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Turn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of America’s involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Lafayette, Indiana.

When a Congressional Medal belonging to World War II veteran Deanie Spangler goes missing at her hundredth birthday party, Priscilla is determined to find answers to the theft. Who would stoop so low to steal a keepsake from a decorated war hero? Can they recover the medal before all traces of its whereabouts dissolve? As Priscilla and Mildred scour the museum where the party was held, they begin to notice other artifacts missing. Is the thief preparing to strike again?

During an effort made by the community of Sugarcreek to help those affected by domestic violence, dozens of old coins are found and stored in Cheryl’s safe at the Swiss Miss Gift Shop. When the money is stolen, Cheryl embarks on an investigation that leads her back into the pages of history! Will she be able to recover the coins and uncover the thief, or is the mystery destined to remain unsolved forever? Find out in the tenth contribution to the Sugrcreek Amish Mysteries series, a wonderful tale of charity and modesty from the charmingly picturesque town of Sugarcreek!

Cheryl Cooper is visiting Swissters, a cheese shop down the street from the Swiss Miss, when she hears that a local business has burned down. Heini’s Cheese Chalet and Factory is a local favorite, and word has it that arson is suspected. Who would want to burn down a cheese factory? And why?

But nothing seems to go quite as planned. Cheryl had hopes of cutting back on her workload a the Swiss Miss in the week leading up to the wedding.

...Cheryl and Levi Miller find a fresh set of challenges and adjustments...to be made as the Englisher and her Amish farmer husband learn to live together. But by observing their friends and loved ones in the Sugarcreek community, the newlyweds see firsthand how God uses each new phase of life to reveal inspiring insights, spiritual truths, and future surprises...all while they harvest a whole new crop of mysteries as well!

Mystery arises at Secondhand Blessings when Martha promises to hold a unique crazy quilt for her late mother’s best friend Anne, who says it is a family heirloom. But then an elderly Amish customer comes along and demands that she be allowed to buy the quilt, claiming that it belonged to her family. Do the two share some connection the Classens don’t know about? Can Amish neighbor Rachel Fischer help the sisters uncover the clues they need from members of the tight-lipped Amish community? As the sisters piece together the patchwork of tantalizing clues amid Amish and Englishers alike, they soon realize that solving this mystery is not as easily sewn up as they had hoped. Meanwhile, a friendly Mennonite deliveryman joins Bill in the queue of would-be suitors for free-spirited Mary. But is she ready to give her heart to him, or anyone else, just yet?