Jessica K Cleveland

A Rose for Ruth Jessica K Cleveland

She wasn't your average Amish girl. And maybe that's why all the men were attracted to her. Something about her playful determination, her boldness to challenge others, and her veiled beauty. They all had eyes for Ruth. But she wasn't interested. The suitors were lame. They were corny. And besides, she had work to do on the farm. She refused to be treated like a typical girl -- yes, she could hold the door herself. Yes, should could ride a horse faster than you could. And no, you would not wink at her without her permission. And perhaps more than her flowing brown hair, that was what made her so irresistible. Irresistible to everybody except Wade. From first the day that rugged, disrespectful Wade pulled up to the house to pick up the family's produce for his boss -- since that same day that he cheekily challenged her father's authority, Ruth despised him. Every day that Wade came to the house, she made it clear just like she made it clear to every other boy: she wanted nothing to do with him. And he didn't care. And good riddance. Yet as a suitor, after suitor tried to win the hand of the violently beautiful Ruth, it became clear she only had eyes for one man. Wade.