Exciting news! Fathom Events and Blue Gate Musicals will host THE CONFESSION MUSICAL MOVIE in movie theaters nationwide on Monday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. local time. I am thrilled to be able to host a giveaway for tickets provided by Blue Gate Musicals. TWO lucky fans will win a ticket for yourself PLUS one […]
The Warmth of Sunshine is the second book in my Amish Blessings series, set in Yoder and Haven, Kansas. Yoder is the central focal point of these three Amish districts, and has a post office, but most of the Amish folks have Haven addresses. My hometown of Abilene, Kansas, is about an hour and half […]
Those of you who know me know I love to craft, particularly crochet. The Amish also love handmade items, and I often include characters who either craft for a hobby/home usage or as a business. In Love in Plain Sight, Katharine weaves baskets, and in a cute twist, Ezra asks her to teach him. Over […]
Hello Readers! I am very excited about my new series, An Amish Bookstore, and book #1—The Bookseller’s Promise—releases April 19th. My last series, the Amish Inn novels, was set in Montgomery, Indiana, and so is this new series. For those of you who read the Amish Inn novels, yes . . . Lizzie and Esther […]
Janice Kay Johnson is here today to chat all about her new book! To celebrate the release of FINDING HOPE (A Tompkin’s Mill Novel Book 3), Janice’s awesome publisher is giving away a copy of the first book in the series, TURNING HOME, to one lucky reader. See details on how to enter at the end […]
We’re thrilled to share Shelley Shepard Gray’s third book in the Walnut Creek Series, The Protective One, on sale starting January 21st, 2020. It’s been years since childhood friends, fondly known as “The Eight,” left their hometown of Holmes County, Ohio. But after a tragic loss brought them back together, one member of The Eight, […]
A Time for War, and a Time for Peace Many people assume that since the Amish are non-resistant (or pacifists), that they would never be involved in war in any way. But the sobering reality is that in the case of the American Civil War, the Amish living in southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland had […]
The story of the Prodigal Son has always been my favorite parable, and I’ve studied it and taught it more times than I can count. Still, no matter how familiar, I always find something new in the story. Think of the son, coming home longing to be accepted, even if he must be a servant […]
My newest book, Convenient Amish Courtship, brings two friends back together. From the back cover: When Bethany Zook’s childhood friend returns to Indiana Amish country a widower, with an adorable little girl in tow, she’s willing to aid him in any way. But there’s just one thing Andrew Yoder needs – a mother for little […]
I never dreamed I’d write Amish books but one day while I was walking on the beach with my husband, an idea came into my head and I knew I wanted to write Their Amish Reunion. I sent the idea to my editors and they all liked it, so I got to work. That book […]