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Step into the cozy, snow-kissed world of Amish country with a collection of heartwarming Christmas stories by four of your favorite Amish storytellers. This holiday season, let the spirit of love, family, and faith fill your heart with these enchanting tales: An Ideal Christmas by Mindy Steele Ina Graber has decided on the perfect Christmas gift for her sister, Lavina, and she knows exactly who needs to build it. Now if she can only convince her childhood crush to help her when he doesn't even know she exists. Gathered Around Love's Table by Rachel J. Good Miriam Lapp can't bear to face a lonely Christmas table, which once held her large family, who've all gone to Pinecraft to care for her ill grandparents. Miriam has stayed behind to keep her rebellious seventeen-year-old brother, Abraham, out of trouble during Rumspringa. She decides to fill the seats at her holiday table with lonely and homeless people. Little does she know that this simple act of giving will lead her on a journey to warm her aching heart and provide healing for her brother. Trouble at the Christmas Table by Jennifer Beckstrand Eleven-year-old twins Alfie and Benji Petersheim are in big trouble. They're stuck in the cellar because intruder Zeke Hostetler is sleeping in their bedroom. Worse than that, Zeke is in love with their schoolteacher Sarah Zimmerman. But the worst part is Alfie and Benji accidentally put a long scratch in Mamm's new kitchen table, and Mamm is going to be very angry when she sees it. Zeke Hostetler comes to the rescue and agrees to secretly fix the table if Alfie and Benji will help him woo Sarah Zimmerman. Unfortunately, if they help Zeke, they'll lose their favoritest teacher in the world. But if Mamm sees that scratch, she'll probably put them up for adoption or, worse, give them the spatula. Love Beneath the Pine by Tracy Fredrychowski In the heart of Amish C