Amish Baby Blues

By Monica Marks

An Amish woman named Rebecca gives birth to the Bontrager's first grandchild, Jacob. However, Catherine, a lonely and superstitious teenage neighbor whose premature baby girl was stillborn, believes Jacob was sent to replace her own baby and she kidnaps him. After the community goes frantic, Grandma Bontrager accidentally finds the baby with Catherine. Now it is up to Grandma Bontrager to gently explain to Catherine that someday Catherine will have another baby, but that Jacob is really Rebecca's.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trellis Publishing
• Release date: Jul 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201441890

Book preview

Somewhere between the hours of two a.m. and three a.m., Catherine Bellamy woke in a sweating panic.

Instinctively, she touched her swollen belly, her breaths escaping in short, uneven rasps.

MOM! she screamed. MOM!

In less than a minute, Ada Bellamy appeared at the doorway, her sleepy eyes veiled with concern.

What’s wrong? she asked her teenaged daughter. Are you all right?

Catherine stared at the older woman with haunted, terrified blue eyes as she shook her head.

Something’s wrong, she whispered, casting the blankets aside. Ada grimaced slightly and ambled closer, well-accustomed to her sixteen-year-old’s dramatics.

I’m sure everything is fine, Ada snapped, unable to keep the annoyance out of her voice. It’s—

She abruptly stopped talking, her eyes widening in disbelief as she took in the scene before her.

What is it? Catherine screeched, peering down at her pajamas. Her gaze froze, her eyes turning glassy as she also took in the sight.

We need to get you to a hospital, Ada rasped, suddenly wide-awake. Catherine’s head grew woozy as a searing pain shot through her abdomen. She cried out and Ada rushed to caress her daughter’s back.

It’s all right, Catherine, she said but there was an unmistakably panicked note to her words. Everything will be fine.

Ada fumbled toward the bedside table and snatched the cordless landline off the table. She dialed out as Catherine moaned, tears streaming down her face as she doubled over.

Mom, it’s too early! Catherine sobbed. He can’t come yet.

Shh... Ada whispered as the call connected.

9-1-1, what’s your emergency? Catherine heard a nasally voice ask in a slightly bored tone through the phone.

I-I think my daughter is in labor, Ada choked. Catherine screamed out, a combination of agony and disbelief overcoming her.

NO! she howled through her jagged breaths. "No,