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Promise to Keep by Elizabeth Byler Younts

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Also by Elizabeth Byler Younts:

The Bright Unknown, November 2019
Paperback / e-Book
The Solace of Water, June 2018
Paperback
Promise to Keep, October 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Promise to Cherish, October 2014
Paperback / e-Book
Promise to Return, October 2013
Paperback / e-Book
Seasons: A Real Story of an Amish Girl, August 2011
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Promise to Keep
Elizabeth Byler Younts

Promise of Sunrise #3
Howard Books
October 2015
On Sale: October 13, 2015
Featuring: Joe Garrison; Esther Detweiler
352 pages
ISBN: 1476735050
EAN: 9781476735054
Kindle: B00UDCNLL0
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Inspirational Historical | Romance Historical

World War II Marine Joe Garrison returns home from war longing to be a father to his deaf daughter, Daisy, only to find that she is attached to Esther Detweiler, the Amish woman who has raised her since his wife’s death in this touching historical romance.

Orphaned as a child, Esther Detweiler is used to caring for herself and her ailing grandmother. They made the best out of a hard life and poverty without asking for help. They even take in her shunned cousin’s deaf daughter, Daisy, when her mother dies and her father goes off to war. When Esther’s grandmother dies, Daisy is all she has.

When war veteran Joe Garrison returns, all he can think about is recovering from the horrors of war and building a relationship with his seven-year-old daughter. Daisy, however, is unwilling to leave Esther, whom she loves. Joe and Daisy get to know each other again, but Joe struggles with nightmares and fatherhood is proving to be more difficult than he imagined. Esther loves Daisy and despite her Amish ways, Joe finds himself drawn to her as a woman and not just a caregiver.

As their love blossoms, Joe decides to send Daisy away to a school for the deaf which propels their lives into turmoil and a battle for love and family.

Promise of Sunrise

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32 comments posted.

Re: Promise to Keep

I like Amish fiction because it seems to delve more deeply
into emotions and feelings with out all the sex...it is
more romantic.
(Annette Cunningham 8:59am October 23, 2015)

The Plain mentality.
(
Marissa Yip-Young 9:54am October 23, 2015)

A change from my usual reads.
(
Lindsey Andronak 1:14pm October 23, 2015)

I love to read Amish books because I find their lives so
fascinating. It gives me an opportunity to network in their
world and understand it more.
(
Dana Michael 1:18pm October 23, 2015)

* be in their world. Not network. Lol
(
Dana Michael 1:19pm October 23, 2015)

Amish novels are filled with authentic emotions, principles
and values which I cherish.
(
Sharon Berger 2:18pm October 23, 2015)

I love to read about the Amish . Their lifestyle is so different than mine . I admire them so much for the way they live , I don't believe I could live the life they do . I have such an easy life , with all the luxuries that we have and they live a happy life without all the luxuries . It is so fascinating to read about their life , faith and cultures . I will always read a book on the Amish .
(
Joan Thrasher 4:58pm October 23, 2015)

My mother loves your books so I had to try - -so now we win for two
(
Dawn Byers 12:27pm October 24, 2015)

I love to read about the Amish because their lives are
simple, and they know how to live on very little, yet
are very content with their lives. Religion plays a
big role in their lives, which is missing in the rest
of the Country today, and is sad. I love to read
about the structure they have in their lives, and if
I'm able to learn a little about things that they're
known for - baking or quilts, I'm even happier. I'd
love to replicate something of theirs, because I
admire their work, and would love to be able to make
something similar for my own use. Stories about them,
in general, just seem to mesmerize me, for the time
that I read that particular book, and I enjoy the time
that I'm able to be whisked away into their lives for
the duration of the story. I'm looking forward to
reading your latest book, and will have to backtrack
to your first book, Seasons, since I missed it!!
Congratulations on your latest book. I'm sure it's
going to do well!!
(
Peggy Roberson 9:38am October 24, 2015)

It is fun to read about different lives and the Amish seem like a throwback to the old days in a nice way.
(
Pam Howell 10:15am October 24, 2015)

Amish are gentle people who work hard and know how to have
fun, too.
(
Mary Hay 3:28pm October 24, 2015)

We live in a area with a large amish population, i like reading amish fiction because i like to read about different kinds of life.
(
Nicole Bouchey 8:36pm October 24, 2015)

Hmm, I have to be honest I've never read any Amish Romance Novels. I pretty much love to read (almost) anything and Amish Romance Novel would be a new genre for me.
(
Holly Loch 10:16pm October 24, 2015)

It's a change of pace from today's sex filled stories.
(
Wilma Frana 11:17am October 25, 2015)

Reading the books about the Amish remind me of my grandmother. She was born in 1890. When at her house you had to use the outhouse or at night there was the chamber pot. She had electricity but she still had to cook & heat with a iron stove. One in the kitchen & one in the livingroom. I remember how excited she was when she got a gas stove and a refrigerator (she still used an ice box). When I was grown she finally got running water and an indoor bathroom. Reading Amish brings back so many memories of her stories of how she grew up, the first car that she saw, and the love that abounded there. She raised me on Bible stories & not fairy tales. The simple life of the Amish is so much like she lived. She had a deep abiding faith that I see in the Amish that I've met.
(
Pat Moore 3:20pm October 25, 2015)

I like to read Amish fiction because the lifestyle is
somewhat appealing.
(
Irene Menge 7:42pm October 25, 2015)

I love the Amish's simple lifestyle, hard work ethic, and values and morals.
(
Heidi Ingalls 8:48pm October 25, 2015)

I absolutely am fascinated by Amish people. Their lifestyle is mind boggling
to think of. They don't seem to even miss the things we use daily. I think it
would be amazing to live that way on one hand but on the other, it seems
everything is about work. I just love it!!!
(
Vicki Hancock 9:16pm October 25, 2015)

I never read this type of book. Thanks for the chance to
win.
(
Tracy Simms 12:24pm October 26, 2015)

Would like to win I like to read !!!!
(
Linda Clark 9:22am October 26, 2015)

I grew up in a small town in Kansas. We were a hop, skip and a jump from an Amish community. The women in their white caps, horse drawn buggies and tractors being driven everywhere are still a part of the atmosphere surrounding this community. I would love to read Promise to Keep and see how it is in comparison to my experiences.
(
Kathie Craig 12:38pm October 26, 2015)

We have an Amish community nearby that are now using a white van for transport instead of the horse and buggy. There is only van that I know of and this makes it less dangerous for the Amish to go into the city for whatever supplies they might need.
(
Carole Abel 2:10pm October 26, 2015)

Our community has several Amish families and I admire their
work ethic, their devotion to God, their amazing ability to
forgive and their dedication to their simple lifestyle. I
enjoyed reading about them long before they moved to our area.
(
Connie Saunders 2:48pm October 26, 2015)

I would love to win your books. I see a lot of people have an Amish community near them. I often thought if I could live their life style. I think yes - but then when I really think about it, no - I'm spoiled.
(
Kathy Maher 3:24pm October 26, 2015)

Hi Elizabeth - The Amish culture has always intrigued me.
(
Beth Tilley 5:48pm October 26, 2015)

I love Amish fiction because it integrates a sense of history in the here and now with deeply held religious beliefs.
(
Flora Presley 8:24pm October 26, 2015)

i love the amish books i lived near amish and then i love read and then the amish are really neat people ad they are help full they have help our area when the torndo season
(
Desiree Reilly 10:43pm October 26, 2015)

I have only recently begun to read Amish fiction - they are great stories!
(
Felicia Ciaudelli 9:59am October 27, 2015)

I love to read Amish fiction as it brings me to a more simple time and God comes first.
(
Jean Benedict 11:26am October 27, 2015)

I enjoy reading about the Amish because they march to their own drummer.
(
Anna Speed 12:18pm October 27, 2015)

I have only read a few of books about the Amish but the
ones I have read have been interesting, looking forward to
reading more of the stories
(
Jeri Dickinson 3:15pm October 27, 2015)

I love Amish fiction because its a look into another part of our culture.
(
Megan White 4:18pm October 27, 2015)

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