Amish fiction

  • Litfuse Group: “A Big Year for Lily” by Suzanne Woods Fisher and Mary Kinsinger Book Review

    By Ruth on August 15, 2013
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    {MORE ABOUT A BIG YEAR FOR LILY} Book Three in the Adventures of Lily Lapp series. Co-written with Mary Kinsinger. Lily Lapp’s family has settled into their new home in Pennsylvania, but life still holds big changes and big steps for Lily. Good changes, like once again living close to her beloved cousin and best friend, Hannah. Bad changes, like a […]
  • Litfuse Group: “Pennsylvania Patchwork” by Kate Loyd Book Review

    By Ruth on July 1, 2013
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    Seattle native Holly Fisher is smitten by Lancaster County, its simplicity and her long lost relatives. In the sequel to bestselling Leaving Lancaster, Holly embraces the Amish culture, learning to slow down to see what – and who – really matters. Meeting the family that her mother had kept hidden from her, Holly comes face to face with her real […]
  • Litfuse Group: “The Promise Box” by Tricia Goyer Book Review

    By Ruth on June 12, 2013
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    With her heart – and her loyalty – on the line, can she let true love in her life? Every year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive ‘resident’ status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but […]
  • "Heart in Hand" by Barbara Cameron Book Review

    By Ruth on March 26, 2013
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    Read more about the book from the blog tour post here. Heart in Hand by Barbara  CameronMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Another clean, Amish romance, and it is mostly enjoyable.  It has everything that I have come to expect from Amish books.  Simple people living in the old ways.  A simple, genuine trust in God. A subdued romance.  No […]
  • Pump Up Your Book: "Heart in Hand" by Barbara Cameron Virtual Book Publicity Tour

    By Ruth on March 21, 2013
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    My Review! ABOUT HEART IN HAND Anna, a knitter and the oldest of the three cousins, watches the wedding of Naomi and Nick the following fall and remembers her own wedding. A widow, Anna thinks about how short her time with her husband was; as she looks at her grandmother, she wonders if Leah is recalling her own marriage. Her […]
  • “The Lesson” by Suzanne Woods Fisher Book Review

    By Ruth on January 16, 2013
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    Centered on one of Suzanne Woods Fisher’s most loved characters, this is the story fans have eagerly anticipated. The precocious M.K. is all grown up (well, almost) and ready to take on the world–with surprising results. Fisher’s trademark plot twists and turns are as unexpected and satisfying as ever in this third book in the Stoney Ridge Seasons series. In […]
  • “Courting Cate” by Leslie Gould Book Review

    By Ruth on November 20, 2012
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    When This Couple Gets to Courting, Sparks Will Fly! In Paradise, Pennsylvania, Cate Miller is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance. Her sweet and flirty sister, Betsy, on the other hand, seems to have attracted most of the bachelors in Lancaster County! But the sisters’ wealthy father has made one hard-and-fast rule: older […]
  • “Rosemary Opens Her Heart” By Naomi King Book Review

    By Ruth on November 8, 2012
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    ABOUT ROSEMARY OPENS HER HEART Another spring reminds the Amish of Cedar Creek, Missouri, that for everything there is a season. Zanna Lambright is finally marrying Jonny Ropp, and friends and family have come from far and wide to celebrate. Among them is young widow Rosemary Yutzy, mother of toddler Katie, whose husband was tragically killed last fall. With a […]
  • “The Memory Jar” by Tricia Goyer Book Review

    By Ruth on October 27, 2012
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    Book One in the Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series Every year, 30–40 young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive ‘resident’ status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides! Sarah Shelter has lived […]
  • “Life With Lily” by Mary Ann Kinsinger & Suzanne Woods Fisher Book Review

    By Ruth on October 6, 2012
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    Book 1 in the “Adventures of Lily Lapp” series. Lily is six in this story, just starting first grade in a one-room schoolhouse in upstate New York. Her parents are busy building a farm, and soon animals join the family—Jenny the cow and Chubby the miniature horse. A baby brother arrives, too, which Lily has mixed feelings about. (She wanted […]