The Hope Chest (Brides of Lancaster County)

Rachel Beachy wants something she can't have -- her sister Anna's boyfriend. Silas Swartley has been in love with the spirited Anna since they were children -- and Rachel, the tomboy, has loved Silas nearly as long. Like the Biblical Job, Rachel feels that her swiftly moving days are spent without hope -- the hope of ever making Silas take notice of her.

But when Anna unexpectedly leaves the Amish faith, Rachel's hope is rekindled. She begins filling her hope chest as she initiates a campaign to win Silas's heart. Can Silas set the pain of Anna's rejection aside and see Rachel as anything more than a child? Will Rachel be disappointed in Silas and in God, or will she learn the true meaning of hope?