A Wedding for Julia

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Authors: Vannetta Chapman

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HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS

EUGENE, OREGON

Scripture verses are taken from

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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Cover by Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cover photos © Koechel Peterson & Associates, Inc., Tammy Venable / Shutterstock

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead is entirely coincidental.

A WEDDING FOR JULIA

Copyright © 2013 by Vannetta Chapman

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Chapman, Vannetta.

A wedding for Julia / Vannetta Chapman.

pages cm.—(The Pebble Creek Amish series ; book 3)

ISBN 978-0-7369-4616-2 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-4617-9 (eBook)

1. Amish—Fiction. 2. Wisconsin—Fiction. I. Title.

PS3603.H3744W43 2013

813'.6—dc23

2012043877

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For my friend,
Donna Marlene Seals

Acknowledgments

This book is dedicated to Donna Seals. She is one of those rare things—a friend you can call any time, day or night. She’s also a fabulous proofreader and has helped me through every manuscript. I love you, sweetie.

Thanks to my prereaders: Dorsey and Kristy. They do a fabulous job of catching my mistakes and I value their opinions. Also, I appreciate my family and their encouragement as I pursue my dream of putting stories full of grace into readers’ hands. I’m grateful for the help of my agent, Mary Sue Seymour, as well as the superb staff at Harvest House for publishing this story. Kim Moore deserves a very special thank-you for making my job so much easier than it might otherwise be.

I invite readers to visit
www.locksoflove.org
. They are mentioned in passing in this novel.

I enjoyed this return visit to Pebble Creek located near the real town of Cashton, Wisconsin. If you’re ever in the area, stop by, visit the local shops, and enjoy the beautiful country.

And finally…
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
(Ephesians 5:20).

Isaac brought Rebekah into his mother Sarah’s tent,
and she became his wife. He loved her deeply,
and she was a special comfort to him after the death of his mother
.

G
ENESIS
24:67

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Epilogue

Author’s Note

Discussion Questions

Glossary

Recipes

Apple-Cinnamon Pie

Buttermilk Cornbread

Chicken Casserole

Chicken and Dumplings

Cinnamon Flop Cake

Guey Louie Sandwiches

Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake

Sunbonnet Cake

About the Author

About the Publisher

Prologue

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