Leslie Gould is the award-winning author of fifteen novels, including the #1 bestseller The Amish Midwife (CBA and ECPA), co-written with Mindy Starns Clark. The novel, the first in The Women of Lancaster County series, is a Christy Award finalist for 2012. The Amish Nanny, the second in the series, also hit the bestseller list.
One of Leslies stand-alone novels, Beyond the Blue, won of the Romantic Times Book Club Magazines Reviewers Choice Award for Best Inspirational Novel in 2006.
Leslie received her master of fine arts in creative writing from Portland State University in 2009 and has taught fiction as an adjunct professor at Multnomah University. She also teaches workshops at public and private schools and at writers conferences.
A varied work history, from curating a historical museum to editing a bridal magazine, preceded her fiction-writing career. She is also an Army Reserve wife who has supported her husband, Peter, through many years of service, including a deployment to Afghanistan as the commander of a field hospital. Leslie and her husband live in Oregon with their four children.
One of Leslies stand-alone novels, Beyond the Blue, won of the Romantic Times Book Club Magazines Reviewers Choice Award for Best Inspirational Novel in 2006.
Leslie received her master of fine arts in creative writing from Portland State University in 2009 and has taught fiction as an adjunct professor at Multnomah University. She also teaches workshops at public and private schools and at writers conferences.
A varied work history, from curating a historical museum to editing a bridal magazine, preceded her fiction-writing career. She is also an Army Reserve wife who has supported her husband, Peter, through many years of service, including a deployment to Afghanistan as the commander of a field hospital. Leslie and her husband live in Oregon with their four children.
Genres: Inspirational, Urban Fantasy
New and upcoming books
Series
Women of Lancaster County (with Mindy Starns Clark)
1. The Amish Midwife (2010)
2. The Amish Nanny (2011)
3. The Amish Bride (2012)
4. The Amish Seamstress (2013)
5. The Amish Quilter (2018)
1. The Amish Midwife (2010)
2. The Amish Nanny (2011)
3. The Amish Bride (2012)
4. The Amish Seamstress (2013)
5. The Amish Quilter (2018)
Courtships of Lancaster County
1. Courting Cate (2012)
2. Adoring Addie (2013)
3. Minding Molly (2014)
4. Becoming Bea (2014)
1. Courting Cate (2012)
2. Adoring Addie (2013)
3. Minding Molly (2014)
4. Becoming Bea (2014)
Neighbors of Lancaster County
1. Amish Promises (2015)
2. Amish Sweethearts (2016)
3. Amish Weddings (2017)
1. Amish Promises (2015)
2. Amish Sweethearts (2016)
3. Amish Weddings (2017)
Cousins of the Dove (with Mindy Starns Clark)
1. My Brother's Crown (2015)
2. My Sister's Prayer (2016)
3. My Daughter's Legacy (2017)
1. My Brother's Crown (2015)
2. My Sister's Prayer (2016)
3. My Daughter's Legacy (2017)
Sisters of Lancaster County
1. A Plain Leaving (2017)
2. A Simple Singing (2018)
3. A Faithful Gathering (2019)
1. A Plain Leaving (2017)
2. A Simple Singing (2018)
3. A Faithful Gathering (2019)
Plain Patterns
1. Piecing It All Together (2020)
2. A Patchwork Past (2021)
3. Threads of Hope (2022)
1. Piecing It All Together (2020)
2. A Patchwork Past (2021)
3. Threads of Hope (2022)
Novels
Collections
Series contributed to
Home to Heather Creek
The Promise of Spring (2009)
Circle of Grace (2015)
In Gods Hands (2015)
Second Chances (2015)
To Love and Cherish (2015)
The Promise of Spring (2009)
Circle of Grace (2015)
In Gods Hands (2015)
Second Chances (2015)
To Love and Cherish (2015)
Secrets of Wayfarers Inn
14. Red, White, and True (2019)
22. Crossing the River (2020)
27. True North (2021)
14. Red, White, and True (2019)
22. Crossing the River (2020)
27. True North (2021)
Miracles and Mysteries Of Mercy Hospital
4. A Change of Art (2021)
13. Hair Today Gone Tomorrow (2022)
4. A Change of Art (2021)
13. Hair Today Gone Tomorrow (2022)
Love's a Mystery
2. Love's a Mystery in Cape Disappointment, WA (2024) (with Elizabeth Ludwig)
4. Love's a Mystery in Nameless, TN (2024) (with Elizabeth Ludwig)
2. Love's a Mystery in Cape Disappointment, WA (2024) (with Elizabeth Ludwig)
4. Love's a Mystery in Nameless, TN (2024) (with Elizabeth Ludwig)
Omnibus editions show
Leslie Gould recommends
The Patient One (2019)
(Walnut Creek, book 1)
Shelley Shepard Gray
"Gray has created an endearing cast of characters...that both delights and surprisesand kept me thinking about the story long after I turned the last page. Bravo!"
River's Song (2011)
(Inn at Shining Waters, book 1)
Melody Carlson
"In River’s Song, Melody Carlson beautifully tells a generational story of a family living alongside the banks of Oregon’s Siuslaw River. Told with sensitivity and insight the story includes a Native American thread, deals with issues of abuse, and weaves an ending full of redemption and grace. I can’t wait to read the next novel in the series!"
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