Ella Yoder loves caring for Amish widower Ivan Stutzman's three girls. But should she marry him and become their mamm? Are her kindly feelings toward Ivan enough to carry her through life? Will she perhaps come to love him in due time?
And what of the young Bishop Miller? He has professed his love for her, and yet Ella can't quite trust the man, despite her parent's wishes that she marry him.
Then there's the young Englisha man. Robert Hayes has suddenly entered her life, and his desire to convert to the Amish faith intrigues Ella . . . but loving an outsider is out of the question.
Is Ella then destined to become an Amish old maid? And would that be so bad? After all, love has brought only pain and remorse to Ella in the past. What can love offer her now?