After publishing several Amish romance novels with Love Inspired, Patricia Davids is launching a new trilogy with sister imprint HQN. The Amish of Cedar Grove series kicks off in May with The Wish.
“The stories are bigger, richer and longer than what you are probably used to seeing from me,” Patricia said on her website. “The best part is that I’ve set the stories in my beloved home state of Kansas. We don’t have many Amish here but we have some interesting differences from the rest of the country that I’m happy to highlight in my stories.”
Some info about The Wish:
Second chances come at the most unexpected times…
Widow Laura Beth Yoder longs for a family of her own. So much so that she’s preparing to leave the sleepy Amish town she calls home to find love. But a terrible storm washes out the creek, forcing her to wade in and save the life of an Englisch man and his adorable infant son. As they recover at the farm, the baby brings sunshine and joy, while the handsome outsider is filled with shadows…and secrets.
Joshua King owes his life and his son’s to Laura Beth. Still, lingering at her farm is out of the question. He must fulfill a promise he made to his estranged wife on her deathbed: to deliver their son to his Amish in-laws. With his dark past, Joshua has no other choice. But his plans never took this sweet and surprising Amish widow into account. She just might be his second chance at happiness…and love.
“I want my readers to escape their lives for a few hours and live in the Amish world where simpler things bring happiness and satisfaction,” Patricia told FamilyFiction. “I want them to feel a gentle love grow between two people without resorting to explicit descriptions. It just feels right to me to see a deeply loving relationship grow emotionally first.”
Watch for a full interview with Patricia Davids in our May 2019 issue!
Preview the book below: