Marie E. Bast

Marie E. Bast is the Publishers Weekly bestselling author of The Amish Baker's Rival, The Amish Marriage Bargain, and The Amish Baker. The Amish Baker's Rival was a 2021 finalist in the Mid-America Romance Authors Crown Jewel of Books contest, and The Amish Baker was a finalist in the 2020 Book Buyers Best Contest. In 2015, she won the Ignite the Flame Contest in the category of contemporary. Her short stories have also appeared in book compilations to include Chicken Soup for the Soul.

After college, she worked for the Department of the Army supplying the troops in the field. After retirement, she pursued her passion of writing. Her stories whisper words of hope, healing and finding love through complex characters and twisting plots.

When not writing, she’s walking, golfing, gardening, or spending time with her family. She loves to bake and enjoys making homemade rolls and bread.

She holds a B.A., an M.B.A., and an M.A. in General Theology. Bast belongs to the Romance Writers of America, American Christian Fiction Writers, KOD Writers, and SCBWI.

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