An Amish Christmas Bakery

Four Stories

By: Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, Kelly Irvin

Narrated by: Lauren Berst

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

From best-selling authors in the Amish genre come four delicious stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the holiday season.

"Cookies and Cheer" by Amy Clipston

Alyssa Byler wants to build a sugar cookie nativity scene for her bakery’s Christmas window display - all she needs is the right cookie cutters. She turns to handsome blacksmith Kyle Smoker. Using Kyle’s handmade cutters, Alyssa created a striking display that brings more customers than she can handle. She soon realizes she’s been too busy to focus on the true meaning of Christmas - and too distracted to explore her feelings for Kyle. Together, they put aside the holiday rush to celebrate the season that brought them together.

"Loaves of Love" by Beth Wiseman

Katie Swartzentruber has been left in charge of her family’s bakery, but she soon finds herself overwhelmed with orders during the holiday season. She is tempted to move her Old Order family into the modern world by using propane ovens. Meanwhile, her childhood friend, Henry Hershberger, is trying to find the courage to tell Katie that he’s harbored a secret crush on Katie for years. As the demands at the bakery intensify, both Katie and Henry must find the courage to go after what’s important.

"Melting Hearts" by Kathleen Fuller

When her aunt, Carolyn, begs for help during the busy Christmas rush, Mattie Shetler eagerly packs her bags and heads to Birch Creek. She doesn’t know her uncle has also asked for help with the bakery’s new expansion from Peter Kaufman, Mattie’s sworn enemy. As the two work together, Mattie discovers not all is as it seems. With Christmas just around the corner, Mattie and Peter open their hearts for the greatest gifts of the season: forgiveness and maybe even love.

"Cakes and Kisses" by Kelly Irvin

Martha Ropp works hard at her family’s bakery, making cakes and pies for community celebrations. To help during the busy Christmas season, Martha’s mother hires Ambrose Hershberger to make deliveries. Martha remembers Ambrose as a gentle giant from her school days. But the more they work together, the more they want to spend time together outside of the bakery. When both are too timid to make the first move, the town matchmakers step in.

©2019 Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, and Kelly Irvin (P)2019 Zondervan

4 Quick tales

Each story is rather short so the character development and overall story line is quick. But each one is unique in its own right even though the common story line is Christmas baking and falling in love. I enjoyed listening to these stories on my daily commute. Made me want Christmas cookies though!

loved

I loved all of these stories. thank you. it was wholesome and beautiful. I think that they are needed

Christmas joy

Enjoyed each of the stories. All the characters were sweet and kind. Loved the the theme of baking.

Just an ok listen.

I did not care for the first three stories. The plots for these short stories were awful. The last story by Kelly Irvin was unique, cute and a pleasant listen. The narrator was good.