Osterhus Publishing Co.

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Benaiah Troyer has loved Susanna King for as long as he can remember, but other than a lone summer filled with romantic buggy rides, marrying her remains an elusive dream. When his parents died in an accident a year ago, he broke up with her--for her own good. Still, he leaves her monthly gifts from "A Secret Admirer," hoping she'll know that someone loves her, even though he isn't free to step forward.

Susanna has never gotten over losing Benaiah, and hopes he's her secret admirer. But now her father is remarrying in January and his wife-to-be doesn't want to leave her Amish community and family in Iowa. So when Susanna's daed sells his glass-blowing business to his right-hand man, Benaiah, she's left with three options: go with her father to a new home in Iowa, resign herself to life alone as an old maid, or flush out her mysterious secret admirer. Marrying Benaiah is her greatest desire--but he broke her heart. Can she make him see her as a woman, one who could stand by his side as he cares for his family?


As Christmas approaches, Susanna and her friends start making gingerbread houses for select members of the community. Susanna plans for hers to go to Benaiah's family. But while her gingerbread may find a home--will her heart?