Kim Vogel Sawyer pens an inspiring debut novel whose unforgettable characters resonate with emotional intensity and compelling authenticity. Suddenly all alone in 1894 Kansas, Summer Steadman can't find the employment she needs to settle near the fresh graves of her husband and four children. Bitter against the Lord and refusing to eat, she collapses in despair. Remembering his own painful loss, godly widower Peter Ollenbuger offers her food and shelter...

Struggling with her faith during a summer shared with five older Amish sisters, Bethany volunteers at a local soup kitchen while railing at the handsome but annoying Jimmy before uncovering a heartbreaking secret.

Thomas Ollenburger seeks God's help in choosing his path when, after graduating college, he questions whether his heart belongs to his Mennonite roots in rural Kansas, or back in Boston, but seeing as how he holds affection for a girl in both locations, his choice proves difficult.

At Eagle Hill, an Amish bed and breakfast created in the converted basement of Rose Schrock's farmhouse, guests arrive with their worries and leave with their problems solved in surprising ways.

"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"--

Trina Muller, a young Mennonite girl, desires more than anything to become of veterinarian; however, her parents and Graham Ortmann, the man who loves her, all disapprove of the idea of her going away to college.

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.

"An Old Order Mennonite couple's vows and beliefs are challenged in this stirring contemporary novel for fans of Cindy Woodsmall or Shelley Shepherd Gray"--