For My Daughter

I think about my daughter now. She is sweet and innocent. She loves her daddy. I am the man in her life.

Then I think about ten years from now (fifteen, if I get my way). She will most likely have a new man in her life. She will be thinking about romance and marriage.

That's what was on my mind as I wrote the latest volume of my Amish Journey. I will admit that I had to move away from the keyboard for a while. I couldn't see what I was typing through the tears. So, I got a little emotional. I hope you can share some of that with me.

Set Free: An Amish Journey

Volume 7 - Love in Bloom

His last chance was their only hope.

In this new, best-selling, periodical short story series from Trestle Press, a man on the brink of self-destruction is given the opportunity to start over.

Part 7 of 10.

With spring in full swing, Allan learns to start working his farm. He has chickens in the barn and weeds in his field. His good friend Ben Abrim is there to lend a hand and share a helpful word.

The only thing that throws him off is Alice. She decides to make her intentions known regarding Sam Menlach.

Things end with a startling event at the schoolhouse.

Set Free: An Amish Journey - Volume 7: Love in Bloom is available now from Trestle Press. You can get it here - http://goo.gl/uhIar

I do want to thank you all for reading my blog. To do that, the next three people to comment on my blog page (http://laughinggeorge.blogspot.com) will receive a free review copy.

Happy Easter!

Many of my readers are relatively well-behaved Christians, so I think I am safe in saying "Happy Easter" without offending anyone. If you are not Christian, I hope you are having a great weekend and taking advantage of those sales at your local grocery store.

I am posting today with an early treat for your Easter basket. Volume 6 of Set Free: An Amish Journey is available from Trestle Press today.

He is Risen

It is the day of the barn raising and also the celebration of the Resurrection in Karsten Field. Here is the link so that you can join in the festivities: http://goo.gl/LRqjT

I do sincerely wish you all a joyous weekend as you contemplate the meaning of the day. Thank you for sticking with me on this Amish Journey.

Half Way There

That's right! We've made it halfway through this Amish Journey. Five of the ten planned stories are now available from Trestle Press

Set Free: An Amish Journey - Vol. 5 The Blue Door

There are plenty of rumors and myths flying around about the Amish. In this story, I thought I'd swat one of them down. I hope you like it.

Outsiders have many myths about the Amish. It has been said that an Amish father will paint to door of his house blue when he has a daughter old enough to marry. Allan Howarth will learn first-hand if that myth is true. In The Blue Door, Allan’s daughter Alice reveals her true motives for staying in Karsten Field. Meanwhile, Allan finds himself welcomed into the community, first through his new students and then by their parents. To top it all, his friend Ben Abrim has a surprise announcement that Allan never expected.

Please click here for my author page - http://www.facebook.com/LaughingGeorge

Please click here to buy The Blue Door - http://tinyurl.com/7ctg7bw

Don't forget, Trestle Press is having a BOGO sale, so if you haven't started your Amish Journey, now is the time!

Time to catch up!

Set Free Volume Five will be out very soon. In the mean time, here is your chance to get caught up if you've missed any of the first four. There are a lot of other great Amish stories from Trestle Press, so you could mix-and-match as well!

Starting Saturday March 10 and running through March 17th Trestle Press and its authors will be having a Buy One Get One Free Sale. All of our titles are included in the sale. All you have to do to get your free story is email us at trestlepress@gmail.com and send us the proof of purchase from either Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook and we will be happy to send you the free story of your choice of equal or lesser value. Straight up fun so why not fill those hungry e-readers with any of our Best-Selling titles or maybe find a new author to follow. Above all enjoy yourself! Thank you for supporting our authors and their hard work! 

News from afar

Here is the latest from my publisher, Trestle Press -

Ladies and Gentlemen we are proud to announce that “Knit Together” by Karen Anna Vogel has been released in print and is available on Amazon for $14.99.

This novel has been an e-book since November 7th, 2012 and has been on the Amazon Kindle charts since day one. The journey that was taken to get this to market has been an amazing learning experience but one that we all enjoyed and wouldn’t trade for anything.

But this is just the tip of the iceberg for us! Next up is Dr. Joe E Morris’s Amazon Kindle best-Selling non-fiction book “Things I Wish Jesus Hadn’t Said”, John Reed’s “Another Lousy Day In Paradise”, and G.A. Zanni’s “Deceitful Things” this month.

April will bring us to another first as we take all of Big Daddy Abel’s Amazon Kindle Best-Selling work, short stories and novellas alike, add a few new things and put it together in one book complete with a bevy of pictures that will be sure to delight all of BDA’s biggest fans. We will also be releasing Roy H. Ryan’s Amazon Kindle Best-Selling non-fiction book “Hot Button Issues for Religion and Politics” , Mark Miller’s “Daniel’s Lot” and Carey Jane Clark’s Gracie Award Nominated “After The Snow Falls”.

We think you are beginning to get the point here. We have a number of announcements to make this month and we are glad this is the first. Thank you again for supporting our authors and their hard work.

Something a little different

I have been blessed with so many readers of Set Free: An Amish Journey. I had the chance to try something different and I hope you'll like it.

Mark Miller (http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Miller/e/B002BOE0WC) is a talented writer who I've come to know through my new journey as an author. He has a monthly series called Mark Miller's One. It is a catchy idea about how we are all connected on one planet. The stories are about faith and spirituality, but not solely Christianity. That idea fascinates me and I could not say no when he invited me to be a part of it. (http://www.facebook.com/MarkMillersOne)

I took the opportunity to share some parts of my life. I hope you can see that reflected in my Amish Journey stories.

Another wonderful element is that starting with my story, I am going to donate 100% of my proceeds from the One series to a charity. Mr. Miller showed me this link to a group down in Florida called Give Kids the World. That is who he is donating to, so it sounded like a grand plan to me.

Please give it a looksee - www.GKTW.org

My story is called Snake in the Water and it is Story Six in the series. You can get it from Amazon for a penny less than a dollar. (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007AWTM7S) Thanks for reading!

Number 4 and a new cover

Here I am with the fourth volume of my story published by Trestle Press. All I can do is give thanks for all of the readers that have made it possible to call this a "best-selling" series.

You can get the newest story on Kindle by clicking here:

Set Free: An Amish Journey - Vol. 4 Lost Son Found

What do you think of the new cover design? I think it really sets my story apart and I feel pretty good. I like how the title looks painted on to the side of the house.

This volume moves the story along somewhat, but we also take a break for a flashback. I wanted to show how Karsten Field came to be. I wanted folks to know how God has worked through the people of Karsten Field before and that He is not done with them.

Thank you all again for reading Set Free. I hope it means as much to you reading it as it does to me writing it.