Book: An Amish Widow’s Promise

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An Amish Widow's Promise by Winnie Griggs
Series: Sweetbrier Creek – Book 2
Publisher: Forever
Release Date: April 29, 2025
Genre: Amish Romance
Pages: 320
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

About the Book

Publisher’s Description:

One Amish man helps to revive a young widow’s struggling orchard—and heal her heart—in this light, warmhearted Amish romance perfect for fans of Jo Ann Brown and Jocelyn McClay.
 
Widow Miriam Esh has to find a fiancé, or her overbearing bruder-in-law will sell her familye apple orchard. He’s already taken it upon himself to hire someone—likely another man presuming he knows what’s best for her land. But if she’s going to save it, Miriam must focus on finding a suitable husband, not on the new orchardist or on how good he is with her son, and definitely not on how his smile scatters her thoughts . . .

By the looks of things at the Esh estate, Daniel Beiler knows Miriam could use a hand. Only the stubborn widow doesn’t want to take any of his advice. Yet as they spend their days working side-by-side and sharing warm meals, Daniel and Miriam can’t deny the growing comfort in each other’s company. So when Miriam begins receiving attention from eligible men seeking a wife, Daniel must admit his feelings for her before it’s too late. With the promise that he’ll be the partner she can trust, can Daniel convince Miriam that he should also be the mann in her life?


About the Author

Winnie Griggs is the multi-published, award-winning author of Historical (and occasionally Contemporary) romances that focus on Small Towns, Big Hearts, Amazing Grace. She has published with four different houses since her debut in 2001 and has released over 25 titles. Her work has won a number of regional and national awards, including the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award. Winnie also pens a regular writing how-to column for a regional publication, The Minute Magazine.

Winnie has presented workshops on various writing and career topics at national conferences such as Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers and the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, as well as at numerous regional conferences in the US and Canada. She is active in her local Romance Writers of America chapter, and currently serves on the national Board of Romance Writers of America.

On a personal note, Winnie grew up in southeast Louisiana in an undeveloped area her friends thought of as the back of beyond. She and her two younger siblings spent many an hour exploring the overgrown land around her home, cutting jungle trails, building forts and frontier camps, and looking for pirate ships on the nearby bayou. Once she ‘grew up’ she found other outlets for dealing with all those wonderful, adventurous, imaginary friends by filling notebooks with their stories.

Eventually she found her own Prince Charming, a rancher whose white steed takes the form of a tractor and whose kingdom is situated in a small rural community that she loves to call home, and together they built their own storybook happily-ever-after, one that includes four now-grown children who are all happily pursing adventures of their own.

Winnie worked for 35 years in the business sector, holding management positions in the Information Technology and Contract Management Departments at a major electric utility holding company. Now retired, when not busy writing, she enjoys cooking, browsing estate sales and solving puzzles. She is also a list maker, a lover of exotic teas and holds an advanced degree in the art of procrastination.

Winnie loves to hear from readers as well as fellow writers – you can connect with her on facebook at facebook.com/WinnieGriggs.Author or email her at winnie@winniegriggs.com.


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