Amish Fiction Short Stories

The Amish Way: A Father Never Known is the story of a young woman who is looking after her father, when he asks her to fetch a reclusive doctor. She does so, not knowing why he asked it of her. Later, she is asked to foster a child and grows to love the baby and in a while, she finds out who the stranger is and what he means to her and her growing family.

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?

Charity Grath's sister, seamstress Martha Grath, knows she wants handsome Nehemiah Jemison as her husband, but a recurring dream of his death makes her fear she will never have him. When a shocking murder takes place in the snowy woods of the neighboring Hutterite colony just before Christmas, Martha is in for the shock of her life. Can she solve the mystery that entangles Nehemiah and his family, or will the couple's future together be jeopardized?

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.