Seasons of an Amish Garden: Four Stories

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Young Amish couples tend to a community garden and harvest friendships and love along the way in this new story collection by bestselling author Amy Clipston.

Spring Is in the Air:As the young people of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of their friend, Katie Ann begins to worry that her older brother, Ephraim, is dating her best friend. What if she somehow loses them both But Christian, a new boy in the community, also works in the gardenand falling for him may be exactly the distraction, and lesson, that Katie Ann needs.

Home by Summer: Clara Hertzler is surprised when Jerry Petersheim, her old friend, comes to the garden to drop off his younger sisterespecially because Jerry has been gone for years, and now seems to be living as anEnglisher.As the friends get to know each other again, Clara pushes Jerry to examine why he abandoned his Amish beliefs. Will Clara help Jerry renew his faith in God, and will they find love beneath the summer sun

The Fruits of Fall: Tena Speicher has come to live in Bird-in-Hand after her fianc left her for anEnglishwoman. When a stranger comes to the fruit stand one day and asks for food, Tena is not sure how to respondbut Wayne intervenes and offers to let him stay in the barn. Afraid to trustEnglishers, Tena must learn, with Waynes help, that everyone is a child of God and deserving of kindness.

Winter Blessings: Ephraim and Mandy have dated for some time and now have plans to marry. But after a series of unexpected events and misunderstandings, they wonder if they should go their separate ways. What will happen when their friends at the Amish garden conspire to bring them back together

Each story in this sweet, contemporary collection can be read as a standalone, but the stories are best enjoyed together. Book length: approximately 95,000 words. Also includes a reading group guide and an Amish glossary.

One story slides into the next, woven together effortlessly with the authors knowledge of the Amish life. Once started, you cant put this book down. Suzanne Woods Fisher, bestselling author of The Devoted

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'This is a great collection of short stories for fans of Clipston, or anyone who would want to check out the genre.' * Parkersburg News and Sentinel *

Author Bio

Amy Clipston is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Kauffman Amish Bakery series. Her novels have hit multiple bestseller lists including CBD, CBA, and ECPA. Amy holds a degree in communication from Virginia Wesleyan College and works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and three spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at amyclipston.com Facebook: AmyClipstonBooks Twitter: @AmyClipston