Ruth's Ginger Snap Surprise
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
Ruth Defies Authority to Hold on to her Family Farm
Full of faith, hope, and romance, this new series takes you into the Heart of Amish country.
Ruth Helmuth has never been rude in her life; trust her to choose the bishop of her Amish community for her first time!
Ruth has worked hard to keep body and soul together since her husband, Levi’s, death. She tends her herd of goats, making her living from the milk and fiber she gets from them, all while running a farm and household by herself—and very competently, thank you! How could she imagine the bishop suggesting she should give it all up to another family, who will “make better use of the space”?
Enter widower Jonas Hershberger, owner of a pair of adorable dimples and father of a charming 4-year-old daughter. Jonas is in need of a larger place to house his growing business. Ruth’s big red barn may be just the ticket. Little Abigail is in need of a new mother. Ruth might be just the ticket there, too!
Can two independent souls learn to work together for their mutual good? And will they be willing to explore what grows between them? Or will Ruth’s fear over her “big secret” and Jonas’s caution about allowing someone new to get close to his young daughter, kill their love before it has a chance to grow?
Luckily for both of them, God’s plan involves the stubborn pair getting a little help in the form of a wise, elderly friend; a quirky orange kitten; and a smart little girl who takes one look at Ruth and decides she would make her the perfect new mother!
The Heart of the Amish Series Also Includes:
The Flower Quilter by Mindy Steele
The Quilt Room Secret by Lisa Jones Baker
Courting the Amish Bishop by Mindy Steele
Mary’s Calico Hope by Anne Blackburne
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Blackburne debuts with a stirring second-chance Amish romance featuring a 33-year-old widow who struggles to start over with the help of a mischievous pet kitten—and possibly a new beau. After her husband of 15 years dies and leaves her childless, Ruth is convinced she's infertile and resigns herself to life alone on her farm. Fate has other plans, though. First, a friend gives Ruth a feisty kitten named Ginger Snap. Not long after, dimpled widower Jonas Hershberger shows up on the farm, looking to rent part of her barn for his basketmaking business. Jonas is just coming up for air after his wife's death during childbirth four years earlier, and he's soon enamored with the independent Ruth. As she grows closer with Jonas and his four-year-old daughter, obstacles emerge: the local bishop is pressuring Ruth to sell her farm to a local member of the church (who plans to use it for his buggy-making business), and the bishop's cunning granddaughter has her own romantic designs on Jonas. Meanwhile, Ruth struggles to forego the safety of solitude for the possibility of new love. For help, she draws on the care that Ginger Snap has sparked in her and her trust in God's timing. Blackburne delicately weaves Ruth's and Jonas's tenuous hopes for happiness with their conflicted feelings about moving on from their first marriages, lending the narrative depth and resonance. Readers will look forward to the next outing from this promising new voice.
