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Emma Blooms at Last . . . Romance is in the air during the fall wedding season in the Amish
community of Cedar Creek. But while one loving couple prepares to tie the knot,
Amanda and Wyman Brubaker’s large family faces a threat from outside their
happy circle…and must learn to pull together.
Recently wed Amanda and Wyman Brubaker are thrilled that their
children from previous marriages have blended together to form a strong family.
But when the construction of Wyman’s new grain elevator is delayed, making the
project more expensive than anticipated, Amanda’s determination to rally the
kids into taking on work to improve the family’s finances comes into conflict
with Wyman’s sense of responsibility as head of the household….
Meanwhile, as James Graber and Abby Lambright prepare for their
long-awaited nuptials, folks gather from far and wide. Amanda’s nephew Jerome
has long been smitten with James’s sister Emma and wants to seize this chance
to woo her. But Emma’s been burned once and is twice shy of trusting the
fun-loving, never-serious Jerome. As Emma and Jerome struggle to understand
each other, and find the courage to make a leap of faith, the Brubakers face a
bigger challenge than they first anticipated and begin to discover just what it
means to fight…the Amish way.
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Enjoy an Excerpt from EMMA BLOOMS AT LAST
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
It was barely five o’clock in the morning, not nearly
daylight yet. As Emma Graber peered at the white-draped tables in the
greenhouse, where the wedding feast for Abby Lambright and James would take
place later today, the familiar saying made her sigh. This Thursday in
mid-November marked the fourth wedding Cedar Creek had celebrated this fall, and
now that her brother was finally marrying her best friend, Emma felt her inner
clock ticking.
Life was passing her by. She’d always pictured herself with
Abby’s nephew, Matt Lambright, but he’d married Rosemary in September, leaving
Emma to lament all those years she’d lost to an unrequited love. Had caring for
her aging parents doomed her to remain a maidel, as well? She’d been paired
with Jerome Lambright as a side-sitter at Amanda and Wyman Brubaker’s wedding,
and she’d spent most of that day—and a few occasions since then—avoiding his
flirtatious looks and remarks. He’d be around all day today, too, and Emma was
feeling edgy about his presence. Was she a fool to shy away from his attention?
Jerome seemed awfully flashy, showing off with his mule teams . . . way too
full of himself.
Emma told herself such concerns had not kept her awake half
the night—that she’d been dressed for the wedding at four this morning because
the local women had agreed they’d prepare the food early, to keep Abby from helping
at her own wedding. Indeed, the back door of the glass-walled greenhouse swung
open and the bride stepped inside as though she intended to work while no one
could catch her at it.
“Gut morning, Abby! All ready for your big day?” Emma called
out.
Abby’s startled laughter rang in the large, high-ceilinged
room. “Jah, and I don’t know what to do with myself, Emma!” she admitted as she
strode between the tables. “Mamm and Barbara and the rest of them keep
insisting I’m not to cook or cut pies or—”
Emma caught her best friend in a hug, reveling in the way
Abby returned her embrace. “See there? It’s not as easy as you think, accepting
help from other folks,” she teased. “Consider this whole day—all the food and
the work your friends want to do—as their gift to you, Abby. I expect to see
you smiling alongside James, enjoying yourself until the last guests go home
tonight.”
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Author Naomi King
Drawing upon
her experiences in Jamesport, the largest Old Order Amish community west of the
Mississippi, longtime Missourian Naomi King writes of simpler times and a
faith-based lifestyle in her Home at Cedar Creek/One Big Happy Family series.
Like her series heroine, Abby Lambright, Naomi considers it her personal
mission to be a listener—to heal broken hearts and wounded souls—and to share
her hearth and home. Faith and family, farming and frugality are hallmarks of
her lifestyle: like Abby, she made her wedding dress and the one her mom wore,
too! She’s a deacon, a dedicated church musician and choir member, and when
she’s not writing, Naomi loves to travel, try new recipes, crochet, and sew.
Naomi, whose real name is Charlotte Hubbard, now lives in Minnesota with her
husband and their border collie, Ramona.
