Devastated by the death of her husband, Clara Engelman is left with two young children to raise, plus a farm to tend over twenty miles away from her Beachy Amish community.

Although duty to her children and to her community says to marry again, the grief over her beloved Abram is too much to bear.

As her sadness slowly recedes, she considers a possible suitor. If they marry, however, she doubts her ability to love him. Then there's an old flame from before Abram, someone she could possibly love. Unfortunately, the one man she may already love is her English, neighbor, who has come to her rescue a number of times ... literally..

Marry for duty or marry for love? Clara can't even consider a courtship until her mourning is over, and she has no idea when that will be-if ever.