Promise to Return
Promise to Return

Author: Elizabeth Byler Younts

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-10-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1476735026

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When World War II breaks out, Miriam’s fiancé, Henry, is drafted and sent to a conscientious objector camp. But when Henry feels called to fight on the front lines, he goes against the Amish church to follow God’s will—forcing Miriam to choose between her religion and her heart. It’s 1943, and Miriam Coblentz and Henry Mast are nearing their wed­ding day when the unthinkable happens—Henry is drafted. However, since he is a part of the pacifist Amish tradition, Henry is sent to a conscientious objector Civilian Public Service camp. When he leaves for the work camp, his gaping absence turns Miriam’s life upside down. Little does she know it’s only the beginning... When Henry returns home, he brings news that shakes Miriam and their Amish community to the core. Henry believes God has called him to enlist in the army and fight for his country, leaving her to make an impor­tant decision: whether to choose loyalty to the peaceful life she’s always known or her love for Henry. Two worlds collide in this unforgettable debut novel, providing a fasci­nating and rare look into Amish culture during World War II. While Henry is battling enemies across the ocean, Miriam struggles between her devotion to Henry and her love of the Amish way of life. One question is at the bottom of it all: will she follow the rules of her religion or the leading of her heart?

Return To Promise
Return To Promise

Author: Debbie Macomber

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2024-12-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1038945186

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Come back again to Promise, Texas, in this classic favourite Western romance series by No.1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber. The ranching town of Promise is a good place to live, to raise a family, to spend the rest of your days with the person you love. Cal Patterson and his wife, Jane — also known as Dr Texas — certainly think so. The last thing they expect is a threat to their happiness. But in September, disagreements begin to escalate — with the ‘help’ of an attractive young woman who’s got her eye on Cal. After months of emotional upheaval brought on by doubts about their marriage, the two separate, and Jane returns to her childhood home in California, taking their children. Cal, now alone on his ranch, is forced to confront what he really wants in his life, what he needs. Jane is confronting the same questions. How seriously does Cal take his marriage vows? And how important is Promise to Jane? Is there hope for a reconciliation — in time for Christmas?

Promise to Cherish
Promise to Cherish

Author: Elizabeth Byler Younts

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-10-07

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1476735042

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As World War II draws to a close, nurse Christine falls in love with roguish Amish boy Eli and must choose between a new, uncertain life in the Amish faith or face the judgment of a conservative postwar American society for her past mistakes. It’s 1945, and Christine Freeman is a nurse at Hudson River State Hospital, where she works alongside members of a Civilian Public Service unit. Eli is one of the conscies—conscientious objectors to the war—and he is doing his best to become a man of character instead of the immature heartbreaker he used to be back home in his Amish community. Christine and Eli are friendly, but when an old acquaintance, Jack, returns home from the war, Christine’s world is violently turned upside down. Eli, heartbroken to see his friend so hurt, offers her an escape within his Amish community. Despite her misgivings, Christine is fully embraced by Eli’s community. She slowly begins to feel valued and loved as she learns the Amish way of life. Christine finds herself falling for Eli. But soon, the abusive Jack discovers Christine in her Amish hideaway and starts causing trouble for the quiet community. Christine can’t see herself becoming Amish, and she knows that if Eli leaves the church to be with her, he will be shunned. Will she escape Jack and possibly have to give up the one thing she holds most dear, or will she follow her heart and promise to cherish the Amish man who loves her?

Promise
Promise

Author: Maya Bangerter

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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When Ian followed his six-year-old brother, Max, into a portal, he didn't realize that it would start him on the most important adventure of his life. Unknowingly stepping into Georgia Bailey's dimension, the two meet and are subsequently sucked into yet another portal. They emerge to a dimension called Death Beast's Lair, where a girl named Jaylee has been surviving on her own in the frozen wasteland for four years.Together, the three must uncover a trail of clues left by Jay's former mentor, Arthur, that could potentially lead to finding Max. However, they soon encounter a much bigger problem than finding anyone. The Migst is an ancient being that lives for the blood of sorcerers like Max, whose powers are developing beyond even Arthur's.When Ian is fatally wounded by the Migst, their friendships start to fracture while new feelings arise in Jay, leaving her even more confused than ever. The hunt for Arthur and Max turns frantic as Ian's life counts down by the hour. Max may be the only one with the ability to save his brother, but only if Jay and Georgia can find him first. Will Georgia be able to get back home without releasing the Migst on her dimension? Will they find Max in time to save Ian? And who is the bigger player in all of this? It can't end here.It seems that some promises are better left unmade...

Promise to Keep
Promise to Keep

Author: Elizabeth Byler Younts

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-10-13

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1476735069

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World War II Marine Joe Garrison returns home from war longing to be a father to his deaf daughter, Daisy, only to find that she is attached to Esther Detweiler, the Amish woman who has raised her since his wife’s death in this touching historical romance. Orphaned as a child, Esther Detweiler is used to caring for herself and her ailing grandmother. They made the best out of a hard life and poverty without asking for help. They even take in her shunned cousin’s deaf daughter, Daisy, when her mother dies and her father goes off to war. When Esther’s grandmother dies, Daisy is all she has. When war veteran Joe Garrison returns, all he can think about is recovering from the horrors of war and building a relationship with his seven-year-old daughter. Daisy, however, is unwilling to leave Esther, whom she loves. Joe and Daisy get to know each other again, but Joe struggles with nightmares and fatherhood is proving to be more difficult than he imagined. Esther loves Daisy and despite her Amish ways, Joe finds himself drawn to her as a woman and not just a caregiver. As their love blossoms, Joe decides to send Daisy away to a school for the deaf which propels their lives into turmoil and a battle for love and family.

Promise, Texas
Promise, Texas

Author: Debbie Macomber

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2024-12-01

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 1038945178

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In the heart of Texas, people know what really matters — family, friends, community. And they know that love gives meaning to every day of their lives... Some of the people in Promise are from old ranching families like the Westons and Pattersons — folks who arrived in the Hill Country more than a century ago. And then there are newcomers like Annie Applegate, who opens a bookstore in town. Some might say Annie does things backward. She marries a widowed veterinarian for the sake of his kids...and discovers that marriage can lead to love. In Promise, everyone’s life is a story! The people here, like people everywhere, experience tragedies as well as triumphs, sorrow as well as joy. This town, like towns everywhere, has its share of secrets. But whether times are good or bad, you’re never alone in a place like Promise. And as Annie Applegate knows, that makes all the difference.

The Promise
The Promise

Author: Nicola Davies

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1536221716

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“This tale is a sturdy one that is made even more emphatic by Davies’s terse writing style. The text is heightened in every way by Carlin’s outstanding mixed-media artwork.” — Booklist (starred review) On a mean street in a mean, broken city, a young girl tries to snatch an old woman’s bag. But the frail old woman says the thief can’t have it without giving something in return: the promise. It is the beginning of a journey that will change the girl’s life — and a chance to change the world, for good.

The Promise of the Future
The Promise of the Future

Author: Cornelis P. Venema

Publisher: Banner of Truth

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780851517933

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Though we can never, in our time-bound state, know the future in detail, God in his mercy has not left us in complete ignorance of what is to come. His revelation in Holy Scripture has cast a flood of light on what would otherwise remain an impenetrable mystery. Even among those who accept the Bible's authority, however, there has never been complete agreement on what Scripture teaches in this area. This major new examination of biblical teaching on the future of the individual, of the church and of the universe as a whole will be useful both to theological students and to informed non-specialists. Ranging over the whole field, it interacts extensively with recent literature on disputed issues, such as the nature of the intermediate state, the millennium of Revelation 20 and the doctrine of eternal punishment, always seeking to answer the fundamental question: 'What do the Scriptures teach?' The Christ-centered nature of biblical teaching on the future is emphasized, as is the importance of the church's historic confessions for an understanding of eschatology. The chief note sounded is one of hope: 'God's people eagerly await Christ's return because it promises the completion of God's work of redemption. The future is bright because it is full of promise, the promise of God's Word.' - Jacket flap.

Promise Not to Tell
Promise Not to Tell

Author: Jennifer McMahon

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0061827487

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“McMahon unfurls a whirlwind of suspense...Combining murder mystery and coming-of-age tale with supernatural elements, this taut novel is above all a reflection on the haunting power of memory.” –Entertainment Weekly A woman’s past and present collide in terrifying ways in this explosive debut by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer McMahon. Forty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother, who's afflicted with Alzheimer's. On the night she arrives, a young girl is murdered—a horrific crime that eerily mirrors another from Kate's childhood. Three decades earlier, her dirt-poor friend Del—shunned and derided by classmates as "Potato Girl"—was brutally slain. Del's killer was never found, while the victim has since achieved immortality in local legends and ghost stories. Now, as this new murder investigation draws Kate irresistibly in, her past and present collide in terrifying, unexpected ways. Because nothing is quite what it seems . . . and the grim specters of her youth are far from forgotten. More than just a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's extraordinary debut novel, Promise Not to Tell, is a story of friendship and family, devotion and betrayal—tautly written, deeply insightful, beautifully evocative, and utterly unforgettable.