USA Today Bestselling Author Serena B. Miller’s “The Heart of Sugarcreek” Named Finalist for 2025 ACFW Carol Award
Christmas in July Celebrates Heartwarming Holiday Tale Set in Ohio’s Amish Country Minford, Ohio — The magic of Christmas meets the charm of Ohio’s Amish community in Sugarcreek in USA Today bestselling author Serena B. Miller’s “The Heart of Sugarcreek,” which has been announced as a finalist in the prestigious 2025 ACFW Carol Awards in the Romance category. As readers embrace “Christmas in July” celebrations, Miller’s fifth installment in the beloved “Love’s Journey in Sugarcreek” series offers the perfect seasonal escape to the snow-covered hills of Ohio’s Amish country. Set during the holiday season in the picturesque village of Sugarcreek, Ohio, “The Heart of Sugarcreek” weaves together the touching love stories of two couples finding second chances at happiness. When Amish widow Lydia Troyer meets the kindly widower Malachi during an unexpected winter storm, neither expects to discover love again. Meanwhile, her sister Bertha finds her heart rekindled with Anthony, a Mennonite doctor from her past, leading to life-changing decisions that will forever alter the close-knit Troyer family. “After that first book was published, I kept missing my characters and the only way to revisit them was to go back and write another book,” says Miller, reflecting on her decade-long […]