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Thrill of the chaste

Weaver-Zercher, Valerie, 1973-

Thrill of the chaste the allure of Amish romance novels / [electronic resource] : Valerie Weaver-Zercher. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (344 p.) - Young Center books in Anabaptist and Pietist studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) 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 1421408929


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


Electronic books.

PS374.C48 / W43 2013

813.009/382