In the second installment of the āenjoyable and charmingā (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Grayās delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family theyāve always prayed for.
Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasnāt seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims heās content with their childless state, Miriam knows heās not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries heās found someone else. But just as she finds herself at her lowest point, she discovers the ultimate surprise. Unable to confide in anyone who might tell Calvināout of fear sheāll disappoint him with another miscarriageāMiriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Millerāand any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth.
Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but itās not another woman. Itās a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anneās bookmobile, he meets Miles, a ten-year-old living with a foster family down the road. But after spending more time with the boy, Calvin learns that his foster family has no plans to adopt him. Calvin feels a connection with Miles and yearns to give the boy a home, but heās afraid to tell Miriam, knowing sheās devastated they canāt have children of their own.
As weeks pass and Sarah Anne learns that Miles has nearly given up hope of ever finding a real home, she knows itās time to intervene. Itās going to take some fancy footwork and a whole lot of prayer, but she knows she can help make this struggling couple into a happy family of four.