Marianna Sommer and her family have come to Montana to
heal. After losing her two older sisters in an accident and
her older brother deciding to leave the Amish community,
they need a new start in life. But Marianna left behind
someone she always thought she would marry. Aaron Zook just
completed a cabin he built for himself and Marianna, but
will she ever return to be his bride?
Not if Ben Stone has a say so. Marianna and Ben have an
attraction to each other, even though she knows it is not
right to be attracted to an Englischer. This attraction
goes deeper than just a physical attraction. They share
their faith in God, and Ben is awakening Marianna to a
deeper personal relationship with Him. She is conflicted
about her feelings for both young men.
While Marianna is working at the local grocery and bakery,
she learns that a young Amish visitor to their community
has been in an automobile accident and been hospitalized
with a broken leg. When she arrives home that afternoon,
she discovers the young man is Aaron. Her mom invited him
to come for a visit, but did not tell Marianna. Her parents
are afraid she will choose to leave the Amish faith like
her brother. This arrival complicates matters for Marianna
as she tries to make a decision concerning Ben and Aaron.
As Marianna seeks a deeper spiritual relationship, she
realizes it's not about the rules of the Amish, but about
what's in your heart. The Amish and the Englisch may have a
different lifestyle, but many have the same heart for God.
What decision will Marianna's heart make?
ALONG WOODED PATHS is a beautiful story of learning to
accept others for who they are and not dwelling on how they
are different. This book is number two in Tricia
Goyer's Big Sky series. Her characters are warm,
inviting and intense. If you like Amish romances, you'll
surely enjoy this one. An added bonus at the end is some
Amish recipes that are mentioned throughout the story. They
sound delicious!
Although proud of living apart from the world, Marianna
Sommer's newly relocated Amish family is discovering that
life in the remote mountains of Montana requires working
together with the English. As Marianna pours her life into
helping those around her-and receiving their help-her heart
further considers 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 close walk with God
like she's never seen before.
Who should have young Marianna's heart? What is God asking
of her through ongoing family struggles and this romantic
and spiritual tension? The answer is found along the wooded
paths.
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