A Bitter Heart Is a Lonely Companion

Miriam Stoltzfus is a young Pennsylvania Amish woman once filled with dreams for a future with a man. . .who jilted her. Now she is known as the old maid schoolteacher with a heart of stone. Could a forbidden romantic friendship with an English newspaper reporter stir the embers of her heart? Or, will she follow the traditional path and settle for a marriage of convenience born out of the sake of a child? Either way, she must find the key to letting go of the bitterness that binds her ability to love.

A Merry Heart is book 1 in the Brides of Lancaster County series.

Other books in the series include:

Looking for a Miracle: Book 2

Plain and Fancy: Book 3

The Hope Chest: Book 4.