RETURN TO THE BIG VALLEY is a compilation of three novellas, written by related women. In WILMA’S WISH, Wilma Hosteller, who lives in the Amish community of Reedsville, PA in the Big Valley, is excited to be marrying Israel Zook. When an accident takes the life of his sister, Israel is the only relative left to care of his sister’s five boys. Wilma agrees to take on the job of tending to them during the day while Israel is at work. But the boys are very badly behaved and do not like Wilma. They make it extremely difficult for her. Can Wilma make this work, or will she call off the marriage for good?

MARTHA’S MIRACLE takes place in Belleville, PA in this same Amish area. Martha Yoder is different from most young ladies her age. She likes the outdoors … fishing, hunting … and somewhat of a tomboy. At twenty-one she still has not found a man who can accept her for who she is. But when she meets Glen Swarey, they make a connection right away. The only problem is, Glen is planning to leave the Amish faith and live in the Englisch world. Could Martha give up being Amish, or convince Glen not to leave the faith?

ALMA’S ACCEPTANCE begins in Hopkinsville, KY, where Alma Wengerd is burying her husband of just one year. An unfortunate accident took his life. When her friend Leila Troyer in Belleville, PA contacts her to come stay with her and her husband for a while, Alma decides it might be a good thing to do. Alma lived in Belleville until her family moved when she was sixteen. There she connects with an old friend, who had feelings for her but never expressed them when they were teens. Alma finds that she still has feelings for his as well. Will the Amish elders allow them to court so soon after her husband’s death?

RETURN TO THE BIG VALLEY was written by Wanda Brunstetter (Wilma’s Wish), her daughter-in-law Jean Brunstetter (Martha’s Miracle) and Wanda’s granddaughter, who is Jean’s daughter, Richelle Brunstetter (Alma’s Acceptance). These ladies have brought us three inspirational stories about how love and triumph over all our difficulties. Each story has strong main characters with supporting characters who are not at all supporting sometimes. The storylines take several unexpected twists and turns, coming to some unexpected conclusions. This book will be great summer reading for anyone who enjoys a good romance.

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