I met Vannetta Chapman at the ACFW conference two years ago. I instantly liked her and at this year’s conference, seemed like we’d been friends forever.

She writes Amish mysteries for Zondervan and Amish romance for Harvest House. Don’t blame her if I got that wrong, and Amish something else for Abingdon.

Here’s an excerpt from Amazon:

“In this first book of a three-book series, author Vannetta Chapman brings a fresh twist to the popular Amish fiction genre. She blends the familiar components consumers love in Amish books—faith, community, simplicity, family—with an innovative who-done-it plot that keeps readers guessing right up to the last stitch in the quilt. When two women—one Amish, one English—each with different motives, join forces to organize a successful on-line quilt auction, neither expects nor wants a friendship. As different as night and day, Deborah and Callie are uneasy partners who simply want to make the best of a temporary situation. But a murder, a surprising prime suspect, a stubborn detective, and the town’s reaction throw the two women together, and they form an unlikely alliance to solve a mystery and catch a killer. Set in the well-known Amish community of Shipshewana, Falling to Pieces will attract both devoted fans of the rapidly-growing Amish fiction genre, as well as those who are captivated by the Amish way of life.”

Keep ’em coming, Vannetta!

P.S. I’m giving away ten copies of Freezing Point–you have until the end of this week to sign up over at Goodreads!