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Undercover Amish : Covert Police Detectives Unit Series, book 1 Kindle Edition

by Ashley Emma (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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She left the Amish to become a police officer, but she never thought her most difficult case would be in her former community.

Detective Olivia Mast swore she’d never return to Unity, Maine, where she lost her entire family to a fire and killed her abusive husband in self-defense. She’d rather run through gunfire than go back there, but she has her orders.

The community refuses to seek justice after a murder, so Olivia must don her prayer kapp once more to investigate undercover. She’s the only one in her unit able to blend in as one of the Amish and get information from them.

Because she’s going undercover, she has to deceive her community and family by letting them think she wants to rejoin the Amish and come home for good.

To top it all off, she must also covertly protect the man she dated as a teenager, Isaac Troyer, who somehow looks even better now than he did back then. But that’s beside the point. They aren’t the teenagers they used to be.

When Olivia returns to Unity, Isaac Troyer believes he’s getting a second chance at love.

Though a plain cabinet maker, he’s a target. And he has no idea Olivia is now an undercover detective carrying a 9mm under her skirts.

When Olivia realizes she needs Isaac's help most of all because of his connections to the suspect, she must tell him the truth. Will Isaac be willing to break sacred Amish rules in order to help Olivia stop the murderer?

Undercover Amish was a finalist in Maine Romance Writers Strut Your Stuff Competition 2015 where it received 26 out of 27 points!

"Buy this book! It's a five-star read in my opinion. Whether you have ever read Amish detective stories before or not, I know you'll like this one and be totally engaged from start to finish. The characters are well-developed, unique, quirky and three-dimensional. I enjoyed the author giving her readers an inside view of the Amish community, especially during dangerous and unpredictable times. I eagerly await the sequel to this novel!"
-Wendy Pearson, moderator of The Write Practice

This is book 1 in the Covert Police Detectives Unit Series, and this series can be read in any order.

In this series:
Undercover Amish
Amish Under Fire
Amish Amnesia
Amish Assassin
Amish Alias
Amish Accident
Amish Identity
Amish Espionage
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Ashley Emmas bestselling book Undercover Amish received 26 out of 27 points as a finalist in the Maine Romance Writers Strut Your Stuff novel writing competition in 2015. Its sequel, Amish Under Fire, was a semi-finalist in Harlequins So You Think You Can Write novel writing competition, also in 2015. Ashley owns Fearless Publishing House in Maine, where she lives with her husband and two children.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01L6JE49G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fearless Publishing House; 2 edition (28 August 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5533 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
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Ashley Emma wrote her first novel at age 12 and published it at 16. She was home schooled and knew since she was a child that she wanted to be a novelist. She's now an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of over 20 Amish fiction books.

Ashley has a deep respect and love for the Amish and wanted to make sure her Amish books were genuine. When she was 20, she stayed with three Amish families in a community in Maine where she made many friends and did her research for her Amish books. To read about what it was like to live among the Amish, check out her book Amish for a Week (a true story).

Ashley's novel Amish Alias was a Gold Medal Winner in the Global Book Awards 2021. Her bestselling book Undercover Amish received 26 out of 27 points as a finalist in the Maine Romance Writers Strut Your Stuff novel writing competition in 2015. Its sequel Amish Under Fire was a semi-finalist in Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write novel writing competition also in 2015. Two of her short stories have been published online in writing contests and she co-wrote an article for ProofreadAnywhere.com in 2016. She judged the Fifth Anniversary Writing Contest for Becoming Writer in the summer of 2016.

Ashley owns Fearless Publishing House in Maine where she lives with her husband and four children. She is passionate about helping her clients self-publish their own books so they can build their businesses or achieve their dream of becoming an author.

Download some of Ashley's free Amish books at www.AshleyEmmaAuthor.com.

ashley@ashleyemmaauthor.com

>>>>Check out Ashley's TV interview with News Center 6 Maine! https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/207-interview/what-led-a-writer-to-the-amish/97-5d22729f-9cd0-4358-809d-305e7324f8f1

See all Ashley's other podcast interviews and articles she's been featured in here: http://ashleyemmaauthor.com/author-interview/

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5.0 out of 5 stars quite enjoyable
Reviewed in Australia on 24 September 2016
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Quite enjoyable. Few times it jumped from the now to the past but not enough to be annoying. Thought i had the perp pegged quickly but i was wrong. Looking foward to the next book
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MJP
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
Reviewed in Australia on 6 August 2017
What a lovely story. A good plot and well developed characters. Mix of action/suspence/romance. Good description of not only Amish life but a christian view of God's forgiveness and healing came out in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will look at reading more from this author.
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David Powers
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad start
Reviewed in Australia on 30 July 2021
It is good to see a story about people who are struggling with questions of faith, struggling to do the right thing even when others will punsh them for doing so, not just powering a long but recognizing that they need help and wisdom to do, working through their lack of faith.

The detecive story seems rather secndhand/derivative, reflecting more casual knowledge frmo TV than actual research, but the plot is fair enough, with a few good twists and turns.
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SouthernAngel
5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner:
Reviewed in Australia on 28 June 2017
A page turner that had me hooked from the start. An emotional roller-coaster, with twists and turns, mystery, abuse, death, murder, arson, family, friendship and love. An interesting insight into a community Amish.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A TWIST
Reviewed in the United States on 17 February 2024
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There are so many twists in this story. It keeps you guessing who did what to whom. The love story is really well written and had me wondering what would happen next. This book is so full of what ifs you won't want to put it down.
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A. Violine
5.0 out of 5 stars confronting and solving the past
Reviewed in Canada on 25 October 2020
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Six years after she left the community, Olivia Mast has to return to solve a murder and protect Isaac. Since the Amish do not report crimes or answer the police, Olivia goes undercover and pretends to want to rejoin the church. As the attacks continue, she has her work cut out for her, which is now also entangled with emotions since her former feelings for Isaac are being reawakened…
Olivia’s dedication to her work is impressive. Though expected from her to do her job correctly, she has to confront her past and all the hurts that go with it. Being the strong character she is, Olivia not only solves even more than was asked of her and comes out stronger. It was beautiful to read about Isaac’s love for her. He loved every facet of her personality, even though she did not fit the ideal image of an Amish woman. The story is highly captivating and well written. Once I started, I could barely stop reading. Hopefully, you will enjoy reading this book as much as I did ☺.
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Sam
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read and enjoyable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2020
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Was not sure when I purchased this book as it was described as a romantic mystery book but to my surprise found it a great read more mystery than romance but they combined just right will definitely try another book by the same author.
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Tamara
5.0 out of 5 stars Krimi unter Amish
Reviewed in Germany on 1 October 2016
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Ein Buch, das ich nicht aus der Hand legen konnte. Es war spannend, das Ende konnte man so nicht erwarten, man war wirklich darauf gespannt, wie es ausgeht.
Die Umgebung war ungewöhnlich, was dem Buch noch mehr Reiz gegeben hat. Ich denke, dass die Amish Gemeinde gut recherchiert wurde, die Beschreibungen kamen mir sehr glaubwürdig vor.
Liv, als Protagonistin, ist nicht eindimensional gewesen, ihre Handlungen und Überlegungen waren nachvollziehbar und ich konnte mich schon mit ihr identifizieren.
Die Liebesgeschichte war für mich nicht sehr wichtig, aber auch nicht störend. Es gehört einfach zu dem Buch.
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Helen
5.0 out of 5 stars Filled With Action and Suspense
Reviewed in the United States on 7 April 2021
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The Undercover Amish is book one in A Covert Police Detective Unit series. Detective Olivia Mast grew up in an Amish community in Maine. While there she witnessed her family’s home being burned down with her family inside and she was terribly abused by her husband. After his death she left the Amish community and became a police detective. She vowed never to return to the Amish community but is sent there when a murder and other incidents are reported.

The Amish do not report legal situations. They leave it in God’s control, so Olivia has to convince the community she wants to come back so they will talk with her. The person she is sent to protect just happens to be an old boyfriend.

This is a really good book! It is filled with action and suspense. Yet it still contains the simple life the Amish live, one filled with faith. The characters and communities are well introduced. This is the first Amish detective story I have read and I was so drawn into it that I kept reading the series. Olivia and her husband are briefly introduced in the prequel, The Amish Schoolteacher’s Escape. The author has written these books so they do not need to be read in order. But some characters are mentioned in following stories.

The author generously gave this ebook to readers. I was not required to write a review.
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