Most Popular Books by Beverly Lewis

The only daughter of an Old Order Amish preacher, Annie Zook is torn between the traditions of her Paradise, Pennsylvania, community and her forbidden art, a decision made all the more difficult by a handsome Englisher with secrets of his own... Acclaim for Annie's People "Best Genre Fiction 2005"... "well-developed characters and absorbing plot..." --Library Journal (starred review) "Master storyteller Lewis adds greater depth to her characters and draws a compelling portrait of the insular Amish community... Highly recommended." --Library Journal (starred review) The Preacher's Daughter Annie wants to please her preacher father, but a passion for art stands in the way. Will outside influences tempt her to pursue her dreams? The Englisher Annie struggles to keep her promise to abandon her art even as she succumbs to another forbidden desire--a relationship with Englisher Ben Martin. The Brethren* Annie longs to return to her art and the idyllic days spent with Ben before her father ordered her to never see him again. Will the brethren forever stand between them? *Winner of a 2007 Christy Award

Annie Zook is forced by her father, the bishop, to choose between her forbidden art and joining the church, the only life she knows.

Lancaster County, with its rolling meadows and secret byways, may seem idyllic, but it is not without its thorns ... The Rose Trilogy is the stirring saga of two Amish sisters on the fringes of the church, and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives. Rose Kauffman, who is being courted by a good Amish fellow, has a close friendship with the bishop's foster son, who stirs up plenty of trouble. Rose's older sister, Hen, cautions her against becoming too involved. Hen, who is separated from her very modern husband, knows more than she should about falling for the wrong man.

When Jason, an Attention Deficit Disorder child, learns that his parents are going to celebrate Valentine's Day by a weekend away, he plans to hoodwink his grandmother into letting him stay up late, and sneak some of his mother's valentine chocolates.

Dee Dee looks forward to showing her cat Mister Whiskers in the pet parade at the school carnival, but then he disappears before she can get him to school.