I’m happy that you’ve decided to visit Happiness in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to several Amish families who are characters in my Lancaster County Weddings series.
Hurt by love in the past, Annie Zook has decided to avoid the risk of heartbreak by marrying an older man in her church community, someone who will appreciate her and offer her a safe kind of love. Jacob liked Annie when he was a young boy, but Annie preferred his older brother Jedidiah. Despite her and Jed’s breakup, Annie clearly still has feelings for Jed. Jacob gave up on his feelings for Annie long ago. But after Horseshoe Joe, Annie’s father, suffers an accident, circumstances throw Annie and Jacob into each other’s company and a friendship develops between them. As their feelings toward each other grow, Annie and Jacob stay determined to protect their hearts and keep their feelings for each other hidden.
Annie and Jacob will learn that love isn’t something that can be planned or controlled. Love is a gift. Love is God, and by loving another, one knows God.
I hope you enjoy Annie and Jacob’s story and that you will return to my little Happiness Amish community another time to learn how Jacob’s siblings discover love.
Blessings and light,
Rebecca Kertz