Amish Surprise

In the second installment of the &;enjoyable and charming&; (USA TODAY) Shelley Shepard Gray&;s delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a childless Amish couple form the family they&;ve always prayed for.Miriam and Calvin Gingerich have been trying for a baby for several years, but the Lord hasn&;t seen fit to bless them. Though Calvin claims he&;s content with their childless state, Miriam knows he&;s not, and when he starts spending more time off their farm, she worries he&;s 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 Calvin&;out of fear she&;ll disappoint him with another miscarriage&;Miriam turns to bookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller&;and any books she may have on pregnancy and childbirth. Calvin has been keeping a secret from his wife, but it&;s not another woman. It&;s a little boy. One afternoon when visiting Sarah Anne&;s 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 he&;s afraid to tell Miriam, knowing she&;s devastated they can&;t 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 it&;s time to intervene. It&;s 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.