Author Sara Barnard brings us a new twist to an American Classic. Old Amarillo~Amish Journeys #1
Upon returning
from her Rumspringa in New York City, Katie Knepp is
certain of her need to remain Amish. However, the memories of her newfound
independence have left her thirsting for more adventure than can be found on
her family’s farm in Gasthof Village, Indiana. After praying for guidance she
remembers a conversation about a bee-keeping Mennonite settlement in the wilds
of west Texas and the tugging of her heartstrings almost makes the decision for
her. Leaving her parents proved hard enough, but leaving her twin sister Annie
and hopeful fiancé Peter Wagler made getting out of Indiana almost impossible.
Katie learns all too early in her journey that the trail to Texas is a rough
one, laced with barbed wire fences that stretch for miles, railroads that
attract would-be could-be bandits, and a drought so severe that even turning
back isn’t an option
Old Amarillo is Sara’s second Amish work and seventh
novel over all. Her previous publications include the Everlasting Heart series: A Heart on Hold, A Heart Broken, A Heart at Home, and A Heart Forever Wild—all of which were best sellers on
Amazon. A Heart on Hold was a finalist for the 2012 Romance
Novel Excellence award in Historical Romantic Fiction. Rebekah’s Quilt, Sara’s first
Amish novel, has been her best-selling book overall and was a contender for the
2013 RONE award in Inspirational Fiction. All of these titles are from 5 Prince
Publishing. I also have a western series for middle grade readers from Prairie
Rose Publications titled The
Saga of Indian Em’ly as well as a stand-alone Christian Western titled The Calling. I am a member of the Western
Writers of America and the Western Fictioneers. When I am not being a mother to
my four wonderfully diverse children, wife to my Army Infantry veteran husband,
working toward my Master’s Degree in Wildlife Conservation, or rescuing our
next potential fur-baby, I spend my days teaching 6th grade Social Studies, Reading, and
Writing.
Find Sara at sarathreesuns@gmail.com
sarathreesuns.blogspot.com
@thesarabarnard
