A fun book full of emotions and lessons. I always say the book I just finished is my favorite by Sarah Price but this one truly is. I would not have thought that when I first started reading, The Amish Cookie Club. I struggled liking Myrna and wanted to reach in and yell at her to GROW UP. I found her so childish but oh what a wonderful change she made when she started working for Ezekiel. Price did a most excellent job in showing us how it is true if you don't focus on yourself and your unhappiness and turn the focus on others you will find you are happier and more fulfilled.

You will not want to put the book down once you start and it reads so flawlessly you will possibly finish in one day. Just beware you will be sad to leave the cookie club so soon and the next installment is not due until later this year.

Recipes are included and I already want to bake the famous sugar cookies.

I received a complimentary copy from Kensington through NetGalley. Any and all opinions expressed in the above review are entirely my own.

The Amish Cookie Club by Sarah Price is a great, easy to read book. I loved the setting and the characters were all likeable and realistic.
You get an honest view into the Amish and their lifestyle. Throw in an outspoken young lady that adds not only real life but humor. Some of Myrna's comments had me laughing out loud.
The story will have you craving a cookie or two!
I am anxiously waiting for book two.
I was given an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

The Amish Cookie Club is my first book I've read by Author Sarah Price. I enjoyed this book and I thought the author did an awesome job in her writing. The novel has a thorough plot with realistic characters. This book is Book One in The Amish Cookie Club Series. I highly recommend reading this book and I'm looking forward to Book Two.

I received a copy from NetGalley, but was not required to review it. This review is one hundred percent my opinion.

The Amish Cookie Club by Sarah Price
Every other Friday, Edna Esh and three of her childhood friends meet to bake sugar cookies for their respective church districts on worship Sunday. It’s a time to give to the Plain community—and give support to each other as they share their joys and fears . . .
Edna’s friend, Verna Bontrager, has a problem. Her outspoken twenty-year-old daughter, Myrna, has been fired from her job. Again. Myrna’s family really needs her to chip in, but she’s clearly unsuited to customer service—not to mention that her sharp tongue scares away any boy who might come courting. But Edna has an idea—and his name is Ezekiel Riehl.
A widower with four young children, Ezekiel needs help. His house and his brood are a mess; his demeanor is gruff. It’s no surprise Myrna takes an immediate dislike to him. Yet she has no choice but to take on the challenge—and soon she starts to create order out of chaos. In fact, the kids begin to depend on Myrna—and so does Ezekiel. The truth is, she’s fallen in love with him. But if he’s to prove he’s not looking for a marriage of convenience, he’ll have to convince her of what’s in his heart . . .
Includes Cookie recipes!
Edna and Elmer Esh
Edna’s friend, Vera Bontrager
Vera outspoken daughter Myrna Bontrager.
Ezekiel Riehl A widower with four young children.
Edna’s friends Mary Ropp,Wilma Schwartz,and Verna Bontrager.
The smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls always reminded Edna Esh of her mother.
Lifting the pan toward her face, Edna shut her eyes and inhaled deeply, enjoying the warm steam that brushed against her cheeks as she savored the scent of freshly ground cinnamon.
In the silence of the moment, she thought back to the days of her youth. Saturdays. Those were the mornings her mother baked cinnamon rolls at her father’s farm outside of Seyberts, Indiana. Farm life was always busy, but, even though all the children were home for the day, Saturday mornings were less chaotic for her mother. No school lunches to prepare, no faces to wash, no children to hurry off to school. With her brood filling the house with laughter, Edna’s mother was always in her glory. Back then, her gift to her children was those gloriously wonderful cinnamon rolls which began every weekend like a tasty note of love.
“I’ll never understand you.” The teasing voice of her husband interrupted the moment. “Baking sweets before your friends visit so you can bake more sweets!”
Opening her eyes, Edna smiled at Elmer. For almost thirty years, he’d been her husband, partner, and—most importantly—her best friend. She watched as he stood in the doorway, kicking off his work boots—one, two . . . each landing with a loud clomp on the mudroom floor—before entering the kitchen. He didn’t seem to notice the clumps of dirt which fell from the soles. Sighing, Edna made a mental note to sweep the floor before her friends arrived.
He had already removed his hat, which had left his salt-and-pepper hair pressed flat against his head. “Seems you have those gals over more for visiting than for baking!” he teased.
It was just after twelve thirty when the black buggy rolled into the driveway. Hearing the wheels rumbling on the gravel, Edna felt that familiar surge of joy. She hurried to the window and peered outside, smiling when she saw the horse stop by the barn.
As usual, Verna had driven, stopping to pick up Mary first and then Wilma. And, as usual, the first woman to emerge from the buggy was Wilma. Her dark green dress still had flour marks on the sides, probably from baking fresh bread for her family that morning. Her white prayer kapp covered her graying hair, but a few strands had sprung free and poked out from the back of the stiff white head covering.
Quickly, Edna hurried through the kitchen door and onto the porch, eagerly waiting to greet her friends.
Wilkum! And hurry! The cinnamon rolls are still warm from this morning!”
Every other Friday, Edna Esh and three of her childhood friends meet to bake sugar cookies for their respective church districts on worship Sunday. It’s a time to give to the Plain community—and give support to each other as they share their joys and fears . . .
Edna’s friend, Verna Bontrager, has a problem. Her outspoken twenty-year-old daughter, Myrna, has been fired from her job. Again. Myrna’s family really needs her to chip in, but she’s clearly unsuited to customer service—not to mention that her sharp tongue scares away any boy who might come courting. But Edna has an idea—and his name is Ezekiel Riehl.
A widower with four young children, Ezekiel needs help. His house and his brood are a mess; his demeanor is gruff. It’s no surprise Myrna takes an immediate dislike to him. Yet she has no choice but to take on the challenge—and soon she starts to create order out of chaos. In fact, the kids begin to depend on Myrna—and so does Ezekiel. The truth is, she’s fallen in love with him. But if he’s to prove he’s not looking for a marriage of convenience, he’ll have to convince her of what’s in his heart . . .
Includes Cookie recipes!
Edna and Elmer Esh
Edna’s friend, Vera Bontrager
Vera outspoken daughter Myrna Bontrager.
Ezekiel Riehl A widower with four young children.
Edna’s friends Mary Ropp,Wilma Schwartz,and Verna Bontrager.
The smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls always reminded Edna Esh of her mother.
Lifting the pan toward her face, Edna shut her eyes and inhaled deeply, enjoying the warm steam that brushed against her cheeks as she savored the scent of freshly ground cinnamon.
In the silence of the moment, she thought back to the days of her youth. Saturdays. Those were the mornings her mother baked cinnamon rolls at her father’s farm outside of Seyberts, Indiana. Farm life was always busy, but, even though all the children were home for the day, Saturday mornings were less chaotic for her mother. No school lunches to prepare, no faces to wash, no children to hurry off to school. With her brood filling the house with laughter, Edna’s mother was always in her glory. Back then, her gift to her children was those gloriously wonderful cinnamon rolls which began every weekend like a tasty note of love.
“I’ll never understand you.” The teasing voice of her husband interrupted the moment. “Baking sweets before your friends visit so you can bake more sweets!”
Opening her eyes, Edna smiled at Elmer. For almost thirty years, he’d been her husband, partner, and—most importantly—her best friend. She watched as he stood in the doorway, kicking off his work boots—one, two . . . each landing with a loud clomp on the mudroom floor—before entering the kitchen. He didn’t seem to notice the clumps of dirt which fell from the soles. Sighing, Edna made a mental note to sweep the floor before her friends arrived.
He had already removed his hat, which had left his salt-and-pepper hair pressed flat against his head. “Seems you have those gals over more for visiting than for baking!” he teased.
It was just after twelve thirty when the black buggy rolled into the driveway. Hearing the wheels rumbling on the gravel, Edna felt that familiar surge of joy. She hurried to the window and peered outside, smiling when she saw the horse stop by the barn.
As usual, Verna had driven, stopping to pick up Mary first and then Wilma. And, as usual, the first woman to emerge from the buggy was Wilma. Her dark green dress still had flour marks on the sides, probably from baking fresh bread for her family that morning. Her white prayer kapp covered her graying hair, but a few strands had sprung free and poked out from the back of the stiff white head covering.
Quickly, Edna hurried through the kitchen door and onto the porch, eagerly waiting to greet her friends.
Wilkum! And hurry! The cinnamon rolls are still warm from this morning!”
The Amish Cookie Club by Sarah Price is a wonderful well written 5 star book.
I am looking forward to reading more books by Sarah Price.
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I really enjoyed this read, and I loved Myrna, a young out-spoken Amish woman, that if she was working for you, this is a possibility she could make you lose business.
The Amish Cookie Club is a small group of women who now that their children are grown are looking for ways to get together and help their community. Of course, they discuss their problems and concerns, and thus our story blooms.
Gossip, at its finest, the Amish grapevine working hard, and with twisted facts, will this young woman be able to help this widower. You can almost see these children bloom under Myrna’s organizational skills, and cookie making!

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Kensington, and was not required to give a positive review

Edna and her three friends meet up every other Friday to bake cookies for church worship services. Edna's daughter Myrna is at it again. Her mouth and opinions got her fired again. Myrna is twenty one and is still living at home, she isn't courting anyone. Her parents need her help and now she lost this job they don't know what to do.

Edna's mamm and her friends are together baking cookies one Friday. When one of them suggest that Ezekiel Riehl is a widower and her has four young children. He needs help with the house and the children, since his help will be leaving soon. Will Myrna be able to keep this job? Or will her opinions and mouth get her fired? What will Ezekiel and the children think of her? Will they like her? Will she like them? Will Ezekiel think she is the right person for the job?

This is the first book in a brand new series. I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved all the characters. I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Go grab your copy today, you will be glad you did.

I was given a copy of this book through NetGalley all opinions are my own.

I loved this book!
Amish stories always make me feel comforted and nostalgic. I love the community and faith these people share. This book was lovely from start to finish!!

This author did not disappoint with this fun read. I mean when you take four women and put them in a kitchen what else are they going to do but bake up some fun things. I really like Myrna she was sassy and you know we all want to speak what’s on our minds, we just don’t. I think we may all need a little Myrna in our selves. I really liked Ezekiel’s truly was a man of God just seeking help for his small family. I also liked how the author had away of being out the children’s personality in such a way that they too were super fun to read about as well as the four friends in the cookie club. I liked that this is a good clean read and suitable for all ages. I also like that the author had a gentle way of reminding the reader of how the words that come out of our mouths are just as powerful and hurtful to others, with this author there always seems to be a lesson to learn in her books. I can’t wait to read more from these friends and see what they cook up next.

I enjoyed this new book from the new series by Sarah Price. This is a sweet story about a group of friends who like to get together and do things for others, including making cookies. The four mothers also discuss their grown children and share about challenges each one has with them. The little group prays about what to do to help Verna with her outspoken daughter, Myrna. She needs a job where she won't be as likely to get into trouble. When they learn that widower Ezekiel Rhiel needs help with his small children they urge Verna to speak to
Myrna about getting a job with him. This will remove her from trying to organize the stores in the community while keeping her busy.
I was 'introduced ' to a little information about the deeply conservative
Swartzentruber Amish in this book. It's interesting to learn new things when reading. There's a good lesson here about assuming things without facts.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced reader's copy. This has been my own unsolicited opinion. The next Amish Cookie Club book is a holiday one and I look forward to it. There are bonus recipes that I intend to try too!

The Amish Cookie Club
Sarah Price

The Amish Cookie Club by Sarah Price is book one in her series of the same name. I’m new to this author, but I love Amish fiction so I take advantage of every opportunity to discover new favorites in the genre.

Edna, Mary, Wilma and Verna are the ladies of the Amish Cookie Club. They meet twice a month on Friday to bake cookies and socialize. In this first book in the series they task themselves with finding a job for Verna’s outspoken daughter, Myrna. Edna recommends Myrna to widower Ezekiel Riehl. Myrna accepts the job tending his house and four children. Ezekiel initially insists that he’s not looking for a second wife, but grows to admire Myrna.

The Amish Cookie Club is a 5 out of 5 star read. The characters are vibrant and throughly realistic. The author fully introduces each lady and gives complete details of their family and interactions. It was a pleasure getting to know them. I’m not Amish but I could completely relate to these characters. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys chaste romance, especially religious romance. If you don’t like religious themes, take a pass on this book.

My thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. However the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine and mine alone.

I read this while on vacation across our beautiful country in an RV with my husband and two elderly little dogs. It was the perfect sweet love story to read during this time. Myrna is the young heroine of this story. She’s also the one that needs saving from herself- if she could just keep her thoughts and opinions to herself maybe she would quit being fired from all the jobs she’s had. The book had a few twists that kept it interesting and made me want to see what happened next. I find reading about the Amish and their beliefs and their way of living interesting. Good book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy for my honest opinion.

It took me a while to be drawn into this book, but once I was there, I couldn't put the book down. Sarah really did a wonderful job bringing each character alive and making you just love them and pray that their lives turn out the way you think they should go. Many lesson will be taught and learned while reading this story of The Amish Cookie Club. In this story it is a good reminder to us all that we each of way of doing things, but most importantly that we shouldn't believe everything we hear about others. I love the story of Myrna. Thanks Sarah Price.

What a great book! The story was entertaining and sweet, but my favorite part of it was the ladies of the cookie club. They’re not the sainted Amish elders you find in most books of the genre. They’re real women with faults, foibles and egos just like the rest of us. You feel like they could be your neighbors. I think it’s a great start to a series, and I can’t wait to read the next installment. I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

The Amish Cookie Club is a very well written inspirational romance. I throughly enjoyed the plot, characters and writing. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

The Amish Cookie Club by Sarah Price is one of the most honest books I have read about the Amish and I have read a lot! Price delivers real people with real problems and she doesn’t Christianity coat anything. I’m not saying The Amish Cookie Club isn’t a Christian story. But, even though the Amish believes and practices are part of the story, the characters are probably more realistically portrayed. Four Amish women bake cookies one a week for the church gatherings. But they don’t like being called a club! The story centers around Myrna, a daughter of Verna Bontrager. Verna has her hands full with her outspoken daughter and turns to her three friends for help. The ladies make more than cookies at their get together! They make plans to help Verna find Myrna a job. But of course the story throws in some surprises. Edna and her friends listen too closely to the local gossip who seems to have a lot of information concerning the man Myrna will be working for. Zeke has four motherless children and a house completely without order. Perfect for Myrna! Maybe...... my Amish education begins! I had no clue there were so many different Amish groups. Here is one reason I truly enjoy Sarah Price’s books. The Amish Cookie Club deals with gossip, family disfunction, job firings, extreme shyness but not all in this book. Yep. This is the first in a series. And I will be buying all of the.
I voluntarily received a copy of this book from Netgalley.

The Amish Cookie Club consists of four middle-aged Amish mothers facing empty nests. They get together to bake cookies for the potlucks after their church services and to spend time together. They also are busybodies who don’t mind interfering in their children’s lives.
Verna’s daughter Myrna is opinionated and doesn’t mind telling anybody that she’s right and they’re wrong. She’s been fired from every job she’s (briefly) held. Edna finds her a job caring for a widower’s four young children, and the transformation of Myrna begins.
It’s fascinating to see Myrna learn to mind her tongue and begin to care for the children. The mystery surrounding the father, Zeke, unravels slowly without revealing too much too soon. The four mothers have been friends for decades, and it’s sometimes a mystery how they maintain their friendship with their occasional bickerings and gossip.
A fun read.

I have been reading a lot of Amish romance lately, and I love the different communities the authors create that really lets a reader see the different culture the Amish people experience every day. I think there is a misconception that all Amish communities are alike, and it's clear in The Amish Cookie Club that it's not the case at all - each community has varying belief systems, some more conservative than others. I found this book not only very romantic but also very informative. The one quibble I have is the title - I understand that there is a large focus on the cookie club and the women within it, but I felt it had very little to do with the romance itself. I was expecting more cookie club involvement, so it threw me off a bit when I realized the heroine wasn't part of it at all. But I think it's setting up the series, since the children of the cookie club women are the ones who will be falling in love.

Myrna Bontrager has been fired from her job. Again. Her reputation among the Amish businesses in Shipshewana is horrible, and now that it seems to be spreading to the English businesses as well, Myrna's family is realizing that something must be done. That's when a plan is formed - a local widower, Ezekiel Riehl, needs help looking after his four children. After his wife passed away last year from cancer, he has had very little help, and being a farmer, it's hard to keep up with both his work and his family. Reluctantly agreeing to help him, Myrna tries to curb her opinionated ways so that she's not fired from this job as well. But when Ezekiel lets her rearrange his home and appreciates her particular way of doing things, they begin to form a friendship. And that friendship becomes something more.

Myrna and Ezekiel were like night and day! Myrna wouldn't shut up and Ezekiel rarely spoke. A match made in heaven, really - over time, Myrna spoke a bit less and Ezekiel spoke a bit more, balancing each other out. I had a crazy difficult time liking Myrna for the first half of the book. She wasn't just opinionated - she was downright rude! It was all about herself and not about other people. Even though she claimed she was just trying to help and had "good intentions," she didn't really consider if other people wanted her "help." I was so happy when her character took a turn for the better, once she took on more responsibility by caring for Ezekiel's children. She began to see a world beyond her own, and her maturity grew so much in just a few weeks. Ezekiel was such a sweetheart and a man of few words, and I loved how Myrna really appreciated him. Ezekiel was clearly charmed by her, and their relationship was very sweet.

I'm excited to read the next book in the series, about Bethany, a daughter of one of the cookie club ladies. She seems the opposite of Myrna, and it will be interesting to see her paired up with John.

This book is about a group of four Amish friends that get together on Wednesdays to bake cookies for Sunday worship. The women have been friends all their lives, and they use the baking time to discuss any issues or problems they have had during the week. One of the women has a daughter that is opinionated and can't keep her opinions to herself. Because of that, she gets fired from her job. There aren't any jobs left for her to apply for. She has been fired from them all. The cookie club comes up with a solution. In a neighboring community, a man had lost his wife to breast cancer a year ago. She ends up working for him taking care of his 4 children. A great story about friendship, love, and family. This author is one of my favorite authors that writes Amish books. At the end of the book, the author provides some delicious recipes that are mentioned in the book.

I loved this book and I can tell with all the characters that it's going to be a series - which means many, many more books to come!! I won't be complaining!! This is probably the first Amish book I've read that I truly enjoyed and put ahead of everyone else's books and I'm not ashamed of saying that. It was totally worth it. This was clean, well-written, and had an awesome storyline.

I like this book ok but I think that author was a little bit rude when I asked a question.
Myrna Myrna what is to become of you but then you're a little bit like me. Right down to the red hair peeking out from your cap. Us Redheads are incorrigible!! Makes me wonder if you were left handed like me as well?
Although I can't say that I've been let go of my jobs like you have. Even though I have been through a lot but it wasn't because my personality. I either got bored or just up and left. But, now I"ve been at my job almost 8 years. It's the same everywhere isn't it.
I can't say that I am with the Swartzentruber Amish and their beliefs because sometimes you just need a little extra help from the outside.
I do like the idea however of a cookie club. I think it's a great idea for friends to get together and work at the things we all like or are like minded.
Ezekiel is a kind hearted man. I really liked him and I think that he got done rather wrong. I'm glad that things worked out for him. It shows that God has a bigger plan than we know and can comprehend. It also shows that if a door closes than leave it!! Don't keep banging on it!! He might've closed it for a reason maybe even better things to come.
I didn't like all the gossip that surrounded Ezekiel.. Busy bodies for sure!! Never assume anything until you actually hear it from the horse's mouth so to speak.
Wagging tongues can hurt. It really isn't nice to speak so meanly or judge others!! That is for God and God alone!!
But because the author shows us that the Amish are just like us in many ways is why I love Amish fiction.
I would really love to go for a ride in an Amish buggy!! And their cooking is out of this world!! I was fortunate to get to go to Amish country in Indiana for a day. I would like to go again!!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley with no compensations received and all opinions are my own!!