Do you like walking trails and finding new places to enjoy the outdoors? Visit The Wilderness Center in Wilmot, Ohio. Sunday we spent the all afternoon exploring The Wilderness Center in Wilmot, Ohio. Such a FUN but extremely humid day (90 degrees!). The Center has walking trails, Interpretive and Astronomy Education Buildings, picnic shelters, a […]
If you’re in church on a Sunday morning, are you hoping for fast, upbeat music or something slow and thoughtful? The latest music by contemporary Christian artists or the hymns of Charles Wesley or Fanny Crosby? My forays into writing historical Amish stories have taken me into the traditional Amish songbook—the Ausbund. Still in use […]
A Daughter’s Dream – A Delightful Summer Read! I’ve hit a bit of a dry spell waiting for a good Amish novel to come my way. True, the Amish genre has a plethora of titles available these days, but the number of tried and true authors are minimal – and even then, I try to […]
The Courtship Basket – Recipe for Romance Whenever I get a novel by Amy Clipston, I can be guaranteed some sleepless nights ahead. As soon as I saw the cover of Clipston’s latest release, The Courtship Basket (second in her Amish Heirloom series), I knew I would have some night of insomnia ahead. Clipston delivers […]
How about a fun quiz about the Amish? No peeking at the answers! And no Googling! 1. How many US states have a significant Amish population? A. 9 B. 17 C. 30 D. 42 2. How many Amish settlements (geographic communities) are in the US? A. 251 B. 502 C. 617 D. 713 3. How […]
The Courtship Basket, which is the second in my Amish Heirloom series, will release on June 28. In this story, readers will get to know Rachel, who is twenty-two and the middle sister in the Fisher family. Rachel is devastated when she finds out her boyfriend and best friend have been seeing each other behind […]
Hi, Erin. Welcome to Destination Amish! Why don’t we start by you telling us a little about yourself? Well, I love to laugh. Always have. And because of it, I’ve been writing chick lit books for quite a few years now. I’m also a city girl who has lived in New York all of her […]
The Saddle Maker’s Son – Fabulous! I have been riveted since Page One of Kelly Irvin’s The Amish of Bee County series. The Beekeeper’s Son was so well-crafted. The Bishop’s Son was downright brilliant. But could Irvin keep up the buzz? YES! The Saddle Maker’s Son finally tells the story of Rebekah Lantz – the […]
“Would you want to live like the Amish?” As a writer of Amish-themed fiction, I sometimes get this question. I also see chatter about it on sites where readers of Amish fiction gather. The first thing that comes to most people’s mind are things like electricity, computers, and television. (I do love my Netflix.) Then […]
Amish Sweethearts – A Stellar Journey Leslie Gould has been a favorite Amish genre author of mine since she collaborated with Mindy Starns Clark in The Women of Lancaster County series. I cheered through her Courtships of Lancaster County series, and was downright giddy when the first book, Amish Promises, released from her new series […]