Dear Friends,
I’m excited to announce a brand-new series, The Amish Brides of Birch Creek! The first book in the series, The Teacher’s Bride, hit the shelves on December 4. From the back cover:
If there is one thing Christian Ropp will not allow in his classroom—or his life—it is chaos. So why is he drawn to Ruby Glick, a woman who seems to bring mayhem wherever she goes?
Christian Ropp moves to Birch Creek to accept a teaching position in the rapidly growing Amish community. He’s determined to put the rambunctious school in order as well as check another task off his list: finding a wife. Of course, that would be much easier if women were like textbooks, straightforward and logical.
When an accident puts Christian out of commission, a new community member named Ruby Glick takes over his classroom. But Ruby’s exuberant teaching style clashes with Christian’s careful methods and he worries his students will never be the same.
With a track record of catastrophe, Ruby always feels too clumsy, too distracted, too . . much. Desperate for a chance to prove that she can do more than make mistakes in her life, she throws herself into her new teaching position. But when Christian can’t seem to stay out of her way, she finds herself slipping into old, chaotic tendencies.
What she doesn’t anticipate is that Christian’s heart is slowly catching up with his mind—and she, too, must decide whether to follow logic or love.
I really enjoyed writing Christian and Ruby’s story. These two couldn’t be more opposite from each other, which made for a challenging, yet fun writing experience. As a formal special education teacher, I also able to pull from my own experiences in the classroom. Minus the animal shenanigans, of course.
The next two books in the series are The Farmer’s Bride and The Inn Keepers Bride, which will release in 2019. I’m also working on a novella for the upcoming anthology An Amish Picnic.
I’ll be giving away an autographed copy of The Teacher’s Bride, along with a hand crocheted angel ornament. To enter, answer this question: What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year to you all!
Kathleen
*Giveaway starts today, Wednesday, December 19th and ends Wednesday, December 26th and is only open to US residents. One winner will be selected at random and announced on Thursday, December 27th.*
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Beloved and bestselling author of Amish romance Kathleen Fuller reminds us that sometimes opposites really do attract.
If there is one thing Christian Ropp will not allow in his classroom—or his life—it is chaos. So why is he drawn to Ruby Glick, a woman who seems to bring mayhem wherever she goes?
Christian Ropp moves to Birch Creek to accept a teaching position in the rapidly growing Amish community. He’s determined to put the rambunctious school in order as well as check another task off his list: finding a wife. Of course, that would be much easier if women were like textbooks, straightforward and logical.
When an accident puts Christian out of commission, a new community member named Ruby Glick takes over his classroom. But Ruby’s exuberant teaching style clashes with Christian’s careful methods and he worries his students will never be the same.
With a track record of catastrophe, Ruby always feels too clumsy, too distracted, too . . . much. Desperate for a chance to prove that she can do more than make mistakes in her life, she throws herself into her new teaching position. But when Christian can’t seem to stay out of her way, she finds herself slipping into old, chaotic tendencies.
What she doesn’t anticipate is that Christian’s heart is slowly catching up with his mind—and she, too, must decide whether to follow logic or love.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
With over a million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, the Amish of Birch Creek series, and the Amish Letters series as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield. Visit her online at KathleenFuller.com