Anna Schmidt

She'd always lived a charmed life, so when Bethany Taft's fiance was killed, she thought her chance for happiness was gone forever.But after her beloved aunt got engaged – at sixty! – Bethany found joy in her role as wedding planner. Spending time with Cody Dillard, the groom's son, was a given – the rancher flew Bethany to Chicago and back in his private plane.And between Cody's charming nature and her aunt's matchmaking attempts, Bethany found herself wondering if...

THE WEDDING THAT WASN’TEveryone in their small Amish community expects Greta Goodloe to marry her longtime sweetheart—Greta included. So when he publicly ends their engagement, in front of newcomer Luke Starns no less, she is utterly humiliated. At least she can take comfort in matchmaking between Luke and her quiet schoolmarm sister.Yet the more she tries to throw them together, the more Luke fascinates her. A serious, no-nonsense schoolmarm should be exactly what Luke wants in a wife. Still,...

What could bring an Amish widow and a wealthy circus owner together? Though Hannah Goodloe knew she'd violated countless unwritten laws, she had to visit the only man who could help find her runaway son. But when the enigmatic Levi Harmon agreed to take her on his train, the results were utterly unpredictable.Levi never expected to find the embodiment of all he wanted in a woman in the soft-spoken, plainly dressed Hannah. And for Hannah, to love an outsider was to be shunned. The simple...

HOMECOMING REUNIONJohn Amman left his Amish community and sweetheart Lydia Goodloe to make his fortune in the outside world, while Lydia stayed behind to devote herself to teaching. She can accept spinsterhood, and even face the closure of her beloved school. But John’s return after eight years tests her faith anew.Lydia hasn’t forgotten a single thing about John Amman—including the way he broke her heart. John risked becoming an outcast to give Lydia everything she deserved. He couldn’t see...

Promise of a Family Her four stepchildren are thrilled when they learn an ice cream shop will be opening in their small Amish community. But widow Pleasant Obermeier isn’t so pleased. Spending time with handsome shop owner Jeremiah Troyer is too much for a woman who’s only ever been wounded by love. And now he wants to use her baking skills in his shop? Out of the question!A harsh childhood left Jeremiah convinced that family life wasn’t for him. Yet something about the Obermeiers moves his...

His former wife is on his flight home for the holidays? Divorced dad Tom Wallace knows their young daughter is behind this «coincidence.» He also knows Norah Wallace still makes his heart skip a beat. When a snowstorm strands the trio in the airport for the weekend, Tom rediscovers how truly blessed he used to be.Once they're finally in Wisconsin for Christmas, two sets of grandparents are suddenly generous with the mistletoe. One kiss leads to another. And soon the entire family has the same...