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Courting Her Prodigal Heart and The Amish Baker: A 2-in-1 Collection
Change and tradition collide in two heartfelt Amish romances.
Courting Her Prodigal Heart by Mary Davis
Pregnant and alone, Dori Bontrager is sure her Amish kin won’t welcome her—or the child she’s carrying—into the community. And she’s determined that her return won’t be permanent. As soon as she finds work, she’ll leave again. But with her childhood friend Eli Hochstetler insisting she and her baby belong here, will Dori’s path lead back to the Englischer world…or into Eli’s arms?
The Amish Baker by Marie E. Bast
When his son breaks one of baker Sarah Gingerich’s prized possessions, widower Caleb Brenneman insists the boy make amends by doing odd jobs in her bake shop. A childless widow, Sarah can’t help falling for the boy…or his farmer father. But Caleb is progressive New Order Amish while Sarah holds traditional beliefs. Their hearts may be a perfect match, but their lives are worlds apart…
Courting Her Prodigal Heart by Mary Davis
Pregnant and alone, Dori Bontrager is sure her Amish kin won’t welcome her—or the child she’s carrying—into the community. And she’s determined that her return won’t be permanent. As soon as she finds work, she’ll leave again. But with her childhood friend Eli Hochstetler insisting she and her baby belong here, will Dori’s path lead back to the Englischer world…or into Eli’s arms?
The Amish Baker by Marie E. Bast
When his son breaks one of baker Sarah Gingerich’s prized possessions, widower Caleb Brenneman insists the boy make amends by doing odd jobs in her bake shop. A childless widow, Sarah can’t help falling for the boy…or his farmer father. But Caleb is progressive New Order Amish while Sarah holds traditional beliefs. Their hearts may be a perfect match, but their lives are worlds apart…
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published February 11, 2020
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About the author
Mary Davis
56 books234 followersMary originally earned her college degree in elementary education. So where did the passion for inspirational romance books begin? In her head! Her characters would not leave her alone. They kept her from sleeping at night, and focusing on anything else during the day. Over forty titles later, they still keep bothering her to this day - luckily for her readers and fans!
Quiet-natured and creative, Mary also enjoys many crafts such as porcelain doll making, quilting, knitting, and many others!
Neither her dyslexia nor the cat on her laptop has kept her from producing award-winning and bestselling works such as her Quilting Circle series, Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War, and Newlywed Games. Her published works have been on Publisher’s Weekly bestselling lists several times.
Additionally, she contributes to the writing world as a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).
She currently resides in Washington State with her husband, a black cat named Buffy, and her favorite weather: the rain.
Quiet-natured and creative, Mary also enjoys many crafts such as porcelain doll making, quilting, knitting, and many others!
Neither her dyslexia nor the cat on her laptop has kept her from producing award-winning and bestselling works such as her Quilting Circle series, Mrs. Witherspoon Goes To War, and Newlywed Games. Her published works have been on Publisher’s Weekly bestselling lists several times.
Additionally, she contributes to the writing world as a member of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).
She currently resides in Washington State with her husband, a black cat named Buffy, and her favorite weather: the rain.
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April 10, 2020
Sweet stories.
May 11, 2025
very good book very good series
March 26, 2020
Courting Her Prodigal Heart by Mary Davis is a wonderful, and well-written story. Davis did a fantastic job of developing the characters and plotting the story. I was drawn into the story on page one and couldn't wait to finish it. Eli Hochstetler, a blacksmith, kept noticing this strange Englisch girl when he went to town. He was drawn to her but didn't know why. She looked outlandish. Her hair was cut very short on one side of her head and on the other side it was long and multi-colored. Her lips were purple and matched one of the colors of her hair. One eyebrow had a silver hoop hanging from it. But he noticed a pain reflecting in her eyes, and it drew him to want to help her. He soon fines there was a reason he was drawn to her. She had actually grew up Amish and had abandoned the Amish faith. In fact, when she was young he'd made her a door knocker that she'd kept. Had he dare hope why she'd kept it. Dori had come home for a reason, she was pregnant and alone, but she planned only staying in the community for a short while until she could find a job to support herself. She was use to the Englisch world of computers and cell phones. Eli wants her to stay, but will Dori leave their community once again for the Englisch world or will she stay?
The other story in this book, The Amish Baker, is my story so I can't really rate my own work, although I have to confess I did love writing it. But I can tell you about it. When his son breaks one of baker Sarah Gingerich's prized possessions, widower Caleb Brenneman insists the boy make amends by doing odd jobs in her bake shop. A childless widow, Sarah can't help falling for the boy...or his farmer father. But Caleb is progressive New Order Amish while Sarah holds traditional Old Order beliefs. To the outside world this may not seem like much, but to Amish it puts them worlds apart. Caleb wants to stay in his progressive world where they can drive a tractor and Sarah won't leave her traditional beliefs. Their hearts may be a perfect match, but their lives are worlds apart.
The other story in this book, The Amish Baker, is my story so I can't really rate my own work, although I have to confess I did love writing it. But I can tell you about it. When his son breaks one of baker Sarah Gingerich's prized possessions, widower Caleb Brenneman insists the boy make amends by doing odd jobs in her bake shop. A childless widow, Sarah can't help falling for the boy...or his farmer father. But Caleb is progressive New Order Amish while Sarah holds traditional Old Order beliefs. To the outside world this may not seem like much, but to Amish it puts them worlds apart. Caleb wants to stay in his progressive world where they can drive a tractor and Sarah won't leave her traditional beliefs. Their hearts may be a perfect match, but their lives are worlds apart.
March 26, 2020
Loved it!
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