Ruth Reid

"For a disadvantaged young woman and a displaced young man, a lasting love is going to take more than chance--it's going to take a miracle. Muscle weakness has left Grace Wagler with a broken body--and her childhood best friend has left her with a broken heart. She can hold her own in the timber camp (and do everything else the other women in Badger Creek can do), but in an Amish district where women outnumber men three to one, marriage is an unlikely...

"On the eve of a new year, Catherine Glick is expecting Zach, her beau of five years, to propose, but instead, the unexpected arrival of an old boyfriend, Elijah Graber, causes her life to spiral out of control. Acting nothing like herself, she proposes marriage to Zach. But he is not only unreceptive, he's upset by her boldness--by her desperation. Disheartened by his rejection, Catherine leaves for Florida to work in her cousin's bakery. Elijah...

Katie has lived through tragedy and heartache. But with the angel Elias by her side, the best years of her life are just ahead.

"Naomi's Gift by Amy Clipston -- Naomi has started to think that she isn't meant to find love, but she might receive more than she ever hoped for this Christmas.Twenty-four-year-old Naomi King, who has been burned twice by love, has all but given up on marriage and children. As Christmas approaches--a time of family, faith, and hope for many others--Naomi is more certain than ever her life will be spent as an old maid, helping with the family's quilting...

A Cup Half Full: "Sarah Lantz always dreamed of the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect family. When she married Abram, she knew she was on her way to securing her perfect life. All of that changes in one moment when an accident leaves her unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair, dashing all of her dreams. As Abram starts to transform their home, Sarah begins a transformation in her spirit, and she begins, once again, to see her cup...

In "When Christmas Comes Again," the first Christmas without Elias is hard for Katherine and her children, until a mysterious Englischer appears with photographs of her late husband. "Her Christmas Pen Pal" brings us Joy, whose heartbroken letter to a cousin finds its way to a young cabinetmaker, with unexpected results. In "A Gift for Anne Marie," just as the relationship of two best friends enters a new chapter, it seems doomed to end. And in "The...