The Amish Baker by Marie E. Bast - Sneak Peak

Release Date:  February 19, 2019



A child brings them together...
Will their differing Amish
beliefs pull them apart?

When his son breaks one of baker Sarah Gingerich’s prized possessions, widower Caleb Brenneman insists the boy make amends by doing odd jobs in her bake shop. A childless widow, Sarah can’t help falling for the boy...or his farmer father. But Caleb is progressive New Order Amish while Sarah holds traditional beliefs. Though they’re worlds apart, are they a perfect match?

Caleb laid his hand over hers.

     "Let me speak first." His voice was warm and laced with excitement. "We have never had an understanding, but I think you care for me. Is that true?"

     "Jah."

     "More than just as a friend?"

     A smile twitched at the corners of her mouth. "Jah."

     "Gut. Until we figure out how to get around being from different Orders, can we just have an understanding that we want to see each other?"

     Her fitful night's sleep last evening had filled her with fear of never seeing Caleb and his kinner again. Now as she looked out the buggy and across the street, that fear lunged at her throat. Her bishop was staring straight at her.

     Caleb's request met with her approval, for sure, but given their differences and the scowl on the bishop's face, she was equally certain Bishop Yoder would not agree. But how far would he go to make her rethink her decision?

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The Amish Baker by Marie E. Bast
Release date: February 19, 2019, available for pre-order.
Pages: 224
Publisher: Love Inspired
Paperback, ebook
ISBN-10: 1335479023

       ISBN-13: 978-1335479020 (print)

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Marie's Bio:
MARIE E. BAST has been writing for almost twenty years. Her first Amish  book, The Amish Baker, releases February 19, 2019. Her first contemporary novel, The Perfect Client won first place in the category of contemporary in the 2015 Ignite the Flame Contest. She has contributed short stories and poetry in several book compilations, magazines, and newspaper. Marie belongs to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Word Weavers. 

She holds a B.A., an M.B.A., and an M.A. in General Theology. Marie lives in Illinois with her husband of twenty-seven years. When she's not writing, she's walking, golfing, gardening, or spending time with friends or her two sons and their families. She loves to bake homemade rolls and bread.

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