Linda Byler grew up Amish and is an active member of the Amish church today. She is the author of seven popular fiction series, all set in the Amish world: New Directions, The Long Road Home, The Dakota Series, Hester's Hunt for Home, Lancaster Burning, Sadie's Montana, and Lizzie Searches for Love. In addition, Byler has authored several standalone titles andChristmas romances.Linda writes all her novels by hand in a notebook and is also well known within the Amish community as a columnist for a weekly Amish newspaper.