Healing Their Amish Hearts. Leigh Bale

      

      Could she guide them from sorrow to joy?

      When tragedy tears an Amish family apart...

      Can her love bring them back together?

      Becca Graber has made it her mission to get the silent boy in her new classroom to speak again. But when she meets the boy’s grieving vadder, widowed firefighter Jesse King, Becca realizes that two hearts need mending. As Becca and Jesse try to break through to Sam, will they also find a way to reach each other?

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      LEIGH BALE is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author. She is the winner of the prestigious Golden Heart® Award and was a finalist for the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and the Booksellers’ Best Award. The daughter of a retired US forest ranger, she holds a BA in history. Married in 1981 to the love of her life, Leigh and her professor husband have two children and two grandkids. You can reach her at leighbale.com.

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      Runaway Amish Bride

      His Amish Choice

      Her Amish Christmas Choice

      Healing Their Amish Hearts

      Men of Wildfire

      Her Firefighter Hero

      Wildfire Sweethearts

      Reunited by a Secret Child

      The Road to Forgiveness

      The Forest Ranger’s Promise

      The Forest Ranger’s Husband

      The Forest Ranger’s Child

      Falling for the Forest Ranger

      Healing the Forest Ranger

      The Forest Ranger’s Return

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      Healing Their Amish Hearts

      Leigh Bale

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      ISBN: 978-0-008-90623-8

      HEALING THEIR AMISH HEARTS

      © 2020 Lora Lee Bale

      Published in Great Britain 2020

      by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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      “Sam, I have something special for you.”

      Becca rummaged inside one of her burlap bags before pulling out the pile of books the little boy had abandoned at the library.

      Sam made a happy sound in the back of his throat and took the books onto his lap.

      “And this is for you.” She pulled out the book Jesse had been perusing and held it up for his inspection.

      Jesse went very still. He wasn’t sure if he should be happy or sad. He’d wanted to check out the book but he didn’t want it forced down his throat by the pretty schoolteacher.

      “I know you were in a big hurry to get home,

      so I thought I could check them out for you,” she said.

      She smiled and spoke so happily that Jesse didn’t have the heart to scold her for being presumptuous. Her gesture was kind and he realized she only had their best interests at heart.

      He spoke low, forcing himself to say the word “Danke.”

      “You’re willkomm.”

      No matter how hard he tried not to, Jesse

      liked her.

      Dear Reader,

      Have you ever suffered a tragedy so great that you didn’t think you could ever recover? In this story, the hero and his young son go through a loss so severe that the little boy can’t even speak anymore. Their hearts are broken and they’ve lost their hope for a bright and joyous future. It takes time for them to learn how they can be happy again.

      When we seek our Savior with a pure and contrite heart, the Atonement can wash away our angst and pains. It can cleanse our sins of commission as well as omission. It can heal our despair and mend our broken hearts. Through Jesus Christ’s infinite mercy, the Atonement can comfort the lonely, heal the infirmities of our bodies and answer our cries in the darkest of night. As we seek Him with humility and contrition, the amazing gift of the Atonement can offer us a reprieve to salve all our weaknesses. And all we have to do is repent and seek Him.

      I hope you enjoy reading this story and I invite you to visit my website at www.LeighBale.com to learn more about my books.

      May you find peace in the Lord’s words!

       Leigh Bale