To break out into the Amish genre is a tremendous feat these days. The book market seems to have become inundated with what some are calling “bonnet books” and every person is now calling him or herself an author. It becomes difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Well, Amy Lillard is among the […]
“I’m just saying, you guys were laughing and talking and hobnobbing all coupley-like”. This is what I’m talking about. This is a Melissa-ism. It’s the way she talks. It’s the way she writes. Cute, endearing, smile-provoking Melissa-isms. Each book Melissa writes gets better and better. Her characters continue to become more developed and From the […]
What comes to mind when you hear the word Amish? Most people visualize lush pastures and horse-drawn buggies and smell the enticing aroma of freshly-baked streusel pie. The peaceful, pastoral setting seems far removed from the world of suspense fiction, with its aura of threat and danger. Maybe it’s that contrast that draws the reader […]
Bestselling author Kim Vogel Sawyer believes in the power of second chances — a theme she’s captured with poignant grace in her new book, When Grace Sings (WaterBrook Press/March 17, 2015/ISBN: 978-0307731333/ $14.99), which follows the CBA bestseller When Mercy Rains in The Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy. Sawyer says the series is based on one simple […]
A few months ago, my agent contacted me to let me know that Tantor Media wanted to release the Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries, which I write under the pen name Isabella Alan, in audiobook. I immediately said “yes.” I have been a fan of audiobooks for a long time, and I was delighted finally have […]
I grew up in an orchard. Well, not literally in an orchard, but about ten giant steps from one. When I was little, my dad and mom grew six acres of cherries, peaches, and raspberries right behind our house. That’s why I love writing about orchards and berry picking in my Huckleberry Hill books. Anna […]
Hi, Sarah. I am excited to interview you today! Tell readers all about your new book, An Empty Cup. Thank you for having me! As always, I love visiting with your readers and followers. There is, after all, only one destination for most of us and that is “Destination Amish.” An Empty Cup is my […]
Amish Clotheslines It used to be, back before every house and apartment had a dryer, that you’d see clotheslines in people’s backyards. Women would stand with the basket of wet clothes and pin them to the lines, which would reel out across the yard, the sheets and shirts and underthings blowing in the wind. That […]
Helo Matzelle thought her relationship with God was as good as it could get. As a busy stay-at-home mom and devoted wife, she would have described her life as beautiful. Then, one Friday afternoon in 2011, her life changed. In her new book, Halo Found Hope: A Memoir, Matzelle shares how her life went from […]
When I read the synopsis for The Amish Clockmaker (Book Three in The Men of Lancaster County series by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner), I knew it was a book I wanted to read. After reading the first chapter, I was completely reeled in – hook, line, and sinker – and could scarcely put […]