The Amish Schoolteacher's Escape

Series: Prequel to the Covert Police Detectives Unit Series

Publisher: Fearless Publishing House

Release Date: December 9, 2018

Genre: Amish Novella

Martha, an Amish schoolteacher in Unity, Maine, loves her job and her community but also longs for more out of life. When Jake proposes to her and she turns him down, her parents think she is foolish for turning down such a good catch. Jake Sullivan is considered to be a fine Amish man, and everyone likes him -- all except for Martha.

In fact, whenever she's with Jake, all she wants is to be far away from him. She can't put her finger on it, but something about him makes her uneasy.

When Isaiah moves to the community and meets Martha, their friendship sparks into something more. Their relationship causes conflict and turmoil within the community, includingrumors that erupt into a roaring flame.

When harsh accusations are made, Martha must make a difficult choice.

Will Martha follow her heart or do what her parents expect of her?

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My Review ♥️

I was in the mood for a quick read, and since I've been on an Amish kick lately, I picked up The Amish Schoolteacher's Escape, a prequel to the Covert Police Detectives Unit series. The length was exactly what I was looking for but I must admit that I was disappointed with this novella. The transitions from scene to scene were nonexistent, making the narrative feel like one long run-on sentence, with only a few chapter breaks, and making the story feel forced and rushed. The writing seems more on the elementary side, but the story itself is decent.

Poor Martha is mistreated by her stepmother and the arrogant man that wants to marry her, Jake. Despite being constantly beat down, Martha takes the high road, and hold onto her convictions, clings to her faith, and puts all her passion and focus into teaching. When Isaiah, the preachers son, arrives in town he brings Martha some much needed peace, and gives her the strength to fight her ongoing struggles.

I really enjoyed the ending of The Amish Schoolteacher's Escape, which prompted me to give this series a chance, and my review for Undercover Amish, the first novel of the series, will be coming later this month. Though this novella was not perfect, it does set up the series nicely and worth the quick read.

My Rating: ★★★

Other Books in the Covert Police Detectives Unit Series

★ My review of Undercover Amish coming soon!

Get to Know & Connect With Author

Ashley Emma

Ashley Emma wrote her first novella at age 12. She wrote her first full-length novel at age 14 and self-published it at 16. Before that, she made books out of printer paper and staples. She wrote eight full-length manuscripts before the age of 25 and is now a best-selling full-time author.

Ashley has a deep respect and love for the Amish and wanted to make sure her Amish books were genuine and realistic. When she was 20 she stayed with three Amish families in a community in Maine where she made many friends and did her research for her Amish books. To read about what it was like to live among the Amish, check out the Ashley's Amish Adventures books.

Her bestselling book Undercover Amish received 26 out of 27 points as a finalist in the Maine Romance Writers Strut Your Stuff novel writing competition in 2015. Its sequel Amish Under Fire was a semi-finalist in Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write novel writing competition also in 2015. Two of her short stories have been published online in writing contests and she co-wrote an article for ProofreadAnywhere.com in 2016.

She judged the Fifth Anniversary Writing Contest for Becoming Writer in the summer of 2016.

Ashley owns Fearless Publishing House in Maine where she lives with her husband and two children. She is passionate about helping her clients self-publish their own books so they can build their businesses or achieve their dream of becoming an author.

For more info and some free author training please visit www.ashleyemmaauthor.com.