Return to Paradise

Twelve months ago, David Stoltzfus left the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania&mdash;and encouraged his siblings to follow&mdash;after their father became overly stern and even abusive with them. Escaping to a new life in the <em>Englisch</em> world was the only way to keep one another safe. But it was not without sacrifice. When David left his father&rsquo;s house and community, he also left behind Lavina Zook, the woman he planned to wed. <br> <br> Lavina hasn&rsquo;t forgiven David for abandoning her, but when David&rsquo;s father is diagnosed with cancer, she believes she might be the only one to lure him back to make peace . . . before it&rsquo;s too late. Still, forgiveness isn&rsquo;t easy. Even if she can get David to return, she&rsquo;s not sure he will forgive his father. And she&rsquo;s not sure she can forgive David, either.