Debby Giusti - Amish Rescue

Hiding with the Amish

Another thrilling book in the Amish Protectors series

Englischer Sarah Miller escapes her captor by hiding in the buggy of an Amish carpenter. Joachim Burkholder is her only hope—and donning Plain clothing is the only way to keep safe and find her missing sister. But for Joachim, who’s just returning to the Amish, the forbidden Englischer is trouble. Trapping her kidnapper risks his life, but losing Sarah risks his heart.

DEBBY GIUSTI is 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.

Also By Debby Giusti

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Amish Refuge

Undercover Amish

Amish Rescue

Military Investigations

The Officer’s Secret

The Captain’s Mission

The Colonel’s Daughter

The General’s Secretary

The Soldier’s Sister

The Agent’s Secret Past

Stranded

Person of Interest

Plain Danger

Plain Truth

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Amish Rescue

Debby Giusti

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ISBN: 978-1-474-08267-9

AMISH RESCUE

© 2018 Deborah W. Giusti

Published in Great Britain 2018

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She was trapped.

The basement was dank and smelled of mildew.

She’d been foolish to reenter the house, and now Joachim was upstairs with her former captor, giving her her only chance to escape.

Muffled voices came from the kitchen, followed by footfalls as the men exited the house.

Sarah started for the stairs...but stopped when a scratching sound came from the other side of the basement. Though she had little time to waste, she followed the sound to a padlocked door.

She tapped on the door. The scratching came again, and her heart stopped. Knowing she had to be careful, she put her mouth to the door and whispered, “Can you hear me?”

Silence.

She glanced out the window. Joachim couldn’t keep her captor occupied much longer. She had to get out now.

She gripped the handrail as a wave of vertigo swept over her. The walls started to cave in around her in a sweep of claustrophobia.

Then she heard it. Her captor’s footsteps nearing the basement door. She glanced up just as the doorknob turned.

Dear Reader,

I hope you enjoyed Amish Rescue, Book 3 in my AMISH PROTECTORS series (Book 1, Amish Refuge and Book 2, Undercover Amish). An Englisch woman and an Amish handyman are an unlikely match, but when Joachim Burkholder rescues Sarah Miller from captivity, their lives are entwined forever. Yet memories from the past continue to hold them back until their love for each other can no longer be denied.

What struggles hold you back? Turn to the Lord. He wants to set you free.

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

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

—John 8:12

This story is dedicated to children at risk. Please join me in praying for their protection and well-being so the forces of darkness will not prevail against them.

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

TWENTY-FIVE

TWENTY-SIX

TWENTY-SEVEN

TWENTY-EIGHT

TWENTY-NINE

Extract

About the Publisher

ONE

Sarah Miller’s heart pounded in sync with the footsteps that echoed up the stairway leading to the third story of the old antebellum home. Rats scurried in the attic as she crouched in the closet, pulled her knees to her chest and fought back tears that burned her eyes. The rats didn’t frighten her, but Victor Thomin did.

The shuffle of his feet on the landing signaled his approach. Keys rattled as he unlocked the door, sending another wave of panic to ricochet along her spine. The locks—all three of them—were to protect her from those who hoped to do her harm...or so Victor claimed.

“Sarah?”

Her lungs constricted at the sound of his voice. She gasped, struggled for air and wished she could be anywhere except in his mother’s house, where he said she was safe.