Introductions

[Phyllis]

I finished reading Found by Shelley Shephard Gray last night. I enjoyed the whole series. Now I am reading Fatal Judgement, gasp, it isn't an Amish book. But I do like a good clean mystery.

[J.E.B.]

Thanks Rachel. Is there any way I can do an ebook giveaway?

[Rachel]

J. wrote: "Thanks Rachel. Is there any way I can do an ebook giveaway?"

I suppose you could offer to email a PDF of the book to the winner?

[Karen]

Hello, I just joined. I as the others love Amish fiction. Avid reader.

[Phyllis]

Does anyone know if there might be a list of authors who write good clean books; Amish, romance, mystery? I am afraid to try new ones, because I am afraid of the language, etc.

[Karen]

Hi, I have just discovered Ruth Reid books. I believe you may like her.

[Phyllis]

Thanks I will add her to my list.

[J.E.B.]

FYI

From J.E.B. Spredemann's Facebook page:

Amish by Accident Ebook Giveaway. 5 copies of the ebook Amish by Accident will be given away in the month of February. See Facebook page for details.

[Janet]

Phyllis wrote: "Does anyone know if there might be a list of authors who write good clean books; Amish, romance, mystery? I am afraid to try new ones, because I am afraid of the language, etc."

Phyllis, Any author who is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) is pledged to write without vulgar language. They have a website of all their member authors (500) at www.fictionfinder.com BTW, I would like to personally recommend my favorite author, Beth Wiseman. Beth has published 12 full length novels to date.

[Phyllis]

Thank you so much. I am going to check it out right now.

[Krystaleve]

Hi
I am happy to find this group.Thanks for creating the group. I am currently reading The Covenant(Abram's Daughters#1)by Beverly Lewis

[Krystaleve]

Hi Rachel,
Welcome to the group. I live in West Chester PA, a 40 minute drive to Lancaster, PA.

I plan to read Plain Perfect (Daughters of the Promise, Book 1)for the Feb. book discussion.

[J.E.B.]

Phyllis,
Another suggestion is to go on Amazon and read through some of the comments. I think most people that read Amish fiction are Christian or at least have high moral standards. You can usually tell how the book will be by using Amazon's Look Inside feature. This allows you to read the first ten percent of the story, so you don't waste your money on it if it's something you don't like. Hope this helps!
Jenn

[J.E.B.]

Hi Grace. Welcome to the group. :)

[Krystaleve]

Hi Grace. Welcome to the group. :) What Amish books are you enjoying?

[Sandra]

Hello everyone I am Sandra. I read anything I can about the Amish but also really like historical fiction I just upgraded to a kindle fire hd this past Christmas from a regular kindle.. between actual books and kindle books I have about 2000 in total. I am always looking for free books or very cheap books money is tight right now. Hoping to make new friends with the same interests as I have

[Rachel]

Welcome to all our new members! Please make yourself at home, and give us a shout if you have any questions :)

[Barbara]

Welcome Grace & Sandra! The reading group is one of my favorite places to be. I hope you enjoy yourselves here.

I'd like to invite all our new members to pop over to Blanket the Globe under the Off Topic section. We'd love to know where our members live (within in the US -- state only; elsewhere just the country) to see if we actually blanket the globe with Amish fiction readers.

It's been awhile since anyone has added to the list, so if you're new please add your name & location. 8-)

[Jolina]

Hello, dear Amishfictionfans!

I'm SO glad to have found you all! My debut novel, 'The Outcast' a modern retelling of 'The Scarlet Letter' set in an Older Order Mennonite community in Tennessee, is coming out on July 1st.

I can't wait to share more news with you about giveaways and reviews. 'The Outcast' is the first 'Amish fiction' book published by Tyndale, and I am so excited to share Rachel's unique story with you!

Blessings,
Jolina

The Outcast: a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter

[Janine]

Hello all
Janine from Tasmania Australia. Mother and g/mother. Working part-time and studying the rest of the time. Husband and 2 cats. Enjoy lots of things including reading, gardening, Bible Study, not in that order. Love Amish books, thankful to find this group.

[Barbara]

Welcome to our new friend from down under, Janine! You have a couple of neighbors here on Goodreads. Check out the list of who's where on the discussion item "Blanket the Globe" and while there, why not add your name to the list!

[Diane U]

Welocme Janine! Please make yourself at home here and join in the discussions as much as you feel comfortable!

[J.E.B.]

Jolina,

I can't wait to read your book. It sounds great! May God bless your success.

J.S.

[Liz]

Hello. My names Liz and I joined a few days ago on here. I love reading amish books, been reading them for years. I'm from a small country town in michigan so I attend to keep myself busy during the day and read alot at night!

[Krystaleve]

Welcome Liz!

[Diane U]

Welcome Liz! Please feel free to join in as much as you feel comfortable. If you have any questions, just ask!

[Jolina]

Visit my Facebook author page and get the recipe for Chicken Corn Soup With Rivels: my favorite soup as a child that is VERY PA Dutch! You will find this soup mentioned in my debut novel, THE OUTCAST! Enjoy! :)https://www.facebook.com/#!/jolinapet...

[Natalie]

I'm Natalie. I love Amish fiction. I am attempting to write some of my own.

[J.E.B.]

Natalie wrote: "I'm Natalie. I love Amish fiction. I am attempting to write some of my own."

Go for it, Natalie! May God bless you in your endeavors.

[Deb]

Hi I am new to this group but love to read about the Amish. I have a book giveaway on my blog for
and I would like to recommend this book. my blog is
http://mysteryreadingnook.blogspot.com/
I also joined the group to get ideas of more books like this to read. Thanks Deb

[Melissa]

Hi, I am an avid reader and enjoy Amish fiction. I guess I got into it through watching The Shunning movie on TV, then reading the books. Of course the books were better than the movie. :) My mom and her friends read a lot of Christian and Amish fiction, so I've been able to borrow a lot of books from her.

I also really love to travel and read books about places I have traveled to or might travel to, so I love the Love Finds You series.

Besides Amish fiction, I mainly read mysteries (mostly cozy, but also non-cozy) and general chick-lit and women's fiction.

Oh, I also enjoy visiting Amish country, especially Shipshewana which is only about 90 minutes from my mom's house.

[Diane U]

Welcome Melissa! It sounds like you will fit right in. Please feel free to participate as much as you feel comfortable with this group.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask!

[J.E.B.]

Melissa wrote: "Hi, I am an avid reader and enjoy Amish fiction. I guess I got into it through watching The Shunning movie on TV, then reading the books. Of course the books were better than the movie. :) My mom ..."

Welcome Melissa :)

[Karen]

Hello, my name is Karen Ann Hopkins and I'm the author of Harlequin Teen's YA contemporary Amish romance series, Temptation and Belonging. I believe these are are the first YA books featuring a romance between an Amish boy and a non-Amish girl and the struggles they go through to be together. Since I live in an Amish community in Northern Kentucky, I have quite a bit of personal knowledge about the Amish, which guided me in writing the series about the fictional community of Meadowview, Ohio. Are there any Amish fiction readers in this group that are interested in checking out a YA novel of this type?

[Brittany]

Welcome, Karen Ann! I've actually added both novels to my to-read list! They certainly sound interesting and I hope to read them soon. Welcome to the group! ^.^

[Karen]

Thanks, Brittany. I'm glad to be here. You can check out more pics from my community and the local goings-on my FB page.

[Brittany]

Sweet! Will do!

[Diane U]

Karen Ann wrote: "Hello, my name is Karen Ann Hopkins and I'm the author of Harlequin Teen's YA contemporary Amish romance series, Temptation and Belonging. I believe these are are the first YA books featuring a rom..."

Welcome to the group Karen! The concept of your book sounds interesting! I'm going to check it out on Amazon!

[Krystaleve]

Welcome Karen Ann.

[Carolyn E]

Karen Ann: Welcome to our group. I certainly will check out your series. It sounds exciting.

[Karen]

It's great to meet you, Diane, Krystaleve and Caroline. Thanks for checking out my YA series. I'm excited to be here and look forward to hearing from you all. The books have been pushed in the YA market and not so much in the Amish fiction one, but I'm hoping to change that. I've got some cool pics from my neighborhood on my author FB page if you want to stop by there.

[Jolina]

Hi, Karen Ann! Your books sound great (love the titles!). So nice to "meet" you here!

[Rachel]

Hello everyone. I'm Rachel H. (I see there is another Rachel in the group).
I love Amish fiction and have for years. I'm rather busy reading some other books right now, but I took a couple of days off to read a new Amish one I found...
Surrendered Love by Laura Hilton. As you'll see by my review I enjoyed it. It was the first time I'd read any of her books. I look forward to checking in on the group and seeing what book is being read and adding it to my kindle - if I don't have it that is!

[Jaina]

Hello! My name's Jaina (well, online it is), and I saw this group and thought it would be a great way to find some good Amish reads. I haven't read many besides the Shunning trilogy by Beverly Lewis and a book by Melody Carlson that I can't remember the title of (like the Prince and the Pauper, but with an amish and non-amish person). I like to read romance amish books, but I'm a little afraid about dipping more than a toe into the genre, for fear of them growing just plain old drippy or inappropriate. I suppose I don't really know where to start from where I am.

[Heather]

My name is Heather, I'm 37 married with two kids. I love to read amish fiction books. I like to buy more new books but my husband lost his job and its hard to buy anything. That is why I try to put my name for the giveaway books. I know long but I have to get off my chest.

[J.E.B.]

Heather wrote: "My name is Heather, I'm 37 married with two kids. I love to read amish fiction books. I like to buy more new books but my husband lost his job and its hard to buy anything. That is why I try to put..."

Hello Heather! Welcome to Fans of Amish Fiction. I have a giveaway that you might be interested in, and you can enter more than once. There is a potential to enter 4 times, but you can only win once.

The giveaway is for the Amish by Accident audiobook.

Here's how you can enter:
1.Send me a private email(jebspredemann@gmail.com) with your email address (necessary for notification and delivery)
2.Send me a private message on Goodreads.
3.Send me a private message on Facebook.
4.Send me a private message on Amish Living.

Hurry, the contest ends on Sunday 6/16!

Happy reading!

J.E.B. Spredemann

[Barbara]

Hi Heather -- welcome to the group. I'm right there with you with wanting to get more books. My hubby has been out of a job for a year and a half. You would think it would be a snap to find a position for a software engineer. Maybe it is if you're under 50 and have a degree. So here we are, me working 2 part time jobs and scouring the web for free Amish fiction. I'd be willing to lend you things I've got if you'd like.

[Heather]

My husband been out of work since January 2012. He is a safety person. Send me a add as a friend. I would like to see what you have.

[J.E.B.]

Barbara and Heather,

Just found this one FREE on Kindle today. I've never read this author, but why not try it out? The book is called Mending Fences by Brooke Williams.

[Barbara]

Thanks J -- I picked it up & let some retired friends in on it too!