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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Julie Carpenter (23 Lists)



Where the Shadows Begin by Elizabeth Goddard
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2027
62 books — 82 voters
The Silent Governess by Julie KlassenA Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne GistThe Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie KlassenThe Merchant's Daughter by Melanie DickersonTo Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander
Best Christian Historical Fiction
1,687 books — 1,897 voters

Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews
August 2026 Most Anticipated Romance Releases
160 books — 285 voters
Marrying the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund
Best for Book Clubs
15,520 books — 20,057 voters

Aflame by Roseanna M. WhiteAn Unconventional Lady by Sarah E. LaddMarrying the Matchmaker by Jody HedlundThe Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. PatchWhen the Silence Breaks by Elizabeth Goddard
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2026
345 books — 546 voters
Sonora by Jenni L. WalshThe Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,043 books — 5,579 voters

The Marriage Method by Mimi MatthewsRules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews
Historical Romance 2025
104 books — 80 voters
Too Far To Sea by Lorin GraceA Tartan Love by Nichole VanFate, Fireworks, & Finish Lines by Marion De RéThe Rules of Courtship by Kasey StocktonPaging Dr. Summers by Jennifer Peel
2025 Swoony Awards
623 books — 418 voters

Rules for Ruin by Mimi MatthewsLove Undying by Michele Paige HolmesRoads of Resistance by A.L. SowardsThe Collector of Burned Books by Roseanna M. WhiteA Bachelor's Lessons in Love by Sally Britton
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,432 books — 1,661 voters
Merry Little Hate Notes by Jennifer PeelA Lady of Conscience by Mimi MatthewsBack With You at Forty-Two by Kimberly KreyOne Happy Summer by Becky MonsonSummer Tease by Martha Keyes
2024 Swoony Awards
589 books — 292 voters

Healing the Doctor's Heart by Lorin GraceConverting the Preacher's Heart by Lorin GraceBending the Blacksmith's Heart by Lorin GraceRescuing the Sheriff's Heart by Lorin Grace
Clean Romance Trope: Small Town Romance
97 books — 69 voters
Saved by the Matchmaker by Jody HedlundMemory Lane by Becky WadeThe Cairo Curse by Pepper BashamThe Queen and the Knave by Sarah M. EdenThe Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,671 books — 70,237 voters

The Last Chance Cowboy by Jody HedlundMemory Lane by Becky WadeWait for Me by Jody HedlundA Waltz with Traitors by A.L. Sowards
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2023
320 books — 550 voters
A Pumpkin and a Patch by Jennifer PeelIt Started with a Note by Meg EastonBending the Blacksmith's Heart by Lorin GraceThe Valentine Inn by Jennifer Peel
2022 Swoony Awards
516 books — 594 voters

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson LevineThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareEnflamed by Jody HedlundPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Young Adult Romance
4,192 books — 9,999 voters
My Not So Wicked Stepbrother by Jennifer PeelAbigail by Jess HeilemanHealing Hearts by Sarah M. EdenKiss & Makeup by Lisa Swinton#Awestruck by Sariah Wilson
2019 Swoony Awards
238 books — 107 voters

My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson#Starstruck by Sariah WilsonViolin Words by Taylor DeanKiss Me At Midnight by Lucinda Whitney#Moonstruck by Sariah Wilson
2018 Swoony Awards
413 books — 851 voters
The Bracelet by Jennie HansenThe Fall of Lord Drayson by Rachael AndersonThe Guise of a Gentleman by Donna HatchSusanna and the Spy by Anna ElliottCrumpets and Cowpies by Shanna Hatfield
Clean Regency (or around then) Romance Novels
813 books — 767 voters

A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera AlexanderThe Noble Servant by Melanie DickersonA Stranger at Fellsworth by Sarah E. LaddAn Inconvenient Beauty by Kristi Ann Hunter
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2017
319 books — 931 voters
The Tutor's Daughter by Julie KlassenThe Silent Governess by Julie KlassenThe Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah E. LaddThe Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Julie KlassenA Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann Hunter
Christian Regency Fiction
180 books — 142 voters

Belle by Cameron DokeyBeauty and the Beast by K.M. SheaThe Merchant's Daughter by Melanie DickersonMaking Faces by Amy HarmonSeeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden
Beauty and the Beast
799 books — 1,998 voters
Marry Your Billionaire by Cynthia SavageA Noble Masquerade by Kristi Ann HunterChasing Fireflies by Taylor DeanThe Fall of Lord Drayson by Rachael AndersonThe Thirteenth Chance by Amy Matayo
2016 Swoony Awards
277 books — 455 voters

Edenbrooke by Julianne DonaldsonReturn to Red Castle by Dorothy M. KeddingtonJayhawk by Dorothy M. KeddingtonBlackmoore by Julianne DonaldsonThe Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden
CLEAN Romance Books
2,950 books — 2,043 voters