I Love Amish Fiction

I spent many vacations in Lancaster County, PA so it really shouldn't come as much of a surprise that I really love Amish fiction. But what really surprised me was that I hadn't read any until this year when I found A Simple Amish Christmas by Venetta Chapman on NetGalley.  After that  I had to find more books in that genre.

Some of my new favorite authors in this genre are Marta Perry (she writes a little romance and some light suspense), Beverly Lewis (a true master of the genre) and Wanda Brunstetter.

What I love about these books is how they really take the reader into the Amish culture, which is so vastly different from the way the rest of the world lives. I feel like I can understand these people better for having read these books.

Of course, these books fall under "Christian fiction" which is not usually a genre I read, but with the Amish, you really have to take into account their faith.

I'm really glad I took a chance and read Venetta's book. It really opened my eyes to a new genre that I've really fallen in love with.

Christian Fiction

I never really delved much into faith based stories, until I read Anne Rice's novels about the young life of Christ.

Now don't get me wrong, I still love a good smut novel as you can see by the books I've been reviewing, but as a result of reading these books, I opened myself up to more books that had religion as a focal point, and even romantic fiction with a little bit. The Steeple Hill line that Harlequin publishes puts out some wonderful novels that don't focus on the sexual aspect of love.

But what I've really discovered that I love now are books about the Amish. I've always been fascinated by the culture of these people since I was a little girl, visited Lancaster, PA. Its hard to believe that these people live like they do while the rest of the world rushes on ahead of them, and yet they seem happy. Beverly Lewis writes about the Amish very well as do several others like Wanda E. Brunstetter.

It hasn't helped matters that I received a catalog from Christianbook.com and now I get to spend hours deciding what I want to order. Oh and it even has a clearance section! I'll never have money now!

What I've found so refreshing about some of these books is that though the religion and faith is there, its not shoved down your throat. I guess that's the main reason why I've really taken to some of these books.