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It’s on the shelves!

21 Monday Oct 2019

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It’s always a thrill to see one of my books on physical bookstore shelves, but my Kensington Amish books don’t make it to my local area Walmarts. In our neck of the woods of Alberta, it’s all cowboys, apparently, so I don’t get to see my Amish books out there in person.

It’s a little disappointing not to be able to stalk AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS in public, but I do have my own copies.

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However, a reader was kind enough to send me this picture of AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS on the shelves!

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This novella anthology has been getting great, 5 star reviews from readers!

“Quite a lovely book. I enjoyed it immensely. I recommend it highly.”

“For ppl who love short novellas in the same book this is for you. Each story in it’s own right is delightful and highly recommended. There’s something for everyone in here.”

“My favorite sentence in the entire book, “married people realize what they have to lose and it is only then that they choose to bend for each other.” I find this beautiful and so true.” —That was from mine! 😉

If you see one of my books in the wild, I’m always tickled to see a picture of it on the shelves. Especially my Amish books–I don’t see them personally, so this is as close as I get to sneaking up on them in the wild!

This is what the magic looks like

26 Thursday Sep 2019

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Mr. Johns snapped some pictures of me while I was writing the other day. I kind of wish he’d given me some warning so I could have posed, at least, or swiped some of the mess off my desk, or floofed up my hair, but I guess this is what the magic actually looks like.

In fact, this is what “hmmm” looks like. LOL!

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I’m currently writing an Amish romance, the first of my Infamous Amish miniseries. (That miniseries title might change–I’m still waiting to find out!) I’ve gotten into the story, and I’m thoroughly enjoy this one! I’ll give more information when I’m allowed to say more… In the meantime, just trust me that this is going to be a good one!

I know I say this often, but I feel so lucky to be able to write books for a living. This is the dream–it really is! And I’ll never take it for granted.

 

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Coming to a bookstore near you any day now!

 

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For the Amish, the day after Christmas is for family, feasting, and exchanging simple gifts. And for three different couples, it will bring another precious chance for love . . .
 
THEIR SECOND CHANCE
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray
Amish nanny Hannah Eicher never thought she’d ever see Rob Prince again. There was no way a relationship between her and the handsome English fireman could overcome her family’s objections—and their personal differences. But when he saves her from a sudden blaze, Hannah longs to see if they can turn holiday hope into a lifetime of happiness . . .
 
HIS AMISH ANGEL * Patricia Johns
She’s too outspoken to be a proper Amish wife. So as advice columnist “Miss Amish,” Maggie Lapp helps Amish and English with their romantic problems. But when her tradition-minded former fiancé accidentally reveals her secret, Maggie will need more than a miracle to make things right—and find a perfect love for all the Christmases to come . . .
 
AN HEIRLOOM CHRISTMAS * Virginia Wise
Rachel Miller won’t let her disability keep her from selling heirloom plants and proving she can be independent. She certainly doesn’t need reckless Joseph Webber working at her greenhouse to pay off a disastrous Rumspringa stunt. But she and Joseph have more in common than they think—and their surprising holiday partnership might just blossom into forever joy . . .

Cold tea

19 Thursday Sep 2019

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I drink a lot of cold tea. Not iced tea, cold tea. I make a nice hot pot in the morning and have a cup, and then my day starts. By the time I get back to my teapot, the tea is luke-warm and I have another cup…

Then, by time I get to it again, it’s cold. And somehow, I’ve gotten used to drinking cold tea. Never old, cold tea, because that’s disgusting. Just cold. So I guzzle the last couple of cups in the pot, and start a new kettle.

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I think it started when my son was little and I’d get so distracted that I’d never find my tea in time to drink it hot. And somehow, my son grew bigger and I still stayed distracted, but with different things. Over time, I started to just prefer it this way–a nice, comforting cup of hour-old tea. It was either that or no tea at all, because I never came back for it in time.

I wonder if that will end up being something my son remembers–Mom’s cold tea. Maybe he’ll even tell his kids that their grandmother always drank her tea luke-warm, and when I come to visit, they’ll say, “Start the tea, it has to cool off for Grandma,” and they’ll think I can’t be trusted with hot beverages.  We’ll go to visit a grandchild, and they’ll offer us tea, but say, “It isn’t ready yet, Grandma.” There will be a pot of hot tea sitting on the counter, and one cup of Orange Pekoe dutifully cooling down to tepid. They’ll give Mr. Johns a nice mug, piping hot, and hand me a pretty little tea cup… almost cold.

It’s not very glamorous, is it? But this is the fuel of novels! Pot after pot after pot of tea. At various temperatures.

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Have you ordered my latest Amish release? This one will be in the stores starting September 24th! You can also order it online. 🙂 However you like to shop…

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For the Amish, the day after Christmas is for family, feasting, and exchanging simple gifts. And for three different couples, it will bring another precious chance for love . . .
 
THEIR SECOND CHANCE
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray
Amish nanny Hannah Eicher never thought she’d ever see Rob Prince again. There was no way a relationship between her and the handsome English fireman could overcome her family’s objections—and their personal differences. But when he saves her from a sudden blaze, Hannah longs to see if they can turn holiday hope into a lifetime of happiness . . .
 
HIS AMISH ANGEL * Patricia Johns
She’s too outspoken to be a proper Amish wife. So as advice columnist “Miss Amish,” Maggie Lapp helps Amish and English with their romantic problems. But when her tradition-minded former fiancé accidentally reveals her secret, Maggie will need more than a miracle to make things right—and find a perfect love for all the Christmases to come . . .
 
AN HEIRLOOM CHRISTMAS * Virginia Wise
Rachel Miller won’t let her disability keep her from selling heirloom plants and proving she can be independent. She certainly doesn’t need reckless Joseph Webber working at her greenhouse to pay off a disastrous Rumspringa stunt. But she and Joseph have more in common than they think—and their surprising holiday partnership might just blossom into forever joy . . .

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!

If we aren’t growing…

02 Monday Sep 2019

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… then we’re doing it wrong.

Have you ever seen this comic?

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It’s so true! We aren’t supposed to stay the same. Life changes us–our relationships and experiences–and if we’re doing it right, we mature as we go along.

Have you ever noticed what fantastic spouses people are in their sixties? I’m forty, and when I see a happily married man in his sixties, I’m always impressed with just how good he is at being married. They’re kind, considerate, know their wives very well, and compliment them often. When you see men like that, it’s easy to think, “Is it just their generation, or what?”

But it isn’t a generation, it’s life experience! When a man has been married for as long as I’ve been alive, he learns a thing or two about relationships. Was he that good at being married when he was twenty, or thirty, or forty? Probably not, but he hung in there for another twenty years, and look what he learned!

We women are the same, of course. Women in their sixties seem to know their husbands so well they can function in a silent short hand. No words even necessary–at least in front of other people. But that doesn’t happen over night, either. That comes from years of living with one man, figuring him out, and loving him through the ups and downs.

I’ve been married for fourteen years now, and I look back at those first few years of marriage–passionate, opinionated, emotional. Everyone goes through it, but it feels more earthshaking when it’s your marriage. And now, fourteen years in, there is just as much passion–just channeled a little more wisely. Not every mountain is there to die on.

In my novella that comes out this October in a collection published by Kensington Books, I look at marriage at different stages–brand new love with all the hope and optimism, and some couples who have been at it for a while…

Marriage is beautiful, challenging, and hard work. It’s also worth it! One day, I hope younger women look at me and say, “Was she always like that? Did they always understand each other that well?” Of course, the answer will be no! We will have gotten there the same way everyone else does–

 one step at a time.

 

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Available to pre-order now!

 

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For the Amish, the day after Christmas is for family, feasting, and exchanging simple gifts. And for three different couples, it will bring another precious chance for love . . .
 
THEIR SECOND CHANCE
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray
Amish nanny Hannah Eicher never thought she’d ever see Rob Prince again. There was no way a relationship between her and the handsome English fireman could overcome her family’s objections—and their personal differences. But when he saves her from a sudden blaze, Hannah longs to see if they can turn holiday hope into a lifetime of happiness . . .
 
HIS AMISH ANGEL * Patricia Johns
She’s too outspoken to be a proper Amish wife. So as advice columnist “Miss Amish,” Maggie Lapp helps Amish and English with their romantic problems. But when her tradition-minded former fiancé accidentally reveals her secret, Maggie will need more than a miracle to make things right—and find a perfect love for all the Christmases to come . . .
 
AN HEIRLOOM CHRISTMAS * Virginia Wise
Rachel Miller won’t let her disability keep her from selling heirloom plants and proving she can be independent. She certainly doesn’t need reckless Joseph Webber working at her greenhouse to pay off a disastrous Rumspringa stunt. But she and Joseph have more in common than they think—and their surprising holiday partnership might just blossom into forever joy . . .

Amish Available for Pre-Order!

29 Thursday Aug 2019

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If you’ve read THE BISHOP’S DAUGHTER and you’re an Amish fan, you’ll be happy to know that I have more Amish releases coming up, and they’re available for pre-order!

 

 

 

 

In October, a novella anthology, AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS, with novellas by me, Shelley Shephard Gray and Virginia Wise will be released, and you can preorder it now!

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Then, in April, THURSDAY’S BRIDE comes out–the story of Sadie’s younger sister, Rosmanda. If you loved THE BISHOP’S DAUGHTER, you’ll love his one, too! This book is also available for pre-order, so you can get a copy just as soon as it comes out!

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Netgalley!

12 Monday Aug 2019

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If you review books and have a platform, then you know about Netgalley and I need not explain. For those who don’t know about it, it’s a place for reviewers to request to read advance copies of books yet to be released for the purpose of posting reviews.

Well, AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS is now posted on Netgalley!

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If you’re interested in reviewing this book, that is where you can find it. And I do hope you’ll take a look! This book is on the shelves in October!

 

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For the Amish, the day after Christmas is for family, feasting, and exchanging simple gifts. And for three different couples, it will bring another precious chance for love . . .
 
THEIR SECOND CHANCE
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Shelley Shepard Gray
Amish nanny Hannah Eicher never thought she’d ever see Rob Prince again. There was no way a relationship between her and the handsome English fireman could overcome her family’s objections—and their personal differences. But when he saves her from a sudden blaze, Hannah longs to see if they can turn holiday hope into a lifetime of happiness . . .
 
HIS AMISH ANGEL * Patricia Johns
She’s too outspoken to be a proper Amish wife. So as advice columnist “Miss Amish,” Maggie Lapp helps Amish and English with their romantic problems. But when her tradition-minded former fiancé accidentally reveals her secret, Maggie will need more than a miracle to make things right—and find a perfect love for all the Christmases to come . . .
 
AN HEIRLOOM CHRISTMAS * Virginia Wise
Rachel Miller won’t let her disability keep her from selling heirloom plants and proving she can be independent. She certainly doesn’t need reckless Joseph Webber working at her greenhouse to pay off a disastrous Rumspringa stunt. But she and Joseph have more in common than they think—and their surprising holiday partnership might just blossom into forever joy . . .

 

AN AMISH SECOND CHRISTMAS is also available for pre-order!

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