Amish Nonfiction

When Misty was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence. When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she and her sister would escape and took them to an Amish community where they were adopted and became baptized members. Misty was devastated to once again find herself in a world of fear, animal cruelty, and sexual abuse. 

The Amish, one of America's most intriguingly private, unique, and often misunderstood religious communities, have survived for 300 years! How has that happened? While much has been written on the Amish, little has been revealed about their history. This book brings together in one volume a thorough history of the Amish people. From their beginnings in Europe through their settlement in North America, the Amish have struggled to maintain their beliefs and traditions in often hostile settings.

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.

Discover the heartfelt journey of three faith-filled women as they navigate the simplicities of faith, love, and redemption in the Amish Women of Lawrence County Trilogy. Book 1 - Emma's Amish Faith Tested Emma Yoder’s world shatters when she loses her unborn child, and the comfort she seeks from her Old Order Amish community falls short. As she wrestles with grief and whispers of hidden truths, Emma embarks on a transformative journey. Her newfound passion for Jesus's teachings conflicts with her community’s traditions. Will Emma find the strength to embrace divine grace and reclaim ...

Step deeper into the heart of Willow Springs, where three women confront hidden truths, forbidden love, and long-buried secrets in their pursuit of peace, faith, and a place to belong. Book 4 – Barbara’s Amish Truth Exposed Barbara Wagler is drowning in shame over a mistake she can’t forget. As a young widow raising two sons alone, the return of her first love and the arrival of a new suitor force her to face the truth she's tried to bury. When honesty collides with heartbreak and her father’s past casts new shadows, Barbara must decide whether to keep hiding or let God redeem her ...

This is the true story of Ora-Jay and Irene Eash, Amish farmers from northwest Montana whose lives changed in an instant when a semi-truck struck the family buggy, killing their two young daughters. After the accident, the couple turned to their Amish community for comfort, but they remained...

This Amish Romance anthology features 11 stories that will warm your heart including: Joseph Hersh The Amish Widow’s Faith Amish Temptation Amish Anniversaries Amish Rekindling Sadie Palmer The Buggy News Becca Fisher Chasing Heaven Lord Willing Waiting on a Prayer Keeping Faith Closer to Heaven Buy this boxed set now! After a long journey, love has finally come to Samantha Lapp's life. But just as quickly as happiness has found her, tragedy strikes. Samantha is left trying to pick up the pieces of her broken life. Will her faith be strong enough to guide her through, and will she ever be...

My Amish Story is the story of the last few years of Amish life for the Graber family in the 1990s. It’s about the hurdles of breaking the barriers of centuries, of family circles being broken with no good-byes, of heartbreak and estrangement, and of the transitions and adjustments to a new way of living.

In the quiet fields of Miracle Creek, two souls tend the same dream. Susannah Mast has always been the healer—the one who sees the hidden connections in root and leaf, who mends what others deem broken. At twenty-two, she cares for her widowed mother in their simple daadi haus, ignoring most of the town's advice urging her toward a comfortable match with the good-hearted Barney Stoltzfus. But her heart stirs for Nathan King, the stoic farmer whose relentless toil hides a deep loneliness and a bold dream to revive his struggling land. When a chance encounter over a shattered plow draws ...

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...

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 ...

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike ( Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

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, ...

The Amish have made Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area their home since immigration began in early 1727. Their primitive lifestyle is one that reflects on earth's bounties, God given creative talents and simplistic offerings.

After surviving human trafficking, Alexis gets a second chance at life. Will she use it to find love, or let guilt and fear hold her back? When she was held captive by a sex trafficking ring who kidnapped women--including Amish women--Alexis was forced to spy on the victims and report to her kidnappers or face horrific consequences. The Amish women she spied on forgave Alexis, and after they were all rescued by the Covert Police Detectives Unit, they even became good friends. Now that she is widowed, Alexis returns to the Amish community to raise her daughter and open a therapeutic equine ...

Welcome to the cozy Amish community of Clear Creek, nestled into the southern Appalachian mountains. Here you'll find heartwarming romance, friendship, and a surprise or two. An Amish Second Chance is the fifth novel in the Amish of Appalachia series. Hannah Jacobs thought her relationship with Noah Yoder would last forever...until he moved to Pinecraft, Florida without her. Two years later, Hannah finds herself widowed and in the middle of a complicated pregnancy. When the bishop insists she remarry, Noah returns and asks for her hand. She accepts, for her baby's sake. But she has no plans...

One fateful starless night, 17-year-old Ira Wagler got up at 2 AM, left a scribbled note under his pillow, packed all of his earthly belongings into in a little black duffel bag, and walked away from his home in the Amish settlement of Bloomfield, Iowa. Now, in this heartwarming memoir, Ira paints a vivid portrait of Amish life--from his childhood days on the family farm, his Rumspringa rite of passage at age 16, to his ultimate decision to leave the Amish Church for good at age 26.

Ava Sullivan's father locked her up in their basement for over ten years--all because she witnessed him attempting to kill her mother. Once she is finally free, she leaves the Amish and moves to New York City with big plans of going to college for writing--instead, she is tricked and lured into forced prostitution with the false promises of getting a publishing contract. After she testifies against the criminals in court who stole two years of her life, she decides to go back to Unity, Maine to see her friends from childhood even though her pimp threatens to track her down and kill her if ...

Broken and left behind, the first challenge is taking the next step... Phoebe and Abram have been happily married for three years. They are eager to be blessed with their first pregnancy but before that can happen, Gott calls Abram home. Samuel and Eve are at a loss to know how to support their daughter through the most difficult time of her life. How can they encourage her to look ahead when all her dreams have just been buried? Coming to terms with her situation, Phoebe realizes that she needs to start providing for herself in ways that she has never had before. By stepping into the ...

From bestselling authors Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, and Ruth Reid comes An Amish Home, a beautiful collection of four novellas that spread the warmth of an Amish living with every word. A Cup Half Full by Beth Wiseman Sarah Lantz always dreamed of the perfect home, the perfect...