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A Fresh Fiction Fresh Pick!

08 Monday Feb 2021

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Fresh Fiction chose THE PREACHER’S SON as their Fresh Pick for Friday, February 5, and I couldn’t have been more honoured to be chosen.

The Fresh Pick is never paid advertisement or promotion, so it really meant a lot to me! And the review was so kind.

If you’d like to see the full review, it is HERE.

But here are a few quotes:

“THE PREACHER’S SON is an awesome start to a dramatic new miniseries entitled “Infamous Amish Series” by bestselling author Patricia Johns. I was intrigued by the title and THE PREACHER’S SON is even more wonderful than I had imagined.   I have read many Amish books and this is certainly one of the most heartfelt and realistic I have read!”

“Johns is a very talented storyteller and handled these situations very effectively in her book. To my mind, THE PREACHER’S SON has an edgier slant and perspective which is probably more realistic to real Amish communities in her descriptions of the dilemmas the lead characters face as they struggle with their problems while striving to be true to their beliefs and their commitment to God.

“I don’t want to give away more of the story; however, I can definitely affirm that readers who love Amish stories or Christian fiction will definitely find THE PREACHER’S SON a very compelling read either as a standalone story or as the lead into the rest of the Infamous Amish. Given that, I have to admit I am eagerly looking forward to THE PREACHER’S DAUGHTER due out in May 2021. Enjoy!”

Pick up your copy of THE PREACHER’S SON today!

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An Amish Second Christmas review!

05 Thursday Sep 2019

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This book is hitting the shelves this October! This is a collection of three novellas written by Yours Truly, Shelley Shephard Gray and Virginia Wise.

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“In these touching novellas from a trio of bestselling authors, struggling couples rekindle their love as Christmas approaches…Fans of the authors will relish these sweet tales of reconciliation.”- Publishers Weekly

 

And the long version of this Publisher’s Weekly review:

“In these touching novellas from a trio of bestselling authors, struggling couples rekindle their love as Christmas approaches. In “Their Second Chance,” Shepard Gray tells the story of Hannah Eicher, an Amish girl who breaks off her relationship with Englisher fireman Rob Prince because of her parents’ objections. But months later, just before Christmas, Rob saves Hannah’s life when her apartment catches fire. Realizing they are still in love, the pair must decide if they can bridge their different worlds. In Johns’s “His Amish Angel,” outspoken Magdalena Lapp has been labeled unmarriageable by her conservative community. After the bishop discovers she is writing an advice column for Englishers, she is ordered to stop. But when she learns that Atley Troyer—her first love and the boy who jilted her—divulged her secret, he breaks her heart again. Ashamed of his actions, Atley realizes he must make amends. In Wise’s “An Heirloom Christmas,” two former schoolmates, the cautious Rachel Miller and reckless Joseph Webber, are forced to work together when Joseph is hired as a caregiver for Rachel’s mother, who has been diagnosed with cancer. The two begin to see past their childhood missteps as they spend the holiday season in close proximity. Fans of the authors will relish these sweet tales of reconciliation.”

 

I really loved writing HIS AMISH ANGEL, and I think you’ll love it, too. ❤ I hope you’ll pick up a copy this October!

Or better yet, PRE-ORDER it now!

A starred review!

30 Saturday Mar 2019

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I normally post on Monday, but since this Monday is April Fool’s Day, I thought I’d better post this one a little bit early. 😉

I got an email from the marketing department of Kensington Books, letting me know the THE BISHOP’S DAUGHTER received a starred review from Library Journal!

This is very exciting, and I couldn’t be more thrilled.

The Bishop's Daughter MM

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Johns, Patricia. The Bishop’s Daughter. Zebra: Kensington. May 2019. 352p. ISBN 9781420149111. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781420149142. INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE

Nine years ago, rebellious Elijah Fisher abruptly moved from Morinville, IN, for the Englisher life, leaving behind a confused, brokenhearted Sadie Graber. Now he is back because his family needs help, but staying in the restrictive Amish community is not in his plans. With his independent views and questioning attitude, he no longer fits in, but he can’t deny his feelings for Sadie—now a young widow with a three-year-old son and a woman who may never forgive him.

VERDICT
Heartrending, poignant, and perceptive, this beautifully written story has a cultural rather than a solely religious focus and will appeal to fans of sweet romance across the board. A solid debut…

—Kristin Ramsdell, Libn. Emerita, California State Univ.–East Bay

 

Watch for this book hitting the shelves in May!

Reviewers Wanted!

24 Thursday Jan 2019

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I’m looking for reviewers again–this time for THE BISHOP’S DAUGHTER. This book is being published through Kensington Books, and will be released in May 2019 in bookstores everywhere.

Do you love Inspirational and Amish romance?

I’m looking for people who are willing post a review on several different online locations such as a blog, Amazon, Bookbub, Goodreads, Indigo, Barnes and Noble…

If you’re interested, please go to my contact page and leave a message for me telling me:

  1. The online locations where you are willing to leave reviews, like Goodreads, Amazon, Bookbub, a personal blog, a review site…
  2. A little bit about yourself
  3. Where you live

 

In return for an honest review, I will mail you an Advance Reader Copy of THE BISHOP’S DAUGHTER, and I am truly grateful for any and all reviews you can post!

*Limited to reviewers in Canada and the continental United States because of mailing costs.

 

The Bishop's Daughter MM

 

In this poignant, beautifully written novel, a faithful young Amish widow is reunited with her wayward first love . . .

As a bishop’s daughter and good Amish mother, widowed Sadie Hochstetler teaches her young son that God blesses those who try their best to please Him. But her brief marriage taught her that life is infinitely more complicated than that. Older, and serious, her late husband seemed a sensible choice—especially compared to Elijah Fisher, the spirited boy with whom she butted heads and hearts. Then Elijah abruptly left for the Englisher world, taking Sadie’s beloved brother along with him—a double betrayal she still strives to forgive. Especially now that Elijah has returned . . .
 
Elijah plans to stay in the Amish community only as long as he’s needed, helping his family and working for Sadie’s ailing father. The outside world has changed him, leading him to question rules and restrictions that others take on faith. Once, he’d been head over heels in love with the bishop’s daughter—a girl he was judged unworthy of courting. Nine years have changed so much between them. Yet something remains—a spark that, for all their differences, might light the way home again . . .

 

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