Shelley Shepard Gray

Ever since his father died in a tragic fire, Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Newly returned to Charm, Ohio, Levi is trying to fit into his old life. When Julia, his young widowed neighbor, asks for his help with a Christmas project, Levi finds a sense of purpose for the first time in months. Soon enough, friendship grows into attraction, but Levi can’t help having doubts. There’s something about Julia that doesn’t ring quite true. Like Levi,...

It?s set to be a white Christmas in Hart County, and Grace King is pet-sitting in a beautiful home with only a difficult dachshund for company. Living right next door is John Michael Miller. He?s a fireman now, but five years ago, he had courted her older sister, then broke her heart. Seeing him again stirs Grace?s anger, but also reminds her of deeper feelings she?s done her best to deny. John Michael had walked away all those years ago when he realized...

Addie Holmes is Apple Creek's resident wallflower. She is kind and giving and has a lot to be grateful for. But she is full of self-doubt because her parents did not want her and gave her to her grandmother to raise. Now her life seems to be just hard work and loneliness. Wary of romance, Addie assumes no man will look beyond her glasses and her tendency to talk to her rescue donkey, Snickers -- until the day she receives a note from a secret admirer....

When word had gotten out that Andy Warner had committed suicide, everyone in Walnut Creek, Ohio, had been shocked. For seven men and women in their twenties, some Amish, some Mennonite, and some English, each of whom had once counted his or herself as one of Andy’s best friends, it had been extremely painful. Years have passed since they’d all been together last. Some of them got into trouble. A couple got into arguments. Eventually they all drifted...

The tragic and untimely death of an old friend has made Elizabeth Anne rethink not only her priorities but her courtship with David, her longtime neighbor and suitor. Though he's Mennonite like herself and has her parents' approval, she feels that a spark is missing and she breaks things off. When her family becomes upset with her decision, Elizabeth Anne turns to her friends for support. One of them is Will, a man with a good heart who has always...

Honest and faithful Elsie Keim falls for her new neighbor, Landon, but she can?t bear to tell him the truth: She?s going blind. Landon is enamored with Elsie. When Elsie?s brother Roman steps in and shares the truth of Elsie?s disease, Landon is floored. His job is demanding and takes him away from home, sometimes for days at a time. He wonders how he?d be able to keep up with his responsibilities and take care of Elsie. It will take three generations...

After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community where she grew up. Now she's getting a fresh start in Hart County, Kentucky, if only she wasn't too scared to take it. Hannah has become afraid to trust anyone, even Isaac, the friendly Amish man who lives next door. She wonders if she'll ever return to the trusting, easy-going woman she once was. For Isaac Troyer, the beautiful girl he...

"When a fire destroys the Lundys' barn, Winnie is injured trying to get the animals to safety. Confined to a hospital for weeks, out of touch with her loved ones who live too far away to visit by buggy, she must depend on Englisher Samuel Miller to keep her company. Though his family is part of Winnie's tight-knit Amish community, Samuel left years earlier to pursue a university education. Through conversations, and Samuel's dedication to her recovery,...

Just when the Brenneman Bed and Breakfast is ready to close for the Christmas holidays, two unexpected visitors arrive seeking shelter. The family takes them in and try to make the best of a difficult situation. Katie knows the two are hiding something and sets out to discover their secrets.

Ella's pain over the death of her mother is compounded when she is forced to sell the 50 acres of land that has been the heart and soul of her Amish family for as long as she can remember. But handsome Loyal is much more sensitive to Ella's predicament than she knows.