Amish Fiction

A compelling story of friendship from the top author in Amish fiction, Leona Speicher got the "sister" she'd always dreamed of the day Gloria Gingerich and her family moved to Lancaster County Amish farmland. The Arkansas newcomers seem to be everything a devout Plain family should be, and Leona can't help comparing Gloria's engaging young parents to her own. Leona's cousin shows a romantic interest in Gloria around the same time as Gloria's older brother expresses his fondness for Leona.

Miriam Stoltzfus has spent her life in the quiet village of Willow Creek, learning the art of healing from her father. But when he passes away, she is forced to confront a painful truth—her gifts are not welcome in a world where tradition dictates that healing is a man’s work. Torn between her faith and her calling, Miriam must decide if she is willing to risk everything to help those in need. Naomi Beiler arrives in Willow Creek with nowhere else to turn. Cast out from her family for refusing an arranged marriage, she is desperate to find a place where she belongs. Though met with ...

Jack Livingston has been raising his nine-year-old adopted niece, Natalie, since the accident that took her parents' lives. While he travels for work, Natalie is lovingly cared for by Laura, an Amish nanny who loves her as her own. Kelly Maines is nearing the end of her rope. Her baby was kidnapped, the apparent victim of a black market adoption ring, and for eight years, Kelly has tirelessly pursued every lead to its bitter end. Now, there's one last lead from a private investigator: Just a few miles away lives a girl who matches the profile....

After Maria Mast's abusive ex-boyfriend is arrested for being involved in sex trafficking and modern-day slavery, she thinks she and her son, Carter, can safely return to her Amish community. But the danger has only just begun. Someone begins stalking her, and they want blood and revenge.

Carter Hocking had it all - a high-paying job managing a Vegas casino, then the woman of his dreams who owned a luxurious mansion in Silicon Valley and a life every young guy wanted. But things took a turn for the worse, and he found himself penniless, all alone in a flophouse near the San Francisco piers. Just when he thought he had hit rock bottom, he stumbled upon Mercy at a waterfront bar. It was a turning point in his life, and he finally found the redemption he had been seeking. But his world was about to come crashing down on September 7, 1980, leaving him with nothing but Hope. ...

Siblings Jonny, Martin, Kelsey, and Beth long for the stable sense of family they felt when visiting their New Order grandparents, Josiah and Sylvia Schrock, in Holmes County, Ohio. And the Schrocks couldn't be more surprised when the grandkids want to try living with them—and joining their faith . . . When Jonny hears startling news about his health, he knows it's past time to change his life. Quitting college, he unexpectedly finds the job of his dreams. And he's instantly smitten with cafe owner Treva Kramer, whose baked goods are as warm and delicious as her lively personality.

A Fearful woman. A Dominating Beau. Her Neighbors Prodigal Son. Can Christmas bring a miracle this year? Simon Troyer has returned home for the first time in six years. Saddened by painful memories, he looks to God to help him find joy again this Christmas. Ruby Mast is shy and reticent. But she wasn’t always that way. Once she was happy and fun loving, but that was before her husband’s death and before she began courting Vernon Schrock. Now Ruby is nervous, always keeping her small son Peter quiet and obedient. When Simon notices that his mother’s neighbor, is Ruby, a girl he once ...

At 15, Jenna King has known only neglect and cruelty in her state-run orphanage. A chilling November night changes everything when she discovers hidden cash, setting off a desperate quest for freedom. Caleb Troyer is perturbed when he sees an emaciated young woman disembark from a Greyhound bus. Struck by compassion, he befriends her, offering her refuge and a place in his community. As the Christmas season approaches, love unexpectedly blossoms between Jenna and Caleb, a love that is complicated by Jenna's outsider status and Amish tradition.But when a malicious accusation shatters Jenna's...

The Cramers and Mosiers have been angry with each other for as long as anyone can remember. Things had cooled to a simmer... until Addie Cramer and Jonathan Mosier fell head over heels for each other. Now old tensions are renewed, and Addie's parents insist she marry stolid and uninspiring Phillip Eicher. Distraught at a future apart, the two decide their best hope is to reconcile the two families... but that means digging into the past to see what tore them apart. Will their love be enough to keep them together or will long-held secrets ruin their chance at happiness?

Shiva is gathering his forces. He reaches the Naga capital, Panchavati, and Evil is finally revealed. The Neelkanth prepares for a holy war against his true enemy, a man whose name instils dread in the fiercest of warriors. India convulses under the onslaught of a series of brutal battles. It's a war for the very soul of the nation. Many will die. But Shiva must not fail, no matter what the cost. In his desperation, he reaches out to the ones who have never offered any help to him: the Vayuputras.

A family on the brink of ruin. A miserly man who has lost his way. A small child who believes in the true gift of Christmas. ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Widow Martha Lengacher is in deep financial difficulty. With all avenues of revenue exhausted she is in danger of losing her farm and home. Praying to Gott to show her a way out of her difficulties, soon, the Bishop calls on the community to offer support. Neighbor Frederick Wittmer, a bitter and lonely man, has coveted the farm land for some time and rather than lend his support, sees an opportunity to expand his land holdings. In a...

Four books in one volume: A Legacy of Love by Amy Clipston, The Cedar Chest by Beth Wiseman, The Treasured Book by Kathleen Fuller, and The Midwife’s Dream by Kelly Irvin.

From best-selling authors Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, and Ruth Reid comes An Amish Home, a beautiful collection of four novellas that spread the warmth of Amish living with every moment.

Young Cassie Weaver only wants what is expected of an Amish woman: a good Amish husband and a large family. But she’s happy as Job and Dinah Keim’s housekeeper, helping Dinah, who is losing her sight due to diabetes. For two decades the Keims have prayed for the salvation of their two children who left the community in a cloud of shame and mystery. Mason knew there was more to his mother’s past than she let on, but nothing could have prepared him for learning about his Amish roots upon his mother’s sudden death.

As love restores Rhoda, a sudden tragedy is the test of faith she never saw coming. More settled in her heart than ever before, Rhoda Byler feels a newfound confidence living in the Old Order Amish settlement she helped establish in Orchard Bend, Maine. Though it has been almost a year since one brother left, Rhoda is happy to be working alongside the other brother as they tend and nurture the settlement' s orchard.

When her Amish grandfather’s body is found, State Police Detective Penny Moore learns he didn’t abandon his family fifty years ago—he was murdered. But the whole truth is still unknown, and after several vicious attacks on Penny and her partner, Detective Stewart Jones, it’s clear someone will kill to keep their secrets buried. Unearthing community scandals and delving into Penny’s traumatized family past bring them closer to each other—and a dangerous truth. But can they outwit a killer before they become the newest victims in this cold case?

If God wills it, Mary Yoder will do it, even if that means using crutches for the rest of her life. She was badly injured in a buggy accident as a child. Still, she is content living in the Dawdi Haus connected to her parents’ farmhouse and with her work weaving baskets and raising specialty roosters whose feathers she uses to make excellent trout lures. She is truly happy at twenty-nine, but she wouldn’t mind finding a husband—if the Lord wills it.

A Love Restored (Book One in The Amish Blessings Series) Five years ago, Jacob King walked away from his Amish life—and from Hannah Lapp—without a single goodbye. He chased the promise of adventure in the Englisch world, only to find himself lost and longing for the home he abandoned. Now, he has returned to Willow Creek, determined to prove that he is a changed man. But forgiveness isn’t easily won, and Hannah’s heart isn’t so quick to forget. Hannah has spent years building a life without Jacob, pushing aside the pain of his departure. She’s content running the family bakery ...

Elijah Miller is a quiet and painfully shy man with a talent for carving the handmade toys and furniture that tourists in the Amish shops love. The large, boisterous Miller family is anything but shy. With a thriving auction business, they want him to do what he hates most: taking the stage and calling the auctions. He loves his family and wants to support them, but will they allow room for Elijah to follow his own dream?

Based on actual events that happened between 2005 and 2009 in a remote Mennonite community where more than 100 girls and women were drugged unconscious and assaulted in the night by what they were told (by the men of the colony) were "ghosts" or "demons", Miriam Toews' bold and affecting novel Women Talking is an imagined response to these real events.