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  • Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Not Until Christmas Morning by Valerie M. Bodden

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She’s a fixer… He’s about as broken as they come… Can they learn to turn to God for healing and hope this Christmas? Leah has always been a fixer. That’s why she decided to foster a troubled teen. And it’s why she’s determined to give him the perfect Christmas. It might also be why she feels compelled to reach out to her grinchy, reclusive neighbor Austin...
  • Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Mistletoe and Magic for the Midwife by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The brand new instalment in the top 10 bestselling Midwives series!It’s the most wonderful time of the year…But for single mum and busy midwife Nadia, it’s quickly turning into her worst Christmas ever.Her marriage is over, and whilst her husband has moved on, Nadia finds herself back home, squashed into her mum’s spare room with her two small children...
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  • The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Gift by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy continues, whisking you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    The Asheville Christmas Cabin by Hope Holloway, Cecelia Scott

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The first of a charming, heartwarming holiday trilogy that will whisk you away to a dreamy winter in the mountains...
  • A Vineyard Thanksgiving by Katie Winters

    A Vineyard Thanksgiving by Katie Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A Martha’s Vineyard fisherman’s widow gets a second chance at love over a snow-capped Thanksgiving weekend. Charlotte Montgomery Hamner wakes up every morning to the same thoughts.Jason died. Jason isn’t coming back. Rachel and I must go through this alone.Since Jason drowned over a year and a half ago, Charlotte has struggled moving forward...
  • Made of Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Made of Steele by Susan Sleeman

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She keeps her feelings to herself…When Teagan Steele faces her hardest challenge since taking over her family’s security company, she has to dig deep to figure out how one of their clients smuggled antiquities into this country, and what they did with them. And she has to clear Steele Guardians of any charges of collusion and wrongdoing.But a bold undercover agent changes everything...
  • A Song in Her Heart: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Song in Her Heart: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.Running out of money is no fun, and for Zoe Wright, it’s especially frustrating since there’s trust fund money there for her, she just can’t access it until January. So, with an eviction pending and friends vanishing as quickly as her money, Zoe has no choice but to return to Serenity Point for the holidays...
  • A Star in the Sky: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Star in the Sky: A Christian Christmas Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.A year ago, Roman Wright had returned to Serenity Point with a purpose, but it wasn’t to stay.Now, he’s back, but once again, he has no intention of making his home in the town where his sisters live and where his worst nightmare had unfolded...
  • Troubled Tidings: a Christmas novella by Christy Barritt

    Troubled Tidings: a Christmas novella by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A blown tire on a lonely desert road leads to Christmas Eve trouble.Vanishing Ranch chef Dean Burns just needed to pick up a few things for Christmas dinner. When his tire blows on the way home, he assures coworker Kota Perez that they’ll be back on the road in no time.Dean soon realizes the flat tire was no accident, and the simple trip transforms into a terrifying fight for survival...
  • Finding Family at Seabreeze Farm by Jo Bartlett

    Finding Family at Seabreeze Farm by Jo Bartlett

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Pre-order the next instalment in Jo Bartlett's wonderful Seabreeze Farm series!Another wonderful new series from the top 10 bestselling author of The Cornish Midwife, Jo Bartlett. Welcome to Seabreeze Farm.Freya Halliwell is looking forward to marrying the man of her dreams and starting their new life together...
  • The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall

    The Bridge of Peace by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Amish schoolteacher Lena Kauffman channels her zest for living into her love of teaching, but tensions mount when she is challenged to work with a rebellious young man and deal with several crises that threaten her other students...
  • Silent Night: A Lantern Beach Christmas Novella  (Lantern Beach Mysteries) by Christy Barritt

    Silent Night: A Lantern Beach Christmas Novella (Lantern Beach Mysteries) by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Catch up with your favorite Lantern Beach characters as they come together to help the town's beloved police chief.On the night before Christmas Eve, as she begins her maternity leave, Lantern Beach Police Chief Cassidy Chambers disappears. Suspecting foul play, law enforcement officers combine forces with the Blackout Security team and island residents to find her...
  • Child of Hope: A Christmas Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Child of Hope: A Christmas Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love has brought growth to the King family over the past few years, and it has helped to heal the wound that grief had inflicted on their lives. Though their father will always be missed, Hunter and Heather have tried to move forward in a way that brings honor to their dad’s memory.Hayden King carries a burden that he feels is his alone, and the weight of it is crushing the life out of him...
  • A Change of Heart: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    A Change of Heart: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cherish gets a surprise visitor, who changes her life forever. That's not the only change for the Baker/Bruner family when tragedy strikes. Can Wilma allow the entire extended family to come together to overcome the challenges they face?If you haven't read the Amish Bonnet Sisters series yet, it's best to start from book #1 Amish Mercy...
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    amish  christian
  • The Last Wedding by Samantha Price

    The Last Wedding by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cherish Baker is delighted she'll be getting married at the orchard, but her wedding planning is interrupted when she needs to protect her mother from potentially devastating news.Wilma does her best to come to terms with recent changes and hopes the last of her daughters' weddings will bring the family together...
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    amish  christian
  • Starting Over: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Starting Over: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    By popular demand, The Amish Bonnet Sisters return for book 31. Wilma Baker was a widow for the second time. She had buried her first husband when her daughters were still young. And now, here she was, burying her second husband when she was only middle-aged...
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    amish  christian
  • An Amish Thanksgiving Blessing by Naomi Troyer

    An Amish Thanksgiving Blessing by Naomi Troyer

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This Thanksgiving, it’s more about pumpkins than turkey for Hannah and Joseph.After Hannah Yoder loses both her parents in a tragic accident, she has a daunting choice to make.Should she sell the familye farm, or continue her father’s legacy as a pumpkin farmer? Not knowing the challenges ahead, she boldly follows in her father’s footsteps...
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    amish  christian  length-novella
  • Seasons of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald

    Seasons of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "There had been grace. Great grace . . . The kind of grace that changed a life. His life."Kevin and Helen Murphy have seen good times, and they’ve gone through dark valleys. In their nearly forty years of marriage, they’ve raised seven boys, built two thriving businesses, and witnessed time and again the wonder of God’s faithful love...
  • Creed by Susan May Warren

    Creed by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's a criminal—who must become a prince to save the princess he loves. But will she have to become a criminal to save him?In the heart-pounding conclusion to the epic Minnesota Marshalls series, Princess Imani finds herself once again in peril as she becomes the target of a deadly plot. She needs Creed – only problem is, he’s facing charges in Lauchtenland...
  • The Hershberger Sisters: Anna by Hannah Schrock

    The Hershberger Sisters: Anna by Hannah Schrock

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When fate seems to turn against her, Anna Hershberger starts to lose her faith.The Hershberger’s were once a happy family. But all that changed when their father died unexpectedly. Anna, the eldest daughter, began to pitch in to help her mother in their bakery and with raising her two younger sisters, Esther and Katie...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  length-novella
  • Her Hopeful Heart: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Her Hopeful Heart: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Debbie is stepping into a new life beyond what she had ever imagined, and her family is right there with her. They're pitching in, ensuring her new home is as warm and welcoming as possible. It's a team effort, and Favor and Cherish refuse to go home until it feels just right...
    Categorized as:
    christian  amish  contemporary  historical
  • Return to Love's Promise: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Return to Love's Promise: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The Baker family's generations-old apple orchard faces a season unlike any before. Three unexpected visitors bring a deluge of secrets and emotions, disrupting everything.As these revelations unfold, love finds a way to blossom in the most unexpected of places.Don't miss this second-last book in The Amish Bonnet Sisters series...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  contemporary  suspense
  • Christmas at O'Mara's by Michelle Vernal

    Christmas at O'Mara's by Michelle Vernal

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to the guesthouse on the Green, where Mammy and her girls will make you feel part of the family. Settle in and enjoy your stay at O'Mara's, where stories abound, romance lurks and laughter sounds.  Two Christmases, two second chances. A heart-warming O’Mara family Christmas story that will have you laughing out loud..
  • The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall

    The Harvest of Grace by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, can Sylvia find relief from the echoes of her past…or will they shape her future forever?  Although Sylvia Fisher recognizes that most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, she has just one focus—tending and nurturing the herd on her family’s dairy farm...
  • Forget Me Not My Love: Amish Romance - 6 Book Series Box Set by Emma Cartwright

    Forget Me Not My Love: Amish Romance - 6 Book Series Box Set by Emma Cartwright

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Amish Romance Bumper Box Set - 6 Inspirational Christian Romance Stories!6 BRAND NEW Never Released Before Stories! A wonderful series of six heart-warming, clean, sweet and wholesome romance stories for lovers of Amish romance...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  anthologies  length-long
  • Amish Neighbors: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Amish Neighbors: Amish Romance by Samantha Price

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Bonnet Sisters are back in this 33rd edition. Debbie faces a tough decision about her future, and Krystal hatches a plan to learn about Matthew's true feelings for her. Favor and Simon make a big move, and Cherish sets out to investigate a mysterious document she found of her late aunt's...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian
  • A Candle in the Window: A Christmas Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Candle in the Window: A Christmas Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Christmas in Serenity Point, Idaho.Jocelyn Wright has celebrated most of her adult Christmases with only her son and her aunt. The traumatic event that took her parents fractured their family and led to both her siblings fleeing Serenity Point...
  • The Abandoned Baby's Amish Miracle by Mary Lantz

    The Abandoned Baby's Amish Miracle by Mary Lantz

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED***An Abandoned Baby. An Angry Town. A Desperate Situation. Mercy Was Stuck In The Middle. Mercy Chupp arrives at Kate’s Kitchen, the diner, where she works, and is shocked to discover an abandoned baby in a cardboard box. With no indication of where the baby has come from or why it has been it forsaken Mercy is asked to foster the child...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  length-novella
  • When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall

    When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    Returning to the home she fled in disgrace, will Hannah find healing for the wounds of the past? After receiving a desperate and confusing call from her sister, Hannah Lapp reluctantly returns to the Old Order Amish community of her Pennsylvania childhood. Having fled in disgrace more than two years earlier, she finally has settled into a satisfying role in the Englischer world...
  • When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall

    When the Morning Comes by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    Her relationship with fiancé Paul Waddell in tatters, Hannah Lapp has fled her secluded Old Order Amish community in hopes of finding a new home in Ohio with her shunned aunt. Hampered by limited education and hiding her true identity, Hannah struggles to navigate the confusing world of the Englischer s...
  • The Revelation by Beverly Lewis

    The Revelation by Beverly Lewis

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS introduces readers to an Old Order family, a close-knit community and a devout people whose way of life and faith in God is as timeless as their signature horse and buggy. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II, this compelling saga spans three generations of a Lancaster County Amish family...
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    christian  amish  historical  clean  length-epic
  • Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman

    Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    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...
  • A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston

    A Promise of Hope by Amy Clipston

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams and secrets. You ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the English way of life and the decisions and consequences that follow...
  • The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin

    The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the midst of hope and celebration comes unexpected tragedy, and Dylan Styles must come to terms with how much he's lost...
  • Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman

    Seek Me with All Your Heart by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    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...
  • The Parting/The Forbidden/The Longing by Beverly Lewis

    The Parting/The Forbidden/The Longing by Beverly Lewis

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From Book 1: NY Times best-selling author's new series chronicling the separation of families during the New Order/Old Order split in the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA...
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    christian  amish  contemporary  length-epic
  • Mending Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Mending Fences by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    Every saint has a past. Every sinner has a future.Luke Schrock is a new and improved man after a stint in rehab, though everyone in Stoney Ridge only remembers the old Luke. They might have forgiven him, but nobody trusts him.Amos and Fern Lapp allow Luke to live at Windmill Farm under two conditions...
  • The Bishop's Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    The Bishop's Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 17 ratings
    Leona is Bishop Jacob Weaver's daughter and a dedicated teacher in a one-room Amish schoolhouse. After her father's tragic accident, Leona's faith wavers. How could God allow something like this to happen to one of His servants? Outlander Jimmy Scott comes to Pennsylvania in search of his real family...
  • The Search, A Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    The Search, A Novel by Suzanne Woods Fisher

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    When worlds collide, can the truth set two young women free?As a child caught up in a crisis, Lainey O'Toole made a split-second decision with far-reaching effects. Fifteen years later, when her car breaks down in Stoney Ridge--the very town in which that decision was made--she is forced to face the past and discover how her decision has impacted so many...
  • The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis

    The Prodigal by Beverly Lewis

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Book 4 in the bestselling Abram's Daughters series. The compelling and continuing chronicle of Abram Ebersol's family, beginning in the mid1940s, moves forward in time and scope to the late 50s. The devout Ebersols have faced sometimes painful divisions and separationsif not geographical, those of the heart...
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    amish  christian  historical  clean  length-medium
  • The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall

    The Hope of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Raised in foster care and now the widowed mother of a little girl, Cara Moore struggles against poverty, fear, and a relentless stalker. When a trail of memories leads Cara and Lori out of New York City toward an Amish community, she follows every lead, eager for answers and a fresh start...
  • Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman

    Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    Miriam Raber takes a bold stand when her Amish boyfriend considers leaving their community. "Whatever he chooses, I'm going with him." Miriam Raber enjoys life in her Old Order Amish community, and she is hopeful that Saul Fisher will propose to her soon...
  • Murder at Rochester Park by Catherine Coles

    Murder at Rochester Park by Catherine Coles

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Tommy and Evelyn Christie are looking forward to a quiet Christmas holiday at the home of Hugh Norton-Cavendish, the 9th Earl of Clifford, who recently married Tommy's cousin, Elise.However the suspicious death of Albert Lewis, a businessman hoping to buy land from Hugh, means the Christmas festivities are quickly over. Tommy is distracted by his sister's new relationship with a man he distrusts...
  • A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston

    A Life of Joy by Amy Clipston

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you ll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman s story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams and secrets. You ll discover how the simplicity of the Amish lifestyle can clash with the English way of life and the decisions and consequences that follow...
  • The Blessing by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    The Blessing by Wanda E. Brunstetter

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    Return to the Troyer farm where, despite stressful changes occurring in their lives, Joel and Heidi once again open their Ohio home up to those seeking to learn about Amish cooking...
  • Bark! The Herald Angels Sing by Roxanne St. Claire

    Bark! The Herald Angels Sing by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With Christmas and a family wedding fast approaching, there’s happy chaos in the air at Waterford Farm. However, not everyone in the Kilcannon clan is caught up in the magic of the moment...
  • The Healing Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Rebecca Gallagher

    The Healing Jar by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Rebecca Gallagher

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What if you have waited to find love only to be rejected when it finally comes?   Lenore Lapp is an Amish schoolteacher in her late twenties still living at home with her parents and grandparents. She thought love had passed her by until she meets Jesse Smucker, a widower with a baby daughter...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian
  • The Hershberger Sisters: Esther by Hannah Schrock

    The Hershberger Sisters: Esther by Hannah Schrock

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some embrace their Amish heritage, others can’t wait to leave it behind. Esther Hershberger never could understand how other girls her age could just get married and have a family. How could you when there was an entire world just waiting to be explored? Although she loved her Amish heritage, she didn’t believe it was her future...
    Categorized as:
    amish  christian  length-novella
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