Christmas Amish Fiction

Mary Flaud has been out on her rumspringa, but now she is returning home to the community. On her last day in the city, she decides to take a walk down a riverbank that she's walked many times before. Catherine Hannigan is running from an abusive ex-boyfriend who has had control of her life since her parents died in a car crash, prompting her to live with him. She has nowhere else to go but the streets. When these two worlds collide, Mary and Catherine become unlikely fast friends. When Mary suggests that Catherine join her in the Amish community, Catherine is initially not sure how to take...

Convinced her illness has made her unmarriageable, Marietta wonders what kind of life she'll have if her sister marries - despite Molly's promise to never leave her behind.... Then a fire destroys the home of Amish neighbors and Molly and Marietta graciously make room for widower Glenn Detweiler, his dat, and his two young boys.

Amish Alice and Englisher Matt collide unexpectedly when a tragedy leaves them responsible for a precious baby girl. As the winter snow blankets the world outside and festive cheer fills the air, they must navigate their stark differences to determine the child's future. Amidst the season's magic, can these two find common ground for the little one's sake? This Christmas season might all their prayers be answered?

A difficult marriage has left the Helmuths' widowed great-granddaughter, Beth, finished with wedlock. She's content to live with her great-grandparents and make a life for herself and her toddler son. But once she turns down handsome Tyler Yoder's proposal, it seems only fair to encourage him to find a suitable wife. Trouble is his gentleness and generous ways are showing her how joyous a real meeting of hearts can be....

For Hannah Christner, Christmas is the hardest time of year... Two years ago, doctors gave Hannah news after routine surgery that broke both her heart, and her spirit, forever changing her life. Her dreams of ever having a family of her own now dashed, she avoids looking for love, wanting to spare both herself, and any potential husband the pain she keeps buried deep within. But at the craft store where she works, especially at this time of year, families come in, happy together in their merry and joy and it's almost too much to bear. So when Hannah notices a pregnant woman shopping, ...

Emma Lapp wanted one thing more than anything in her life, she knew it was selfish, she knew it was wrong to question God, but she couldn’t help it. ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Emma loves God, her husband and her family. But, it seemed that God in his wisdom had denied her what she wanted most, leaving her envious and depressed Richard Blake is floundering. Hit by a life changing tragedy he seeks out his old Amish friends in the hope that they can help him. Amos Lapp is shocked to learn of Richard’s predicament. Should he help his old friend, even if the consequences cause his wife...

Join the Hochstetler twin sisters on stage as they bumble their way through baking a cake for a charity auction in front of a live audience. The take-charge Elma and the klutzy optimist Thelma manage to entertain their audience - and attract the admiration of two bachelors, an outspoken woodworker and a shy harness maker from a neighboring Amish community. As fall leads into the Christmas season, could romance be blossoming for one or more of the Hochstetler twins?

One quilt binds three generations of Amish women. Enjoy the gift of a brand new romance from New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, along with stories by her daughter-in-law, Jean and granddaughter, Richelle.

Nora Hooley's shop is abuzz with preparations for the holiday open house, and Rosalyn Riehl is handcrafting wreaths. The work is a welcome diversion for the only unmarried daughter of Cornelius Riehl. Her gruff dat has been receiving envelopes marked Past Due, leaving dutiful Rosalyn to manage the household's inexplicably shrinking budget. Then another distraction swaggers into Simple Gifts - blue-jeaned and leather-jacketed, with a reputation that precedes him.

Sarah Yoder pushed her rumspringa back a year because her grandmother fell ill. As much as she has always felt connected to the Amish community she grew up in, she needs to see if the city holds anything better for her. She doubts it, but she has to see, right? So, off she goes. And for a year, she's not all that impressed with the city. George Hartford is in his last year of college. Last semester. He's just doing his required internship, and then he'll be done with the degree he's worked so hard to earn. As he's doing repair work on a property that one of the employees' friends lives in, ...

Twenty-year-old Ruth Stutzman is a wonderful caregiver - but she has no experience with children. Laid off because of budget cuts from her job at a retirement home, she's relieved to find work - even if it means temporarily watching widower Martin Rhodes's brood of six! Martin has been doing his best since his wife's passing, but he and the children need help. Their house, once full of laughter and light, has been darkened by sadness. .

An Injured Pregnant Woman. A Heartbroken Amish Man. A Shocking Christmas Secret. Can This Season Bring Love To Broken Hearts? Mary Yoder's life is irrevocably changed after a harrowing car accident. Close to Christmas, pregnant, and estranged from her boyfriend Kevin, Mary lies unconscious on an icy winter road. Isaac Chupp, has carried a torch for Mary ever since her departure from their Amish community. When he and his father discover a young injured woman in need of help they offer her sanctuary in their home, and with limited options, Mary reluctantly accepts, finding herself once again...

Gideon Beiler has loved Mattie Eash since they were children. But when faced with unexpected circumstances, he makes up an excuse to end their engagement. He doesn’t want to lie to her, but he believes that telling Mattie the truth will be more hurtful. Brokenhearted, Mattie moves from Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, where she pursues her longtime dream of becoming a cake decorator. She finds a new beau - a man offering the secure relationship Gideon has denied her.

From best-selling author Beth Wiseman come four sweet stories centered around celebrations in the Amish community: rumschpringe, baptism, weddings, and Christmas.

Ruth Raber, an elderly Old Order Amish woman, has led a lonely life. She never married, never sang with a boy at one of her community's gatherings, and ruined the only relationship she could've had. And worst of all, she doesn't understand why any of that happened. Or does she? Every year around Christmas, a series of memories haunt her, and this Christmas is no different. When the nearby townspeople and the Amish and Mennonites in the area gather at Christmas Eve and invite Ruth, not only will she be challenged by her memories, she'll be challenged by a lesson from her mother, now passed ...

Karl Graber is too busy struggling with his hardware store and two young daughters to indulge local matchmaker Rose Yoder’s schemes. After his wife’s death, the thought of loving and perhaps losing another woman holds no appeal. So while he’s relieved to learn he’s not on Rose’s list of potential husbands for new schoolteacher Sophie Eicher, he’s also surprised. Despite himself, Karl can’t help wondering what Rose thinks he lacks—and why outspoken, attractive Sophie has so little interest in marriage.

William Bieler just wants a simple Amish Christmas. But with a newborn child at home, nothing is simple. When William's wife falls ill, however, it will take a miracle to save Christmas at the Bieler house.

She can't cook, sew, sing, or clean. And no matter how hard young Anna Yoder tries, she'd much rather help people in trouble than be a well-behaved pretty face and properly perfect Amish maiden. So she instantly reaches out to her old schoolmate, Felty Helmuth, when their Amish town ostracizes him for his Korean War army service. He's still the only one who's ever understood Anna - and liked everything from her green Jello carrot salads to her love of books. And this holiday season, she can't help hoping that somehow she and Felty can find a way to be the perfect match....

An Englischer Woman. An Amish Man, A World Apart. Can A Christmas Miracle Bridge The Gap? Elizabeth Lapp is a successful physiotherapist exchanging letters with her Amish family only at Christmas. But this year’s letter begs her to return home, to assist with her mother. Andy Miller’s heart was broken when Elizabeth chose an Englischers life. Harsh words passed between them and deep wounds created. When he sees Elizabeth arriving home he is elated, but when Elizabeth does not acknowledge him, he knows the bitterness remains. When Elizabeth learns that her mother is being treated with ...

The very day Adam Fisher decided to propose to Charity, a disturbing letter arrived that made him doubt everything Charity had told him. Adam and his family had brought Charity into their hearts and their lives. Was it all a lie? Most disturbingly, he'd even trusted her to look after his daughter. Charity had fallen on hard times and had learned to seize opportunities. This time, had she taken things too far? Will it take a child to show these two lonely hearts the true meaning of love, forgiveness, and...Christmas?