{"product_id":"hopeful-9780062204462","title":"Hopeful","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the Amish town of Sugarcreek, love comes in many forms. But will it come at all for Miriam?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam Zehr has worked at the Sugarcreek Inn longer than she cares to admit. The restaurant is a favorite of town residents as well as the many tourists who come to taste the famous Amish fare. Though she always tries to have a smile for every customer, deep down Miriam knows something's missing: a family of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiriam has never felt particularly beautiful, especially because she's always been a bit heavier than other girls her age. When Junior, the man she's pined for all her life, suddenly seeks her out, she's thrilled to be noticed . . . until she realizes he's only asking her to help get the attention of Mary Kathryn Hershberger, her pretty friend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Miriam helps Junior court Mary Kathryn, she'll get to spend a lot of time with him, but she might lose him in the process. Are these few stolen moments worth a lifetime of sacrifice? Is Miriam right to even hope for the life she dreams of?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGray, Shelley Shepard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eShelley Shepard Gray is a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author, a finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers prestigious Carol Award, and a two-time HOLT Medallion winner. She lives in southern Ohio, where she writes full-time, bakes too much, and can often be found walking her dachshunds on her town's bike trail.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872434655506,"sku":"9780062204462","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de746e4b-384b-4dbe-a9c0-6c2104c82c6d.jpg?v=1737897408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hopeful-9780062204462","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}