Amish Devotion (An Amish Romance Story): The Torn Series

By SARAAH SOWELL and NICOLE WRIGHT

A new Amish love relationship approaches. But obstacles emerging...

Aubrey Forrest's Rumspringa is quickly approaching. She knows all too well what the ramifications can be for choosing to leave the community. Although she's not to discuss it, the pain is still very real for her. After witnessing the excommunication of someone she loved dearly, Aubrey is not too keen on going through this rite of passage herself.

Jamie Miller's Rumspringa is approaching too. His feelings about it may be very different, but that still doesn't make his decision any easier.

A sweet friendship develops between Aubrey and Jamie, but there are rules to be followed. As Aubrey's heart grows fonder for Jamie, some rules prove to be difficult to obey. Neither wants to keep secrets in this very disciplined world, but some secrets are necessary in order for their love to bloom.

Can Aubrey and Jamie reconcile their personal struggles and find a happy medium that will allow them to love freely?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Clean Inspirational Amish Romance
• Release date: Aug 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781536577501

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Amish Devotion

Amish Devotion

The Torn Series

Saraah Sowell

Nicole Wright

Contents

Copyright

Find Out More

About The Author

Dedication

Synopsis

EPIGRAPHS

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AMISH JARGON

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Acknowledgement

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Publisher’s Note

Copyright © 2016 by SARAAH SOWELL & KONG PUBLISHING HOUSE

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This book is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real or dead people, places, or events are not intentional and are the result of coincidence. The characters, places, and events are the product of the author’s imagination and are used fictitiously. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the author/publisher. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.

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About The Author

Sarah Sowell

Saraah Sowell likes the Amish community. She likes the way they run their lives, from healing to farming to seeing how they are so independent from the outside world. She has a desire to spread the love she gets from this unique community through her stories.

Many of her stories are based on her encounters with them, although, of course, all the names, events, and places that may resemble or are similar to living people are only coincidental and are fiction.

She is married with three kids. Her husband encouraged her to create romance stories with an Amish culture in perspective for people to enjoy since she had such creative ideas. She heeded his advice and started spinning Amish Romance stories. So far, she has written only 1 novel. She is not done yet. She is in the process of writing more Amish romance stories for all to enjoy. She says, I like to daydream and be a friend to my characters, constantly communicating with them.

She also pays attention to the comments and reviews for all her books. She will revise her writing style and process according to her readers’ feedback.

She is thankful for all her readers, and sincerely appreciates each one taking the time to explore her books. As an avid reader of romance stories, she is constantly learning from other authors about how they write wonderful and entertaining stories.

She can be contacted at http://bit.ly/1eGqm5h

Dedication

"….F or this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.   This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.   However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband."  — (Ephesians 5:31-33NIV)

Synopsis

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A new Amish love relationship approaches. But obstacles emerging...

Aubrey Forrest's Rumspringa is quickly approaching. She knows all too well what the ramifications can be for choosing to leave the community. Although she's not to discuss it, the pain is still very real for her. After witnessing the excommunication of someone she loved dearly, Aubrey is not too keen on going through this rite of passage herself.

Jamie Miller's Rumspringa is approaching too. His feelings about it may be very different, but that still doesn't make his decision any easier.

A sweet friendship develops between Aubrey and Jamie, but there are rules to be followed. As Aubrey's heart grows fonder for Jamie, some rules prove to be difficult to obey. Neither wants to keep secrets in this very disciplined world, but some secrets are necessary in order for their love to bloom.

Can Aubrey and Jamie reconcile their personal struggles and find a happy medium that will allow them to love freely?

EPIGRAPHS

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A ccording to Greek Mythology , humans were originally created with four arms, four legs, and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate begins, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves. - Plato, The Symposium

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She buried her ears into the calm of his heartbeat, and in a matter of of seconds, fell terribly in love with the way her loneliness fell softly and suddenly asleep in his chest.-Christopher Poindexter

AMISH JARGON

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Before reading this book , get to know the various dialects or jargon of the Amish culture.

● Englischer – Englisher (Non-Amish; the term is used among the Amish for talking about Englishers; they are often not comfortable using the term to non-Amish directly as it is a bit of a derogatory term)

● Gott – God

● Mann – Man

● Shtamm – Family

● Bruder – Brother

● Haus – House

● Kaffe – Coffee (Amish men are particularly fond of coffee, but soda is an especially appreciated treat by Amish families)

● Jah – Yes (some books say Ja)

● Ach - Oh

● Fraa – Wife

● Danka – Thank you

● Nee – No

● Kapp – Cap (such as female’s prayer cap: prayer kapp)

● Gut – Good

● Daett or Daed – Dad

● Shveshtah – Sister

● Grohs-mammi – Grandmother

● Kins-kind – Grandchildren

● Bobli – Baby

● Kinner – Children

● Kinder - Kids

● Mansleit – Men folk

● Ordnung – Order (Church)

● Wunderbaar – Wonderful

● Maemm – Mom

● Ant – Aunt (Very seldom are words like aunt and uncle used as a title by the Amish. The relationship does not mean much in the community, probably because of the practice of intermarrying among the Amish, leaving nearly everyone an aunt or uncle. Children and adults refer to each other by their first name, unless they are a direct authority such as mother, father, or a grandparent)

● Dochtah – Daughter

● Brau – Brown

● Schaffe – Work

● Weiss – White

● Wuhnt – Lives

● Aaduh – To dress, to put on

● Aadreffe – To meet

● Fashtella – Changing one’s appearance

● Rumschpringe or Rumspsringa – Translation means the running around years. It’s a period of adolescence in which boys and girls are given greater personal freedom and allowed to form romantic relationships, usually ending with the choice of baptism into the church or leaving the community (in some Amish communities). Communities autonomously choose what they permit for their children during this period. Many communities opt out of it completely.

CHAPTER 1

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Aubrey Forrest buried her fingers in the rising dough and began to knead the fleshy mixture expertly. The smell of freshly baked bread wafted through the morning air.

Don’t you love the smell of freshly baked bread? Aubrey asked. She smiled over at Hannah Byler, working alongside her.

Flour dusted the front of Hannah’s apron and her hands were also buried in bread dough. "Jah. It always smells good in here. Hannah pulled the dough free from the floured counter, setting it neatly in a bread pan. I hear Englischers say that all the time to your maemm."

Fingers sticky with dough, Aubrey dipped her hands in a bowl of flour. I know. Mama is very happy with how well business is going.

"I hope it continues like this until winter. Daed says most likely the bakery will have to shut down because no one will be coming in." Hannah said.

Aubrey grimaced at the thought. She enjoyed working in the bakery with Hannah (when she had the time) and Katie along with her sister Sadie and brother Isaac, who diligently washed the dishes before they both walked to school. They used to walk every morning, something that Aubrey did not mind, but Daniel had hired an Englischer to taxi them when Katie started having trouble breathing. The short trips to the bakery had given her a little bit of time to relax and not worry about responsibilities.

Her stomach grumbled hungrily and reminded her that she had skipped breakfast to help Sadie tuck the soft strands of her blonde hair under her white kapp and then pin it securely.

"I think I will ask Mama if I can take a quick break and eat," she said, turning to face her best friend, who was busy rolling out a pie crust.

Hannah gave a brief nod. Okay. Hurry back before the breads are done baking.

I will. She grabbed her bag from beneath the neatly organized counter and headed to the front of the bakery. Is it alright Mama if I take a quick break? The breads are baking and we’re about to start on the pies.

Katie stood behind the cash register with Sadie. Today the both of them wore matching gray dresses with white kapps and had the same freckles dotting their cheekbones. Hours out in Colorado’s bright sun during all the seasons spotted and toughened their skin. "Jah. If there is time. You need to eat before coming to work, Aubrey. I can’t have you fainting with how busy it has been." Katie said.

I know. I’m sorry.

She hurried out of the store, which was brimming with Englischers. Most were passing through and stopped to buy something to eat along the way through Monte Vista. There were a few who came to observe and ask odd questions about their way of life. Aubrey shook her head. She never understood what was so fascinating about their lives that strangers had to come and watch them.

She leaned back against the warm walls of the bakery and inhaled deeply. If she had to chose a favorite season, it would be late summer. The air was always dry and crisp with the faint scent of dry grass lingering. Today it would be very hot, judging from how warm it was already for early morning. She thought of her Papa, carving furniture in the blazing heat with sweat beading on his forehead. Daniel owned and ran a furniture business called Forrest Furniture that kept steadily busy throughout all the seasons. Levi, her oldest bruder, worked there as well, but mainly did the books instead of crafting the furniture.

She had just taken a bite from her apple when the door creaked open behind her. She looked over her shoulder and saw Sadie exit the store. The guilty look on her sister’s face told Aubrey that she had confessed to Katie about sleeping in and had been sent out to apologize.

You don’t have to apologize. Aubrey said.

Sadie leaned dejectedly against the wall beside her. Mama sent me out here to, though, she said, shrugging. I didn’t sleep very well last night.

Why is that? Aubrey asked. She had noticed the bloodshot eyes and puffy dark bags under her sister’s eyes, but had been too busy rushing to get everyone ready for the day to ask.

Sadie hesitated for a moment. She glanced over at Aubrey, studying her intently and then letting out a heavy sigh. I was thinking about Emma.

Her whispered words pierced their hearts with a sharp knife and then jerked the blade violently. Aubrey blinked against the tears in her eyes. They were not supposed to talk about or even say Emma’s name, not since her excommunication from the church.

I know I’m not supposed to, Sadie continued, tears also glimmering in her hazel eyes, but I can’t help it sometimes. I can’t forget how hard Mama cried that night or the look on Emma’s face when the bishop told her that she was shunned.

Aubrey sought to control her emotions. She remembered that afternoon vividly. Emma had suddenly announced while sitting down for dinner that she was leaving because of her soon-to-be marriage to Thomas Fields, a highly-respected church member whose