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Synopsis
FROM A BESTSELLING & AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR WHO HAS SOLD OVER 3 MILLION BOOKS A year after losing her husband to cancer, Hope Shetler is struggling to keep her apothecary alive. Without Elijah’s bookkeeping skills and repair work, her shelves are emptying, and her time is running out. Help comes from the last person she expected, Rueben Bontrager, Elijah’s childhood friend who vanished from her life after the funeral. Rueben has his reasons for staying away. He carries a secret that would shatter Hope’s trust and dishonor the memory of his best friend. But when a vivid dream shows Hope closing her shop and leaving town, Rueben can’t ignore the call to step back into her life. As the two work side by side, buried feelings stir, and long-guarded truths press to the surface. What Rueben doesn’t know is that Hope has a secret of her own. Can they overcome the past and the secrets between them for a chance at love? Or will Rueben’s return mean nothing more than heartbreak all over again? For fans of Beverly Lewis, Wanda Brunstetter, Amy Clipston, and Vannetta Chapman.
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Is An Amish Second Chance (A Romance): Includes Amish Recipes & Reading Group Guide appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A faith-based Amish romance exploring grief, healing, and second chances with no sexual content, violence, or language. Includes themes of loss and secret-keeping that may resonate emotionally.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of spouse, grief, and terminal illness (see the full list above).
Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.
Who'll love this
Teens will find a gentle story about overcoming loss and finding love again in a close-knit community.