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AN AMISH CHRISTMAS KITCHEN Three Novellas Celebrating the Warmth of the Season by Leslie Gould, Jan Drexler, & Kate Lloyd Book Description: As the weather grows cold and the nights grow long, the cheer and warmth of the Christmas season is one thing all readers can find comfort in. This collection from bestselling Amish fiction novelists Leslie Gould, Jan Drexler, and Kate Lloyd finds the beating heart at the center of the holiday and offers three novellas that celebrate family, faith, and especially the sights and smells of a bustling holiday kitchen. Leslie Gould tells the story of how, in the wake of a heartbreaking loss, a young Amish woman finds unexpected comfort and hope in a yearly baking tradition surrounding the local Lancaster Christmas market. Jan Drexler offers a sweet tale of a shy Amish woman who decides to use her gift for sweets to woo a local Amish boy with her beloved Christmas cookies. And Kate Lloyd offers a heartwarming tale of a woman's unexpected ...

Monthly giveaway for August 2014!!! To enter to win a print copy of Forever Amish by Kate Lloyd, tell me why you enjoy Amish fiction. You can enter here or at my facebook page, Rhonda's Doings https://www.facebook.com/rhondasdoings  Winning name to be drawn on August 20, 2014. Don't forget to leave an email so that I can contact you if you win!   Good luck!

Review of Forever Amish Legacy of Lancaster trilogy, Book 3 by Kate Lloyd Sally Bingham needs some time away to sort through the changes in her life and to rethink her upcoming marriage.  Despite her ailing father's hesitations, she drives to Lancaster County for a  weekend away.  But her best-laid plans leave her in a near collision with a bishop's buggy and in the home of a mysterious Amish woman named Lizzie.  Lizzie introduces her to a different perspective on life, a charming farmhand named Armin---and opens a Pandora's box that will forever change Sally's life. The last book in the Legacy of Lancaster trilogy, Forever Amish  introduces us to a young woman about to uncover a shocking secret and find an invitation to a new way of living.   This is a story of forgiveness, legacies, and the ties that bind through generations.   MY REVIEW:   Kate Lloyd has outdone herself with this final book of the Legacy of Lancaster trilogy....

Review of Pennsylvania Patchwork (Legacy of Lancaster #2) by Kate Lloyd ONE HEART. TWO LOVES. ONE CHOICE. Seattle native Holly Fisher is smitten by Lancaster County, its simplicity and her long lost relatives. In the sequel to bestselling   Leaving Lancaster , Holly embraces the Amish culture, learning to slow down to see what  - and who – really matters.   Meeting the family that her mother had kept hidden from her, Holly comes face to face with her real life and blood legacy. She also falls for the charming Zach, a handsome Mennonite veterinarian who is everything she’s ever wanted in a husband: confident, kind, successful, and authentic. And Zach proposes marriage. Is this too soon? Is this the right choice? Mother and Amish grandmother think she’s rushing into too much of a lifestyle change. Holly is in love with Zach and that precludes everything. Until she meets an attractive Amish man. And an old suitor shows up.  Pennsylvania  Patchwork ...