The Courtship Basket

Authors: Amy Clipston

BOOK: The Courtship Basket

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PRAISE FOR
THE FORGOTTEN RECIPE

“Clipston delivers another enchanting series starter with a tasty premise, family secrets, and sweet-as-pie romance, offering assurance that true love can happen more than once and second chances are worth fighting for.”

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“In the first book in her Amish Heirloom series, Clipston takes readers on a roller-coaster ride through grief, guilt, and anxiety.”

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“Clipston is well versed in Amish culture and does a good job creating the world of Lancaster County, Penn. . . . Amish fiction fans will enjoy this storyâand want a taste of Veronica's raspberry pie!”

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PRAISE FOR AMY CLIPSTON

“Clipston brings this engaging series to an end with two emotional family reunions, a prodigal son parable, a sweet but hard-won romance and a happy ending for characters readers have grown to love. Once again, she gives us all we could possibly want from a talented storyteller.”

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“. . . an entertaining story of Amish life, loss, love and family.”

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“This fifth and final installment in the âKauffman Amish Bakery' series is sure to please fans who have waited for Katie's story.”

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“[The Kauffman Amish Bakery] series' wide popularity is sure to attract readers to this novella, and they won't be disappointed by the excellent writing and the story's wholesome goodness.”

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ALSO BY AMY CLIPSTON

T
HE
A
MISH
H
EIRLOOM
S
ERIES

The Forgotten Recipe

The Courtship Basket

The Cherished Quilt
(available November 2016)

T
HE
H
EARTS OF THE
L
ANCASTER
G
RAND
H
OTEL
S
ERIES

A Hopeful Heart

A Mother's Secret

A Dream of Home

A Simple Prayer

T
HE
K
AUFFMAN
A
MISH
B
AKERY
S
ERIES

A Gift of Grace

A Promise of Hope

A Place of Peace

A Life of Joy

A Season of Love

Y
OUNG
A
DULT

Roadside Assistance

Reckless Heart

Destination Unknown

Miles from Nowhere

N
OVELLAS

A Plain and Simple Christmas

Naomi's Gift
included in
An Amish Christmas Gift

A Spoonful of Love
included in
An Amish Kitchen

A Son for Always
included in
An Amish Cradle

Love Birds
included in
An Amish Market

N
ONFICTION

A Gift of Love

ZONDERVAN

The Courtship Basket

ePub Edition Â© May 2016: ISBN 978-0-3103-4272-4

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Zondervan,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Clipston, Amy, author.

Title: The courtship basket / Amy Clipston.

Description: Nashville: Zondervan, [2016] | Series: An Amish heirloom novel

Identifiers: LCCN 2016002207 | ISBN 9780310342014 (softcover)

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

Classification: LCC PS3603.L58 C68 2016 | DDC 813/.6--dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016002207

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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.

Interior Design: James Phinney

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For Nyeisha and Eric with love

CONTENTS

GLOSSARY

AMISH HEIRLOOM FAMILY TREES