Amish Fiction Short Stories

My name is Ellie, but in my Amish community a lot of grown men call me Madame Eleanor or The Amish Temptress. In private, of course. You see, I was nineteen when I first snuck out to meet a guy, and realized how much fun it is to fulfill a repressed man’s desires. Ever since then, I've been taking care of the men’s needs in my community. Giving them the space to satisfy their unmentionable cravings is what I enjoy doing most. It certainly makes my life more interesting around here. Bishop John Fisher is stressed. It’s tough being the leader of the Amish church. The one that leads the ...

She broke their rules and left. Now she's back, but someone wants her gone for good. Recently widowed Zipporah Anderson returns to Paradise Valley with her daughter, desperate for the Amish community's forgiveness. Instead, she finds stolen goods planted on her property and whispers that follow her every move. Dairy farmer Samuel Yoder sees through the lies, defending her when the community turns suspicious. As children fall sick and only Zipporah's healing knowledge can save them, her hidden enemy grows desperate to drive her away. When her English past demands her return, will Zipporah ...

Featuring many of the beloved characters from Sylvia Price’s bestseller, The Christmas Arrival, as well as a new cast of characters, Amish Love Through the Seasons centers around a group of teenagers as they find friendship, love, and hope in the midst of trials. ***This special boxed set includes the entire series, plus a bonus companion story, “Hope for Hannah’s Love.”*** Tragedy strikes a small Amish community outside of Erie, Pennsylvania when Isaiah Fisher, a widower and father of three, is involved in a serious accident. When his family is left scrambling to pick up the pieces...

Some secrets are worth coming home for. Others change everything. A Sweet Amish Romance collection with TWO brand new, never before published books from best-selling author Miriam Beiler. Grab four books full of heartwarming romance for less than the price of two individual books! An Amish Homecoming: Can a prodigal son and a grieving widow find love in the face of community doubts? When Eli Zook returns home, widow Hannah Stoltzfus sees past the gosspip but buried truths could destroy their hope. (NEW!) The Amish Farmer Next Door: She needed a miracle to save her family. She got a grumpy ...

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 ...

When Joel and Shani Beck arrive at their new home on Juneberry Lane in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, they're looking for peace. Joel's recently returned from Iraq and is recuperating, and Shani is just happy to have her family back together. They can't imagine any trouble with their Amish neighbors, the Lehmans, but things get off to a rocky start when their son accidently hurts Simon, one of the Lehman boys.

She stepped in to help him with orphaned twins. But he's about to lose them forever... Deborah Lantz arrives at Abel King's snowbound farm when six-month-old twins desperately need care. Her heart condition has convinced her that marriage and children are not for her—until two babies change everything. Their parents are gone, their Amish uncle overwhelmed, and winter threatens their survival. Abel carries crushing guilt over his estranged sister Rebecca's death. Now her twins depend on him while English relatives circle like vultures, demanding custody through courts that favor wealth ...

Four years running from one devastating choice. Now it could cost her everything. Susanna Miller returns to Lancaster County after years in the English world, yearning for baptism and belonging. The community whispers about her scandalous absence, but no one knows the shameful secret that nearly broke her or why she stayed away for so long. Widowed carpenter Silas Byler won't risk his heart again. Raising motherless Emma while building his furniture business leaves no room for romance, especially with a woman whose past screams trouble. But then Emma instantly bonds with Susanna, changing ...

Emma, the middle sister of three Amish girls, is having doubts about her life, faith and love. Her elder sister, Sarah, is married and about ready to give birth, whilst her younger sister, Martha, is almost 16 and full of life. Emma, isn't sure where she fits in and how she really feels about Eli.

From a bestselling and award-winning author who has sold over 2.5 million books comes a love story that poses the question--Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all? Hannah King and her two children, Mae and Lillian, are facing their first Christmas without their beloved husband and father, who passed only six months ago. Hannah is determined to display strength for her girls, stifling her emotions until she is alone at night crying herself to sleep. But as she tries to hide her grief, she is unaware that her children need her to be emotionally present. Mae is ...

Falling for her late husband's brother wasn't the plan. Naomi thought asking for help meant one harvest, one winter, then Isaiah would leave like before. She never expected the restless youth who'd abandoned them to become the steadfast man weathering Pine Creek's harshest storms at her side. Isaiah Yoder came home to Pine Creek to make peace with his brother. Instead, he found Elijah's grave and a pregnant widow hiding letters that could rewrite his family's bitter history. Naomi faces an impossible choice. Share the painful truth before it's too late, or stay silent and watch Isaiah blame...

Come and sit awhile as you enjoy 18 fictional short stories of love, joy, and the peace found in Amish country. Amish Country is known for an atmosphere of peace and quiet, perfect for front-porch sitting with a good book. Join New York Times best-selling author Wanda E. Brunstetter, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter, as they share 18 heartwarming stories from Amish Country. These fictional short stories include journeys we can all relate to as we seek how to live led by love, joy, peace, patience, and other Fruits of the Spirit.

Escape to the peaceful, picturesque Amish community of Unity, Maine, where these three retold Bible stories are set. You will laugh, cry, and smile as you read these stories about family struggles, sweeping romance, buried secrets, steadfast faith in God, and the courage to persevere. ABRAHAM AND SARAH'S AMISH BABY When Sarah moves to a new town, she thinks it’s too late to find love, even though it is her dream to become a mother to a house full of children. Then she meets Abraham. After overcoming the obstacles of nosy neighbors, rumors, and miscommunications, they are finally married, ...

Her hands heal everyone but herself. Now, a stranger's desperate need is breaking through her walls. Independent midwife Leah Beiler has devoted two years to proving herself worthy of her grandmother's healing legacy. When an Ohio newcomer arrives with mysteriously dying cattle, her herbal knowledge is his last hope for survival. David Hochstetler came to Lancaster for a fresh start. His cattle's illness threatens everything he has left. The community's healer holds salvation, yet working with her risks both their reputations when whispers spread. As summer fever strikes the district's ...

In the shadows of grief, will love find a way to bloom? When Hannah Lapp's cousin Esther returns to their Amish community, still grieving the loss of her fiancé Jacob, Hannah's world is turned upside down. As fate would have it, Hannah finds herself drawn to the handsome new carpenter in town, Caleb Yoder—the late Jacob's brother. Though an instant connection sparks between them, Hannah hesitates, worried about reopening the scarred wounds of Esther's past. But as Hannah and Caleb grow closer, she can’t deny the connection between them. And as Esther finds solace and purpose ...

Download for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Ellie Miller reluctantly returns home. After her husband Amos dies, she tries to make it on her own with her two young children but eventually is convinced to return to live with her parents and a sister who seems to resent her presence amidst her own problems. But that also means being pressured to marry again. Of course her mom has just the perfect person in mind--Jacob Girod--himself a recent widow with two children of his own, but she's hoping for more than a marriage of convenience and doesn't know what to do. But it's seeing a stranger from her ...

Can the quiltmaker's tender heart mend her blacksmith's shattered dreams? Hannah has always been captivated by Samuel, her best friend's brother, whose engagement's abrupt end left him adrift. Their friendship blossoms into something more with a simple invitation for a buggy ride, sparking rumors and whispers in their tight-knit Amish community. But when a snowstorm forces Hannah to seek refuge in Samuel's home, their unchaperoned night, spent in utmost propriety, ignites scandal. As dawn breaks and gossip swirls, Hannah wrestles with doubt: Is their budding love true, or is she merely a ...

She never expected him to return. He never forgot the promise they made. Widow Leah Stoltzfus quilts alone in Lancaster County, her heart locked away since her husband Micah's death. When Jed Beachy returns after eight years away, his father's failing hands forcing him home, their childhood friendship awakens feelings she thought long gone. He left without goodbye. She learned to live without him. But their paths cross again and again, each encounter deepening what should be left buried. The community remembers. Family disapproves. And now, Leah must choose: the safety of solitude or the ...

She'd rather die than cross a bridge. It's his job to build them. Dinah Yoder will take any route—no matter how dangerous—to avoid crossing water. Rushing water still haunts her dreams, from the tragedy in her past that left her shattered. Now she's hiding in Paradise Township, baking bread and praying no one discovers her secret. Jonathan King notices everything. Especially the talented baker who risks her life on icy roads rather than use his perfectly safe crossing. Her fear puzzles his professional pride, but her inner strength and beauty captivates his heart. As winter storms close...

In "No Place Like Home", widow Eva Dienner returns home to meet the man her parents always intended for her. After Hurricane Harvey, Sarah Hook returns to the home she fled and back into the arms of Abram King in "When Love Returns". In "The Courage to Stay", Irene Keim seeks a fresh start in the home of her new friends, but when their son comes around, he's determined to push her out. Atlee Shetler is visiting Birch Breek to escape the memories of his late wife and finds the project of renovating a bakery and its owner much more than he's bargained for in "What Love Built".