"During the editorial process, I miscarried a child at ten weeks, and suddenly Rhoda Mummau's story about healing from loss and learning to let others in wasn't just a story; it became my story, too."
"I have to say that these characters really spoke to me. Because they felt so 'real' to me, I kept challenging myself to make them seem like real people to my readers."
'Quilts and quilting, besides being an art and craft, are used in a variety of ways in these novels to convey love, family ties, hope for the future, remembrance of the past, and God's message of love for us. '
"I have to confess that I'm an 'accidental romance writer.' I started out writing literary fiction but the older I get, the more I value romances and truly enjoy writing them."
Many authors begin their writing careers later in life, but these five writers have discovered their gift early and are sharing their stories about love, laughter, and life for readers to enjoy for a long time to come.
"One reason Amish fiction is a 'hot' trend is because readers are able to cross into another world'a place where nature sets the stage, where characters run the show, where faith has the leading role. It has an effect on you like rebooting your computer."