The Farm Stand

By: Amy Clipston

Narrated by: Lauren Berst

Salina is engaged to the “perfect” man—except for the fact that Josiah feels more like a friend than a fiancé. In this second installment of Amy Clipston’s Amish Marketplace series, love begins to grow between Salina and Will, a Mennonite chef—and both must decide if it’s a love worth fighting for.

Salina Petersheim runs her own booth at the Amish market, where she’s known for having the freshest and most delicious produce in the area. Her family is very close, yet sometimes she tires of being compared to her older brother, Neil, a deacon who is married with two children. She also feels the pressure of having to be the perfect daughter for her mother and father, who is a bishop.

Salina has been dating Josiah for almost a year now, but he feels more like a friend than a boyfriend. Her parents approve of Josiah, who is a hardworking roofer. He’s handsome and easy to talk to, but he just doesn’t warm her heart the way she feels a boyfriend and future husband should. She secretly longs for more.

Along comes Will Zimmerman, a Mennonite chef who runs a restaurant located next door to the Amish market. Salina begins supplying the produce for his restaurant, and as they forge a business relationship, they both feel themselves falling in love. Salina tries to deny her feelings for Will since her father wants her to marry within the community.

Both Salina and Will feel stuck in their current relationships, but they cannot deny what they feel for each other. Will they follow their hearts or bow to the pressure of family? Or will God provide a surprising new road for them?

• Sweet, inspirational Amish romance
• Full-length novel (85,000 words)
• The second book in Amy Clipston’s Amish Marketplace series
  • Book 1: The Bake Shop
  • Book 2: The Farm Stand
  • Book 3: The Coffee Corner
  • Book 4: The Jam and Jelly Nook

My favorite

This one was even better than the first one! I loved the characters and how well they were developed. I loved the storyline and how Ms. Clipston provided education on the Amish and Mennonite ways of living. These books are a good, wholesome read which is something that we seriously need today! I will add that I have since read the entire series, and this one is my favorite of the series.

Great Storyline

I so love the book and the narrative. I also liked the narrator and the way she read the book, she really kept my attention throughout the whole book. Worth listening to again.

Good Clean Fun

A well crafted story with few characters and no surprises but an enjoyable story nonetheless.

somewhat predictable. good though.

I know many authors use a degree of Pa Dutch or even German (not sure why) to make the book more "real". im still begging authors to quit with "wunderbar". lol way overused in books and rarely used in many parts of Amish America.

I guess the more you know abt Amish living the more books sound, I dont want to use the word "fake", just not realistic.

But the story was cute. I like how it wasn't a perfect love story. there were issues and that made it relatable. good job. I still think it's a cute little market.

But did you realize your story took place in Bird-In-Hand often on Beechdale Rd where Lknda Stoltzfoos disappeared from? That got my pulse racing about the coincidence. Of all places in Lancaster Co.... wow.

The realness and their seeking Gods direction thru their struggles

All of it. I love the realness if Amy’s writings. The recognition and repentance of wrongs.