Rachel's Impossible Dream: A Sweet Amish Romance Series (The Bontrager Family #2)

Come and join the close-knit Bontrager family the siblings each face trials, heartbreak, and ultimate joy as God reveals His plan for them. Each of the seven siblings must learn to trust God through times of testing, twists and turns as they are reminded of words that Jesus spoke in the book of John.

This next book features twenty-one-year-old Rachel. She's sweet, helpful and loyal – but she has one great struggle: her weight. She was the target for merciless bullying at school and her self-esteem is very poor as a result. She continues to face judgment from some members of her community because of her body type, and has never been courted.

Still, she wants nothing more than to marry one day. Her hopes begin to rise after she forms a friendship with a kind young man, Ephraim. The two begin to have regular conversations - many of them deep, and just as many filled with laughter. He even helps her to see that there's no need to seek approval from others in the community. He truly seems to have feelings for her, and is sure that any day now, he'll ask to court her. She has finally found someone who sees her true worth.

However, Rachel's hopes are utterly dashed one day when she spots Ephraim leaning against a tree, laughing and talking with an Amish girl who's been especially harsh towards her.

God truly has a good plan for her life, but will it include marriage?