Amish Fiction Short Stories

Sarah is a young Amish woman who toils away at her overbearing father's general store. The only thing that gets her through the day is her dream of becoming a singer, an endeavor that is frowned upon by her Amish community. Despite her community's adherence to not performing for personal glory, she meets a young English teacher who hears her voice and wants to help support her artistic gift. Will she override her Amish belief system and pursue a career in music?

From the streets of Danang, Vietnam, where a boy falls in with a young American missionary, to fishermen lost off the islands of Honduras, to the Canadian prairies, where a teenage boys infatuation reveals his naiveté and an aging rancher finds himself smitten, the short stories in Here the Dark explore the spaces between doubt and belief, evil and good, obscurity and light.

Samuel and Charity's relationship is beginning to blossom, just as Charity is solidifying her role in the community as the midwife. But with the peace of her newfound home comes questions about the future that Charity is not sure she can answer. Samuel's mother casts doubts on her ability to join the family. Similarly, Martha, Samuel's eldest daughter, struggles with the thought of Charity marrying her father, hating the idea of her deceased mother being replaced. Can Charity find strength in God and work together with Samuel to finally make her way to the altar?

The Brunstetters return to a unique Amish setting for three new stories of love. Journey back to an area of Pennsylvania that is home to three distinct Amish communities and meet three young women who face heartfelt disappointments in romance.

John has spent the last few months caring for Sarah, his wife of over 20 years, as she battles cancer. But he is also wracked with pain as he has harbored a guilty secret. He never really loved his wife in the arranged marriage. Instead, he has spent the last 20 years pining over his first love, Emily. When Sarah passes away, he is completely devastated. He is filled with guilt and regret that he was not a better husband to her. His biggest wish was that he could have been given a second chance to be the man he should have been.

Seth is sure that Ruth is the one for him, planning to propose to her very soon. When Ruth's parents express discontent over her blossoming relationship with Seth, they pressure her into giving up Seth and everything she'd dreamed of. Heartbroken, Ruth and Seth go their separate ways, leaving Ruth's brother David and Seth's mother, Mary, wondering what on earth has gone on between them. Can Ruth and Seth make their way back to each other? Or will Ruth's parents convince her to stay with them, and leave Seth in her past?

Emma Bontrager is forced to accept the help of the handsome Englischer farmer when her new husband's condition is finally revealed. Her older sister, Sarah, is beginning to have doubts if the relationship between the two is all that it seems. Emma's mood swings between anger, pain, and hope as the Englischer offers the couple a gift that they don't want to accept.

When a gorgeous sateen gold binding that she has finished disappears into thin air, Nanette is baffled and has to start all over, lamenting over the hours of work she has lost. Shortly before her wedding day, Nanette receives one of the biggest surprises of her life when her mother and the quilting bee ladies throw a bridal shower for the bride-to-be. What is it that leaves her speechless?

Jake's Grace On The Road West, is about a Canadian Amish family's decision to move out West where they feel they will have more freedom to express themselves. Along the way and after they join up with a wagon train, the young man of the family--Jake--does indeed, find Grace. This is a gentle and sweet love story suitable for any age and it contains a few inspirational passages of scripture.

Sarah's Difficult Choice is a romance about a young Amish woman who must make the choice of a lifetime when she meets a rebellious young man visiting his friends and family in her community. He was Amish before he went to the city and cannot seem to let go of his electronic devices and new way of life. Overcome with strong emotions, Sarah doesn't know if her choice will be the right one.

Catherine is a teenager who has always been rebellious within her Amish community. She meets a non-Amish boy one farm over and they and a few other teens decide to train hop their way to Chicago. Leaving early one morning, Catherine joins Matt on their big adventure to Chicago. After finally reaching the huge city, things start to happen that make her wish she was back with her family, held safe within her Amish community and that rebellion is sometimes not all it's made out to be.