Amy Clipston

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  • Bibliography:
    65 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2009
  • Latest Book:
    May 2025
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Full Series List in Order

An Amish Heirloom Novel

1 - The Forgotten Recipe (Dec-2015)
2 - The Courtship Basket (Jul-2016)
3 - The Cherished Quilt (Dec-2016)
4 - The Beloved Hope Chest (May-2017)

An Amish Homestead Novel

1 - A Place at Our Table (Nov-2017)
2 - Room on the Porch Swing (May-2018)
3 - A Seat by the Hearth (Nov-2018)
4 - A Welcome at Our Door (May-2019)

An Amish Legacy Novel

1 - Foundation of Love (Feb-2022)
2 - Building a Future (Aug-2022)
3 - Breaking New Ground (Apr-2023)
4 - The Heart's Shelter (Feb-2024)

An Amish Marketplace Novel

1 - The Bake Shop (Nov-2019)
2 - The Farm Stand (May-2020)
3 - The Coffee Corner (Dec-2020)
4 - The Jam and Jelly Nook (May-2021)

Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel

1 - A Hopeful Heart (Jun-2013)
2 - A Mother's Secret (Jun-2014)
3 - A Dream of Home (Nov-2014)
4 - A Simple Prayer (May-2015)

Kauffman Amish Bakery

1 - A Gift of Grace (Mar-2009)
2 - A Promise of Hope (Apr-2010)
3 - A Place of Peace (Dec-2010)
4 - A Life of Joy (Jan-2012)
5 - A Season of Love (Jun-2012)

Book List in Order: 65 titles

  • A Gift of Grace

    Kauffman Amish Bakery - 1

    Rebecca always dreamed of being a mother, and now she is of two teenage girls. Somehow, it just wasn't the scenario she had planned ... Rebecca Kauffman longs to fulfill her quiet Old Order Amish life by giving her husband, Daniel, a child, but fo...

  • Betrayed

  • A Promise of Hope

    Kauffman Amish Bakery - 2

    In the Kauffman Amish Bakery series, bestselling author Amy Clipston compellingly unfolds the tensions, loves, and faith of the inhabitants of an Amish community and the family bakery that serves as an anchor point for the series. Was he really the ...

  • A Plain and Simple Christmas

    Just in time, or just too late? In the tradition of her widely popular Kauffman Amish Bakery Series, author Amy Clipston weaves this tale of Anna Mae McDonough -- shunned by her family four years ago when she left her Amish community in Lancaster Co...

  • A Place of Peace

    Kauffman Amish Bakery - 3

    Miriam thought she left Timothy and the Amish community behind. But the past has a way of catching up to you ... WILL THE DREAMS SHE GAVE UP YEARS AGO FIND HER AGAIN? Miriam Lapp, who left the Amish community four years ago, is heartbroken when she...

  • Roadside Assistance

    A very bumpy ride. Emily Curtis is used to dealing with her problems while under the hood of an old Chevy, but when her mom dies, Emily's world seems shaken beyond repair. Driven from home by hospital bills they can't pay, Emily and her dad move in w...

  • Naomi's Gift

    Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you'll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman's story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams ... and secrets. You'll discover how the si...

  • A Life of Joy

    Kauffman Amish Bakery - 4

    Take a trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where you'll meet the women of the Kauffman Amish Bakery in Lancaster County. As each woman's story unfolds, you will share in her heartaches, trials, joys, dreams ... and secrets. You'll discover how the si...

  • A Reckless Heart

    Slipping. Lydia Bontrager's youngest sister is frighteningly ill, and as a good Amish daughter, it falls to Lydia to care for her siblings and keep the household running, in addition to working as a teacher's assistant and helping part time at her gr...



  • A Season of Love

    Kauffman Amish Bakery - 5

    In the fifth and final novel of the Kauffman Amish Bakery Series, three young women are about to change their lives. Lizzie Anne and Samuel have decided to get married, and Lindsay is about to be baptized in the Amish faith and is courting Matthew. W...

  • A Spoonful of Love

    in An Amish Kitchen

    The Amish Kitchen is the Heart of the Home -- and the Ideal Setting for Stories of Love and Hope. Fall in Paradise, Pennsylvania always brings a brisk change in the weather. This time also provides unexpected visitors, new love, and renewed hope f...

  • A Hopeful Heart

    Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel - 1

    In Hopeful Heart, the first novel of the new Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel series from bestselling author Amy Clipston, Hannah Glick, a recent widow, finds herself stuck at a crossroad in her life. Her community offers her love and support, but...

  • Destination Unknown

    It’s senior year, and Whitney Richards is tired of the constant pressures to be perfect. When she gets a D in Calculus, her mother immediately hires a tutor, worried Whitney won’t get into the “right” college---her alma mater---with imperfect...

  • A Mother's Secret

    Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel - 2

    An unwed Amish woman yearns for real love and a family. The only thing in her way is the shame she s been carrying for half of her life. Thirty-one-year-old Carolyn Lapp has never been married but she s been a mother for fifteen years. In a commun...

  • A Dream of Home

    Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel - 3

    When she moves to Amish country to find peace and healing, Madeleine finds a special community -- and a special man -- who pull her out of her solitude into a new life. Moving to Pennsylvania wasn’t in Madeleine’s original plans. She should st...

  • A Son for Always

    in An Amish Cradle

    Carolyn and Joshua are thrilled to be pregnant with their first child together. Carolyn was just a teenager when she had her son, Benjamin, and she still feels solely responsible to secure his future. As Joshua watches Carolyn struggle to accept his ...

  • Miles from Nowhere

    Chelsea Morris has always been responsible, dependable, and focused on her dreams of fashion design―a dream that will officially begin come fall, when she leaves for college in New York City. And as she settles into her role as the lead designer fo...

  • A Simple Prayer

    Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel - 4

    Life has taken much from Linda Zook. Now she dares to hope for a chance at love and a new beginning. Linda Zook, 32, works part-time at the Lancaster Grand Hotel. As the sole survivor of a buggy accident that left her orphaned at age four, she was...

  • The Forgotten Recipe

    An Amish Heirloom Novel - 1

    After losing her fiancé in a tragic accident, Veronica Fisher finds solace in the old recipes stored in her mother’s hope chest -- and in a special visitor who comes to her bake stand to purchase her old-fashioned raspberry pies. Veronica Fishe...



  • Love Birds

    in An Amish Market

    Seth always thought of Ellie as his friend’s little sister. But now he sees her as much more. While Ellie Lapp and her mother are still mourning the loss of her brother, Seth, Ellie starts working at one of the gift shops in town to help with fi...

  • The Courtship Basket

    An Amish Heirloom Novel - 2

    Years ago, a picnic basket brought two hearts together. For Rachel and Mike, history may be about to repeat itself. Rachel Fisher is devastated when the young man she’s loved for years leaves her to date her best friend. Her heart is broken, and...

  • Love and Buggy Rides

    in An Amish Harvest

    A romantic fall buggy ride is the perfect setting for love. Janie Lantz works as a cashier at the Lancaster Souvenirs and Buggy Rides tourist attraction in Bird-in-Hand, where Jonathan Stoltfuz is a buggy driver. One day Janie witnesses Jonathan...

  • The Cherished Quilt

    An Amish Heirloom Novel - 3

    Tragedy tore Christopher’s world apart. But Emily believes there are enough pieces left behind to stitch together a beautiful new beginning. Emily Fisher is eager to meet the new employee at her father’s shop in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. But...

  • Home Sweet Home

    in An Amish Home

    Down on their luck and desperate after they are evicted from their small apartment, Chace and Mia O’Connor reluctantly take Chace’s Amish boss up on his offer to rent them the daadi haus located on his property. They are certain they will never f...

  • The Beloved Hope Chest

    An Amish Heirloom Novel - 4

    In the final installment of the Amish Heirloom series, the Fisher sisters learn the mystery behind their parents marriage and about the sibling who has never been spoken of. Mattie Fisher has a secret she's kept from her three daughters. After the...

  • Summer Storm

    in An Amish Summer

    Arianna is counting down the days until her wedding to Jesse. They have been friends longer than Arianna can remember, and that friendship turned into love over the past couple of years. But when Arianna’s brother Isaac, who happens to be Jesse’s...

  • The Christmas Cat

    in An Amish Christmas Love

    Emma Bontrager is spending her first Christmas alone after her husband of 45 years, Henry, passed away in July. Although the Amish don’t normally allow animals in their homes, a big, fat, orange barn cat keeps coming into Emma’s house. She shoos ...

  • A Place at Our Table

    An Amish Homestead Novel - 1

    Kayla Dienner has suffered her fair share of heartache, which is why she vows to protect her heart at all costs ... until she meets Jamie Riehl. Along with his volunteer work at the local fire department, running his Amish farm keeps Jamie Riehl b...

  • A Home for Lindsay

    in Amish Sweethearts

    From Amy Clipston’s beloved Kauffman Amish Bakery series comes Lindsay Bedford’s story. Lindsay is happily looking forward to the day she becomes Matthew Glick’s wife and is excited for the plans he has for the house he will build her. So, when...



  • Where the Heart Is

    in Amish Sweethearts

    Love is in the air in these four sweet romances! Love and Buggy Rides (previously published in An Amish Harvest) Janie Lantz is a cashier at Lancaster Souvenirs and Buggy Rides, where Jonathan Stoltfuz is a buggy driver. A frightening accident br...

  • A Legacy of Love

    in An Amish Heirloom

    Local volunteer fire fighter Leon King agrees to repair his ex-girlfriend Susie Bontrager’s grandparents’ antique rocking chairs for her future home with her fiance and is forced to acknowledge that his feelings for her have not quite gone away. ...

  • Room on the Porch Swing

    An Amish Homestead Novel - 2

    When tragedy strikes, can two young Amish people find the hope that lies on the other side? Laura Riehl is no stranger to heartache. Less than a year after her mother’s death, Laura finds herself burying another loved one: her best friend, Savil...

  • No Place like Home

    in An Amish Homecoming

    Estranged daughter Eva Dienner has been staying with her in-laws since her husband was killed in a fire, but now she wants her son to meet his maternal grandparents. Upon her return, Eva finds that the man her parents always intended for her is livin...

  • A Seat by the Hearth

    An Amish Homestead Novel - 3

    Priscilla Allgyer knows that the past can never fully be left behind. But can love lead her toward the promise of healing? Priscilla Allgyer left the community in hopes of escaping the expectations of Amish life. Now, years later, she is forced t...

  • The Fruits of Fall

    in Seasons of an Amish Garden

    In Amy Clipston's new novella collection, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause, harvesting friendships and love along the way. Tena Speicher has come to live in Bird-in-Hand after her fiancé left her f...

  • Home by Summer

    in Seasons of an Amish Garden

    In Amy Clipston's new novella collection, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause, harvesting friendships and love along the way. Clara Hertzler is surprised when Jerry Petersheim, her old friend, comes to...

  • Spring Is in the Air

    in Seasons of an Amish Garden

    In Amy Clipston's new novella collection, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause, harvesting friendships and love along the way. As the youth of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, plant a garden in memory of the...

  • Winter Blessings

    in Seasons of an Amish Garden

    In Amy Clipston's new novella collection, young Amish couples manage a community garden to raise money for a good cause, harvesting friendships and love along the way. Ephraim and Mandy have plans to marry, but after an ugly argument, they dec...

  • Their True Home

    in An Amish Reunion

    When Marlene Bawell moved from Bird-in-Hand ten years ago, she was in the deepest of mourning for her mother. Now they have moved back so her father can seek employment after being laid off. To help save money, Marlene works at the hardware store own...



  • A Welcome at Our Door

    An Amish Homestead Novel - 4

    In the final installment of Amy Clipston’s Amish Homestead series, Cindy Riehl finds herself searching outside of her community for fulfillment and, with the help of a special friend, realizes what she was looking for was right in front of her all ...

  • Cookies and Cheer

    As Christmas draws near, Alyssa Byler dreams of a window display for the bakery where she works. When she decides to design and build a sugar cookie nativity scene, all she needs is the right cookie cutters -- and handsome blacksmith Kyle Smoker is t...

  • The Bake Shop

    An Amish Marketplace Novel - 1

    Return to Lancaster County with the first installment of Amy Clipston's charming new Amish Marketplace series. Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, but when her bake stand becomes too busy, her mother encourages her to move her business to the loca...

  • Baskets of Sunshine

    Kevin Weaver has lived with his brother’s family since his parents passed away when he was young, but he craves a home and family to call his own. Freeman Kurtz owns a successful brick mason business, and Kevin takes the job as Freeman’s apprenti...

  • The Farm Stand

    An Amish Marketplace Novel - 2

    Salina Petersheim runs her own booth at the Amish market, where she’s known for having the freshest and most delicious produce in the area. Her father is the bishop of her church district, and her brother is a deacon. They are a very close family, ...

  • Amazing Grace

    Dave Esh is broken with guilt after a recent tragedy. When Alice Blank, an acquaintance from school and youth group, invites him to join an informal singing group that performs for community members in need, Dave doubts he will enjoy himself -- let a...

  • Great Is Thy Faithfulness

    Darlene Bender’s mother has been battling cancer, and Darlene can’t understand why God would allow someone so wonderful to go through such a terrible time. She finds strength in her singing group and friends, and when Andrew Detweiler senses that...

  • Hymn of Praise

    Sharon Lambert and Jay Smoker have been friends for a long time, but lately Jay has seen Sharon in a new light. They begin spending time together, and Sharon invites Jay to her family’s home to serve dinner and to sing traditional hymns for their E...

  • O Holy Night

    Elaine Lantz and her parents have just moved to town from New Wilmington. After leaving behind some painful events and a group of deceitful friends, Elaine worries she’ll never be able to trust again. But the young people of Bird-in-Hand don’t gi...

  • Evergreen Love

    in An Amish Christmas Wedding

    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 announ...



  • The Coffee Corner

    An Amish Marketplace Novel - 3

    In this third installment of Amy Clipston’s Amish Marketplace series, an acquaintance grows into love over a few well-timed cups of coffee. Alongside her cousins who have booths of their own, Bethany Gingerich runs a busy and successful coffee a...

  • Bundles of Blessing

    in Amish Midwives

    Lost in grief after the death of her husband, Kristina Byler gave up remarrying and found comfort and purpose in becoming a midwife. She is surprised when Aidan Smoker -- her ex-boyfriend and the man she was sure she’d one day marry -- moves back t...

  • Building a Dream

    in An Amish Barn Raising

    Though they've known each other a long time, Kathryn and Anthony have finally decided to try becoming more than friends -- but they are devastated when Kathryn's father won't allow them to date. He wants his daughter to marry a man with a...

  • The Jam and Jelly Nook

    An Amish Marketplace Novel - 4

    In the final installment of Amy Clipston’s bestselling Amish Marketplace series, a young widow struggling to raise her son dreams of one more chance at love. Since her husband died seven years ago, Leanna Wengerd has done her best -- tending to ...

  • The Heart of Splendid Lake

    Brianna has been helping her father realize his dream of running an idyllic lakeside resort. But when he passes, she must fend off the constant flow of real estate brokers wanting to snatch up their prime acreage -- including mogul Scott Gibson. Will...

  • Patchwork Promises

    in An Amish Quilting Bee

    When Colin Zook and his beloved grandmother lose everything in a fire, their greatest loss is a beloved family heirloom quilt that helped keep her dementia at bay. When Joanne Lapp hears about the loss, she decides to recreate the quilt. Colin soon f...

  • Foundation of Love

    An Amish Legacy Novel - 1

    They were “only friends” . . . but they wanted so much more. Crystal Glick is grateful to live with her brother’s family since her father died and her fiancé, Owen, broke their engagement. Crystal loves her bruderskinner and cheerfully help...

  • The View from Coral Cove

    When a jilted romance novelist escapes to a small beach town, the last thing she expected to find was the start of an even better love story.In the wake of a broken engagement and the death of her last surviving family member, romance novelist Maya R...

  • Building a Future

    An Amish Legacy Novel - 2

    They both had different plans for their futures . . . until their hearts led them to each other. Michelle Lantz dreams of marrying and starting a family, and now that she’s been dating Korey for over a year, she thought it was only a matter of t...

  • Something Old, Something New

    Sometimes treasure can be found where you least expect it.In the decade since high school graduation, Christine Sawyer has realized her dream of opening Treasure Hunting Antique Mall, the place where shoppers find gems that are new to them. Between h...

  • Breaking New Ground

    An Amish Legacy Novel - 3

    Korey Bontrager and Savannah Zook are just pretending to date -- but could their feelings turn into something more?Korey Bontrager knows he’s been an immature dummkopp. When his widowed dad remarried, Korey was unwelcoming to his kindhearted stepmo...

  • Starstruck

    Can a small-town waitress capture the heart of a world-famous heartthrob?For Heather Gordon, life in her small North Carolina town has always been simple and uneventful. Until one night when a rowdy food fight breaks out in her family’s restaurant ...

  • The Heart's Shelter

    An Amish Legacy Novel - 4

    Kira has no interest in dating and putting down roots in Pennsylvania -- that is, until she finds a kindred spirit in Jayden Bontrager.Kira Detweiler doesn’t plan to be in Lancaster County for long. She’s left her family in Indiana to help her au...

  • Finding You

    Both of them want a relationship -- but is beginning it a big mistake?On the outside, twenty-seven-year-old Darcy Larsen is a pretty, put-together professional -- but inside she’s falling apart. Eighteen months ago, she lost her fiancé in an accid...

  • With This Ring

    Say “I do” to this sweet romance from bestselling author Amy Clipston, who “writes with warmth and heart” (RaeAnne Thayne). Dakota Jamison spends her days making brides’ dreams come true. But when will the time finally come for her own stor...

  • Caring for the Amish Family

    Love Inspired - 1637
    Love Inspired Large Print - 1637

    A child in need… Could be the answer to her prayers. Desperate to hide overdue bills from her twin daughters, widow Regina Weaver needs a job fast. A chance encounter with her childhood crush could be the perfect solution: she’ll care for Everett...

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Amy Clipston has published 65 books.

The next book by Amy Clipston, Caring for the Amish Family, will be published in May 2025.

The first book by Amy Clipston, A Gift of Grace, was published in March 2009.

Yes. Amy Clipston has 6 series.
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