About the Book

Book: An Amish Christmas Wedding

Author: Vannetta Chapman, Kathleen Fuller, Kelly Irvin, and Amy Clipston

Genre: Amish Christmas

Release Date: October 6, 2020

From bestselling authors of Amish fiction come four delightful stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the everyday miracles Christmas brings.

Evergreen Love by Amy Clipston

Ryan Lapp had promised to marry Lorene Bontrager as soon as he was able to build them a house, but the day never came. Ryan moved away. Five years later, Lorene has settled in to her old maid role, and she’s shocked when her younger sister announces her quick engagement to Ryan’s younger brother. As they rush to plan the wedding, Lorene is constantly around the family she almost joined. Worse, she’s forced to face Ryan himself, who has returned to town. As both Ryan and Lorene examine their own feelings, they must decide if they can find grace with each other—and the young people they once were—this Christmas season. There just might still be love in their future.

Holiday of Hope by Kelly Irvin

Henry Lufkin is one of four bachelors who lived in the West Kootenai, Montana, cabins that were destroyed by wildfires. He’s the only one of them who hasn’t since married, but he likes his solitude. Then an old friend asks him to care for his son, and Henry has to share his small cabin and his life with bewildered and rebellious ten-year-old Tommy. When the child encounters trouble at school, Henry reaches out to Tommy’s teacher. Leesa Yoder never expected to find herself single and teaching sixteen young scholars, and she certainly didn’t anticipate an inexperienced bachelor telling her how to do her job. Amid the flying sparks, can Henry and Leesa see that there might be hope and love in this unexpected situation?

Wreathed in Joy by Kathleen Fuller

Mary Wengerd and Jakob Mullet have been best friends since childhood. Pressured by friends and family, they decided to date—with disastrous results. When they break up, their friendship is ruined. A year later, Mary is baking her Englisch friend’s wedding and groom cakes for a Christmas Eve wedding. Mary loves the Christmas season, and had always dreamed of marrying during that time. Now she wonders if she’ll ever marry. After she and Jakob form a tenuous new friendship, Mary breaks her arm. As he steps in to help her with the cakes, Mary is inexplicably and suddenly falling for him. But they’ve already dated, and that ended so horribly. Could it be better this time?
A Christmas Prayer by Vannetta Chapman

Widower Micah Miller runs the Amish Tour Company, offering Englischers a glimpse of a simpler life as well as tea at Rachel King’s. Rachel has never married and has recently lost her parents. When Micah comes across an abandoned and injured dog, he gives it to Rachel for company. As Rachel is charmed by the dog and shocked by news of the existence of family she never expected, her heart and mind bend toward the possibilities of change in her life—even toward the possibility of love.

Click here to get your copy!

About the Authors

VANNETTA CHAPMAN

Vannetta Chapman writes inspirational fiction full of grace. She is the author of sixteen novels, including the Pebble Creek Amish series, The Shipshewana Amish Mystery series, and Anna’s Healing, a 2016 Christy Award finalist. Vannetta is a Carol award winner and has also received more than two dozen awards from Romance Writers of America chapter groups. She was a teacher for fifteen years and currently resides in the Texas hill country. Visit Vannetta online: VannettaChapman.com, Twitter: @VannettaChapman, Facebook: VannettaChapmanBooks.

KATHLEEN FULLER
With over a million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the author of several bestselling novels, including the Hearts of Middlefield novels, the Middlefield Family novels, the Amish of Birch Creek series, and the Amish Letters series as well as a middle-grade Amish series, the Mysteries of Middlefield. Visit her online at KathleenFuller.com; Instagram: kf_booksandhooks; Facebook: WriterKathleenFuller.

KELLY IRVIN

Kelly Irvin is the bestselling author of the Every Amish Season and Amish of Bee County series. The Beekeeper’s Son received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who called it a “beautifully woven masterpiece.” The two-time Carol Award finalist is a former newspaper reporter and retired public relations professional. Kelly lives in Texas with her husband, photographer Tim Irvin. They have two children, three grandchildren, and two cats. In her spare time, she likes to read books by her favorite authors. Visit her online at KellyIrvin.com; Instagram: kelly_irvin; Facebook: Kelly.Irvin.Author; Twitter: @Kelly_S_Irvin.

AMY CLIPSTON
Amy Clipston is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Kauffman Amish Bakery, Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel, Amish Heirloom, Amish Homestead, and Amish Marketplace series. Her novels have hit multiple bestseller lists including CBD, CBA, and ECPA. Amy holds a degree in communication from Virginia Wesleyan University and works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC. Amy lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, and four spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: AmyClipstonBooks; Twitter: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston.

Read an Excerpt from An Amish Christmas Wedding

Want to read an excerpt from An Amish Christmas Wedding featuring four of your favorite authors?

You can find more information about the book and the excerpt here!

My Thoughts

An Amish Christmas Wedding is a collaboration of short stories that are written by 4 of my favorite Amish authors. The book is written by: Vannetta Chapman, Kathleen Fuller, Kelly Irvin, and Amy Clipston. All 4 stories were unique and enjoyable. They are all different and they contain valuable life lessons that we all can learn from.

Evergreen Love by Amy Clipston

In this book we see Ryan and Lorene. They were sweet hearts who promised to marry each other. However, Ryan moves away and breaks Lorene's heart. Lorene heals and finds peace in being an "old maid" However her sister is engaged to Ryan's younger sibling. Lorene is nervous about seeing Ryan and his family. However, when Ryan and Lorene reconnect - they discover that a lot of the feelings are still there. They both realize they need to leave it up to God if they are to reconcile and pick up where they left off. I loved this book and this couple.

Holiday of Hope by Kelly Irvin

This one was really good - We see a bachleor who wants to stay that way. However he agrees to take care of his friend's son, Tommy. Tommy is struggling in school - and this introduces Henry and Leesa. Leesa is a bit put off with how Henry is telling her how to do her job - when she has a lot of experience. Despite butting heads - they are drawn together. I could feel the sparks through the pages.

Wreathed in Joy by Kathleen Fuller

In this story - we meet Mary and Jakob. They have been friends forever. They did attempt to date and that did nothing but ruin their friendship. They go their separate ways. They meet down the road, at Christmas time and Mary is trying to bake a bunch of cakes for an English wedding. A wrench is thrown in her path and she breaks her arm. Her old friend, Jakob comes to the rescue. Can God change their hearts since they remember how bad it ended last time? Have they changed in time they were apart?

A Christmas Prayer by Vannetta Chapman

In this one we see Micah and Rachel. Micah is a widower and runs an tour company that gives English folks a taste of the simple life. Once the tour is over, they conclude at Rachel's house for tea. While the other books have dealt with younger couples this one features an older one. Rachel is 58 - and Micah is 61. Rachel has never married and is alone a lot. One day Micah finds a white lab and brings it to Rachel for company. This dog is the start of a beautiful thing. Could there be something more then a friendship here?

All the stories are written around the Christmas season. All are unique and a wonderful short read. I am a huge fan of all these authors. They always produce quality work.

I received a copy of this book through the Celebrate Lit blogging program- all thoughts are my own.