Ever been so busy that you don’t have time to think? That’s Austin Petersheim. Running a business, keeping his little brothers out of trouble — there is simply no time to court the most popular maidel in town. He seeks Hannah’s help for courting and more. What he doesn’t figure on is the “extra” courting assistance planned by his twin little brothers.
Category: Amish
Books where the Amish are a key part of the story.
Minding His Nephews
An Amish father purchased a tractor despite the Ordung & everything has gone wrong.
An Amish man is trying to raise his two toddler nephews alone but it’s not going well.
Nancy tries to help her father & family by taking a job in hopes of not losing their farm.
Vernon advertises a position for a helper and Nancy takes the job. But Nancy’s mother becomes ill. Should she quit her job to take care of her mother? But she loves the little boys and Vernon needs her …
Amish Outsider
Michael Forster, who has been living as an Englisher, & his daughter return to the Amish community in River Haven after his estranged wife’s murder. While not charged, there are those who believe he is guilty. Hoping for a quiet life & restoration of his little daughter to a happy child, he goes back to his Amish roots. Thankfully, Teacher Cathy is able to gain little Allie’s confidence. But the past threatens everything and everyone including Allie and Cathy.
An Amish Reward
Isaac King’s father has a plan & the key to that plan is for Isaac to marry. (Note: not marry again.) Becky Lehman fears she will end up being an alt maedel. Then her Bishop comes to her home with a plan — to care for the children of a widower.
The Hidden One by Linda Castillo
A Pennsylvania Amish bishop, missing for years, has been found — a murder victim. Amish elders come to Painter’s Mill and ask Chief of Police Kate Burkholder for assistance. They are concerned for the Amish man who has been arrested, a man that Kate knows from childhood.
The more Kate investigates — the hidden and dark side of the old bishop is uncovered. And someone wants Kate to stop and go home. As Kate gets closer to the truth, the threats escalate.
The Warmth of Sunshine
Ever feel like a square peg in a round hole? That’s how Abigail feels. Hard pie crusts. Spilled drinks. Can’t sew. Not good for an Amish girl wanting to be a wife if Owen ever asks.
Owen has an idea for a money-making crop but his father wants to sell the farm since their metal shed construction business is doing well.
And then both their worlds turn upside down — Abigail’s, by an ‘Englisch’ woman who announces she is Abigail’s mother. And Owen’s, by a neighboring widow who his father has been “visiting”, often.