D Is for Daisy
Author: Shepard Gray, Shelley
ISBN: 9781496758835
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 28 Jul 2026
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Newcomers are always welcome in the rural Amish community of Walden, Ohio, but in this heartwarming inspirational romance from beloved Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling and award-winning author Shelley Shepard Gray, a 50-something couple planning for early retirement learn even the simple life can sometimes be complicated. For fans of Beverly Lewis, Amy Clipston, and Charlotte HubbardP#8212;and anyone who enjoys wholesome, uplifting stories about faith, family, and love.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;SIMULTANEOUS HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK RELEASE!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Early retirement never sounded so good to Mervin and Ruthie Miller. After a lifetime in Millersburg, where Mervin worked at a furniture and shed factory and Ruthie helped out at a fabric store, they have exciting plans: TheyP#8217;re going to become P#8220;Amish Gentlemen Farmers.P#8221; That means buying a 30-acre, ramshackle farm, and all that comes with itP#8212;no matter what their grown children, friends, and aching muscles think . . .Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Aaron Miller is worried about his parents, but thereP#8217;s little he can do now that he lives in Kentucky and has a baby on the way. Then his childhood best friend, Kyle Burkholder, makes a heaven-sent offer: heP#8217;ll move in with AaronP#8217;s parents to teach them about raising cows and chickens, and even give weekly reports to Aaron.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The arrangement is going wellP#8212;until Kyle stumbles upon Daisy Lapp whoP#8217;s just been in a bicycle accident. When he visits her in the hospital, he knows thereP#8217;s something special between them. So does Daisy. But her something special is the fact that Kyle lives on the farm sheP#8217;d always dreamed of buying one day. She knows itP#8217;s wrong, but sheP#8217;s jealous. She wants nothing to do with Kyle and politely tells him so.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Still, like the Millers, KyleP#8217;s not one to give up easily. Not on himself, not on the farm, and certainly not on Daisy. With dedication and a leap of faith, the lives they envisioned just might come true . . .
ISBN: 9781496758835
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 28 Jul 2026
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;Newcomers are always welcome in the rural Amish community of Walden, Ohio, but in this heartwarming inspirational romance from beloved Plt;iPgt;New York TimesPlt;/iPgt; bestselling and award-winning author Shelley Shepard Gray, a 50-something couple planning for early retirement learn even the simple life can sometimes be complicated. For fans of Beverly Lewis, Amy Clipston, and Charlotte HubbardP#8212;and anyone who enjoys wholesome, uplifting stories about faith, family, and love.Plt;brPgt; Plt;brPgt;SIMULTANEOUS HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK RELEASE!Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Early retirement never sounded so good to Mervin and Ruthie Miller. After a lifetime in Millersburg, where Mervin worked at a furniture and shed factory and Ruthie helped out at a fabric store, they have exciting plans: TheyP#8217;re going to become P#8220;Amish Gentlemen Farmers.P#8221; That means buying a 30-acre, ramshackle farm, and all that comes with itP#8212;no matter what their grown children, friends, and aching muscles think . . .Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Aaron Miller is worried about his parents, but thereP#8217;s little he can do now that he lives in Kentucky and has a baby on the way. Then his childhood best friend, Kyle Burkholder, makes a heaven-sent offer: heP#8217;ll move in with AaronP#8217;s parents to teach them about raising cows and chickens, and even give weekly reports to Aaron.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The arrangement is going wellP#8212;until Kyle stumbles upon Daisy Lapp whoP#8217;s just been in a bicycle accident. When he visits her in the hospital, he knows thereP#8217;s something special between them. So does Daisy. But her something special is the fact that Kyle lives on the farm sheP#8217;d always dreamed of buying one day. She knows itP#8217;s wrong, but sheP#8217;s jealous. She wants nothing to do with Kyle and politely tells him so.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Still, like the Millers, KyleP#8217;s not one to give up easily. Not on himself, not on the farm, and certainly not on Daisy. With dedication and a leap of faith, the lives they envisioned just might come true . . .
