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As the frenzy of the Christmas-shopping season descends on the Swiss Miss, Lydia Troyer, an Amish girl on rumspringa who helps Cheryl in the shop, receives a cryptic text message from an unknown phone number: I know what happened to Mark Troyer. Lydia is shaken and explains that Mark is her cousin, a teenage boy who vanished three years ago. Some people said the talented young craftsman simply ran off, having been quite taken with the English lifestyle. But Lydia is convinced Mark would never have left home without telling her goodbye. She and other family members worry that something bad happened to him. Now it seems like someone knows the secret behind his disappearance. You should receive your first shipment within weeks of ordering. If the A Season of Secrets card is declined for any shipment, Guideposts will mail an invoice when the book is shipped. If you A Season of Secrets not completely satisfied, you A Season of Secrets return any shipment within 30 days and owe nothing. We will A Season of Secrets or credit your credit card the value of the merchandise you return. While many believed that Mark left Sugarcreek to pursue opportunities outside of the Amish community, Lydia has had her doubts. Will Cheryl and her friends in Sugarcreek be able to close the books on this case, or will the Troyer family have to accept the idea that they may never know what happened to Mark? Grouped product items Product Name Qty. No obligation—cancel anytime. Add to Cart. Add to Wish List. Skip to the end of the images gallery. Skip to the beginning of the images gallery. Additional Information. Related Products. A Season of Secrets by Elizabeth Adams

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. As the frenzy of the Christmas shopping season descends on the Swiss Miss, Lydia Troyer, an Amish girl on rumspringa who helps Cheryl in the shop, receives a cryptic text message from an unknown phone number: I know what happened to Mark Troyer. Lydia is shaken and explains that Mark is her cousin, a teenage boy who vanished three years ago. Some people said the talented y As the frenzy of the Christmas shopping season descends on the Swiss Miss, Lydia Troyer, an Amish A Season of Secrets on rumspringa who helps Cheryl in the shop, receives a cryptic text message from an unknown phone number: I know what happened to Mark Troyer. Some people said the talented young craftsman simply ran off, having been quite taken with A Season of Secrets Englisch lifestyle. But Lydia is convinced Mark would never have left home without telling her good-bye. She and other family members worry that something bad happened to him. Now it seems like someone knows the secret behind his disappearance. Cheryl, with the help of Naomi Miller and her other Amish friends, is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery in time to brighten the Troyer family's Christmas. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries 4. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about A Season of Secretsplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. A Season of Secrets 04, Cheryl rated it really liked it. The Amish girl that works for Cheryl gets a text saying she knew what happened to Mark Troyer. Mark was an Amish boy who disappeared 3 years ago. Cheryl is afraid his father has something to do with it. She goes all over questioning people before figuring out the truth. It's the beginning of A Season of Secrets Christmas season and Cheryl Cooper is getting her shop the Swiss Miss, in Sugar Creek Ohio, decorated for the holiday season. This is Cheryl's first Christmas since she took over running her Aunts shop. She looks forward to making her shop look festive for the holidays and the income her shop will bring in from the Christmas shoppers. But the emphasis isn't on the holidays so much in A Season of Secrets as it is on what happened to a young man who disappeared A Season of Secrets the c It's the beginning of the Christmas season and Cheryl Cooper is getting her shop the Swiss Miss, in Sugar Creek Ohio, decorated for the holiday season. But the emphasis isn't on the holidays so much in A Season of Secrets as it is on what happened to a young man who disappeared from the community 3 years ago. Mark Troyer was going through his rumspringa when he disappeared without a trace. Some assumed he had run away from homenot wanting to take his kneeling vows and become Amish. A bloody shirt with Marks name sown onto the inside of it was found in the trash can behind the Honey Bee eatery. This has people wondering if someone had A Season of Secrets Mark or perhaps even worse. She and Mark are cousins and were good friends. Now 3 years later Lydia has trouble believing that he would just up and leave his family without saying goodbye to them. She honestly believes he may have been hurt or even killed. She wants to get answers A Season of Secrets enlists Cheryl Cooper A Season of Secrets help look into what happened to him. It can be read as a stand alone. It is put out by Guideposts Books and Inspirational Media. I have been to Sugar Creek before so therefore I'm attracted to this mystery series. The author has done her research and I was kept glued to the story from start to finish. I gave 5 stars as I literally was on pins and needles as I neared the A Season of Secrets of the story. So what happened to Mark Troyer? Be sure to read this book to find A Season of Secrets. Dec 05, Dawn rated it really liked it Shelves: ownfictionseriesmysterychristian-fictionreviewed. Staying true to the series, this cozy was lighter in nature than most mystery series. It flirted with being a bit more gritty, but didn't lose sight of its identity, which I appreciated. The story took a couple of good twists which I only saw coming within paragraphs of being revealed, even though the foundation for the twists was quite clearly laid out in the natural A Season of Secrets of the book. I continue to enjoy the characters in the series and the honesty of their feelings and reactions -- far Staying true to the series, this cozy was lighter in nature than most mystery series. I continue to enjoy the characters in the series and the honesty of their feelings and reactions -- far from perfect which keeps them wholly identifiable. I hesitated a couple of times when it came to awarding the stars, not because I didn't enjoy the story the book told, but mostly because there were a couple of inconsistencies that should have been caught by editing. I decided to let that go, but I'll admit it still annoys me a little. I won't penalize this sweet mystery for that though. I'll just hope Cheryl's A Season of Secrets investigation is edited with a little more care. Mar 03, Cathi Cantrell rated it really liked it. Can't express enough how wonderful this book series has been! This fourth in the series had even more "who-done-it" detective suspense than the others. Still, I enjoy the chemistry between characters Cheryl and Levi! I'm craving more Hoping my local library has them! Highly recommend! Apr 29, Nathalie rated it it was amazing. The fiction books in the Amish world I had seen previously were always romance novels with forbidden love between the Amish and the Englisch. So I was delighted to find the Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries! It was so interesting to find out more about these religious people in A Season of Secrets modern day context. Bonus is that it was refreshingly clean. I will definitely been A Season of Secrets for more. Apr 24, Deb rated it it was amazing Shelves: owned. Its about the Troyer family. Lydia one of the teenager on rumspringa gets a mysterious text saying that they know where her cousin Mark is. He disappeared 3 years ago during his rumspringa. Lydia asks Cheryl to help find out who sent this text and find Mark. It leads you through all these twists and turns of the events in the days prior to his disappearance. Jul 08, Rebecca Cecil rated it it was amazing. Aug 06, Sandie Mixa rated it liked it. Jul 08, Abby Hersh. This was interesting and exciting. Dec 31, Becky haxton rated it it was amazing. Great A Season of Secrets. Oct 01, Kaye Wingo rated it it was amazing. Nov 06, Lesly rated it really liked it. If you are looking for a feel good cozy mystery this series is A Season of Secrets you need! They all so far have been such easy fun reads. I am really enjoying this series! A Season of Secrets: Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries - Book 4

This season was announced during the season finale of the previous season, Survivor South Africa: Philippineson 18 Augustand applications to compete were accepted until 30 A Season of Secrets This season features the titular Island of Secrets, a secluded A Season of Secrets where castaways were exiled for short periods. Exiled castaways were given decisions that would net them potential advantages or disadvantages during their time spent away from their tribes, similarly to Ghost Island from the 36th American season, Survivor: Ghost Island. With 21 players A Season of Secrets men and 10 womenthis is the third Survivor South A Season of Secrets season to feature a gender imbalance, following Santa Carolina and Maldives. A Season of Secrets 21 contestants were initially divided into three tribes — Laumei, Sa'ula, and Ta'alo — with seven castaways each. On Day 15, with 15 players remaining, the players were redistributed into two tribes of seven, with the leftover castaway being exiled to the Island of Secrets until the next Tribal Council, where they joined the attending tribe. On Day 20, the 13 remaining players formed the Manumalo tribe, named after the Samoan word for "win". A second tribe shuffle on Day 15 led to the formation of a majority alliance called the Spit-Shakers, seven castaways consisting of a blend of all three original tribes that outnumbered the third Sa'ula tribe. The last Tribal Council before the merge saw Nicole betraying Nathan due to a recurring injury he sustained at the beginning of the game, but she managed to reunite with the Amigos and side with the Spit-Shakers to systematically eliminate the newer Sa'ula outsiders. Jacques managed to outwit the Amigos' haphazard plans with his hidden immunity idol, but he eventually fell victim to a scornful isolation led by the Amigos until he had no option other than to play his idol; he was sent to the jury shortly after. However, the three women started to take on the earlier attempts of a women's alliance to take Rob down instead. Rob's back-to-back immunity wins saw an end to the women's plans, with Nicole running to Rob to make a scapegoat out of Steffi and break up A Season of Secrets Amigos. With Nicole's true colours revealed, Laetitia tried to fight for a spot in the Final Three, but to no avail. In the end, the jury respected Rob's active strategic dominance leading the Amigos and the merge over Nicole's cutthroat betrayals and unwavering loyalty to Rob, and awarded him the victory and title of Sole Surivor. The three tribes were tasked to designate a tribe leader. The leaders had to pick their tribe's weakest player Jacques, A Season of Secrets, and Laetitia were respectively chosen. However, the three leaders were informed they were being exiled to the Island of Secrets for the first night of the game immediately, while their tribe's weakest players were assigned to crucial roles for the reward challenge. Once at the Island of Secrets, the three leaders were given tribal dilemmas: a clue to a hidden immunity idol at their camps, or flint. While Rocco A Season of Secrets the only one to choose flint for his tribe, he dug through Paul's jeans to have a look at the hidden immunity idol clue when he was alone. From on top of Ta'alo's tower in the reward challenge, Jacques spotted a singular bag of rice at the end of the field with an advantage in it, directing his tribemates to collect the advantage for him without them knowing. The advantage gave Jacques an extra vote for the first Tribal Council at the merge. Tania started leading the tribe in building the shelter, but she came across as erratic and left tasks unfinished for others to do instead. Over at Sa'ula, Seipei's leadership in building the tribe's shelter came across as bossy to the rest of the tribe. Meanwhile, an alliance between Nathan, Nicole, Rob, and Steffi started to form, calling themselves the Amigos. The Amigos decided to A Season of Secrets in Paul as a fifth to take control of Sa'ula. Laetitia started searching for an idol immediately around the Laumei camp, aware of her age making her a target as an early boot. When the leaders returned to their tribes, Tania immediately pulled Cobus aside to arrange A Season of Secrets majority alliance, but her assertiveness was pushing away Cobus and Ting Ting from considering her as a potential ally. Rocco roped in the Laumei men and shared the clue he read in the hopes of orchestrating an all-guys alliance, but Mike and Geoffrey were skeptical after considering their options. Paul shared the idol clue with the entire Sa'ula tribe, where the Amigos found the idol hidden under their tribe's well in front of Lee-Anne. Ta'alo overtook Laumei halfway through the obstacle course and completed their puzzle first, with Laumei catching up at the puzzle and finishing second. Sa'ula lagged behind for most of the challenge until the puzzle. Nathan injured his ankle during the immunity challenge, but the Amigos assured him that he was staying, trusting him with the tribe's idol. Seipei approached Nathan and campaigned for the Amigos to target Lee-Anne over herself, pointing out that Lee-Anne was struggling socially around camp, while she had more to offer in challenges. Lee-Anne and Nicole arrived in the game with prior history as competing beauty queens in Mrs. South Africa, with Lee-Anne being intimidating by the former Mrs. South Africa. She tried to explain herself to Steffi and Nicole, but the Amigos A Season of Secrets it known that Lee-Anne's efforts were a bit late. At A Season of Secrets Council, the Sa'ula tribe claimed they were still undecided on whom to vote out, but Nathan's adamant whispering during tribal in defense of Seipei saw Lee-Anne's fate sealed with the Amigos, sending the beauty queen home. Paul approached Nicole after Sa'ula's first Tribal Council with concerns about a sub-alliance forming within the Amigos, suggesting that Nicole, Steffi, and himself align A Season of Secrets. Cobus shared his idol clue with Jacques in the early morning, and the two started looking by their tribe's well. Jacques found the hidden immunity idol from under Cobus' nose and hid it with his secret advantage. Meanwhile Ta'alo's patience with Tania was wearing thin, as Felix and Tania clashed during the rain for space in the shelter. Rocco tried to lead the Laumei men to consider voting out Mmaba at the first opportunity, while Mike and Geoffrey initially targeted Laetitia for her age. On top of winning the reward and immunity, Laumei were given the opportunity to send one castaway from Sa'ula, the losing tribe, to the Island of Secrets for the night. They elected Rob over Steffi, as the physically A Season of Secrets Sa'ula player. At the Island of Secrets, Rob was offered a game of chance. If he won, he could send anyone including himself to the Island of Secrets up until the merge; but if he lost, he would have to forfeit his vote at the next Tribal Council. Rob decided to play, but he lost his vote. Morale at Sa'ula dropped after their second challenge loss, with Steffi blaming herself as the retriever. The Ta'alo members were concerned about the possibility that the A Season of Secrets challenge against Sa'ula would be more physical than they would like. During the immunity challenge, Nathan's ankle injury was aggravated, and the A Season of Secrets team stepped in at his request to pull him out of the challenge. The Amigos were devastated about the fact that Nathan was the obvious choice to vote out due to his ankle injury, instead of Seipei. Steffi and Nicole spoke to everyone one by one about having to vote out Nathan. However, when Paul was discussing with the two women about aligning with them, his demeanor changed from when he was talking with Nicole previously. Nathan, concerned he was dragging his ally down with him, told Rob to stop carrying him in the game. At Tribal Council, Nathan's injury was brought up as a concern for future challenges and that building a strong tribe going forward was necessary. However, alliance trust over injuries triumphed, with Nicole and the Amigos blindsiding Paul. In awe of their sudden blindside of Paul, the Amigos officially brought Seipei into the alliance, but the relief was short-lived when it was discovered that Paul had possession of the tribe's flint as he left the game. This was yet another kick to Sa'ula's morale in desperate need of a challenge win. The previous night, A Season of Secrets showed off his extra vote advantage and the idol on Ta'alo's beach to Ting Ting, in the hopes of forming an alliance with her. At Laumei, in an attempt to solidify a core alliance with Mmaba, Geoffrey informed her about Rocco's plans for an all-boys alliance. Mmaba relayed the information to Rose-Lee, who was concerned about her own position in her alliance. Sa'ula won an emotional victory over Laumei A Season of Secrets Ta'alo, securing their first challenge win and immunity. As winning duties, Sa'ula were given the opportunity to send one of Ta'alo to the Island of Secrets, opting to send Tania in the hopes that meant Ta'alo had to vote out someone stronger instead. At the Island of Secrets, Tania celebrated her luck when her dilemma was to either return to her tribe A Season of Secrets next day for Tribal Council, or to remain in exile and get the pick of any tribe she wants at the upcoming tribe swap, including kicking a player out of a tribe if she chose a A Season of Secrets of six to join. She took the exile to save herself from being the obvious boot. Ta'alo, upon returning from A Season of Secrets challenge, were concerned that Tania would gain an idol or an advantage while at the Island of Secrets that would put a wrench in their plans. The next morning, their fears were confirmed A Season of Secrets Tree Mail informed them that Tania A Season of Secrets not returning. The men in the tribe started to throw out Ting Ting's name, as she was the pawn to split votes in A Season of Secrets Tania had an idol, for being the next weakest player. Jacques was not on board with the plan, and decided that Cobus needed to be idoled out. However, when Jacques surprised Ta'alo with the hidden immunity idol, he saw their shock, panicked, and played the idol on himself instead of Ting Ting; to her devastation, she was voted out. After his blunder with the idol at Tribal Council, Jacques felt that he had completely burnt his game with the Ta'alo tribe, yet he chose to lie about how he found the idol by claiming that he got a clue during the first reward challenge. The men at Ta'alo A Season of Secrets confounded by Jacques' idol reveal and play. Jacques' wishes for a tribe swap were granted that morning, with the tribes reshuffling into three tribes of six. Tania's return from the Island of Secrets came with the reveal that she could choose any tribe to join, potentially kicking out a A Season of Secrets if she chose either Ta'alo or Sa'ula. However, she decided to try her luck in the new Laumei because of Seipei's parting words when she exiled Tania. Rob protected the Amigos' idol by A Season of Secrets they had blindsided Paul with an idol in his pocket. Over at Sa'ula, Nathan tried to gain favour with the new tribe members by saying that the Sa'ula idol was missing. While the new Laumei was adjusting to their new camp, Jacques bolted to the Laumei well to search A Season of Secrets their idol, which he eventually discovered. Initially falling far behind at the beginning of the challenge, A Season of Secrets clawed their way back to the point where the tribes were one sandbag away from winning. However, Ta'alo and Sa'ula won the challenge regardless. Given the opportunity to exile a member of Laumei to the Island of Secrets until after tribal, Rob loudly pushed to protect Seipei in front of the cast. Seipei was disappointed that she couldn't spend more time with Laumei, and that, besides the fact that she would skip tribal, she gained nothing else from the Island. Rob's campaigning for Seipei at the challenge led Mike to distrust Nathan's suggestions at the new Sa'ula to break down old tribal lines. Jacques decided A Season of Secrets he needed to try and regain trust with A Season of Secrets, and revealed that he had found the Laumei idol, but it led to an argument between the two about how to use the idol to broker trust between them. Despite knowing that the original Ta'alo tribe wanted to vote her out, Tania decided to side with Felix after learning about Jacques' idol play. At Tribal Council, frustrations between the original Ta'alo tribe showed cracks were forming. Sitting out of the challenge, Nathan and Rob compared notes of the tribe dynamics of Ta'alo and Sa'ula, pinpointing Geoffrey, Jacques, and Mike as threats to the Amigos at merge. Once at the island, Geoffrey was offered a temptation dilemma between a jar of sweets or dry firewood for his tribe when he returned to camp. He chose to take the sweets and share it with Sa'ula on his return to gain trust before the immunity challenge. Nathan A Season of Secrets intended to throw the challenge to get rid of Mmaba, to weaken the original Laumei numbers. However, numerous attempts during the challenge were thwarted by Jacques struggling A Season of Secrets the final sliding puzzle. Meryl retrieved the hidden immunity idol after securing Ta'alo's win, choosing to reveal the idol to the tribe back at camp. Long after Ta'alo had won immunity, Nathan gave up his attempt to throw the challenge to send Laumei back to Tribal Council. Felix's behavior at the immunity challenge alienated himself from the entire tribe, even when Jacques ignored any help from Seipei with the sliding puzzles. After the successful blindside of Felix, Jacques revealed to the rest of Laumei that he had both the Laumei idol and the merge vote advantage. The four bonded and formed an alliance dubbed the Band of Misfits. Outnumbered by two tribe members, Laumei pulled out a victory, and was given the option to send a player from both Sa'ula and Ta'alo to the Island of Secrets. Seipei elected for two Amigos, Nathan and Nicole, to be exiled.