An Amish Christmas Bakery: Four Stories

by Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, Kelly Irvin

Overview

From four bestselling authors of Amish fiction come four delicious stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the holiday season.

Cookies and Cheer by Amy Clipston

Alyssa Byler wants to build a sugar cookie nativity scene for her bakery’s Christmas window display—all she needs is the right cookie cutters. She turns to handsome blacksmith Kyle Smoker. Using Kyle’s handmade cutters, Alyssa created a striking display that brings more customers than she can handle. She soon realizes she’s been too busy to focus on the true meaning of Christmas—and too distracted to explore her feelings for Kyle. Together, they put aside the holiday rush to celebrate the season that brought them together.

Loaves of Love by Beth Wiseman

Katie Swartzentruber has been left in charge of her family’s bakery, but she soon finds herself overwhelmed with orders during the holiday season. She is tempted to move her Old Order family into the modern world by using propane ovens. Meanwhile, her childhood friend Henry Hershberger is trying to find the courage to tell Katie that he’s harbored a secret crush on Katie for years. As the demands at the bakery intensify, both Katie and Henry must find the courage to go after what’s important.

Melting Hearts by Kathleen Fuller

When her aunt Carolyn begs for help during the busy Christmas rush, Mattie Shetler eagerly packs her bags and heads to Birch Creek. She doesn’t know her uncle has also asked for help with the bakery’s new expansion from Peter Kaufman, Mattie’s sworn enemy. As the two work together, Mattie discovers not all is as it seems. With Christmas just around the corner, Mattie and Peter open their hearts for the greatest gifts of the season: forgiveness and maybe even love.

Cakes and Kisses by Kelly Irvin

Martha Ropp works hard at her family’s bakery, making cakes and pies for community celebrations. To help during the busy Christmas season, Martha’s mother hires Ambrose Hershberger to make deliveries. Martha remembers Ambrose as a gentle giant from her school days. But the more they work together, the more they want to spend time together outside of the bakery. When both are too timid to make the first move, the town matchmakers step in.

• Four stand-alone romantic holiday novellas
• Includes a glossary of Amish words
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs
• A perfect gift or stocking stuffer for the reader in your life

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310352815
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	10/01/2019
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishing
Format:	eBook
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	174,863
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling author and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She's sold more than one million books, and her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; Twitter: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston.

Bestselling and award-winning author Beth Wiseman has sold over two million books. She is the recipient of the coveted Holt Medallion, is a two-time Carol Award winner, and has won the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award three times. Her books have been on various bestseller lists, including CBA, ECPA, Christianbook, and Publishers Weekly. Beth and her husband are empty nesters enjoying country life in south-central Texas. Visit her online at BethWiseman.com; Facebook: @AuthorBethWiseman; Twitter: @BethWiseman; Instagram: @bethwisemanauthor

With over two million copies sold, Kathleen Fuller is the USA TODAY bestselling 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; Twitter: @TheKatJam.

Kelly Irvin is a bestselling, award-winning author of over thirty novels and stories. A retired public relations professional, Kelly lives with her husband, Tim, in San Antonio. They have two children, four grandchildren, and two ornery cats. Visit her online at KellyIrvin.com; Instagram: @kelly_irvin; Facebook: @Kelly.Irvin.Author; X: @Kelly_S_Irvin.

Editorial Reviews

07/22/2019

Four bestselling writers of Amish fiction offer sweet, romantic Christmas novellas. In Clipston’s “Cookies and Cheer,” Alyssa Byler’s window display made of Christmas cookies leads to a business boom at her bakery. But as the season approaches, Alyssa struggles to balance work, Christmas preparations, and a newfound love. In Wiseman’s “Loaves of Love,” Katie Swartzentruber is at the center of a love triangle. She’s always cared for Henry Lambright, even though they have never dated. Henry is going to ask her out, but discovers she’s already dating someone else. However, when Henry starts dating someone else, Katie wonders if she’s missed an opportunity. Kathleen Fuller throws two sworn enemies together in “Melting Hearts,” in which Mattie Shetler comes to help at Yoder’s Bakery during the Christmas rush, where Peter Kaufmann is at work building an addition to the bakery. Peter cheated on Mattie’s best friend and the two despise each other. But working together forces them to question their opinions of each other. A 30-year-old neurodivergent man is at the center of Irvin’s “Cake and Kisses.” Ambrose Hershberger believes he’ll never be smart enough to be a husband or father. When Martha Ropp helps him after he is targeted by bullies and begins tutoring him, he struggles with his feelings, believing she could never love him. For fans of the authors, these compact, heartwarming romances will make for a nice holiday treat. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly