Home to Pebble Creek (Free Short Story)

By Vannetta Chapman

This free short story e-romance is a prequel to The Pebble Creek Amish Series by Vannetta Chapman. Fans of the series will enjoy this chance to briefly revisit Pebble Creek, and new readers will be introduced to an Amish community that is more deeply explored in the three full novels, A Promise for Miriam, A Home for Lydia, and A Wedding for Julia.

When Joseph Bontrager left Pebble Creek, all of Esther Schrock's dreams and hopes for the future went with him. Bravely picking up the pieces of her broken heart, she resumed her life teaching at the schoolhouse with Miriam King. Now, nineteen months later, Joseph has returned. Despite her initial excitement, Esther feels anger rise up instead of love. Will she be able to forgive him for leaving? Forgive him for more than a year and a half of silence without a single letter? With Miriam's encouraging words, and despite ominous clouds on the horizon, will Esther be able to replace the bitterness in her heart with affection for Joseph once more?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
• Release date: Sep 1, 2013
• ISBN: 9780736959155

Vannetta Chapman

Vannetta Chapman writes inspirational fiction full of grace. She has published over one hundred articles in Christian family magazines, receiving more than two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. She discovered her love for the Amish while researching her grandfather’s birthplace of Albion, Pennsylvania. Her novel Falling to Pieces was a 2012 ACFW Carol Award finalist. A Promise for Miriam earned a spot on the June 2012 Christian Retailing Top Ten Fiction list. Chapman was a teacher for 15 years and currently writes full time. She lives in the Texas Hill Country with her husband. For more information, visit her at www.VannettaChapman.com

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Books by Vannetta Chapman

THE PEBBLE CREEK AMISH SERIES

BOOK 1—A Promise for Miriam

(http://bit.ly/PromiseforMiriam)

BOOK 2—A Home for Lydia

(http://bit.ly/HomeforLydia)

BOOK 3—A Wedding for Julia

(http://bit.ly/WeddingforJulia)

Home to Pebble Creek

(free short story e-romance)

HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com

Cover by Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cover photos © iStockphoto / Thinkstock

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

HOME TO PEBBLE CREEK

Copyright © 2013 by Vannetta Chapman

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, OR 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

ISBN 978-0-7369-5915-5 (eBook)

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Reviews for Home to Pebble Creek (Free Short Story)

[msbridgetreads · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a prequel to a series I have yet to read. When I saw this novella, I was looking for a quick read and decided in this one.

I actually did enjoy this little novella. Of course, the story line went really fast, but it is really cute still. Again, this is the prequel to other books. I am considering at least looking into reading the first one after this (A Promise For Miriam).

This is a Christian series, about an Amish family & friends. When I do read Christian books, I do tend to like the Amish type of books or the historical ones from time to time. But I try to find the more contemporary stories as well.

But, if you like Amish Christian stories, give this one a try. If you like it, go on to the next in the series. From my understanding, they can be read as a series, or even stand alones.

[obridget1-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a prequel to a series I have yet to read. When I saw this novella, I was looking for a quick read and decided in this one.

I actually did enjoy this little novella. Of course, the story line went really fast, but it is really cute still. Again, this is the prequel to other books. I am considering at least looking into reading the first one after this (A Promise For Miriam).

This is a Christian series, about an Amish family & friends. When I do read Christian books, I do tend to like the Amish type of books or the historical ones from time to time. But I try to find the more contemporary stories as well.

But, if you like Amish Christian stories, give this one a try. If you like it, go on to the next in the series. From my understanding, they can be read as a series, or even stand alones.

[bridgetsbooknook · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a prequel to a series I have yet to read. When I saw this novella, I was looking for a quick read and decided in this one.

I actually did enjoy this little novella. Of course, the story line went really fast, but it is really cute still. Again, this is the prequel to other books. I am considering at least looking into reading the first one after this (A Promise For Miriam).

This is a Christian series, about an Amish family & friends. When I do read Christian books, I do tend to like the Amish type of books or the historical ones from time to time. But I try to find the more contemporary stories as well.

But, if you like Amish Christian stories, give this one a try. If you like it, go on to the next in the series. From my understanding, they can be read as a series, or even stand alones.

[tfs93 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A short, sweet, Christian, Amish story. I am looking forward to reading the first book in this series. This was a nice introduction to the characters. Chapman's writing was wonderful.

[passionforbooks_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a delightful read to introduce the readers to The Pebble Creek Amish Series. An intro to the life of Miriam King and her road to find love.I loved how Miriam opened Esther's eyes to forgiveness; real forgiveness.I urge those who read this review to pick up A Promise for Miriam, book one, in this great series.Vannetta Chapman is one author you don't want to miss!