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January (Hannah)
Cloaked in Beauty (Texas Ever After, #3) by Karen Witemeyer Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen
Read: Cloaked in Beauty (Texas Ever After, #3) by Karen Witemeyer (1/31/25)

February (Loraine)
Redeeming Grace Ruth's Story (Daughters of the Promised Land, #3) by Jill Eileen Smith The Captive Maiden (Hagenheim, #4) by Melanie Dickerson Wonderland Creek by Lynn Austin The Starlet Spy (Heroines of WWII) by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Read: The Captive Maiden (Hagenheim, #4) by Melanie Dickerson (2/20/25)

March (Brittany)
An Overdue Match (Checking Out Love, #1) by Sarah Monzon Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble Barefoot Summer (Chapel Springs #1) by Denise Hunter Love in the Details (A Year of Weddings Novella, 24) by Becky Wade
Read: Love in the Details (A Year of Weddings Novella, 24) by Becky Wade (3/21/25)

April (Hope)
Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble The Captain's Daughter (London Beginnings, #1) by Jennifer Delamere
Read: The Captain's Daughter (London Beginnings, #1) by Jennifer Delamere (5/4/25)

May (Andrea)
The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke Across the Blue by Carrie Turansky Veiled in Smoke (The Windy City Saga, #1) by Jocelyn Green
Read: The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner (5/30/25)

June (Charlene)
Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke Barefoot Summer (Chapel Springs #1) by Denise Hunter Beyond All Dreams by Elizabeth Camden
Read: Barefoot Summer (Chapel Springs #1) by Denise Hunter (7/7/25)

July (Missy)
Manila Marriage App by Jan Elder Picture Perfect Love A June Wedding Story (A Year of Weddings Novella 2, #7) by Melissa McClone Just for the Summer by Melody Carlson An Overdue Match (Checking Out Love, #1) by Sarah Monzon
Read: Just for the Summer by Melody Carlson (7/17/25)

August (Staci)
The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron Veiled in Smoke (The Windy City Saga, #1) by Jocelyn Green Falling for the Fifties (Back Inn Time #2) by Stephenia H. McGee
Read: Veiled in Smoke (The Windy City Saga, #1) by Jocelyn Green (10/1/25)

September (Michelle)
A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell Love by the Letter (Unexpected Brides, #0.5) by Melissa Jagears Capturing Hope (Heroines of WWII #12) by Angela K. Couch Secrets Between the Shelves 4 Cozy Bookshop Mysteries by Cynthia Hickey
Read: A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell (9/16/25)

October (Sarita)
Authentically, Izzy (Skymar, #1) by Pepper Basham The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant
Read: All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant (10/29/25)


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Dec 31, 2024 02:58AM

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November 2024 (Michelle)
Pretending to Wed (Frontier Vows, #2) by Melissa Jagears

December 2024 (Reagan)
Turn to Me (A Misty River Romance, #3) by Becky Wade

January (Andrea)
Three Missing Days (Pelican Harbor #3) by Colleen Coble

February (Annette)
One Wrong Move (Jeopardy Falls, #1) by Dani Pettrey

March (Loraine)
Of Gold and Shadows (Time's Lost Treasures #1) by Michelle Griep

April (Sarita)
Expired Promise (Last Chance Fire and Rescue #3) by Emilie Haney

May (Missy)
The Cairo Curse (A Freddie and Grace Mystery, #2) by Pepper Basham

June (Alice)
The Shepherd's Wife (Jerusalem Road, #2) by Angela Elwell Hunt

July (Andrea)
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) by L.M. Montgomery

August (Bridget)
As Love Blooms (The Gregory Sisters, #3) by Lorna Seilstad

September

October (Michelle)
A Pursuit of Home (Haven Manor, #3) by Kristi Ann Hunter

November (Karen)
Love's Undoing (The American Brides Collection, #2) by Gabrielle Meyer


message 5: by Michelle (last edited Nov 22, 2025 09:50PM) (new)
Dec 31, 2024 04:12AM

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January - Charlene
When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer Sundown (Sky King Ranch, #3) by Susan May Warren One Little Lie (The Pelican Harbor, #1) by Colleen Coble Life Flight (Extreme Measures, #1) by Lynette Eason
Read:
One Little Lie (The Pelican Harbor, #1) by Colleen Coble


February - Sarita
When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer Vow of Justice (Blue Justice, #4) by Lynette Eason To Disguise the Truth (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #3) by Jen Turano Distant Echoes (Aloha Reef #1) by Colleen Coble
Read:
Vow of Justice (Blue Justice, #4) by Lynette Eason


March - Karen
Undercover Protector (Wilderness, Inc #2) by Elizabeth Goddard Love on Assignment (Ladies of Summerhill, #2) by Cara Lynn James Out of the Depths by Valerie Hansen Abduction Cold Case by Connie Queen Tracking the Truth (Security Hounds Investigations #1) by Dana Mentink
Read:
Tracking the Truth (Security Hounds Investigations #1) by Dana Mentink Out of the Depths by Valerie Hansen Undercover Protector (Wilderness, Inc #2) by Elizabeth Goddard


April- Alice
Five Days in Skye (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #1) by Carla Laureano The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom The Spice King (Hope and Glory, #1) by Elizabeth Camden Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham
Read:
Five Days in Skye (MacDonald Family Trilogy, #1) by Carla Laureano


May: Kate
All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner The Mistletoe Countess (Freddie & Grace Mystery, #1) by Pepper Basham Life Flight (Extreme Measures, #1) by Lynette Eason Stitches in Time (The Deacon's Family, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Read: Life Flight (Extreme Measures, #1) by Lynette Eason


June: Andrea
Crossfire (Extreme Measures, #2) by Lynette Eason When Mercy Rains (The Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy, #1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water, #1) by Tracie Peterson
Read: The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water, #1) by Tracie Peterson Crossfire (Extreme Measures, #2) by Lynette Eason

July: Charlene
Barefoot Summer (Chapel Springs #1) by Denise Hunter All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner Critical Threat (Extreme Measures, #3) by Lynette Eason Night Fall (The Quantico Files, #1) by Nancy Mehl
Read: Critical Threat (Extreme Measures, #3) by Lynette Eason

August: Brittany
Ransome's Honor (The Ransome Trilogy, #1) by Kaye Dacus When Mercy Rains (The Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy, #1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer Wildflower Falls (Riverbend, #4) by Denise Hunter Be Still My Soul (The Cadence of Grace, #1) by Joanne Bischof
Read: Wildflower Falls (Riverbend, #4) by Denise Hunter Ransome's Honor (The Ransome Trilogy, #1) by Kaye Dacus

September: Bridget
Love on Assignment (Ladies of Summerhill, #2) by Cara Lynn James The Black Midnight (True Colors) by Kathleen Y'Barbo All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant The Island Bookshop by Roseanna M. White
Read: All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant

October: Staci
Out of Time (Undaunted Courage, #3) by Irene Hannon A Hidden Hope by Suzanne Woods Fisher 8 Down (Alaskan Cyber Hunters #2) by Kimberley Woodhouse These Blue Mountains by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Read: Out of Time (Undaunted Courage, #3) by Irene Hannon 8 Down (Alaskan Cyber Hunters #2) by Kimberley Woodhouse

November: Loraine
Sushi for One? (Sushi, #1) by Camy Tang Always Watching (Elite Guardians, #1) by Lynette Eason The Mistletoe Countess (Freddie & Grace Mystery, #1) by Pepper Basham A Connecticut Christmas by Janet Lee Barton
Read: A Connecticut Christmas by Janet Lee Barton


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Dec 31, 2024 05:17AM

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3842 comments Mod
count me in!


January (Sarita) ~ Long Way Gone Long Way Gone by Charles Martin (finished 22 January) ~ 5 star read!
February (Missy) ~ I'll Be Seeing You I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher (finished 28 February)
March (Charlene) ~ One Thing I Know One Thing I Know by Kara Isaac (finished 31 March)
April (Annette) ~ The View from Coral Cove The View from Coral Cove by Amy Clipston (finished 2 May)
May (Michelle) ~ A Stranger's Game A Stranger's Game by Colleen Coble (finished 27 May)
June (Sarita) ~ The Maid of Ballymacool The Maid of Ballymacool by Jennifer Deibel (finished 22 June)
July (Loraine) ~ Under the Cover of Mercy Under the Cover of Mercy by Rebecca Connolly (finished 27 July) ~ 5 star read!
August (Charlene) ~ An Unlikely Proposal An Unlikely Proposal (Love Inspired) by Toni Shiloh (finished 2 September)
September (Karen) ~ Every Deadly Suspicion Every Deadly Suspicion by Janice Cantore (finished 21 September)
October (Annette) ~ The Filling Station The Filling Station by Vanessa Miller (finished 27 October)
November (Jackie) ~ Through Water and Stone Through Water and Stone by Karen Barnett (finished 26 November), (Andrea) ~ Hearts Aweigh Hearts Aweigh by Shannon Sue Dunlap


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Dec 31, 2024 07:36AM

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January (Loraine)
Choices: Truly, Madly, Steeply Brew (The Coffee Loft Mountain Brew Collection) by J.P. Sterling Made for You (Veterans of Silver Ridge #1) by Claire Cain Faking the Fall (Sweater Weather, #4; Harvest Hollow Love Stories) by Julie Christianson
Read: Faking the Fall (Sweater Weather, #4; Harvest Hollow Love Stories) by Julie Christianson

February (Charlene)
Choices: Rosie and the Beast Next Door (Enchanted Forresters, #1) by Kaylee Baldwin Hail Marry (Sheppards in Love, #4) by Martha Keyes Moonstruck (Starstruck Love Stories, #1) by Dana LeCheminant Truly, Madly, Steeply Brew (The Coffee Loft Mountain Brew Collection) by J.P. Sterling
Read: Truly, Madly, Steeply Brew (The Coffee Loft Mountain Brew Collection) by J.P. Sterling Hail Marry (Sheppards in Love, #4) by Martha Keyes

March (Bridget)
Choices: Just My Fake Husband (Tate Brothers #5) by Deb Goodman The Tenacious Act (One More Chapter, #1) by Marion De Ré Moonstruck (Starstruck Love Stories, #1) by Dana LeCheminant
Read: Moonstruck (Starstruck Love Stories, #1) by Dana LeCheminant

April (Andrea)
Choices: I Think He Knows (Donovan Family #2) by Katie Bailey Petals and Plot Twists (Only Magic in the Building) by Jenny Proctor For Butter or for Worse (Sweet Coastal Kisses) by Dana LeCheminant Penalty of Love (Glaciers Hockey #1) by Kristine W. Joy
Read: I Think He Knows (Donovan Family #2) by Katie Bailey

May (Karen)
Choices: The Cupid Chronicles (Only Magic in the Building) by Courtney Walsh For Butter or for Worse (Sweet Coastal Kisses) by Dana LeCheminant Petals and Plot Twists (Only Magic in the Building) by Jenny Proctor Made for You (Veterans of Silver Ridge #1) by Claire Cain
Read: Made for You (Veterans of Silver Ridge #1) by Claire Cain

June (Missy)
Choices: Away We Go by Belinda Mary Once Upon a Boyband (Midnight Rush Romance, #1) by Jenny Proctor The Best-Kept Secrets (The Huntresses #3) by Sarah M. Eden Eloise and the Grump Next Door (Oakley Island, #1) by Emma St. Clair
Read: Eloise and the Grump Next Door (Oakley Island, #1) by Emma St. Clair

July (Annette)
Choices: Strawberry Fields for Never (Sweet as Sugar Maple, #1) by Kate Watson My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart, #2) by Courtney Walsh How to Kiss Your Grumpy Boss (Hawthorne Brothers, #2) by Jenny Proctor Caught Stealing (Southern Sports Sweethearts #1; Savannah Sharks #1) by M.J. Padgett
Read: Caught Stealing (Southern Sports Sweethearts #1; Savannah Sharks #1) by M.J. Padgett

August (Michelle)
Choices: My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart, #2) by Courtney Walsh Complete (The Sweet Rom"Com" #3) by Kortney Keisel The Best-Kept Secrets (The Huntresses #3) by Sarah M. Eden The Duet (Falling for Franklin Series, #3) by Hailey Gardiner
Read: Complete (The Sweet Rom"Com" #3) by Kortney Keisel

September (Sarita)
Choices: My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart, #2) by Courtney Walsh The Fall Back Plan (Sweater Weather, #2) by Melanie Jacobson The Overdue Kiss (Give a Bookish Girl a Biker #4) by Callie Thomas
Read: My Lucky Charm (Holidays with Hart, #2) by Courtney Walsh

October (Kathi)
Choices: The Perils of Pretending by Amanda P. Jones Sidelined by Love (Fourteeners Football Romantic Comedy Book 1) by Liz Johnson I Knew He Was Trouble (Sweeter Than Fiction #1) by Amanda Schimmoeller The Overdue Kiss (Give a Bookish Girl a Biker #4) by Callie Thomas
Read: The Perils of Pretending by Amanda P. Jones

November (Missy)
Choices: Christmas With a Crank by Courtney Walsh The Cheat Sheet (The Cheat Sheet, #1) by Sarah Adams Buying Love (Maple Run #1) by Toni Shiloh
Read: Buying Love (Maple Run #1) by Toni Shiloh


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January (Annette)
Choices:
No One to Trust (Hidden Identity, #1) by Lynette Eason Canteen Dreams (Cornhusker Dreams #1) by Cara C. Putman You Can't Hurry Love (Destination Wedding #1.5) by Beth K. Vogt In Her Sights (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #1) by Karen Witemeyer
Read:
In Her Sights (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #1) by Karen Witemeyer (1/25/25)

February (Reagan)
Choices:
In This Moment (Timeless, #2) by Gabrielle Meyer Eliminating the Witness by Jordyn Redwood Virginia Company Bride (The American Brides Collection, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer Love's Undoing (The American Brides Collection, #2) by Gabrielle Meyer Operation Restoration (Wayside Ranch Book 1) by Kari Trumbo
Read:
Eliminating the Witness by Jordyn Redwood (2/14/25)

March (Michelle)
Choices:
Her Dearly Unintended (Ozark Mountain Romance #2.5) by Regina Jennings Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble Life Flight (Extreme Measures, #1) by Lynette Eason Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1) by Elizabeth Goddard Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson
Read:
Her Dearly Unintended (Ozark Mountain Romance #2.5) by Regina Jennings (3/16/25)

April (Loraine)
Choices:
Backlash (Capital Intrigue, #2) by Rachel Dylan A Christmas at Hotel del Coronado (Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts Book 8) by Kathleen Denly Only You (Deep Haven Collection, #0.5) by Susan May Warren Out of the Storm (Beacons of Hope, #0.5) by Jody Hedlund
Read:
A Christmas at Hotel del Coronado (Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts Book 8) by Kathleen Denly Out of the Storm (Beacons of Hope, #0.5) by Jody Hedlund (4/28/25)

May (Brittany)
Choices:
Where There's Smoke (Montana Fire, #1) by Susan May Warren Stranded (Alaskan Courage, #3) by Dani Pettrey Bravo (Hunt Brothers Search and Rescue, #1) by Jessica Ashley One Fine Day (Hearts Bend Collection, #1) by Rachel Hauck Only You (Deep Haven Collection, #0.5) by Susan May Warren
Read:
Only You (Deep Haven Collection, #0.5) by Susan May Warren (5/26/25)

June (Annette)
Choices:
The Proposal (Porter Family, #3.5) by Becky Wade One Fine Day (Hearts Bend Collection, #1) by Rachel Hauck When Angels Whisper (Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries, #31) by Nancy Mehl Hunted (Everyday Heroes, #1) by Margaret Daley I Think I Was Murdered by Colleen Coble
Read:
The Proposal (Porter Family, #3.5) by Becky Wade (6/12/25) One Fine Day (Hearts Bend Collection, #1) by Rachel Hauck

July (Sarita)
Choices:
The Prodigal (The Crimson Legacy Book 1) by Susan K. Downs Silenced (Alaskan Courage, #4) by Dani Pettrey Critical Alliance (Rocky Mountain Courage, #3) by Elizabeth Goddard The Prophet Amos (Sons of Encouragement, #4) by Francine Rivers
Read:
Critical Alliance (Rocky Mountain Courage, #3) by Elizabeth Goddard (8/12/25)

August (Missy)
Choices:
The Traveling Prayer Shawl by Jennifer Lynn Cary Not Happy Campers (Road Trip to Love, #1) by Ash Keller Beyond Justice (Hidden Justice, #1) by Cara C. Putman A Noble Loyalty (Cornerstone Series, #11) A Wounded Lion Retelling by Olivia Godfrey The Ark Builder's Wife Zarah's Story (Ordinary Women of the Bible) by Tracy L. Higley
Read:
A Noble Loyalty (Cornerstone Series, #11) A Wounded Lion Retelling by Olivia Godfrey and/or Beyond Justice (Hidden Justice, #1) by Cara C. Putman

September (Kate)
Choices:
The Christmas Star by Ace Collins Under the Harvest Moon (Amish Harvest) by Beth Wiseman Only Her Heart (Opposites Attract #1) by Lyn Cote Once Upon a Cowboy (Cowboy Fairytales #1) by Lacy Williams Mission to Protect (Military K-9 Unit #1) by Terri Reed
Read:
The Christmas Star by Ace Collins Under the Harvest Moon (Amish Harvest) by Beth Wiseman (9/25/25)

October (Loraine)
Choices:
Where Two Hearts Meet by Carrie Turansky The Thanksgiving Target by Laura Scott Secret Refuge (Wings of Danger #2) by Dana Mentink Deadlock by James Scott Bell
Read:
The Thanksgiving Target by Laura Scott (10/26/25)

November (Staci)
Choices:
Ghost Heart (Agents of Mercy #1) by Lisa Harris Virginia Company Bride (The American Brides Collection, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer Snow Angels (Amish Christmas Gift Novellas) by Kelly Irvin Hallowed Ground (The Cost of Redemption #1) by Mary Alford
Read:
Ghost Heart (Agents of Mercy #1) by Lisa Harris

December (
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message 10: by Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator (new)
Jan 10, 2025 09:11PM

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I'm in.

January - Chosen by Staci
The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky If the Boot Fits (Texas Ever After, #2) by Karen Witemeyer Unveiling the Past by Kim Vogel Sawyer


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Jan 11, 2025 09:55PM

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Jan 11, 2025 10:17PM

Hannah (bookwormhannah) | 1152 comments I didn’t post a list yet, so here it is…

January:
Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana by Melanie Dobson


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Jan 12, 2025 11:06AM

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January: The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson

Feb: Dreams of Savannah by Roseanna M. White

Mar: Pixels and Paint (Trinket Sisters #1) by Kristi Ann Hunter

April: What Happens Next by Christina Suzann Nelson

May: On The Ropes by Hallee Bridgeman

Jun: Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda Dykes

Jul: More Than a Pretty Face (Harvey House Brides #2.5) by Karen Witemeyer


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Jan 12, 2025 04:09PM

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Welcome, Hannah and Sarita!


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