Emma resigns from teaching school and leaves her Amish neighborhood to take a position of nanny to two children of an English couple. Living on the beach in their rental home while their house is being built next door. And surprise, Amish men are doing the construction and one of them is single and very handsome. And he seems interested in her. But are things what they seem? What happened to the sweet little girl she met initially? Can she keep her faith living in a completely English world?
Category: Amish
Books where the Amish are a key part of the story.
Courting Caleb
Abigail Mast advertises for an “Amish Mail-Order Groom” just like her best friend did. Caleb King responds to the ad after another abusive encounter with his fater. He appears in the open door at Abigail’s pottery without writing ahead. Startled at his sudden appearance, Abigail drops the mug she was working on. Then — Abigail informs Caleb that there is another groom already there. Phillip Miller. Two grooms, one ad.
An Amish Baby for Christmas by Vannetta Chapman
Abigail Yutzy is a new widow whose husband died with no warning. The bishop of her district talked to Ezekiel and now Thomas finds himself knocking on Abigail’s door. Expecting an older person, after all — she is a widow, he is surprised to have a young and quite pregnant Amish woman answering the door. She is also quite a stubborn pregnant woman who tells him she will manage. And says “Good riddance” to herself when she closes the door. But she didn’t know the situation her husband had left her in — yet. What Thomas sees is that she most definitely needs help.
Their Secret Courtship by Emma Miller
The pacing of the story is good with side stories involving Annie, Matty, and Bay’s family — no cliffhanger ending. I really liked Bay; she knew what she wanted yet took other people’s feelings into account. I will admit it — I fell in love with Matty. The book was enjoyable. Good character development and…
Shadows We Remain by Mose J. Gingerich
… Shadows We Remain is Mose J. Gingerich’s first book. Every budding author would hope their first book was a good as this one. The reader should keep in mind when reading that Mose … was raised Amish until he was 22.
Don’t start this book if you have a lot to do because it probably won’t get done.
The Amish Author’s Christmas
by Ashley Emma Ivy Everwood is an author. When she meets with her literary agent, Meg, about her newest book, Ivy is told her writing has grown stale and the publisher won’t touch it. The plot is formulaic. The scenes are repeats of her previous work. Meg won’t even accept a new outline. Meg tells…