Christian Fiction Fans discussion

Please recommend some books for Amish Christian fiction here!

I recommend Dale Cramer's Amish fiction, the Daughters of Caleb Bender series. (And in October, I will be releasing my first Amish-themed story called Accidentally Amish. Hope some of you will be interested in that!)

Olivia wrote: "I recommend Dale Cramer's Amish fiction, the Daughters of Caleb Bender series. (And in October, I will be releasing my first Amish-themed story called Accidentally Amish. Hope some of you will be i..."

I just requested it from Net Galley yesterday! It sounds quite interesting Olivia!

I've read a lot of Amish fiction by Beverly Lewis & Wanda E. Brunstetter... I'm not really crazy about Amish fiction, but they were pretty good.

Shipshewana Amish Mysterys

Murder in Plain Sight & Vanish in Plain Sight by Marta Perry were pretty good.

A Stranger's Wish & A Secret Identity by Gayle Roper were good too.

I've got an Amish Suspense giveaway here at Goodreads!

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

I enjoyed Beverly Lewis' Amish books!! She added so many details

What makes a book Amish? Are all of the characters Amish, or does that cultural group play a significant role in the story or ??? Please excuse my ignorance. I keep seeing those attractive covers of girls in long dresses & bonnets.

I would consider a book Amish when there is at least one character that is Amish. Most Amish books take place in an Amish community and can take place in either current times or historical. If you have not read any, I find that their culture is quite interesting.

They are enjoyable stories Carlene. Barbara Cameron has free ones frequently for Kindle. If you don't have one you can download a free app to your computer so you can enjoy the free books.

Susan F wrote: "They are enjoyable stories Carlene. Barbara Cameron has free ones frequently for Kindle. If you don't have one you can download a free app to your computer so you can enjoy the free books."

I love my kindle, and will check for this author work.Thank you!

"Amish" is an expanding category. Colleen Coble write a great suspense novel about an Amish woman lured away from her community by a man who turned out to be abusive. More writers are getting into historical settings with Amish characters. My series, which launches in October with Accidentally Amish, has a contemporary story where the main character is a young woman learning about Amish culture, with a historical thread intertwined that tells some Amish history. Both stories share a theme of how our values drive our choices.

Olivia wrote: ""Amish" is an expanding category. Colleen Coble write a great suspense novel about an Amish woman lured away from her community by a man who turned out to be abusive. More writers are getting into ..."

Your new series sounds interesting--I'll be waiting for it to become available!

Anything but Shelley Shepard Gray. Cindy Woodsmall is also good.

Barbara Cameron has a new one out in October. I have it on my list to review. It's titled, The Heart's Journey.
Olivia, I think your new series sounds interesting!

Thanks, Susan. I hope you'll get a chance to enjoy it.

Olivia wrote: "...Colleen Coble write a great suspense novel about an Amish woman lured away from her community by a man who turned out to be abusive..."

You're talking about Anathema, right?
That is a really good one! :D

Speaking of Amish! Author P.L Gaus shares on our blog about the ins and outs of Amish suspense.

http://tmwoodsbooks.com/blog/guest-bl...

"Go ahead, punk. Stack some hay." (Not an actual P.L Gaus quote.)

Aerykah wrote: "Olivia wrote: "...Colleen Coble write a great suspense novel about an Amish woman lured away from her community by a man who turned out to be abusive..."

You're talking about ..."

Yes, that was the one. I read it a couple years ago.