Arms of Mercy

© 2018 by Ruth Reid

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In chapter 33 the Psalm 144:4 quote is from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Publisher’s Note: This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. All characters are fictional, and any similarity to people living or dead is purely coincidental.

Epub Edition April 2018 9780718082482

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Reid, Ruth, 1963- author.

Title: Arms of mercy / Ruth Reid.

Description: Nashville, Tennessee : Thomas Nelson, [2018] | Series: An Amish mercies novel ; 2

Identifiers: LCCN 2017059941 | ISBN 9780718082468 (softcover)

Subjects: LCSH: Amish--Fiction. | GSAFD: Christian fiction. | Love stories.

Classification: LCC PS3618.E5475 A88 2018 | DDC 813/.6--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017059941

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