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description: Thomas Smucker moved to West Kootenai for a fresh startone where he could make his own decisions and build a life away from his deceased fathers harsh reputation. But when a tragedy occurs he finds his five-year-old niece in his care. Now he has to build a life he didnt want and face a past that he longed to escape. Lovina Graber dreams of a husband and family of her own but a lifelong limp and disfigured face have her doubting it will ever happen. Instead shes content working as a scribe for The Budget and spending her days helping her parents and the less fortunate in her community. Well mostly content. And then theres that secret anonymous column shes been writing too When a newly arrived bachelor becomes an instant father Lovina feels compelled to come to the rescue helping Thomas care for his Englisch niece as he works toward gaining custody. Although Thomas and his niece clash at every turn Lovina finds herself building a bond with the girl. Could this be the family shes longed for? Afraid hes too much like his anger-driven father Thomas has no plans to ever marry or have children despite the sparks between him and Lovina and his growing fondness for his niece. When he finds out Lovinas secretand believes shes perhaps not the person he thoughthe strikes out in caring for Emily on his own.But when his custody is threatened he must do whats best for his niece. The only problem is hes not sure what that is. Can he and Lovina work together to fight the lies theyve believed all their livesand fight the system to get back their girl? Find out in this third installment of the Big Sky Amish Collection.
language: English
title: Under the Blue Skies
publisher: Sunrise Publishing