Fans of Amish Fiction discussion

Okay, as we have been discussing for the past few days, we are starting a Christian fiction group read with this group also.

I used the list of categories from the Theme thread and using Random.org, it selected:

#3 - Mystery/Suspense

Rules:
1. Nominations are open until the 14th of the month. Diane will let us know which book has "won" on the 15th.
2. Books must be Christian fiction, or "clean" fiction to be eligible for this read.
3. Books are chosen using Random.org to make it completely fair.
3. One nomination per person.

Nominations so far:

1. The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble (Barbara)
2. The Negotiator by Dee Henderson (Diane)
3. The Lord Is My Shepherd by Debbie Viguié (Camille)
4. Danger at the Door by Michelle Sutton (Lorie)
5. The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall (Abbie)
6. Running for Cover (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense) by Shirlee McCoy (Kristy)
7. Invisible: A Novel by Lorena McCourtney (Rachel)

How about The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble? As a plus, she's a goodreads author!

Good suggestion Barbara.

I am going to nominate:

The Negotiator by Dee Henderson

Well, I was going to nominate a book by Colleen Coble or Dee Henderson, but since we already have those authors I will branch out.

I nominate: The Lord Is My Shepherd by Debbie Viguié

It looks really interesting to me, and it definitely fits our requirements this month! :)

I'm nominating Danger at the Door by Michelle Sutton. I've been wanting to read her books for a long time.

Oh, that one does sound good Camille. It was a kindle freebie months ago so I own it!

Camille wrote: "Well, I was going to nominate a book by Colleen Coble or Dee Henderson, but since we already have those authors I will branch out.

I nominate: The Lord Is My Shepherd by [author:De..."

That was an Amazon Kindle freebie not long ago. I think I have it on my Kindle.

It was! So hopefully most of us nabbed it as a freebie! :) It'll be a good read whether we read it next month or on our own time. :)

I think we posted at the same time Diane lol

And Camille, its Easter themed at least that's what I got from the summary. Great pick!

I think I'll read it next month whether it is picked or not. Why not read it anyway if it's not picked along with our 2 group reads? :)

That one sounds good too Lorie!

Can we pick Love Inspired Suspense or is that only if we have picked the theme Love Inspired Suspense? Not sure if it can count as two categories. I don't know which book to pick.

The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall

I don't see why we can't cross nominate. I say go for the love inspired suspense they count towards two of our themes which I think is fine. So does the one I picked.

I think most of our books will cross into two categories, so I think as long as it fits the requisite category it doesn't matter if it spills over into another category too. :)

Kristy, go right ahead!

I'm loving all these nominations as this is a new area for me and seeing these authors is really helping me. I have not even read one of these books.

Okay, how about Running for Cover by Shirley McCoy, book 1 of the Heroes for Hire. I really don't know which one to pick, so I picked one that was a 1st in a series.

I nominate Invisible by Lorena McCourtney. It's currently a Kindle freebie on the UK site, hopefully you guys have it too?

Rachel wrote: "I nominate Invisible by Lorena McCourtney. It's currently a Kindle freebie on the UK site, hopefully you guys have it too?"

It's free in the US too, I just got it on my Kindle.

Yay! It's been free for well over a month, quite unusual, I thought?

I will be drawing the winner a week from today. If you have not nominated a book yet, please do so soon!

Today is the last day for nominations!

I'm excited to see which one gets picked! Lots of very different suggestions :)

Okay, it's time to pick the first Christian group read for April 2011. Using random.org, the book that was selected is #5.

We will be reading The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall.

That is too weird that Abbie's books were selected for both reads. I could not have planned it if I tried.

Thanks to everyone for nominating books for our new group read!!!

Cool!! I can't wait I really want to read this one after reading the 2nd one in the series!!

Haha, go Abbie! This book does sound interesting, and I do enjoy cross-over novels. A Historical/romance/mystery will be nice for April :)

Good month for Abbie!

I just ordered my copy from Amazon - looking forward to reading about a lady pirate!

It's nearly April! Who is joining in with the non-Amish book group next month? Other than Abbie, of course :)

I am! :)

Me too!

I need to go get it from my library. They have two copies and I'm trying not to spend any money on books this month.

Exciting! I probably won't start the book til mid April, I have so many books I need to get started on - April is going to be hectic!

I agree Rachel, April will be hectic, especially as my finals are all early May, so April is "AAHHHH PREPARE FOR FINALS" Month. I requested The Outsider from my local library by they do not have The Red Siren, so I need to get that book another way.

I read my tale off the last 2 weeks trying to get through some of my review books so I can take a break and read my group read books the first few weeks of April!

Rachel wrote: "It's nearly April! Who is joining in with the non-Amish book group next month? Other than Abbie, of course :)"

I'm sorry but I will not be joining you. I'm going to use the time to read some of my to-read items.

Same, Camille, my finals are mid-May. But they finish on the 20th and I don't move out until the 31st so I'll have nothing to do but read and pack! I still have coursework to complete in April so I'm trying not to think about exams yet :P

No problem, Barbara - good luck with your reading!