Carpenter Shunned: A Clean Amish and Carpenter Romance Story

By Elizabeth Carter

Sarah Miller was just a poor widow, trying to take care of her young daughter. When her ranch hand leaves to go with the Englischer, he leaves her with no way of sowing the fields so she can feed her daughter during the winter.

 

Jacob Beiler is an amazing carpenter just starting his career when his brother left the Amish. He is forced to give up his craft when he's shunned for his brother's crimes and comes work for Sarah to help tend her fields.  But that is cut short by the nosy bishop's wife and their policy of detaching themselves from those that have been shunned, leaving Sarah with no way to feed her daughter. The two must make it through impossible odds to get the things they want out of life.

 

Would they make it past this trouble? Or would they end up losing everything? Sarah and Jacob would have to fight.

 

This is a standalone romance short story ending HEA!

• Language: English
• Publisher: PN.Books
• Release date: Jun 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393239253

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Title Page

Title: Carpenter Shunned

Subtitle: A Clean Amish and Carpenter Romance Story

Author: Elizabeth Carter

Table of Contents

Copyright

Title Page

Carpenter Shunned

Description

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Carpenter Shunned

Description

Sarah Miller was just a poor widow, trying to take care of her young daughter. When her ranch hand leaves to go with the Englischer, he leaves her with no way of sowing the fields so she can feed her daughter during the winter.

Jacob Beiler is an amazing carpenter just starting his career when his brother left the Amish. He is forced to give up his craft when he's shunned for his brother's crimes and comes work for Sarah to help tend her fields.  But that is cut short by the nosy bishop's wife and their policy of detaching themselves from those that have been shunned, leaving Sarah with no way to feed her daughter. The two must make it through impossible odds to get the things they want out of life.

Would they make it past this trouble? Or would they end up losing everything? Sarah and Jacob would have to fight.

Chapter 1

The cold blue glow of the morning light was enough to force Sarah Miller's eyes open. She threw off her quilt and walked up to her closet. She dressed modestly in a long black dress that covered her wrists and fell below her ankles. Then she wound her hair into a bun, careful to make it tight so that it didn't creep out the back of her bonnet. A woman must never show her hair.

She grabbed a candle, lit it and used it to guide her into the hallway and down the stairs. Her hands were shivering but stiff. She had to hold the candle carefully. She didn't want it falling down the stairs. Her mother's handmade rug was at the bottom and the frayed edges would light right up and burn the house down.

Sarah walked into the kitchen, grabbed her thin black jacket and stepped outside. Her lungs were burning and her throat was so dry it was threatening to cave in. It was getting colder and they would have to harvest the wheat and corn soon. They'd only have