Böcker av Monica Marks

Janey is a young Amish woman hoping for a miracle. Unlucky in love, she doesn't want to spend another Christmas without a boyfriend. With the holidays just around the corner, she begins to dread the get-togethers that she will feel obligated to attend. Her only possible mate is Jacob but he is more like a friend to her. Or could he be more? Will this be the year she finds her Christmas miracle?

Bonnie grew up listening to her grandfather speak wistfully of the Amish life. Even in his old age, he spoke fondly of his time there despite the fact that he was shunned. Now with his ashes in her hand, she knew what she had to do. All he ever wanted was to go home to Plain City, she remembered and suddenly, Bonnie knew exactly where she was going. She was going to take her grandfather home. But once she's in her grandfather's place of birth, she discovers a sense of belonging...and many secrets...that force her to decide whether she's able to let go of the life she had built for herself for a love she didn't know would be possible.

Sheila spent her whole life living on the wrong side of town and is used to people on the outside looking down on her. She maintains her dignity, however, working hard to built a better life for herself. The new sheriff in town takes a liking to her but she has no use for his laws and arrogant manner. But when he humbles himself and makes an effort to improve himself as a gentleman, Sheila begins to soften. But will she let her guard down enough to let a romance brew?

Her vedder had known about Isaac's intention to marry her and accepted without informing Faith, a fact from which she was still reeling. And to announce the marriage in church as if I had any idea. "We will be married after final harvest," Isaac told her excitedly and not for the first time, Faith realized he was speaking around her and not to her. How many times had she wanted to end the almost farcical notion that she was ready to marry him? But as a good Amish girl, she held her tongue and watched the events unfold as if she was not party to anything going on around her. Is it that I do not want to marry Isaac or anyone at all? Faith wondered, again pressing the glass to her rosebud mouth. Truly, Faith had assumed she would wed as most women who came of age did in the district but perhaps she hadn't expected to grow up as fast as she had. Or maybe it was simply the fact that Isaac Bontrager seemed to have been thrust into her life without much warning. Will she go through with the marriage? Or will she follow her heart?

Hannah is a young Amish woman who struggles to deal with her father's depression after his wife died unexpectedly. A few years have gone by and she notices that he has an eye for a new teacher in town. Will she be able to convince him that it is okay to pursue this new romance or will he continue down his spiral of depression?

Beth left her Amish home town years ago...Now she seems to have it all as a driven chef in New York City, but her father's retirement signaling the closing of town's beloved bakery brings the city girl back to her small-town Amish roots and faith. Will she return back to the Englisch world after experiencing an unexpected romance in the town of her childhood?

Joanna and Caleb are both hopeless romantics in the Civil War era. Seventeen-year-old Joanna is starry-eyed, in love with the idea of being in love, and does not want to wait to marry Caleb until she is eighteen, despite her parents' insistence...But so much can happen in a year. Twenty-year-old Caleb is taken in military heroism, especially in defense of anti-slavery. When his married brother's name comes up in the draft list, he volunteers to take his brother's place. But will his romance with Joanna survive the war?

Melissa has endured a lifetime of broken relationships, starting with her parents to her own romances. She is engaged to be married but is having second thoughts as she has never seen a successful marriage first hand. Hoping to break the cycle, she enlists the aid of some elder women in her church who give examples from their own lives to help her determine if she is marrying the right man.

When Jacob Morley is a rarity...a male Amish teacher...and he cannot help but fall for the good looks of the mother of one of his students. He surreptitiously asks questions about her and comes to realize she is widowed but has her romantic eye on another man. Following some ungodly dating advice, Jacob begins to date another woman in the hopes of making the widower jealous and finally notice him. But will this wind up leaving everyone involved confused and hurt?

Rain drove relentlessly outside, a cruel foreshadow to what was yet to come and simultaneously, what had passed...Bran would have enjoyed this, Flora thought wistfully, staring out the window of the cabin and into the storm. It was the tail end of summer, the days still quite warm but the evenings hinting of what was ahead in only a few short weeks...The cursed winter which inevitably brought nothing but strife to the Kinrade family. Every year, a member seemed to die in the bitter cold until there was no one left to remember what anguish the season caused...Bran is gone. Everyone is gone now, claimed by the merciless mountains. I will not befall the same fate. My family would not want this for me. They did not want this for themselves...A strand of thick, red hair fell from the loose braid at the base of her neck, covering a blue-grey eye but Flora did not bother to brush it aside or straighten her appearance. What was the point? There was no one there but the lone hound who, too, had lost his companion in the relentless winter, nearly at the same time that Bran had passed. Would she ever find anyone to love again?

Linda's parents didn't know their boundaries. They planned out her whole life, including who she would marry. Not wanting the rich man they picked out for her, she leaves him at the altar and heads out west with a one way ticket. When she exits the train, she is mistaken for a cowboy's mail order bride! Linda plays along. Rex isn't fancy like the people and comes with a broken heart. Can she convince him that she's the one for him or will she miss out on the kind of man she's been wishing for her whole life?

She's on the run...He's a broken man...But together, they may be two piece to each other's puzzle...Barbara Robinson is on the run from her life. She wants to start over. Driving cross-country, she winds up in an Amish town and settles in...Once there, she meets Jacob Miller, an emotionally scarred man trying to hang on to his family business. He had no interest in a love life but the pretty brunette was out of this world. But her dark past couldn't stay hidden forever. It rears its ugly head just as Jacob began to fall for her charms. But can the forget about the hurts of the past and realize that true love can conquer all?

Amelia is a young Amish woman who had pined after Michael ever since they were young teens. But as they grew older, he fell in love with someone else and Amelia was left heartbroken...until his girlfriend inexplicably left the community. Michael becomes distraught and in his frayed emotional state, pursues Amelia and asks for her hand in marriage. But his girlfriend returns shortly after, throwing Amelia's long held hopes into despair once again. Whom will Michael choose?

AN ANTHOLOGY OF AMISH MYSTERY AND ROMANCEAN AMISH GIFTJacob is a young Amish man who has aspirations of being a painter. But when a fire ravages his family home, his entire collection is burned to a crisp. Homeless because of the fire, his family is now taken into his grandmother's small home and tempers begin to flare. His mother/father/sisters all have their own issues, as each family member has become more withdrawn over the years because of his father's harsh treatment of everyone.THE AMISH BIRTHDAY WISHBarbara is a young Amish woman entering adulthood. She dreams of meeting a man in her own community and having a great family. As she gets to know Justin, he seems to be everything she has wanted in a man...only problem is that he's an Englischer. Her family has warned against her dating someone from the "outside world" and is suspicious of everyone who goes against their beliefs...Justin knows nothing about the Amish values and customs that Barbara has been raised to accept. As their love continues to grow will it become strong enough to withstand the slings and arrows that will come from both sides of their families?AN UNLIKELY AMISH UNIONNikki Hamilton had no idea what was about to happen when she decides it was time to discover her past. After her mother's passing, she discovers that she was born Amish. She now wants to know why her mother left the life she was born into. Her adventure to River Stone turns out to be quite an eye opener and she soon discovers that there is a peace there that she would never be able to have in the city. When she meets John Smith, a local farmer from Trumbull, everything changes, and for the first time since her arrival, she's contemplating her future.John had lost his wife three years ago, and he never once thought that he would ever fall in love again. But against all odds he meets the intriguing Nikki Hamilton, an Englischer with a passion for writing novels. She is eccentric and different, but even with these obstacles and the fact that she's not Amish, he can't keep himself from falling in love. But they are from two different worlds. Is she willing to become Amish?FOR NOW AND ALWAYSSamuel is a widowed crippled by grief and unable to let go of his past. He finds a new job as a schoolteacher in an Amish community and expects to meet nothing but polite and religious people. The fiery and challenging Rachel, however, breaks the mold of what he was expecting. He hires her to help him take care of his young daughter and the two become instant friends. He begins to fall for Rachel himself but fights off his feelings as he doesn't think Rachel feels the same way about him... But what if she does?THE AMISH MILELevi is an outsider who longs to be part of the Amish community. He finds work on the family farm of the Millers and his heart stops when he lays eyes on Emma, the most sought after young woman in the town. The obnoxious Elmer, however, seeks Emma's hand for himself. Levi simply puts his life into Gott's hands and prayers that He can show him the way of finding a godly wife and a home with the Amish people he loves so much...

Jacob is an Amish man who feels envious after both of his brother's have gotten married. His attitude changes after he has a chance encounter with Grace, his lost love from his teen years. Grace is trying to rejoin the community after years of living in the big city. Can he convince the Bishop to let her back and win her heart as well?

Abraham is courting Sarah but she complains that he's being too possessive and controlling. Meanwhile, on Abraham's farm, a wild Mustang has been caught and his father wants the animal to remain free. But Abraham and others think it should be domesticated. Will Abraham learn lessons about letting people/animals remain free?

After his long-term relationship falls apart, Abraham is left questioning Gott's plan for his life, and he's feeling vulnerable and unsure of how to move forward. Rebekkah is struggling to keep the pieces of her life together after her husband of seven years walks out on her and their two children. Sarah, a mutual friend, decides to play matchmaker. There is an instant attraction but will that mutual attraction do more harm than good? Can they let go of their leftover baggage and examine their feelings in order to follow a new path? Are they really prepared for the road ahead, regardless of the challenges? Will they trust Gott to equip them with all they need for this journey?

Carolyn's mother was an alcoholic and she is left to care for her dying father. She then goes to work in a nursing home and meets a bitter elderly man but he soon warms to her caring ways. She finds out that the old man had went away to war without telling the woman of his dreams how he felt about her. Both ended up marrying other people and the romance that could have been was not allowed to happen. Carolyn does a little research and finds out who the woman was that the man was pining for (she is now divorced) and sets out to find her so the old man can have peace on his deathbed.

Celia was raised by a single mother in the Englisch world. She never inquired about her father until she reached adulthood when her mother finally revealed that her father was Amish and the two met on his Rumspringa. Wanting further information, she goes to visit the Amish community where her father once resided and finds romance herself in the form of an Amish farmer. But does Celia want the Amish life and how will her father react when he meets her?

An anthology of Mail Order Bride and Amish Romance stories...Reformed outlaw turned bounty hunter, Mack Matthews is hired to police a small mining town and bring the ruthless Sheriff to justice. He soon crosses paths with Sophia, a mail order bride that arrives in the town only to find out that her would-be husband has been murdered by the man that Mack has been hired to take down. Things become complicated as she agrees to pose as his wife as he works undercover to expose the Sheriff for what he really is...But what happens when the bounty hunter and the mail order bride really do fall for each other?

A collection of Amish Romance... Amber is a successful business woman who visits the local Amish community at her mother's request. Once there, she immediately catches the eye of the handsome Abel who insists that he knows her. The longer Amber stays in the town, the more she realizes all she has been missing in her life and wonders why her mother insisted that she visit..The truth is soon revealed, however, as Amber discovers that her connection to the town is deeper than she even realized.

Nicholas inherits his uncle's ranch in Wyoming. He is set to marry a family friend nearby but his letter of proposal is accidentally delivered to the wrong woman. Her name is Faith and she heartily accepts his proposal...She arrives at his farm and Nicholas heartily apologizes. She refuses to leave, however. Taken aback by her brazen nature and beauty, Nicholas hesitates but soon finds himself attracted to the fiery woman...But is her own desire to marry Nicholas fueled by the need to escape from her past or is she willing to be the wife that he so achingly desires?

Katherine has lived a life of lies. She journeys to the new frontier town pretending that she's a schoolteacher...She's articulate and persuasive, easily passing for teacher. Only wanting to get enough money so that she can move on, she doesn't expect to feel such warmth from her students...and from the local rancher named Trey. But he has his own skeletons in the closet as they both start to regain the faith they once had when they were younger...and the desire to find someone with whom they can build a life with.

Marriage is on the rocks for Abraham and Allison. They are in their mid-forties and the last of their children have left the home. They both fear growing apart as the children soon became the only things they had in common. But when Allison stands on a pile of wood and falls...she breaks her leg...the doctors tell her that she may never walk again....Working together, Abraham helps nurse her back to health as their marriage heals along with her leg...

WILL A SHY AMISH MAN FIND COURAGE?Samuel has been called the shyest man in the history of his small Amish town. Despite his good heart, he has never had a girlfriend in his entire life. But when he lays his eyes on the new teacher in town, he realizes he needs to change. He just doesn't know how. He can't help but get tongue-tied and has given up any possibility of courting her. But his little brother is in her class and has a plan of his own to get his older brother together with his favorite teacher.

Faith looks as if she has a peaceful life in her Amish community where she runs a puppy mill and trains dogs....But Faith has a traumatic past, having survived an encounter with a serial killer who killed her boyfriend years earlier...She has a way with dogs, German Shepherds specifically, and becomes a sought out expert in their training...This leads to a visit from a handsome sheriff who is interested in the prospect of Faith training one of his dogs...But the killer she put away with her testimony years ago has escaped...and wants vengeance on the woman who escaped his grasp years earlier...Will the Sheriff be able to protect her...and win her heart?

Reformed outlaw turned bounty hunter, Mack Matthews is hired to police a small mining town and bring the ruthless Sheriff to justice. He soon crosses paths with Sophia, a mail order bride that arrives in the town only to find out that her would-be husband has been murdered by the man that Mack has been hired to take down. Things become complicated as she agrees to pose as his wife as he works undercover to expose the Sheriff for what he really is...But what happens when the bounty hunter and the mail order bride really do fall for each other?

The pair stood outside the dilapidated shop, squinting against the sunshine, each lost in their own thoughts, barely noticing the chill that the October day had taken on. Almost overnight, it seemed, the remnants of summer had disappeared, dropping Ohio into a brilliant fall but the colors were the last thing on Phoebe's mind....But it was what Phoebe wanted...Her own business...At least that is what she told everyone. As time goes on, however, Phoebe begins to fall in love with the traditional ways of the Amish people...including the man who was helped to renovate her store.

Laura is at a crossroads. The man she loves, Abraham, has went away to the Englisch world and doesn't appear to be coming back. Compounding things, her family farm begins to falter and she decides to take a job in the outside world to help make ends meet. She finds work in a cafe where she meets Jack...Laura finds Jack to be an Englischer with a good heart. He has lost in wife and sees a lot of her qualities in Laura. But can they become more than friends despite their religious and cultural differences? Is this Gott's plan for both Laura and Jack?

Irene is a young Amish woman who is chomping on the bit to get out of her Amish community. She wants more than what her family has prescribed for her. Her father is now widowed and has refused to remarry after her mother died. Instead, he wants to keep Irene home and has forbade her from participating in the Rumspringa tradition...But there is a widow in town who catches her father's eye. With his back turned, Irene begins to entering the courting charms of Joe, a handsome outsider visiting the town.