Tobecomewhothey’remeanttobe,EdenandSamuelmustfindthecouragetodefyexpectations.Sixteen-year-oldEdenHaledoesn’twanttobedefinedbyhercurrentcircumstances.Withabsentparentsandatroubledpast,Edenrefusestobecomewhatpeopleexpect.WhensheissenttolivewithanAmishcousinshe’snevermetinMontgomery,Indiana,shewelcomesthechancetobecomethepersonshewantstobewithouttheburdenofanyone’sjudgment.HerhopesareconfirmedwhenshemeetsSamuel,ayoungAmishmanwhoseemstolikeherforwhoshereallyis.SamuelBylerhasgrownupwithstrictAmishparents,andtheyaren’thappythattheironlysonischoosingtospendhisfreetimewithanoutsider.AsEdenandSamuelgrowcloser,disapprovalswirlsaroundtheyoungcouple.Itisn’tlongbeforeEdenstartstodoubtherselfandwondersifsheisdoomedtorepeatthemistakesofherownpast,whethershewantstoornot.Meanwhile,Samuelfindshimselfslippingfurtherandfurtherfromhisfaith--toEden’sdismay.BothEden’sandSamuel’sfutureshanginthebalanceastheyfacedecisionsaboutwhotheyaremeanttobe--bothasindividualsandtogether.SweetcontemporaryAmishromanceBook1:TheBookseller’sPromise;Book2:TheStoryofLove;Book3:HopefullyEverAfterBooklength:95,000wordsIncludesdiscussionquestionsforbookclubs
