Marta Perry
Author
Series
River Haven volume 1
Language
English
Description
In the wake of his estranged wife's murder, widower Michael Forster returns to the Amish community he'd left as a teen. He wants a fresh start for himself and his daughter, Allie, away from those who still believe he's guilty. In River Haven, a quieter life seems possible. If only Allie's Amish schoolteacher, Catherine Brandt, was easier to ignore. A problem solver by nature, Cathy can tell Allie's withdrawn demeanor isn't due to shyness. But getting...
Author
Series
Watcher in the dark volume 3
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
A hard-hitting reporter, Kate Beaumont unearths the deepest lies and brings harsh truths to light. But the story that lures her to the gentle town of Laurel Ridge, Pennsylvania, is closer to her heart than anyone knows. The details of her half brother's sudden death have never made sense. She owes him justice, yet the one man who can help her is the stubborn sheriff she can't stand. Protecting his town is Mac Whiting's top priority. Everything else...
Author
Series
Echo Falls volume 1
Language
English
Description
In peaceful Pennsylvania Dutch country, a young mother discovers a shocking danger—and an unexpected ally
A whisper of a threat looms over widow Deidre Morris. She and her young son have unwittingly become prisoners of her intimidating father-in-law's power. One wrong step could find her son torn from her and in the hands of the influential judge. But when Deidre collides with an intriguing stranger, the prospect of a new friendship...
A whisper of a threat looms over widow Deidre Morris. She and her young son have unwittingly become prisoners of her intimidating father-in-law's power. One wrong step could find her son torn from her and in the hands of the influential judge. But when Deidre collides with an intriguing stranger, the prospect of a new friendship...
Author
Series
Echo Falls volume 2
Language
English
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"The foundation of Amanda Curtis's very existence cracks the moment she discovers the woman she thought was her mother has never given birth. Where she belongs is a question she can't put to rest. But when the clues lead her to a charming yet chilling small town, the threat against her begins to unfold. Trey Addison is a fixture in Echo Falls. The town and the people are his to protect. He was born to take his place in the family legal firm, but now...
Author
Series
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
A woman on the run seeks sanctuary in a peaceful Pennsylvania Dutch community—and finds a protector in the most unlikely of men...
One moment Rachel Hartline is secure in her career and community. The next, she's in the wrong place at the wrong time—watching her ex-husband commit a crime that puts her in unfathomable danger. Fear and hurt send her home to an Amish farm and the family she's always trusted. But a private investigator...
One moment Rachel Hartline is secure in her career and community. The next, she's in the wrong place at the wrong time—watching her ex-husband commit a crime that puts her in unfathomable danger. Fear and hurt send her home to an Amish farm and the family she's always trusted. But a private investigator...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Now in one low-priced volume, the first three novels in the acclaimed series set in the Amish community of Pleasant Valley...
Settle in to the quiet corner of Pennsylvania known as Pleasant Valley in these three novels of love, family, and the Amish community...
Leah’s Choice
All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for school...
Settle in to the quiet corner of Pennsylvania known as Pleasant Valley in these three novels of love, family, and the Amish community...
Leah’s Choice
All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for school...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's a single mom's second chance to become a bride in this heartwarming romance by bestselling author Marta Perry
Widow Rebecca Mast returns to her Amish community with her son and a dream—to own a quilt shop. Carpenter Daniel King is determined to help Rebecca and revive their childhood friendship. But as he bonds with her son, Rebecca's afraid the secret she's been keeping will be revealed. Can Daniel convince Rebecca...
Widow Rebecca Mast returns to her Amish community with her son and a dream—to own a quilt shop. Carpenter Daniel King is determined to help Rebecca and revive their childhood friendship. But as he bonds with her son, Rebecca's afraid the secret she's been keeping will be revealed. Can Daniel convince Rebecca...
Author
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
Between love and family?
Heart of the Matter by Marta Perry
Reporter Amanda Bodine longs to prove herself with a serious front-page story. But then her own family becomes newsworthy. Suddenly her boss, Ross Lockhart, is sitting beside her at Sunday dinner, interviewing her relatives. And he almost seems...like part of the family. Until she realizes he's after information that will tarnish the Bodine name! Time to teach the...
Heart of the Matter by Marta Perry
Reporter Amanda Bodine longs to prove herself with a serious front-page story. But then her own family becomes newsworthy. Suddenly her boss, Ross Lockhart, is sitting beside her at Sunday dinner, interviewing her relatives. And he almost seems...like part of the family. Until she realizes he's after information that will tarnish the Bodine name! Time to teach the...
Author
Series
Promise Glen volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After ten years spent keeping house and raising her younger siblings, Sarah Yoder returns home to Promise Glen determined to make a fresh start. Her new job with neighbor Noah Raber's furniture business seems promising - until she and the woodworker clash over everything from the best way to reach new costumers to how to raise his mischievous six-year-old twin boys. Though Sarah longs for a home of her own, she fights the appeal of this ready-made...
Author
Series
Promise Glen volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Teacher Dorcas Beiler and her first love, Thomas Fisher, rekindle their feelings for one another, when he returns to Promise Glen to start a construction company.
11) The forgiven
Author
Series
Keepers of the promise volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"When three women, all cousins, are given the task of sorting through the treasures of several generations of their Amish family, they each discover a story from the past that provides insights and inspiration for their own lives"--
12) The rebel
Author
Series
Keepers of the promise volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
A young Amish woman must choose between the home she loves and the new horizons she craves...just as her grandmother did years ago. --Publisher
13) Susanna's dream
Author
Series
Lost sisters of Pleasant Valley volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
"As young girls, three Amish sisters were separated and told nothing about one another. When the long-held secret of their parentage came to light many years later, two of the grown women reconnected. Now they reach out to the third . . . Susanna Bitler's life is in complete turmoil. Still reeling from the death of her mother, she is further disheartened when her business partner hints that she is going to quit the gift shop they run together in a...
Author
Series
Watcher in the dark volume 2
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Description
Amish quilter Sarah Bitler's dreams no longer feature a husband and family. Instead, she searches for success in the quilt shop within Blackburn House, a place once tarnished with deadly secrets. She refusesto let the past influence her future--until an ominous fire forces them to collide.
15) Katie's way
Author
Series
Pleasant Valley volume 5
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
After a thwarted romance, Katie Miller starts over by moving to Pleasant Valley and opening a quilt shop. When acts of vandalism threaten Katie's shop, she turns to furniture maker, Caleb Brand, and their friendship deepens. But will Caleb's secret past prevent him from embracing a future with Katie? Or will their fragile romance develop the strength to last a lifetime?
16) Abandon the dark
Author
Series
Dark volume 3
Language
English
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Description
Twenty years ago, Lainey Colton spent one perfect summer in Deer Run with her beloved great-aunt Rebecca. Since then, the beautiful graphic designer has been a gypsy, calling no place home. Now Rebecca is gravely ill, so Lainey has returned to Deer Run to care for her--and to escape her mistakes. --Publisher
17) Home by dark
Author
Series
Dark volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Rachel Weaver Mason is finally going home to Deer Run, the Amish community she left behind so many years ago. Recently widowed, she wants desperately to create a haven for herself and her young daughter. But the community, including Rachel's family, is anything but welcom ing. The only person happy to see her is her teenage brother, Benjamin, and he's protecting a dark secret that endangers them all. Determined to keep Benjamin safe from a suspected...
18) Hannah's joy
Author
Series
Pleasant Valley volume 6
Language
English
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Description
Years after leaving the Mennonite faith with her parents, the recently widowed Hannah Conroy returns to the simple life in Pleasant Valley with her toddler son to try and figure out where she truly belongs.
19) Rachel's garden
Author
Series
Pleasant Valley volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
It has been almost a year since the Amish community of Pleasant Valley lost Ezra Brand to tragedy. Now his wife Rachel struggles to raise their three children and run their farm. Rachel's friends and family have come forward to help. But all of their constant advice, however well intentioned, puts undue pressure on Rachel.
20) Search the dark
Author
Series
Dark volume 2
Language
English
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Description
Meredith King longs for escape. Life in Deer Run is stifling, the Amish town too small for a modern woman staying just to care for her ailing mother. When a friend enlists her help in clearing the name of an Amish boy whose decades-old death is still shrouded in mystery, she welcomes the distraction. But when a ghost from her own past reappears, there is suddenly a lot more at stake.