An Amish Christmas Wedding by Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, Kelly Irvin, and Vannetta Chapman Review

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I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.

I've mentioned many times before that Amy Clipston is one of my all time favorite authors, and I always look forward to getting to read her new releases. This particular book was a really fun one to read as I got to read another of Amy's sweet novellas, and read novellas by two other authors I've come to really enjoy, and also be introduced to a new to me author in Vannetta Chapman.

An Amish Christmas Wedding by Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller, Kelly Irvin and Vannetta Chapman:

Source: Publisher via NetGalley

Publisher: Zondervan

Publication Date: October 6th, 2020

Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction

Synopsis:

From bestselling authors of Amish fiction come four delightful stories perfect for celebrating love, joy, and the everyday miracles Christmas brings.

Evergreen Love by Amy Clipston

Ryan Lapp had promised to marry Lorene Bontrager as soon as he was able to build them a house, but the day never came. Ryan moved away. Five years later, Lorene has settled in to her old maid role, and she’s shocked when her younger sister announces her quick engagement to Ryan’s younger brother. As they rush to plan the wedding, Lorene is constantly around the family she almost joined. Worse, she’s forced to face Ryan himself, who has returned to town. As both Ryan and Lorene examine their own feelings, they must decide if they can find grace with each other—and the young people they once were—this Christmas season. There just might still be love in their future.

Holiday of Hope by Kelly Irvin

Henry Lufkin is one of four bachelors who lived in the West Kootenai, Montana, cabins that were destroyed by wildfires. He’s the only one of them who hasn’t since married, but he likes his solitude. Then an old friend asks him to care for his son, and Henry has to share his small cabin and his life with bewildered and rebellious ten-year-old Tommy. When the child encounters trouble at school, Henry reaches out to Tommy's teacher. Leesa Yoder never expected to find herself single and teaching sixteen young scholars, and she certainly didn’t anticipate an inexperienced bachelor telling her how to do her job. Amid the flying sparks, can Henry and Leesa see that there might be hope and love in this unexpected situation?

Wreathed in Joy by Kathleen Fuller

Mary Wengerd and Jakob Mullet have been best friends since childhood. Pressured by friends and family, they decided to date—with disastrous results. When they break up, their friendship is ruined. A year later, Mary is baking her Englisch friend’s wedding and groom cakes for a Christmas Eve wedding. Mary loves the Christmas season, and had always dreamed of marrying during that time. Now she wonders if she’ll ever marry. After she and Jakob form a tenuous new friendship, Mary breaks her arm. As he steps in to help her with the cakes, Mary is inexplicably and suddenly falling for him. But they've already dated, and that ended so horribly. Could it be better this time?


A Christmas Prayer by Vannetta Chapman

Widower Micah Miller runs the Amish Tour Company, offering Englischers a glimpse of a simpler life as well as tea at Rachel King’s. Rachel has never married and has recently lost her parents. When Micah comes across an abandoned and injured dog, he gives it to Rachel for company. As Rachel is charmed by the dog and shocked by news of the existence of family she never expected, her heart and mind bend toward the possibilities of change in her life—even toward the possibility of love. 

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

I've found myself wanting to read Amish fiction more and more during the crazy times we're currently living in, as there's just something so calming and peaceful about reading books set in the Amish culture. I knew when I saw the description of this one that it was probably going to be something I was going to end up enjoying, and I was definitely proven right.

I appreciated how each of the novellas were about Christmas, finding love and the importance of faith no matter what, but that each is written completely different from the others, and it was honestly hard to pick a favorite. This collection includes first love, second chance love, a child who has lost his parents needing to find love and security, and a beautiful showcase of how friendship can often turn into something more. Each story had me honestly tearing up and I think any of these four could have been full length novels and still have kept the reader engaged from start to finish.

I was also excited to get to read another story by Amy Clipston, Kathleen Fuller and Kelly Irvin, and I loved my first experience with a story by Vannetta Chapman. If you're looking for a heartwarming Christmas collection to enjoy this holiday season then look no further than this beautiful collection by a group of extremely talented ladies. This is exactly what I was hoping for when I first picked it up to read it, and I can't wait to read more stories from this group of authors in the future.

Final Rating: 4/5.

Thanks so much to Zondervan for allowing me to advance read this!

I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary advance reader copy of this novel from the publisher (Zondervan) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

Thanks so much for reading guys! I hope you all enjoy your long weekend :)