We have followed the King sisters Amy and Nora as they have been trying to find themselves in world that no longer involves their parents who were tragically killed in a house fire. Now it is Rachel’s turn to spread her wings and see how high she can fly. Rachel’s new beginning finds her in […]
Once again readers are invited into the lives of four very unique sisters. This time around we really get to see these characters shine. Especially Lydia! I foresee an Academy Award in that whoopie pie bakers future. Goodness, she got under my skin and made me mumble a few choice words. Having only scratched the […]
Shelley Shepard Gray welcomes us back to Yellow Bird Inn, the quaint little bed and breakfast tucked away in Crittenden County, Kentucky. If you recall there was a murder involving one of their own in this seemly idyllic Amish community. Lots of secrets were exposed and many lives were turned upside down. Remember Beth Byler? […]
I must admit, whenever I hear that Tricia Goyer has a book coming up for release, I am beside myself with excitement. Hearing of A Christmas Gift for Rose’s release was no different. A Christmas Gift for Rose gathers together many of Goyer’s passions — the Amish, adoption and World War II — into one […]
Fans of Cindy Woodsmall will be mesmerized from page one of her latest installment in the Amish Vines and Orchards series, For Every Season. Readers of Book One (A Season for Tending) and Book Two (The Winnowing Season) will once again be drawn into the lives of Rhoda, Jacob and Samuel. As Jacob wrestles with […]
I have mixed reviews for Jerry Eicher’s latest non-fiction book, My Amish Childhood – A True Story of Faith, Family, and the Simple Life. Eicher tells of his travels as a young boy from the Aylmer Amish Settlement in Canada to new, uncharted lands in Honduras. The novel is filled with page after page of […]
The wait is over for Vannetta Chapman’s third novel in The Pebble Creek Amish Series! A Wedding for Julia will keep you rapt with attention to the very last page. A Wedding for Julia tells the story of Julia, a single Amish woman who cares for her newly-widowed, scripture-quoting mom, Ada, Caleb, an Amish bachelor […]
When I read Vannetta Chapman’s first novel in the Pebble Creek Amish Series (A Promise for Miriam), I was hooked. It was my favorite Chapman series and I was only on Book One! Then, finally, Book 2 (A Home for Lydia) arrived. Could Chapman deliver again? Absolutely! A Home for Lydia tells the story of […]
Since Amy Clipston’s series The Kauffman Amish Bakery ended, I have been counting the days until Clipston released a new Amish fiction series. A Hopeful Heart, Book 1 of Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel, does NOT disappoint! The readers are led on a journey through the lives of Hannah, an Amish widow with three […]
Tricia Goyer has penned yet another top notch book. Her latest The Promise Box is sure to please Amish fiction fans. We are taken on Lydia Wyse’s journey back home after her mother’s death. A journey that makes her realize that she must confront a past that she has been running from so she can […]