Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

July - September 2024

Let’s read books that connect to one another via words in the titles.

How It Works:
Read any book with a minimum of four words in the title.
Then read a book that shares any title word with that book (articles may be used OR discarded).
Then read a book that shares any title word with book #2.
Etc.

Minimum number of books for the chain is three, but you may make your chain of books as long as you like past that.

You may read as many chains at a time as you like. Just start them each in a new comment so I may create a tracker button for each one.

The books in each chain must be read in order.

If you’re working on more than one chain, you may read the chains out of order, but within each chain, the books must be read in order. This means that you could get stuck on chain #1 book #2 but go ahead and read chain #2 book #3 (if you’ve already read #2 in that chain).

Rules:
* books may only be used for one chain each
* Rereads okay
* No page minimum
* Please repost your completed challenge when you are finished.

Annette Chain 1 Chain 2 Chain 3

Bridget Chain 1 Chain 2 Chain 3

Crystal Chain 1 Chain 2


Evangelise Rose

Hannah

Karen Chain 1 Chain 2 Chain 3 Chain 4 Chain 5 Chain 6 Chain 7 Chain 8 Chain 9 Chain 10 Chain 11 Chain 12
Kim

Lauri
Loraine
Lynnette

Michelle Chain 1 Chain 2 Chain 3 Chain 4 Chain 5
MissyTexas

Reagan Chain 1 Chain 2 Chain 3

Sarita

Writer Chain 1 Chain 2 Chain 3 Chain 4 Chain 5

I'm in.

Chain 1
1. Anchor in the Storm
2. Love in Tandem
3. For the Love of Dogs
4. Love, Unscripted
5. Love on a Whim
6. Love at First Bark
7. Sit, Stay, Love
8. Paws for Love
9. Targeted for Murder

I'm in

Chain 1:

√1. The Printed Letter Bookshop - 07/05/2024
√2. The Summer of Yes - 07/09/2024 (the)
√3. The British Booksellers - 07/19/2024 (the)
√4. The Solid Grounds Coffee Company (the)
√5. Between the Sound and Sea (the)

Chain 2:
√1. Brunch at Bittersweet Café - 07/08/2024
√2. At Your Request - 08/24/2024 (At)
√3. Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor

Chain 3:
√1. Until Our Time Comes - 07/21/2024

Chain 4:
√1. Ambush in the Mountains - 07/21/2024
√2. Into the Starlight - 07/29/2024 (in/into)
√3. The Berlin Letters (the)

Chain 5:
√1. A Life Once Dreamed - 08/24/2024

Chain 6:
The Edge of Belonging

I'm in. Not sure how many chains I'll try.

I'm in.
1. I'll Never Say Goodbye
2. Never Again Good-bye
3. Dare to Dream Again
4, Dream with Me, Cowboy
5. Once Upon a Cowboy
6. Things We Once Held Dear

I’m in - going to see how long it goes

(GM)
A

CHOICE(S)

HEART

HER

MATCH

CHRISTMAS

CROSS-COUNTRY

WEDDING

HOPE

BETWEEN

MOUNTAIN(S)

GILDED

WITHIN



Chain #2: titles with LOVE

I'm in!

Chain 1:
1. How to Catch a Prince Rachel Hauck (4+ words)
2. To Tame a Cowboy Jody Hedlund (to)

I’m in please.

I'm in. I will start with 1 chain

Chain 1

1. A Lady in Attendance (7/21/24)
2. Violets in February (8/4/24)
3. Until Leaves Fall in Paris (8/9/24)

I’m in…

✅ 1️⃣ The Keeper of Hidden Books completed 07/12


✅ 2️⃣ The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan completed 07/24.


✅ 3️⃣ The Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille Aubrey — Completed 07/29 (warning, drugged assault of some sort)

Book Chain 1

When Through Deep Waters
WHEN
Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not
LIFE
The Pages of Her Life

Book Chain 2

Parenting by The Book: Biblical Wisdom for Raising Your Child

Book Chain 3

Book Chain 4

Book Chain 5

Reserve

Reserve

I’m not sure how far I’ll get with this one, but I’ll give it a try.

July - September 2024

How It Works:
Read any book with a minimum of four words in the title.
Then read a book that shares any title word with that book (articles may be used OR discarded).
Then read a book that shares any title word with book #2.
The books in each chain must be read in order.

* Please repost your completed challenge when you are finished

CHAIN #1
1. No Pit So Deep, 1 by James Nathaniel Miller II
(07/03/24)
2.No
No Neutral Ground by Terri Wangard
(09/11/24)
3.

CHAIN #2
1. My True Love Gave to Me by Karen Witemeyer
(07/07/24)
2. Love
Love Between the Lines by Colleen Coble
(08/12/24)
3.The
The Cairo Curse by Pepper Basham
(09/30/24)

CHAIN #3
1. Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar
(07/24/24)
2.The
The Mother Road by Jennifer AlLee
(07/25/24)
3.The
The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham
(07/28/24)
4. The
The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green
(08/07/24)
5. The
The Dance by Dan Walsh & Gary Smalley
(08/11/24)
6. The
The Do Over by Joyce Swann & Alexandra Swann
(08/17/24)


CHAIN #4
1. The Essential Guide to Bible Prophecy: 13 Keys to Understanding the End Times by Tim LaHaye & Ed Hindson
(08/07/24)
2. The
The Shoe Box: A Christmas Story by Francine Rivers
(08/11/24)
3. The
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham
(08/27/24)

CHAIN #5
1, To Enchant a Lady's Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher
(08/08/24)
2. A
A Change of Fortune by Jen Turano
(08/13/24)
3. Of
Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes
(09/04/24)

Overflow…just in case I decide to start more chains.

I'm starting with 4 chains. This was more challenging than I expected - the titles of most books in my piles are 3 words or less.

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 1:
1. Fading Into the Night by Vannetta Chapman (7/3/24)
2. Night Night, Farm by Amy Parker (8/16/24)
3. One Night in Bethlehem by Kenneth Wyman (9/13/24)
4. An Amish Christmas Night : Amish Romance by Grace Mast (9/15/24)
5. Amish Christmas Wishes by Mary Alford (9/16/24)
6. The Amish Love Letter by Ruth Bawell (9/16/24)
7. Letter to the American Church by Eric Metaxas
8. Love Letters from Cowboy by Lacy Williams
9. The Centurion's Letter by Janice V. Mims
10. The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn

Next Chain

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 2:
1. Eye of the Storm by Mary Alford (7/3/24)
2. Beyond the Storm by Mary Manners (7/4/24)
3. A Gathering Storm by Mary Alford (7/21/24)
4. DANGEROUS STORM: a clean, small town romantic suspense by Roxanne Rustand
5. Dangerous Holiday by Roxanne Rustand
6. Dangerous Past by Roxanne Rustand
7. Shadows of the Past by Patricia Bradley
8. In the Shadow of Evil by Robin Caroll
9. Shadow Bones by Colleen Coble
10. Gathering Shadows by Nancy Mehl

Third chain

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 3:
1. Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing by Heather Day Gilbert (9/3/24)
2. Wolf Creek Danger by Roxanne Rustand (9/25/24)
3. Tracking Danger by Terri Reed (10/21/24)
4. Tracking Stolen Secrets by Laura Scott
5. Deadly Yellowstone Secrets by Kari Trumbo
6. Deadly Secrets by Margaret Daley
7. Deadly Hunt by Margaret Daley
8. Deadly Past by Mary Alford

Fourth chain

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 4:
1. At the Cross: an Easter Short Story by Ashton E. Dorow (7/6/24)
2. Jesus Loves the Little Children: A Chosen Story Hardcover Dallas and Amanda Jenkins and Kristen Hendricks by Dallas and Amanda Jenkins (7/14/24)
3. A Little Bit of Love by Kimberly Rae Jordan (9/22/24)
4. A Little Christian's Animals: Animal-Centered Bible Stories for Christian Toddlers, Kids, Boys, and Girls with Pictures and Rhymes by Lila Noffsinger (9/22/24)
5. On Desolate Heights, Balaam's Story by Naomi Craig
6. The Edge of Promise: Short Story Collection by Mesu Andrews
7. Encountering Christlikeness: Devotional Portraits of Christ-Like Behavior by Brad Simon
8. Encountering the Master Carpenter: Discover how the Carpenter from Nazareth still builds the Faith of those who follow Him. by Brad Simon

Andrea - I'm assuming the word count total includes things like subtitles if it is how Goodreads shows it - such as the title starting my fourth chain. Correct?

Chain 1 ` AND
(7/6) ~ (7/11)~ (7/22) (7/31) (8/28)

Chain 2 MERCY
(7/28) (7/29) (7/31)
Chain 3 GRACE
(8/17) (8/18) (8/22)
Chain 4 To

I'm in!

Chain 1-
1. Corpse in the Chard -
2. Embers in the London Sky
3. The Cherry Harvest -
4. The Christmas Lamp -
5. The Book of Lost Friends -
6. The Souls of Lost Lake -
7. Heart in the Highlands -
8. In Search of a Prince -
9. Out of the Embers -

Chain 2-
1. Back to School Murder -
2. Once Upon a Murder -
3. Valentine Murder -
4. Christmas Cookie Murder -
5. Turkey Day Murder -
6.

Chain 3-
1. Luck of the Irish: A Cozy Mystery Anthology -
2. The Berlin Letters-
3.The Visitor -
4. Lady Almina and the Story of the Real Downton Abbey -
5. The Winter Rose -
6. The Knitting Diaries
7. The Tanglewood Tea Shop -
8. The Christmas Cat -
9. The Love Audit -
10. The Book Thief -

Reserved

Reserved

@Andrea - should all book in the chain be 4 words or only the first book?

Chain #1

1) The Grace That Leads Us Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer 7/4/24
2) Home to Pebble Creek by Vanetta Chapman 7/4/24
3) No One to Trust by Lynette Eason 7/6/24
4) The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate 7/15/24
5) A Gift from Bob: How a Street Cat Helped One Man Learn the Meaning of Christmas by James Bowen 7/19/24
6) The Gift of Grace by Julie Lessman 7/20/24
7) Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart 7/27/24
8) The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey 7/30/24
9) The Christmas Visitor by Linda Byler 8/04/24
10) Hope for Christmas by Elizabeth Maddrey 8/05/24
11) Amish Widow's Hope by Samantha Price 8/6/24
12) Amish Circle of Blessings by Samantha Price 8/13/24
13) Sweet Christmas Blessings: Amish Romance by Emma Cartwright 8/16/24
14) Sweet Holiday Wishes by Melissa McClone 8/21/24
15) The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple (minimal language) 8/25/24
16) Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids by Kimberly Dean 8/26/24
17) For the Love of Pete: A Story of Faith, Family, and Football by P. Grant Gartrell 8/29
18) O Me of Little Faith: True Confessions of a Spiritual Weakling by Jason Boyett 9/5
19) Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 9/6
20) Return to the Big Valley by Wanda E. Brunstetter 9/11
21) Return of the Monarchs (An Amish Romance): Includes Amish Recipes and Reading Group Guide by Beth Wiseman 9/12
22) The Eyes of the Heart by Embassie Susberry 9/13
23) To Steal a Heart by Jen Turano 9/17/24

Chain #2

1) The Heart Between Us: Two Sisters, One Heart Transplant, and a Bucket List by Lindsay Harrel 7/7/24
2) Your Words Your Heart by Louise Bélanger 7/9/24
3) The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese 7/11/24
4) What Once Was Lost by Kim Vogel Sawyer 7/14/24
5) Things We Once Held Dear by Ann Tatlock 7/18/24
6) Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer 7/24/24
7) Almost Like Being in Love by Beth K Vogt 7/27/24
8) You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Toni Shiloh 8/2/24
9) The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson 8/3/24
10) Just in Case You Ever Feel Alone by Max Lucado 8/6/24
11) Just As I Am by Kim Vogel Sawyer 8/8/24
12) Loving Them as her Own by Naomi Troyer 8/10/24
13) Lamp unto Her Feet by Paula Mowery 8/19/24
14) The Sky Beneath My Feet by Lisa Samson 8/22/24
15) Beneath a Southern Sky by Deborah Raney 8/28/24
16) Sweet Tea and Southern Grace by Glenda C. Manus 8/30/24
17) How Sweet It Is by Andrea Christenson 9/05/24
18) How the Light Gets In by Jolina Petersheim 9/19/24

Chain #3

1) A Plain & Fancy Christmas by Cynthia Keller 7/7/24
2) Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake 7/17/24
3) Miles and the Grumpy Pants by Zachary Locker 7/17/24
4) Miles from Where We Started by Cynthia Ruchti 7/25/24
5) You're Loved No Matter What: Freeing Your Heart from the Need to Be Perfect by Holley Gerth 7/29/24
6) One Perfect Spring by Irene Hannon 8/7/24
7) Come Spring by Tim LaHaye 8/13/24
8) When I Come Home Again] by Jennifer Rodewald 8/17
9) Falling for You Again by Catherine Palmer 9/1
10)12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You by Tony Reinke 9/3
11)Always Kiss Your First Love by Taylor Hart 9/4
12)Now and Then and Always by Melissa Tagg 9/9
13)The Trellis and the Seed: A Book of Encouragement for All Ages by Jan Karon 9/9
14)The Best Summer of Our Lives by Rachel Hauck 9/15
15) The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands by Lysa TerKeurst 9/21

Andrea, do words have to be exact matches? For example, does bride and brides work?

I thought it was only the first book in the chain that needs 4 or more words.

Michelle wrote: "I thought it was only the first book in the chain that needs 4 or more words."

That is why I am checking - also understanding it like that :-)

See my examples in original I’m in post.

Is the word Books = Book ?

Karen wrote: "Andrea - I'm assuming the word count total includes things like subtitles if it is how Goodreads shows it - such as the title starting my fourth chain. Correct?"

Yes.

Sarita wrote: "@Andrea - should all book in the chain be 4 words or only the first book?"

Only the first book’s title must be at least four words long. The other books in your chain may be any word length.

MissyTexas wrote: "See my examples in original I’m in post.

Is the word Books = Book ? "

Bridget wrote: "Andrea, do words have to be exact matches? For example, does bride and brides work?"

Yes, plural to singular or singular to plural works.

Andrea wrote: "Sarita wrote: "@Andrea - should all book in the chain be 4 words or only the first book?"

Only the first book’s title must be at least four words long. The other books in your chain may be any wor..."

Thanks, Andrea - that helps immensely!

Andrea wrote: "MissyTexas wrote: "See my examples in original I’m in post.

Is the word Books = Book ? "

Bridget wrote: "Andrea, do words have to be exact matches? For example, does bride and brides work?"

Ye..."

Thanks, Andrea - that helps.

I'm going to add a fifth chain.

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 5:
1. A Voice in the Wilderness: A Novella by Bryan E. Canter (7/6/24)
2. Amish Wilderness Survival by Mary Alford (9/7/24)
3. Wilderness Sabotage by Heather Woodhaven (9/8/24)
4. Hunted in the Wilderness by Kellie VanHorn
5. Wilderness Secrets by Sharon Dunn

I'm going to add a sixth chain.

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 6:
1. Can't Buy Me Love by Beth K. Vogt
2. You Can't Hurry Love by Beth K. Vogt
3. Love Is Grand by Annalisa Daughety
4. Love Is Monumental by Annalisa Daughety
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Beth K. Vogt
6. Almost Like Being in Love by Beth K. Vogt
7. Love Is a Battlefield by Annalisa Daughety
8. Battlefield of Deceit by J. Carol Nemeth

I'm going to add a seventh chain.

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 7:
1. Capitol K-9 Unit Christmas: An Anthology by Shirlee McCoy (8/12/24)
2. Ghosts From Christmas Past by Mary Alford (8/14/24)
3. One Royal Christmas by Melissa Tagg (9/13/24)
4. Christmas in the Crosshairs- Book Two of The Scorpion Team Series by Mary Alford (9/14/24)
5. Christmas Hearts by Grace Thomas (9/15/24)
6. Hearts at the Holy See by Therese M. Travis
7. Only Her Heart by Lyn Cote
8. Hearts in the Crosshairs by Susan Page Davis

Thanks Andrea, it influenced which book of three I had lined up for the uniform monthly challenge. 🩷

Andrea wrote: "Sarita wrote: "@Andrea - should all book in the chain be 4 words or only the first book?"

Only the first book’s title must be at least four words long. The other books in your chain may be any wor..."

Great, thank you :-)

I'm going to add a eighth chain.

Book Chain
July - September

Chain 8:
1. A Dark Place : The Hunt For The Van Gogh Killer Begins by Mary Alford (7/23/24)
2. The Treasure Hunt by Kate Willis (8/5/24)
3. Dead End: The Hunt For The Van Gogh Killers Continues by Mary Alford (8/8/24)
4. Trailing a Killer by Carol J. Post
5. A Killer Among Us by Lynette Eason