Through my research for my Amish novels, I’ve had the privilege of meeting several Amish women. I’ve noticed they possess a great deal of inner, quiet strength that comes through in their relationships with their children and their spouse. This strength, which the Amish would say comes from the Lord, is necessary when raising a large family while trying to maintain a plain and humble lifestyle. Laundry duty alone can be a monumental effort! Yet most Amish women wouldn’t have their lives any other way.

In my latest novel, An Honest Love, the two heroines have their strength tested in different ways. Elisabeth has to learn to accept who she is while finding her place in Amish life, while Anna deals with a secret that could cost her the man she loves. Both women discover that they can’t stand on their own, but must lean on the Lord as they journey through the seasons in their lives.” —Kathleen Fuller

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