An Amish Marriage Agreement

by Patrice Lewis

An unexpected family
Might be what they need to heal.

Amish basket-maker Olivia Bontrager moves to Montana looking for a fresh start…and finds instead her sister’s abandoned baby on her doorstep. Determined to give her niece a stable life, she accepts help from handyman Andrew Eicher, who offers a shocking a marriage of convenience. Now, after long resigning herself to spinsterhood, Olivia suddenly has the home and family she’s always yearned for, and Andrew’s betrayed heart slowly begins to open up again. But when Olivia’s sister reappears and jeopardizes the happiness they’ve found, will they be brave enough to fight for the future they both want?

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208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published August 26, 2025

About the author

Living on a remote self-sufficient homestead in North Idaho, Patrice Lewis is a Christian wife, mother, author, blogger, columnist and speaker. She has practiced and written about rural subjects for almost thirty years. When she isn’t writing, Patrice enjoys self-sufficiency projects, such as animal husbandry, small-scale dairy production, gardening, food preservation and canning, and homeschooling. She and her husband have been married since 1990 and have two daughters.

Reviews

[ANNETTE · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very easy read just predictable story.
The characters were good .

[Lori Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely adored this book! I finished it in one day of course but it really was good.
What a sweet little girl on the front cover! She's what made me want to keep reading it
I really adore marriages of convience. Why? Because most times they turn into real love. My heart slowly melted for this beautiful family.
I simply couldn't put this book down. Even though I felt some of it was rushed. I definitely agreed with the bishop! I too felt a little worried at first.
Andrew is so adorable lol. Just the cutest thing. Perfect for my girl Olivia.
But Andrew did annoy me at times. I wanted to knock him out a time or two.
I wanted to reach through the pages to give Olivia a great big hug for her bravery. You'll see why when you pick up this adventure. Yes, lol. I call it an adventure and I loved the setting! Gorgeous!
Faith, Love and Hope for a better future awaits my young friends that I made while reading this book.
Lewis has done a fantastic job in bringing these characters to life. I enjoyed getting to know them.
Baby Helen is a sweetheart and she is what made this. I wanted to hold her so bad lol.
I was sad when this book was finished. I hope to see this family again in the future.
5 stars for a job well done! I loved every minute of this sweet story.
My thanks for the opportunity to read and review. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.

[Vicky Sluiter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. And didn't enjoy this book. The author wrote the marriage of convenience well. And we saw growth in the characters. Even in the wayward sister. But Andrew talked about his ex fiancee all the way through the book. Even after he and Olivia got married. It really irritated me as it was way overdone, in my opinion. But if you enjoy Amish fiction give it a try. The basic story line is good.

[Jackalyn]

A pleasant read.

[Jennifer McClurkan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good marriage of convenience story with a baby left on the doorstep. I loved and hope to see a secondary character in their own book.