USA Today joins the growing trend of writing about “one of the fastest-growing genres in romance publishing,” novels with Amish settings (Business Week, The Wall Street Journal and the AP have all written about the phenomenon).

Several new and forthcoming titles are cited, including the launch of a new series, from “the queen of the genre,” Beverly Lewis.

The Thorn (The Rose Trilogy) Beverly Lewis Retail Price: $14.99 Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Bethany House – (2010-09-07) ISBN / EAN: 0764205749 / 9780764205743

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Lydia’s Charm: An Amish Widow Starts Over in Charm, Ohio Wanda E. Brunstetter Retail Price: $14.99 Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: Barbour Books – (2010-09-01) ISBN / EAN: 1602600635 / 9781602600638

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Autumn’s Promise: Seasons of Sugarcreek, Book Three Shelley Shepard Gray Retail Price: $12.99 Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Avon Inspire – (2010-08-01) ISBN / EAN: 0061852376 / 9780061852374

Blackstone Audio

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Three titles from Harlequin’s Stepple Hill imprint:

The Doctor’s Blessing (Love Inspired) Patricia Davids Retail Price: $5.50 Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Steeple Hill – (2010-08-01) ISBN / EAN: 0373876130 / 9780373876136

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An Amish Christmas (Love Inspired) Patricia Davids Retail Price: $5.50 Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Steeple Hill – (2010-12-01) ISBN / EAN: 0373876378 / 9780373876372

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Courting Ruth (Steeple Hill Love Inspired) Emma Miller Retail Price: $4.40 Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Steeple Hill – (2010-09-01) ISBN : 9780373876242

Larger Print; pbk; 9780373815029; $5.00

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Amish-themed mysteries are also being released, including the first in a series originally published by Ohio University Press and being reissued by Plume.

Blood of the Prodigal: An Amish-Country Mystery (Ohio Amish Mysteries) P. L. Gaus Retail Price: $13.00 Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Plume – (2010-09-28) ISBN / EAN: 0452296463 / 9780452296466

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Murder in Plain Sight Marta Perry Retail Price: $7.99 Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: HQN Books – (2010-12-01) ISBN / EAN: 0373774729 / 9780373774722

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