Bøger af Kelly Irvin

Bonnie and Elijah each believe that marriage is not in their futures . . . but they hadn't counted on God's plans being bigger than their own imaginations. Bonnie Yoder owns and operates a gift shop popular with tourists and local shoppers alike. She's glad she's found a way to be a productive member of her Plain community where all women aspire to marry and have children--something she's sure she'll never do because of her physical disability.Elijah Miller has been acutely shy his entire life, which makes joining his brothers as auctioneers unthinkable. It also means he's never courted a woman. Instead, he spends every spare moment creating wooden children's toys and child-size furniture in a workshop he built behind his parents' house, all the while dreaming of starting his own business.It's that dream that prompts Elijah to approach Bonnie about selling his wares in her store. He feels an immediate connection. So does Bonnie, but she's afraid to believe he'll ever see her as more than a shop owner kind enough to sell his toys. Elijah's convinced that someone so sure of herself would never be interested in a man who's too shy to put two sentences together around her.What they can't see, others can. Matchmaking mothers and caring friends conspire to bring the two together. After spending time with each other, Elijah and Bonnie learn that sometimes the most challenging obstacle is a lack of faith--in themselves and in God. Together, they will traverse a difficult road to find their way to the future they've never allowed themselves to dream of having.

He's the community's jokester auctioneer. She's the serious caregiver for her siblings who also works at the local plant nursery. What future could they have together?

"Determined to save her sister's life, Kristen drops everything to guide Sherri on her harrowing cancer treatment journey. When she's unable to balance the strain of caring for her patients, being a wife and mother, and her frantic efforts to save her sister, Kristen's carefully balanced life crumbles, starting with her marriage. Desperate to regain her footing, she vows to rebuild her broken relationships ... as soon as she's sure Sherri will beat the odds stacked against her. Unlike her sister, Sherri Reynolds has worked to cultivate balance in her life. Her children, her job as a teacher, and her strong faith keep her grounded -- until her diagnosis sends her spiraling into the scary world of what-ifs and unknown outcomes. Sherri faces the agonizing realization that family history may be about to repeat itself. With the clock ticking, she's determined to use whatever time she has left to heal old wounds and restore relationships. Together, the sisters are forced to reexamine their priorities, address the still-tender wounds of their childhood, and delve more deeply to discover what it means to live each day to its fullest."--

When the remains of a young girl are found near the site of a foster child's kidnapping, two colleagues risk their lives to bring one home and find justice for the other.The day a colleague's eight-year-old foster child is kidnapped at a wedding reception, homicide detectives Deborah Smith and Alex Luna find the bones of a little girl not far from the abduction site. Both are determined to save the boy and solve a five-year-old murder, even as Deborah struggles to hang on to her newfound sobriety while Alex works to get a foothold in her life. The two detectives travel from the seamy underside of San Antonio's drug-dealing gang territory to the back roads of rural America where secrets fester in simple country homes. Their investigation rips off the bandage that covers the cracks in an overburdened, understaffed foster care system and reveals the painful reality that children are all too often battered, terrified victims of the people who should love them Deborah and Alex must risk everything--even their lives--to bring a little boy home safely and unmask a child's murderer.This fast-paced follow-up to Irvin's romantic suspense novel, A Deadly Wilderness, will keep readers turning the pages long after it's time to turn out the lights.

"Together, schoolteacher Rachelle Lapp and auctioneer Toby Miller must face their hardest battle yet: trusting God's plan for their uncertain future. At twenty-nine, auctioneer Toby Miller is a notorious bachelor. But his job keeps him on the road for months out of the year, and he knows no Plain woman could want a marriage that would force her to live and raise children alone. Thankfully, Toby's content to dedicate his life to the family business, especially now that his grandfather is retiring. So why does his heart keep longing for something--or more specifically, someone--he can't have? Rachelle Lapp has already turned down two marriage proposals. Neither promised a future that would bring her more joy than her job as a teacher to Amish children with developmental disabilities, including her brother, Jonah, and Toby's sister, Sadie. But when the parents' committee votes to send her students to the English schools, where they will have access to many more resources, Rachelle finds herself out of a job. She's forced to decide between pursuing her calling far from home and staying near to the man she can't get off her mind. As their families matchmake, Toby and Rachelle realize their jobs may not be all that's holding them back from a future together. They both must learn not only to trust each other, but also trust God's plans for them. But do those plans involve a lifetime together or them going their separate ways?"--

A frantic anonymous crisis center hot-line call propels counselor Susana Martinez-Acosta smack into the center of a murder investigation and a homicide detective's arms. Exactly where she doesn't want to be. Following the tragic death of her husband, she's struggled to build a safe haven for herself and her son. That new world doesn't include hit men and persistent detectives with dangerous jobs.An idyllic wilderness hike turns deadly when homicide detective Ray Johnson tumbles into a ravine and lands on a corpse later identified as the son of a prominent citizen. Ray works to solve the political hot potato murder before city leaders bump him from the case. His determination to find the man's killer leads him from the wealthiest enclaves in San Antonio to the city's dark underbelly, all the while trying to win the woman he loves.A Deadly Wilderness is a romantic suspense novel that will take the reader along on a tumultuous journey as the consuming need for material wealth drives a deadly wedge among family members who haven't learned when enough really is enough. The journey ends where it began-in a deadly wilderness.

In a novel inspired by the author's own cancer experience, two sisters seek a new balance in work, family, and love when one receives a diagnosis that sets the clock ticking.

"An Amish girl faces an impossible choice as the consequences from her Rumspringa become all too real"--

Amish auctioneer Toby Miller and special education teacher Rachelle Lapp love their jobs so much, they're in danger of missing out on marriage and children of their own---until circumstances force them to face uncertain futures.

The first in a new Amish romance series set in Kansas, Love's Dwelling reminds us that family is more than what you are born into; it's who you choose as well.

An Amish girl faces an impossible choice as the consequences from her Rumspringa become all too real.

When Delaney Broward finds her best friend stabbed to death a decade after her brother suffered the same fate, she must confront her painful past in order unmask a killer who isn't done yet.

From bestselling authors in the Amish genre come three sweet stories centered around Amish traditions and the possibility of romance.

From bestselling authors of Amish fiction come four delightful stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the everyday miracles Christmas brings.

In the first of a new series set in the Amish communities of Montana, bestselling author Kelly Irvin explores what the Amish do in the aftermath of natural disaster.

From bestselling authors in the Amish genre come four sweet stories about picnics and romance.

In a breathless race against the clock, a librarian teams up with a local homicide detective to hunt down a serial bomber.

From bestselling author Kelly Irvin comes the fourth and final book in the compelling Every Amish Season series.

In this fast-paced romantic suspense, a serial killer with a literary bent pursues a court reporter, leaving a taunting new note with every body he kills. And he's getting closer.

In the second book of her Amish series set in Montana, bestselling author Kelly Irvin explores what happens when two different cultures come together in the wake of a natural disaster.

From bestselling authors in the Amish genre come four delicious novellas perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the holiday season.

In Tell Her No Lies, a new romantic suspense novel, talented author Kelly Irvin explores the question of what makes a family---nature or nurture?---in a fast-paced race to the truth.

With powerful writing and memorable characters, Kelly Irvin follows the lives of four Amish widows in the Every Amish Season series. In Through the Autumn Air, Mary Katherine learns that falling in love again doesn't diminish the strong love she had for her first husband.

From critically acclaimed author Kelly Irvin, Upon a Spring Breeze tells the tale of one woman as she strives to provide for her family while recovering from the pain of an aching heart.

From bestselling authors in the Amish genre come four novellas about the meaning and tradition found behind every family heirloom.