Beth Hertzler works alongside her beloved Aunt Lizzy within their dry products store, and serving as contact of sorts between Amish craftsmen and Englischers who want to sell the Basic people’s wares. But remorse and loneliness still echo in her center everyday as she still wears the dark garb, indicating mourning of her fiancé. When she discovers a big, intricately carved picture of Amish children playing in the snow, something deep inside Beth’s soul responds and she wants to help the unidentified artist about The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Romance from the Center of Amish Nation discover homes for his work-including Lizzy’s dry items store. But she doesn’t know if her bishop will approve from the gorgeous carving or consider it idolatry.

Lizzy sees the changes in her niece when Beth displays her the woodworking, and after Lizzy hunts straight down Jonah, the designer, she is even more determined that Beth meets this man with the hands that induce healing art. But it’s not that simple-will Lizzy’s elaborate plan to reintroduce her niece to appreciate work? Will Jonah have the ability to give Beth the sleigh ride she’s always dreamed of and a second chance at real love-or just even more heartbreak?