When Elizabeth Kaufman received the news of her husband's death at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863, she felt only relief. She determined that she would never be at the mercy of any man again, even if it meant she would never have a family of her own. Then Aaron Zook comes home with her brother when the war ends two years later.Despite the severity of his injuries, Aaron resolves to move West and leave the pain of the past behind him. He never imagined that the Amish way of life his grandfather had rejected long ago would be so enticing. That, and a certain widow he can't get out of his mind.Yet, even in a simple community, life has a way of getting complicated. Aaron soon finds that while he may have left the battlefield behind, there is another fight he must win--the one for the heart of the woman he loves.Welcome back to the Amish community at Weaver's Creek, where the bonds of family and faith bind up the brokenhearted.
Take a stroll to the Amish town of Weaver's Creek...
Published by Nikita Wells , 4 years ago
Elisabeth Kaufman is a shy young Amish widow, still restless and uneasy with her position in the community. She was married once to an "Englischer" as they called the non-Amish, and some in the community seem to have never forgiven her for marrying outside their overly strict Amish boundaries of the "church". She feels that she doesn't deserve a chance at love and a family of her own. But God's not done with her broken heart and spirit.
When her brother returns home from the war, he brings along wounded Southerner, Aaron Zook too. An Amish gentleman called Solomon Mast also moves into the community, and makes himself right at home.
But secrets and rumors fly quickly about the tight-knit town of Weaver's Creek, and people are not always what they first seem to be. And trust misplaced can be a very dangerous thing.
This is the first Amish book I've read in a long time, and the one I've liked the most. Their rules and regulations are irritating and abrasive in most any Amish book, but this had the least of any I've read. After I got through the first few chapters, it was much more enjoyable, and actually exciting to the point I was on the edge of my seat lol!
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