The Writing Home of Patrick E. Craig
My Books
The Amish Menorah and Other Stories
The Mystery of Ghost Dancer Ranch
Far On The Ringing Plains
INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS: In the spirit of The Thin Red Line, Hacksaw Ridge, Flags of our Fathers and Pearl Harbor.
Realistic. Gritty. Gutsy. Without taking it too far, Craig and Pura take it far enough to bring war home to your heart, mind, and soul. The rough edge of combat is here. And the rough edge of language, human passion, and our flawed humanity. If you can handle the ruggedness and honesty of Saving Private Ryan, 1917 or Dunkirk, you can handle the power and authenticity of ISLANDS: Far on the Ringing Plains.
For the beauty and the honor is here too. Just like the Bible, in all its roughness and realism and truthfulness about life, reaching out for God is ever-present in ISLANDS. So are hope and faith and self-sacrifice. Prayer. Christ. Courage. An indomitable spirit. And the best of human nature, triumphing over the worst.
Bud Parmalee, Johnny Strange, Billy Martens—three men that had each other’s backs and the backs of every Marine in their company and platoon. All three were raised never to fight. All three saw no other choice but to enlist and try to make a difference. All three would never be the same again. Never. And neither would their world.
This is their story. A NEW BOOK BY MURRAY PURA AND PATRICK E. CRAIG
AVAILABLE NOW!
Joining The Apple Creek Dreams Series and The Paradise Chronicles:
• The Lost Coast (Book 2 in The Adventures of Punkin and Boo series)
• Far On The Ringing Plains with Murray Pura (Book 1 in The Islands series)
• The Scepter And The Isle with Murray Pura (Book 2 in The Islands series)
• The Amish Menorah and A Christmas Collection—Two anthologies of stories by the Men of Amish Fiction
- Willard Carpenter, Patrick E. Craig, Jerry Eicher, Thomas Nye, Murray Pura, and Amos Wyse.
All My AMISH Books
SIX BOOKS IN ONE BOX SET|APPLE CREEK DREAMS AND THE PARADISE CHRONICLES
$7.99
A QUILT FOR JENNA • THE AMISH HEIRESS
Digital Versions $3.99 | Print Versions $11.99
THE ROAD HOME • JENNY’S CHOICE• THE AMISH PRINCESS • THE MENNONITE QUEEN
Digital Versions $4.99 | Print Versions $12.99
Apple Creek Dreams – New Edition
The thrilling series set in the Amish village of Apple Creek, Ohio
NEW!! Edition Two—Apple Creek Dreams
Get Book 1, A Quilt For Jenna at a Special Discount Price for Both Kindle and Print Version.
Welcome to The Writing Home of Patrick E. Craig
Patrick E. Craig’s stories are an uplifting exploration of deep and growing faith in the midst of trials and desperate situations. They are a new and different approach to contemporary Amish fiction.
Amazon Best-selling author, Patrick E. Craig, is a lifelong writer and musician who left a successful performance career to concentrate on writing and publishing both fiction and non-fiction books. In November, 2011, Patrick signed a three book deal with Harvest House Publishers to publish his “Apple Creek Dreams” series. His latest books, “The Amish Heiress” and “The Amish Princess”, published by P&J Publishing, have both spent time on the best seller lists on Amazon. Both books were recently purchased by Harlequin Publishing for their new Walmart Amish promotion series. Patrick lives in Idaho with his wife, Judy. They have two married children and five grandchildren. Patrick is represented by the Steve Laube Agency.
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Apple Creek Dreams
FAVORITE SECTIONS FROM THE BOOKS
A QUILT FOR JENNA • THE ROAD HOME • JENNY’S CHOICE
The Visit
It was late in the afternoon. Bobby had called and asked everyone to meet him in the restaurant at the motel where they were staying in downtown Ossining. He promised that he had some exciting[...]
A Quilt For…Jenny
Jerusha sat at the table in her kitchen. The first rays of dawn were coming up over the eastern fields. A kiss of frost had formed on the windows and the beautiful crystalline patterns[...]
Grief
Jerusha and Reuben encouraged her to begin taking part in the daily life of the farm, and Jenny rediscovered many of the old ways from her childhood that helped her to build a structured schedule[...]
Watch the Trailer – The Road Home by Patrick E Craig
Coming September 1, 2013 - The second book in the Apple Creek Dreams series http://youtu.be/EiDk8rYFhek A Note From Patrick E. Craig - The Road Home What connexion can there have been between many people in[...]
The Revelation
The revelation came with such startling clarity that Jerusha gasped out loud. She nodded her assent and looked over the quilt one more time. The next part that she had to repair was the torn[...]
The Trees of Eden
When I left Paradise in 1978, it was a time of great bitterness in my soul. The days were dark, my heart was empty and my future stretched away before me like some great[...]
The Paradise Chronicles
FAVORITE SECTIONS FROM THE BOOKS
THE AMISH HEIRESS • THE AMISH PRINCESS • THE MENNONITE QUEEN
The Trail
Bobby Halverson studied the note in his hand as he ambled down the hill. Augusta St. Clair. Now that's a name I never thought I'd hear again. He put the scrap of paper in his[...]
The Secret Revealed
When Rachel came home she stood in the hallway thinking about the man she had just met and the woman he represented. Augusta St. Clair. Mama told me that she was a bad woman. Why[...]
Trouble in Paradise
It was a cold and wet March day in Paradise. Spring had not yet arrived with her palette of vivid hues and the predominant color was brown – brown stubble, brown earth, dead grass in[...]