Debby Giusti - Amish Christmas Secrets

Safe Haven for the Holidays

The thrilling Amish Protectors conclusion

Leaving the nursing home where she works, Rosie Glick’s accosted by a man demanding incriminating evidence her murdered boyfriend stole—until Ezra Stoltz scares him off. Now with a killer dead set on silencing the Amish single mother, Ezra must hide Rosie and her baby to keep them safe. But can he expose a sinister conspiracy in time to save the woman he secretly loves?

DEBBY GIUSTIis an award-winning Christian author who met and married her military husband at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Together they traveled the world, raised three wonderful children and have now settled in Atlanta, Georgia, where Debby spins tales of mystery and suspense that touch the heart and soul. Visit Debby online at debbygiusti.com, blog with her at seekerville.Blogspot.comand craftieladiesofromance.Blogspot.com, and email her at Debby@DebbyGiusti.com.

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Amish Christmas Secrets

Debby Giusti

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ISBN: 978-1-474-08626-4

AMISH CHRISTMAS SECRETS

© 2018 Deborah W. Giusti

Published in Great Britain 2018

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“You did not see the man again?”

“I pray I do not see him again,” Rosie stated.

“I will inquire about him in town,” Ezra said.

“It is not your worry, Ezra. I am sure he left the area last night when we saw him drive past.”

“As focused as he seemed to be to do you harm, Rosie, I do not think he will disappear so easily. Perhaps there is something you are not telling me. Are there secrets you must hide?”

“You need not burden yourself with my mistakes, Ezra. You have your own past with which to struggle.”

Rosie thought of the rumors she’d heard about Ezra. For a period of time, he’d forsaken the Amish way and gotten caught up in the allure of the Englisch.

Something they shared in common.

Still, she did not want to discuss her own past with a man she hardly knew. Ezra had mentioned her secrets, yet undoubtedly, he had secrets of his own.

Dear Reader,

I hope you enjoyed Amish Christmas Secrets , Book 4 in my Amish Protectors series (Book 1, Amish Refuge ; Book 2, Undercover Amish ; and Book 3, Amish Rescue ). With nowhere to go, Rosie Glick turns to Ezra Stoltz when the man who killed the father of her child comes after her. Ezra knows Rosie’s hiding secrets. But Ezra has secrets of his own. The mistakes they both made during their youthful attraction to the Englisch life will haunt them forever, unless they can stop the man who’s out to do Rosie harm. If you carry the guilt of past mistakes, I hope Rosie and Ezra’s story will lead you to forgiveness and peace.

I pray for my readers each day and would love to hear from you. Email me at debby@debbygiusti.com or write me c/o Love Inspired, 195 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10007. Visit me at www.debbygiusti.comand at www.Facebook.com/debby.giusti.9.

As always, I thank God for bringing us together through this story.

Wishing you abundant blessings,

Debby

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.

—Colossians 1:13–14

This book is dedicated to my wonderful readers.

Thank you for your support and encouragement.

You are the reason I write!

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

FOURTEEN

FIFTEEN

SIXTEEN

SEVENTEEN

EIGHTEEN

NINETEEN

TWENTY

TWENTY-ONE

TWENTY-TWO

TWENTY-THREE

TWENTY-FOUR

Extract

About the Publisher

“A ch,” Rosie Glick moaned as the December wind whipped the kapp from her head and sent it tumbling through the air. She stopped pedaling her bike, then propped it on the kickstand and ran to where the starched headgear had landed, only inches away from the steep drop-off that edged the North Georgia mountain road. She retrieved the kapp and brushed the dust from the stiff fabric, then glanced at the churning water, raging at the bottom of the ravine some twenty feet below. Her stomach roiled at the sharp downward slope and the bevy of boulders positioned along the sides of the incline.

Another gust of wind sent her scrambling back to her bike, all too aware of the growing darkness and encroaching storm. Rosie repositioned the kapp on her head and secured it with hairpins before she climbed on her bike, determined to get home before the sky opened and the rain commenced.