It is no secret that I am a fan of Leslie Gould’s work. She captivated me with her collaboration with Mindy Starns Clark in The Women of Lancaster County series. When Gould branched out and started her series The Courtships of Lancaster County, I was hooked from Book One (Courting Cate.) Taking a cue from […]
Buy A Plain Malice and Give Back to Those in Need By Amanda Flower The original publisher of my Appleseed Creek Mystery Series decided that it want to go in a different direction that did not include publishing fiction. As a result, they canceled all of their fiction series. Sometimes this happens in publishing. For […]
Every Rose Has a Story to Tell Somewhere in your backyard, very likely, a rose is growing. Maybe two or three or more. Have you ever thought of the story behind those roses? Where they originally came from—Europe or China? Who first cultivated it? Who planted it in your garden? And why? There’s a fairly […]
Christmas Cards in October Have you started working on your Christmas cards yet? I haven’t either. Actually, I haven’t bought them, thought about what photo to put inside, or even thought much about Christmas. Well, beyond the fact that we need to buy a plane ticket for our son sooner than later. However, back in […]
I am a newbie when it comes to the writings of Marta Perry. So when I received a copy of her latest release, The Forgiven (first in her newest series Keepers of the Promise), I went in with eyes wide open. The Forgiven is certainly different than most of the other novels I have read […]
When you get a novel with the front cover showing an Amish woman in the foreground and dry, desolate land as far as the horizon in the background, your mind starts wandering to what it is all about. Then you couple that with the title, Wonderful Lonesome, and think: This is not your typical Amish […]
Charlotte Hubbard, Kelly Long and Jennifer Beckstrand are three authors that are relatively new to the Amish genre, yet they are quickly becoming mainstays and their works a must-read. An Amish Christmas Quilt, a collection of Christmas novellas is a prime example of their impeccable writing. And as any good writer would do, each has […]
I was slow to warm up to Jennifer Beckstrand’s Huckleberry Hill series. Beckstrand was a new author to me when I read Book One (Huckleberry Hill), I was amused, but not sold. When Huckleberry Summer came out I was cautious, but found there was no need to be. I was now invested in the characters […]
Plain Faith Their Story, Our Story Sometimes reading about another’s journey encourages us to consider our own. by Tricia Goyer One of my favorite things is interviewing people. I love sitting down over coffee and asking about their lives. It’s always interesting how someone tells his or her story. They usually start at a major […]
Hi Olivia! Welcome to Destination Amish. Can you share a little about yourself? I’m an Illinois native transplanted in Colorado by way of California and Washington State. I love the sunshine here and the fact that every time I step outside my front door I can lift my eyes to a view of the Rockies. […]