{"product_id":"the-silent-daughter-shel-mabel-9798248080335","title":"The Silent Daughter: A Clean Amish Small Town Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe teaches children to find their voices.\u003cbr\u003eHis daughter hasn't spoken in a year.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlma Riehl has been the Sycamore Bend schoolteacher for eight years. She is patient, perceptive, and quietly content with her life-or so she tells herself. At thirty and unmarried, she has made peace with the fact that the men in her community see the schoolteacher, not the woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Niles Kauffman enrolls his seven-year-old daughter mid-term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEffie hasn't spoken a word since her mother died. She carries a sketchbook everywhere and watches the world with wide, knowing eyes. Niles is gruff, impatient, and grieving in a way that looks like anger. He wants his daughter fixed. Alma knows it doesn't quite work that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDay by day, through quiet routine and small creative moments, Alma reaches Effie in ways her father cannot. A drawing shared. A word written on a slate. A whispered syllable that changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd as Effie begins to heal, Alma sees the man beneath the carpenter's rough edges-a father who would tear the world apart for his child, carrying guilt he refuses to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe didn't come to Sycamore Bend looking for love. Neither did she. But some things grow in the silence between two people who have both been waiting longer than they knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Silent Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e is a tender Amish romance about healing, patience, and the quiet courage it takes to let someone in. Guaranteed happily ever after.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Single dad and schoolteacher romance\u003cbr\u003e- A child who brings two hearts together\u003cbr\u003e- Grumpy hero meets patient heroine\u003cbr\u003e- Healing and emotional depth\u003cbr\u003e- Amish community and plain living\u003cbr\u003e- Sweet, clean Christian romance\u003cbr\u003e- A guaranteed HEA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shel Mabel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248080335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Shel Mabel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447335596287,"sku":"9798248080335","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77145609-c7c2-4b5d-bd57-75a8582043a1.jpg?v=1777230422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-silent-daughter-shel-mabel-9798248080335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}