Source: www.cindywoodsmall.com --- Monday, September 26, 2011
The Christmas Singing hits store shelves October 4! The Christmas Singing Three years ago, at Christmastime, Mattie Eash’s life was everything she could hope for. That is, until her childhood sweetheart, Gideon, betrayed her. Heartbroken, Mattie retreated to her brother’s home in Ohio and poured her life into the dream of running her own cake shop. There, she found someone unlike Gideon. Someone safe. But a devastating fire forces her back home…and right into the path of Gideon Beiler. Will learning the truth behind his rejection restore her Christmas joy—or open the door to even deeper heartbreak? This holiday season, Mattie’s best gift might just be the harmony of unexpected truth and reconciliation. Spend Christmas with the Amish in this story of love, romance, heartache, and restoration in The Christmas Singing . Excerpt ~ One Cold darkness and the sugary aroma from the cake shop below surrounded Mattie as she slid a solid-colored dress over her head and tied her white apron in place. The Old Order Amish here in Ohio didn’t wear the black aprons—a difference she enjoyed—and only those involved with baking wore the white apron from the waist down. After brushing her hair, she fastened it up properly and donned her prayer Kapp. Who needed a light or a mirror to get ready for the day? She’d been wearing similar clothes her whole life, and the Ohio Amish pinned up their hair in much the same way as she had back in Pennsylvania. No ...