Birthdays & Cold Weather
Today we celebrated my son’s birthday with a party at a fun place full of inflatable slides. Both of my boys had a blast! I had fun and ate too much ice cream cake.
The weather was warm last week in North Carolina but turned back to cold this past week. Cold weather has been thinking about my Christmas book, which will be out later this year.
I would like to share cover for A Plain & Simple Christmas my novella that will release in August. I'm so excited to share the cover with you! Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.
Here's a blurb for the book:
In the tradition of her widely popular Kauffman Amish Bakery series, author Amy Clipston tells the tale of Anna Mae McDonough who was shunned by her family four years ago when she left her Amish community in Lancaster County, PA, to marry an “Englisher” (non Amish) man and move with him to Baltimore. Now, eight months pregnant when her first child, she longs to return home for Christmas to reconcile with her family, especially her stern father, who is the religious leader for her former Amish church district.
So Anne Mae writes a letter to Kathryn Beiler, her brother’s wife, to enlist her help. Kathryn asks her husband, David, if she should arrange Anna Mae’s visit. David cautions her that a visit would cause too much stress in the family and instead suggests they visit Anna Mae and her husband in the spring. However, Kathryn arranges the visit anyway, believing in her heart that it’s God’s will for the family to heal.
When Anna Mae arrives in Lancaster for Christmas, she doesn’t receive the welcome she expects and her world begins to fall apart, leaving her to question her place in her family – and her faith in God.
A book filled with love, the pain of being separated from one’s family, and the determination to follow God’s will regardless of the outcome, A Plain & Simple Christmas is an inspiring page-turner that will keep you guessing what happens next…right to the very last page.
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How exciting! Fantastic cover! I can not wait! Congratulations and much success! Lesa
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Thank you, Lesa! Have a great night!
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Love the title, the cover, and the storyline. Can't wait to read it!
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Thanks, Barbara!!
Love,
Amy
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Can you release it already. I'm already wondering what's going to happen.
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Thank you, Esther!
Love,
Amy
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Amy,
So excited I can't wait. I love the cover.
Susan
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Thanks, Susan!
Love,
Amy
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Amy, I love the new cover for your new book and after reading the blurb for it I can't wait for it to come out. I want to read it NOW!!
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Marti,
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you have the homecoming you deserve. You sound like a lovely person, and I bet your family will love to see you again!
Blessings,
Amy
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While I don't want to wish this new year away too quickly, I can't wait 'til August to get to read this! It sounds very good and I love the cover! Oh, and Happy Belated Birthday to your son!!
Be Blessed....Cathy
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Thank you, Cathy! And thank you for the birthday wishes!
Love,
Amy
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I also celebrated my birthday recently too. But I didn't have all the inflatable slides. That might have actually been fun though.
I think the cover looks great, and look forward to reading the book when it comes out.
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Thanks, Wendy! And happy belated birthday!
Love,
Amy
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Amy, I love the cover on this book and wow, it sounds like a GREAT story. I can't wait until it comes out. A good one for Christmas this year I guess. I just have to be patient.
Debbie
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Thanks, Debbie!
Love,
Amy
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Hi Amy,
Love the cover! Makes the thought of winter more bearable and seems peaceful. Thanks and have a blessed day!
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Thanks, Linda!
Love,
Amy
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Thanks, Linda!
Love,
Amy
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OH, Amy! The cover is beautiful and I can hardly wait to read the novella!!!! Do we really have to wait till August???????????
Keep those wonderful books coming!!!! Love them!!!!
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Ha ha ha!! Thanks, Marian!!
Love,
Amy
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I can't wait to read this; I have mine on pre-order. Love the cover on Plain & Simple Christmas; it makes you wish you were there in that moment.
God Bless and Congratulations.
Love, Denise in NC
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Thank you, Denise! I hope you are doing well!
Love,
Amy
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Hi Amy, I love the cover for your new book it is Fantastic, I can hardly wait to read it. Happy Birthday to your son, it sounds like you had a great time.
Gods Blessing to you and yours
Lois
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Thank you, Lois! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes!!
Love,
Amy
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Your new novella spounds like a winner. While the book cover reflects the simplicity and potential "golden" good day promised to all who practice good will, its subject of family is universal as well as the difficulties of being united. Of course, that's only truly possible in Him.
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Thank you, Judith! I agree with you.
Love,
Amy
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the cover of the book is great. I am so glad you have another book coming out. You are a wonderful author and I enjoy your books emencly.
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Love it!! Can't wait for it to come out!!
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I love the cover and am looking forward to reading another wonderful book about our Amish neighbors.
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I just love all the books about the amish's,most of the time I can read a book in 2 day's or less.I readed Beth's,Wanda's,B,J,Shelley,Judith,Suzanne,Kathleen,Barbara,and many and too many to count.So to all you writer keep them books coming because I love to read Thank You so much.
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I am hoping to win the four books that you are giving away. I have read many of your books. And love reading about the Amish.
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Im hopeing to win all your books I just love reading about the amish's
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Amy, the cover of "A Plain & Simple Christmas" is wonderful!! I can't wait to read it!! All the best wishes!!
Blessings, CarolG
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