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Tapestry of Love” (literally — in a notebook) after beginning her writing career at an Amish newspaper.The second novel in her “New Directions” romance series chronicles the romance between two traditional Amish youngsters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and has sold close to a million copies, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.But Byler has gotten blowback from some community elders who claim the success of her tome is fueling sexual abuse, she told the outlet.“They are very tame books,” Byler said, dismissing comparisons to the sadomasochistic “Fifty Shades of Grey” novels, which shocked and titillated readers just over a decade ago.“There’s nothing unclean in them. There is some touching, my publisher said it would have to be discreet, and a little bit of a kiss,” she said, adding there was no sex in the book.Byler began newspaper reporting when her husband went bankrupt and later transitioned to publishing books for children before writing about the amorous side of Amish culture, where premarital sex — not to mention divorce, cars, electricity and cellphones — are verboten.Her books have increasingly become popular in the conservative US Bible Belt and other Christian communities, and Byler said she has earned a lifetime of money for her and her husband.However, she claims she is being unfairly blamed for recent publicized cases of sex abuse in the Amish community.“In the last 10 years or so, romance novels have become wrong in the community,” Byler told the Daily Mail.

has certainly featured some shocking moments. The TLC series, which is a spin-off of the hit, has been on for seven seasons and has been filled with touching moments and cringeworthy scenes.ET has an exclusive look back at the top 10 most memorable fan-favorite moments in a compilation video.There are some heartbreaking scenes, including one in which an adopted Black Mennonite girl reflects on the racism she endured in her own family.

Many people are tempted to live a more simple life and focus less on modernity and technology.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticAt the movies, I don’t scare easily, but the “Paranormal Activity” films have usually found a way to get under my skin, at least for a few moments. They’ve been coming out since 2007, and in all that time they’ve turned into their own genre, with its own tropes and shivers (the stories told through a camcorder darkly, the flash-cut ghosts and demons).

Diddy — who legally changed his name to Sean Love Combs — revealed that he spent a valuable summer as a kid staying with Amish folks.At the Fresh Air Fund’s virtual gala, the hip-hop mogul declared, “My name is Sean Love Combs and I am a former Fresh Air Fund kid. I grew up in Harlem.