Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

This year, the overall consensus was to do the 'author of the month' challenge like we've been doing the 'genre match' challenge:

Each of you will pick 13 (or however many months are left in the year plus one) authors of your own liking and then comment your numbered list on each month’s thread. You can make this list as general or as specific as you’d like.

For instance, the following are my 13 chosen authors for 2025:
01 ~ Jennifer Beckstrand
02 ~ Melanie Dobson
03 ~ Lynette Eason
04 ~ Richard Paul Evans
05 ~ Leslie Gould
06 ~ Debbie Macomber
07 ~ Brenda Minton
08 ~ Cara C. Putman
09 ~ Betsy St. Amant
10 ~ Melissa Tagg
11 ~ Courtney Walsh
12 ~ Karen Witemeyer
13 ~ Colleen Wright

On the first day of each month, I will use a random number generator and find out what number on our lists will be the focus.

And so on, from there. If you play the entire year, you’ll have 2 authors left in December, which leaves you open to a final ‘surprise’ for the last month of the year rather than automatically knowing what December’s author will be on 1 November.


(please let me know if you have further questions/need clarifications)

~PARTICIPANTS~


Abby

Andrea

Annette

Azalea

Books and gardens

Bridget

Brittany

Carissa

Charlene

Crystal

Dione

Hannah

Hannah H

Jenn

Karen

Kate

Katrina

Lauri

Loraine

Lynnette

Michelle

Reagan

Renee

Sherri

Simone

Staci

Wendy

I'm in!


02 ~ Cara C. Putman

Brenda Minton (January) ~ Her Small Town Secret (finished 6 January)
Leslie Gould (February) ~ A Patchwork Past (finished 23 February)
Karen Witemeyer (March) ~ Under the Texas Mistletoe (finished 19 March)
Jennifer Beckstrand (April) ~ Second Chances on Huckleberry Hill (finished 23 April)
Melissa Tagg (May) ~ A Place to Belong (finished 24 May)
Richard Paul Evans (June) ~ Christmas in Bethel {GM} (finished 15 June)
Colleen Wright (July) ~ The White Christmas Inn {GM 'inspirational'} (finished 12 July)
Melanie Dobson (August) ~ Memories of Glass (finished 18 August)
Courtney Walsh (September) ~ Everything's Coming Up Rosie (finished 14 September)
Betsy St. Amant (October) ~ Finding Ever After: four fairytale-ish novellas (finished 25 October)
Debbie Macomber (November) ~ Twelve Days of Christmas {GM clean} (finished 21 November)
Lynette Eason (December) ~ Christmas Cover-Up (finished 27 December)

I'm in!

April ~ Arlem Hawks
August ~ Suzanne Woods Fisher
December ~ A. L. Sowards
June ~ Jody Hedlund
February ~ Mollie Rushmeyer
November ~ Ann H. Gabhart
January ~ Karen Witemeyer
Not used ~ Julie Klassen
October ~ Melanie Dickerson
May ~ Carrie Turansky
September ~ Rachel Fordham
March ~ Julie Wright
July ~ Janice Thompson

January # 7 - Karen Witemeyer
(currently reading)

February #5 - Mollie Rushmeyer
(tbr)

March #10 - Julie Wright
(tbr)

April #1 - Arlem Hawks
(tbr)

May #7 - Carrie Turansky
(tbr)

June # 3 - Jody Hedlund
(Finished - July 12, 2025)

July #7 - Janice Thompson
(tbr)

August #1 - Suzanne Woods Fisher
(currently reading)

September #5 - Rachel Fordham
(tbr)

October #4 - Melanie Dickerson
(Finished - Oct 19, 2025)

November #2 - Ann Gabhart
(tbr)

December #1 - A. L. Sowards
(tbr)

I'm in!

2025 Author Match
April: 01 Roseanna M White
August: 01 Melanie Dobson
December: 01 Toni Shiloh
June: 03 Lisa Phillips
February: 05 James Hannibal
November: 02 Betsy St Amant
January: 07 Mary Connealy
02 Ronie Kendig
October: 04 Karen Witemeyer
May: 07 Melissa Tagg
September: 05 Natalie Walters
March: 10 Camy Tang/Camille Elliot
July: 07 Julie Klassen

January #7 Mary Connealy
(1-17-25) (1-24-25)
February #5 James Hannibal
(2-26-25) The Clockwork Dragon
March #10 Camy Tang/Camille Elliot
(3-30-25) (6-27-25) (10-16-25)
April #1 Roseanna M White
(4-22-25) (6-15-25)
May #7 Melissa Tagg
(7-21-25) Like Never Before
June #3 Lisa Phillips
(6-27-25) (9-24-25)
July #7 Julie Klassen
(7-3-25) (7-16-25)
August #1 Melanie Dobson
(9-1-25) Together for Good
September #5 Natalie Walters
(9-12-25) (10-7-25) (12-9-25)
October #4 Karen Witemeyer
(7-13-25) (10-13-25)
November #2 Betsy St Amant
(11-14-25)
December: #1 Toni Shiloh
(12-28-25)

I'm in!

1. Karen Witemeyer
2. Gilbert Morris

January: Joel C Rosenberg
. Didn't finish.
Because settings and perspectives changed often, I had a difficult time developing interest. I felt a lot of the political aspect was well written and relevant to 2005 (the time of publication). Sadly for me, it felt more dated and not timeless; this was also a distraction.

February: Kelly Irvin


March: Robin Lee Hatcher


April: Suzanne Woods Fisher


May: Terri Blackstock


June: Rachel Fordham


July: Mary Connealy


August: Sarah Sundin


September: Dee Henderson


October: Robin Jones Gunn


November: Robert Whitlow


December: Karen Witemeyer

There are so many fantastic CF authors it's truly so hard to choose!

1-James L. Rubart
2-Francine Rivers
3-Ted Dekker
4-Toni Shiloh
5-Davis Bunn
6-Randy Alcorn
7-Jennifer Deibel
8-Neta Jackson
9-Kim Vogel Sawyer
10- Katie Powner
11-Cindy Woodsmall
12-Sian Ann Bessey
13-Karen Witemeyer

January:
#7-Jennifer Deibel

Read:


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February
1-James L. Rubart
2-Francine Rivers
3-Ted Dekker
4-Toni Shiloh
5-Davis Bunn
6-Randy Alcorn
7-Neta Jackson
8-Kim Vogel Sawyer
9- Katie Powner
10-Cindy Woodsmall
11-Sian Ann Bessey
12-Karen Witemeyer

#5 Davis Bunn
Read:
Tried two books but DNF. Passing on attempting more from this author.

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March
1-James L. Rubart
2-Francine Rivers
3-Ted Dekker
4-Toni Shiloh
5-Randy Alcorn
6-Neta Jackson
7-Kim Vogel Sawyer
8- Katie Powner
9-Cindy Woodsmall
10-Sian Ann Bessey
11-Karen Witemeyer

#10 Sian Ann Bessey
Read:
(Finished in May)

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April:
1-James L. Rubart
2-Francine Rivers
3-Ted Dekker
4-Toni Shiloh
5-Randy Alcorn
6-Neta Jackson
7-Kim Vogel Sawyer
8- Katie Powner
9-Cindy Woodsmall
10-Karen Witemeyer

#1 James L. Rubart
Read:



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May:
1-Francine Rivers
2-Ted Dekker
3-Toni Shiloh
4-Randy Alcorn
5-Neta Jackson
6-Kim Vogel Sawyer
7- Katie Powner
8-Cindy Woodsmall
9-Karen Witemeyer

#7 Katie Powner
Read:


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June:
1-Francine Rivers
2-Ted Dekker
3-Toni Shiloh
4-Randy Alcorn
5-Neta Jackson
6-Kim Vogel Sawyer
7-Cindy Woodsmall
8-Karen Witemeyer

#3 Toni Shiloh
Read:


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July:
1-Francine Rivers
2-Ted Dekker
3-Randy Alcorn
4-Neta Jackson
5-Kim Vogel Sawyer
6-Cindy Woodsmall
7-Karen Witemeyer

# 7 Witemeyer
Read:

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August:
1-Francine Rivers
2-Ted Dekker
3-Randy Alcorn
4-Neta Jackson
5-Kim Vogel Sawyer
6-Cindy Woodsmall

# 1 Rivers
Read:

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September:
1-Ted Dekker
2-Randy Alcorn
3-Neta Jackson
4-Kim Vogel Sawyer
5-Cindy Woodsmall

# 5 Cindy Woodsmall
Read:


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October:
1-Ted Dekker
2-Randy Alcorn
3-Neta Jackson
4-Kim Vogel Sawyer

# 4 Kim Vogel Sawyer
Read:


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November:
1-Ted Dekker
2-Randy Alcorn
3-Neta Jackson

# 2 Randy Alcorn
Read:

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December:
1-Ted Dekker
2-Neta Jackson

# 1 Tedd Dekker
Read:

everyone should be linked up to this point

I'm in. I'll post my list soon. Thanks for the new twist on this - now I just need to decide which ones and if I want to include any new ones. I will include books in the focus month and throughout the rest of the year.

2025 Author Match

01 - Mary Alford
02 - Lynette Eason
03 - Candace Calvert
04 - Margaret Daley
05 - Ronie Kendig
06 - Lisa Harris
07 - Elizabeth Goddard
08 - Roxanne Rustand
09 - Francine Rivers
10 - Susan May Warren
11 - Lyn Cote
12 - Heather Day Gilbert
13 - Laura Scott

January (#7 Elizabeth Goddard)


February (#5 Ronie Kendig)


March (#10 Heather Day Gilbert)


April (#1 Mary Alford)


May (#7 - Susan May Warren)


June (#3 is Margaret Daley)


July (#7 - Laura Scott)


August (#1 - Lynette Eason)


September (#5 - Lyn Cote)

October (#4 - Francine Rivers)
Unashamed: Rahab

November (#2 - Lisa Harris)


December (#1 - Candace Calvert)

you're all set!

I'm in!

Jocelyn Green - April

Joel C. Rosenberg-August

Karen Witemeyer-December

Regina Jennings - June

Jill Eileen Smith - February

Lynette Eason - November

Mesu Andrews - January

Tessa Afshar
Davis Bunn - October

Elizabeth Camden - March

Angela Elwell Hunt -May

Jerry B Jenkins - September

Lynn Austin-July

I'm in! I used a name picker wheel to choose my list. I added a lot of new-to-me, indie, and favorite authors to my list, then let the wheel narrow it down to 13. Here is my list:

Apr. William Struse - The 13th Enumeration - 05/03/25
Aug. Patti Callahan Henry - Once Upon a Wardrobe - 08/10/25
Dec. Allyson Koekhoven - Under Construction: When Life Becomes a Building Site - 12/07/25
Jul. Christina Suzann Nelson - What Happens Next - 07/07/25
Feb. Sarah Hanks - Whatever It Takes - 03/29/25
Nov. Terry Overton - The Secret Society - 01/28/25
Jan. Brennan McPherson - The Hunter and the Valley of Death - 01/31/25
(not chosen) Milla Holt -
Oct. Dee Henderson - The Negotiator - 10/09/25
May Caroline Johnston - Shades of Autumn: Contemporary Christian Fiction - 10/09/25
Sept. Anne Perreault - The Gift - 11/12/25
Mar. Dan Walsh - When Night Comes - 03/24/25
Jul. Randy Alcorn - Deadline - 07/12/25

I'm in! Great idea!

My authors will be a combo of Christian fiction authors & clean fiction authors (as this works best for me with other challenges I am doing). I am denoting Christian fiction authors with a CF.

01 ~ Savannah Scott
02 ~ Kortney Keisel
03 ~ Marion De Ré
04 ~ Emma St. Clair
05 ~ Leah Brunner
06 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
07 ~ Julie Christianson
08 ~ Jenny Proctor
09 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
10 ~ Dulcie Dameron (CF)
11 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
12 ~ Jen Atkinson
13 ~ Annah Conwell

January #7: Julie Christianson


New List:
01 ~ Savannah Scott
02 ~ Kortney Keisel
03 ~ Marion De Ré
04 ~ Emma St. Clair
05 ~ Leah Brunner
06 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
07 ~ Jenny Proctor
08 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
09 ~ Dulcie Dameron (CF)
10 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
11 ~ Jen Atkinson
12 ~ Annah Conwell

February #5 - Leah Brunner


New List:
01 ~ Savannah Scott
02 ~ Kortney Keisel
03 ~ Marion De Ré
04 ~ Emma St. Clair
05 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
06 ~ Jenny Proctor
07 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
08 ~ Dulcie Dameron (CF)
09 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
10 ~ Jen Atkinson
11 ~ Annah Conwell

March #10 - Jen Atkinson


New List:
01 ~ Savannah Scott
02 ~ Kortney Keisel
03 ~ Marion De Ré
04 ~ Emma St. Clair
05 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
06 ~ Jenny Proctor
07 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
08 ~ Dulcie Dameron (CF)
09 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
10 ~ Annah Conwell

April #1 - Savannah Scott


New List:
01 ~ Kortney Keisel
02 ~ Marion De Ré
03 ~ Emma St. Clair
04 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
05 ~ Jenny Proctor
06 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
07 ~ Dulcie Dameron (CF)
08 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
09 ~ Annah Conwell

May #7 - Dulcie Dameron


New List:
01 ~ Kortney Keisel
02 ~ Marion De Ré
03 ~ Emma St. Clair
04 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
05 ~ Jenny Proctor
06 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
07 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
08 ~ Annah Conwell

June #3 - Emma St. Clair


New List:
01 ~ Kortney Keisel
02 ~ Marion De Ré
03 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
04 ~ Jenny Proctor
05 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
06 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)
07 ~ Annah Conwell

July #7 - Annah Conwell


New List:
01 ~ Kortney Keisel
02 ~ Marion De Ré
03 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
04 ~ Jenny Proctor
05 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
06 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)

August #1 - Kortney Keisel


New List:
01 ~ Marion De Ré
02 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
03 ~ Jenny Proctor
04 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)
05 ~ Courtney Walsh (CF)

September #5 - Courtney Walsh


New List:
01 ~ Marion De Ré
02 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
03 ~ Jenny Proctor
04 ~ MJ Padgett (CF)

October #4 - MJ Padgett (CF)


New List:
01 ~ Marion De Ré
02 ~ Toni Shiloh (CF)
03 ~ Jenny Proctor

November #2 - Toni Shiloh


New List:
01 ~ Marion De Ré
02 ~ Jenny Proctor

December #1 - Marion De Ré

I'm in. I'll post my list before the end of December
Since I picked a mixture of Christian Fiction authors and Clean Fiction authors I marked the Christian fiction authors with CF
1. Savannah Scott
2. Emma St Clair
3. Tessa Afshar (CF)
4. Leah Brunner
5. Michele Griep (CF)
6. Toni Shiloh (CF)
7. Pepper Basham (CF) January
8. Katherine Reay
9. Jess Mastorakos
10. Sarah Sundin (CF)
11. Irene Hannon (CF)
12. Dani Pettrey (CF)
13. Jessica R Patch (CF)

I'm in! I will include novels read in the focus month and throughout 2025.

1-Tessa Afshar
2-Joanna Barker
3-Amanda Cabot
4-Elizabeth Camden
5-Suzanne Woods Fisher
6-Heather Day Gilbert
7-Kellie Coates Gilbert
8-Michelle Griep
9-Jody Hedlund
10-Steven James
11-Susan May Warren
12-Mimi Matthews
13-Lisa Phillips

January (#7 Kellie Coates Gilbert)


February (#5 Suzanne Woods Fisher)


March (#10 Mimi Matthews)


April (#1 Tessa Afshar)

May (#7 Steven James)

June (#3 Elizabeth Camden)


July (#7 Lisa Phillips)


August (#1 Joanna Barker)

September (#5 Susan May Warren)


October (#6 Jody Hedlund)


November (#2 Heather Day Gilbert)


December (#1 Amanda Cabot)

I'm in.
January - #7 Katherine Reay
Read - (1/11/25)

February - #5 Shelley Shepard Gray
Read - (2/9/25)

March - #10 Melanie Dobson
Read - (3/9/25)

April - #1 Michaela Bush
(4/26/25)

May - #7 Elizabeth Camden
(5/15/25)

June - #3 Kristy Cambron
(7/6/25)

July - #7 Stephenia H. McGee
(7/10/25)

August - #1 Ann H. Gabhart
(9/1/25)

September #5 Denise Hunter
(9/4/25)

October #4 - Carolyn Miller
(10/16/25)

November #2 - Renee Ryan
(11/5/25)

December #1 - Lynn Austin
(12/28/25)

1. Lynn Austin
2. Tracie Peterson

I’m in!

02. Julie Klassen



07. Katherine Reay - January


05. Terri Blackstock - February


10. Elizabeth Camden - March


01. Kristy Cambron - April


07. Dan Walsh - May


03. Lisa Wingate - June


07. Francine Rivers - July


01. Joel C. Rosenburg - August


05. Mesu Andrews - September


04. Connilyn Cossette - October


02. Creston Mapes - November


01. Gabrielle Meyer - December

I’m in for this one and love how it’s being done. I used my “Next in Series” shelf and chose my authors from it. Hoping it will help me complete at least one series in 2025…lol.

❌ 1) Catherine Palmer➖April
❌ 1)-2) Becky Wade➖AUGUST
1)-2)-3) Samantha Price
❌3)- 4) Terri Blackstock➖JUNE
❌ 5) Suzanne Woods Fisher➖February
❌2-3)-4)- 5)-6) Jennifer Rodewald➖NOVEMBER
❌ 7) Lisa Wingate➖January
2)-3)-4)-5)-6)-7)- 8) Deborah Raney
❌4-5)-6)-7)-8)- 9) Robin Lee Hatcher➖OCTOBER
❌7)-8)-9)-10) Shelley Shepard Gray➖May
❌5-6)-7)-8)-9)-10)-11) Dan Walsh➖SEPTEMBER
❌10)-11)-12) Dee Henderson➖March
❌7)-8)-9)-10)-11)-12)-13) Angela Elwell Hunt➖JULY



1/9, 2/2 and 2/17, 3/17 and 3/24, 4/8, 5/5

I’m in! Added some new to me authors, some of my favorites, and some authors I have been meaning to read their works.

01- Courtney Walsh
02- Karen Kingsbury
03- Pepper Basham
04- Michelle Shocklee
05- Jen Turano
06- Lori Wick
07- Amy Harmon
08- Christina S. Nelson
09- Amanda Dykes
10- C.S. Lewis
11- Julie Klassen
12- Laura Ingalls Wilder
13- Francine Rivers

Ohh I like this idea!

#7(January) Pepper Basham
Finished 1/14/25.

(Finished 1/29/25)


#5(February) Julie Klassen

#10(March) Jocelyn Green

#1(April) Robert Whitlow

#7(May) Kim Vogel Sawyer

#3(June) Debbie Macomber
(Finished 6/27/25)

#7(July) Lorna Seilstad

#1 (August) Katherine Reay

#5 (September) Jennifer Chiaverini

#4 (October) Tessa Afshar

#2 (November) Carolyn Miller

#1 (December) Elizabeth Camden

everyone should be linked up to this point . . . if I've missed you, please let me know

Fun! I’m doing a mix of current and vintage Christian authors.

1 Kim Vogel Sawyer
2 Christy Barritt
3 A.L.O.E.
4 Elizabeth Camden
✔️ SR Crockett
5 Joseph Hocking
✔️Penny Zeller
6 Edie James
7 Nicole Deese
8 RM Ballantyne
9 George McDonald
✔️ Tracie Peterson
10 Amelia E. Barr

January: Penny Zeller
February: S.R. Crockett
March: Tracie Peterson

got you linked (you're 'Hannah', the other is 'Hannah H' fyi)

I'd like to participate in this one!

1) Dana Mentink
2) Liz Tolsma
3) Sarah Sundin
4) Misty M. Beller
5) Tracie Peterson
6) Penny Zeller
7) Anne Blackburn
8) Denise Weimer
9) Susan F. Craft
10) Andrea Byrd
11) Susan G. Mathis
12) Marilyn Turk
13) Ellen G. White

you're linked up

I'm in!

1) Joanna Davidson Politano
2) Denise Hunter
3) Jen Turano
4) Jody Hedlund
5) Karen Witemeyer
6) Becky Wade
7) Jerry B. Jenkins
8) Tracie Peterson
9) Elizabeth Camden
10) Katherine Reay
11) Sarah E Ladd
12) Virginia Vaughan
13) Melody Carlson

(view spoiler)[January (#7 - Jerry B. Jenkins)
(hide spoiler)]

you're linked!

Kate wrote: "got you linked (you're 'Hannah', the other is 'Hannah H' fyi)"

Thanks!

I’m in! I’m making a slight change by having two authors a month - A new author & Revisiting an author

New Author (N) & Revisit (R)

Christine Dillon N & Connilyn Cossette R
Katie Powner N & Elizabeth Goddard R
Rachel Scott McDaniel N & Hallee Bridgeman R
Janyre Tromp N & Charles Martin R
Lindsey Brackett N & Sharon Garlough Brown R
Erin Bartels N & Becky Wade R
Tari Faris N & Tamera Alexander R
3. Angela Bell Julien N & Amanda Cox R
Jamie Ogle N & Sara Brunsvold R
Liz Tolsma N & Susan Sleeman R
JESSICA R PATCH N & Ann H Gabhart N
Sarah Loudin Thomas N & Elizabeth Musser R
Brian Andrews N & Melanie Dobson R

January - Number 7
*New Author Tari Faris - 25.01.2025 & 27.01.2025
*Revisit an Author Tamera Alexander - 16.01.2025 & ) 18.07.2025

February - Number 5
*New AuthorLindsey Brackett 2.08.2025
Revisit an AuthorSharon Garlough Brown TBR

March - Number 10
*New AuthorSarah Loudin Thomas 25.04.2025
Revisit an Author Elizabeth Musser 06.06.2025

April - Number 1
New Author Christine Dillon 15.10.2025
Revisit an Author Connilyn Cossette 16.04.2025

May - Number 7
New AuthorLiz Tolsma TBR
Revisit an AuthorSusan Sleeman 15.07.2025

June - Number 3
New Author Janyre Tromp TBR
Revisit an Author Charles Martin 24.08.2025

July - Number 7
New Author Brian Andrews - 2/8/2025
Revisit an Author Melanie Dobson - 23.04.2025

August - Number 1
New Author Katie Powner - TBR
Revisit an Author Elizabeth Goddard - - TBR

September - Number 5
New Author Jamie Ogle - - 04/11/2025
Revisit an Author Sara Brunsvold - TBR

October - Number 4
New Author JESSICA R PATCH - TBR
Revisit an AuthorMichelle Shocklee - TBR

November - Number 2
New Author Erin Bartels- TBR
Revisit an Author Becky Wade - August September

December - Number 1
New Author Rachel Scott McDaniel - TBR
Revisit an Author Hallee Bridgeman - TBR

what a creative idea!
welcome, everyone!

got you linked, Charlene . . . forgot which thread I was in for a second!

Charlene wrote: "I’m in! I’m making a slight change by having two authors a month - A new author & Revisiting an author

New Author (N) & Revisit (R)

1. Christine Dillon N & [author:Connilyn Cos..."

What a clever idea!

Love this idea! I'm in!!

1. Colleen Coble
2. Dee Henderson
3. Robin Lee Hatcher
4. Terry Blackstock
5. Susan Page Davis
6. Tracy Higley
7. Karen Kingsbury
8. Tim LaHaye
9. Robin Lee Hatcher
10. Sarah Sundin
11. Debbie Macomber
12. Tracie Peterso
13. Connilyn Cossette

you're linked!

I’m in.

01 Sarah Sundin
02 Joanna Davidson Politano
03 Kim Vogel Sawyer
04 Kathryn Cushman
05 Christina Suzann Nelson
06 Elaine Schulte
07 Lynette Eason (Jan)
08 Shannon Sue Dunlap
09 Karen Witemeyer
10 Gilbert Morris
11 Cara Putman
12 Crystal Caudill
13 Cathy Gohlke

January 07 Lynette Eason

February

you're linked up!

My #10 is Deborah Raney.

1. Tracie Peterson
2. Misty Beller
3. Michelle Massero
4. Denise Hunter
5. Irene Hannon
5.Jill Eileen Smith
7. Melody Carlson
6 Kelly Irvin
7. Sarah Hanks
8. James Rubart
8Randy Singer
10 Deborah Raney
9 Stepanie Grace Whitson

January Melody Carlson

February Irene Hannon

March Deborah Raney

April Tracie Peterson

May James Rubart

got you linked, Lauri!

I would like to get in on this please. Thanks

01 ~ Charles Matin
02 ~ Lynette Eason
03 ~ Rachel Fordham
04 ~ Richard Paul Evans
05 ~ Melissa Tagg
06 ~ Debbie Macomber
07 ~ Lynette Eason
08 ~ Karen Kingsbury
09 ~ Tim LaHaye
10 ~ Cathy Gohlke
11 ~ Lynn Austin
12 ~ Ann Gabhart
13 ~ Gabrielle Meyer

welcome! got you linked up!

I’m in

1. Lynette Eason (april)
2. Susan Sleeman (August)
3. Dani Pettrey
4. Abigail Wilson (June)
5. Jessica R Patch (February)
6. Becky Wade
7. Jaime Jo wright (January)
8. Melissa Tagg
9. Karen Kingsbury (March)
10. Rachel Scott McDaniel
11. Lisa Phillips (May)
12. Colleen Coble
13. Christy Barritt (July)

Books read by my authors but not finished in the called month:

Loraine wrote: "Love this idea! I'm in!!

1. Colleen Coble
2. Dee Henderson
3. Robin Lee Hatcher
4. Terry Blackstock
5. Susan Page Davis
6. Tracy Higley
7. Karen Kingsbury
8. Tim LaHaye
9. Robin Lee Hatcher..."

Loraine, I thought I'd mention that you have 'Robin Lee Hatcher' down twice in your list . . . once at #3 and again at #9.

So we are reading no 7 for Jan 2025?

Dione wrote: "So we are reading no 7 for Jan 2025?"

yes, Dione! 🙂

Can I post a list and join in the fun in February?

In case:
1 Kyrie Wang
2 Kathryn Jordan
3 CJ Brightley
4 Jonathan Renshaw
5 Jen Turano
6 RJ Anderson
7 Morgan Busse
8 DM Cornish
9 S D Smith
10 Candace Kade
11 Jaye L Knight
12 C.S. Lewis
13 Andrew Peterson

Azalea wrote: "Can I post a list and join in the fun in February?"

You don't have to wait until February. There's plenty of January still to go, if you want to jump on in now. Whichever works best!
You're linked up.

My author for this month was Jennifer Deibel, and I read . Great book! Really love stories where the main character is the underdog and where romance is not the main focus, and this checked those boxes!

great job!

I'm in
1.Janis Jakes -
2.Carla Laureano -
3. Valerie Frasier Luesse
4. Karen Kingsbury
5. Cathy Gothke
6. Wanda Brunstetter
7.Charles Martin
8.Mesu Andrews
9. Kristy Cambron
10. Lynn Blackburn
11. Jamie Jo Wright
12. Kimberly Woodhouse

Chris wrote: "I'm in"

Chris, I'm not sure I'm understanding your numbering system.

The way this challenge is 'played' is that you choose 13 authors at the beginning of the year, and each month, I use a random number generator to select which 'number' of the list we each read for that month. Then, when you read the author of the month, you take that author off the list and renumber.

January's was author 7, and February's was 5.

Does that make sense?