Sarah Price (author)

For other people named Sarah Price, see Sarah Price (disambiguation).

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. ^{[1] [2]}

Most recently, Price has adapted the Jane Austen books into an Amish setting. ^[3]

She went to Drew University in Madison, New Jersey to study anthropology and holds three other advanced degrees. ^[4]

Price is married with children. ^[5] She lives in Morristown, New Jersey.

Awards

Price is a nationally recognized best-selling novelist. She’s been numerous times on the ECPA best sellers list ^{[6] [7]} and Amazon’s Top 100 authors’ list in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

List of works

The following collection of listed books have been published by Realms, an imprint of Charisma House Publishers:

The Amish Classics

• First Impressions, May 2014
• The Matchmaker, February 2015
• Second Chances, May 2015
• Sense and Sensibility, March 2016

Other books

• Secret Sister: An Amish Christmas Tale, October 2015

The following collection of listed books have been published by Waterfall Press, an imprint of Brilliance Audio, Amazon Publishing.

The Plain Fame Series

• Plain Fame, September 2015 (originally self-published in 2012; Amazon Top 100 best seller)
• Plain Change, September 2015 (originally self-published in 2012; Amazon Top 100 best seller)
• Plain Again, September 2015 (originally self-published in 2013)
• Plain Return, October 2015
• Plain Choice, March 2016

Other books

• An Amish Buggy Ride, November 2014
• An Empty Cup, April 2015—Amazon Top 100 Best Seller

Self-published books

The Amish of Lancaster Series

• Fields of Corn, December 2007
• Hills of Wheat, January 2012
• Pastures of Faith, March 2012
• Valley of Hope, December 2012

The Tomato Patch Series

• The Tomato Patch, July 2012
• The Quilting Bee, October 2012
• The Hope Chest, February 2013
• The Clothes Line, July 2013

Amish Seasons

• An Amish Spring, March 2015
• An Amish Summer, June 2015
• An Amish Autumn, July 2015
• An Amish Winter, July 2015

Other books

• An Amish Christmas Carol, December 2012
• Amish Circle Letters, January 2014
• Amish Circle Letters II, February 2014
• Amish Faith, November 2013
• A Christmas Gift for Rebecca, February 2014
• A Gift of Faith, December 2013
• Gypsy in Black, July 2011
• Meet Me in Heaven, January 2013 (with Ella Stewart)
• Plain & Simple Traditions: Amish & Mennonite Holidays, December 2014
• Pink Umbrellas: The 12 Days of Devotion, November 2013 (with Lisa Bull)
• Postcards from Abby, August 2012 (with Ella Stewart)

References

1. Bullamore, Tim (Summer 2015). Austen and the Amish. Jane Austen's Regency World. pp. 39–42.
2. "Sarah Price, Media Page". Sarah Price, Official Website. Retrieved 11 October 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. Bullamore, Tim (Summer 2015). Austen and the Amish. Jane Austen's Regency World. pp. 39–42.
4. Bullamore, Tim (Summer 2015). Austen and the Amish. Jane Austen's Regency World. pp. 39–42.
5. Bullamore, Tim (Summer 2015). Austen and the Amish. Jane Austen's Regency World. pp. 39–42.
6. "ECPA Best Sellers List June 2014". ECPA.
7. "ECPA Bestsellers List July 2014". ECPA.

Further reading

• Dilworth D. Keeping the Spark Alive. Publishers Weekly. 2017;264(23):18-22. Accessed October 16, 2025. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lkh&AN=123484522&lang=ru&site=eds-live&scope=site

External links

• Review of The Amish Cookie Club Courtship, Publishers Weekly
• Interview with Price Archived 2017-03-31 at the Wayback Machine in Not Quite Amish, 2014
• Interview with Price at Laughing with Lizzie blog, 2015