The Proposal Plot Paperback / softback

When a young Amish man decides it's time to settle down, he enlists the help of the community's most determined bachelorette to help him find a wife.

Unlucky in love and needing a fresh start, Nelson Bontrager moves to Marigold and opens an artisan deli. Soon his reputation for quality products grows and customers line up outside the door. He needs help, and he's willing to hire anyone except pushy Ella Yoder.

Outspoken and feisty, Ella's personality is completely opposite from her subdued family—and most everyone in the small town of Marigold, Ohio, including Nelson. But she knows exactly how to organize and promote his business . . . if he'd only give her a chance. When he finally does, they disagree on almost everything, but he quickly realizes that because of her input, the deli is the most popular business in the community.

With his business future secured, Nelson is missing two things—a wife and a family. Having had her own romantic woes, Ella has decided to remain single and isn't shy about letting everyone know. When Nelson asks her to help him find a prospective wife—after all, she was right about his business—she agrees and begins to search for his perfect mate. Then the unthinkable happens—she falls for him just as he's fallen for the woman she set him up with. Or has he?