Rose Kauffman pines for prodigal Nick Franco, the Bishop's foster son who left the Amish under a cloud of suspicion after his foster brother's death. His rebellion led to the "silencing" of their beloved Bishop. But is Nick really the rebel he appears to be? Rose's lingering feelings for her wayward friend refuse to fade, but she is frustrated that Nick won't return and make things right with the People. Nick avowed his love for Rose--but will he...

A story of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter celebration, this book emphasizes the how-to-do-it aspect.

Married to prominent Manhattan doctor Gabriel Rosen, Magdalena Yoder is delighted to be selected as the emcee for the first annual Hernia Holstein Competition, but when someone murders the contest's founder, she launches a personal investigation.

Pauline lives with her sister Martha in a small town in Belgium. Pauline is childlike, a mentally retarded older adult, who can't tie her shoes, but who spends hours watering flowers in the garden. Her greatest love is her glamorously zaftig sister Paulette, a community opera diva who surrounds herself with bright colors. When Martha dies unexpectedly, Paulette tries everything in her power to shove Pauline out of her life and into their sister Cecile's...

When a scandal-provoking novelist falls dead into a prize-winning apple pie during Hernia's Annual Festival of Pies, Magdalena searches through a bushel of suspects to determine who is responsible for the poison-penned writer's demise.