The Girl with the Golden Ribbon

ISBN-13: 9780997381900 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 302 str.

Meg Anne Brighton; Joyce Mochrie

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Meg Anne Brighton spins an alluring, enchanting tale-a powerful love story about a young girl's love for two vastly different men, one who is Amish. It's a love story wrought with intrigue and mystery as Meg Anne weaves a compelling fairy tale into the story. Stephanie Stratford, the headstrong daughter of Judge Daniel Stratford, had done the forbidden. She'd fallen in love with Thomas Shrock, an Amish man. She had secretly loved Thomas Shrock from the time she was fifteen. When her domineering father discovers their relationship, he sends in ruthless Richard Cooper to muddy the waters. Stephanie despises Richard, but the chemistry between them is undeniable. Richard's rugged good looks and passion silenced her emotions for Thomas, but echoes of the heartbeat of their unfinished love story bring them back. Her heart swings like a pendulum, and as the seasons change, so does the ever-changing Stephanie as she moves through life from innocence to desire. There's a secret in Brighton House, the old country estate that Stephanie had inherited from her grandmother. A mystery unfolds when a letter is found hidden inside of a quilt called, The Nine-Patch Secret Drawer. When Becca, her Mennonite housekeeper, steals the letter, Stephanie is kept in the dark for months, unaware of her fate. The cunning spinster, Becca, plays 'Queen of Hearts' with Stephanie's love life as she quietly manipulates-she eavesdrops, withholds messages, and reads Stephanie's mail. Sawyer Rhodes, a handsome, rogue Mennonite, adds fuel to the fire when she finds herself alone with him in the middle of a blizzard. He's an accused murderer. Her father, Judge Daniel Stratford, had wanted the jury to convict him, but he was released due to insufficient evidence. Sawyer was dangerous, and she knew it. He leaned into her-his lips inches from hers-and said, "I think that a woman like you could drive a man crazy." Sparks flew between them. She was intrigued more than afraid, and her heart was pounding. "This conversation never happened, Sawyer. And whatever you're thinking, stop " Tongues wagged among the townspeople in Brier Hill County, and rumors flew out of control. When Stephanie was labeled a witch by the Amish, Sawyer stepped in with his Amish Mafia friend, Hombre. In a fight for her life, and forced into battle with old, crafty Bishop Atlee Swartzentruber, Stephanie seeks revenge. Stephanie flees death, never expecting the twist of fate that awaits her. Haunting secrets of the past pull her into a spellbinding, captivating, dark fairy tale-one that she can't escape.