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Cindy Woodsmall
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Best-selling author Cindy Woodsmall casts light into the lives of book lovers everywhere with her heartfelt tales of Amish life. After a tornado tears through Kings' Orchard, Rhoda, Samuel and Jacob hope to reestablish their Old Order Amish community in Maine. Jacob loves Rhoda and wants nothing more than to help them build this new life, but demons from his past, as well as Samuel's poor business decisions, threaten to undercut their hopes.
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Veronica Fisher knows how lucky she is to be marrying her best friend. Seth Lapp is kind, hardworking, and handsome—but most importantly, he loves Veronica. When an accident on the job steals Seth away from her, a heartbroken Veronica is certain she will never love—or be loved—again. Yet when she discovers a batch of forgotten recipes and opens a bake stand to sell her Mammi’s raspberry pies, Veronica picks up a regular customer who gives her heart pause.
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Stalker
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What would cause the Amish to move to Colorado, leaving family and friends behind? Some Amish are making the trek for cheaper land. Others are fleeing strict bishops with long memories. For Emily Detweiler and her family, the move is more personal. Tragedy struck Emily in Ohio, shaking loose everything she believed was firm, including her faith. Her family took the bold step of leaving Ohio to resettle in a small Amish community in Canaan, Colorado, where they hope the distance will help erase painful memories.
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i was waiting this
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Amish Sweethearts
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Love and Buggy Rides: Janie Lantz is a cashier at Lancaster Souvenirs and Buggy Rides, where Jonathan Stoltfuz is a buggy driver. A frightening accident brings Janie and Jonathan together in a blossoming friendship, yet daunting obstacles stand between them and something deeper.
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Great stories, piss poor narration
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After a stalker went too far, Hannah Hilty and her family had no choice but to leave the bustling Amish community where she grew up. Now she's getting a fresh start in Hart County, Kentucky...if only she wasn't too scared to take it. Hannah has become afraid to trust anyone - even Isaac, the friendly Amish man who lives next door. She wonders if she'll ever return to the trusting, easygoing woman she once was.
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loved it!
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Awful
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An Amish Harvest
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Under the Harvest Moon by Beth Wiseman: When Naomi Dienner is suddenly widowed, she never expects to find love again...until she meets Brock Mulligan, an English family friend hired at harvest time. Will God open Naomi's heart - and give Brock his own second chance at love? Other stories: Love and Buggy Rides by Amy Clipston; Mischief in the Autumn Air by Vannetta Chapman; and A Quiet Love by Kathleen Fuller.
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Ok book, amazing narrator
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horrible
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Loved it All Over Again
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When Benjamin Kline returns to the fold after eight years, Abigail Baughman welcomes him with an open heart. But all is not well in their Amish village. Mysterious happenings put Abby in harm’s way, forcing Ben to run to her rescue. He’s vowed never to let anyone hurt her, and suddenly everything is at risk—their community, their way of life…and their future together.
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wow
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Winter Collection
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Six award-winning authors have contributed brand new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection. A collection unlike any other, listeners will love this compilation of six sweet historical romance novellas, set in varying eras, yet all with one thing in common: Romance.
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Winter
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After a tornado rips through her town, store owner Abigail comes across a piece of fabric from a wedding dress among the devastation. Abigail is moved to start collecting other swatches of fabric she finds - her neighbor’s kitchen curtains, a man’s necktie, a dog’s bed - which she stashes in shopping bags. As she pursues her seemingly absurd quest, horrible realities spark the question, “What kind of a God would allow such tragedy?”
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Well written so I could not put it down
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- Stevon
- 09-09-13
I like Cindy Woodsmall's stories!
This is the second in the author's latest trilogy. In the first book a tornado destroys the apple orchard that supports two families in Pennsylvania. Parts of the two families move to Maine to take over a foreclosed apple orchard to bring in some money while the Pennsylvania orchard is brought back to life. Among those going to Maine are two brothers that love the same woman, who, of course, is going along on the new adventure, she being the horticulture expert needed to get the new orchard going in Maine. Cindy Woodsmall, as usual, does a great job of pulling the heart strings. I'll look forward to the 3rd book to see how it all turns out. Of course, anyone interested should start with the first book. Enjoy!
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- Susan Fryman
- 03-02-14
The Winnowing Season
Who was your favorite character and why?
I actually enjoyed all the characters.
Any additional comments?
I'm looking forward to more in this series. So many dilemmas to unravel.
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- DragonLoaf
- 07-20-15
Love these books
What did you like best about this story?
Loved the pictures painted of Amish farm and family life.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
Cindy Woodsmall weaves another enjoyable story and creates characters I'm always sorry to say goodbye to when the story ends. While the stories are a little soft and in some ways slightly predictable, I love these books as something easy to enjoy listening to while I work around the house and as I sit and relax for the night. I bought this series to listen to as I drove a long road trip this summer and when I finished the first book, could barely wait to figure out how to download the rest for the ride home. Very enjoyable books and she paints such a beautiful, peaceful picture of amish country life while still showing the challenges and multidimentional struggles of living in such an insular society. Can't wait to start another one of her series.
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- WeRLoved
- 11-01-21
Not my favorite
This story seemed disjointed. There was too much mundane filler and the characters vacillate way too much. Uncertainty in characters is fine when it doesn’t make up a major portion of the story.
The narrator is average but not great. She has some voice inflections that seem a bit odd to me and detract from the manuscript. Cindy Woodsmall tries to put humor in her books, and I can’t tell if she doesn’t quite achieve the level of humor or if it’s the narrator's delivery. But it falls short.
The storyline was a good idea, I just don’t like the way it was developed.
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- Miriam
- 08-13-13
Great Book, can hardly wait for Book #3
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, it was great and now I can hardly wait for Book #3 to find out what happened in Rhoda'. s life
What did you like best about this story?
Suspense on which Amish brother she will discover is really the most thoughtful and honest to become her husband. .
What about Stina Nielson’s performance did you like?
All of it! She is great!
If you could take any character from The Winnowing Season out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Samuel, because he needs to learn to speak up
Any additional comments?
Jacob and Samuel both love the same woman--what will really happen?
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- cy
- 01-09-24
Good one for escaping the madness
I really like the Amish fiction. I can live vicariously through them without the vulgarity and violence of our everyday minutiae.
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- Sonja Hendricks
- 06-16-19
To long
Took so long to tell the story found my mind wondering and not focusing on disappointment
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