Meet Anna Anna Schmidt is the award-winning author of over twenty works of historical and contemporary fiction. In 2011 and 2012, Anna has joined the popular move to ‘plain’ fiction where characters are either Amish or Mennonite. Her latest series—THE WOMEN OF PINECRAFT—is set in Florida’s unique Amish/Mennonite community and follows the lives of several women living in Pinecraft as they face challenges both personal and professional and find their way through love and faith. Critics are raving about book One: A STRANGER’S GIFT and eagerly looking forward to the second story in the series—the heartrending A SISTER’S FORGIVENESS coming in May. The third and final book in the series—A MOTHER’S PROMISE – will be out in the fall. Romantic Times has consistently awarded Anna’s novels four stars and notes that “Schmidt is not timid about presenting her characters with their faults laid bare for the reader to see.” Recently, Anna’s novel—A CONVENIENT WIFE—was a finalist for the coveted RITA Award for Inspirational Fiction from Romance Writers of America as well as the Holt Medallion Award for Short Inspirational Fiction. Having survived her own battle with uterine cancer and now facing her husband’s end-of-life battle with pulmonary hypertension, Anna has found some solace in blogging about this journey—www.journeytowidowhood.wordpress.com. In addition to writing, Anna loves gardening and she's hauled enough seashells home from the Florida beaches that somewhere in the future, archeologists may believe there must have once been an ocean in Wisconsin! One of Anna’s favorite pastimes is the chance to hear from and stay in touch with her readers. (Click here to learn how you can receive one of Anna’s handmade bookmarks.)
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Available Now 4 STARS from Romantic Times: From USAToday: Coming Soon
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