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 2025-tbr and 2025-christmas shelves.

2025-tbr
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

2025-christmas
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I'm in for this one! Any book on my shelf is fine.😊

I'm in! Please give me at least 2-3 options from my 'christmashg' shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 from my series-in-progress shelf or physical book shelf.

I’m in, please pick 3-4 from my Hidden Gems Christmas shelf.

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

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

I'm in! Please choose 3-4 books from my Temp Read Soon 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 - any 3-4 unread books is good to pick from.

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

My 2025 Must Read Shelf

My Hidden Gems Shelf

My Christmas TBR Shelf

Sorry for the delay, friends. Had a busy day yesterday. I'll do the matchups this afternoon. There will be extended time to get picks made, if needed.

Working on matchups now.

Here are this month's matchups. Please choose books for each other by December 15.

Michelle (2) - Kate (4)
Missy (6) - Bridget (9)
Staci (5) - Brittany (8)
Charlene (11) - Chantel (3)
Karen (7) - Sarita (10)

Hey Michelle!
I have read a total of 4 books from your chosen shelves . . . and luckily all 4 are ones I'd happily recommend!

Heart on the Line
A Royal Christmas Wedding
A Royal Christmas
The Mistletoe Countess

Thank you Kate! I'll read and .

I've only read one book on your list! Here are my choices for you.

The Christmas Book Flood. I read this last week and happily recommend it.

I've enjoyed books by these authors:
Because of Bethlehem: Every Day a Christmas, Every Heart a Manger
The Christmas Tree Farm

Thanks, Michelle! I'm going to go with The Christmas Tree Farm .

Staci,
I was unable to respond to your message. I believe you are to choose books for Brittany instead of me. :)
Thanks!

Hey Charlene!
I picked 4 books from your shelves for you to choose from. 😊

Paper Hearts by Courtney Walsh
Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade
A Cross-Country Christmas by Courtney Walsh
One Enchanted Christmas by Melissa Tagg

All four books were great! I hope you enjoy! 😊🎄❤

Bridget wrote: "Staci,
I was unable to respond to your message. I believe you are to choose books for Brittany instead of me. :)
Thanks!"

Oops! Sorry about that.

No problem

Sarita - I have read several of your unread books. Here are my choices for you:

Any of Lynette Eason's Wrangler's Corner - I loved that series -
- this was another series I loved
- another series I highly recommend
- this was my first read by this author and definitely not my last

I hope you enjoy one of these as much as I did. If none of these work for you, let me know and I'll choose a new set for you.

Brittany selected for me:


I chose for Brittany:


Enjoy your reads all!

Hey Chantel!

Thank you. I have some catching up to do to reach my reading goal so I’m going to read 3 of those , and after the Christmas period. I’m looking forward to all of them :)

For you I pick the following depending what your in the mood for:
- Christmas Suspense
- Contemporary and my favourite in this series
- Contemporary but an emotional roller coaster (deeper read)
- Early church
- Historical

I loved all of these - Hope you enjoy the one you pick :)

Thank you Charlene for all the good choices! I'm going to go with .

Hi Bridget -

Here are the books I picked for you -

- I'm reading this one right now
- I liked the first one
- I enjoyed this one
- On my TBR list

Karen wrote: "Sarita - I have read several of your unread books. Here are my choices for you:

Any of Lynette Eason's Wrangler's Corner - I loved that series - [b..."

Thank you Karen

I think I will read [bookcover:Rodeo Rescuer|25074419]

Hi Karen

Here is my selection. I have only read two and the others are from others I have read and loved:

Thanks Sarita - what a great set of choices.

I'm going to go with and hopefully one or two others.

Thanks Missy!
I am not sure yet which one I am going to go with.

Here are my choices for you:



Enjoy!

Great job getting all the picks in quickly, friends! Hope y'all enjoy the books.

I am going to go with . Covers this challenge and another. Thank you!

I finished Catching Christmas today! I loved this book so much! This was a 5 star Christmas book all the way! Thank you Charlene! ❤🎄😁

Chantel wrote: "I finished Catching Christmas today! I loved this book so much! This was a 5 star Christmas book all the way! Thank you Charlene! ❤🎄😁"

That is one of my favorite Christmas novels! So good!

Michelle, I finished The Christmas Tree Farm just now. Thanks for choosing it for me!

Staci wrote: "Chantel wrote: "I finished Catching Christmas today! I loved this book so much! This was a 5 star Christmas book all the way! Thank you Charlene! ❤🎄😁"

That ..."

@Staci- I can definitely see this as a re-read!

I read and thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you, Staci!

I just finished and loved it! Thank you so much, Sarita! I don't know why it took me so long to get to this book. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series in 2026!

Brittany wrote: "I read and thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you, Staci!"

Wonderful! I enjoyed Rocky Road as well. :-)

Glad you enjoyed it, Staci!

I am going to go with
Maybe I can read it by the end of the year :)

Kate, I finished reading . I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for picking it!

I'm glad you liked it!

Missy,
I finished (12/30/25)
Thank you!

Finished and enjoyed . Took me a bit longer due to a roadtrip and ski trip with the family

Hey Chsntel,

I finished I really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to book 2 soon.

Happy you enjoyed Catching Christmas :)

Awesome!!!🎉🎉 I'm glad you enjoyed it!