Where Grace Abides by B. J. Hoff

1856, Amish settlement near Riverhaven, Ohio. Rachel finds herself strongly attracted to Englisher Jeremiah Gant who investigated the possibility of joining the Church in order to marry Rachel. When the Bishop gave a resounding "No" Rachel and Jeremiah feel their love may be doomed. Her mother Sarah and betrothed Dr. David Sebastion encourage the couple to not give up. Bad things are still happening in the settlement with Fannie being attacked, horses stolen out of the barn, and Malachai's wife is abducted. Jeremiah is still active in the underground railroad. All in all this was a pretty exciting book. The reader is anxiously awaiting book number three Gideon's Hope, due to come out in the fall 2010. Sandy Penton