Author of Sutter’s Cross (K1085), a Booklist Top Pick, W. Dale Cramer evokes the ambiance of a small Southern town in this inspiring novel. Jeremy’s mother has passed away, leaving him with an odd request. He is to find his Uncle Aiden, a hardrock miner, and stay with him, regardless of Aiden’s wishes. Jeremy’s faith in God gives him the courage to find the humanity behind this tough-as-steel man. “. Cramer has a delicious way with a pen, whether he’s crafting a lush Southern backdrop or offering glimpses of [his characters’] interior lives.”-Publishers Weekly, starred review

Acclaimed inspirational author W. Dale Cramer pens the tale of an Amish prodigal’s struggle for faith and forgiveness. As Will returns to bury his dad, his mind flashes back 42 years to when he fled his Amish heritage, abandoning his unborn child’s mother and inflicting pain only a parent can fathom. Now he understands that pain. And he thinks of all those years of silence-all those words never spoken. But as his father lies cold and still, is all hope for healing gone?

Multiple Christy Award winner Dale Cramer launches a compelling trilogy with Paradise Valley. When Amish fathers are imprisoned in 1920s Ohio for failing to send their children to public school, their kids are snatched from the family, herded into group homes, and trained in “worldly ways.” Such outrages prompt Caleb Bender to move his family to Paradise Valley, Mexico. “Cramer’s ability . sets this Amish novel apart from the rest .”-Booklist

W. Dale Cramer, multiple Christy Award-winning author of Bad Ground and Levi’s Will, delivers a Romantic Times Top Pick tale of a reluctant Mr. Mom who discovers what matters most. After a series of bizarre events, ironworker Mick Brannigan finds himself knee-deep in laundry- and considering a retreat to his hopelessly littered kitchen. He soon learns important lessons from unlikely sources. “. a beautiful story filled with humor, gritty reality, subtle truths, warm-hearted prose and touching characters.”-Romantic Times

Life in the small Southern town of Sutter’s Cross is comfortable and predictible until the homeless man shows up. Disheveled and bruised, he seems to have no past. But almost immediatly, the town is touched by his quiet presence. Who is this stranger? Sutter’s Cross, a Main Selection of the Crossings Book Club, sheds new light on the nature of God’s guidance.

Christy Award winner Dale Cramer’s enthralling Paradise Valley introduced Caleb Bender, an Amish man who, in the 1920s, led his family from Ohio to Mexico to form a new settlement. Its compelling sequel, The Captive Heart finds Caleb and his family struggling to adapt to their new lives in a country torn apart by revolution. But their true test is yet to come. When a bandit kidnaps his daughter and wounds his son, Caleb knows he must act before his children are put in further danger. Yet what can an Amish man do when violence is strictly forbidden?

Dale Cramer’s award-winning Amish historical fiction continues to capture the hearts of listeners everywhere. Set in the 1920s, this third novel featuring the daughters of Caleb Bender finds the family in peril when a group of corrupt soldiers arrive at their settlement in Paradise Valley, Mexico. After watching Miriam’s heart break when her beloved Domingo leaves for the war, Caleb must seek the strength to maintain his pacifist ideology in the face of evil.