Amish love letters / Shelley Shepard Gray, Charlotte Hubbard, Rosalind Lauer.

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A heartfelt note, a loving message, a letter filled with secret hopes-this trio of sweet Amish romances celebrates how the right words can spark a lifetime of joy - especially on Valentine's Day.

Fill your heart with the jubilant promise of Amish courtships begun through handwritten love letters in this heartwarming, faith-affirming collection headlined by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray.

Love Letter Courtship * Shelley Shepard Gray
After six months of courtship, Jennie Miller has refused Matthew Lapp's proposal. Though he visits regularly, they never seem to talk deeply, and Jennie longs for real connection and romance. So she offers a solution. For one month, they'll share letters filled with their hopes and dreams. Soon, Jennie is falling for Matt in earnest . . . but will he ever propose again?

S.W.A.K * Charlotte Hubbard
Quiet, gentle Fannie Kurtz knows that fun-loving Eddie Brubaker is the man she wants to marry someday. When he starts receiving letters in pink envelopes, she realizes she has some competition. Maybe it's time she wrote a love note or two of her own? But a mix-up could jeopardize this romance before it starts, unless she keeps faith in God's plan . . .

The Wrong Valentine * Rosalind Lauer
Young widow Martha Lambright is grateful to be working at her mother-in-law's restaurant, even if seeing the kitchen gals giggle over valentine cards gives her a pang. But when Mose Troyer, the former bad boy who drives Martha to and from work each day, finds a valentine he mistakenly believes is for him, it begins a tender exchange that could lead to a wonderful future . . .

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Publishers Weekly Review

Gray (Her Only Wish), Hubbard (Hidden Away at Promise Lodge), and Lauer (The Love of a Good Amish Woman) celebrate the spirit of Valentine's Day in a trio of heartwarming epistolary Amish romances. Gray's "A Love Letter Courtship" finds Matthew Lapp pursuing his best friend's sister, Jenni Miller. Unconvinced of his affections--she's insecure about her looks and believes Matthew is interested simply because she lives nearby--Jenni suggests the two write letters to one another until Valentine's Day to gauge their compatibility. During their weeks of correspondence, she learns about Matt's dysfunctional home life and becomes fonder of him than she thought possible. Secret admirers and second chances animate Lauer's "The Wrong Valentine," in which a widowed schoolteacher strikes up a lively correspondence with a mystery pen pal after the sample Valentine's Day card she'd shown to her class accidentally gets delivered to charming "bad-boy" Mose Troyer, who'd once briefly left the Amish community. Mistaken identity tropes also form the basis for Hubbard's "S.W.A.K.," albeit somewhat less successfully. When shy Fannie Kurtz declares her love for Eddie Brubaker in a letter, confusion ensues because Eddie is being avidly pursued by--and seeking to fend off--another girl named Fannie, who has similar handwriting. Though the similarities between the two Fannies feel contrived, there's plenty of clean, slow-burning romance for readers to savor in this earnest anthology. It's a delight. (Jan.)

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Shelley Shephard Gray earned a bachelor's and master's degree in education. Before becoming a full time writer, she taught elementary school in Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. She started writing about the Amish because their way of life appealed to her and she wanted to write stories about regular people in extraordinary situations. Her works include the Sisters of the Heart series, Seasons of Sugarcreek series, The Families of Honor series, Heart of a Hero series, and Secrets of Crittenden County series.

(Bowker Author Biography)