An Amish Christmas Gift: Three Amish Novellas

by Amy Clipston, Ruth Reid, Kelly Irvin Narrated by Kristen James, Charity Spencer, Kimberly Farr

Overview

Naomi's Gift*by Amy Clipston

Naomi has begun to believe that she isn't meant to find love, but she might receive more than she has ever hoped for this Christmas.

Twenty-four-year-old Naomi King has all but given up on marriage and children. As Christmas approaches, Naomi is certain that her life will be spent as an old maid, helping with the family's quilting business and taking care of her eight siblings. Then she meets Caleb, a young widower with a 7-year-old daughter, and her world is once again turned upside-down.

An Unexpected Joy*by Ruth Reid

Abigail has driven other suitors away, but can Micah find a way to show her he cares?

Being a caregiver for Micah Zook's grandmother is the answer to Abigail's prayers. In fact, the elderly lady keeps finding ways to set Abigail up with her grandson. Despite Abigail's constant chatter, Micah realizes he's beginning to care for her-until he makes a decision that leaves her feeling betrayed. With Christmas in their midst, can Micah find a way to reconcile with Abigail and to reveal the true feelings of his heart?

A Christmas Visitor*by Kelly Irvin

Frannie Mast returns to Bee County for Christmas, but her heart stays back in Missouri with an Englisch farm boy.

Frannie knows her parents have the best of intentions when they send her back to Bee County, Texas, to live with her aunt and her aunt's new husband Mordecai. After all, Frannie knows nothing can come of a relationship with Rocky, the handsome Englisch farm boy back in Missouri. But all bets are off when Rocky follows Frannie to Texas to plead his case. Could he be the Christmas gift to end all gifts?

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

08/31/2015
Three Amish romance novelists confect variations on the theme of Christmas in a collection that’s long on seasonal sweetness. Irvin’s tale has the most effervescence: Rocky, a young English (non-Amish) man, follows Frannie, a young Amish woman, to Texas after her parents send her to stay with family there to disrupt their growing attachment. The chemistry between the two is heartwarming, even if Rocky’s growing interest in the Amish way of life is not wholly convincing to the reader. Reid’s story uses the familiar romance trope of opposites attracting to bring together garrulous Abigail and critical Micah, when the latter engages the former to care for his grandmother. Clipston draws on one too many tired devices—the precocious motherless child, an injury sustained in a winter storm, multiple love interests that generate misunderstandings for the main character—in her tale of 24-year-old Naomi King resigning herself to unwedded life until widower Caleb Schmucker returns to town with a young daughter obviously in need of maternal nurturing. This trio is best suited to hardcore Amish romance readers. Agents: Clipston: Mary Sue Seymour, Seymour Agency; Reid: Susan Brower, Natasha Kern Literary Agency; Irvin: Mary Sue Seymour. (Oct.)

RT Book Reviews

'This collection of reassuring romances offers a comforting escape from the busyness of the holidays. ' - 4 starred

Library Journal

★ 11/01/2015
Clipston ("Kauffman Amish Bakery" series) gets the holiday romances started with "Naomi's Gift," in which her titular heroine has accepted her spinsterhood—until Caleb and his seven-year-old daughter walk into her quilt booth at the farmer's market. In "An Unexpected Joy" by Ruth Reid ("Heaven on Earth" books), Micah Zook is in need of a caregiver for his grandmother, and Abigail is in need of a few extra dollars to buy her own driving horse. Not many Amish women her age have a driving horse, but then again, not many women her age are single either. Author of the "Bliss Creek Amish" series, Kelly Irvin, pens "A Christmas Visitor," which finds Missouri farm boy Rocky trailing after Frannie to Texas where her parents have sent her to spend time with family. Can Rocky win them over? VERDICT This trio of authors knows how to write captivating romances, and their contributions make for sweet additions to the Amish Christmas theme. Aficionados of Wanda Brunstetter, Beverly Lewis, and Mary Ellisand will love settling in on a chilly evening for these excellent, quick reads.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171192532
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	10/06/2015
Edition description:	Unabridged

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