Amish Bible Story Books in Order
Part ofAshley Emma Books in OrderSee the Amish Bible Story series by Ashley Emma in reading order, with books listed, plot notes, and a look at these Amish retellings of Bible stories.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
Abraham and Sarah's Amish Baby
by Ashley Emma
2021
When Sarah moves to a new Amish community she thinks her chance to marry and have children has passed, until she meets patient, steady Abraham. Their joy in marriage is quickly tested by repeated miscarriages and gossip, and together they must cling to hope that God still has a family planned for them.
Hosea and Gomer's Amish Secret
by Ashley Emma
2021
On the surface Gomer is a sweet young Amish woman, but at night she slips into town to sing in bars, chasing the applause her church forbids. When steadfast Hosea marries her despite warnings and she breaks her promises, he has to decide how far sacrificial love and forgiveness can really stretch.
Boaz and Ruth's Amish Love
by Ashley Emma
2022
When Ruth’s husband dies suddenly, she follows her grieving mother in law Naomi back to Unity, Maine instead of returning to her own family. Working in Boaz Petersheim’s fields, Ruth’s loyalty and hard work catch his attention in a gentle Amish retelling of Ruth’s story of loss, courage, and unexpected love.
Esther's Amish Bravery
by Ashley Emma
2022
Longing for one taste of freedom, Amish woman Esther Albrecht sneaks into town in Englisher clothes and collides with wealthy heir Xavier Carnegie, who invites her to a weeklong event at his family’s mansion. As their connection deepens, she hides her Amish roots while quietly fighting a development plan that could harm her community, risking both love and safety to speak up.
Joseph's Amish Dream
by Ashley Emma
2022
Joseph loses everything when his jealous brothers frame him for a crime and send him away as a teenager. Taken in by an Amish family in Unity, he turns their furniture shop into a thriving business before fresh betrayal and prison test him again, and he must rebuild trust to claim both his place in the community and the love of baker Laura Miller.
The Amish Prodigal Son
by Ashley Emma
2022
Hot headed Theodore Glick leaves Unity, Maine for the military, breaking Amish rules and the heart of the young woman he loves. Years later he returns home as a wounded veteran, unsure whether his father will forgive him or his first love is still waiting, in an Amish retelling of the prodigal son.
Series background & context
The Amish Bible Story series retells familiar Old Testament stories inside a contemporary Amish community. Each novel takes the bones of a well known Bible account and imagines how it might play out among farmers, shopkeepers, and families in Unity, Maine.
In Abraham and Sarah's Amish Baby, a young couple wrestles with infertility, miscarriages, and the pressure of curious neighbors while wondering whether God has truly promised them children. Hosea and Gomer's Amish Secret explores a difficult marriage between a steady Amish man and a wife who secretly sneaks out at night to sing on stage, capturing the ache of betrayal and the hard work of forgiveness.
Boaz and Ruth's Amish Love moves the book of Ruth into a modern setting, following a widowed woman who refuses to abandon her grieving mother in law and finds both provision and romance in a new town. Esther's Amish Bravery turns a young Amish woman into the one voice standing between her community and an outside developer who would change it forever, echoing Queen Esther's courage to speak up for her people.
Later books like The Amish Prodigal Son and Joseph's Amish Dream follow a hot tempered young man who joins the military against his family's wishes and a gifted son betrayed by his brothers, then trace their journeys home. Battles, bad decisions, and unjust accusations are all part of the path, but so are reconciliation, restored trust, and new beginnings.
Even though the series leans on Scripture, the books read as character driven Amish dramas with strong romantic threads. Emma lets her characters talk plainly about loss, doubt, and disappointment while also showing how faith can grow through hardship. Readers do not need to know the original Bible stories to follow along, but those who do will enjoy seeing familiar themes reimagined.
Taken together, the Amish Bible Story novels offer a gentle reminder that ancient questions about family, calling, and God's faithfulness still echo in modern barns and one room schoolhouses. They fit comfortably alongside Emma's other Unity, Maine stories while giving an extra layer of meaning to readers who love both Amish fiction and biblical narratives.
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