Cindy Woodsmall gives you a beautiful tale with characters fashioned with unique craft and sensitivity to the Amish way of life. A Season for Tending will leave see you swept up in a story that absorbs your full attention as Cindy introduces you to Rhoda and her ability to sense when something bad is about to happen.

This and her talent for growing berries and herbs make her the talk of the town and give her an air of mystery that people think best to avoid. Enter Samuel King: hardworking, stubborn and blunt. Struggling to keep his apple orchard fully in profit, he carries a secret from his past. And then there’s young Leah; notoriously bad at making choices.

In this first book in Cindy Woodsmall’s ‘Amish Vines and Orchards Series’, Old Order Amish man, Samuel King, needs to keep the family’s apple orchard profitable to avoid a hostile corporate take-over. Meanwhile, thirty miles away, Rhoda Byler is known for her green thumb and successful canning business, but her father is about to take away her two-acre plantation.

Samuel believes he has the answer to both of their farming business needs. But when he learns that Amish community members suspect Rhoda’s success is down to the practice of magic, he changes his mind. After a tornado destroys his orchard, Samuel seeks a new start among a group of Amish establishing a new settlement in Unity, Maine. However, unaware of Samuel's plans, Rhoda has joined a different group of Amish heading for that same destination.

Cindy Woodsmall is a best-selling author of eight works of fiction and one non-fiction book whose connection with the Amish community has been featured on ABC Nightline, in the Wall Street Journal, and throughout other Christian and general news outlets. She lives with her family just outside of Atlanta.