About the Book
Book: A Hidden Hope
Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher
Genre: Amish Fiction
Release Date: October 7, 2025
Supervising two newly minted medical residents might be the toughest challenge Ruth “Dok” Stoltzfus has ever faced. Wren Baker, sharp and ambitious, graduated at the top of medical school with a hidden agenda in tow. Charlie King, at the bottom of the class, is determined to succeed–though Dok isn’t convinced he’s got what it takes. Then there’s traveling nurse Evie Miller, whose quiet love for Charlie doesn’t go unnoticed, especially by Wren.
Boarding at Windmill Farm, the trio struggles to balance modern medicine with plain living. Between medical emergencies, cultural misunderstandings, and brewing romantic tensions, Dok finds herself juggling far more than she bargained for. Soon the stage is set in the small Amish community of Stoney Ridge for plenty of professional and personal complications.
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My Review
I loved this Stoney Ridge story about discovering life purpose and embracing life. Wren, Evie and Charlie arrive as traveling nurses/doctors in training to work with local doctor Dok. All of them have different purposes and agendas with being in Stoney Ridge and Dok struggles with giving up some of her work responsibilities.
I liked that this book touched on the differences of Amish and English medical services and postpartum depression.
This book had returning characters from previous books like the hilarious loud mouth Hank. I loved all the characters and their real life struggles and stories in this clean Christian fiction.
This author is one of my favorite Amish authors! I loved it and can’t wait to read more from Stoney Ridge! These books can be read as stand alone stories.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions and views expressed are my own.
About the Author
Suzanne Woods Fisher is a Christy finalist, a Carol and Selah winner, a two-time ECPA Book of the Year finalist, and Publishers Weekly and ECPA bestselling author of more than forty books. Her genres include contemporary and historical romances and Amish fiction. Suzanne and her husband live in a small town in northern California. Most friends act a little nervous around her because they usually wind up in one of her novels. She has four grown children and enough grandchildren to keep her young.
More from Suzanne
The Kitchen Garden by Suzanne Woods Fisher
“Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow.” Amish proverb
Whenever I visit my Amish friends, I always make a point of wandering out to their vegetable gardens to see what’s growing. Their gardens, usually not far from the kitchen, are bigger than most people’s backyards. Gardens, for the Amish, are a family affair. Husbands help their wives ready the soil and add the homebrewed fertilizer (ahem, manure), children help their moms plant, weed, and harvest.
Like so many parts of the Plain life, their value of the home garden—for the sake of nutrition, for sustenance, for well-being—is a wonderful example to those of us who weren’t farm-raised. They’ve been living a sustainable life filled with fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables for over four hundred years. The rest of us are just catching on.
One Amish mom told me a story about her daughter, the youngest of seven. “This girl was a born worrier. Whenever she started on her worry loop, I would send her out to weed in the garden. When she came back in, her worries were gone. There’s just something about weeding that helps a soul settle down.”
I could expand that thought a little further. There’s just something about gardening that helps a soul settle down.
So, it’s late on Saturday and I just wrapped up a very long week. I spoke at three book events and finished the first draft (the drafty-draft) of a novel. I can’t stop thinking about the novel. Is it a mess? As tired as I am, tonight I don’t think I’ve got one more word in me—not to speak, not to write. I’m spent! Done. My husband is out for the evening, so I had a few hours alone at home to relax.
What did I do?
I planted in my garden: lettuce and radishes and carrots. As I dug in the spongy soil, I could feel my soul settle. Worry and exhaustion slipped away as I scattered seeds into furrows. Little by little, that wonderful God-given sense of re-creation returned. Tomorrow, I would write again. Time spent in my little garden does that for me. It renews me and gives me a hope for the future.
Or, at the very least, a good salad.
Overnight Blueberry French Toast
On a sunny July morning, we were served this breakfast dish at an Amish friend’s home and my husband couldn’t stop talking about it. You might be shocked at the amount of eggs, but don’t skimp! It’s worth every bite.
12 slices bread cut in 1” cubes
8 oz. cream cheese cut in ¾” cubes
1 ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries
12 eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 cups milk
Place half the bread cubes in a 9×13 baking dish. Top with cream cheese blueberries and the remaining bread. Beat eggs, syrup and milk and pour evenly over bread.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until well done.
Blog Stops
Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, October 7
The Avid Reader, October 7
Maureen’s Musings, October 8
Life on Chickadee Lane, October 8
Simple Harvest Reads, October 9 (Guest Review from Marilyn Ridgway)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, October 10
Devoted To Hope, October 10
lakesidelivingsite, October 11
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 12
Locks, Hooks and Books, October 12
Jeanette’s Thoughts, October 13
Mary Hake, October 13
She Lives To Read, October 14
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, October 15
Empowermoms, October 15
Texas Book-aholic, October 16
Blossom and Blessings, October 16
Vicky Sluiter, October 17
Little Homeschool on the Prairie, October 17
For Him and My Family, October 18
Holly’s Book Corner, October 18
Cover Lover Book Review, October 19
Blogging With Carol, October 20
Southern Gal Loves to Read, October 20
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Suzanne is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card and a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
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