Matched And Married

She has no plans of getting married. Marriage couldn't be further from his mind. But can an Amish community with love on the brain bring two reluctant lovebirds together?

Margaret Yoder can't seem to catch a break. Even though she's dedicated to her Amish faith, her wild rumspringa won't stay in the past, and her mother keeps pressuring her to get married. To placate her mother and get away from former "friends," she decides to return to Birch Creek to visit family -- and pretend to find a husband.

What's worse than not getting an inheritance? How about discovering a secret engagement to her father's enemy's son?Rayne Kennedy thinks her life is ruined when during the reading of her father's will, she discovers she'd been secretly matched to Calvin Gates... and in order to get her inheritance, she must marry him and stay married for one whole year. Now she must put her own pending nuptials on hold. No matter how difficult it is, she must resist Calvin's dreamy eyes and charming smile and remember the kind of life she really wants.Attorney-at-Law, Calvin Gates has tried unsuccessfully to get out of the twenty-year-old contract his insane father signed with Rayne Kennedy's father. As an obedient son who wants his part of the inheritance, Calvin will follow the contract and marry the very attractive Rayne Kennedy even though she's adamant that their marriage is in name only. But he can't forget the passionate kiss they shared when they first met, and as he gets to know her better, he suddenly wants to be her husband for the rest of their lives.Calvin longs to discover what true love is all about, but is Rayne ready for the same challenge?

Neither Margaret nor Owen has any interest in getting married. But in the small Amish town of Birch Creek, where marriage is on everyone’s mind, their plans don’t stand a chance. Margaret Yoder can’t seem to catch a break. Even though she’s dedicated to her Amish faith, her wild rumspringa won’t stay in the past, and her mother keeps pressuring her to get married. To placate her mother and get away from former “friends”, she decides to return to Birch Creek to visit family—and pretend to find a husband. Like Margaret, Owen Bontrager isn’t looking for a spouse, something that’s hard to avoid in Birch Creek, where an ad for brides in the local paper has brought a swarm of single women to the thriving town. When he meets Margaret in an unexpected way, they discover they have more in common than they ever expected. In some ways, they are a perfect match. Margaret struggles to keep her goal of avoiding romance in order to focus on being a faithful member of the Amish church, and it doesn’t help that she finds Owen intriguing. Knowing they don’t have a future together; she returns home and gives in to her mother’s insistence that she get married. Can Margaret betray her feelings for Owen and become a dutiful daughter and wife to the man of her mother’s choosing? Or will Owen find a way to free Margaret of her past by giving her the future they both are surprised to find they desire? Sweet Amish romance Second in the Amish Mail-Order Bride series, but can be read in any order Book 1: A Double Dose of Love Book 2: Matched and Married Book 3: Love in Plain Sight Book length: 77,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs

For anyone contemplating marriage, discerning compatibility with another, seeking guidelines for finding a life partner or struggling with commitment, this updated version by M. Blaine Smith provides biblical counsel and wise advice.

Statistic show that the number of unmarried women in the US has now surpassed the number of married women, and many single men are duly frustrated that the women they're meeting are just not that into them. But there's hope for the 100 million singles who are looking for the true connection. Meet to Marry founder and dating coach Bari Lyman discovered the common link that keeps most people from happily ever after. In Meet to marry, Lyman shares her time-tested method and revolutionary advice to finding wedded bliss. Using her Assess, Attract and Act approach to dating, she shows readers how, by changing their mind-set and removing their “blind spots,” they will reap a relationship match that takes them from being single to the alter.

‘All that is left is to pretend. But to pretend to the end of one’s life is the highest torment.’ So wrote the composer Peter Tchaikovsky following his marriage to his student, Antonina Milyukov, 1877. How common is such a conclusion today amongst males with homosexual tendencies and who have married women? Why homosexuals marry women, and the consequences, are open questions to which this book, originally published in 1983, addresses itself. Despite a recent increase in publications on homosexuality at the time, there was very little available on the married homosexual man, and this study was particularly welcome in that it provided information and conclusions which would assist both the lay person and the helping professional to a better understanding. Michael Ross describes the social pressures which affect homosexuals, and looks at the effects of living in a contradictory life-style. He looks at the heterosexually-married homosexual man in terms of his reasons for his marriage, the problems he finds in his marriage, and some of the adjustments and adaptations he makes in response to the pressures from family and society. The socio-psychological profile of the married homosexual which is provided here explains both the mechanisms by which homosexuals deal with societal pressures and the problems and perspectives of the married homosexual. This book is a re-issue originally published in 1983. The language used is a reflection of its era and no offence is meant by the Publishers to any reader by this re-publication.

Is your love life not where you want it to be? Then, this book will give you hope! When You Meet Your Match tells the story of a couple who met on Match.com, fell in love, and are still in love--10 years and three babies later. Theirs is a story of inspiration that will encourage you to not give up on finding healthy love. If you are married and want a better relationship, the 10 Secrets to Building a Happy Marriage found inside will provide you with suggestions to help make your marriage healthier and stronger by: Discovering simple things you can do to improve your marriage, and Finding ways to communicate better without having to fight about every little thing. If you're currently single or dating, finding your match and loving someone does not have to be hard. It can be as awesome as you pictured it when you: Find tips to safely meet the love of your life online, and Get a road map to a happy marriage once you find that someone special. Let My Match.com Marriage show you how to get it right the first time. Discover the four things you need to know before getting started. Your blueprint awaits. Take a look inside!