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May 31, 2013 by Tricia Goyer 4 Comments

Why are You Drawn to the Amish Lifestyle? (Plus Win Some Goodies!)

The Promise BoxEvery year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive ‘resident’ status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides!

In The Promise Box, the second book of the Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series, Lydia Wyse, a book editor from Seattle who grew up Amish, returns to the small community of West Kootenai to give comfort to her father after her mother’s death. She is drawn back to the familiar Amish ways after finding her mother’s most precious possession, a Promise Box of prayers and scripture. What her publisher sees, though, is an opportunity for a sensational ‘tell-all’ book about the Amish.

Lydia soon finds herself falling in love with Amish bachelor Gideon Hooley. She wants nothing more than to forget her past and look forward to a future as an Amish bride. But will the pain of her childhood—and her potential betrayal of her community—keep her from committing her whole heart?

Lydia gets drawn back to the Amish lifestyle in The Promise Box? What makes you drawn to the Amish lifestyle? Leave a comment in the comment section below with your name and email address, and I’ll choose a winner next Friday! What will you win, you ask? You’ll win an apron, a laptop case, and copy of Edna Eby Heller’s Dutch cookbook. Good luck!

Oh, and don’t forget to enter to win an Amish baking box and RSVP to my upcoming Facebook party! Details HERE!

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  1. barb says

    May 31, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    I love the amish lifestyle is dictated by family. Everything they do is family oriented. No one seems to try to outdo the other and the simple way of living.

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  2. Andrea Cox says

    May 31, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Hi Tricia!

    I’m looking forward to reading your book. It sounds lovely.

    What draws me to the Amish lifestyle and books is the simplicity in which they live. They aren’t distracted by convenience, greed, electronics, or the busyness of life.

    Thanks for the opportunity to win a prize.

    Blessings,

    Andrea Cox
    andrearenee2004@yahoo.com

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  3. Amberley says

    June 1, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    It sounds like a wonderful book. One thing I love about the Amish lifestyle is their commitment to community – the visiting, the helping each other out, priority placed on family. Too often we miss out on the important things in life – relationships – because we are “too busy” running around doing who knows what! 🙂

    Thank you – looking forward to reading your book!

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  4. Trish Nickell says

    June 2, 2013 at 3:54 am

    I love your amish books, keep up the great work.

    I love the amish way of life, the connection with close knit families. Also, the way they get together for quilting, canning, and barn building, and other group get togethers to help one another. I wish I had the opportunity to be born amish.

    Thank you for the great amish books.

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