The Caregiver by Shelley Shepard Gray; Families of Honor, Book 1; Unabridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Heather Henderson

Two lives converge one stormy night on a train headed to Cleveland.

Lucy is traveling by herself via train to Jacob’s Crossing to help care for her cousin Mattie, recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Trying to overcome the sudden death of her husband, she’s glad to get away and focus on someone else for a while.

The only other Amish people on the train are Calvin Weaver and his little sister, Katie. When their train breaks down outside of Cleveland, Calvin and Lucy band together to face the outside world. But Calvin also carries the weight of past hurts. When an altercation brings both their wounds to light, they question whether they can trust each other.

Once in Jacob’s Crossing, Lucy is occupied with caring for Mattie, while Calvin does his best to run his family’s farm. But they can’t stop thinking about those special hours spent together. Will the bond they formed last? And will Lucy and Calvin be able to put away the pain in their pasts to recognize the happiness that is suddenly in their grasp?

Praise for the Sisters of the Heart series: “Shelley Shepard Gray writes with honesty, tenderness, and depth. Her characters are admirable, richly layered, and impossible to forget long after the story is done.”—Jillian Hart

Shelley Shepard Gray is the author of the Sisters of the Heart series: Hidden, Wanted, and Forgiven, the Seasons of Sugarcreek series, and the Families of Honor series. She lives with her family in southern Ohio where she writes full time.