Christian Fiction Devourers discussion

Our next 'author match' of the year is #5! So, post your numbered lists and read whatever author 'matches' the number 5 slot. Then, don't forget to take that author out of the game for next month!

(*****Note that your list should have 11 selected authors from which to choose this month.*****)

(An explanation of the rules and a yearly tracker can be found here.)

My #5 author is Myra Johnson, and I plan to read Her Hill Country Cowboy

1-Francine Rivers
2-James L. Rubart
3-Ted Dekker
4-Katie Powner
5-Creston Mapes
6-Melody Carlson
7-Kim Vogel Sawyer
8-Beverly Lewis
9-Neta Jackson
10-Amanda Cox
11-Janette Oke

#5 Creston Mapes

I'll probably read

My #5 is Colleen Coble! I plan to read and .

1. Irene Hannon
2. Philip Gulley
3. Lori Benton
4. Robin Lee Hatcher
5. Colleen Coble
6. Denise Hunter
7. Dana Mentink
8. Nancy Mehl
9. Amy Clipston
10. Kathleen Fuller
11. Suzanne Woods Fisher

YAY!! Just in time for Monthly Focus-Male Author, my #5 is Creston Mapes….my NTM is Mesu Andrews

1️⃣ Robin Jones Gunn & Kathleen Neely
2️⃣ Susan May Warren & Texie Susan Gregory
3️⃣ Toni Shiloh & Autumn Macarthur
4️⃣ Melissa Tagg & Beth Adams
5️⃣ Creston Mapes & Mesu Andrews➖MARCH
❌6️⃣ Denise Hunter & Ruth Kyser➖JANUARY
6-7️⃣ Colleen Coble & Annie Jones
7-8️⃣ Kathryn Cushman & Jenelle Hovde
8-9️⃣ Jerry B Jenkins & Tara Grace Ericson
❌9-1️⃣0️⃣ T I Lowe & Melanie Dobson➖FEBRUARY
9-10-1️⃣1️⃣ Deborah Raney & R. Marshall Wright
10-11-1️⃣2️⃣ Michael Winstell & Virginia Smith
11-12-1️⃣3️⃣ Janette Oke & Ginger Garrett

01 Shannon Sue Dunlap
02 Tracie Peterson
03 Rachel Scott McDaniel
04 Hannah E. Griggs
05 Alena Mentink
06 Sarah Monzon
07 Lyndsey Lewellen
08 Nicole Deese
09 Vannetta Chapman
10 Toni Shiloh
11 Mary Connealy

I discovered Alena Mentink by becoming her copy editor. is a great book to look forward to, by the way. I'm going to back up and read the series prequel: .

5. Michele Griep (CF)-

1. Savannah Scott
2. Emma St Clair
3. Tessa Afshar (CF)
4. Jenny Proctor
5. Michele Griep (CF)
6. Pepper Basham (CF)
7. Kate Watson
8. Jess Mastorakos
9. Roseanna White (CF)
10. Dani Pettrey (CF)
11.Lynette Eason (CF)

March #5 Author Wanda E. Brunstetter plan to read The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits and The Journey
A Sister's Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter 12 March 2026
The Rise and Fall of Miss Fannie’s Biscuits by Wanda E. Brunstetter 21 March 2026
Goodbye to Yesterday by Wanda E. Brunstetter 22 March 2026
The Lopsided Christmas Cake by Wanda E. Brunstetter 27 March 2026
The Amish Ballerina by Richelle Brunstetter and Wanda E Brunsetter 28 March 2026


01 ~ Tessa Afshar
02 ~ Lynn Austin
03 ~ D.D. Black
04 ~ Terri Blackstock
05 ~ Lori Copeland
06 ~ Richard Paul Evans
07 ~ Suzanne Woods Fisher
08 ~ Beverly Lewis
09 ~ Francine Rivers
10 ~ Lori Wick

New to Me Authors

March New to Author #05 ~ Bodie Thoene plan to read When Jesus Wept and Vienna Prelude

01 ~ Ruby Hill
02 ~ Collen Coble
03 ~ Tracie Peterson
04 ~ Alton Gansky
05 ~ Jan Watson
06 ~ Nancy Naigle
07 ~ Hallee Bridgeman
08 ~ Julie Klassen
09 ~ Brandilyn Collins
10 ~ Kathy Herman

The Year of the Grizzly 7 March 2026 (cover states author is Bodie & Brock Thoene)

When Jesus Wept 24 March 2026 Authors Brock and Bodie Thoene

#5 Leah Brunner (sweet romcom)

1. Jody Hedlund
2. E. A. Hendryx
3. MaryLu Tyndall
4. Hannah Currie
5. Gabrielle Meyer
6. Joanna Davidson Politano
7. Hannah Linder
8. Lisa T. Bergren
9. Nadine Brandes
10. Carrie Cotten
11. Becky Wade

My #5 is Gabrielle Meyer. I plan to read

My #5 is Lisa Phillips (read before) & Stephenia McGee (NTM).

1. Dee Henderson & Janice Cantore
2. Irene Hannon & Nancy J Farrier
3. Shirlee McCoy & Sara Blackard
4. Susan Page Davis & Carol J. Post
5. Lisa Phillips & Stephenia McGee
6. Valerie Hansen & Kathleen Fuller
7. Summer Lee & Kurt Brouwer
8. Dani Pettrey & Nancy Mehl
9. Terri Reed & Jennifer Pierce
10. Jill Eileen Smith & Tessa Afshar
11. Cynthia Hickey & Belle Calhoune

#5 - Lisa Phillips


#5 - Stephenia McGee

My #5 is Dani Pettrey

01. Colleen Coble

02. Terri Blackstock

03. Lynette Eason

04. Lisa Wingate

05. Dani Pettrey - March

06. Sarah Sundin

07. Irene Hannon

08. Mesu Andrews

09. Pepper Basham

10. Charles Martin

11. Robert Whitlow

March #5 Kim Vogel Sawyer

1 Gabrielle Meyer
2 Susan Mae Warren
3 Hanna Alexander
4 Catherine West
5 Kim Vogel Sawyer
6 Kimberly Woodhouse
6 Hanna Linder
7 Pepper Basham
8Jennifer Q Hunt
10 Penny Zeller
9 Jeffery McClain Jones
10 Suzanne Woods Fisher
11 Robin Patchen

January Kimberley Woodhouse

February - Penny Zeller
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March Kim Vogel Sawyer

My #5 is Gabrielle Meyer. I have several options, but at the top of the list is her latest from the timeless series.

1. Amanda Cabot
2. Amanda Cox
3. Colleen Coble
4. Elizabeth Camden
5. Gabrielle Meyer
6. Jody Hedlund
7. Liz Bradford
8. Mary Connealy
9. Steven James
10. Susan May Warren
11. Suzanne Wood Fisher

My #5 is Michelle Griep

1. Gabrielle Meyers
2. Pepper Basham
3. Tracie Peterson
4. Charles Martin
5. Michelle Griep
6. Shannon McNear
7. Katherine Reay
8. Stephenia H. McGee
9. J’Nell Ciesielski
10. Connilyn Cossette
11. Kristy Cambron

My #5 is Patricia Bradley. I'm starting with the next in a series I'm working through!

1 Amanda Cabot
2 Terri Blackstock
3 James Bell Scott
4 Lisa Harris
5 Patricia Bradley
6 Jocelyn Green
7 Elizabeth Camden
8 Rosanna M. White
9 Connilyn Cossette
10 Tessa Afshar
11 Mesu Andrews

My #5 is Michelle Griep

#1 Irene Hannon
#2 Ronie Kendig
#3 Gabrielle Meyer
#4 Hannah Linder
#5 Michelle Griep
#6 Kathy Herman
#7 Mel Odom
#8 Roseanna M White
#9 Susan May Warren
#10 Brandilyn Collins
#11 Jennifer Rodewald

1. Tracie Peterson
2. Becca Kinzer
3. Chautona Havig
4. Roseanna White
5. C. S. Lewis

6. Sarah Sundin
7. Grace Hitchcock
8. Michelle Griep
9. Courtney Walsh
10. Clare Revell
11. Melissa Jagears

finished my Myra Johnson book last night: Her Hill Country Cowboy

#5 Kim Vogel Sawyer - Whisper of Peace by Kim Vogel Sawyer

1. Davis Bunn
2. Carrie Francett Pagels
3. Susan Page Davis
4. Diann Mills
5. Kim Vogel Sawyer
7. Katherine Reay
8. Mary Connealy
10. Terry Blackstock
11. Angela Hunt
12. Tracy Higley
13 Debbie Macomber

I finished by Colleen Coble.

good job!

I finished by Colleen Coble.

love it!

#5 Finished Creston Mapes 3/4/26 and NTM Mesu Andrews 3/18/26

nice!

My #5 is Patricia Bradley and was able to finish the Logan Point series with these last two:

well done!

I read one this month.

My #5 is Dani Pettrey

01. Colleen Coble

02. Terri Blackstock

03. Lynette Eason

04. Lisa Wingate

05. Dani Pettrey - March

06. Sarah Sundin

07. Irene Hannon

08. Mesu Andrews

09. Pepper Basham

10. Charles Martin

11. Robert Whitlow

good job!

I've read

love it!

*archiving, but leaving open to comments*