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Synopsis
Three grandmothers. One impossible request. A house that has forgotten how to celebrate Christmas. Ruth Kauffman is a matchmaker—skilled at finding love for everyone except herself. Not since losing Josiah seven years ago, just weeks before the Christmas they were meant to share. But when she arrives at Benjamin Troyer’s farm, she finds more than a man in need of a wife. She finds three motherless children aching for warmth, a father buried under grief, and a kitchen table still set for a woman who will never return. Ruth insists she’s only there to help him find someone patient, someone faithful—someone who isn’t her. Yet the children draw her in with cookies, decorations, and a Christmas program that needs a gentle hand. And Benjamin begins to look at her as if she’s the answer to a prayer he never dared to speak. From Mary Lantz comes a clean, uplifting Amish romance filled with family, forgiveness, and the quiet miracles of Christmas.
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Is The Matchmaker's Christmas appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This is a gentle, faith-based Amish romance with no sexual content, violence, or profanity. It deals with grief and loss of spouses but focuses on healing, family, and redemption.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death of spouse, death of parent, and grief.
Who'll love this
Readers who enjoy heartwarming holiday stories about second chances and families coming together will love this sweet romance.