Christmas Amish Fiction

Aaron and Betty used to take coffee in the town against the communities wishes, grabbing a brief moment of life outside the village and some quality time together. Neither expressed their deeply held affections for each other, but they each knew deep down that the other one was the only one for them. Aaron was working hard and strived to better himself in the eyes of his peers, however, one day he got caught up in some trouble with a group of boys in the town, resulting in him being prevented from seeing his sweetheart.

Nora Hooley's shop is abuzz with preparations for the holiday open house, and Rosalyn Riehl is handcrafting wreaths. The work is a welcome diversion for the only unmarried daughter of Cornelius Riehl. Her gruff dat has been receiving envelopes marked Past Due, leaving dutiful Rosalyn to manage the household's inexplicably shrinking budget. Then another distraction swaggers into Simple Gifts - blue-jeaned and leather-jacketed, with a reputation that precedes him.

Gloria spends Christmas with her grandmother in Lancaster and sells her homemade cards and candles at the Christmas market. When she meets Andrew, he offers to help her set up her stand. As Gloria sells out of her inventory, Andrew abruptly leaves. Gloria believes he's jealous of her success. But when Andrew disappears, a worried Gloria tries to find him. When she does, her heart breaks as she realizes the heartache that he has gone through. As she changes her attitude and opens her heart, she promises to make this a Christmas that Andrew will always remember.

Emma Bieler is just a little kid. She is terrified of performing on stage. Can she overcome her fear and perform at the local Christmas pageant?

Alicia had been good whilst on Rumspringa in London, England. Experiencing a job, a different culture, and making new friends had been good for her, but as Christmas approached her thoughts turned to her return home to the Amish community and her family. That is until a good young man started to pay her some attention.

Judith Graber has always been the obedient daughter. When her older brother Josh struggled with his love life, she offered wise counsel. When her younger brother Caleb flirted with the idea of leaving their order, she firmly told him he was wrong. Over the years, she’s watched her younger siblings, helped around the house, and worked in her family’s store during her spare time. Judith feels overworked, overlooked, and underappreciated this holiday season. But everything changes when her father hires Ben Knox. Ben Knox is the “bad boy” of Sugarcreek.

Joshua Zook is really hoping to have a great Christmas. Little does he know that a surprising gift is about to come his way. What is it? Find out by buying a copy of this short story right now!

When Beverly Overholt’s beloved Orange Blossom Inn is broken into, she’s devastated. The inn has been her whole life since arriving in the quaint Amish vacation town of Pinecraft, Florida. Hoping to repair what’s been lost, Beverly calls Eric Wagler, the inn’s handsome owner. Ever since her fiancé jilted her, Beverly’s been closed off to love. However, with Eric, things feel different. She’s hopeful that their work relationship will turn into something more, even if they’re from different worlds.

When Emily’s mother gives her the Christmas quilt, a family heirloom, she is overjoyed. Yet, a short time later, she is horrified to discover it burning on a small fire! Aaron never expected to see a young woman crying at his bonfire, even more surprised when she accuses him of trying to destroy a precious heirloom! As Emily works on the quilt, she tries to work out who could have done such a terrible thing, finding that she’s growing closer to Aaron, the man she first accused.

Amos and Mary miss their son, John. He had left the community for his Rumpsringa a year ago and had stayed in the outside world to explore and find his way. After a year, the son returned briefly, but despite the parents' pleas, John had decided to leave the community and join the outside world. He wanted to travel and experience the world. One day, a letter from John brings turmoil to the family.

Grace Bieler couldn't wait for Christmas.

But the holiday season becomes an unexpectedly rocky time for her.

Can she straighten her life out just in time for Christmas?

The elders had been predicting a cold snap for many weeks now, but nobody could have expected what was to happen next. In the town, the Englischers had their machines to clear roads, but the community just had shovels and each other. After prayers, the community left the prayer house to make their way home just as the snow began to fall. They all looked skyward, for the sky was a dull grey, laden with snow, and the flakes of snow seemed so large that the children ran around trying to catch them.

Rachel has done something terrible. Throwing the precious family heirloom on the fire seemed like a good idea at the time, but now Rachel has begun to regret her rash actions. The anger and jealousy she feels continues to eat her up inside, and she finds that the only solace she can find is to throw herself into her art, away from her family. But her questions don’t stop and when she meets James, the kind hearted young man who begins to grow more important to her with every passing day, Rachel is forced to confront her past. Will James still want to court her when he finds out what she did? And can she find the strength to tell her mother the truth, hoping that she will be able to forgive Rachel for what she’s done?

When Emma's fiancé breaks their engagement and marries someone else, the pitiful looks and whispers about her have Emma wanting to escape her life in Lancaster. Aaron leaving her was a blessing, but no one in Lancaster believes her when she says she is fine. Noah arrives in Lancaster with his young son, Levi, wanting to get away from the gossip about him and his son in Ohio.

Jenna just wants a simple Amish Christmas with her family. Will she get her wish? Or is her life about to get very complicated?

After 10 years spent keeping house and raising her younger siblings, Sarah Yoder returns home to Promise Glen determined to make a fresh start. Her new job with neighbor Noah Raber's furniture business seems promising - until she and the woodworker clash over everything from the best way to reach new costumers to how to raise his mischievous six-year-old twin boys.

She can't cook, sew, sing, or clean. And no matter how hard young Anna Yoder tries, she'd much rather help people in trouble than be a well-behaved pretty face and properly perfect Amish maiden. So she instantly reaches out to her old schoolmate, Felty Helmuth, when their Amish town ostracizes him for his Korean War army service. He's still the only one who's ever understood Anna - and liked everything from her green Jello carrot salads to her love of books. And this holiday season, she can't help hoping that somehow she and Felty can find a way to be the perfect match....

Old Order Amish Ivy Zook is wrestling with her need to shed her community's ways so she can grow the business of her dreams: planning parties. As long as she's stuck living without modernization, she can barely get her business on its feet. But if she leaves too soon, she'd cause trouble for her sister, Holly, who is planning her wedding to Joshua Smucker. All of their plans become twice as complicated when an old car crashes into the storefront of Greene's Pharmacy, carrying a Swartzentruber (ultra-conservative sect) Amish man, Arlan, and his very ill sister.

Faith Troyer has always been interested in Jacob Zook, but knows he only sees her as a little sister. While her heart yearns to be with him, she knows she must let go of her foolish dream. When widower Mason shows interest in her, Faith decides to give him a chance. But with the Christmas season upon them, Faith doubts she made the right decision. Jacob has known Faith since they were children and has watched her grow into a beautiful young lady. As Jacob's feelings for Faith start to change, he fears pursuing anything other than friendship for fear of losing her in his life.

Rebecca lost her parents in a tragic fire and was sent to live with her uncle, Jonas. Jonas's hope is that Rebecca will marry Daniel, his partner in the buggy shop. But Rebecca's heart is somewhere else, and she can't imagine spending her life with Daniel. Evan has returned back home after moving to his wife's Amish community when they married. But with his wife’s passing one year ago, his heart has now taken him back to his family's farm with his two children.