Authors: Mindy Starns Clark

The Amish Seamstress (57 page)

A fascinating tale of a young woman's journeyâto Switzerland, to faith, and finally to love.

A long-lost paintingâ¦

a journal with a secret codeâ¦

a father's mysterious returnâ¦

Mennonite-raised Ella Bayer has two big dreams: to operate her own bakery and to marry her Amish boyfriend, Ezra Gundy. Ezra adores Ella as well, but his family wants him to marry within the faith.

Hoping some distance will cool the romance, Ezra's parents send him to work on an Amish dairy farm in Indiana. But when Ella's estranged father returns to Lancaster, she heads to Indiana as wellâand ends up at a farm linked to her great-grandmother's coded journal. There, her attempts to break that code are aided by Luke Kline, a handsome Amish farmhand.

As Ella makes her way in this new place, she's forced to grapple with the past and question the future. Will she become Ezra's Amish bride? Or does God have something else in mind for the proud and feisty young woman who is used to doing things her way?

A captivating journey of hidden secrets, old love and new love, and discovery of how a life guided by God can be a life of incredible hope and adventure.