Winter Storms

Winter of Faith #1

by Rachel Stoltzfus

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GREAT AMISH BOOK THIS WINTER, THIS IS A MUST READ! When a difficult winter leads to tragedy, will the faith of this Ephrata Amish community survive a series of storms that threaten their resolve to the core?

Winter is sweeping across the Amish community of Ephrata. The winds are already strong, sharp and biting, and far off cloud banks hang ominously in the distance. When Amish community members gather for church, young Hannah Miller comes with the flu and a snowstorm blows in suddenly, causing whiteouts, winds and blinding weather while stranding church members at the Beiler home. This is but the first of a series of difficult times which threaten life, limb and happiness of these Ephrata residents. Will this community's faith survive a series of storms and a tragic, shocking loss? Find out in Winter Storms, Book 1 of the Winter of Faith series. This book was previously published as Winter of Faith. It has been revised and edited with some new content added.

If you want a GREAT AMISH BOOK to keep your heart WARM all year long, grab your copy today!

Genres: Amish, Christian Fiction, Romance

133 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 17, 2016

About the author

Rachel was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Being part of the Mennonite community, she started writing Amish romance fiction as a way of looking at the Amish community. She wanted to present a fair and honest representation of a love that is both romantic and sweet. Her books about Jacob Marshall, "A Home for Jacob series," is the most popular of her books.

Reviews

[Yolanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Winter Storms

This book was so depressing and unrealistic. Since when have the Amish become Meteorologists? If you know a winter storm is coming, why would you risk your whole family dying of hypothermia. This was not a good book, and I had to start over several times just to figure out who was who. The grammatical errors and editing were awful. I would not recommend this book, unless you're storm enthusiasts.

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not up to the usual standards

I’ve read several books by Rachel and have enjoyed them, but this one wasn’t the best. There were several editing/proofreading errors. The endless cycle of bad storms seemed excessive, with the main characters just barely able to get their buggies into the barn…until one family doesn’t. And the book ends very abruptly. Sorry, but this is not one I can recommend.

[Chanover55 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice story, editing problems

Nice story about a PA Amish community during a hard winter of blizzards and illness and how the coped. I think the story is 4 stars but the editing is terrible; mid conversation names are switched to people not in the room during the conversation. You have to keep your wits about you sometimes to follow the story due to these errors.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great novella. A lot is packed into this short book.

[Lori Henrich · Rating 4 out of 5]

This the first in a group of three short stories that follow an Amish community. This first books takes place during the winter. During a Sunday meeting a storm arrives and keeps everyone from going home. This wouldn't be a big deal except that one of the young girls arrived to the meeting with the flu. Being cooped up in the same home for several days caused the flu and another stomach bug to run rampant. One of the boys who has asthma was taken seriously ill and could have died.

It was a pretty good story.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Amish that live in Pennsylvania accept the harsh winter as part of God's test of their faith, as they endure a very harsh winter in Living Amish ~ Winter of Faith. Not only is the weather a challenge but flu and illness spreads throughout the community; meetings and school is suspended until the series of storms ends and the illness runs its course. It is a realistic look at a community that works to keep out of mainstream American life but still faces unique challenges and problems from within for an interesting look into the culture of the Amish.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is book. Wedding Season and Season of Love are books two and three.

[Jeanette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, but it didn't hold my interest enough to warrant 5*

[Alina · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read a lot of Amish fiction and this one just didn't hold up to the rest I've read. Not very well written and story really dragged on.

[Troy Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read! There were a lot of characters in this book, but I liked the story and didn't have trouble keeping track at all. Really heartwarming Amish life and community!

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read. An Amish Community gathers for Service when a terrible Winter storm and the flu bug hit