The man rides along in a buggy, black hat shading his face, horse trotting ahead of him. As author Mindy Starns Clark pens him, he’s thinking, maybe praying, enjoying his surroundings as the vehicle ...

There are several new Amish romance series for this month to enjoy! First is Amy Lillard’s “Just Plain Sadie,” part of her series of books set in Wells Landing, Oklahoma. Sadie has watched all of her ...

The Amish would be more likely to find some outside help for the detective. And the Amish are not so secluded that an "English" hiding out would not be noticed by others. Even so, Weaver-Zercher sees ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To an outsider, these so-called “bonnet-rippers” look placid and innocuous. Notably, no bonnets are ...

Saloma Miller Furlong left the Amish at age 20 expecting “there would be hell to pay — forever.” She wasn’t dramatizing the unrelenting disapproval from family and community members. She was citing ...

A former Amish woman is giving readers an inside look at her struggle to leave her community not once, but twice, in her second memoir, “Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Ties to Two Worlds.” Saloma ...

With mommy porn bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey whipping up a sadomasochistic storm in the female book market this summer, it might seem safe to assume that old-fashioned romance novels, in which the ...

Put aside that titillating vampire lit. Author Beverly Lewis has come up with a new magic formula for producing best-selling romance novels: humility, plainness and no sex. Lewis’ G-rated books, set ...

NEW YORK – When you think of an Amish community, you think of a life without technology, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of scandals and secrets behind those beards and bonnets. Discovery ...

CLEVELAND — The law of God will collide with the law of man this week in a crowded federal courtroom in Cleveland, where 16 Amish defendants — 10 men with full beards, six women in white bonnets — ...