Best Amish Fiction (part 2)
Discover the best Amish fiction books in Part 2 of our curated list. Explore heartwarming stories, faith-filled romances, and captivating tales of Amish life.
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A Cousin's Challenge
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Kumme back to Amish country where two cousins encounter love amid silence and loss. What drastic measures will God use to bring romance home to their hearts?
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Winter's Awakening
by Shelley Shepard Gray
As the coldest winter on record blows into Sugarcreek, will three hearts have the courage to discover the life that God wants for them? In the small Amish town of Sugarcreek, Ohio, Joshua knows what's expected of him: to work at the family store and to finally marry Gretta, whom he's courted for years. But when a new English family moves in next door—and their teenage daughter catches his eye—Joshua wonders if his future plans are too firmly set in stone. Gretta is shocked by the sudden change in Joshua. Their arguments followed by tense silences feel too much like the frosty atmosphere at home between her parents. When Roland begins to take an interest in her, she considers what her life might be like with Joshua out of the picture. With Roland, Gretta would have steady, kind companionship...although she knows she could never love him. When Lilly moved to Sugarcreek, she never imagined she'd be enamored with the Amish way of life—and especially with her handsome new neighbor, Joshua. But she guards a secret that will surely drive him away, one that compelled her family to leave their old home and move to Sugarcreek in the first place: Lilly is pregnant.
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An Honest Love
by Kathleen Fuller
Although Anna Esh believes she will be unable to bear children, she does not tell her new Amish husband, Lukas Byler, and when Anna miscarries her first pregnancy, her fears are confirmed, leaving her to wonder if she will lose her love forever once he learns the truth. Readers Guide included. Original.
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Leah's Choice
by Marta Perry
In the first novel set in the Amish community of Pleasant Valley, a teacher must rely on her faith to guide her heart through challenging times. All of Pleasant Valley seems to think the newcomer from Lancaster County is the perfect match for schoolteacher Leah Beiler. After all, so few new families come to their secluded Amish community, and even fewer unmarried men. Daniel Glick is a widower with three young children to look after—clearly he's in need of a wife. But Daniel’s past haunts him at every turn. Though he cannot miss the beauty in Leah’s bright eyes and patient ways, he also sees a reminder of the pain he came so far to escape. Leah, too, has a burden on her heart. Years ago she was engaged to Johnny Kile, and was heartbroken when he decided to leave the Amish community. Since then she has immersed herself in her love of the children she teaches, forgetting any hopes of having her own family. When Johnny returns, seeking reconciliation, Leah must decide between two pathways, either of which will change her life forever...
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Rachel's Garden
by Marta Perry
The author of Leah's Choice tells the story of Rachel Brand, who relies on her close-knit Amish community to help her raise her three children and run the family farm in the wake of her husband Ezra's tragic death. Original.
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Never Far from Home
by Mary Ellis
Emma Miller starts her own wool business and is longing for someone to court, but when the object of her affection is a handsome English sheep farmer, with a fast truck and modern methods, her deacon father, Simon, grows concerned.
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Plain Jayne
by Hillary Manton Lodge
Talented new author Hillary Manton Lodge brings a new twist to the popular Amish novel. Jayne Tate loves her life as it is—living in a big city, working as a reporter for a fast-paced newspaper, and dating a guy who knows nothing about her past. When her father passes away though, she’s forced to take another look at what she wants out of life. After losing out on the big career opportunity she was hoping for, she decides to escape to Oregon Amish country, seeking solace and maybe a big story. Even in this land of buggies and bonnets, Jayne finds life more complicated than she expected. Can she persuade herself that her growing friendship with the mysterious and handsome Levi Burkholder is just about research? And what’s a latte-drinking, laptop-using, motorcycle-riding reporter to do when this new life starts to change her? With humor, faith, and unexpected romance, Plain Jayne will delight readers.