Updated Amish Fiction List
Creators: Susan Stageburg, Rachel Bussan
(We own all of these titles)
Amish Fiction Authors
Brunstetter, Wanda
Lewis, Beverly
Woodsmall, Cindy
Amish Fiction Series
Abram’s Daughters by Beverly Lewis
Annie’s People by Beverly Lewis
Angels Trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel
Courtship of Nellie Fisher by Beverly Lewis
Daughters of Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Heritage of Lancaster County by Beverly Lewis
Indiana Cousins by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch (Mennonite, not Amish; mystery more
than romance) by Tamar Myers
Maple Creek Trilogy / Maplecreek Amish by Karen Harper
Miriam’s Journal by Carrie Bender
Pleasant Valley by Marta Perry
Rachel Yoder by Beverly Lewis
Seasons of Grace by Beverly Lewis
Sisters of Holmes County by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Sisters of the Quilt by Cindy Woodsmall
Amish Fiction Titles (Stand Alone)
RC22737
Title: Beyond the Divide
Author: Kathryn Lasky
Annotation: A sheltered Amish girl runs away from her comfortable Pennsylvania
home in 1849 to join her father on a trek to California. After their small band
crosses the Continental Divide, the struggle for survival grows desperate, and the
girl ends up alone and starving in the Sierra Nevada mountains. For junior and
senior high readers.
DB/RC61984
Title: Lancaster Brides: Romance Drives the Buggy in Four Inspiring Novels
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Annotation: Four Pennsylvania Amish women fall in love. In "A Merry Heart"
Miriam's dream man is marrying another girl. In "Looking for a Miracle"
wheelchair-using Rebekah desires acceptance. Outsider Laura, in "Plain and
Fancy," comes to Lancaster and falls for Eli. Rachel, in "The Hope Chest," wants
her sister's boyfriend. 1997.
BRD23593, DB/RC62846
Title: Levi’s Will
Author: W. Dale Cramer
Annotation: Excommunicated by his Amish community in 1943, teen Will Mullet
left home, changed his name to McGruder, and joined the army. After decades of
being a discontented family man, sixty-year-old Will experiences an awkward
reunion with his dying father, Levi, and regains his faith in God. Christy Award.
2005.
RC46710
Title: No Strange Fire
Author: Ted Wojtasik
Annotation: In the middle of the night, six Amish barns are set ablaze in Big
Valley, Pennsylvania. When Jacob Hostetler's car is found abandoned nearby,
he becomes the prime suspect. Jacob is an Amish youth who had a crisis of faith
and moved away. His family believes him innocent, but no one can find Jacob to
question him. For senior high and older readers. 1997.
RC44881
Title: Outsider
Author: Penelope Williamson
Annotation: Rachael Yoder and her young son Benjo are trying to survive on a
Montana sheep ranch in the 1880s, when out of the woods comes severely
wounded Johnny Cain. Although the Amish folks frown upon the widow Rachael
taking care of an "outsider," she continues to do so. But the community is
outraged when she hires Cain to help on the ranch. Some violence. 1996.
RC52800
Title: Plain Truth
Author: Jodi Picoult
Annotation: When Philadelphia attorney Ellie Hathaway retreats to her aunt's
house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she's drawn into an unusual case -- an Amish
girl accused of murdering her newborn after a hidden pregnancy. Ellie calls
former beau, psychiatrist John Cooper, to help the troubled defendant. Some
explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2000.
LT6043, DB/RC53947
Title: The Redemption of Sarah Cain
Author: Beverly Lewis
Annotation: Sarah is upset when she has to leave her Oregon real estate
business to attend her sister's funeral in Pennsylvania. Ivy, an Amish convert, left
behind five orphaned children, naming Sarah as their guardian. But Sarah is
neither religious nor motherly. 2000.
LT7341
Title: Sanctuary
Author: Beverly Lewis
Annotation: Melissa James has a secret that has become the underlying dread
that defines her life. An unexpected glimpse into her past causes her to flee her
expensive home and seek sanctuary in an Amish community after penning a
farewell note to her husband, Ryan: "Please trust me... don't look for me.... "
What Melissa doesn't know is that Ryan, an investment manager, has made
disastrous choices that could cost them their marriage.
RC48906
Title: Still Waters
Author: Tami Hoag
Annotation: Elizabeth Stuart flees to a small Amish town after a sensational
divorce from her media mogul husband. When Elizabeth and her troubled
teenaged son become murder suspects, sheriff Dane Jantzen both attracts and
antagonizes her. Explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong
language. Bestseller. 1992.
Amish Fiction Titles (Series)
DB/RC41118
Title: Fruitful Vine
Author: Carrie Bender
Series: Miriam’s Journal, Book 1
Annotation: The summer her mother dies, Miriam, an unmarried forty- year-old
Amish woman, takes a job as a housekeeper to a young widower and begins this
journal. Miriam worries over and becomes emotional about the romantic lives of
others, including her employer. She even offers to pretend to date her neighbor
to pique the interest of his sometimes girlfriend. Then Miriam falls in love.
Followed by "A Winding Path." First book in Miriam's Journal series. 1993.
RC41119
Title: A Winding Path
Author: Carrie Bender
Series: Miriam’s Journal, Book 2
Annotation: Miriam, an Amish woman, writes in her journal about happily raising
her twins and foster daughter, Dora, with her husband, Nate. Dora's birth mother,
Priscilla, has come a long way from being the immature girl who dated Miriam's
former boss, but she still needs Miriam's counsel. Then, when Priscilla is finally
happy, Miriam realizes Nate is brooding about something. Sequel to "A Fruitful
Vine." 2nd in Miriam's Journal series. 1994.
RC41120
Title: A Joyous Heart
Author: Carrie Bender
Series: Miriam’s Journal, Book 3
Annotation: Miriam, an Amish woman, begins her eighth year of journal-keeping
feeling joyous. She and her husband, Nate, now have five children and have
unburdened themselves by paying back taxes. But new problems soon arise.
Miriam's foster daughter, Dora, is embarrassed in public school, another child is
gravely ill, and Dora's birth mother is again facing spiritual turmoil. Sequel to "A
Winding Path." 3rd book in Miriam's Journal series.
DB/RC55840
Title: A Treasured Friendship
Author: Carrie Bender
Series: Miriam’s Journal, Book 4
Annotation: Amish housewife and mother Miriam continues her journal, noting
her arguments with Gloria over dieting, conflicts with a teacher boarding with
them, and marital problems with Nate. 1996. Sequel to "A Joyous Heart."
Miriam's Journal, book 4.
DB/RC55851
Title: A Golden Sunbeam
Author: Carrie Bender
Series: Miriam’s Journal, Book 5
Annotation: Amish Miriam continues her journal detailing Martha's arrival from
Germany, Dora's departure on a mission assignment, and a wrongful accusation
of child abuse. 1996. Miriam's Journal, volume 5. Sequel to "A Treasured
Friendship."
DB/RC70301
Title: A Cousin’s Promise
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Indiana Cousins, Book 1
Annotation: Wayne Lambright loses his leg in a car accident during a weekend
getaway from his Indiana Amish community. Afraid his injuries will prevent him
from being a good husband, Wayne breaks his engagement to Loraine Miller.
Loraine hopes to reconcile, but the return of her ex-boyfriend complicates her
feelings. 2009. Followed by "A Cousin's Prayer." First book in the Indiana
Cousins series.
DB/RC70535
Title: A Cousin’s Prayer
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Indiana Cousins, Book 2
Annotation: Young Amish woman Katie Miller, still traumatized by her boyfriend's
death, returns home to Indiana from her grandparents' house in Florida to attend
her cousin's wedding. Former schoolmate Freeman Bontrager begins courting
Katie, but Eunice, a rival for his affection, starts gossip. 2009. Sequel to "A
Cousin's Promise." Second book in the Indiana Cousins series.
DB71213
Title: A Cousin’s Challenge
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Indiana Cousins, Book 3
Annotation: Amish schoolteacher Jolene Yoder, who lost her hearing two years
ago, returns home to Indiana after learning sign language and lip reading in
Pennsylvania. Jolene teaches two nonhearing children and assists newly deaf
bachelor Lonnie Hershberger. Meanwhile Jake Beechy falls in love with Jolene's
cousin Ella Miller. 2010. Indiana Cousins, book 3. Sequel to "A Cousin's Prayer."
DB/RC65578
Title: A Sister’s Secret
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Sisters of Holmes County, Book 1
Annotation: Grace Hostettler returns to Holmes County, Ohio, and joins the
Amish church after sampling the outside world. Grace plans to marry Cleon
Schrock, but Gary Walker, a former Englisher boyfriend, arrives in town and
threatens to reveal Grace's secrets. Grace also suspects that Gary is sabotaging
her family's businesses. 2007. First book in the Sisters of Holmes County series.
DB/RC66243
Title: A Sister’s Test
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Sisters of Holmes County, Book 2
Annotation: In Amish Holmes County, Ohio, it's Ruth Hostettler's turn to find
love. But a series of escalating attacks on her family dampen Ruth's happiness
over her whirlwind courtship with Martin. 2007. Sequel to "A Sister's Secret."
Sisters of Holmes County, Book 2.
LT8621, DB/RC67545
Title: A Sister’s Hope
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Sisters of Holmes County, Book 3
Annotation: Someone is vandalizing the Hostettler family's Amish farm and
attacking Martha Hostettler's sheltie dogs. Martha's father suspects her suitor,
Luke Friesen, is responsible. Martha and Luke investigate as the violence
increases. 2008. Third book in the Sisters of Holmes County Series. Sequel to "A
Sister's Test."
RC44094
Title: Dark Road Home
Author: Karen S. Harper
Series: Maple Creek Amish Trilogy, Book 1
Annotation: To escape a stalker, Ohio attorney Brooke Benton retreats to an
Amish community. Her new Amish neighbor, Daniel Brand, has returned from a
stint in the outside world. The two are thrown together when Daniel's niece is
killed by a hit-and-run driver, and Brooke, fearing she was the target, insists on
investigating. First book in the Maple Creek Amish trilogy. Followed by "Dark
Harvest." Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1996.
DB/RC65020
Title: Dark Harvest
Author: Karen S. Harper
Series: Maple Creek Amish Trilogy, Book 2
Annotation: Unknown assailants target the Amish residents of Maplecreek, Ohio.
Community leader and widowed father Luke Brand breaks custom and seeks
help from local police. Officer Kat Lindley, a newcomer with a painful past, poses
as Luke's fiancée to help him find the culprit. Second book in the Maple Creek
Amish trilogy. Sequel to "Dark Road Home." Some violence. 2004.
DB/RC65021
Title: Dark Angel
Author: Karen S. Harper
Series: Maple Creek Amish Trilogy, Book 3
Annotation: Mark Morelli, a doctor studying Amish genetic diseases, hires Leah
Kurtz to be his liaison in the Amish community of Maplecreek, Ohio. Leah,
convinced that someone switched her adopted daughter with another baby, turns
to Mark for help. Together they uncover links to many unsolved disappearances.
Some violence. 2005. Sequel to "Dark Harvest." Third book in the Maple Creek
Amish trilogy.
LT8283, DB/RC62283
Title: The Preacher’s Daughter
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Annie’s People, Book 1
Annotation: Twenty-year-old Annie Zook of Paradise, Pennsylvania, is torn
between accepting her family's Amish lifestyle or dedicating her life to her art -- a
sin in her community. When her Englisher pen pal Louisa Stratford comes to
visit, Annie learns about the outside world and discovers a nonbeliever is
interested in her. 2005. First book in the Annie's People series. Followed by "The
Englisher."
LT7936, DB/RC62875
Title: The Englisher
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Annie’s People, Book 2
Annotation: Annie promised her father she would give up her forbidden art for six
months and join the Amish church, but she falls in love with outsider Ben Martin.
Meanwhile, Annie's pen pal Louisa decides to go home, and an Amish mother
chooses excommunication. 2006. Sequel to "The Preacher's Daughter." Annie's
People, book 2.
LT7941, DB/RC64146
Title: The Brethren
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Annie’s People, Book 3
Annotation: Amish preacher's daughter Annie Zook still feels torn between her
family's way of life and her dreams to become an artist and to pursue her love for
non-Amish Ben Martin. Meanwhile Ben discovers he's adopted and sets out to
uncover his surprising true identity. 2006. Annie's People, 3. Sequel to "The
Englisher."
BRD23492, LT6869, DB/RC56398
Title: The Covenant
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Abram’s Daughters, Book 1
Annotation: Pennsylvania Dutch country, 1946. Amish teenager Leah Ebersol
wishes only to court young Jonas Mast, but her father has someone else in mind.
While Leah struggles to follow her heart, her older sister Sadie defies their faith,
lured by the promise of love in a modern world. Followed by "The Betrayal."
2002. Abram's Daughters, 1.
BRD23491, LT7499, DB/RC56399
Title: The Betrayal
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Abram’s Daughters, Book 2
Annotation: Pennsylvania Dutch country, 1947. Jonas Mast, working in Ohio as
a carpenter's apprentice, plans to marry Amish teenager Leah Ebersol after he
returns to Gobbler's Knob and is baptized. But their future faces obstacles
because of lustful behavior by Leah's sister during her "rumschpringe,"
prebaptism years. Sequel to "The Covenant." 2003. Abram's Daughters, 2.
BRD/RA21328, LT7623, DB/RC59512
Title: The Sacrifice
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Abram’s Daughters, Book 3
Annotation: Life for the Ebersol family of Gobbler's Knob, continues as they
adjust to the shunning of their oldest daughter Sadie. Leah, the second daughter,
misses her sister, but still feels angry because she lost her boyfriend to Sadie.
Eventually, Leah becomes involved with Gid Peachey and tries to love him, but in
her heart no one can replace Jonas Mast, the love of her life. The twins Mary
Ruth and Hannah start their own rumschpringe and begin dating. When her
mother becomes pregnant, Leah takes on the extra duty of caring for Lydiann,
her youngest sister. Abram's Daughters, 3. Sequel to "The Betrayal." 2004.
Braille copies can be made from RA21328
DB/RC60280
Title: The Prodigal
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Abram’s Daughters, Book 4
Annotation: Leah Ebersol raises siblings Lydiann and Abe and prepares Lydiann
for her "rumschpringe," the traditional period of freedom during which teens test
their religious commitment. Leah also copes with the return of her shunned
sister, Sadie, and a startling revelation about Sadie's baby. Sequel to "The
Sacrifice." 2004. Abram's Daughters, 4.
DB/RC60595
Title: The Revelation
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Abram’s Daughters, Book 5
Annotation: Jonas Mast returns to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and
declares his love for Leah Ebersol. But marriage must wait until Jonas confesses
before the church and performs his penitence. Meanwhile a new man in town
attracts Sadie's attention, and Lydiann joins the Mennonite church. Sequel to
"The Prodigal." 2005. Abram's Daughters, Book 5.
LT9009, DB/RC66456
Title: The Parting
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Book 1
Annotation: Nellie Mae Fisher, still struggling with guilt and grief over her
younger sister's death, dreams of marrying handsome Caleb Yoder. But some
people in their Pennsylvania Amish community don't want them together -including Caleb's father. Rebellion against Old Order ways threatens to tear
them, and their church, apart. 2007. Book 1 in the Courtship of Nellie Fisher.
Followed by "The Forbidden."
LT8330, DB/RC66753
Title: The Forbidden
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Book 2
Annotation: Caleb Yoder's father forbids him to court Nellie Mae Fisher because
her family has left the Old Order Amish church for the New Order. Nellie tries to
figure out a way she can have both salvation in Jesus and a relationship with
Caleb. Sequel to "The Parting." 2008.
DB/RC68131
Title: The Longing
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Book 3
Annotation: Nellie Mae Fisher has stopped seeing Caleb Yoder because of her
family's conversion to the New Order Amish church, but Caleb still hopes for a
reconciliation. Meanwhile, Nellie is courted by her late sister's Mennonite friend,
and her older sister wants to enter the Englischer world. 2008. Sequel to "The
Forbidden." The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, book 3.
BRD23497, DB/RC53518
Title: The Shunning
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Heritage of Lancaster County, Book 1
Annotation: Katie Lapp has always felt she does not belong in the Amish
community of Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania. Then on the eve of her wedding to
widower Bishop John, a startling announcement by her parents begins to unravel
the only world Katie has ever known. Followed by "The Confession." Heritage of
Lancaster County, 1. 1997.
DB/RC53519
Title: The Confession
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Heritage of Lancaster County, Book 2
Annotation: Katie, now Katherine Mayfield, searches for her birth mother. The
journey takes her to the Finger Lakes region of New York and into a world of
compassion and greed, mercy and betrayal. Meanwhile Katie's first love, Daniel
wants to rekindle their relationship. Sequel to "The Shunning." Heritage of
Lancaster County, 2. 1997.
DB/RC53520
Title: The Reckoning
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Heritage of Lancaster County, Book 3
Annotation: Katherine Mayfield is now the mistress of Mayfield Manor in New
York, yet she finds herself grieving for her Amish family and friends in Hickory
Hollow. She finds solace in working with hospice patients. Meanwhile, back in
Pennsylvania, Daniel, Katherine's first love, is looking for her. Sequel to "The
Confession." Heritage of Lancaster County, 3. 1998.
BRD23615, LT7061, DB/RC54201
Title: The Postcard
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Rachel Yoder
Annotation: Mennonite widow Rachel Yoder, hysterically blind after witnessing
her son and husband killed in a buggy accident, lives and works at her Amish
parents' bed-and-breakfast along with her young daughter. There she meets
writer Philip Bradley, who uncovers family secrets when he finds a love letter in
an antique desk. First in the Rachel Yoder series. Followed by "The Crossroad."
LT7067, RC55493
Title: The Crossroad
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Rachel Yoder, Book 2
Annotation: Journalist Philip Bradley, back in New York City and in love,
searches for a cure for Mennonite widow Rachel Yoder's hysterical blindness.
But Rachel puts her faith in God, not doctors. Sequel to "The Postcard." Second
in the Rachel Yoder series. 1999.
DB/RC69138
Title: The Secret
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Seasons of Grace, Book 1
Annotation: Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Secrets abound in Grace Byler's Amish
community. Her mother grows restless and troubled before inexplicably leaving
the family, and Grace herself hides a courtship. Meanwhile, twenty-four-year-old
Englischer Heather Nelson arrives seeking healing for an illness she has yet to
come to terms with. 2009. First book in the Seasons of Grace series. Followed by
"The Missing."
DB/RC69803
Title: The Missing
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Seasons of Grace, Book 2
Annotation: Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Young Amish woman Grace Byler
breaks off her engagement after her mother Lettie leaves the family
unexpectedly. Englischer Heather Nelson is seeking a cure for her cancer when
she befriends Grace, and the two decide to search for Lettie together. Bestseller.
2009. Sequel to "The Secret." Second book in the Seasons of Grace series.
LT9289
Title: The Telling
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Seasons of Grace, Book 3
Annotation: Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Young Amish woman Grace and
Englischer Heather both wish to locate their mothers. They journey to Ohio in
search of Grace's runaway mom Lettie, who is looking for the child she gave up
decades ago. Meanwhile Heather, battling cancer, hurries to find her unknown
birth mother. 2010. Third book in the Seasons of Grace series. Sequel to "The
Missing."
BR11918, RCO12197
Title: Angels Watching Over Me
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Series: Angels Trilogy, Book 1
Annotation: While her mother is honeymooning in Japan with husband number
five, sixteen-year-old Leah is in the hospital undergoing tests. After a frightening
diagnosis, she finds comfort in her young Amish roommate, Rebekah; Rebekah's
appealing brother Ethan; and a mysterious night nurse. Followed by "Lifted Up by
Angels." For junior and senior high readers. 1996. First in the Angels Trilogy.
BR11919, RCO13528
Title: Lifted Up By Angels
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Series: Angels Trilogy, Book 2
Annotation: Leah is now 17, her bone cancer is miraculously in remission, and
she chooses to spend her summer working in a town near the Amish friends she
met at the hospital. Her feelings for Ethan increase, but the reality of their
differences is always present. Sequel to "Angels Watching Over Me." For junior
and senior high readers. Second in the Angels Trilogy.
BR11920, RCO13529
Title: Until Angels Close My Eyes
Author: Lurlene McDaniel
Series: Angels Trilogy, Book 3
Annotation: Leah, whose own cancer is still in remission, is shocked to learn that
her stepfather has had cancer and it has now returned. Ethan, the young Amish
man she loves, leaves his home to help her through this troubling time. Sequel to
"Lifted Up by Angels. For junior and senior high readers. Third in the Angels
Trilogy.
RC49800
Title: Too Many Crooks Spoil The Broth
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 1
Annotation: Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder has trouble when a group of
deer hunters led by a congressman and an animal-rights group of vegetarians
converge for a weekend at her establishment. When two of the guests are
murdered, Magadalena knows that the culprit is among them. First Magdalena
Yoder mystery.
DB/RC57950
Title: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Crime
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 2
Annotation: Hollywood comes to Amish country with a film crew on location at
Magdalena Yoder's Pennsylvania Dutch inn. But on the first day of shooting, the
movie's assistant director is found dead in the barn -- impaled by a pitchfork. The
police chief suspects Magdalena, who then decides to solve the crime herself.
1995. Second Magdalena Yoder mystery. Sequel to "Too Many Crooks Spoil the
Broth."
DB/RC55399
Title: No Use Dying Over Spilled Milk
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 3
Annotation: Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder travels to Ohio for the
funeral of an Amish cousin who drowned in a tank of milk. Then she discovers
that another farmer was killed when he fell from a silo -- thus uncovering a deadly
rivalry among cheese makers. Some strong language. Sequel to "Parsley, Sage,
Rosemary and Crime." Third Magdalena Yoder mystery. 1996.
RC48925
Title: Just Plain Pickled to Death
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 4
Annotation: Amish-Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder finds the body of a
young woman missing for twenty years in one of her wedding presents -- a barrel
of sauerkraut. The gift-giver is her future father-in-law, and the corpse is his
niece. Magdalena races to expose the killer before the vows are spoken. Fourth
Magdelena Yoder mystery.
DB/RC55398
Title: Between a Wok and a Hard Place
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 5
Annotation: Melvin Stoltzfus, chief of police, Hernia, Pennsylvania, deputizes
Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder Miller to investigate the murder of a
young Asian woman. The Amish community remains suspiciously silent about
the dead stranger. Meanwhile Magdalena's new husband leaves to settle
unfinished business. Sequel to "Just Plain Pickled to Death." Fifth Magdalena
Yoder mystery. 1998.
DB/RC55402
Title: Eat, Drink, and be Wary
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 6
Annotation: When the body of a guest is found in the barn of Mennonite
Magdalena Yoder's inn, everyone assumes that the death was caused by a kick
from the cow. As discovery of new evidence casts suspicion on Freni, the Amish
cook, Magdalena's investigation attracts the attention of the murderer. Sixth
Magdalena Yoder mystery. Sequel to "Between a Wok and a Hard Place." 1998.
DB/RC55401
Title: Play it Again, Spam
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 7
Annotation: Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder copes with a tornado and
abandonment by her new husband. When one of her guests, member of a
veteran's group, disappears, the investigation falls on Magdalena. The police
chief is too busy planning to marry her sister. Sequel to "Eat, Drink and Be
Wary." Seventh Magdalena Yoder. 1999.
DB/RC55404
Title: Hand that Rocks the Ladle
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 8
Annotation: Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder's Amish cook, Freni, is
about to become the grandmother of triplets. When her daughter-in-law delivers
twins, Freni insists that a baby is missing. Magdalena investigates and uncovers
some fishy business at the hospital. Sequel to "Play It Again, Spam." Eighth
Magdalena Yoder mystery. 2000.
DB/RC55848
Title: Crepes of Wrath
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 9
Annotation: Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder assists the police chief of
Hernia, Pennsylvania, to find the person who poisoned one of their neighbors.
While falling in love with Jewish doctor Gabriel Rosen, Magdalena uncovers an
Amish drug ring. 2001. Ninth Magdalena Yoder mystery. Sequel to "The Hand
that Rocks the Ladle."
DB/RC55000
Title: Gruel and Unusual Punishment
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 10
Annotation: Magdalena Yoder investigates the murder of Clarence Webber,
imprisoned locally, who dies of arsenic poisoning after eating grits from her
Mennonite inn. Among the list of suspects are many women Clarence conned
money and favors from. Some strong language. Tenth Magdalena Yoder
mystery.
DB/RC57676
Title: Custard’s Last Stand
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 11
Annotation: Colonel Custard stays at Mennonite Magdalena Yoder's inn while
planning to open a five-star resort in town. When she discovers the colonel's plot,
Magdalena tries to prevent him from getting a zoning permit. As she protests at
town hall, the colonel is found murdered -- forcing her to investigate. 2003.
Eleventh Magdalena Yoder mystery. Sequel to "Gruel and Unusual Punishment."
DB/RC58261
Title: Thou Shalt Not Grill
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 12
Annotation: For the Hernia, Pennsylvania, bicentennial celebration, residents
plan to open a time capsule buried in 1904. But a guest at Magdalena Yoder's
inn is found dead at the ceremonial site and the container is missing. Magdalena
discovers that all her guests have reasons for wanting to find it. Some strong
language. 2004. Sequel to "Custard's Last Stand." Twelfth Magdalena Yoder
mystery.
DB/RC60494
Title: Assault and Pepper
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 13
Annotation: Members of the Beechy Grove Mennonite Church are sitting down
to their annual chili cook-off meal when the Reverend Mr. Schrock topples faceforward into a pot of chili and dies. Naturally Magdalena Yoder investigates and
discovers that the minister, not liked by everyone, had a checkered past. 2005.
Thirteenth Magdalena Yoder mystery. Sequel to "Thou Shalt Not Grill."
DB/RC62436
Title: Grape Expectations
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 14
Annotation: Two Californians planning to build a resort winery in Hernia,
Pennsylvania, face stiff opposition from Mennonite residents. When one of the
new owners is found entombed in concrete at the resort's construction site,
Hernia's new police chief asks innkeeper and recently elected mayor Magdalena
Yoder to help investigate. 2006. Fourteenth Magdalena Yoder or Pennsylvania
Dutch mystery. Sequel to "Assault and Pepper."
DB/RC65109
Title: Hell Hath No Curry
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 15
Annotation: Days before his nuptials, Cornelius Weaver, the most eligible
bachelor in Hernia, is murdered. Mayor and innkeeper Magdalena Yoder
investigates. Since Cornelius has promised to wed several women, Magdalena
has her work cut out for her. She also must cope with her Jewish fiancé and his
mother. Fifteenth Magdalena Yoder or Pennsylvania Dutch mystery. Sequel to
"Grape Expectations." 2007.
DB/RC70227
Title: As the World Churns
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 16
Annotation: On their honeymoon, Mennonite mayor Magdalena Yoder and
Jewish doctor Gabe Rosen get a call from the prison warden informing them that
Magdalena's brother-in-law murderer Melvin Stoltzfus has escaped. Mysteries
mount when someone attacks elderly veterinarian Doc Shafor just before a
Holstein competition in Hernia, Pennsylvania. 2008. Sixteenth Magdalena Yoder
or Pennsylvania Dutch mystery. Sequel to "Hell Hath No Curry."
DB/RC69673
Title: Batter Off Dead
Author: Tamar Myers
Series: Magdalena Yoder / Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries, Book 17
Annotation: A very pregnant Magdalena Yoder is volunteering at the Beechy
Grove Mennonite Church Brotherhood all-you-can-eat fund-raising pancake
breakfast when local glutton Minerva J. Jay drops dead. But before Magdalena
can assist Hernia's sole police officer with the murder case, she goes into labor.
Includes recipes. 2009. Seventeenth book in the Pennsylvania Dutch or
Magdalena Yoder series. Sequel to "As the World Churns."
DB/RC70094
Title: Leah’s Choice
Author: Marta Perry
Series: Pleasant Valley, Book 1
Annotation: Leah, a teacher in the Amish community of Pleasant Valley, is
attracted to Daniel, a widower with three children who recently relocated there to
farm. But when her former fiance Johnny returns to patch things up, Leah is torn
between the two men. Commercial audiobook. 2009. Pleasant Valley series,
book 1. Followed by "Rachel's Garden."
DB/RC70644
Title: Rachel’s Garden
Author: Marta Perry
Series: Pleasant Valley, Book 2
Annotation: With her Amish community's help, widow Rachel Brand operates a
dairy farm and raises her three children. When Gideon Zook, a friend of Rachel's
late husband, offers to build her a greenhouse, she initially resists but comes to
realize that life goes on. Commercial audiobook. 2010. Second book in the
Pleasant Valley series. Sequel to "Leah's Choice."
DB71313
Title: Anna’s Return
Author: Marta Perry
Series: Pleasant Valley, Book 3
Annotation: After three years in the English world, Anna Beiler returns to her
Amish family with her adopted daughter Gracie. But events from Anna's past
threaten to endanger the community. Commercial audiobook. 2010. Third book in
the Pleasant Valley series. Sequel to "Rachel's Garden."
DB/RC65580
Title: When the Heart Cries
Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Series: Sisters of the Quilt, Book 1
Annotation: Hannah Lapp agrees to marry Paul Waddell, a Mennonite college
student, even though her Pennsylvania Amish family will disapprove. Following
their engagement, Paul leaves for school, and Hannah is raped by a stranger.
Hannah attempts to cope while keeping the attack secret from Paul and her
community. 2006. Sisters of the Quilt, book 1.
LT9140, DB/RC66244
Title: When the Morning Comes
Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Series: Sisters of the Quilt, Book 2
Annotation: Following a tragedy that ended her engagement to Paul Waddell,
seventeen-year-old Hannah Lapp flees her Amish community to start a new life
in Ohio with her shunned aunt. Paul sets out to find Hannah, who tries to
navigate the Englischer world. Sequel to "When the Heart Cries." 2007. Sisters of
the Quilt, Book 2.
DB/RC68772
Title: When the Soul Mends
Author: Cindy Woodsmall
Series: Sisters of the Quilt, Book 3
Annotation: Hannah Lapp has a new life in the Englischer world with Martin
Palmer. But a friend's accident forces Hannah to return to her Old Order Amish
community, where she experiences mixed emotions as she faces family and
friends -- including her former betrothed, Paul. Sequel to "When the Morning
Comes." 2008.
(Updated by Rachel Bussan on 1/27/2011)