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Description of  The Patient One (The Walnut Creek Series)

In this evocative and heartrending novel, New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray has created an endearing cast of charactersthat both delights and surprises - Leslie Gould. Marie Hartman never thought shed move back to Walnut Creek but, still reeling from a friends heartbreaking passing, shes desperate for the comforts of home. And shes determined to surround herself with people who care more about her heart than her striking looks. Vowing to reconnect with her childhood best friends and find a larger meaning in life, shes also decided its finally time to summon the courage to see if theres something more between her and longtime friend John Byler than just companionship. Maries homecoming forces John to reassess his life and his hopes for the future. Though he still lives at home with the rest of his old order Amish family, lately hes been feeling that God intends for him to go another direction. But does He really want John to go against his faith and finally do something about his longtime crush on Marie? With her signature taut writing (RT Book Reviews), Shelley Shepard Gray delivers a lyrical and heartfelt tale of friendship and forgiveness.