Twenty-year-old Grace Byler is curious about her mother's strange behavior at night, but when she sees her willingly disappear into a car and drive away, Grace is concerned that her mother has abandoned their Amish society.

A secret past forces Melissa James to flee her marriage and seek refuge with a Pennsylvania Dutch family, while her husband fears his own mistake will prevent their reunion.

Former Mennonite innkeeper, Magdalena Yoder Rosen, investigates the attack against Doc Shafor, the originator of the annual Hernia Holstein Competition, and the disappearance of her husband and foster daughter.

When Minerva J. Jay, a local lady known for her prodigious appetite, collapses after consuming pancakes at a church breakfast, Police Chief Chris Ackerman enlists the aid of a pregnant Magdalena Yoder to investigate the case.

"Magdalena Yoder is accused of murdering her ex-husband in this delightfully quirky cozy mystery set among Pennsylvania's Amish-Mennonite community. "You're going to be sorry, Aaron Paul Miller. Before I'm through with you, you're going to wish that you were dead." Shockwaves are running through the small town of Hernia with the news that an enormous, biblical-themed amusement park is to be built on its doorstep, destroying the community's peaceful...

Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder is at the bank with her four-year- old son when three armed Amish men burst in and start shooting and-more surprisingly-cursing. Magdalena protects Little Jacob, and the robbers flee at the sound of police sirens. When Jacob wonders why the bandits had mustaches-unlike all the other Amish men he knows-Magdalena springs into action to catch the thieves. They may be armed, but they may not be Amish!

"Although the culinary fare at Magdalena Yoder's new restaurant, Asian Sensations--a unique combination of Asian and Amish cuisine--is not to everyone's taste, the good citizens of Hernia are unanimously agreed that the desserts concocted by the restaurant chef, Barbara Hostetler, are to die for. Not literally however. When a guest at the PennDutch Inn drops dead shortly after consuming a slice of Barbara's delicious Blitz torte, Magdalena finds herself...

"The annual Billy Goat Gruff Festival is the undisputed highlight of Hernia's social calendar. But when Magdalena Yoder, village mayor and owner of the PennDutch Inn, had the brainwave four years ago, little did she realize that it would soon attract visitors from far and wide - even Australia, as the unexpected arrival of Gabe's long-lost cousin, Miriam, at the inn confirms. Unfortunately, the shock of Miriam's one-legged appearance is soon usurped...

"Opening her hostelry to a Hollywood movie crew despite misgivings, Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder is horrified when the ensuing cacophony results in a murder in which she suddenly finds herself the chief suspect."--from NoveList.

Innkeeper Magdalena Yoder takes on the task of investigating the murder of the pastor of Beechy Grove Mennonite Church after he dies face down in his bowl at the annual chili supper cook-off.