The Brides of Webster County
The Brides of Webster County
The Brides of Webster County
Look past the idyllic Missouri countryside and meet four women whose lives are anything but simple. Each one is navigating the tension between the expectations of her Amish community and the quiet, persistent longings of her own heart — for belonging, for love, for purpose, for a future she cannot quite see yet. Each one must learn, in her own way, to trust God when life hands her something she never planned for.
Four novellas. Four women. One community held together by faith, by hardship, and by the grace that meets people exactly where they are.
The Stories
Going Home
Faith Stutzman Andrews left her Amish community ten years ago to pursue a career as a comedian. Now widowed, she returns to her parents’ doorstep with her six-year-old daughter and no clear path forward. Which dream will she ultimately choose — the career she always wanted, or the family she never quite had?
On Her Own
Recently widowed Barbara Zook is raising four young boys and managing the family harness shop alone. When two men offer their help, Barbara wonders what God has in mind. Will she find a new love, or be pressed into a marriage of convenience?
Dear to Me
Melinda Andrews loves two things — the Amish man Gabe Swartz, and the animals she helps to heal. When she considers becoming a veterinarian, she knows she must choose between two worlds. Will she stay with Gabe and become an Amish fraa, or pursue her calling and risk being shunned forever?
Allison’s Journey
Allison Troyer is sent to Missouri to learn how to run an Amish household — a stranger among strangers. Aaron Zook, a confirmed bachelor, finds himself unexpectedly drawn to her, especially when a ne’er-do-well sets his sights on winning her heart. Which direction will Allison’s journey take?
A beautiful gift for fans of Amish fiction, clean romance, and stories where faith quietly holds everything together even when life falls apart.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." — Proverbs 3:5–6