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Kim Vogel Sawyer has penned an inspiring debut novel whose unforgettable characters resonate with emotional intensity and compelling authenticity.
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"This outstanding inspirational story reveals true faith and love that transcend grief and prejudice." (Historical Novels Review)
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By: Sarah M. Eden, and others
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A Man of His Word
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In just a few short months, Moriah Miller's perfect life unravels. Newly wed and newly pregnant, Moriah is abandoned by her husband, Levi. He's left her, his family, and their faith without a backward glance. The community, stunned, rushes to the young woman's aid. But there is someone who feels more than just sympathy for Moriah. Gabriel Miller - Levi's twin - longs for an intimate commitment that might someday bind them to one another. Convinced of the impossibility of his dream, Gabriel settles for a mere friendship with the woman he loves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read!
- By Terri Barrett on 05-08-18
By: Kathleen Fuller
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The Choice
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Lancaster County has always been her home - but where does her heart belong? One moment Carrie Weaver was looking forward to running away with Lancaster Barnstormers pitcher Solomon Riehl - plans that included leaving the Amish community where they grew up. But the next moment she was staring into a future as broken as her heart....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Literary Amish Story
- By Carrie Fancett Pagels on 11-29-11
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When the Heart Cries
- By: Cindy Woodsmall
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- Unabridged
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Despite being raised in a traditional Old Order Amish family, 17-year-old Hannah Lapp desires to break with custom, forgo baptism into the faith, and marry outside the cloistered community. She's been in love with Mennonite Paul Waddell for three years, and before returning to college for his senior year, Paul asks Hannah to be his wife. Hannah accepts, aware that her marriage will change her relationship with her family forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a story.........
- By Stevon on 11-05-09
By: Cindy Woodsmall
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The Long Road Home
- By: Mary Alice Monroe
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 200
Her husband’s suicide left Nora MacKenzie alone, and his shady Wall Street dealings left the Manhattan socialite penniless. By a miracle, she’s held on to their mountainside farm - and she’ll keep holding on, no matter what. The property is Nora’s one chance to wring some dignity out of the sham she’s been living. The Vermont locals think she’s a city girl on a nature kick, but she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. Nora’s serious about learning the farming business...if she can figure out where to begin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth the listen
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The Forgotten Recipe
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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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The Beekeeper's Son
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Phineas King knows better than to expect anything but shock and pity wherever he shows his face. Horribly scarred from the tragic accident that claimed his mother's life, he chooses to keep his distance from everyone, focusing his time and energy on the bees his family raises. So why does he start finding excuses to seek out Deborah Lantz, the beautiful new arrival in town?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Book lover. No matter what forum.
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By: Kelly Irvin
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Beyond the Storm
- By: Carolyn Zane
- Narrated by: Stephanie Willis
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,175
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,094
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,088
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Well written so I could not put it down
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By: Carolyn Zane
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The Amish Christmas Letters
- By: Patricia Davids, Sarah Price, Jennifer Beckstrand
- Narrated by: Susan Boyce
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
With Christmas around the corner, it’s time for Amish families to include holiday greetings in their circle letters, each writer adding to a growing collection as it travels on to the next. In this delightful trio of stories, three cousins scattered across the country share their blessings - and reveal news of romantic surprises.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice, wholesome listen
- By ButterflyRose on 12-11-18
By: Patricia Davids, and others
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The Trouble with Patience
- Virtues and Vices of the Old West, Book 1
- By: Maggie Brendan
- Narrated by: Rebecca Gallagher
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Patience Cavanaugh has lost hope in romance. The man she yearned to marry is dead, and her dreams are gone with him. Now she is consumed with restoring a dilapidated boardinghouse in order to support herself. Despite Patience's desire for solitude, Jedediah Jones, the local marshal with a reputation for hanging criminals, becomes an ever-looming part of her life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Simple
- By Cheryl on 12-21-17
By: Maggie Brendan
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An Amish Harvest
- Four Novellas
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- Narrated by: Heather Wynne
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Ok book, amazing narrator
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Longing for Home
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 554
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 514
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 512
Twenty-six-year-old Katie Macauley has placed all her hope in Hope Springs, a small town in the 1870 Wyoming Territory. But if she wants to return home to Ireland to make amends with her estranged family, she’ll need to convince the influential Joseph Archer to hold true to his word and keep her on his payroll as his housekeeper - despite her Irish roots. When Joseph agrees to keep Katie on ash is housekeeper, the feud erupts anew, and Katie becomes the reluctant figurehead for the Irish townsfolk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutey Wonderful
- By Stacey on 09-17-13
By: Sarah M. Eden
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Second Chance
- Truly Yours
- By: Tracey V. Bateman
- Narrated by: uncredited
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
One of your favorite inspirational romances, Second Chance, is now available as a complete and unabridged audiobook. Alisa Worthington has been an orphan her entire life. She dreams of having a family - but just when she thinks she's found a home, it is taken from her. Alisa flees San Francisco and false accusations against her, ending up in the small town of Reliable, California. There, she's at the mercy of the six Chance brothers. From the moment he first sees her, Titus Chance is drawn to Alisa's enormous brown eyes, set in a lovely heart-shaped face.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Second Chance. Easy read.
- By CarolineJo Etienne on 05-23-16
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Daniel's Bride
- By: Linda Lael Miller
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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When a woman has to choose between death and marriage to a total stranger, she must be in a dire predicament.... And for Jolie McKibben, about to pay by hanging for a terrible crime she didn't commit, salvation by marriage couldn't come a moment too soon. Housekeeping for Daniel Beckham, a widower who invoked the town's wedding ordinance to rescue Jolie from the gallows, is better than the alternative...but understanding the silent stranger who is now her husband might just about kill her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book.
- By Amazon Customer on 02-10-18
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The Amish Christmas Candle
- By: Kelly Long
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
These three love-filled holiday novellas will warm the heart of winter's darkness, filling it with the glow of Christmas and the peaceful light of plain gifts.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hard to follow
- By K Ziesmer on 10-14-17
By: Kelly Long
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With their eldest son nearly to the age when he will be drafted into military service, Reinhardt and Lillian Vogt decide to immigrate to America, the land of liberty, with their three sons and Reinhardt's adopted brother, Eli. But when tragedy strikes during the voyage, Lillian and Eli are forced into an agreement neither desires.
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heart warming
- By susan on 05-21-12
By: Kim Vogel-Sawyer
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Secrets on the Wind
- The Pine Ridge Portraits, Book 1
- By: Stephanie Grace Whitson
- Narrated by: Ruth Ann Phimister
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Best-selling author Stephanie Grace Whitson is a two-time Christy Award finalist. Deep in Lakota Sioux territory in 1878, a torched farmstead is discovered by American soldiers. Hidden in the cellar is Laina Gray, delirious and pregnant. Nursed back to health by a woman who trusts God's healing hand, Laina recovers but continues to closely guard her terrible secrets.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A nice discovery
- By Mat on 07-23-06
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The Promise of Dawn
- By: Lauraine Snelling
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
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When Signe, her husband, Rune, and their three boys arrive in Minnesota from Norway to help a relative clear his land of lumber, they dream of owning their own farm and building a life in the New World. But Uncle Einar and Aunt Gird are hard, demanding people, and Signe and her family soon find themselves worked nearly to the bone in order to repay the cost of their voyage. At this rate they will never have land or a life of their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I didn't want this one to end. very engaging
- By Stephanie S. on 02-14-19
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- Melonie Turnboom
- 10-27-21
The narrator deserves 10 stars!
heart warming story. I could listen to the voice and accent of this narrator endlessly!! Very gifted. Barbara brought the story to life.
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- Bethany
- 09-24-11
Loved this book!
This was a fantastic book. I couldn't put it down until I heard the entire story. Yes, I did sleep, but it wasn't by choice LOL. Looking forward to another one!
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- 02-09-12
Love everything about this book!
Would you listen to Waiting for Summer's Return again? Why?
Yes. It was a very pleasant and entertaining listen. Although I am not familiar with Mennonite dialect, the narrator was likeable and quite enjoyable to listen to - good voice inflection and timing with her words.
Have you listened to any of Barbara Caruso’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I listened to Barbara Caruso narrate Anne of Green Gables. Loved her there, also!
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This storyline was very easy to follow. Since I was listening while at work, this is exactly what I wanted. Barbara really
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- Shelley C. Sessions
- 07-11-23
I loved it!
Kim Vogel Sawyer is one of my favorite authors. She always has characters that deal with real issues and grow through them. This book did not disappoint! And the performance was great too. At first the accent seemed awkward to listen to, but as I got into the story I wouldn’t have it any other way!
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- C Miller
- 10-20-23
This book has it all!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and the narrator did a wonderful job. I’m a widow and also lost a son so I relate to the emotions of Summer, Peter and Nadine. Looking forward to the next in
this series. 5+ stars!
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- Debbie
- 04-18-07
A Must Listen
This was a such a great story. The story line was very well written, and the narrator did a outstanding job sounding out the different characters. Even my husband enjoyed listening to the story. We were on a road trip and I asked him if he wanted to listen to the story. To humor me he did and ended up liking the story. This isn't my husbands type of book, but he thought the characters were interesting. If you like Historical Romance you'll love this one!
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- Grandpa's Girl
- 01-19-17
Loved it!
So nice to listen to a clean uplifting romance. I'll definitely look for other books by this author.
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- amy haines
- 09-29-17
loved it!!!
words were very detailed where they were able to be easily visualized. the narrator has a sweet soothing voice and does the voices very well. looking forward to the sequel.
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- Andrea
- 06-09-19
best one so far
I have listened to a few of this author's books. the narration for this one starts out a little rough but Caruso does an excellent job with a German accent. overall, it is consistent with Sawyer's Christian emphasis and message without being trite, sappy, or invasive. this is my favorite Sawyer books so far.
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- 07-04-11
Comfort Food
I am currently listening to it. I don't want it to end.
I had read the book a year or so ago and enjoyed it very much, but the narration by Barbara Caruso brings the characters to life. I would definitely re-read the book and re-listen to the audiobook.
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