Miriam Raber vows to stand by Saul Fisher, even if he chooses to leave their Amish community to pursue a highly-desired apprenticeship, while Saul wrestles with the burden continuing to hide his grief-stricken father's drinking from the community would place on his younger brothers if he...  more

Miriam Raber vows to stand by Saul Fisher, even if he chooses to leave their Amish community to pursue a highly-desired apprenticeship, while Saul wrestles with the burden continuing to hide his grief-stricken father's drinking from the community would place on his younger brothers if he chose to leave.

Seeking tranquility in a too-complicated world, outsiders are drawn to the Amish order---but perfect peace isn't easy to find. In Wiseman's best-selling Plain Perfect, Plain Pursuit, and Plain Promise, young women long for faith, hope, and love---and find them in surprising ways! 352 pages each,...  more

Seeking tranquility in a too-complicated world, outsiders are drawn to the Amish order---but perfect peace isn't easy to find. In Wiseman's best-selling Plain Perfect, Plain Pursuit, and Plain Promise, young women long for faith, hope, and love---and find them in surprising ways! 352 pages each, three slipcased softcovers from Nelson.

CARLEY HAS GIVEN UP CHASING HER DREAMS. NOW HER DREAMS ARE CHASING HER. Carley Marek experiences culture shock when she visits her friend Lillian's family on their farm deep in Amish country.  She'll get an article out of the visit -- and maybe some of Lillian's newfound...  more

CARLEY HAS GIVEN UP CHASING HER DREAMS. NOW HER DREAMS ARE CHASING HER. Carley Marek experiences culture shock when she visits her friend Lillian's family on their farm deep in Amish country.  She'll get an article out of the visit -- and maybe some of Lillian's newfound peace will somehow rub off on her. Just when Carley is getting used to the quiet nature of the Plain community, Lillian and Samuel's son falls ill.  But the local doctor who can offer the most help has been shunned by the community and forbidden to intervene. As David's condition deteriorates, Dr. Noah determines to do whatever it takes to save the boy's life.  Carley is caught in the middle -- drawn to Noah, wanting to be helpful in the crisis -- and confused by all their talk about a God she neither knows nor trusts. Carley must decide what in life is worth pursuing... and what to do when she's pursued by a love she never expected.  

Three heartwarming tales of old friends and new beginnings that span one year in an Amish community. A Change of Heart by Beth Wiseman Leah is no good at cooking, cleaning, sewing, gardening -- the skills that young women need to make a proper Amish wife. All she wants to do is write...  more

Three heartwarming tales of old friends and new beginnings that span one year in an Amish community. A Change of Heart by Beth Wiseman Leah is no good at cooking, cleaning, sewing, gardening -- the skills that young women need to make a proper Amish wife. All she wants to do is write stories, but she's sincerely tired of being a dissappointment. Will she ever find someone who accepts her just as she is? And can an almost-Amish angel in red polka dots help her find her way? A Place of His Own by Kathleen Fuller When Josiah left Paradise the first time, he didn't even say good-bye. Now he's back, ten years later, and he's changed. Why is he so distant and bitter? Where is the boy who used to be Amanda's best friend? Amanda is learning that there are things even a capable Amish girl can't fix. But can she stand there and watch him walk away...again? When Winter Comes by Barbara Cameron It's been too long since Rebecca has done what she loves -- put on her skates and fly across the ice. Five years have passed since a winter accident took her twin Lizzie and left Rebecca heartbroken. And Ben has waited for her all that time. At last she's starting to heal. But has too much time passed for their hearts to reconnect?

SADIE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN GOD'S PROMISES. BUT CAN SHE REALLY TRUST HIS HEART? Young Amish widow, Sadie Fisher, leads a simple life in the quiet countryside of Lancaster County -- selling Amish goods to a steady stream of tourists.  Though it is a good life, lately she's wondered...  more

SADIE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN GOD'S PROMISES. BUT CAN SHE REALLY TRUST HIS HEART? Young Amish widow, Sadie Fisher, leads a simple life in the quiet countryside of Lancaster County -- selling Amish goods to a steady stream of tourists.  Though it is a good life, lately she's wondered if it is God's will for her to remain without a husband and a family. Winters can be brutally cold and lonely in Pennsylvania, so Sadie rejoices when a renter signs up for a three-month stay in her guest cottage.  But when wealthy, impulsive Englischer Kade Saunders arrives, she isn't sure she wants him around that long.  Sadie feels the stress of the bishop's watchful eye, expecting her to act in accordance with the Ordnung, the understood behavior by which the Amish live.  To complicate things, Kade is soon surprised with sole custody of a child he barely knows -- his five-year-old autistic son, Tyler. Sadie and young Tyler form an immediate connection.  As she grows to love and understand this exceptional child, her feelings for Kade grow into something that both terrifies and exhilarates her.  And while Kade seems to feel the attraction to her as well, their worlds couldn't be farther apart. Sadie must stay true to her Amish roots, but denying the love she feels is impossible.  Could it be that God has the improbable in store for Sadie?  And will she have the faith to step into a love bigger than she's ever dreamed possible?  

Josephine Dronberger was a scared teenager when she left her baby in the care of an Old Order Amish couple. But seventeen years have passed and Josie longs to reconnect with her daughter.Linda - as the couple named the child - who is promised to Stephen Ebersol, the bishop's...  more

Josephine Dronberger was a scared teenager when she left her baby in the care of an Old Order Amish couple. But seventeen years have passed and Josie longs to reconnect with her daughter.Linda - as the couple named the child - who is promised to Stephen Ebersol, the bishop's grandson. They plan to marry in the fall.  When her birth mother comes to Paradise, Linda is drawn to a world she's never known.  Will the direction she's been heading since birth be suddenly derailed, and who will stand by her convictions - mother or daughter?

Three Amish Novellas: Three hope-filled stories about second chances, trusting your heart, and the power of forgiveness.

What would cause the Amish to move to Colorado, leaving family and friends behind? — Some Amish are making the trek to Colorado for cheaper land. Others are fleeing strict bishops with long memories. — For Emily Detweiler and her family, the move is more personal. Tragedy struck Emily in Ohio,...  more

What would cause the Amish to move to Colorado, leaving family and friends behind? — Some Amish are making the trek to Colorado for cheaper land. Others are fleeing strict bishops with long memories. — For Emily Detweiler and her family, the move is more personal. Tragedy struck Emily in Ohio, shaking loose everything she believed was firm, including her faith. Her family took the bold step of leaving Ohio to resettle in a small Amish community in Canaan, Colorado, where they hope the distance will help erase painful memories. David Stoltzfus's family moved to Colorado for reasons he doesn't understand. But Canaan is turning out to be something other than the promised land they all anticipated. Fearing that a health condition will cut his life short, David plans to return home to Paradise, Pennsylvania, as soon as he can. But then he meets Emily, who stirs feelings in his heart despite his apprehension about the future. Emily's growing love for David surprises her, but she fears that he will find out the truth about her past and reject her. But what if the truth is that they are made for each other? And that God longs to give them the desires of their hearts if only they will seek Him first?

Romance is in the air, old-fashioned courtship is alive and well, and love is an eternal promise. HEALING HEARTS by Beth Wiseman He left to find himself.  She found her way without him.  Now Levina and Naaman Lapp are together again, feeling miles apart.  Although coming...  more

Romance is in the air, old-fashioned courtship is alive and well, and love is an eternal promise. HEALING HEARTS by Beth Wiseman He left to find himself.  She found her way without him.  Now Levina and Naaman Lapp are together again, feeling miles apart.  Although coming home was the right thing to do, Naaman must regain the trust and respect of his wife who, in his absence, has learned to trust God like never before.  Could it be that their prior years together have simply been a preface to a greater love than they have ever known? A MARRIAGE OF THE HEART by Kelly Long Abigail Kauffman is looking for a way out; Joseph Lambert is seeking a way in.  Since her mother's death, Abby has lived alone with her father and longs to escape the emptiness of the farmhouse that has never felt like home.  Joseph Lambert is a newcomer in their close-knit community.  Only after they find themselves suddenly married to each other do they begin to understand the tender truths of life-long love. WHAT THE HEART SEES by Kathleen Fuller When Ellie Chupp loses her sight in an accident -- and then her boyfriend shortly after that -- she believes love will never be in her future.  But Christopher Miller has returned home, five years after fleeing from the tragedy that broke his heart.  When Ellie and Chris meet again, sparks fly.  Could true love be a matter of seeing with new eyes?

Katie Ann lost the love of her life. Then God offers her a new beginning in Colorado. Katie Ann Stolzfus lives in the small Amish community of Canaan, Colorado. At forty she is widowed and raising her first child. But baby Jonas will never know his father, and Katie Ann wonders if her...  more

Katie Ann lost the love of her life. Then God offers her a new beginning in Colorado. Katie Ann Stolzfus lives in the small Amish community of Canaan, Colorado. At forty she is widowed and raising her first child. But baby Jonas will never know his father, and Katie Ann wonders if her Heavenly Father hasn't forgotten about her as well. Is it really God's plan for her to be a single parent? Eli Detweiler has come to Canaan for a wedding and a long vacation. Having raised six children following the death of his young wife, Eli is finally an empty-nester. He's enjoying the slower pace of having no one to care for but himself. When Katie Ann and Eli meet, there is an instant connection. Yet as strong as the attraction is, they both acknowledge that a romance would never work. He is done parenting, while she has just begun. But as their friendship slowly blossoms into feelings that are as frightening as they are intoxicating, Katie Ann and Eli question if the plans they made for themselves are in line with God's plans. Can Katie Ann entrust her heart to another man, and rediscover the wonder of God's love? 

Danielle Kent is 18, pregnant, and hopeful that the child s father--Aaron Lapp--will want to marry her and provide the life she s always reamed of. Even though Aaron is Old Order Amish, Danielle knows that he wants to leave his community for a life outside of the district. But then Aaron tells...  more

Danielle Kent is 18, pregnant, and hopeful that the child s father--Aaron Lapp--will want to marry her and provide the life she s always reamed of. Even though Aaron is Old Order Amish, Danielle knows that he wants to leave his community for a life outside of the district. But then Aaron tells Danielle that he doesn t love her that a wife and baby don t fit into his plans. Levi Detweiler has enjoyed an unlikely friendship with Danielle for nearly a year, though they have little in common. He s Amish, and she won t even discuss God. When Danielle becomes pregnant with Aaron s child, Levi is sure that Aaron will do the right thing and marry Danielle. When that doesn t happen, God calls on Levi to marry her. It doesn t make sense, and it means that Levi will have to leave his home in the Old Order community to make a life for himself, Danielle, and the baby. Levi seeks God s will in a situation that seems impossible knowing that only by faith are all things possible.

Priscilla's upcoming wedding is stirring up trouble -- and romance -- in Paradise. Three possible brides. Three separate tales that tell one bigger story. From three best-selling Amish fiction authors. A PERFECT SECRET by Kelly Long A PERFECT MATCH by Kathleen...  more

Priscilla's upcoming wedding is stirring up trouble -- and romance -- in Paradise. Three possible brides. Three separate tales that tell one bigger story. From three best-selling Amish fiction authors. A PERFECT SECRET by Kelly Long A PERFECT MATCH by Kathleen Fuller A PERFECT PLAN by Beth Wiseman A meticulous planner, Priscilla King has dreamed of marrying Chester Lapp since she was sixteen years old. Thanks to her sister Naomi's matchmaking skills, Chester courts Priscilla and on her nineteenth birthday, he proposes. Priscilla puts her wedding plans into action. While happy about her own wedding, Priscilla wishes Naomi would find her own perfect match. When Chester's cousin Zeke shows up, Naomi's life gets complicated. More problems arise as the big day approaches, including the strange behavior of Priscilla's best friend Rose, whose own fiance is hiding something from her-something she'll do anything to uncover. Is God sending a message to call off the wedding? What is certain is that the hearts of these three women will be forever altered by this Amish Wedding.  

When big-city life threatens the safety of one of their children, Brad and Darlene Henderson move with their three teenagers from Houston to the tiny town of Round Top, Texas. Adjusting to small-town life is difficult for the kids, especially fifteen-year-old Grace who is coping in a...  more

When big-city life threatens the safety of one of their children, Brad and Darlene Henderson move with their three teenagers from Houston to the tiny town of Round Top, Texas. Adjusting to small-town life is difficult for the kids, especially fifteen-year-old Grace who is coping in a dangerous way. Married life hasn’t always been bliss, but their strong faith has carried Brad and Darlene through the difficult times. When Darlene takes a job outside the home for the first time in their marriage, the domestic tension rises. While working with special needs children at her new job, the widowed father of one of the students starts paying more attention to Darlene than is appropriate. Problem is, she feels like someone is listening to her for the first time in a long time. If Darlene ever needed God . . . it’s now. Experience a family’s triumph over lies, betrayal, and loss while still clinging to the One who matters most.  

New stories from three best-selling Amish fiction authors. A Recipe for Hope-Eve Bender and her family are forced to move in with her parents for two months while the house is being repaired. Not an easy task-loading up husband and three teenage boys in their rumschpringe to grandma and...  more

New stories from three best-selling Amish fiction authors. A Recipe for Hope-Eve Bender and her family are forced to move in with her parents for two months while the house is being repaired. Not an easy task-loading up husband and three teenage boys in their rumschpringe to grandma and grandpa's house. Eve and Benjamin have been raising their children according to the Ordnung, but they've also allowed some liberties that Eve is certain will create some friction. Can peace reside in this house of old and new? A Spoonful of Love-Hannah King is determined to prove that she can run the Paradise Inn Bed & Breakfast and take care of her parents without anyone else's help. But when Stephen Esh, a bachelor from Sugarcreek, Ohio, comes to stay, can Hannah see past her stubbornness to find true love brewing in her kitchen? A Taste of Grace-Amish herbalist, Deborah "Fern" Zook knows that life began in a garden; she just wishes God would plant a suitable man in her life. When the handsome and brooding Abram Fisher arrives at her door with a sick child in his arms, it seems as though Fern has gotten her wish, but how do two different personalities entwine to grow a faithful love?

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL by Beth Wiseman Becky Byler is eighteen and overweight. She is overwhelmed by the embarrassment she feels when comparing herself to other girls her age. Having lost all hope, she considers taking her own life. As she stands before rushing water, unable to swim, Becky begs God...  more

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL by Beth Wiseman Becky Byler is eighteen and overweight. She is overwhelmed by the embarrassment she feels when comparing herself to other girls her age. Having lost all hope, she considers taking her own life. As she stands before rushing water, unable to swim, Becky begs God for a miracle. In just several months, Becky sees her prayers answered as food and temptation lose their hold over her. She’s finally pleased with how she looks, but does she like the person she has become? And has the man she has dreamed of been right beside her all along, loving her exactly as she is? ALWAYS HIS PROVIDENCE by Ruth Reid Widow Rosa Hostetler has one month to pay her delinquent taxes before the county auctions her farm. She’s prepared to sell whatever is necessary to pay the lien, but she isn’t willing to request money from the community’s widow fund. She’s embarrassed and refuses to admit she needs help. Rosa depends on income from selling eggs, but when that income is threatened, only a miracle can help Rosa accept the kindness of a neighbor. ALWAYS IN MY HEART by Mary Ellis Hope Bowman believes God is punishing her for giving up her firstborn son when she was a teenager. She’s hidden this secret from her husband, who is thankful for their daughters but longs for a son. Hope prays desperately, but the son God sends her isn’t a new baby but the fifteen-year-old boy she gave up years ago. Includes Reading Group Guide and Old-Order Amish Recipes  

"When Christmas Comes Again" by Beth Wiseman.  Katherine Zook and her four children are facing their first Christmas without a loved one, and the future seems dim.  But when a mysterious Englisch man begins to show up in the most unlikely of places, Katherine can't help...  more

"When Christmas Comes Again" by Beth Wiseman.  Katherine Zook and her four children are facing their first Christmas without a loved one, and the future seems dim.  But when a mysterious Englisch man begins to show up in the most unlikely of places, Katherine can't help but be suspicious . . . and a bit curious. "Her Christmas Pen Pal" by Ruth Reid.  When Joy Stolzfus's boyfriend tells her he wants to court other women, she's shocked.  She pours her heart out in a letter, but it mistakenly reaches Noah Esh. The two begin writing letters back and forth, but a misunderstanding threatens to topple the relationship they're building. "A Gift for Anne Marie" by Kathleen Fuller.  Anne Marie Smucker's life is pretty perfect. Until she discovers her widowed mother is getting married and they're all moving. On top of that, Anne Marie's relationship with her friend Nathaniel has changed, and she's more confused than ever about her feelings for him. "The Christmas Aprons" by Tricia Goyer.  Esther Glick bakes a Christmas pie for a fundraiser, and she soon finds herself sitting across from bachelor Ammon Schwartz.  Esther receives many orders for pies, but when she breaks her wrist, she discovers what community (and love) are all about.

Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler's Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals. So when Sadie is beguiled by a dark-haired English boy, it is Sadie's younger sister, Leah, who suffers...  more

Years of secrecy bind the tiny community of Gobbler's Knob together more than the present inhabitants know, and the Plain folk who farm the land rarely interact with the fancy locals. So when Sadie is beguiled by a dark-haired English boy, it is Sadie's younger sister, Leah, who suffers from her sister's shameful loss of innocence. And what of Leah's sweetheart, Jonas Mast, sent to Ohio under the Bishop's command? Drawn into an incomprehensible pact with her older sister, Leah finds her dreams spinning out of control, even as she clings desperately to the promises of God. The Covenant begins a powerful Lancaster portrait of the power of family and the miracle of hope.

Spanning three generations, the Abram's Daughters series paints a powerful family portrait of four Amish sisters growing up in Gobbler's Knob, Lancaster County. Leah and her beloved Jonas are separated for half the year when he accepts a long-desired carpenter's apprenticeship in...  more

Spanning three generations, the Abram's Daughters series paints a powerful family portrait of four Amish sisters growing up in Gobbler's Knob, Lancaster County. Leah and her beloved Jonas are separated for half the year when he accepts a long-desired carpenter's apprenticeship in Ohio. They are confident that by letter and heart-felt promises, their love is strong enough to survive the temporary separation. But never could they have foreseen the bitter test facing them and their families.

Before she can be courted, tragedy befalls Leah, forcing her to choose between her happiness and her family.  This powerful family saga features four Amish courting-age sisters growing up in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, beginning in the 1940s.   Life in Gobbler's Knob was...  more

Before she can be courted, tragedy befalls Leah, forcing her to choose between her happiness and her family.  This powerful family saga features four Amish courting-age sisters growing up in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, beginning in the 1940s.   Life in Gobbler's Knob was all Leah Ebersol ever wanted until her older sister Sadie abandoned faith and family, leaving Leah no choice but to believe the worst, that Sadie -- and her own beloved Jonas -- had betrayed her.  Now, two years later, Leah still misses both Sadie and Jonas keenly.  Because of her sister's shunning, she cannot contact either of them but hears through the grapevine that they are married.  Loyal neighbor Gid is still biding his time, but on the verge of accepting his courting invitation, tragedy befalls the Ebersols and Leah must again choose between her own happiness and her family.  Mary Ruth dreams of becoming a teacher, but it has gotten pushed to the back of her thinking when a nice young Amish boy comes courting.  Twin Hannah yearns for her sister to attend baptismal classes with her, but Mary Ruth is not ready to take her final vows.  How will this family in turmoil find peace?

The compelling and continuing chronicle of Abram Ebersol's family, beginning in the mid-1940s, moves forward in time and scope to the late 50s. The devout Ebersols have faced sometimes painful divisions and separations -- if not geographical, those of the heart. Leah, possibly most of...  more

The compelling and continuing chronicle of Abram Ebersol's family, beginning in the mid-1940s, moves forward in time and scope to the late 50s. The devout Ebersols have faced sometimes painful divisions and separations -- if not geographical, those of the heart. Leah, possibly most of all, has borne losses and revelations that would have undone another whose faith was not firmly established in the God her beloved mother knew so fervently. Leah also has endured the ultimate test of her fortitude, the unexpected return of her shunned sister, Sadie, and the renewed sense of betrayal that arrives home with her. But since the close of The Sacrifice, Leah has occupied her heart and hands with the overseeing of the Ebersol Cottage and the raising of her motherless younger siblings. This includes vivacious Lydiann, who has arrived at the traditional rumschpringe, the time for testing her wings and her willingness to commit to the Old Ways. Will she take the sorrowful path of her older sister Sadie, or will Mamma Leah's good judgment guide Lydiann safely to her baptismal covenant?

The powerful conclusion to the blockbuster ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS series! Bittersweet and inspiring, The Revelation is a suspenseful story of long-awaited forgiveness, undying love, and elusive second chances in Pennsylvania's Amish country. Jonas Mast's return from Apple Creek,...  more

The powerful conclusion to the blockbuster ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS series! Bittersweet and inspiring, The Revelation is a suspenseful story of long-awaited forgiveness, undying love, and elusive second chances in Pennsylvania's Amish country. Jonas Mast's return from Apple Creek, Ohio, has given Leah Ebersol reason to hope again. Yet she endures an unexplained silence that makes her fear Peter Mast and stern Bishop Bontrager are conspiring to once again keep Jonas and her apart. Impulsive Jake Mast pines for his first love. But if he follows his brother Jonas back home to Gobbler's Knob, Leah and Sadie will be forced to reveal their closely guarded secret -- a secret with the power to split the Mast and Ebersol families even further apart, maybe forever....