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    A New Amish Courtship: Second Chance Amish Romance, #2
    A New Amish Courtship: Second Chance Amish Romance, #2
    A New Amish Courtship: Second Chance Amish Romance, #2
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    A New Amish Courtship: Second Chance Amish Romance, #2

    By Rachel Stoltzfus

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    Will Liz's new romance tear her family apart?

    Bishop Beiler has given Liz's eldest daughter an ultimatum: either Leona accepts her mother's courtship or she must live with her relatives in Elkhart, Indiana. Afraid, Leona hides her feelings. But when the men of the district come together to help fix the family's barn, Leona can't escape the truth. Her mother is moving on.

    Leona must choose, will she stay and let her resentment eat her alive or start a new life in Indiana? And whatever she decides, will Leona's anger tear her family apart?

    Find out in An Amish Courtship, Book 2 of the Second Chance Amish Romance series. This is the second of a three book, second chance Amish romance series.

    If you love sweet, Amish romance with a message of hope and new beginnings, start reading A New Amish Love today.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlobal Grafx Press
    Release dateDec 22, 2018
    ISBN9781386814603
    A New Amish Courtship: Second Chance Amish Romance, #2

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      A New Amish Courtship - Rachel Stoltzfus

      Prologue

      Downstairs, Liz sat at her quilting table, the sides of her head gripped in her hands. When will she ever get the clue? I have no intention of going into a relationship with anyone! At a knock on the door, Liz smoothed out her face and answered. Bishop! How are you? I hope nothing bad has happened.

      I’m fine, denki. I’m here so we can try to prevent something bad from happening to your family. More to the point, to your barn’s roof, its occupants and your kinder.

      Come in, please. Do you have any information for me?

      Ya.

      Coffee and pie? She poured the coffee and set it along with creamer and sugar on the table. Liz poured her own cup, adding the sugar and creamer to her mug.

      Denki. Oh, this pie is gut! I do have some news for you. Joe Schrock is going to measure your barn and figure out how much lumber to buy. He will come by later this week and tell you what you owe him.

      Gut. He’s very honest.

      Ya, he is. Then, we’re scheduling several Saturdays for the frolic. If one Saturday is inclement, then we’ll plan for the next. Our storms seem to come on a near-weekly schedule, I’ve noticed.

      Liz nodded slowly, thinking. Ya, that’s true, isn’t it?

      Liz, what’s the matter? You look troubled.

      Liz was about to tell the bishop nothing was wrong. Looking into his kind eyes, she realized she needed the advice of someone not so close to her situation. Sighing, she spoke. It’s Leona, my oldest daughter. She has been telling me that—

      You aren’t allowed to notice, court or marry another man, ya?

      Ya. And I’ve told her that I’m not going to do so. But she persists in reminding me of my responsibility to honor Hank’s memory. We just had an argument. She’s in her room right now, and I was trying to figure everything out when you knocked.

      And, what have you told her?

      I’m the adult, she’s the child, even at sixteen. And, if she doesn’t stop, she’ll… Liz sighed, reluctant to speak the next few words. She’ll go to live with my sister and brother-in-law in Indiana. And she knows this. She doesn’t want to leave here, not because of me and her brothers and sister, but because of someone she’s seeing.

      Ach. Are you prepared to carry out this punishment?

      Financially, yes. Emotionally? I don’t know. A part of me is, but the other part of me knows I’ll miss her terribly, even with our arguments.

      Shall I talk to her?

      Gott only knows that you may be able to get through to her better than I ever could. Let me get her for you. Hurrying upstairs, Liz brought Leona downstairs, not telling her who it was or what he wanted to talk to her about.

      Ya? Bishop! Mamm! Did you bring him here? Leona was livid.

      Nee, I didn’t. He came by to tell me about the progress on the frolic for our barn roof. He saw that I was troubled and, of course, I had to be truthful. Now, sit. I’ll be working in the kitchen.

      Leona, have a seat, please. Ya, everything is as your mamm described it. Now, why don’t you tell me why you don’t like the idea of her being friends with Minister Yoder?

      Because. She’s supposed to honor our daed’s memory by remaining faithful to him.

      Even though he’s long been departed and buried in the ground?

      Ya. Even then.

      Leona, she’s still young and she has so much love to give. As much as she loves you, you sister and brothers, there’s even more left over to give to someone new. She’s a gut Amishwoman and she is doing nothing wrong. If she were to consent to seeing Minister Yoder, she wouldn’t be dishonoring her vows to your daed. Those vows died when he did. Ya, she should honor his memory and their love. It’s evident how much she loved him because of how much you love and miss him today. And, though I never met him, I get the impression he was a loving, kind and generous man, ya? At Leona’s slow nod, he continued. What do you remember of him?

      Leona told him, sometimes smiling and sometimes sobbing.

      "I wish I’d met him. Truly, I do. That leads me to say that I don’t think he would have wanted her to be alone and lonely, even with the four of you remaining here in Lebanon County. Leona, if you continue this resistance, she will send you to Indiana. Do you want to go?

      Nee! I have my friends and my work here. I enjoy being here. It’s home!

      More than Elkhart?

      Ya. I’ve lived here longer.

      But, you were born in Elkhart, so shouldn’t you honor your memories of living there by wanting to be back there?

      Huh? What do you mean?

      It’s just the same as saying your mamm should honor your daed forevermore by remaining single and widowed. Because you were born in Elkhart, you should honor it by wanting to return there.

      But my friends are here. Leona spoke slowly because she had no idea where the bishop was going.

      Think about it upstairs, Leona. And think about this: If you don’t stop harassing your mamm about her friends and more, you’ll be sent back home. Period.

      Feeling a freezing fear coating her limbs, Leona got up and stumbled back upstairs.

      Chapter 1

      But home is here! I was six when we came here and we’ve been here ten years now. How could I go back? What would I do? Other than my aunties, uncles and cousins, I don’t know anyone! I know what the bishop said. I have to obey him. But I have to stop Mamm from breaking her vows to Daed. Because, even though he’s been dead for so long, she’s supposed to honor him and their marriage vows. Pacing back and forth as she thought, Leona grew even more disturbed. She wrung her hands until the skin turned white. How do I stop her now? If I try, she’ll know and send me to Indiana.

      Downstairs, Liz was about to go upstairs and check on Leona.

      Liz, stay down here. Let her think.

      But, Bishop, she’s upset!

      Ya, and she needs to think about what she’s been doing. She’s a child, trying to judge her mamm and your friend. That is for Gott to do. Plain and simple. Do you have paper and pencil, please? I want to write her a note so she doesn’t forget she’s supposed to be honoring Gott and respecting you.

      Come into the kitchen. I have some there. Liz hurried into the kitchen and tore a page from a spiral notebook. Handing a pen to the bishop, she gestured to the table. Coffee?

      Ya, denki. That would be welcome.

      Liz poured a cup of coffee and heated water for tea.

      Mamm? Bishop? What’s wrong? Elizabeth and Hank came into the house.

      Nothing, except what’s been going on for some months now.

      Leona. But…bishop?

      The bishop set his pen down and invited the teens to sit. Kinder, you’ve been trying to help your mamm with her problems with your sister. I came over to update her on the barn roof and noticed she looked troubled. We talked, and when I found out Leona was the cause, I spoke to her and gave her something to think about. I’m just writing her a short note so she won’t forget that actions and words have consequences. Sometimes bad ones.

      Gut! Because she has gotten too full of herself. I’m sorry, Mamm. But it has to be said. Elizabeth plumped herself down into a chair on the opposite side of the table.

      "Ya, you’re right. We’re supposed to be humble

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