Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Welcome to this month's Hidden Gems challenge!

Hidden Gems is a fantastic way to plow through those mountains of books claiming space in your house or e-reader. This challenge produces some fun group interaction as well, because someone else chooses which book you’ll read next.

If you sign up, you'll be matched up with a Hidden Gems partner. You will choose a book from the list your partner designates which you have already read and cannot believe your partner hasn’t read yet. Your partner will do the same for you with the list you designate. The point is to find that “Hidden Gem” that you think they’ll love… because you adored it when you read it!

Let us know which books you choose for each other. When you finish reading your gem, let us know what you thought about it. Perhaps your Hidden Gem might find its way to someone else’s wish list!

Match-ups will be created on the 10th of the month. Please choose books for each other by the 13th.

Sign up by telling us which list you’d like your partner to choose from.

Happy reading, friends!

I'm in! Please select 3-4 books from my Hidden Gems shelf:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm behind, but I'm in! ! Please choose 3-4 from my series-in -progress shelf.

I'm in! Please give me at least 3 options from my 2025-hg shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in.
Please choose several from my hidden gems shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in. Please select 4-5 from my CFD Current Challenges shelf:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in. Please 2-3 from my Hidden Gems shelf.

I'm in! My books are a combo of Christian fiction and clean sweet fiction. Please choose 3-4 books for me to pick from off of my Temp Read Soon list:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I am in. Please choose 4 or 5 from my HG Shelf. Many thanks.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I’m in, please choose 2-3 from my to read shelf. Thank you!

I’m in. 3-4 books (any on my shelves is good).

I’m in! Please pick 3-4 from any of the following shelf’s

My 2025 Must Read Shelf

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My 2025 TBR Shelf

Sign-ups are now closed. Matchups are being created.

I'll be in to even things up. Will update this comment with my shelf as soon as I finish creating matchups.

CFD Hidden Gems

Here are this month's matchups. Let's choose books for each other by June 13. Happy reading!

Annette (9) - Karen (6)
Bridget (5) - Charlene (12)
Kate (4) - Sarita (11)
Missy (7) - Brittany (8)
Andrea (14) - Michelle (2)
Alice (10) - Staci (3)

Michelle, here are my picks for you. Hope you find one that's a winner for you!

Crossfire
When Mercy Rains
The Icecutter's Daughter

Sarita, I've narrowed it down to these 4 options for you:
Born of Gilded Mountains
Forgiving Paris
Lethal Intent
The Sound of Light

Karen…Unfortunately I haven’t read any books from your shelf but have enjoyed other books by these authors:

Becky Wade
Rachel Hauck
Nancy Mehl
Margaret Daley
Colleen Coble ➖I’m currently reading this book

I hope one or more is a hit for you.

Andrea, here are my sections for you:

Until Our Time Comes
If the Boot Fits
The Words We Lost



I hope you enjoy whichever one you choose.

Thank you for the picks! I will read and maybe one more.

Thanks, Michelle! I'll go with Until Our Time Comes. I'm halfway(ish) through it and will take this as a nudge to get back to it. (Had to pause it for a tight-deadline edit job a while back.)

Annette, I've narrowed it down to these 5 picks for you:

and - I've read both of these and really enjoyed them
- I haven't read this one but read her other book in this series which was one of the best Biblical Fiction books I've read
- I always enjoy Colleen Coble's books (this is also one of my TBR books)
- I always enjoy Susan May Warren's books (this is also one of my TBR books)


Thanks for your picks. I'll go with and and hopefully one more.

Thank you Karen. I’m going with . Heather Kaufman is a NTM Author and I’m especially excited to read it after hearing how much you enjoyed the second in the series. I’m also on a Biblical Fiction High after watching the first episode of Season 5 of The Chosen Sunday night.

Brittany -

For you I chose: , , , and . I hope you enjoy one of these reads.

Charlene,
Here are my picks for you


Enjoy!

Thanks Kate - I think I might go for

Here is my choices for you:

Annette - just finished .

Thanks for picking this cute quick read.

I'm going to go with The Maid of Ballymacool , Sarita. Thanks for such great options!

Hi Missy,

Here are a few choices for you that I really enjoyed. Thank you for my picks. I'm not sure which one I will read yet.

Brittany wrote: "Hi Missy,

I think I am going to choose . Need to change my genre for a little bit, so going regency.

Hey Bridget,

Thank you! I will be reading or

For you I pick , & I ended all of these.

Happy reading :)

Alice chose for me:


I chose for her:


Happy reading all!

Charlene wrote: "Hey Bridget,

Thank you! I will be reading or



Thanks Charlene!
I will probably go with

Karen….. was a beautiful 5-star read for me. Thank you so much for choosing it.

Sarita, I finished The Maid of Ballymacool just now and really enjoyed it. Thanks!

Andrea, I finished . It was an enjoyable read. Thank you for picking it!

Missy, I read (listened to) & really enjoyed it. Thanks!

Karen, I completed a second Hidden Gems book that you recommended and also enjoyed it. Thanks much for the pick.

Hi Staci, I finished a solace of water. It was a good read, thanks

Andrea, I also read . It was very good. I especially liked the twist toward the end. Thank you for selecting it!

Brittany -

I finished and enjoyed it very much. Now to read the rest of the series. Thank you for picking that one for me.

You're welcome, Michelle! I remember loving that book.

Life got unexpectedly busy this month, so I'll roll over my book to next month or August (depending on how my big edit job goes).

Alice wrote: "Hi Staci, I finished a solace of water. It was a good read, thanks"

Glad you enjoyed The Solace of Water!

Charlene,
I finished (7/7/25)
Thank you!

Kate wrote: "Sarita, I finished The Maid of Ballymacool just now and really enjoyed it. Thanks!"

Glad you enjoyed it!

Michelle, I ended up getting to first. It was pretty great!

I’m circling back to now.

I'm glad you enjoyed !

Alice, thanks for choosing The Shepherd's Wife! It was good.

I've read and enjoyed