When Hearts Break is a powerful and beautiful work from the hand of Jerry Eicher. With this book, he moves Amish fiction from delightful romances into the realm of realism and classic storytelling. Jerry gives us full-blooded characters in their struggles and complexities, the things they overcome by the grace of God and the things that bring them to their knees in humility and defeat. By doing this, he makes his entire novel shine. Five stars. Highly recommended.-Murray Pura, The Face of Heaven, Ashton Park, The White Birds of Morning, GettysburgWhen Hearts Break by Jerry Eicher gripped me from the first paragraph. Two women, the man they both loved, jealousy, heartbreak, a young woman's shame, a grown woman's forgiveness. A dark and haunting tale that stepped into sunlight and made me cry. This is a story I will not forget.-Lucinda J Kinsinger, author, Anything But Simple: My Life as a Mennonite
Two women, the man they both loved, jealousy, heartbreak, a young woman's shame, a grown woman's forgiveness. A dark and haunting tale that stepped into sunlight and made me cry. This is a story I will not forget."
Two women, the man they both loved, jealousy, heartbreak, a young woman's shame, a grown woman's forgiveness. A dark and haunting tale that stepped into sunlight and made me cry. This is a story I will not forget."
Her Heart Was Broken by Young Love Now she was waiting, but waiting for what? There would never be another Wilmer. Never There couldn't be. No face would grip her heart like Wilmer's had. With his lopsided grin. His lop of loose hair floundering about his forehead, hanging at an angle from his cow lick. She would never forget Wilmer. Waiting wasn't going to solve the problem. Neither did weeping or crying or turning down dates from eligible Amish men. She had to say yes to Robert. She had to because he was a decent man. A poor excuse to begin dating a man, but the situation couldn't be helped. If she must marry a man, Robert was the best choice. Rose took a step toward the house but stopped mid-stride when a vehicle appeared with the turn signal on. Likely someone was arriving to see Daett. Rose waited and waved as the pickup truck turned into the driveway. A young English man was driving-a handsome young English man. He looked like a farmer, but she had never seen him before. Rose felt the urge to run into the house, but she held her ground. She had met and spoken to English men before. There was nothing to fear from this encounter.
Willard Carpenter has published the well-received Secrets of the Son Series, --Amish romance that features the novels Prodigal and Unveiling. His current WIP, Fall of Crimson Leaves, is based on that series. He lives in Pennsylvania where he has many Amish friends within and surrounding the Amish community of Honeybrook, Pa. Patrick Craig has published Amish fiction with Harvest House, Harlequin, and his own imprint, P&J Publishing. He is contracted with Elk Lake Publishing for a multi-book Amish cozy mystery series and a YA mystery series. His Amish titles include A Quilt for Jenna, The Road Home, Jenny's Choice, The Amish Heiress, The Amish Princess, and The Mennonite Queen. Jerry S. Eicher has published over thirty titles of both fiction and nonfiction related to Amish life through Harvest House publishers. Thomas Nye has published Amish fiction with CrossLink, Celebrate Lit, and Dove Christian Publishers. His writing focuses on Amish daily life inspired by forty years of close connections with his Amish neighbors. He is the author of the Amish Horses Series (Under the Heavens, Catbird Singing, and English River). Other titles include Whispering to Horses, Amish Park, Samson and Amish Delilah. Murray Pura has three Amish novels releasing with Harlequin in 2020. His Amish titles with Harvest House include The Wings of Morning, The Face of Heaven and An Amish Family Christmas. With MillerWords, Ride the Sky, The Bride from Virginia City and Grace Rider. He lives near the Amish communities of Rexford, Libby, and St. Ignatius in Montana. Amos Wyse is the indie author of The Meek, the first novel in an Amish fiction series, as well as seven novellas set in the fictional town of Barnville, Pa. His works echo his small-town Midwest upbringing.
Willard Carpenter has published the well-received Secrets of the Son Series, --Amish romance that features the novels Prodigal and Unveiling. His current WIP, Fall of Crimson Leaves, is based on that series. He lives in Pennsylvania where he has many Amish friends within and surrounding the Amish community of Honeybrook, Pa. Patrick Craig has published Amish fiction with Harvest House, Harlequin, and his own imprint, P&J Publishing. He is contracted with Elk Lake Publishing for a multi-book Amish cozy mystery series and a YA mystery series. His Amish titles include A Quilt for Jenna, The Road Home, Jenny's Choice, The Amish Heiress, The Amish Princess, and The Mennonite Queen. Jerry S. Eicher has published over thirty titles of both fiction and nonfiction related to Amish life through Harvest House publishers. Thomas Nye has published Amish fiction with CrossLink, Celebrate Lit, and Dove Christian Publishers. His writing focuses on Amish daily life inspired by forty years of close connections with his Amish neighbors. He is the author of the Amish Horses Series (Under the Heavens, Catbird Singing, and English River). Other titles include Whispering to Horses, Amish Park, Samson and Amish Delilah. Murray Pura has three Amish novels releasing with Harlequin in 2020. His Amish titles with Harvest House include The Wings of Morning, The Face of Heaven and An Amish Family Christmas. With MillerWords, Ride the Sky, The Bride from Virginia City and Grace Rider. He lives near the Amish communities of Rexford, Libby, and St. Ignatius in Montana. Amos Wyse is the indie author of The Meek, the first novel in an Amish fiction series, as well as seven novellas set in the fictional town of Barnville, Pa. His works echo his small-town Midwest upbringing.
Readers will delight in this heartfelt novel by bestselling author Jerry Eicher, a former Amishman, who writes with authenticity and compassion about the people he grew up with.When Susan Hostetler has a falling out with her boyfriend, Thomas Stoll, she leaves her Amish community and moves to Asbury Park to experiment in English life. There she learns to drive a car, takes her GED test, and falls in love with young and handsome Duane Bower. Back home, her parents are devastated and miss their daughter terribly. But what can they do? Susan has a mind of her own.Just as Susan is enjoying her new life, her plans are interrupted. She meets Teresa Long, a young, unwed, expectant mother who asks Susan to help her have her baby adopted by an Amish family. As Susan is drawn into the young woman's life, she also finds herself drawn back to her Amish roots. But can she truly leave her life behind...and Duane?
Bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry S. Eicher (nearly half a million copies sold) returns with the first book in another of his delightful and compelling series.Here is the touching story of an awakening young Amish girl, Katie Raber, who finds she wants more from life than to be known as simply “Emma Raber’s daughter.”Emma has refused to remarry since Katie’s daett died soon after she was born. And in an effort to keep Katie home, Emma has forbidden her from participating in the rumspringa tradition.When widower Jesse Mast calls for Mamm’s hand in marriage, Katie hopes to move into a new phase of life and leave the old “Emma Raber’s daughter” behind. But Emma is having none of it, and Katie must consider abandoning all hope of ever changing her mamm’s bitterness or of ever having popular Ben Yoder notice her. Out of sheer frustration, she begins attending nearby Mennonite youth gatherings.Sparks fly when Jesse’s children object fiercely to the attentions their daett is paying to Emma Raber. And widowed Ruth Hochstetler makes her own move for Jesse Mast’s hand.Book one in the Emma Raber’s Daughter series.
From the pen of bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher (half a million books sold) comes a charming new series set in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Debbie Watson is a young Englisha girl who has grown up admiring her Amish friends, the Beiler sisters. As she prepares to graduate from college, Debbie considers making the life-changing decision to convert to the Amish faith and lifestyle. Soon Debbie's presence in the community attracts the attention of two suitors: Alvin Knepp, the youngest son of a poor Amish farmer, to whom Debbie is very much attracted; and Paul Wagler, the more successful and sought-after man, whose constant attention to Debbie reminds her of her old Englisha boyfriend - whom she'd rather forget. Jerry Eicher's many fans and readers of Amish fiction will love this heartwarming new series from a master storyteller.
Debbie Watson is a new convert to the Amish faith and still learning the plain ways of the community in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. She has already attracted two suitors: the insecure but lovable farmer, Alvin Knepp, and the brash Paul Wagler who reminds Debbie of the boyfriend she happily left behind in the Englisha world. When Alvin leaves the community for the big city, Debbie is crushed. Though her heart is with Alvin, she considers Paul's continued interest in her. Should she simply give in and marry Paul ...or wait to see if Alvin comes home? Seeing Your Face Again is another Amish fiction treat you'll love. With Jerry Eicher's sales at more than half a million books, his Amish fiction fans continue to wait eagerly for his next heart-felt story, brimming with the authenticity he brings from his own Amish background. This is Book 2 in The Beiler Sisters series.
From bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher, here's another charming book about life among the Plain People. All Debbie Watson wanted to do was join the Amish and live a simpler life. But when she moved in with her Amish neighbors, the Beiler family, she had no idea the turmoil that lay ahead. As this final book in The Beiler Sisters series opens, Debbie is poised to marry Alvin Knepp, the Amish farmer she's loved all along. Ida Beiler is recovering from the tragic loss of her husband-to-be in a farming accident, while her younger sister, Lois, is still running away from her faith. Debbie takes it all in stride as she brings calm to the sorrowing Beiler family while finding happiness with the young man of her dreams. This is Book 3 in The Beiler Sisters series.
In the second book of bestselling author Jerry S. Eicher's new Land of Promise series, Miriam Yoder is looking forward to her wedding day with Wayne Yutzy. But when beautiful Esther Swartz arrives to care for her ailing grandmother, Miriam is wary of Wayne's past relationship with her.When storms rip through the small Amish community in Oklahoma, Miriam's daett arrives to help in the rebuilding efforts. Under pressure from Miriam's daett the relationship with Wayne is upended, leaving Miriam to wonder if she must now build her new life as a single Amish woman.Book two in the Land of Promise series
From the pen of bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher, (more than 350,000 books sold), comes a truly delightful and inspiring Christmas novella. Fans will be delighted by this peek at an Amish Christmas, complete with the romantic wish of Susanna Byler to spend the holidays with the man of her dreams. But who is the man of her dreams? Is it the competent but plain Amishman she married for convenience...or is it her first love-an Englisha man with whom she has recently had an unexpected encounter-and who wants her back in his life? A perfect holiday delight for lovers of Amish fiction...and those who love a heartwarming and tender Christmas tale.
Bestselling Amish fiction author Jerry Eicher returns with the first of three stand-alone books in The St. Lawrence County Amish series. Cousins Lydia and Sandra Troyer and their friend, Rosemary Beiler have always been close. The two cousins, however, both have eyes for handsome Ezra Wagler, leaving Rosemary to watch from the sidelines. But when the cousins' fathers face financial ruin, Lydia and Sandra make a deal as to who should have Ezra's affections...at which point Rosemary decides to make a play for Ezra herself. With more than 20 novels in print and sales of 600,000+ books to his credit, Jerry's loyal fans eagerly await this compelling new series.Book One The St. Lawrence County Amish
Will a Secret from the Past Threaten Susanna's Future?Susanna Miller's freedom during her rumspringa goes a bit further than she wants her family to know. A birthday sign innocently placed on a gas station billboard condemns Susanna as she realizes her relationship with the charming Joey Macalister, an Englisha man, has become far too close. Her daett is not pleased, but what he hasn't told her is that he himself has regrets about events from his own rumspringa. Widower Ernest Helmuth knows Ralph Miller's secret, but he has said nothing as of yet. He plans on having Susanna as his bride no matter what. With her baptism approaching, Susanna knows that time is running out to make her choice: stay with her family or hope she can find love in the Englisha world. With Ernest Helmuth watching, that decision might not be hers to make. Is Susanna's faith strong enough to make the right choice?
Are Two Miracles Too Much to Ask For? Twins Laura and Lydia Mast keep few secrets from each other, but even Laura doesn't sense the great ache Lydia has held in her heart since Laura started dating the charming John Yoder. When will it be Lydia's turn for love? Despite having a willing suitor in Wendell Kaufman, who once unsuccessfully pursued her sister, Lydia's attention is fixed on Milton Beiler. Milton hasn't paid Lydia the least bit of attention, and worse still, he's on rumspringa and conflicted about permanently joining the church. Meanwhile, Laura's world is turned upside down when a tragic accident threatens her dreams of becoming John's frau. Despite the obstacles in her path, Laura remains steadfast in her faith. Will Lydia's love for Milton win out over his love for the world, and is Laura strong enough to face an uncertain future with John? Only the Lord has the answers the Mast sisters so desperately search for.
