From the Heart Amish: Book 2
Publication Date: September 1, 2026
Return to Amish country in an uplifting story of faith, friendship, and finding the courage to follow your dreams—and your heart.
Jeannie Graber is grateful for her life in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, where she enjoys working at her family’s fabric shop and saving for her future. Still, she longs for something more.
When customers suggest she offer quilting lessons, she jumps at the chance to remodel the storeroom into a sewing studio where she can give classes. Jeannie sees this as her opportunity to prove she is no longer the flighty girl no one takes seriously. She just needs help getting her dream off the ground.
Matthew Fisher works for his brother’s construction business, but he has dreams of his own. While he’s good with a hammer and nails, he’s even better with drafting tools. When Jeannie—the woman he’s quietly loved for years—asks him to design and build her business space, he knows God has given him the perfect opportunity to prove himself, to both his brother and Jeannie.
When a beloved elderly woman disappears from the community, Jeannie and Matthew join forces to bring her home safely. As they work side by side, faith and friendship blossom into something deeper. Will old insecurities keep them apart or will they finally trust God—and each other—with their hearts?
Why Readers Will Love This Book:
- Explore Amish Culture – Immerse yourself in the wholesome, faith-centered life of the Amish community’s traditions.
- Deeply Authentic – Amy Clipston, with her close Amish connections, brings realistic and heartfelt storytelling to life.
- Heartwarming & Inspiring – An uplifting romance that reminds us we are stronger together and no dream is impossible with God.
A Heart to Cherish is a must-read for anyone who loves the beauty and simplicity of Amish life and culture, characters with emotional depth who long to prove their value, and seeing how God brings two hearts together.
A Heart to Cherish by Amy Clipston is the second book in the From the Heart Amish series. It is an Amish romance, one of my favorite genres. Â I like it when authors put glossaries and character lists at the front of the book because they are easy to refer to when needed.
We are immersed in the Amish traditions and beliefs and can feel the closeness of the community. Conflicts in this Amish community in Pennsylvania, along with Jeannie and Matthew’s insecurities, hold them back. When they work together to bring Jeannie’s dreams to fruition, there’s a definite attraction between them, but will they have the courage to act on it?
The story has a lot of characters, but a few were hard to like, especially when an unkempt Englischer shows up and tries to convince an elderly community member that he is part of her family. What happens when she disappears? Jeannie and Matthew set out to find her, and the search builds suspense. The mystery of the treasure is resolved, and there’s a happily-ever-after in the offing, with some closure.
A Heart to Cherish is a heartwarming story with some sadness and anger, but ultimately it’s about friends who become a couple, with some heartwarming moments.
Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling author and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She’s sold more than one million books, and her fiction writing “career” began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats.
