Excellent group of stories by the top authors in Amish fiction. Easy, quick reads with well developed interesting characters.

I'm a fan of Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, and Kathleen Fuller so I was glad to reconnect with some of the characters that they have introduced in their other books. I was introduced to Ruth Reid and found that she didn't really win me over with her characters I may try reading some of her other books to see if I will become a fan of hers.

I got and ARC of this book from Netgalley for my honest review.

4 different authors and 4 different stories. The stories were all amazing. Love reading stories by these authors

‘An Amish Home’ is an anthology of four novellas with faith-inspired plot lines by Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Ruth Reid and Kathleen Fuller. Here are four different stories by four different authors, writing in their unique style, with a wealth of Amish background knowledge. Although the four stand-alone stories are not interrelated, each story carries the common thread of redemption, forgiveness, and love. Each novella impacts our hearts by what the characters experience and how they rebuild their lives as they confront challenging choices in different ways. The choice to move on in faith is extolled. Each novella is unique, filled with hope. The stories resonate in the hearts of the readers, reflecting life with its joys and sorrows. All four novellas have heart-warming storylines with likable and lovable characters. The heart of the home and Amish family life is featured with beauty and grace. Each well-crafted story evokes heartwarming feelings of 'Home Sweet Home.' The characters leap off the pages into our hearts. They face different circumstances in life, but their perception of heart, home and hearth makes them appreciate their blessings, be grateful for love, and learn how to be content. The realistic issues in these novellas focus on loss, struggles, community, family, faith and love.

Four different authors write faith-filled, family stories, unique with conflicts, troubles and issues to deal with. Each heartwarming story comes with a unique take on the themes uniting them. Each author crafts a portrait of a couple in crisis in a heart-warming story of a struggle with faith and bitterness at the futility of life. These stories tug at your heart strings. Grief-stricken families agonize over their losses, as they wade through hurts to find love and happiness. God’s ways are not our ways. His grace is sufficient to carry us through the toughest times. ‘An Amish Home’ focuses on the daily struggles of life, love, faith and hope. Each author incorporates the importance of family, home and faith in God into their stories. Each inspiring page causes us to reflect upon our own lives. The themes of the four stories center on the home and family life, the hardships that couples face and the love and healing that comes from leaning on God. Each novella was well written in the authors’ own style, capturing well-researched information about the Amish.

'An Amish Home' will restore your faith in love and in God. The importance of faith, family and prayer are interwoven throughout all four stories. ‘An Amish Home’ is a collection of four different novellas from four different authors, each with a different story with different struggles, but with a common theme of home and family life. In each story, readers connect with the characters, to understand their struggles and relate to them. These are inspiring stories of love, faith, devotion, heartache and pain. In each story, the power to accept and overcome the challenges comes from the strength of home and family. Readers get acquainted with the struggles Amish communities face. Its authenticity relates to all, Amish or ‘Englisch’. Faith and love are the keys to unlock the door to ‘An Amish Home’ and find it truly ‘Home Sweet Home.’

Fear is the enemy's way of separating us from God. With the Lord, there is nothing to fear. Each and every moment in our life is defined by God's love.

If you have never tried an Amish read, I would invite you to try these short stories that display the Amish lifestyle but also our own hearts as each of these 4 stories did of what home really means. To me home is being at rest, having a place of refuge and acceptance. Many times, our homes are not like that but with faith and facing our fears, we can make a home a place of love and stability.

The 4 stories of home are as follow:

A Cup Half Full-Sarah and her husband face the fear of an accident that left her in a wheelchair. With mounting bills and Sarah's struggle with what her life now means. The struggle of guilt and significance. I found this story heart-warming as they both come to realize the dark places of the heart is only lighted by the truth of the gospel.

Home Sweet Home - The story of Englishers; Mia and her husband Chase. Having being evicted from their home, an Amish family gives their family an opportunity to get back on their feet again. Mia and Chase are newly married with a young baby and both have come from a broken past. Mia's wealthy parents have disowned Mia when she married Chase and have not seen their granddaughter. Chase coming from the background of foster care fights the battle of not being good enough. Together they weather the storm with the help of their Amish friends and learn to trust and make a home for themselves.


A Flicker of Hope - Noreen and Thomas did not have the blessing of the Noreen's father when they first started dating. But when an accident forced the marriage, the insecurities of their love and home became evident. Most of their marriage they lived in loneliness, not trusting in the other's love. When a terrible accident of a fire destroys their home, will it be the final thing that will destroy their marriage. A story of when tribulation brings us truly home.

Building Faith- This was probably my favorite story - a love story with misunderstanding, tension, and realization of wow I can't live without him/her. Faith and Silias were engaged however; after the death of Faith's grandfather, Faith broke her engagement to Silas without an explanation. Now they are brought back together with a building project. Faith loves to work with wood and follows the footsteps of her beloved grandfather. Silas is a carpenter by trade. When a young couple employees the both of them to work on the cabinets of their new home, they must decide if they can work together in spite of their differences and mistrust. Faith struggles with pride and Silias struggles with faithfulness. Together they learn of their weakness and in their weakness find strength. A life change in Silas changes him that Faith sees herself as she really is and together they build faith in each other.

A Special Thank You Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Couldn't get this to download, so I purchased it online.
Cannot miss a chance to read some very favorite authors!
IF you have never read any of these authors, HERE is your chance! A great variety of stories, some sad moments, some sadder moments, but most happy, loving, frustrating, very interesting, and even some funny moments! Identify with these characters on a number of issues. Especially a chance of NEW Beginnings.
I have read many of Beth Wiseman and Amy Clipston books, and have NEVER been disappointed. IF you enjoy Amish novels, they are some of the best authors, along with a handful of others! I have also thoroughly enjoyed Kathleen Fuller. & have read Ruth Reid, longer ago.
Each of these 4 have their own style, and write enjoyable stories.. Take a chance on this one, I hope you enjoy half as much, as I did!
I rate this one 5***** stars!

Loved all of these short stories...a wonderful collection!

I always enjoy reading these collections of Amish-themed novellas. I have to admit that I prefer the ones that involve falling in love since they tend to have a bit more romance ;) The characters in this group of stories are either married or had a previously developed relationship, and they are enduring trials in their lives that threaten the happiness they once found together. I found the angst a little heavier than I expected as the members of each couple turn away from each other, only to find that by relying on each other and their faith will give them the strength to overcome and achieve peace. They are all well-written by some of my favorite authors of the genre.

(I received a complimentary copy of the book; all opinions in this review are my own)

I enjoyed this book it was 4 short stories. It is a nice way to discover new authors. I would recommend this book to everyone. It is an enjoyable happy read.

Home is where the Heart is. But too often today, we allow things, unresolved issues, & ambitions to isolate us from those who love us.
     This can happen even in Amish communities, as shown in:  "An Amish Home: Four Novellas". Publisher Thomas Nelson gathered together:  Beth Wiseman's "A Cup Half Full"; Amy Clipston's "Home Sweet Home"; Kathleen Fuller's "Building Faith"; & Ruth Reid's "A Flicker of Hope", into a great book they published 02/07/2017.
     See how each heartstring pulling story inspires you to look at Home. You won't be disappointed, but you will be challenged. I highly recommend you get it today!
     I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley, & voluntarily chose to review it.

A Cup Half Full by Beth Wiseman—Sarah Lantz always dreamed of the perfect home, the perfect husband, the perfect family. When she married Abram, she knew she was on her way to securing her perfect life. All of that changes in one moment when an accident leaves her unable to walk and confined to a wheelchair, dashing all of her dreams. As Abram starts to transform their home, Sarah begins a transformation in her spirit, and she begins, once again, to see her cup as half full.
My thoughts: Sarah was depressed for much of this book -- understandably, since she had everything taken away from her. I loved the way the author used a handicapped duck to teach her that she can survive if she tries and keeps trying. I know this is fiction, but I was bothered by the fact that the husband and dad went to a bar, drank a couple beers, and wow, all of Abram's problems were solved because Dad bailed him out. The faith message is being angry with God, but it is never resolved and very weak. More of a women's fiction than romance.
Home Sweet Home by Amy Clipston—Down on their luck and desperate after they are evicted from their small apartment, Chace and Mia O’Conner reluctantly take Chace’s Amish boss up on his offer to rent them the daadihaus located on his property. They are certain they will never feel at home in the rustic cabin without any modern conveniences, and they start to blame each other for their seemingly hopeless situation. But with the help of their new Amish friends, Chace and Mia begin to enjoy their cozy cabin and realize that home really is where the heart is.

My thoughts: Mia and Chance have a lot of difficulties as a married couple who got married because they had to. They thought they were in love, but didn't know what love was. They had no idea what marired life could be like, especially as life kept kicking them when they were down. Fired, homeless and abandoned by those who were supposed to love them, they found a home in Amish country. But things were still not peaches and cream. Realistic. A weak faith message (but more than the first book in the collection) and kind of sad. More of a women's fiction than romance.
Building Faith by Kathleen Fuller—Faith Miller knows that carpentry is an unlikely hobby for a young Amish woman, but she loves the work and it keeps the memory of her grandfather alive. So when her cousin asks Faith to build the cabinets in her new home, Faith is only too happy to take on the job, even if it is the most ambitious project she has ever taken on. The only catch is that she has to work with her ex-fiance, Silas. As they work to build Martha’s kitchen, can they put the past behind them and start to build faith in one another again?

My thoughts: This one is all romance. :) I enjoyed getting to know strong-willed Faith and equally strong-willed Silas, and seeing how they are coerced into working together to build cabinets for their friends' house. I loved how each one brought different gifts into the process. I also loved how caring Silas is to his mom. Truly a gift with a son so devoted to her.
A Flicker of Hope by Ruth Reid—Fifteen years ago, Thomas and Noreen King were blissful newlyweds. Young, naive, and in love, life was rosy . . . for a while. Then trials and tribulations rocked their foundation, shattering them emotionally, and soon, their marriage was in shards. All hope for restoring their previously unshakable union seems lost. When a fire destroys their home, Thomas and Noreen are left to sift through the rubble. As uncovered items from the remains of the house shake loose memories of the past, Thomas and Noreen begin to draw closer and a flicker of hope—and love—is re-ignited.

My thoughts: Another women's fiction, but this one heavier on the romance between a husband and wife. This story isn't as sad (to me) as the first two in the story. I love Ruth Reid's stories, as a rule and enjoyed getting to know Noreen. Thomas was quite a bit of a puzzle at first because he was so distant. I wanted to know what the tragedy was that pulled these two apart since Thomas promised to love and cherish his wife and his actions were anything but. The story changes from 15 years prior to present day, but it is smoothly done.


My overall thoughts: First, the disclaimer. "I was provided a free copy of this book. All opinions are my own." That done, AN AMISH HOME is a collection of stories about four couples (married or otherwise) in Amish country. Not all of the couples are Amish. Not all the stories are romance. But they are all about some aspects of making a home despite difficulties, physically, mentally, or financially.

Recipes are included at the end of the book - one or two from each author.

A novella with four stories by four different authors. I felt like each story was well written, they dealt with tragedy hope and love and of course making a house and home. I have had a interest in the Amish and like to read stories about the Amish. This was a quick read.

Two of the novellas in this book were good, but the other two were not. The books by Beth Wiseman and Amy Clipston were great, but the other two I had a hard time getting through.

In Beth Wiseman’s A Cup Half Full, you meet Abram and Sarah Lantz. In one swoop, Sarah’s life changes, and she becomes confined to a wheelchair. During this novella, you will see how Sarah’s cup is half empty where she dwells on her handicap and sees no future for her or Abram. But then something changes inside of her and with her faith to show her that her cup is now half full, and she is full of life, and that her life can go on despite being in the wheelchair. God is always with us no matter what the circumstances are…we just need to give Him the chance to show us where He is taking us. Patience is the key (which I know I personally lack).

In Amy Clipston’s Home Sweet Home, the main couple, Chace and Mia, are English which isn’t usually the case in an Amish fiction story. But in true Amy fashion, she does an awesome job of bringing this English couple’s involvement with the Allgyer family, Chance’s Amish boss, full and center, and grabs your attention from the first page. I found this story fascinating on how the Allgyer family stepped up and helped Chace and Mia with just about everything they needed in their new home, and especially when they needed help getting items for their baby daughter. And in this novella, you will see how the saying “blood is thicker than water” is definitely not true when it comes to the relationship with Mia’s parents. The Amish are more family to Chace and Mia and show them that through their love and faith. God gave Chace and Mia a wonderful set of guardian angels to watch over and protect them.

In Ruth Reid’s A Flicker of Hope, a married couple is having problems and then a fire destroys their home. Down on their luck in love and home, Thomas and Noreen find the faith, hope, and prayer they need to rekindle their relationship and start anew with the help of the bishop and his wife and their extended families. While living in the bishop’s daadihaus due to the fire, they start to reconnect again and see how God will get them through all their trials. They have hope in their faith and family, and that is exactly where it needs to be.

In Kathleen Fuller’s Building Faith, Faith and Silas aren’t just building kitchen cabinets. They are building faith – faith for each other since they had previously been engaged to each other and faith in each other’s work as carpenters. They put their troubles aside and concentrate on doing a good job for their friend’s Martha and Melvin. And in doing so, they learn how to have faith again in each other and in God.

I really enjoyed each novella in this book. Each novella had its own moral that taught me something – patience, faith, hope, God’s plan.

Each of these stories were sweet and uplifting. These novellas are perfect to relax with when time is short and one needs encouragement. Highly recommended.

This is a collection of Amish stories all about family and homes and love and life! They are short and sweet. Quick reads. They were all very different but similar. They will make you smile. I loved how the 2nd story was focused on an English family with Amish people being the support characters. It helped me understand Amish life in a different way. Another story flip flopped from present time to 15/14 years ago. Loved this variation. It made the story much more interesting. I would recommend this book for some light reading that will make your heart skip a beat. I received a digital copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Okay. So I’m just going to list the authors: Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Ruth Reid, and Kathleen Fuller. If you are familiar with the Amish genre, this should be enough of a review for you to go ahead and get your copy of An Amish Home. For those readers that are not familiar with these authors – or need a little more cajoling – here is a brief synopsis, as well as my take, on each novella. Bottom line? Grab it!

A Cup Half Full by Beth Wiseman takes readers on a journey with Sarah Lantz and her new husband Abram. Sarah has been left unable to walk following a buggy accident and Abram is riddled with guilt over it. Abram remodels their home to aid Sarah. Sarah struggles to accept a life she never dreamed of. Can Sarah and Abram find their way home to one another?
My take – A Cup Half Full was well written. The storylines were very believable. The novella did seem to end abruptly. That being said, it may have seemed abrupt because I wanted to know what happened next!

Home Sweet Home by Amy Clipston tells the charming, yet heart-wrenching story of Englischers Chace and Mia O’Conner. Chace and Mia have had one hardship after another. When Chace’s Amish employer offers his daadihaus will it be a place of refuge or just more storm and stress and strife?
My take – Home Sweet Home was an enchanting read. I found myself pulling for Chace and Mia every step of the way. I could easily see this being a full-length novel, as there seemed so much more to explore. Well done, Amy Clipston – yet again!

A Flicker of Hope by Ruth Reid shares the amazing story of Thomas and Noreen King. Fifteen years ago, they were inseparable love birds, finding their way as newlyweds. As the years went by, so did their pull towards one another. When a devastating fire takes away all of their earthly possessions, what is left? Can they find their way back to each other – to home?
My take – A Flicker of Hope was a riveting read. It takes readers seamlessly between the present-day angst of a seasoned couple and the courting/newlywed euphoria fifteen years prior. I found myself pulling for Thomas and Noreen through every travail.

Building Faith by Kathleen Fuller brings readers on an interesting journey. Faith Miller is a young Amish maedel – not so unusual. But? But she also has a love for carpentry – definitely not the norm in an Amish community! She is overjoyed to be asked to build cabinets for her cousin’s new home…until she finds out that she will have to work with Silas Graber – her ex-fiancé! Neither is thrilled, and both have personal reasons for doing the project, but might this be the olive branch that’s needed?
My take – Building Faith was a great novella to end the book. It has its light-hearted, funny moments as well as some scenes that really tugged at the heart. As with the other three novellas, I would have easily read another 100 pages about this couple’s journey!

I was given An Amish Home in exchange for my honest review. It was phenomenal. Often when there is a collection like this, there is a novella (or two) that falls short. That is not the case with An Amish Home. Each one was strongly written with intricate storylines and engaging characters. I didn’t want it to end. This quartet of authors has found literary magic and I hope they team up again for another collection. Now – if you still are reading this and haven’t snagged a copy: What are you waiting for? Geh!

An Amish Home is a fantastic collection of Amish novellas. The stories are written by a group of very good authors. Each novella is well written with a good plot and well developed characters. They give an insight into the Amish way of life. The collection is a good, clean and fast read. I highly recommend this book.

An Amish Home consist of 4 short novellas all best on struggles, love, redemption and over coming obstacles. I enjoyed all for stories and the characters in them. My favorite two stories were:

An Amish Home by Beth Wiseman is a really great story about love, faith and finding your way again. After an accident left Sarah in a wheel chair and unable to walk, her life changed. She questioned her faith, God and her marriage. Follow Sarah and Abram story in this great story about making the best of your life no matter what happen

Home Sweet Home by Amy Clipston is the second Novella in the "An Amish Home" book. I loved reading this story and it touches my heart. The main Characters Mia and Chace are Englischers who were evicted from their home. Chace's Amish boss allowed them to stay in his farm house until they get things together financially. Mia & Chace struggle with their new home, finances, being young parents and their marriage. I felt their pain, tears and struggles. This young couple had to learn to love each other through their struggles and let GOD lead the way

I've heard of the quote “A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams". I think that describes what is going on in this set of four short stories. The characters are at different stages of having a house but hoping to live together in a home. All four novellas in An Amish Home deal with couples who haven't made a house into their home yet because of issues in their relationships. Lack of proper communication and guilt is causing strife and struggles. Three of the couples in the stories are married while one couple is not.

The authors write their characters in a way that is realistic. Each story is different and as good as the others. I appreciate the authors showing that the Amish experience hard times as it seems many think they live easy, uncomplicated lives. I also like seeing the characters turning their lives and problems over to God to help them because it isn't working when they are doing it on their own. Descriptions of marital intimacy are written into some of the stories with married couples. While done in a clean way, I feel these parts are only appropriate for an adult. I think An Amish Home would be just as good if every novella in it was written on a level for all ages of readers. Apart from my thoughts on that, I give this novella collection a 5 because each well-written story; kept my attention, I wanted the best for each couple, and I didn't want to say goodbye to the characters. l was provided a complimentary review copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.