Living in Harmony (Volume 1) (The New Beginnings Series) - Softcover

Ellis, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0736938664 ISBN 13: 9780736938662

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

Living in Harmony is the first book in bestselling author Mary Ellis’s New Beginnings series. It’s about fresh starts and love...and how faith in God and His perfect plan for our lives provides us with the peace and joy we desire.

Amy King―young, engaged, and Amish―faces difficult challenges in her life when she suddenly loses both of her parents in a house fire. Her fiancé, John Detweiler, persuades her and her sister Nora to leave Lancaster County and make a new beginning with him in Harmony, Maine, where he has relatives who can help the women in their time of need.

John’s brother Thomas and sister-in-law Sally readily open their home to the three newcomers. Wise beyond his years, Thomas, a minister in the district, refuses to marry Amy and John upon their arrival, suggesting instead a period of adjustment and counseling. During this time Amy discovers an aunt who was shunned. She wishes to reconnect with her, but this puts a strain on her relationship with John.

Can John and Amy find a way to live in happily in Harmony before making a lifetime commitment to one another?

About this title

From the Author

"Living in Harmony grew from my fascination with the migration of Amish from Lancaster County. Land has become scarce due to rising property values and taxes, forcing the Amish to look elsewhere if they wish to remain farmers. As I travel the country studying the differences between Old Order districts, fictional stories won't stop popping into my head. I hope you enjoy our first stop: Harmony, Maine."
--Mary Ellis, author of Living in Harmony

From the Back Cover

A Tragedy...a Refusal...a Shunning
Will Their Young Love Survive?
 
Amy King--young, engaged, and Amish--faces life-altering challenges when she suddenly loses both of her parents in a house fire. Her fiancé, John Detweiler, persuades her to leave Lancaster County and make a new beginning with him in Harmony, Maine, where he has relatives who can help them.
 
John's brother Thomas and sister-in-law, Sally, readily open their home to the newcomers. Wise beyond his years, Thomas, a minister in the district, refuses to marry Amy and John upon their arrival, suggesting instead a period of adjustment. While trying to assimilate in the ultraconservative district, Amy discovers an aunt who was shunned. Amy wants to reconnect with her, but John worries that the woman's tarnished reputation will reflect badly on his beloved bride-to-be.
 
Can John and Amy find a way to overcome problems in their relationship and live happily in Harmony before making a lifetime commitment to each other?
  
ISBN 978-0-7369-3866-2
Category: Fiction--Romance

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0736938664
• ISBN 13: 9780736938662
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352