If there is one thing we can count on from Sarah Price it’s that she always delivers a wonderful story. A story filled with memorable characters who are genuine, kind, and worth your time getting to know. An Amish Buggy Ride is no different. We are introduced to Kate Zook, a young Amish woman, who […]
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 […]
With cooler weather coming just around the corner, it will soon be time for readers to pull out the quilts and settle in with a new book. Abingdon Press authors Amber Stockton and Robin Caroll invite readers, with quilts in tow, to join them for the live Quilts of Love Fall into Fall Facebook chat […]
When the noose of your secrets begins to tighten, it can cut off any hope for freedom and love in the future. Letting the light of truth sever your unhealthy tie to the past is a major theme of award-winning author Sarah E. Ladd’s book A Lady at Willowgrove Hall (Thomas Nelson/October 7, 2014/ISBN: 978-1401688370), […]
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. […]
THE DEAD WILL TELL When I was a kid, I believed in ghosts. You know, those restless souls belonging to people who’d died violently or before their time or, perhaps, left something important unfinished. Ghosts were scary, mysterious things. But of course they were just the musings of a seven-year-old farm girl with a big […]
My Time in a Mennonite Community I only have one picture—more of a snapshot, really—from the summers I spent visiting my friends in the Old Order Mennonite community in Kentucky. Now, at twenty-seven, I cherish the image and the memories it evokes far more than I ever thought I would when it was taken sixteen […]
A Mother’s Secret by Amy Clipston I’m so happy that it’s finally spring! It’s such a beautiful time of year as we enjoy hearing the birds sing again, and the earth is renewed. I always look forward to seeing the daffodils sprout up in our yard. Daffodils are special to me since they remind me […]
People often ask me if I ever base a character on someone I know in real life. While my characters are seldom exactly like people I actually know, I often use personality traits and quirks I observe to create believable, three-dimensional characters. My mom and dad share many traits with Anna and Felty Helmuth, the […]