Jan 12, 2026
The charming Amish district of Stoney Ridge has new residents. Listen in as Suzanne Woods Fisher and I chat about this latest book, A Hidden Hope, and the fun she had writing it.
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Chats with Suzanne Woods Fisher are always lovely. We talked about this book and about her love of writing about outsiders and how they find their place in the world.
A Hidden Hope by Suzanne Woods Fisher
With the arrival of three unexpected newcomers to Stoney
Ridge comes an array of secrets and emotions brewing just beneath
the surface.
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.
PRAISE FOR A HEALING TOUCH
"The author perceptively sketches her characters' emotional arcs as
life's challenges yield unexpected gifts, speaking to the power of
second chances, faith, and love."--Publishers
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