Rachel Schwartz has just experienced the death of her beloved husband, and she is struggling to manage a farm and raise a young son alone. She loves nothing more than her home and young Absalom, and is not interested in finding a husband to replace her last one. After all, she believes that she can manage everything without help, and she does not need to risk losing the love of her life a second time just to satisfy those around her.
When she meets a handsome stranger working in a furniture store, her heart begins to convince her that perhaps her emotions are not dead. She might still desire the touch of a man, the help of a husband, and a father for her young son. When she’s presented with a frightening ultimatum, she realizes that it’s time to make a painful choice that could change the rest of her life.
“Rachel... for the protection of you and your child, you must find a husband. If you do not, then you will be excommunicated from the community.â€
Silence fell upon their ears for the first time that day. Had she heard that right? Was she just told that she risked excommunication because she did not want a husband? “You can’t be telling the truth right now?†she asked.
“I am. If you do not find a husband or a potential husband within two weeks, you will be done within our community. I have given you almost a year to make this move yourself, but you clearly need to be shown the way. Find yourself a husband or you will be gone.â€
Leroy Harte found love once, enjoying life with a loving wife and son, but a twist of fate tore everything from him in one cruel moment. Now he has a chance to regain some of his happiness, and he believes that he can be content with the simple things God has given him. He helps around the community and runs a successful furniture store along with managing his farm, and finds happiness in his quiet life.
One fateful afternoon, a simple mahogany board shatters his peaceful life and the comfort he’s finally found. A beautiful widow and her energetic son tantalize him with dreams of a new future, a family he’d never thought he’d find again. However, he must decide whether he wants to make another lifelong commitment and risk losing it all once again.
Will Rachel be forced out of her idyllic Amish life simply because she refuses to remarry?
Can Leroy open his heart to another woman so late in life?