Marta Perry, Author

ANNA'S RETURN
Book 3 in The Pleasant Valley Amish series
Berkley Books, June 2010

Anna's Return cover Anna Beiler returns to the Pleasant Valley Amish after living for three years in the English world, but she doesn’t come back alone—she comes with a baby daughter, and she’s seeking to hide herself among the Plain People. Samuel Fisher had his own fling on the outside before coming home to take up his life among the Amish again. As someone who has been through it, he has an understanding of Anna, but she’s also a reminder of the doubts he’s never resolved. Can these two rebels find their way to God’s will for their lives, especially if that will includes each other?

THE GUARDIAN'S HONOR
Book 3 in The Bodine Family series
Love Inspired Suspense, July, 2010

Coast Guard officer Adam Bodine finally finds his long-vanished great-uncle. But the secretive elderly man has adopted some new kin ... single mother Cathy Norwood and her disabled little boy. Adam is grateful when Cathy convinces his relative to reunite with the Bodines. Until he learns why she's so eager. Though his heartstrings are tugged by their plight, he knows he doesn't deserve them in his life - not with his past. Unless one big extended family can teach Lieutenant Bodine something about love and honor.

I’m so glad you stopped by to visit the website dedicated to my inspirational romances—both my Amish fiction that is published by Berkley Books and the inspirational romance and romantic suspense I write for Love Inspired. Nothing gives me more pleasure than hearing from readers, so I hope you’ll e-mail me. I’ll be happy to reply with a signed bookmark and my free brochure of Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. Since I come from a long line of women who were only happy when they were feeding people, I enjoy sharing recipes. You’ll also find some on the recipe page of this site.

Summer has definitely reached our central Pennsylvania valley. The creeks are running high, the trees are covered with green, and the wildflowers are the most beautiful I’ve seen in a long time. The garden is producing already, so there are strawberries to turn into jam. All that beauty lures me outside, but I have books to write, so I try not to succumb more than I should.

I have a few booksignings and library talks scheduled for ANNA’S RETURN, the third book in the Pleasant Valley Amish series. I was pleased to hear from several friends who grew up Plain that I got it right. It’s always an adventure to write about a culture other than your own, so the affirmation helps. I hope you’ll look for ANNA’S RETURN and let me know how you like it.

I’ve just finished the 4th Pleasant Valley book, SARAH’S GIFT, which is about an Amish midwife. The research on this book has been fascinating, and I’ve truly enjoyed writing it. SARAH’S GIFT is scheduled to be released by Berkley Books in March, 2011. And I’m working on the second in my Amish suspense series for HQN Books. The first one, MURDER IN PLAIN SIGHT, will be out in December.

Please stay in touch. You can see my schedule of appearances, as well as read my ramblings about country life and the Plain People, by checking out my blog. Just click the link above. I hope to have a page up on Facebook in the near future, so look for me there. I’d love to hear from you, and I’ll be happy to send you a signed bookmark and my brochure of Pennsylvania Dutch recipes.

Blessings,
Marta

Looking Ahead

Anna's Return, Pleasant Valley Amish Book 3, June, Berkley
A Time to Forgive & Promise Forever, June, Love Inspired Classics re-release
A Guardian's Honor, The Bodine Family Book 3, July, Love Inspired
A Bodine Family Christmas, Novella, October, Love Inspired
Murder in Plain Sight, Amish Suspense series, December, HQN Books