After an extended stay in Montana, where Amish traditions are different than in her home state, Marianna Sommer returns to Indiana to plan her own wedding. And yet, although she had missed the idyllic farms and families of her upbringing, Marianna is surprised that Indiana is somehow making her long now for Montana. As months pass, secrets that were hidden in winter’s frozen grasp thaw and take on a life of their own. Walking through a valley of questions, Marianna must hold on to hope as she decides with whom her heart truly belongs.
By the Light of the Silvery Moon Tricia Goyer Paperback, 320 pp., $12.99 Barbour Books (March 1, 2012)
To Amelia Gladstone, the Titanic means promise of seeing family again. To Quentin Walpole, the Titanic represents a new start in America…if he can get onboard. All seems lost until Amelia offers him a ticket, securing his passage—and bringing him face-to-face with his railroad tycoon father and older brother, Damian. As Amelia works to reconcile father and son, she finds herself the object of both brothers’ affection. Can she choose between two brothers? Or will she lose everything to the icy waters of the Atlantic?
All she wanted was a simple Amish life . . . But now Marianna Sommer finds herself depending on Englisch neighbors. Although proud of living apart from the world, she and her newly relocated Amish family have discovered that life in the remote mountains of Montana requires working together. Marianna’s heart contemplates two directions. She’s torn between the Amish man from Indiana whom she has long planned on marrying and the friendly Englischer who models a closer walk with God than she’s ever seen before.
Raised among the Amish of Indiana, 18-year-old Marianna Sommer plans to set up life in the only community she has ever known. But when her older brother chooses the world’s path following his rumschpringe, and a younger sibling begins showing interest in Englisch ways, Marianna’s parents move the family to Montana. Surprisingly, Englisch influences awaken within Marianna—and even her father—the desire to pursue a deeper kind of joy and love for God. In due time, she learns the move from Indiana was not about losing anything, but finding out who God really is.
Life In Spite of Me Kristen Jane Anderson, Tricia Goyer Hardcover, 224 pp., $19.99 Multnomah Books (May 4, 2010)
Kristen Jane Anderson, author of the new book Life In Spite of Me, talks about the events that led up to her suicide attempt and how God changed her life after unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide by train.
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