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Zusatztext The beloved author of numerous Amish novels offers a sweet Christmas romance that has been written with exquisite skill. Readers of Amy Clipston! Marta Perry! and Beth Wiseman will certainly get caught up in the excitement of this story. Informationen zum Autor Shelley Shepard Gray is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time HOLT Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town’s bike trail. Klappentext In Shelley Shepard Gray’s fourth book in her Charmed Amish Life series, an unlikely Amish romance reveals that Christmas is a time for family, miracles—and love. Ever since his father died in a tragic fire, Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Having just returned to Charm, Ohio, Levi tries to fit into his old life only to discover he seems to have outgrown it. When Julia, Levi’s young widowed neighbor, asks for his help with a Christmas project, he finds a sense of purpose for the first time in months. She and her daughter are new to Charm and could use a friend, a task Levi takes seriously. Soon enough, his friendship with Julia grows into attraction, but Levi can’t help harboring doubts. There’s something about Julia that doesn’t ring quite true . . . Like Levi, Julia Kemp has survived her fair share of hardships—but only by hiding the truth of her past. Then she meets Levi and, for the first time, she feels hopeful. Little by little, she begins to imagine telling him her darkest secret and eventually . . . perhaps even sharing her life with him. Christmas is a time for family, and as the holiday draws closer, Julia and Levi will have to face their pasts together in order to find the healing, support, and love they so desperately desire. Zusammenfassung In Shelley Shepard Gray’s fourth book in her Charmed Amish Life series! an unlikely Amish romance reveals that Christmas is a time for family! miracles—and love. Ever since his father died in a tragic fire! Levi Kinsinger has felt adrift. Newly returned to Charm! Ohio! Levi is trying to fit into his old life! only to discover he seems to have outgrown it. But when Julia! his young widowed neighbor! asks for his help with a Christmas project! Levi finds a sense of purpose for the first time in months. She and her daughter are new to Charm and could use a friend! a job Levi takes personally. Soon enough! friendship grows into attraction! but Levi can’t help having doubts. There’s something about Julia that doesn’t ring quite true… Like Levi! Julia Kemps has survived her fair share of hardships—but only by hiding the truth of her past. Being an unmarried mother in an Amish community was unthinkable. Feeling hopeless! Julia did the only thing she could do: she moved to a new town and pretended to be a widow. But meeting Levi! she’s hopeful for the first time. Little by little! she begins to imagine telling him her darkest secret! and eventually…perhaps even sharing her life with him. Christmas is a time for family! and as the holiday draws closer! Julia and Levi will have to face their pasts together…in order to find the healing! support and love they so desperately desire. ...