Автор: Marta Perry

Did a sweet-faced Amish teenager brutally murder a young woman? To save her career, big-city lawyer Jessica Langdon is determined to defend him – against the community’s bitter and even violent outrage. Yet without an understanding of Amish culture, Jessica must rely on arrogant businessman Trey Morgan, who has ties to the Amish community and believes in the boy’s guilt.Jessica has threats coming from all sides: a local fanatic, stirred up by the biased publicity of the case the dead girl’s boyfriend even from the person she’s learned to trust the most, Trey Morgan.…

WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE Had her brand-new husband been involved in something shady? Before Caroline Hampton could confront him, he was killed in a car crash…or so it was claimed. Unsettling incidents–escalating in dange–warned her he could be very much alive. And so Caroline fled for the safety of her sisters’ Amish country inn.But someone who suspected her–handsome police chief Zachary Burkhalter–was waiting for Caroline. Waiting for her to slip up. And watching her every move. Daring her to trust him with all of the…

She was lucky to be alive… …after the hit-and-run that nearly took her life.But history seemed to be repeating itself when Rachel Hampton spied a car speeding down the dark road. Tyler Dunn came to Rachel’s family inn seeking justice for a decades-old crime. Rachel wanted to trust the attractive architect, but he was too secretive…until she uncovered a shocking link to her own past.Suddenly a holiday season amid the Plain People swarmed with hidden danger as Rachel found herself a killer’s target.THE THREE SISTERS INN: Danger awaits the Hampton sisters in quiet Amish…

Since she was a little girl, Marisa Angelo has been haunted by the image of her mother walking away, suitcase in hand, to return to her Amish roots.Marisa and her «Englischer» father never saw or heard from her again. Now Marisa has received a shocking call from police. Her mother’s bloodstained suitcase was found hidden inside the wall of a Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse.Desperate for answers, Marisa heads to Lancaster County. But no one–not the police or Marisa’s tight-lipped Amish relatives–can explain what happened to her mother.Only one man is as determined as Marisa to…

The Witness Protection Program was supposed to keep Jade Summers’s sister safe. So why is U.S. Marshal Micah McGraw saying her twin is dead? Jade doesn’t get the chance to ask because their meeting is interrupted by Ruby’s killers. The mob is after Jade…but neither Micah nor Jade know why. Somehow, it’s connected to a decades-old crime. Finding the truth could be disastrous, but lives depend on it. Several women are in danger…and Jade is the first one in the killer’s…

Leah Miller’s peaceful life as a member of the Spring Township Amish church shatters when she’s accused of theft from an Englisch home in which she works. Even if she is not charged, if the crime is never solved, she will live under the taint of the theft and may never be able to participate fully in her Amish community.Josiah King, friend of Leah’s brother, is drawn into helping Leah–and discovers the ‘little sister’ he’d always tolerated has grown into a strong, appealing woman.But what future can they have together if suspicion makes Leah an outcast?…

As Laurel Ridge embraces a stranger hungry for answers, a sinister truth is awakenedA hard-hitting reporter, Kate Beaumont unearths the deepest lies and brings harsh truths to light. But the story that lures her to the gentle town of Laurel Ridge, Pennsylvania, is closer to her heart than anyone knows. The details of her half brother’s sudden death have never made sense. She owes him justice, yet the one man who can help her is the stubborn sheriff she can’t stand.Protecting his town is Mac Whiting’s top priority. Everything else—including pacifying a beautiful crusader on a mission…

HOMETOWN HERO RETURNS by Colleen Montgomery (staff reporter) U.S. Air Force captain Kenneth Vance is back in Colorado Springs on medical leave, and currently working for his old friend Quinn Montgomery’s vandalism-plagued construction company. Sources say both families are being targeted for their roles in taking down that South American drug cartel a year ago.Ken has been seen around town with Julianna Red Feather, who has been busy training canine search-and-rescue teams. [Note: Mention Julianna’s high school crush on Ken?] Each is at a turning point in their careers–and…

Fall from Grace by Marta Perry – When one of her students witnesses a crime, Sara Esch gets too close to the truth and widower Caleb King must risk it all for the woman who’s taught him to love again.– Dangerous Homecoming by Diane Burke – Katie Lapp needs her childhood friend Joshua Miller more than ever when someone threatens her late husband’s farm. Can Joshua protect her…even if it endangers his heart? – Return to Willow Creek by Kit Wilkinson – A series of accidents has startled their Plain community…and leads Lydia Stoltz to Joseph Yoder, the man who once…

He was a father? A DNA test revealed that Mason Grant had a nine-year-old daughter. He’d had no idea that the woman he’d loved and so tragically lost had been pregnant. Or that his own child had been in the custody of the woman’s murderer all these years.Now the killer wanted Mason to pay–in more ways than one– for the return of the girl. And for daring to find love with old friend Jennifer Pappas. But the only payback the cold-blooded murderer would get was final…

Meredith King longs for escape. Life in Deer Run is stifling, the Amish town too small for a modern woman staying just to care for her ailing mother.When a friend enlists her help in clearing the name of an Amish boy whose decades-old death is still shrouded in mystery, she welcomes the distraction. But when a ghost from her own past reappears, there is suddenly a lot more at stake.Zach Randal was always a bad boy, and their romance never had a chance. As charming as ever, he returns to town on the heels of a deadly new threat.Is Zach as dangerous as Meredith was always led to believe? Or is…

The single mom’s second chance…To become one of the Brides of Lost Creek!Widow Rebecca Mast returns to her Amish community with her son and a dream—to own a quilt shop. Carpenter Daniel King is determined to help Rebecca and revive their childhood friendship. But as he bonds with her son, Rebecca’s afraid the secret she’s been keeping will be revealed. Can Daniel convince Rebecca he’s a man she can trust—and…

An Amish NannyCaring for her late cousin’s young kinder is Jessie Miller’s duty—even if it means seeing their father again. Years ago, she thought Caleb King might be her husband—until he met her cousin and Jessie’s dream was cut short. Laid up with a broken leg and a demanding dairy farm, Caleb needs her. But Caleb wants no woman around…and no reminder of the wife who abandoned her family before her death. Especially since he fears Jessie will throw a wrench in his plan to remain a single dad. She’s gentle, kind, and if Caleb isn’t careful, she may be just…

The past can catch up to you….Rachel Weaver Mason is finally going home to Deer Run, the Amish community she left behind so many years ago. Recently widowed, she wants desperately to create a haven for herself and her young daughter. But the community, including Rachel’s family, is anything but welcoming.The only person happy to see her is her teenaged brother, Benjamin, and he’s protecting a dark secret that endangers them all. Determined to keep Benjamin safe from a suspected killer, Rachel has no choice but to turn to the one man she wanted to get as far away from as possible. Colin…

Celebrate the holidays in Amish Country Heart of Christmas by Marta PerryAmish teacher Susannah Miller suddenly has two new students: the children of her former love. Widowed father Toby Unger broke Susannah’s heart ten years ago, but now the handsome Amish man desperately needs help with his troubled little ones. Can the joy of the season reunite two lonely hearts in time for Christmas?A Plain Holiday by Patricia DavidsOutspoken nanny Sally Yoder left her Amish community for her rumspringa. Though her heart is back home, the Amish man she loves, Ben Lapp, will never love a bold woman…

A LESSON IN LOVEJust when compassionate teacher Leigh Christopher was about to give up on her God-given talent, she bonded with a special littler girl. Rejuvenated, she vowed to do anything to inspire young Sarah–even if it meant clashing with the child’s rugged, fiercely protective father. But the quiet agony in Daniel Gregory’s eyes told Leigh that his daughter wasn’t the only one who needed her. Despite herself, Leigh was deeply drawn to Daniel and longed to ease the bitterness in his heart. Would it take a miracle from above for Daniel to accept Leigh’s tender…

COULD SHE GO HOME AGAIN?Paula Hansen had her doubts about returning to Bedford Creek and Alex Caine–the man she’d once loved–but she knew she couldn’t deny her aunt’s request. So she’d turned to God for guidance, and heard His answer loud and clear. She needed to put memories of their past aside and help bring this proudly independent father and his troubled son closer together….Burdened with saving his family’s company, Alex soon discovered Paula was the answer to his prayers. And now that he’d been blessed with a second chance, he’d do…

When her family calls broken-hearted Georgia Lee Bodine home to Charleston, she knows there’s trouble. Her beloved grandmother hired some fancy lawyer to carry out eccentric requests–and unearth an old family secret.Georgia plans to send Matthew Harper packing until she discovers how much the widowed father cares about her grandmother. And that his heart is even more deeply guarded than her own. As they work together on the Bodine history, they uncover a surprise about themselves: that love can strike twice in a…

Executive assistant Claire Delany’s experience with teens?Only when she’d been one. Yet somehow she was teaching a rowdy group of them how to apply for jobs. It wasn’t her idea of a good time, but in exchange Pastor Brendan Flanagan would help her plan the wedding of her best friend and Brendan’s cousin. Claire had confused feelings about the handsome, opinionated Pastor Flanagan.She didn’t want a family, or even religion. So why was she pouring out long-held-in feelings to Brendan? And why was he gaining a stronghold on her…

THE DAD BEHIND THE BADGEPhiladelphia lawyer Anne Morden was a breath away from adopting Emilie, the child she had always longed for. All that was left to do now was to convince police chief Mith Donovan to sign away the rights to his precious daughter.But with his denial of paternity, Mitch put baby Emilie’s future at stake, and Anne’s lifelong dream on hold. Yet Mitch seemed determined to make things right, if only Anne could trust him enough to let him…