Jennifer Beckstrand

Smart, kind, and good-hearted, the three Christner girls are affectionately known as The Honeybee Sisters in the beloved Wisconsin Amish community where, under the care of their aunt, they've grown into skilled beekeepers--and lovely, sought-after young women.

Filled with her trademark humor and relatable characters comes the first in an engaging new series from award winning author Jennier Beckstrand, when an Amish quiltmaker moves from Pennsylvania to a new settlement in Colorado, where adventure, challenges, and love are waiting. Esther Zook is starting over after her father's death, piecing together a new life with as much care as she puts into her intricate quilts. When her wayward sister abandons...

"Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt s unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the "die youngie." A childhood trauma and secret shame keep her heart under lock and key, and Rose just can t accept the sweet attention she s receiving from a handsome neighbor. But the more she shies away from Josiah Yoder, the more their families sneakily plot to...

Longing for a baby, but saddled with an indifferent husband, Mary Anne Neuenschwander moves into a tent into the woods where she can be alone until her irrepressible eighty-something matchmaking grandparents step in to save her marriage.

Though Cassie Coblenz left her Amish community to go to college, her mother and father's farm will always feel like home. It's the ideal place for an extended study break -- at least until her grandmother's handsome "Englisch" doctor becomes a regular distraction. Zach Reynolds is the kind of heartbreaker Cassie has learned to avoid, no matter how charming he may be. Unlike every woman Zach has met in recent years, Cassie doesn't fall at his feet....

Handsome, hardworking, and godly, Andrew Petersheim has always known his place in his Amish community. Hell be a welcome catch for the local girl who finally captures his heart. Mary Coblenz certainly isnt that girl. Two years after zjumping the fencey for the Englischer world, shes returned, unmarried and pregnant. Yet instead of hiding in shame, shes working at the Honeybee Farm, ignoring the gossips. It seems Andrew has a lot to learn from Marys...

Known as "The Peanut Butter Brothers" for their Wisconsin family business, hardworking Andrew, Abraham, and Austin Petersheim have their plates too full for romance--until their little siblings decide to play matchmaker... With their house full to bursting since Mammi and Dawdi moved back in, the Petersheim twins know the only way to get their bedroom back is to get their older brothers married off. But Abraham is so shy, he'll barely speak to girls....

"Mischievous and rebellious, young Ben Kiem is making the wrong kind of name for himself throughout the town of Byler. And even though his sister-in-law, Esther, somehow coaxes him into keeping company with sensible Linda Eicher, Ben can't see anything they have in common. Or that he could ever be good enough for someone like her. But Linda's down-to-earth nature and unexpected understanding have Ben trying his best to be better, no matter how challenging......

There's nothing Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin's irrepressible eighty-somethings Anna and Felty Helmuth like better than a challenge. And the chance to matchmake their feisty granddaughter is their most delightful task yet... Elsie Stutzman's plain-spoken ways got her in trouble once before, so she needs to make a good impression at her new teaching job. But she's not about to let disabled student Wally Sensenig work below his potential. And she definitely...

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