Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

May ~ 'Twinning' (with a twist) ~ read a book by an author that shares an initial with you, has double initials themselves (Teresa Tysinger comes to mind as an example), or has double letters in their name (ie JeNNifer Beckstrom)!

(For those who would like to keep track, a thread for all the year's monthly focus challenges can be found here.)

Quick hint for those also planning to read the author of the month . . . Jocelyn GrEEn definitely counts! 😉

I will be reading A Refuge Assured

Fun challenge! I'll see what I read that fits the parameters.

This author shares my first initial and last name :-)
(5/1)

Double initials
(5/4) Sharon Srock

Double Letters
(5/15) Jocelyn grEEn
(5/9) Kimberly wOOdhouse
(5/18) jeNNifer Rodewald
(5/8) nicole dEEse
(5/20) LyNN Austin
saLLy john (5/23)
(5/29) gabrieLLe meyer
(6/1) dana mcnEEly (slipping this last one in since I read most of it in May)

This is one of my favorite challenges and I love Kate's twist on it this year.

At a minimum, the following books from my pile for this month meet the criteria:
1) Author Shares an Initial with you (K or A)
Kelly Long - (5/18/24)
Ashley Clark - (5/3/24)
Mary Alford - (5/22/24) (5/23/24) (5/24/24)

2) Double Initials
Meg Moseley - (5/2/24)
Jerry Jenkins - (5/13/24)
Colleen Coble - (5/13/24) (5/26/24)
Marissa Moss - (5/7/24)

3) Double Letters in their name
Debby Lee - (5/2/24)
Jean Ferris - (5/9/24)
Donald Hall - (5/6/24)
Peggy Thomas - (5/6/24)
Mary Connealy - (5/8/24) (5/24/24)
Pegg Thomas - (5/31/24)
Evangeline Kelly - (5/16/24)
Robin Caroll - (5/25/24)
Isabella MacDonald Alden - (5/22/24) (5/22/24)
Theresa Lynn Hall -

I'm in
ELLen Labrecque (5/12/24)

Judith McCoy MiLLer (5/24/24)

R.J. GriFFith (5/25/24)

I love seeing the creativity with everyone's ideas for the challenge so far!

Well, since I am currently reading Sandcastle Inn by Irene HaNNon, I am in. And I will be reading Elizabeth GoDDard soon as well.

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

I'm not 100% sure which book, but I'm going to read something by Connilyn Cossette. Most likely

I'm in!

5-6-24 5-3-24 5-20-24 5-4-24 5-8-24 5-9-24 5-14-24 5-17-24 (secular, clean) 5-20-24 5-23-24 5-26-24 5-29-24 5-31-24 5-31-24

I'm in:
Author shares an initial with you:
(L and E)

1. Sarah Leibovits - (finished)
2. Alan Ladd -
3. Judith McCoy MiLLer - The Potter's Lady
4. Jocelyn GrEEn - The Metropolitan Affair

I'm in! Hoping to find a bunch for this one. :D

Shares Initial with Me
- Abby Burrus
- Angela Bell
- Allie Kensington
- Annette K. Larsen
- Kari Trumbo

Double Initials
- Rachel Roden
- Connilyn Cossette
- Jessica C. Joiner

Double Letters
- Pam Hillman
- Jaye Elliot
(GM) - Jeff Schill
- Jeri Massi
- Hannah Currie
- Jessica Greyson

I’m in! I love that our author of the month and book of the month will both count, along with several others on my TBR.

My Initials - J,L,C…Joy Lynnette Cantrell

The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey
(05/04/24) Double letters

I Still Believe: A Memoir by Jeremy Camp
(05/06/24) My initials J & C

The House at Saltwater Point by Colleen Coble
(05/08/24) My initial C, Double initials, & Double letters

A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green
(05/11/24) My initial J, Double letters

Critical Reaction: a novel by Todd M. Johnson
(05/15/24) My initial J, Double letters

A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell
(05/22/24) Double letters

Shattered by Dani Pettrey
(05/25/24) Double letters

Made to Crave: Satisfying Your Deepest Desire with God, Not Food by Lysa TerKeurst
(05/26/24) My initial L

Deadly Target by Elizabeth Goddard
(05/29/24) Double letters


SWEPT AWAY: Tracking Danger Book Two - A K9 Search and Rescue Novel by Liz Bradford
(05/30/24) My initial L

I'm in!

Shares initial with me (B or M)


Double Initials


Double Letters
"Bodden"
"Vannetta"
"Warren"
"Miller"
"Steele"
"Jill"
"Shelley"
"Pepper"
"Lynette"
"Becca"
"Gabrielle"
"Anne"
"Warren"
"Phillips"

Angela BeLL ?

Book of Month?



Do I only have to find one letter M as first or last name as an option, does not require doubles, or both initials?

The book of the month absolutely works for this challenge!
And no, for an initial 'twin', the twin is YOU! No need to find double letters or both first and last names with the same letter. 🙂

Thank you

I’m in.
My possibilities

Double Initials:


Double Letters: Code of Valor Lynette Eason
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell
Nora Goes Off Script Annabel Monaghan

I'm in

Same initials ( SVN)

S - Susan May Warren - 05/03/2024 (and double letters in the name)
S - Sami A. Abrams - 05/06/2024
VS - Kim Vogel Sawyer - 05/31/2024

Double Letters
Jocelyn Green - 05/09/2024
Suzanne Woods Fisher - 05/11/2024
Gabrielle Meyer - 05/17/2024
Hannah Linder - 05/23/2024
Pepper Basham - 05/30/2024

Double Initials

I’m in — KK so Karen Kingsbury it is!
Planning on

I have a few on the go already that will fit this challenge. Will see what I end up with.

by Colleen Coble (May 15) Double Initials & Double Letters
by Kelly Irvin (May 16) Double Letters & shares an initial with me

I’m in :)

Shares initials with me:

Ann Marie Stewart

#1 Felicia Ferguson

#2 Michelle Griep

good finds!

Read , to finish the series. It was very good! Shooting for getting a Connilyn Cossette book in there as well this month, we'll see how it goes!

Seeing her name typed out like that makes me realise just how many ways Connilyn Cossette fits this challenge! Double initials, and THREE sets of double letters in her name! Wow! 👍

I finished by Sarah E. Ladd last night.

Good find!

#3 Lisa Harris

I have finished 7 so far:

1) Author Shares an Initial with you (K or A)
Ashley Clark - (5/3/24)

2) Double Initials
Meg Moseley - (5/2/24)
Marissa Moss - (5/7/24)

3) Double Letters in their name
Jean Ferris - (5/9/24)
Donald Hall - (5/6/24)
Peggy Thomas - (5/6/24)
Mary Connealy - (5/8/24)

Am currently reading:
Colleen Coble -
Jerry Jenkins -
Jessica R. Patch -

great job!

Two more - one I forgot and one I just finished:

Debby Lee - (5/2/24)
Colleen Coble - (5/13/24)

👍

#4 Tracie Peterson & Kimberly Woodhouse

Good job!

#10 - Jerry Jenkins - (5/13/24)

Managed a double-letter one by Alexander McCall Smith:

Currently I'm reading Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist (sharing my initials), so hopefully I can finish that in May and also fill that category!

good work and good luck!

I got a book that fits, both double initials and double letters!
by Colleen Coble

that's fun, Katrina!

Finished by Valerie Hansen and she shares the same initial with my last name.

good job!

Read A few doubles that line up for May’s challenge..

DiANN MiLLs
Breach of Trust

Laura Tamblyn WaTTs
Let's Talk About Aging Parents: A Real-Life Guide to Solving Problems with 27 Essential Conversations

Richard RohR
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

Irene HaNNoN
Labyrinth of Lies

Sarah Sundin
Embers in the London Sky

LyneTTe Eason
Double Take

Mary CoNNealy
Chasing the Horizon

SheLLey Shepard Gray
Her Fear


MicheLLe ShocklEE
Count the Nights by Stars

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great finds!

Just finished one with double letters!

by Kelly Irvin

nice!

#11 - Evangeline Kelly - (5/16/24)

#5 Pegg Thomas

#6 Shelley Shepard Gray

Oh, how fun to see all the books y'all have found for this!

Kate wrote: "Oh, how fun to see all the books y'all have found for this!"
Definitely a FuN challenge 👏