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Colorado Amish Courtships #4
Healing Their Amish Hearts
"Becca Graber has made it her mission to get the silent boy in her new classroom to speak again. But when she meets the boy's grieving vadder, widowed firefighter Jesse King, Becca realizes that two hearts need mending. As Becca and Jesse try to break through to Sam, will they also find a way to reach each other? Colorado Amish Courtships"--
267 pages, Library Binding
Published May 11, 2021
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Leigh Bale
60 books107 followersLeigh Bale is Publisher's Weekly best selling author. She won the prestigious RWA Golden Heart in 2006 and was a finalist for the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, the Write Touch Reader's Award and the Bookseller's Best Award. She is the daughter of a retired U.S. forest ranger, holds a B.A. in History with honors and loves spending time with family, weeding the garden with her dog Sophie, and watching the little sagebrush lizards that live in her rock flowerbeds. You can reach Leigh at www.LeighBale.com.
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October 19, 2020
You know a book is good when you don't want it to end. Becca and Jesse were characters that l wanted to be friends with in real life. Their story just made me feel good as l read.
March 26, 2020
Healing Their Amish Hearts by Leigh Bale
When tragedy tears an Amish family apart.
Can her love bring them back together?
Could she guide them from sorrow to joy?
Becca Graber has made it her mission to get the silent boy in her new classroom to speak again. But when she meets the boy’s grieving vadder, widowed firefighter Jesse King, Becca realizes that two hearts need mending. As Becca and Jesse try to break through to Sam, will they also find a way to reach each other?
This is Becca Graber and Jesse King's story.
Starting a new job was never easy. But for Rebecca Graber, it seemed her first week as the interim teacher of the Amish school in Riverton, Colorado, might also be her last.
Standing beside her desk in the one-room schoolhouse, she picked up her McGuffey reader. Thirty old-fashioned wooden desks sat lined up in orderly fashion with a black potbellied stove at the front of the room. A wide chalkboard covered the front wall, topped with English and German penmanship charts and several pull-down maps and illustrations for lessons. Poetry, artwork and Amish proverbs dotted the other walls. Becca had plenty of paper, crayons and flash cards for the children to use. And sitting on her desk was a large handbell she rang when she called the children in from recess.
“First and second grades, please take out your reading books. All other grades will study quietly in their workbooks,” she said.
Jesse King, Sam’s father, stood in front of the open door, holding his black felt hat in his hands. His gaze swept the room, his shrewd eyes showing that he understood exactly what had transpired. A corner of his mouth twitched and Becca thought he might laugh. But no. He looked too stern to find any humor in the moment. A chilly gust of wind accompanied his entrance and he pushed the portal closed with the point of his black work boot. Becca stared, thinking she imagined the man. When had he come inside? Probably during the chaos.
Oh, no! Why did he have to show up now? What must he think of her?
A moment of confusion fogged Becca’s mind. She couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe. She watched as if in slow motion as Mr. King leaned down and picked up the rubber snake.
I highly recommend reading.
Healing Their Amish Hearts by Leigh Bale is a wonderful well written 5 star book.
more books by Leigh Bale
Colorado Amish Courtships
1. Runaway Amish Bride
2. His Amish Choice
3. Her Amish Christmas Choice
4. Healing Their Amish Hearts
5. Her Amish Chaperone
Men of Wildfire
1. Her Firefighter Hero
2. Wildfire Sweethearts
3. Reunited by a Secret Child
Forest Ranger
1. The Forest Ranger's Promise
2. The Forest Ranger's Husband
3. The Forest Ranger's Child
4. Falling for the Forest Ranger
5. Healing the Forest Ranger
6. The Forest Ranger's Return
7. The Forest Ranger's Christmas
8. The Forest Ranger's Rescue
When tragedy tears an Amish family apart.
Can her love bring them back together?
Could she guide them from sorrow to joy?
Becca Graber has made it her mission to get the silent boy in her new classroom to speak again. But when she meets the boy’s grieving vadder, widowed firefighter Jesse King, Becca realizes that two hearts need mending. As Becca and Jesse try to break through to Sam, will they also find a way to reach each other?
This is Becca Graber and Jesse King's story.
Starting a new job was never easy. But for Rebecca Graber, it seemed her first week as the interim teacher of the Amish school in Riverton, Colorado, might also be her last.
Standing beside her desk in the one-room schoolhouse, she picked up her McGuffey reader. Thirty old-fashioned wooden desks sat lined up in orderly fashion with a black potbellied stove at the front of the room. A wide chalkboard covered the front wall, topped with English and German penmanship charts and several pull-down maps and illustrations for lessons. Poetry, artwork and Amish proverbs dotted the other walls. Becca had plenty of paper, crayons and flash cards for the children to use. And sitting on her desk was a large handbell she rang when she called the children in from recess.
“First and second grades, please take out your reading books. All other grades will study quietly in their workbooks,” she said.
Jesse King, Sam’s father, stood in front of the open door, holding his black felt hat in his hands. His gaze swept the room, his shrewd eyes showing that he understood exactly what had transpired. A corner of his mouth twitched and Becca thought he might laugh. But no. He looked too stern to find any humor in the moment. A chilly gust of wind accompanied his entrance and he pushed the portal closed with the point of his black work boot. Becca stared, thinking she imagined the man. When had he come inside? Probably during the chaos.
Oh, no! Why did he have to show up now? What must he think of her?
A moment of confusion fogged Becca’s mind. She couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe. She watched as if in slow motion as Mr. King leaned down and picked up the rubber snake.
I highly recommend reading.
Healing Their Amish Hearts by Leigh Bale is a wonderful well written 5 star book.
more books by Leigh Bale
Colorado Amish Courtships
1. Runaway Amish Bride
2. His Amish Choice
3. Her Amish Christmas Choice
4. Healing Their Amish Hearts
5. Her Amish Chaperone
Men of Wildfire
1. Her Firefighter Hero
2. Wildfire Sweethearts
3. Reunited by a Secret Child
Forest Ranger
1. The Forest Ranger's Promise
2. The Forest Ranger's Husband
3. The Forest Ranger's Child
4. Falling for the Forest Ranger
5. Healing the Forest Ranger
6. The Forest Ranger's Return
7. The Forest Ranger's Christmas
8. The Forest Ranger's Rescue
March 20, 2020
Her Their Amish Hearts is a truly amazing story of love, loss, and forgiveness written by Leigh Bale in her Colorado Amish Courtship series. This story is full of emotions and misunderstandings. I enjoyed the creative characters that the author used in this story. The storyline moves at a great pace and demonstrates just how important one teacher can be for one student.
Becca Graber has moved to Colorado to replace the Amish teacher who was injured severely in an accident. Becca has never been a teacher before but feels she can handle it. She thinks how hard can it be until the first day of class hits and everything goes wrong. Just as a big commotion disrupts the class the door opens to reveal the new father in town. Jesse King is also a newcomer to town and is not only dealing with the death of his wife and daughters but has a young son who has gone mute. Becca is determined to find a way to help Sam find his voice again but dealing with a grieving father at the same time proves to be her undoing. Jesse doesn't want Becca's help but she refuses to give up. The journey in this story has many obstacles and makes for a very intriguing read. When the true story is revealed as to the deaths of Jesse and Sam's family it will amaze you. Can Becca find healing for both Dam and Jesse? This story will draw you in and keep you reading to see what will happen next.
I was not given a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. I was not approached to post a favorable response. I have rated this story with five stars for meeting my expectations of a wonderful story that I can highly recommend to others.
Congratulations to Leigh Bale on writing such an inspirational story based on faith, love, family, and forgiveness.
Becca Graber has moved to Colorado to replace the Amish teacher who was injured severely in an accident. Becca has never been a teacher before but feels she can handle it. She thinks how hard can it be until the first day of class hits and everything goes wrong. Just as a big commotion disrupts the class the door opens to reveal the new father in town. Jesse King is also a newcomer to town and is not only dealing with the death of his wife and daughters but has a young son who has gone mute. Becca is determined to find a way to help Sam find his voice again but dealing with a grieving father at the same time proves to be her undoing. Jesse doesn't want Becca's help but she refuses to give up. The journey in this story has many obstacles and makes for a very intriguing read. When the true story is revealed as to the deaths of Jesse and Sam's family it will amaze you. Can Becca find healing for both Dam and Jesse? This story will draw you in and keep you reading to see what will happen next.
I was not given a complimentary copy of this book to read and review. I was not approached to post a favorable response. I have rated this story with five stars for meeting my expectations of a wonderful story that I can highly recommend to others.
Congratulations to Leigh Bale on writing such an inspirational story based on faith, love, family, and forgiveness.
May 9, 2020
Both characters in this story are having to heal from broken hearts, sorrow, and tragedy. As they try to find healing, peace, and new happiness they come together in a wonderful story of love and compassion. I love that Becca is able to help Sam overcome his own guilt and sorrow to speak again.
This author just sealed the deal with me by using one of my favorite words- "twitter-pated" lol. I love it!
This author just sealed the deal with me by using one of my favorite words- "twitter-pated" lol. I love it!
October 1, 2022
The story was an interesting one and I enjoyed the characters, especially little Sam. I did find some words quite repetitious; they always "doffed" their outer garments, for example. The writing felt a bit stiff but still it was a good read and I would recommend it.
February 27, 2020
Love Leigh Bale books, another great Amish Story, Could not put it down, read in 2 hours. Such a great story.
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March 1, 2020Categories
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
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Colorado Amish Courtships (Book #4)
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
Miniseries
Colorado Amish Courtships (Book #4)
April 29, 2021
This was a good story, about how a young Amish woman hopes she can help a father and young son recover from the loss of their wife, mother, daughters and sisters.
May 18, 2025
very good book
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March 1, 2020Categories
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
Miniseries
Colorado Amish Courtships (Book #4)
Inspirational Romance, Contemporary Romance, Amish & Mennonite, Wholesome Romance
Miniseries
Colorado Amish Courtships (Book #4)
October 25, 2021
Love after tragedy
This is a beautiful novel about two adults and a child that have suffered a tragedy and the adults Lear that through God's grace they can find love again. For the child, God's grace brings his voice.
This is a beautiful novel about two adults and a child that have suffered a tragedy and the adults Lear that through God's grace they can find love again. For the child, God's grace brings his voice.
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