Front cover of A Merry Heart by Wanda E. Brunstetter.

A Merry Heart, Brides of Lancaster County #1

by Wanda E. Brunstetter
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A Bitter Heart Is a Lonely Companion

Miriam Stoltzfus is a young Pennsylvania Amish woman once filled with dreams for a future with a man. . .who jilted her. Now she is known as the old maid schoolteacher with a heart of stone. Could a forbidden romantic friendship with an English newspaper reporter stir the embers of her heart? Or, will she follow the traditional path and settle for a marriage of convenience born out of the sake of a child? Either way, she must find the key to letting go of the bitterness that binds her ability to love.

A Merry Heart is book 1 in the Brides of Lancaster County series.

Other books in the series include:
Looking for a Miracle: Book 2
Plain and Fancy: Book 3
The Hope Chest: Book 4

This title has been classified in the following categories:
All Books for Women, All Fiction, by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Christian Fiction, Christian Fiction for Women

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