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Brunstetter and Lewis are popular authors who write inspirational novels focusing on the lives of the Amish, and these series address issues surrounding choices in love and marriage that face Amish women. -- Katherine Johnson

Family and religion are the fulcrum of these bittersweet family sagas set in Chicago (Passover) and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Daughters). Both series explore the tension between duty and responsibility and the desires of the heart. -- Mike Nilsson

These series have the appeal factors bittersweet, inspiring, and moving, and they have the theme "communities set apart"; the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "christian life"; and include the identity "christian."

These series have the appeal factors bittersweet, and they have the theme "communities set apart"; the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "ebersol family (fictitious characters)"; and include the identity "christian."

These series have the theme "communities set apart"; the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "faith (christianity)"; and include the identity "christian."

These series have the theme "communities set apart"; the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "faith (christianity)"; and include the identity "christian."

These series have the theme "communities set apart"; the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "christian life"; and include the identity "christian."

These series have the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "faith (christianity)"; and include the identity "christian."

These series have the themes "communities set apart" and "test of faith"; the genre "christian fiction"; the subjects "amish families," "amish," and "faith (christianity)"; and include the identity "christian."

The gentle storytelling of Wanda Brunstetter and Beverly Lewis will please inspirational romance readers in similar ways. Writing primarily about the Amish way of life, they describe characters so richly developed, readers feel as though they've known them for years. Tender stories extend throughout their series and touch on topics both timely and universal. -- Tara Bannon Williamson

Both Beverly Lewis and Marta Perry write heartwarming romances dealing with the emotional complexities of the members of the Amish community. -- Shelley Mosley

Readers who enjoy the works of Kathleen Fuller should also enjoy Beverly Lewis. Both authors write fiction that has a homespun feeling and features Amish families with female protagonists. There is often a love story and a crisis of faith. -- Nanci Milone Hill

Randy C. Alcorn and Beverly Lewis are skilled writers of Christian mystery fiction; Alcorn goes for crime and detection, while Lewis opts for domestic mysteries amidst the Pennsylvania Amish. Both create complex characters forced to solve puzzles that test their faith. -- Mike Nilsson

Though not as popular as Beverly Lewis, Cindy Woodsmall also uses her knowledge of the Amish to emphasize the unadorned, yet spiritually rich, life of the Pennsylvania Amish. Specializing in heartwarming tales, both authors are paragons of the inspirational romance genre. -- Tara Bannon Williamson

Beverly Lewis is like Beth Wiseman in that they both write inspirational Amish romances about love, the strict requirements of the community, and the danger of contact with the outside world. -- Shelley Mosley

These authors' works are homespun, bittersweet, and upbeat, and they have the genres "christian fiction" and "christian romances"; and the subjects "christian life," "amish women," and "family relationships."