Redemption in Amish Country by Cathy Liggett

Author:Cathy Liggett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-10-17T20:03:25+00:00

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Abram Mueller wasn’t the sort to take a second look at a woman. Still, something about Maddie Baum made him pause. Her image hovered at the forefront of his mind, refusing to be banished.

Intuition tapped him on the shoulder.

Turn around.

The fine hairs at the nape of his neck rose. The first thing he’d been taught as a child was to never ignore the still, small voice. As a man firmly committed to his faith, the one thing he never doubted was that Gott moved in mysterious ways.

His servants were obligated to obey.

“What are You telling me, Lord?”

Pivoting on his heel, he searched for and found Maddie and her son as they headed to the checkout stand.

With her blonde hair neatly plaited and pinned, her simple gray dress, light sweater and black flats weren’t anything a fashionable Englisch woman would wear. Add a white kapp and apron and she would look like any proper Amish woman.

Knowing she was from Pennsylvania and that she spoke the Deitsch language led him to guess she was formerly a member of the community or at least closely associated through familie ties. Hard to tell if she was married or not. Amish women didn’t wear wedding rings.

Abram watched as she casually dipped a hand into her purse and then stopped dead. Her head dropped as she dug frantically, obviously seeking something she couldn’t locate. A moment later, she abandoned her basket and headed for the exit.

It didn’t take a rocket scientist to interpret the scene.

Empty purse. No money.

One of his brothers claimed the basket abandoned on the check stand. Like most Amish, Abram was the product of a large family, with many siblings.

“Ach, the way people are,” Samuel muttered under his breath.

Abram stepped up. “Hold up.”

“What’s going on?”

“The lady who left her groceries seems to have lost her wallet.”

“The woman with the little boi?” Samuel asked.

Abram made a quick decision. He couldn’t go home and sit down to a hot meal while others would go without. “I’ll pay for her items,” he said and reached into his pocket, fishing out a few bills. “This should cover what she got.”

Handing over the money, he glanced toward the parking lot, hoping he had enough time to catch the pair before they departed.

Samuel visually totaled the items. Shaking his head, he refused the offering. “You know our policy,” he chided gently, filling a recyclable bag with the groceries. “We will always feed the hungry.”

“I know, but Gran’pa is on a tear today.”

Samuel laughed. “He will get over it. He always does.”

“Danke.” Grabbing the bag, Abram hurried into the parking lot. Craning his neck, he caught sight of Maddie.

Belting her son into the back seat of a beat-up blue station wagon, she yanked open the driver’s-side door. Bending, she slid her hands into every nook and cranny between the seat and floor of the vehicle. The car she drove was an older model and had obviously seen better days.

Relieved she hadn’t driven away, Abram doubled his steps. As the distance closed, he caught a few words of her worry.

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