Amish Brides

by Jennifer Beckstrand, Molly Jebber, Amy Lillard

Overview

Under bright blue skies, wedding bells ring-fulfilling sweet dreams, impossible wishes, and joyous new beginnings . . . THE RELUCTANT GROOM Jennifer Beckstrand Spirited Suvie Newswenger has three marriage proposals-but not from the man she truly loves. No matter how lonely widower Aaron Beachy is, he seems determined to stay that way forever. Now, with help from his matchmaking great-grandparents, Suvie will do whatever it takes to rekindle Aaron's hope-and spark happiness for a lifetime. JOSHUA'S BRIDE Molly Jebber Madeline Lehman fears her fiancé's family will never accept her because of her rebellious sister. She's postponed her wedding to Joshua Stutzman until they see the truth. But when Maddie adopts her sister's abandoned baby, can she and Joshua find a way to unite their families through forgiveness as well as love? A SUMMER WEDDING IN PARADISE Amy Lillard Reba Schmucker longs to be a bride. And she knows her mischievous nieces just wanted to help when they "chose" Abel Weaver for her. But he's the last man in the world she'd ever marry. There's no way her independence and his stubbornness could ever get along-unless a sudden crisis somehow leads to understanding . . . and love.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496711632
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	05/30/2017
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	486,337
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jennifer Beckstrand is the RITA nominated and award-winning author of the Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill and The Honeybee Sisters series, as well as a number of novellas. Novels in her Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill series have been RITA(R) Award and RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award finalists. Huckleberry Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for inspirational fiction and Huckleberry Hearts was named a Booklist Top 10 Inspirational Fiction Book of the Year. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people. She and her husband have been married for thirty-four years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and seven adorable grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten. Please visit her online at www.JenniferBeckstrand.com

Molly Jebber enjoys writing stories about Amish history and their culture. She's a Women's Christian Connection motivational speaker and enjoys meeting new people. She loves God, her family and friends, sunshine, swimming and traveling to the Amish communities. Creating historical Amish characters and throwing them into difficult situations and joyous times has been challenging and fun for her. Readers can visit her website at www.mollyjebber.com.

Amy Lillard is an award-winning author of over forty novels and novellas ranging from Amish romance and mysteries to contemporary and historical romance. Since receiving a Carol Award for her debut novel, Saving Gideon (2012), she has become known for writing sweet stories filled with family values, honest characters, a hometown feel and close-knit communities. She is a member of RWA, ACFW, NINC, and the Author's Guild. Born and bred in Mississippi, she now lives with her husband and son in Oklahoma. Please visit her online at www.AmyWritesRomance.com.

Editorial Reviews

04/24/2017
Three worthy women embrace their communities’ values and find true love in these sweet novellas. Beckstrand (the Honeybee Sisters series) spices up “The Reluctant Groom” with humor as Suvie hangs her hopes on widower Aaron and convinces his mischievous great-grandmother Anna to assist in matchmaking. Anna, a notoriously awful cook, is delighted: “They’d mix like oil and vinegar, raisins and meatloaf, peanut butter and maple syrup.” Stilted dialogue slows the pace in Jebber’s (Two Suitors for Anna) “Joshua’s Bride” (“I enjoy helping the doctor. To me, medical care is interesting. It’s rewarding to take part in helping the injured or sick. I admire nurses”), but lovers of the genre will be satisfied as Madeline finds joy by staying true to her beliefs, refusing to marry Joshua against his parents’ wishes, and praying for God’s intervention. Sparks fly in Lillard’s (Courting Emily) delightful “A Summer Wedding in Paradise,” which features a spunky schoolteacher heroine, a handsome outsider with a runaway horse and “dastardly dimples,” and three impish children determined to see their old-maid aunt married. Readers need not be fans of Amish romance to enjoy this final story’s wit and chemistry. (June)

Publishers Weekly

06/15/2017
June and weddings are a classic pairing, and this anthology makes for diverting reading—whatever the month. A cheerful, cooking-challenged spinster gets a little help from some senior matchmakers in winning the heart of an incessantly gloomy widower in Beckstrand's "The Reluctant Groom"; a young bride-to-be has acceptance issues with her fiancé's family, which double when she agrees to adopt her wayward sister's baby, in "Joshua's Bride," a historical romance by Molly Jebber; and a runaway buggy, a broken ankle, and matchmaking nieces bring a stubborn couple together in Amy Lillard's "A Summer Wedding in Paradise." VERDICT Sweet, faith-based, and wonderfully romantic, this trio of novellas are the perfect introduction for readers new to Amish romance. Beckstrand, Jebber, and Lillard live in Centerville, Utah; Dayton; and Tulsa, respectively.

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