Desperate for a Ticket Out
Bethany Weiss is ready to leave town. Tongues haven't stopped clacking
in Jamesport, MO, since her daed, the bishop, was admitted to a mental
hospital after hurting their small Amish community. But her sharpest
wounds Bethany hides from prying eyes, quietly biding her time until she
can take a chance at a new life--away from Jamesport and away from God.
Searching for a Home
Silas Beiler was kicked out of his own family's home. Dogged by a rough
childhood and a family who blames him for each new disaster, he begins
hitchhiking across the country, sleeping in barns where he can, working
for food when possible--headed for Pennsylvania, in the hope of some
stability.
A Memory of Lemonade
When Bethany spies a man asleep in the hayloft, she first fears the
return of an unwelcome suitor. But when it is Silas who turns and
speaks, the memories flood back: a happy summer six years ago full of
lemonade, long walks, and budding courtship. Now, however, those months
of bliss seem naïve and idyllic. Will their old love overcome new pain?
Or will hurt and rejection continue to haunt their path?