In the second installment of the โenjoyable and charmingโ (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Grayโs delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family theyโve always prayed for.
Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasnโt seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims heโs content with their childless state, Miriam knows heโs not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries heโs 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 Calvinโout of fear sheโll disappoint him with another miscarriageโMiriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Millerโand any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth.
Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but itโs not another woman. Itโs a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anneโs 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 heโs afraid to tell Miriam, knowing sheโs devastated they canโt 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 itโs time to intervene. Itโs 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.