‘Katie Opens Her Heart’ opens another compelling Amish romance series from bestselling fiction author, Jerry S. Eicher, as he begins the saga of that will become “Emma Raber’s Daughter.” Based in the writers own authentic Amish heritage, Jerry writes with empathy and understanding in this touching story of the awakening of young Amish girl, Katie Raber, who finds she wants to be known for something more being Emma Raber’s daughter.

In this opening story, Emma who refused to remarry after the death of Katie’s father, is determined to keep her daughter tied to the home, forbidding her forbidden her from participating in the rumspringa – the running wild tradition of Amish adolescent youths. When widower, Jesse Mast, asks to marry the widow Raber, Katie hopes for a new beginning, but her mother will have none of it. Katie faces abandoning all hope until, out of sheer frustration, she begins attending nearby Mennonite community youth gatherings and then the real sparks begin to fly!