Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973-

Thrill of the chaste : the allure of Amish romance novels / Valerie Weaver-Zercher. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (344 pages). - Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Slap a bonnet on the cover -- The DNA of Amish romance novels -- An evangelical and an Amishman walk into a barn -- Taking the Amish to market -- Is Amishness next to godliness? -- An Amish country getaway -- Virgin mothers -- Amish reading Amish -- Something borrowed, something true -- Happily ever after.



9781421408927


Amish in literature.
Romance fiction, American--History and criticism.
Christian fiction, American--History and criticism.
Amish in literature.


Electronic Books.

PS374 / .T475 2013