First published 1999
Rachel Zook watches Jacob Sauder walk away from their Amish community, choosing English society over the life they might have built together. With her heart broken but her future uncertain, Rachel accepts a marriage proposal from Jacob's brother. The union offers security but no passion, no joy, only the daily reminder of what she has lost. Years pass in quiet resignation until Jacob returns, bringing two children and stirring up everything Rachel thought she had buried. His presence threatens the careful balance she has constructed. The community watches. Her husband grows suspicious. Rachel faces an impossible choice between duty and desire. Then tragedy upends their small world entirely. The rules that once seemed absolute now bend under the weight of loss and longing. Rachel and Jacob must decide whether their love can survive the wreckage of the past and the judgment of those around them. In a place where tradition governs every aspect of life, they discover that some bonds refuse to break.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, contemporary-romance, amish
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Amish Community, English Society
Period: Years Pass
348 pages · Paperback · Kensington