Rebecca Kinsinger has always dreamed of being a teacher. But when sheโs given the opportunity sheโs been waiting for at Charm Amish School, sheโs dismayed to discover that teaching is hard workโwork sheโs afraid sheโs not very good at.
That is, until Lilly Yoder joins the class. A thirteen-year old whoโs just lost her parents, Lilly is in need of someone like Rebecca. For the first time since starting her new job, Rebecca feels a sense of purpose. But when she meets Lillyโs uncle, Jacob, his good looks and sweet, easy-going temperament are hard to ignore. How can she even entertain romantic thoughts of Jacob when his niece is her student?
Suddenly becoming Lilyโs sole caregiver, Jacob Yoder never thought heโd be a single parentโor a farmer. Having been living in Florida as a carpenter, Jacob feels more at home wielding a hammer than a backhoe. The only bright spot in his life is Rebecca Kinsinger. As Lily and Rebecca develop a bond, Jacobโs fondness for the pretty teacher grows, too.
But when a fateful accident brings them together, Rebecca and Jacob must choose between duty and desire. Will they follow the path before them? Or set out to find true happinessโฆand true love?
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 townโs bike trail.