The Amish Groom ~ Men of Lancaster County Book 1

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Authors: Mindy Starns Clark,Susan Meissner

O
THER
B
OOKS BY
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INDY
S
TARNS
C
LARK

The Men of Lancaster County Series

By Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner

The Amish Groom

The Women of Lancaster County Series

By Mindy Starns Clark and Leslie Gould

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T
HE
M
ILLION
D
OLLAR
M
YSTERIES

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A S
MART
C
HICK
M
YSTERY

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Blind Dates Can Be Murder

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S
TANDALONE
M
YSTERIES

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THE AMISH GROOM

Copyright © 2014 by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Clark, Mindy Starns.
The Amish groom / Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner.
pages cm.—(Men of Lancaster County ; book 1)
ISBN 978-0-7369-5734-2 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-7369-5735-9 (eBook)
1. Amish—Fiction. 2. Lancaster County (Pa.)—Fiction. I. Meissner, Susan, 1961- II. Title.
PS3603.L366A78 2014
813'.6—dc23

2013026947

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D
EDICATION

For the Akamines
Brian, Tracey, Hannah, and Emiko
with love and thanks for your faith and your friendship

A
CKNOWLEDGMENTS

Our sincere and heartfelt thanks are extended to

Kim Moore, editor extraordinaire, and the entire Harvest House team, for being so gifted and dedicated in all you do.

Chip MacGregor, our literary agent, for pairing two good friends on such a wonderful collaborative journey.

John Clark, for assistance with plotting, brainstorming, research, and so much more.

Ben Riihl and the Daniel and Liz Fisher family, all of Lancaster County, for opening your Amish homes to us, sharing your insights and friendship, and showing us such warm hospitality.

Emily Clark, Lauren Clark, Tara Kenny, and Christy Koustourlis, for help with brainstorming and problem-solving.

Erik Wesner and Sherry Gore, for assistance in our research.

God, who walks alongside all of us on the search for our true place of belonging.

CONTENTS

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Dedication

Acknowledgments

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four

Chapter Twenty-Five

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-One

Epilogue

Discussion Questions

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