Normally it is only an unexpected shadow that frightens you
in a cemetery on Halloween, but what happened to Hannah
Esh and her friends was far, far worse! After reluctantly
acquiescing to her gothic friends' insistence to go to a
graveyard in the dark of midnight, Hannah has taken them to
the small rural graveyard in her old Amish community.
After having her heart shattered by her first love's
unfaithfulness and his determination to marry the woman he
got pregnant, Hannah had a fight with her father, an Amish
Bishop, and left her community and faith behind. This was
her first time back in three years and Hannah is flooded
with mixed emotions. What she didn't expect was to be
fired on by a sniper and to be involved in a senseless
murder. Now injured, Hannah has no choice, but to stay with
her family.
Coincidentally, Seth Lantz, her old flame is the one to
come to her rescue. Was he involved in the shooting? As
the investigation continues Hannah has to also come to
terms with her own life. She still feels for Seth, but is
it just the warmth of being home again or can her old
feelings of love be rekindled now that his wife has died?
Complicating matters is the handsome FBI agent Lincoln
Armstrong heading the investigation who is willing to
help her. Linc is also drawn to this lovely and strong
woman caught between two worlds. Would she be happier to
jump the fence again to the larger world and a singing
career or stay home to marry Seth and take care of his
little girl, forever a reminder of Lena, his first wife?
RETURN TO GRACE is the second book in best-selling author
Karen Harper's ome Valley trilogy involving an Amish
community in Ohio. True to Harper's famous style and
reputation, RETURN TO GRACE is full of powerful suspenseful
action and strong character development. Both Linc and
Seth are likable heroes in their own way and it is
intriguing to see Hannah grow in strength and determination
as she deals with the angst of being caught between two
very different worlds both with their own joys and
expectations.
While characters from RETURN TO GRACE, it easily reads as a
stand-alone
book. Full of heart wrenching secrets, readers who love
romantic suspense will find this book and the series a
delightful treat (as are the Amish recipes on the website:
www.karenharperauthor.com). Enjoy!
Hannah Esh fled the Home Valley Amish community with a
broken heart, throwing herself into her worldly dreams of a
singing career instead. But as much as she tries to run
from her past, something keeps pulling her back. On a whim,
she brings four worldly friends to the Amish graveyard near
her family's home for a midnight party on Halloween. But
when shots are fired and one of her friends is killed,
Hannah is pulled back into the world of her past.
The investigation into the shooting uncovers deep-buried
secrets that shock the peaceful Amish village to its core.
Determined to prove her value to the community she left
behind, Hannah attempts to bridge two cultures, working
closely with both handsome, arrogant FBI agent Linc
Armstrong and her former betrothed, Seth Lantz, now widowed
with a young daughter.
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