A fireman returns to his Amish homewith an unexpected guest:';Kelly understands the human heart and writes about it with beauty and resonance.'Beth Wiseman, author of A Picture of LoveAn Amish homecoming Disgrace drove Stephen Lambert from Ice Mountain, but honor drives him back to his Amish home. After rescuing a pregnant young woman from a burning house, the rugged firefighter knows the remote Amish mountain community is the only place Ella Nichols will be safe. Abandoned by the father of her child, the braveEnglischerbeauty needs him like no one before. Determined to protect her, Stephen claims the unborn babe as his ownand prepares to return to the town, and the family, that once falsely accused him From the moment she is saved from peril by Stephen's strong arms, Ella feels sheltered, nurtured. How else could she agree to sequester herself on Ice Mountain, among the Plain folk there, but for the promise of Stephen's loving protection? But as she steps deeper into his world and discovers his haunting secrets, Ella longs to heal the heart of the man who has captured hers forever ';[Long's writing] delivers a sense of escape from today's hustle and bustle into a gentler and simpler world.'Publishers Weekly ';Longcreatesstorylinesthatcaptivateherreaders.' RT Book Reviews ';Long's writing style is smooth and engaging, her characters true to the period yet timeless in their hopes and flaws and personal battles.' USA Today
