New Life, Young Love, and Second Chances
Suzanne
Woods Fisher brings her unique perspective
to a story of friendship, family and
true love
Bestselling author Suzanne Woods
Fisher intrigues and delights readers with
a story that explores the bonds of friendship, family and true love in the
second installment of the Stoney Ridge Seasons, The Haven (Revell/August 2012/978-0-8007-1988-3/$14.99).
Fisher artfully weaves themes such as forgiveness and God’s mercy into an
entertaining tale full of humor and romance. Fisher’s heroine even finds
herself in the middle of a love triangle—Amish style!
The Haven features
Sadie, the second of the Lapp sisters. When Sadie Lapp steps off
the bus in Stoney Ridge after being in Ohio for the winter, she is faced with a
decision that goes against her very essence. But, it's the only way she can
think of to protect a loved one.
“The story is essentially about the blossoming of a shy young woman who sorely lacks self-confidence, yet has an intuitive sense of wisdom and common sense,” shares Fisher. “Others see these qualities in her, but she doesn’t realize the effect she has on people. Actually, that’s part of Sadie’s charm.”
Not one, but two young men
become drawn in by Sadie’s charm. Schoolteacher Gideon Smucker has been crazy
about Sadie since boyhood. But his response to her surprising decision
undermines his own reputation--and his relationship with Sadie. On the other
side is college student Will Stoltz who is spending the spring at the Lapp farm
as a guard for a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcons—courtesy of the Lancaster County Game Warden. Will needs to
get his life back on track, but his growing friendship with Sadie threatens his
plans.
Readers will be drawn in as
the lives of these three individuals intertwine, and then unravel as unexpected
twists create ripples through the town of Stoney Ridge . . . and through
Sadie's heart.
In addition to her gifted
storytelling, Fisher has a unique insight into the Amish way of life that makes
her stand out from her fellow authors. “My grandfather was raised Plain and I
grew up interacting with my Old Order German Baptist relatives,” explains
Fisher. “I was always intrigued by them—lovely, gentle, kind, faithful people.
I admired their simple life—their homes, their gardens, their interest in
things without the need to own them.”
Fisher’s family connections
have opened doors to research and resources she may not have had access to
otherwise. These opportunities have allowed her to become not only a credible
author of Amish fiction, but of non-fiction as well. Several of her fiction and non-fiction
releases have been award finalists.
Fisher hopes her readers
see that you don’t have to “go Amish” to incorporate many of their principles—simplicity, living with less, appreciating nature, forgiving
others more readily—into your life.
Advance Praise
~ Library Journal starred review
“Fisher's style is light and engaging. Her setting may be a simple Pennsylvania Amish community, but the struggles of faith, trust, and forgiveness are common to a wide-ranging audience. Moral elements are so deftly woven into the plot that most readers will learn the lesson before realizing there is one.”
"The Haven is a warm, touching novel about the power of familial bonds.Once you dip into this novel set in the charming town created by Suzanne Woods
Fisher, you'll be hooked.”
~ Beth Wiseman, bestselling author of the Daughters of the
Promise series
About the Author
Suzanne Woods Fisher is a bestselling author of Amish fiction and non-fiction, the
host of a weekly radio program called Amish
Wisdom and a columnist for Christian
Post. She has twenty-one books under
contract with Revell–eight published, thirteen to come…she’s contracted all the
way into 2016. The Waiting was a finalist for a 2011 Christy
Award. The Choice was finalist for a 2011 Carol Award. Amish Peace:
Simple Wisdom for a Complicated World and Amish
Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple Life were both finalists for the ECPA Book
of the Year (2010, 2011).Her interest in the Amish began with her grandfather, W.D. Benedict, who was raised Plain. She has many, many Plain relatives living in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and travels back to Pennsylvania, as well as to Ohio, a couple of times each year for research.
Suzanne has a great admiration for the Plain people and believes they provide wonderful examples to the world. In both her fiction and non-fiction books, she has an underlying theme: You don’t have to “go Amish” to incorporate many of their principles–simplicity, living with less, appreciating nature, forgiving others more readily–into your life.
When Suzanne isn’t writing or bragging to her friends about her first grandbaby, she is raising puppies for Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Suzanne
Woods Fisher is available for interviews to promote the release of The Haven. To
request a review copy, schedule an interview or for more information, please
contact Audra Jennings, audra@litfusegroup.com.
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