Beth Wiseman is an American writer from Texas. She is an Amish romance author, and her books have sold more than two million copies. [1]
Her novels have been on the ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) Bestseller List and the CBA (Christian Book Association) Bestseller List. [2]
She received the Carol Award in 2011 and 2013. [3]
Her first book "Seek Me With All Your Heart" was selected as the 2011 Women of Faith Book of the Year. The book was a part of "The Land of Canaan" series. [4]
In 2013 she received the Holt Medallion. [5]
She's been honored with eleven journalism awards, and won first place news writing for The Texas Press Association. She's also worked as a humor columnist for The 1960 Sun in Houston. [6]
She's been contracted with Harper Collins Christian Publishing. [7]
John Stephen Piper is an American Baptist theologian, pastor, and chancellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piper taught biblical studies at Bethel University for six years (1974–1980), before serving as pastor for preaching and vision of Bethlehem Baptist Church (Converge) in Minneapolis for 33 years (1980–2013).
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) is an international non-profit trade association whose member companies are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide.
Max Lucado is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas.
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Fern Michaels is an American writer of romance and thriller novels. Her books include Family Blessings, Pretty Woman, and Crown Jewel, as well as the Texas quartet and the Captive series.
Louie Giglio is an American Christian pastor. He is the leader of Passion City Church in Atlanta. The founder of the Passion Movement, he is an author and public speaker.
Michele Bardsley is the pen name of Michele Freeman who is an American writer of paranormal and contemporary romantic fiction. Bardsley is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and has published more than 40 novels, novellas, short stories, and articles since the publication of her first book in 1999. She has written young adult paranormal fiction under Michele Vail. She lives in Texas with her husband, four dogs, and two cats.
Beverly Marie Lewis is an American Christian fiction novelist and adult and children's author of over 100 books.
Susan Elizabeth George is an American author and Christian speaker based in Seattle, Washington. She has authored over 80 books and gift books aimed mainly towards adult women and also young adults, teens, tweens, and children. She also co-authored 4 marriage books and 3 children's books with Jim George, her author husband.
Kathleen Fuller is an American writer, specializing in Christian and Amish romantic fiction. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and currently resides in Geneva, Ohio with her husband, James Fuller, and three children.
Tosca Lee is an American author known for her historical novels and thrillers.
Leigh Bale is an American author of historical, contemporary romance novels. She lives in Nevada with her professor husband. She is a Publishers Weekly Bestselling author.
Amish romance is a literary subgenre of Christian fiction featuring Amish characters, but written and read mostly by evangelical Christian women. An industry term for Amish romance novels is "bonnet rippers" because most feature a woman in a bonnet on the cover, and "bonnet ripper" is a play on the term "bodice ripper" from classic romance novels.
Amanda Flower is an American writer of mystery novels under her real name and the pen name, "Isabella Alan". She writes for adults and children. She won the Agatha Award for Children's/Young Adult Book in 2015 for Andi Unstoppable, and was nominated for an Agatha Award in 2010, 2013, and 2014.
Sarah Price is a Christian fiction novelist and adult and children's author of over 40 books. Much of her writing focuses on the Anabaptist heritage and the Old Order Amish. Her paternal grandparents, Sarah Marie Alderfer and Harlan Nice, were born into an Old Order Mennonite Church in Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. With her Anabaptist upbringing, Price was drawn to the culture of the Amish of Lancaster County where she has connections with Amish communities.
Wanda E. Brunstetter is a novelist in the Amish romance genre, with more than 10 million books sold. Her books have been on the New York Times Best Seller list. Brunstetter is based in Washington.
Shelley Shepard Gray is an American author of romance fiction novels.
Amy Clipston is an American romance fiction writer.
Kelly Irvin is a writer of Christian fiction.
Ruth Reid is an author of romance fiction.