The Farm Stand, Amy Clipston
The Farm Stand, Amy Clipston
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The Farm Stand

Author: Amy Clipston

Narrator: Lauren Berst

Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 05/05/2020


Synopsis

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 romanceFull-length novel (85,000 words)The second book in Amy Clipston’s Amish Marketplace seriesBook 1: The Bake ShopBook 2: The Farm Stand  Book 3: The Coffee CornerBook 4: The Jam and Jelly Nook

About Amy Clipston

Amy Clipston is an award-winning bestselling author and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She's sold more than one million books, and her fiction writing "career" began in elementary school when she and a close friend wrote and shared silly stories. She has a degree in communications from Virginia Wesleyan University and is a member of the Authors Guild, American Christian Fiction Writers, and Romance Writers of America. Amy works full-time for the City of Charlotte, NC, and lives in North Carolina with her husband, two sons, mother, and four spoiled rotten cats. Visit her online at AmyClipston.com; Facebook: @AmyClipstonBooks; X: @AmyClipston; Instagram: @amy_clipston; BookBub: @AmyClipston


Reviews

Goodreads review by Natalia on May 02, 2020

Salina Petersheim owns a produce stand at the Amish market. She loves gardening and is known for having the freshest and most delicious produce in the area. Her father is the bishop of her church district, and her brother is a deacon. Salina is very close to her family but feels pressured to live up......more

Goodreads review by Christy on April 25, 2022

3.5 stars I really enjoyed this book. I thought the writing was fantastic (this is my first Amy Clipston read) and it was engaging. It does, however, have something in it I can’t stand. Both the H and h were in other relationships for up to the 80-85% mark in the book and ugh. I just don’t love that......more

Goodreads review by Dale on June 05, 2024

Salina Petersheim has her own fresh produce stand at the Amish market. Selina and Josiah who she has known since childhood, are dating and have been for over a year. Salina's father is the Amish bishop and her brother is a deacon. Her parents and Josiah’s parents all assume they will marry. But it se......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on May 05, 2020

This is my favorite Amy Clipston book! Wait a minute, I say that about all of her books after I read them but this one really was excellent it had an extra depth to it. When is what seems like a fun and loving relationship to outsiders not really what it appears to be? If you're in a relationship for......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 24, 2023

Perhaps I'm just getting too old, but I was really not a big fan of all the drama in this book. Yes, each story needs to have at least some conflict to create tension and keep a reader's interest, but in this case, both Salina AND Will acted in ways that were utterly spineless and unnecessary. That b......more