Maggie K. Black - Amish Hideout

She must survive to testify…

The first exciting Amish Witness Protection thriller!

With a price on his witness’s head, US Marshal Jonathan Mast can think of only one place to hide Celeste Alexander—in the Amish community he left behind. As a computer expert, leading a life off the grid isn’t easy for Celeste. But will staying in Jonathan’s childhood home save her…and convince them a future together is worth fighting for?

MAGGIE K. BLACKis an award-winning journalist and romantic suspense author with an insatiable love of traveling the world. She has lived in the American South, Europe and the Middle East. She now makes her home in Canada with her history-teacher husband, their two beautiful girls and a small but mighty dog. Maggie enjoys connecting with her readers at maggiekblack.com.

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Amish Hideout

Maggie K. Black

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ISBN: 978-1-474-09047-6

AMISH HIDEOUT

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Published in Great Britain 2018

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“You can take the girl now, Marshal, but someone else is going to get her later. That’s just how the game’s played,” Mills shouted.

“What game?” Celeste shouted. “How did you know where I was? Why does Poindexter want me alive?”

“Get in the truck, Celeste,” Jonathan said. “Keep your head low. If bullets start flying, gun the engine and don’t stop driving until you reach a police station.”

He heard the scuff of her footsteps on the snow and the slam of the door closing.

Mills swung back. The gun rose in his hands. His finger flicked over the trigger. Jonathan dropped to one knee and fired, hearing Mills’s bullet fly past him a millisecond before his own bullet ripped through the air.

Jonathan leaped in the driver’s-side door as Celeste moved over to the passenger side to make room for him.

“Fasten your seat belt and hang on tight!” He glanced at Celeste. “It’s going to get rough...”

* * *

Amish Witness Protection

Amish Hideout by Maggie K. Black—January 2019

Amish Safe House by Debby Giusti—February 2019

Amish Haven by Dana R. Lynn—March 2019

Dear Reader,

About how much time a day do you spend on the internet? If I’m not careful, I can easily spend hours surfing the web until I end up feeling grumpy about just how much time I’ve wasted. But I’ve also made some amazing friends online and use the internet to stay connected to people I care about.

Some of the most wonderful people I’ve met online are fellow writers. I often get together with authors on Twitter to write together and keep each other motivated. There are fellow Harlequin authors like Anna Adams, who has written for Superromance and Heartwarming, and Danica Winters, who writes for Intrigue. There’s L. E. Wilson, who writes paranormal books and whom I finally got to meet in person while I was on vacation last year, and fledgling author Rachel Berros, who’s still awaiting her first sale. We even have authors join us from overseas, like Anne Marie Stamnestro in Oslo. I am very thankful for the encouragement and friendship they bring to my day.

Writing about Celeste and Jonathan really made me think about how I use technology, especially when it gets in the way of spending time with those I love. I hope you enjoyed this story and are able to find balance in your own life, whether you’re reading this in a paper book or an electronic reader. Thank you again to all the amazing readers who’ve gotten in touch through email and written letters. I really enjoy hearing from you!

You can find me on Twitter, @MaggieKBlack, or at www.maggiekblack.com.

Thank you all for sharing this journey with me,

Maggie

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

—Ecclesiastes 3:11

With thanks to my wonderful agent, Melissa Jeglinski, for her enthusiasm and support, and to my editor, Emily Rodmell, for entrusting me with this story and always pushing me to become a better author. Thanks also to Debby Giusti and Dana R. Lynn, who are writing the next two books in this series. I can’t wait to read them.

Finally, thank you to the friend who recently told me off for ignoring who I was with and texting at the dinner table. You were right. Thanks for helping me think about my relationships and how I use my phone in a new way.

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text

About the Author

Booklist

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

Dear Reader

Bible Verse

Dedication

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

EIGHT

NINE

TEN

ELEVEN

TWELVE

THIRTEEN