Amish Cozy

Mysteries have a way of following Fannie Miller, so when she makes it into the finals of the Tuscarawas County Baking Contest and contestants start disappearing, she calls on her old friend Foster Bates, a retired cop and part-time private investigator. Could it be that other finalists—like the couple on verge of divorce who need the prize money. . .or the three Beiler sisters, always in a huddle whispering—are somehow responsible for these disappearances, thinning out the competition?

Meet Ruthie Mast, the feisty and determined baker at the heart of The Amish Bakery, known for her bossy demeanor, which has kept suitors at bay—until now. Ruthie’s world has turned upside down when her prized recipe box vanishes, threatening her bakery’s reputation and livelihood. The theft is just one in a series of unsettling crimes rippling through the tranquil town of Willow Springs, striking businesses and unsettling the tight-knit members of the New Order Fellowship Church. With the arrival of Isaiah King, the quirky newcomer with ADHD tendencies and a fondness for chatter, ...

Magdalena Yoder, Amish-Mennonite proprietor of the Pennsylvania Dutch Inn, travels to Farmersburg, Ohio for the funeral of her second cousin (twice removed) who had the unfortunate luck of drowning in a vat of milk - and, as Magdalena knows, Amish men just don't go swimming in milk in the middle of February. Something's definitely rotten in Farmersburg...

Naomi Miller is twenty-six, unmarried, and very tired of being everyone’s favorite example of “there’s still time, dear.” She’s resigned herself to a life of caring for her parents and sewing quilts in their small Amish community—until her sharp-eyed Großmamm decides she’s waited long enough. With Christmas approaching, Großmamm quietly hatches a plan: twenty-five days of “accidental” pairings between Naomi and her widowed neighbor, Levi King. Firewood deliveries that mysteriously require two people. Choir benches rearranged so Naomi and Levi sit side by side. A charity ...

Bestselling and award-winning author Beth Wiseman has sold over two million books. An Amish Adoption is a heartwarming short story of love, loss, and the way God turns tragedy into triumph. A perfect afternoon read that might leave you with a tear in your eye.“Adoption holds a special place in my heart since I was adopted and blessed with amazing parents.” ~ Beth Wiseman Emily and Dylan have always wanted a child of their own, and they’ve fostered children for years. Each time a child leaves their care, the void returns and takes a piece of their hearts. When Emily’s estranged ...

Emma never planned to spend Christmas stranded in an Amish farmhouse with a widower and his two children. A broken-down car, an empty bank account, and a December snowstorm leave Englisch Emma with nowhere to go. The small-town mechanic and the bishop’s wife arrange a temporary solution: a spare room in the farmhouse of Eli King, a quiet Amish widower still finding his footing after loss. Emma expects awkward silences and strict rules. Instead she finds flour-dusted kitchens, dawn chores, wide-eyed children who desperately want Christmas to feel normal again… and a man whose gentle ...

Three plain travelers. One lost daughter. A Christmas journey into the heart of New York City. Years ago, Lydia Stoltzfus ran from her strict Amish life toward the glittering promise of the Englisch world. She hasn’t written home since. Now, at twenty-one and heavily pregnant, she finds herself alone in a noisy city apartment, clutching a part-time job, a pile of unpaid bills, and a heart full of regret. The baby’s father has moved on. The skyscrapers that once felt exciting now crowd in like cold stone walls. Back in Lancaster County, a worn letter finally arrives. Lydia is alive, ...

When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away - the young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by trade, Millie has nevertheless stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he's not right for such a gentle young woman - except Edith herself.

One hidden seam. One missing star. One small town learning to repair what breaks. When the Maple Glen quilting circle’s prized Thanksgiving Star disappears two days before the benefit supper, Lena Miller faces the worst kind of worry—the one that tugs at the heart of a community. She stitched an envelope of early donations into the quilt’s binding to keep the funds safe. Now the quilt is gone, and with it the money meant to feed the hungry and patch worn roofs. As whispers rise, Lena and her husband Jonas follow careful clues—golden thread on a porch rail, a cat with orange twine, a...

She came home for Christmas with a swollen belly, an Englisch baby, and no right to ask for mercy. During rumspringa, Salome Beiler thought she’d found love and freedom with a charming outsider. Instead, she returns to her quiet Amish district alone, unwed, and expecting. The bishop’s discipline is gentle but firm, the gossip is sharp, and even her own family struggles to look her in the eye. Salome knows she’s broken every rule that mattered. All she can cling to now is a fragile prayer that her child will be welcomed, even if she is not. Micah King has loved Salome quietly for years...

It will take everything she has to face her past. Can this wayward woman find her way back into the hearts of her Amish Community? When a mistake forces Lydia Troyer to leave her Amish roots in exchange for a new life as an Englischer, she finds herself running from more than her past as Wally Troyer's rebellious daughter. Upon her father's untimely death, she is called home to take over The Book Cellar, Willow Springs's favorite Amish bookstore. A series of strange happenings and whispers among her people lead her to suspect there are more than books hidden in the cellar. Will she chance ...

Sweet jars, quieter secrets, and a beekeeper everyone misunderstands. One missing charity crate sets the lane talking. Naomi Miller keeps neat ledgers, warm kettles, and a patch of orchard patience. When a crate of apple butter meant for the district benefit vanishes from her porch, she chooses order over rumor—stamping lids with a tiny bee, organizing a Listening Circle, and following faint clues that lead from hedgerow pull-offs to glossy counterfeit labels at the market. When the quiet beekeeper Aaron Glick steps forward to help, their careful teamwork uncovers a wider ring of ...

Petunia Yoder is Blueberry, Pennsylvania’s youngest old maid, at twenty-two years of age, and is completely unmarriageable. But she’s determined to celebrate her friends’ weddings with joy and a full heart. Unfortunately, Petunia’s best friend, Eden Beiler, is playing a dangerous game with a man who is ruining her reputation. Ike Smoker is the community’s ice man—the one who cuts, stores, and sells the ice—and when Petunia discovers him dead with an ice pick in his chest, Eden is found on the scene with blood on her hands.

Bailey King is living the sweet life as assistant chocolatier in New York City. But then her grandmother calls with news that her grandfather's heart condition has worsened. Bailey rushes to Harvest, Ohio, where her grandparents still run Swissmen Sweets, an Amish candy shop. She finds her grandfather is doing better than she feared. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for a local Englisch developer, whom Bailey finds dead in the candy shop kitchen - with Jebediah King's chocolate knife buried in his chest.

Despite the disapproval of her Amish community, teacher Lizzie Fisher has fought for an independent life—even going so far as to tutor at the English school. Alex Wilson, a young English painter hired to paint the school, is used to being ridiculed because of his learning disabilities. He questions why the smart, pretty, Amish woman treats him differently. When Alex finds himself framed for a crime, he believes there is no hope for him, but Lizzie is sure her community will come to his aid. Except, their forbidden relationship may give Lizzie the independence she thought she always wanted...

He came to mend fences. She’s the one who teaches him where a man belongs. When a quiet stranger walks up the Lapp farm lane asking for day work, Rachel Lapp sees more than callused hands—she sees a careful, humble spirit. Jacob King keeps to the barn loft, fixes what’s broken, and bows his head when the hymns rise. But when the quilting circle’s relief money goes missing and then mysteriously reappears—tied with a simple knot on the Lapps’ porch—whispers turn toward the outsider. Refusing to judge on shadows, Rachel follows the small truths others overlook—materials, ...

One misplaced parcel, one snowy lane, and a quiet love that grows by the light of a lantern. When the first real winter snow hides Willow Lane, Lydia Zook’s neat life as a village seamstress is nudged off course by misdelivered letters and a stubborn neighbor who means well. With timbers, beeswax, and steady hands, Amos Byler—the quiet carpenter whose eyes are as careful as his joinery—helps build a simple post cupboard to keep the lane's parcels safe. What starts as a practical solution becomes a tender work of repair—of relationships, of reputations, and of two hearts learning to ...

Did the murdered woman outside Ettie's house know something she shouldn't? When the authorities learn the victim's expensive engagement ring is missing, the police consider it was a robbery gone wrong. Ettie believes otherwise. When an Amish man falls under suspicion, Ettie sets about to uncover the truth. But is she ready for what she finds out?

When Ettie stumbled over a dead body, she was surprised to see it was an Amish woman, Deena Brown. Ettie soon learned Deena had not always been Amish. It was one reason the woman never fitted in - that and the fact that no one saw her for days when she was working on her jigsaw puzzles. Ettie knew if she recreated Deena's last days, the murderer would be revealed.

When good intentions get tangled, the only fitting answer is mercy made practical. When Hannah Zook finds two cast-iron skillets in her hope chest and her cherished hand‑pieced Snow Star quilt gone, she chooses prayerful patience over panic. Soon the schoolhouse basement overflows with baskets—a stack of gifts meant for December brides across Maple Glen. A weary volunteer’s good intentions have turned gifts into a tangle—until Hannah, the quiet seamstress, and Daniel Stoltzfus, a steady woodworker, pair a ledger and colored thread to translate the hidden message. Threads of a ...