Hello everyone, Winnie Griggs here! Getting a first look at a new cover is always a treat for an author (or this author anyway!)
When the email comes in from the editor with the cover art attached, you open it with the excited anticipation of unwrapping a special gift. And this latest one was no different. It’s for my upcoming September 2024 release.
An Amish Christmas Match is the first book in my new Sweetbrier Creek series. The series centers around six brothers who are trying to make it on their own and the women who grow to love them. This first book features the oldest brother, Seth, who crafts handmade chess sets, which lends the title its double meaning.
Here’s a little about the book:
21 year old Phoebe Kropf has been living with the stigma of being unable to read or write all of her life. Add to that the fact that she gets clumsy when startled or nervous and most of her friends and family tend to treat her as someone who needs to be coddled and not trusted with complex or delicate tasks. She knows she is loved but she longs to be treated as the competent adult she feels she is.
Seth Beiler, a widower and a skilled woodworker who creates sought after chess sets, carries the weight of his younger brothers’ well-being on his shoulders. His first wife has been gone for four years now and he feels he can no longer carry on without help—it’s finally time to find a new fraa. He asks two of his cousins, both of whom live in distant communities, to be on the lookout for someone who is like his former wife—organized, practical and efficient.
When Seth’s Aunt Edna, serving as his housekeeper, injures her wrist, she invites her friend Phoebe to fill the role temporarily. Phoebe is excited to accept—it means moving to a place where no one has any preconceived notions about her and where she can be free to spread her wings a bit.
Phoebe is not what Seth was expecting—rather than being Edna’s age she’s younger than him, rather than being practical and efficient she’s spontaneous and spirited. But she’s only going to be around for five or six weeks so he figures he can deal with it.
But as Phoebe and Seth collaborate to manage the household, their connection deepens. Shared laughter, heartwarming meals, unconventional chess matches and unexpected moments bind them together.
Yet, both harbor secrets that could shatter their growing affection…
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