I scoured our library's catalog for needlework-related books and found this one. Lucy Knepp who is a quiet Amish maidel spends her time embroidering. She makes things intended for the Pennsylvania Amish tourist market. Her big side project is a piece she plans to donate to an auction fundraising event for the soup kitchen where she volunteers. Nick Burkholder, still on his rumspringa, needs an excuse to spend time away from home as he covers up the fire damage his brother caused at a cabin. Nick plans to renovate it before the family uses it at Christmas, but his parents do not need the added stress of knowing his brother caused such damage. Nick comes up with a plan where he will pretend to be dating Lucy. It works to both their advantage because it allows Lucy to tuck herself into a quiet corner of the library to stitch without interruption on the fundraiser while providing Nick a cover for being gone so much. Although they don't try to overdo their excuses, word gets around they are seeing each other. Only the two of them know it is a pretense. Inevitably the two find they really do care for each other and it's not a pretense, but some assumptions and lack of being completely honest with one another threaten the relationship. I enjoyed this predictable story because it had a bit of a twist to it. I found myself wishing I could see Lucy's embroidery! ( )