmother's handsome Englisch doctor becomes a regular distraction. Zach Reynolds is the kind of heartbreaker Cassie has learned to avoid, no matter how charming he may be. Unlike every woman Zach has met in recent years, Cassie doesn't fall at his feet. Strong,...
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Language
English
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Cautious to a fault, Lily Eicher strives to live up to her dat's high standards. She's certainly not the kind of Amish girl who would make time for someone as impetuous as the Helmuth's grandson, Aden -- even if his lively spirit and caring ways are showing her how wonderful following her heart could be. Recklessly doing the right thing got Aden into big trouble. A fresh start at his grandparents' is just what he needs. And shy, pretty Lily is turning...
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 1
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
In this first book in a series set in Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, two octogenarian Amish folks try their hands at matchmaking, pairing the quiet and gentle Moses Zimmerman with the tall and sturdy Lia Shetler.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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"Their bees produce the most delectable honey in Wisconsin, and the three Christner girls' spirited sweetness is attracting any number of hopeful suitors. Independent Poppy Christner isn't about to let a vandal keep making mischief on her family's farm. She's outrun boys and stood up to bullies since she was a girl -- no matter how much schoolmate Luke Bontrager insulted her. Poppy certainly doesn't need his interference now. And if Luke doesn't stop...
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Language
English
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Description
Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt's unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the die youngie. A childhood trauma and secret shame keep her heart under lock and key, and Rose just can't accept the sweet attention she's receiving from a handsome neighbor. But the more she shies away from Josiah Yoder, the more their families sneakily plot to bring...
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 5
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Anna and Felty Helmuth's zest for matchmaking is unstoppable-and with grown-up grandchild number three on her way to their home in lovely Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, what better reason to put their talents to work once more?...
When Mandy Helmuth hears that her best friend Kristina's heart has been broken, she decides to visit her grandparents and cheer her up. Mandy never liked Noah Mischler anyway, with his rough exterior and outspoken ways. Unfortunately,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers -- and lovely, sought-after young women. Though she has blossomed into a beauty, Lily Christner doesn't really believe it. Deep down, she still feels like a lonely, gawky teenager. Maybe that's why she's all but promised herself...
Author
Publisher
Kennebec Large Print, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Anna and Felty Helmuth face a matchmaking challenge in their widowed great-granddaughter Beth, whose difficult marriage has soured her on the institution, but gentle, handsome Tyler Yoder is set on winning her trust as they celebrate Christmas.
Author
Series
Amish quiltmaker volume 1
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Esther Zook is starting over after her father's death, piecing together a new life with as much care as she puts into her intricate quilts. When her wayward sister abandons her baby, it throws all those plans for a fresh start asunder.
11) Andrew
Author
Series
Petersheim brothers volume 1
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Handsome, hardworking, and godly, Andrew Petersheim has always been sure of his place in his Wisconsin Amish community. He'll be a welcome catch for the local girl who finally captures his heart. Mary Coblenz certainly isn't that girl. Two years after "jumping the fence" for the Englischer world, she's returned, unmarried and pregnant. Yet instead of hiding in shame as others in the community expect, she's working at the Honeybee Farm, ignoring the...
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 7
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
When it comes to matchmaking, Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin's unstoppable octogenarians Anna and Felty Helmuth never seem to run out of opportunities-or grandchildren...
Reuben Helmuth is plenty bitter. John King, his best friend-or so he thought-is engaged to the girl Reuben loved. Humiliated, Reuben flees from Ohio to his grandparents' home on Huckleberry Hill, where he knows he'll find comfort. He's enjoying wallowing in his misery-until John's...
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Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 11
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When widower Yost Beiler, who broke Martha Sue Helmuth's heart, comes to Huckleberry Hill to win her back, his thirteen-year-old son is determined to drive her off for good, but when he goes too far, the couple must find forgiveness and overcome differences to be a forever family.
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 9
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin's irrepressible eighty-something matchmakers Anna and Felty Helmuth are at it again. And this time they're willing to rough it to get the job done . . .
Mary Anne Neuenschwander knows she should be content with what Gotte has given her. She has a comfortable house, a fruitful farm, and a good, steady husband. But after nearly six years of marriage, she still longs for a baby. Yet her husband, Jethro, seems to care more...
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 12
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023].
Language
English
Description
"Sensible and cautious, Naomi Coblenz lives to help everyone else be happy--particularly when it comes to her twin sister, Ruth. So Omi certainly can't admit she's always loved handsome Bo Helmuth, since he and Ruth have begun courting. To look out for her sometimes-thoughtless sister, Omi even poses as Ruth on a ride home alone with Bo. But it doesn't take Bo long to see the truth--and really notice Omi for the first surprising, hopelessly-wonderful...
Author
Series
Amish quiltmaker volume 4
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Filled with her trademark humor and relatable characters, award-winning author Jennifer Beckstrand's blends quilting, matchmaking, and a close-knit Colorado community in her newest Amish Quiltmaker novel, as independent-minded quilter Esther Kiem sets her sights on an unusual match between the shyest Yoder sister and a professional baseball player... Perfect for fans of Charlotte Hubbard, Wanda Brunstetter, and Linda Byler. Though Mary Yoder longs...
Author
Series
Amish quiltmaker volume 2
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Falling in love with Ben Kiem, despite his rowdy pranks and bad-news friends, sensible Linda Eicher must make a difficult decision when a heartbreaking misunderstanding comes between them"--
Author
Series
Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill volume 10
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
During this holiday season, Anna Yoder can't help hoping that she and her old schoolmate Felty Helmuth, who is being ostracized by their Amish community for his Korean War army service, can find a way to be the perfect match.
19) Miriam's quilt
Author
Series
Publisher
Summerside Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Miriam Bontrager has loved Ephraim for as long as she can remember. But when scandal rocks Miriam's family, Ephraim decides that she is not worthy of him. Heartbroken, Miriam vows to never again trust anyone with her affections. But will she surrender her heart when a man of simple faith and gentle ways shows her how to love again?"--P. [4] of cover.