Elizabeth Miller

When bestselling author Jeremiah Troyer arrives in the heart of Amish country to chronicle a "simpler" life, he expects quiet scenes of barn raising and harvest festivals-never the profound stillness of a soul laid bare. Drawn into the rhythms of planting and prayer under Clara Burkholder's gentle guidance, he discovers that the true story lies not in polished prose but in weathered hands passing torches of faith from one generation to the next.
Under frost-tipped orchards and lantern-lit rafters, Clara invites him to stitch memory quilts and lead youth in journaling fields of promise. He learns the hush of confession at a Christmas Eve service, where the crackling hearth and whispered King James Bible verses become balm for a restless heart. As maple-sap runs and wheat harvests follow, every furrow he tills and every hymn he sings deepens his own transformation from contract-bound writer to devoted teacher.
From the first scythe stroke in summer's blaze to the final threshing in autumn's quiet, Jeremiah and Clara build a tapestry of service-one woven with scripture, quilted with community, and sealed by holy vows. When they are ordained beneath the barn's soaring beams, they pass their calling to a new pair of hands, proving that the harvest of grace never ends. Perfect for fans of heartfelt historical fiction and Christmas tales of redemption, The Christmas Harvest Author weaves a rich story of love found in silence, purpose reclaimed in confession, and hope sown across every changing season.
Join Jeremiah and Clara as they trade deadlines for devotion and discover that the sweetest grace blooms when faith is the seed.