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A Perfect Match (Amish Wedding Novellas) Kindle Edition

by Kathleen Fuller (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Related to: An Amish Wedding

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Naomi King has a perfect track record when it comes to matchmaking—not only has she successfully matched her two best friends with their husbands, she also introduced her sister Priscilla to her fiancé. Now with her sister’s wedding right around the corner, Naomi wonders why she’s able to find husbands for her friends and family, but not one for herself.

At age twenty-nine, Zeke Lapp is a confirmed bachelor. The problem is, he doesn’t want to be. But despite his family and friends’ attempts at matching him up with the single women in his community of Middlefield, he still hasn’t found the one for him. He wonders if he ever will. Zeke arrives in Paradise to help his cousin finish the house he’s building for his soon-to-be new wife. A month before the wedding, he meets the bride’s sister, Naomi, a pretty girl with a bubbly personality.

From the moment they meet, Zeke is attracted to Naomi. But Naomi tries to set him up with her friend Margaret, who is desperate for a mate. Hiding her unexpected feelings for Zeke, she is reluctant but loyal to her friend. When the date is a disaster, Naomi comforts her friend but cannot deny her growing feelings.

As Zeke and Naomi grow closer, so does their reliance on God’s will for their future and in a moment of honesty, both reveal what’s holding them back. Will they be able to overcome these obstacles and find true love?

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Q&A with Author Kathleen Fuller

Readers love your believable, realistic characters and the real-life challenges they face. How do you create characters who seem like real people?

I’ve always been a people person and a people watcher, and I think those observational skills have been key in developing realistic characters. My stories play out like movies in my head, and I actually hear the characters speaking the dialogue before I write it. That probably sounds weird to everyone but writers! I also have a life-long interest in psychology and how people think and feel and react, and that helps a lot when I’m creating a character. I’m always reading and researching about psychology, and I would be doing that even if I wasn’t a writer—I actually majored in psychology for a while in college and received a minor in it. But ultimately it has to do with me being interested in people, and I translate that to my writing.

Many of your Amish stories and novels deal with love stories of characters at all ages and stages in life. Why is it important to you to write about characters with unconventional love stories?

There are many reasons I do that, but probably the biggest driving force is that my own love story with my husband was unconventional: we met at ballroom dancing lessons! It might sound corny, but it was love at first sight for me, so when I write characters that get that “bolt of lightning” feeling when they meet their future love interest, I’m writing from a real perspective. We’ve been married for almost twenty-seven years (as of this writing) and we’re still going strong. It’s also fun as a writer to come up with novel situations for characters, even if the romance aspect of the book is predictable in that the characters are always going to get together, at least in my books. It’s not so much the end result as it is the journey to get there.

Your works also deal with characters who struggle with mental health, chronic illness, and other challenges. How do you convey these challenges realistically, yet in a way that leaves readers feeling hopeful?

I’m a born optimist. My faith is also very important to me, and I find hope in that. Since these are key aspects of myself, it’s easy to transfer that optimism and faith to my characters. We’re surrounded by so much pessimism in our world. Some call it realism, some also say that optimism is foolish because you have to ignore reality to be optimistic. I disagree with both, and I want that reflected in my stories. We’ve all known people who have faced incredible odds and challenges and have come out on the other side stronger than ever. A lot of times that has to do with attitude and faith. My hope is that people see that in my books and translate it to their own lives. Sometimes it’s difficult being an eternal optimist, and there are times when I struggle with my faith. But I wouldn’t give up either of those parts of my character and life—they get me through the world, just like they get my characters through their stories.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017FSEMVM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas Nelson (April 15, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2108 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 134 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,266,331 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,425 in Amish & Mennonite Fiction (Books)
- #24,855 in Christian Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #38,870 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Margie k conaway

i loved it

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014

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I always love her books there is not a one I haven't liked she is a wonderful writer of amish and Spanish books

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Michelle Lee Luinys

Easy reading & interesting information relating to Amish Wedding Plans

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2013

Left me wanting to read more of Kathleen Fullers books & I have added her to my wish list since. More interested in a full book but this is certainly a good way to get an idea of a writer for a small price.

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023

I have read a few of Kathleen Fullers books before. Reading A Perfect Match reminded me why I enjoy her work. This is a lovely short novella with a happy ending. It was perfect for the small amount of time I had for reading that day.

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2015

This is a short read that had a happy ending. Love Amish fiction! This was about learning to trust again after heartbreak.