A sweet Christmas tale of two intertwining love stories
Laura is the oldest of seven children in a close-knit Amish family in Wisconsin. Life is good in the Slotzfus home—Amos and Mary are loving and supportive parents who bring their family to church and show them the love of Jesus. But as Laura begins rumspringa, a time of “running around” with the other youth, she finds herself in the tumultuous waters of attraction and romance. Will she ever find the kind of love her parents share?
Meanwhile, Lydia Beiler is getting older and feels stuck in the rural Wisconsin Amish community. She tries to throw herself fully into life as a teacher and accept God’s will for her life. But still, as Christmas nears, she finds herself longing for love and children of her own. When Ben King shows up at the schoolhouse unexpectedly in the midst of a blizzard, she feels a spark ignite in her heart. Is it just her imagination, or might he be interested in her, too?
Linda Byler grew up Amish and is an active member of the Amish church today. She is the author of several bestselling fiction series, all set in the Amish world: Stepping Stones, Tapestry of Love, The Long Road Home, The Dakota Series, Hester's Hunt for Home, Lancaster Burning, Sadie's Montana, and Lizzie Searches for Love. She is also the author of The Healing, A Second Chance, and several Amish Christmas romance novels. Linda is well known within the Amish community as a columnist for a weekly Amish newspaper. She lives near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
