Amish Celebrations Books in Order
Part ofBeth Wiseman Books in OrderExplore Amish Celebrations by Beth Wiseman, with novella summaries, collection background, and help finding the best place to start.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
A Christmas Miracle
by Beth Wiseman
2018
Mary is only twenty-seven and already drowning in the demands of marriage, motherhood, and Christmas. When an elderly man in a red suit and his elf-like helper step in, she has to decide whether she can accept the help she needs.
A New Beginning
by Beth Wiseman
2018
Rebecca and Noah are in love and nearing baptism, but one reckless choice during his last stretch of rumspringa shakes everything. Their future depends on whether guilt and hurt can give way to forgiveness before it is too late.
Amish Celebrations
by Beth Wiseman
2018
This four-novella collection follows Amish families through rumspringa, baptism, weddings, and Christmas. Beth Wiseman keeps the stories warm and readable, but each one turns on a choice about love, forgiveness, or readiness for change.
The Gift of Sisters
by Beth Wiseman
2018
Fraternal twins Hannah and Elizabeth hit sixteen and step into rumspringa with very different temperaments. Then newcomer Abraham Stoltzfus arrives, and a shared crush threatens to do real damage to their bond as sisters.
Series background & context
Amish Celebrations gathers four Beth Wiseman novellas around big moments in community life, a sixteenth birthday and rumspringa, baptism, a wedding, and Christmas. The theme is broad enough to give each story its own shape, but tight enough to make the collection feel cohesive.
That is the real appeal here. These are milestone stories. People are on the edge of a choice, a commitment, or a season that asks more of them than everyday routine does. The emotions are a little sharper because the calendar says something important is happening.
In The Gift of Sisters, family tension drives the plot as twin sisters want the same boy. A New Beginning turns to forgiveness before baptism. A Perfect Plan looks at wedding pressure and what happens when a carefully mapped future starts falling apart. A Christmas Miracle closes the book with a tired young mother's holiday unraveling and a chance to ask for help.
Because all four novellas are by the same author, the reading experience feels smooth. You are not adjusting to a new voice every hundred pages. Instead, you get Beth Wiseman working variations on love, pride, reconciliation, and grace.
For readers who like short Amish fiction with a clear emotional hook, this collection is especially easy to pick up. Each story lands fast, and together they make a nice tour through the moments a community remembers.
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