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Henrietta Miller loves animals--especially her goats. She wants to marry and have children someday, but right now her goal is to have her own business selling snacks made from goat's milk and goat's soaps. Against her the wishes of her father--who's also the bishop--she applies for a job as a veterinary assistant to earn money. Then newcomer Nicholas Byler snatches the job out from under her--or so it seems to Hen. Now Nicholas is treating Hen's beloved animals as if he knows more than she does. Hen turns her frustrations toward expanding her business to include wool-producing goats, even while her aunt hatches matchmaking plans--with Nicholas Byler, no less.
A Daughter’s Choice
Irvin (To Love and to Cherish) pairs two young Amish animal lovers in this spirited romance. Henrietta Miller has never dreamed of a life spent cleaning and cooking indoors; she’d prefer to care for the animals outside, especially her goats. When Nicholas Byler moves to town and starts working as a vet’s assistant, Hen wants nothing to do with the man who took the job she applied for. Nicholas isn’t sure what to make of the outspoken Henrietta either, especially after they clash about the proper treatment of a geriatric horse. He’s also struggling with doubts and his faith and is torn between remaining in the Amish community or leaving to attend vet school. The two eventually bond over their devotion to animals, but Hen’s committed to Amish life and can’t imagine a future with a man who feels differently. Irvin’s characters are multifaceted, and the gratifying love story gains depth from the pair’s resonant struggles to navigate between passion and faith. Fans of Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter will be hooked. (Nov.)
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“A Plain woman who doesn’t know her place”—that’s how Henrietta Miller describes herself. Her devotion to animals means she doesn’t quite fit with expectations, especially in the eyes of her bishop father. When Nicholas Byler, a veterinary assistant with opinions as strong as Hen’s, arrives in town, their spirited clashes kindle a connection neither expects. With warmth and insight, Kelly Irvin delivers a quietly powerful tale of love, identity, and finding where one’s heart truly belongs.
— Suzanne Woods Fisher, bestselling author of A Healing Touch
"Henrietta Miller had my heart the minute she refused to let a man boss her around. Now that is a woman I can identify with! In A Daughter’s Choice, Kelly Irvin tugs the reader into a conservative Amish community, and then drops an opinionated heroine with a steel backbone right in the middle of it all. You will fall in love with all of these characters, especially Hen! Irvin is a master storyteller, and this is a story you won't want to miss."
— Patricia Johns, Publishers Weekly bestselling author
