Christmas in Sugarcreek

Description

Judith Graber has always been the obedient daughter. Over the years, she's taken care of her younger siblings, helped around the house, and worked in her family's store. But now Judith feels overworked, overlooked, and underappreciated, especially as the holiday season approaches. Everything changes when her father hires Ben Knox. Ben Knox is the "bad boy" of Sugarcreek. Two years ago he left town under a cloud of shame. Rumors circulated that his rumspringa had been filled with more than the usual harmless explorations. Sparks fly between Ben and Judith. But the last thing Judith wants to be is one more girl who falls under Ben's spell-while Ben wants Judith to realize there's more to him than his reputation. Could this Christmas season bring love and a new life for the unlikeliest pair in Sugarcreek

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 Hold 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 town's bike trail.

"[A] feel-good winner." -- Library Journal (starred review) "An Amish community backdrop adds homespun sweetness, with a focus on simplicity and family that's never heavy-handed...new readers will have no trouble starting the series here." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A story of love and forgiveness, Gray paints a stirring picture of Christmas time and the magic it can have on people." -- The Deseret News "A sweet, straightforward story about how love can be tested by family, faith, and personal insecurity. Enjoyable and heartwarming." -- USA Today