To escape her Amish life for just one day, Esther Albrecht puts on Englisher clothing with her friend Laura Miller, sneaking off to a nearby town to go to the movies. That’s when Esther literally bumps into Xavier Carmichael, who gives them invitations to an elite charity gala.
Esther loves her Amish community and her family, but she longs to experience the outside world and to travel. More than anything, she wants to find love, but none of the young men in Unity, Maine, interest her.
Esther and Laura sneak out to go to the gala, where Esther dances with Xavier all night long, then she finds out he is a wealthy contractor who develops rural land into commercial properties. Following a whirlwind romance, Esther marries Xavier and leaves her home for him, but never tells him she grew up Amish, afraid of what he would think of her.
Esther shares a blissful marriage with Xavier as they raise their family together—all her dreams have come true, yet she misses her family.
Esther finds out Xavier’s company plans to build a strip mall right next to her former home in Unity, Maine, which would bring too much traffic and tourists who want to see the Amish, threatening to destroy their simple way of life.
Because Esther was never baptized into the church, she isn’t shunned, but she hasn’t spoken to her family in years. She wants to intervene for them, but can she convince her husband to not build the mall next to her former home without admitting that she’s been lying to him for their entire marriage?
To escape her Amish life for just one day, Esther Albrecht puts on Englisher clothing with her friend Laura Miller, sneaking off to a nearby town to go to the movies. That’s when Esther literally bumps into Xavier Carmichael, who gives them invitations to an elite charity gala.
Esther loves her Amish community and her family, but she longs to experience the outside world and to travel. More than anything, she wants to find love, but none of the young men in Unity, Maine, interest her.
Esther and Laura sneak out to go to the gala, where Esther dances with Xavier all night long, then she finds out he is a wealthy contractor who develops rural land into commercial properties. Following a whirlwind romance, Esther marries Xavier and leaves her home for him, but never tells him she grew up Amish, afraid of what he would think of her.
Esther shares a blissful marriage with Xavier as they raise their family together—all her dreams have come true, yet she misses her family.
Esther finds out Xavier’s company plans to build a strip mall right next to her former home in Unity, Maine, which would bring too much traffic and tourists who want to see the Amish, threatening to destroy their simple way of life.
Because Esther was never baptized into the church, she isn’t shunned, but she hasn’t spoken to her family in years. She wants to intervene for them, but can she convince her husband to not build the mall next to her former home without admitting that she’s been lying to him for their entire marriage?