The Bake Shop
By Amy Clipston
2019
First Published
4.18
Average Rating
328
Number of Pages
Part of Series
The first installment of Amy Clipston’s bestselling Amish Marketplace series! Cakes, pies, and a tender romance await you in The Bake Shop . Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, but when her bake stand becomes too busy, her mother encourages her to move her business to the local market. Her new bake shop is an instant success, but it becomes so inundated with customers that the line blocks the leather and woodcraft shop next door. The shop’s owner, Jeff Stoltzfus, catches Christiana’s attention at first glance with his dark brown eyes and sad expression, and she longs to know more about him. After a series of mishaps and Jeff’s complaints that her stand is driving away his business due to the lines, their relationship begins rockily. Drawn to each other despite themselves, Jeff and Christiana forge a friendship that begins to deepen, and Jeff slowly begins to trust her with the painful secrets of his past. When Christiana’s father makes a surprise visit to the market, he is upset to find that Jeff uses the building’s electricity to personalize his items. He tells Christiana that Jeff is too modern for her, and she’s forbidden from dating him. Christiana is crushed, but she knows she must obey her father. When Jeff’s shop catches fire one day, he puts the entire market in jeopardy—including Christiana’s bake shop, but she can’t deny how she feels about him despite his mistakes. Though the odds are against them, can the two young people find a way to rebuild both their businesses and their relationship?
Avg Rating
4.18
Number of Ratings
1,981
5 STARS
45%
4 STARS
34%
3 STARS
16%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
1%
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Author
Amy Clipston
Author · 80 books
Hi! I'm a bestselling author of heartwarming romance and happily ever after. Contemporary Romance (Non-Amish) • The Heart of Splendid Lake (2021) • The View from Coral Cove (5/2022) • On the Way to Christmas (Anthology) (10/2022) • Something Old, Something New (1/2023) An Amish Legacy
- Foundation of Love (2022)
- Building a Future (2022)
- Breaking New Ground (2023)
- The Hearts of Shelter (2023) An Amish Marketplace
- The Bake Shop (2019)
- The Farm Stand (2020)
- The Coffee Corner (2020)
- The Jam and Jelly Nook (2021) An Amish Homestead
- A Place at our Table (2017)
- Room on the Porch Swing (2018)
- Seat by the Hearth (2018)
- A Welcome at Our Door (2019) An Amish Heirloom
- The Forgotten Recipe (2015)
- The Courtship Basket (2016)
- The Cherished Quilt (2017)
- The Beloved Hope Chest (2017) Hearts of Lancaster Grand Hotel
- A Hopeful Heart (2013)
- A Mother’s Secret (2014)
- A Dream of Home (2015)
- A Simple Prayer (2015) Kauffman Amish Bakery
- A Gift of Grace (2009)
- A Promise of Hope (2010)
- A Place of Peace (2011)
- A Life of Joy (2012)
- A Season of Love (2012) Amish Anthologies • An Amish Kitchen (2012) – Spoonful of Love (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Cradle (2015) – A Son for Always (This story complements A Mother’s Secret) • An Amish Market (2016) – Love Birds (This story complements The Forgotten Recipe) • An Amish Harvest (2016) – Love & Buggy Rides (This complements The Courtship Basket) • An Amish Home (2017) – Home Sweet Home (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Summer (2017) – Summer Storms (Stand-alone story) • Amish Sweethearts (2018) –Complements The Kauffman Amish Bakery Series and also has a sequel to my story in An Amish Summer • An Amish Heirloom (2018) – Complements A Place at our Table • An Amish Homecoming (2018) – Complements A Place at our Table • Seasons of an Amish Garden (2019) – Complements The Christmas Cat, novella included in An Amish Christmas Love • An Amish Reunion (2019) – Complements Room on the Porch Swing • An Amish Christmas Bakery (2019) – Cookies and Cheer (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Singing (2021) (Collection of four stories by Amy Clipston) • An Amish Christmas Wedding (2020) –Evergreen Love (Stand-alone story) • An Amish Barn Raising (2021) • An Amish Schoolroom (2021) • An Amish Quilting Bee (2021) Young Adult
- Roadside Assistance (2011)
- Reckless Heart (2012) (Kauffman Amish Bakery young adult book)
- Destination Unknown (2014)
- Miles from Nowhere (2015) Non-Fiction A Gift of Love (2014) Seasonal • A Plain and Simple Christmas (2010) Naomi’s Gift (2011) • Kauffman Amish Christmas Collection (2012) • An Amish Christmas Gift (2015) includes Naomi’s Gift • An Amish Christmas Love (2017) –The Christmas Cat • An Amish Christmas Bakery (2019) • An Amish Christmas Wedding (2020) • On the Way to Christmas (2022)
