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The Whinburg Township Amish #8
The Highest Mountain
“In the lowly place of prayer, God can lift you up to the highest mountain.” —Whinburg Township Amish proverb
A Colorado dude ranch is the last place that homebody Amanda Yoder would believe God wants her. But the owners have once again hired a group of Amish young people for the summer, and despite her shyness and fear of change, Amanda feels led to go with them. Hannah Riehl has been living with her Amish family, recovering from the trauma of finding out she was kidnapped away from them as a child. But when a girl still has purple hair and a bit of an attitude, it’s hard to decide which world to live in. In Colorado, maybe she’ll be able to make up her mind—and heart—to learn the Amish ways for herself, or to leave them for an Englisch life.
Once Amanda and her friends reach Colorado, it soon becomes clear that their hard work and honesty aren’t the only things the ranch owners want. Along with making beds and wrangling horses, the Amish staff are being used as part of the owners’ advertising to attract more tourists. Worse, it seems the Amish are being actively targeted by someone in the community—and suspected of poaching wild game.
Amanda and Hannah need to hold their faith closer than ever—and the way to regain their own reputations as well as that of their new Amish friends might just be found on the highest mountain.
A Colorado dude ranch is the last place that homebody Amanda Yoder would believe God wants her. But the owners have once again hired a group of Amish young people for the summer, and despite her shyness and fear of change, Amanda feels led to go with them. Hannah Riehl has been living with her Amish family, recovering from the trauma of finding out she was kidnapped away from them as a child. But when a girl still has purple hair and a bit of an attitude, it’s hard to decide which world to live in. In Colorado, maybe she’ll be able to make up her mind—and heart—to learn the Amish ways for herself, or to leave them for an Englisch life.
Once Amanda and her friends reach Colorado, it soon becomes clear that their hard work and honesty aren’t the only things the ranch owners want. Along with making beds and wrangling horses, the Amish staff are being used as part of the owners’ advertising to attract more tourists. Worse, it seems the Amish are being actively targeted by someone in the community—and suspected of poaching wild game.
Amanda and Hannah need to hold their faith closer than ever—and the way to regain their own reputations as well as that of their new Amish friends might just be found on the highest mountain.
- GenresAmish
430 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 2017
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About the author
Adina Senft
65 books150 followersUSA Today bestselling author Adina Senft is the author of 42 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, Hachette, and Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes Amish women’s fiction; as Shelley Adina, she writes steampunk; and as Charlotte Henry, she writes classic Regency romance. She is currently at work on a PhD in Creative Writing at Lancaster University in the UK. She appeared in the 2016 documentary film Love Between the Covers, is a popular speaker and convention panelist, and has been a guest on many podcasts, including Worldshapers and Realm of Books. When she’s not writing, Adina is usually quilting, sewing historical costumes, or enjoying the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.
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December 21, 2017
A fun book and a quick read. I haven’t read the first book in the series yet and definitely felt like I was missing some things.
April 30, 2018
Wonderful story of following God's guidance.
April 5, 2022
Amanda
Finally Amanda has found happiness. Can't wait to see what happens with her and Joshua. Maybe even Hannah and Ben. Wish there were more books to this series.
Finally Amanda has found happiness. Can't wait to see what happens with her and Joshua. Maybe even Hannah and Ben. Wish there were more books to this series.
July 21, 2022
“In the lowly place of prayer, God can lift you up to the highest mountain.” - Whinburg Amish Proverb
What a precious, gentle story! Two lives, a little bruised and empty in the tender places of the heart, find their way together over the miles in Colorado. Some of the sweetest characters, they certainly deserve their delayed HEA. The beautiful descriptions of Colorado and the Lost Creek dude ranch didn’t hurt, either. This is the 8th book in the Whinburg Amish series, and now I can’t wait to devour #9…or should I reread the Healing Grace novels first? (numbers 4, 5, and 6).
What a precious, gentle story! Two lives, a little bruised and empty in the tender places of the heart, find their way together over the miles in Colorado. Some of the sweetest characters, they certainly deserve their delayed HEA. The beautiful descriptions of Colorado and the Lost Creek dude ranch didn’t hurt, either. This is the 8th book in the Whinburg Amish series, and now I can’t wait to devour #9…or should I reread the Healing Grace novels first? (numbers 4, 5, and 6).
May 17, 2024
So Glad that I discovered this author!! Enjoyed this book very well written!! Enjoyed the series!!
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