The Amish Clockmaker (54 page)

Authors: Mindy Starns Clark

BOOK: The Amish Clockmaker

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Susan Meissner
is a multipublished author, speaker, and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Her novels include
The Shape of Mercy
, named by
Publishers Weekly
as one of the 100 Best Novels of 2008 and a Carol Award winner. She is a pastor's wife and the mother of four young adults. When she's not writing novels, Susan writes small group curriculum for her San Diego church. Visit Susan at her website:
www.susanmeissner.com
, on Twitter at @SusanMeissner, or at
www.facebook.com/susan.meissner
.

The Amish Groom

The time for wondering is over.

The time for commitment is now.

And yetâ¦

Tyler Anderson is torn between two worldsâAmish and
Englisch
. Born to an ex-Amish mother and an
Englisch
father, he is raised as a military kid until his mom passes away and his dad places him in the care of his Amish grandparents. Now 23, Tyler knows it's time to commit to the Amish church for good. Still he hesitates, unsure if he'll ever truly belong.

Rachel Hoeck has been patient as she waits for Tyler to make up his mind and become her husband. But as much as Tyler adores Rachel, he can't be certain this is God's plan for his life. Conflicted, he prays for direction and peaceâonly to find himself being pulled to the outside world yet again. During a stay with his father's second family in Southern California, Tyler meets a free-spirited young woman named Lark, putting his future with Rachel even more in question.

As pressure mounts on both sides, will Tyler choose to stay with Lark and remain an
Englischer
? Or will he find his way back to Rachel and become her Amish groom at last?

A poignant novel of the search for identity and lifetime love, nestled between a beloved Amish community and an exciting modern world.

The Amish Blacksmith

Does time really heal all wounds?

Six years ago, Priscilla Kinsinger's mother died in a tragic accident, plunging the teenager into a grief so intense she was finally sent to live with relatives elsewhere. Now an adult, Priscilla has returned to Lancaster County hoping to find peace at last with her
mamm
's death, for which she has always felt responsible.

Talented horse-gentler Jake Miller, an apprentice blacksmith for the Kinsingers, is soon at odds with the beautiful but emotionally complex Priscilla. He much prefers the lighthearted, easy-going ways of Amanda Shetler, the local young woman he's been courting. But his boss is Priscilla's uncle, so when the man asks Jake and Amanda to help his niece reconnect with community life, they have no choice but to do just that.

Surprisingly, as Jake spends time with Priscilla, he finds himself drawn to her. Just as he fixes troubled horses, he wants to “fix” her too by convincing her she was not to blame for her mother's death. What he discovers instead will challenge everything he believes about the depth of emotion, the breadth of forgivenessâand the true nature of love.

A tender novel of friendship, love, and the power of trusting God to change hearts and lives, set in the close-knit Amish community of Lancaster County.

Lilies on Daybreak Pond

Consider the liliesâ¦

This free short story prequel by bestselling author Mindy Starns Clark offers an exclusive bonus to The Men of Lancaster County series by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner. Fans of the series will enjoy this brief opportunity to revisit a family they have grown to love, and new readers will be introduced to a life-altering act that ends up reverberating throughout the three full novels of the series,
The Amish Groom
,
The Amish Blacksmith
, and
The Amish Clockmaker
.

It's coming on spring, and Joel Miller is beginning to understand that his daughter is never coming home again. Three months ago, 18-year-old Sadie snuck away in the dead of night, breaking from the Amish faith to live the life of an
Englischer
. The family she left behind has been dealing with the loss ever sinceâespecially her father, who is still struggling to comprehend how God could have allowed this to happen. Now the family dog has gone missing as well, and Joel is determined to find him and bring him back home no matter what it takes. As he searches for the missing pet, he wonders how find the strength to let his daughter go and move on with his life. How can he help his family do so as well?