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message 1: by Beth (new)

Beth (bbulow) | 2403 comments Hello and happy April! I hope the weekend is treating everyone well - looking forward to your reading plans and reading round-ups here!


message 2: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)


message 3: by Natalie (new)

Natalie (creativecountry0407gmailcom) | 437 comments I'm listening to Husband Auditions by Angela Ruth Strong and The Colors of All the Cattle (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #19) by Alexander McCall Smith . I just The Letter from Briarton Park (The Houses of Yorkshire, #1) by Sarah E. Ladd . I might start either A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett or A Promise of Ankles (44 Scotland Street #14) by Alexander McCall Smith . We'll see what happens.


message 4: by Katrina (last edited Apr 30, 2023 11:29PM) (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments Here are my current reads and plans etc.

Finished:
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee Shine! by Patrick McDonnell To Win a Prince (In Search of a Prince, #2) by Toni Shiloh Body of Evidence (Triple Threat, #3) by Hannon The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5) by Jody Hedlund The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox Foremost (The Lost Princesses, #2) by Jody Hedlund Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk Up the Hill and Down by William Jay Smith Always Watching (Elite Guardians, #1) by Lynette Eason The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado

Finishing Soon:
To Dwell Among Cedars (The Covenant House, #1) by Connilyn Cossette A, B, C, Go! (Collier's Junior Classics The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 1) by Margaret E. Martignoni Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell My Treasury of Christmas Carols & Stories by Hinkler Books The Warmth of Sunshine (Amish Blessings, #2) by Kelly Irvin Drummer Boy at Bull Run (Bonnets and Bugles, #1) by Gilbert Morris

Currently Reading:
Once Upon a Christmas Contemporary Retellings of Timeless Tales by Andrea Boyd Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer Arabella by Georgette Heyer I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher Beautiful Joe by Marshall Saunders Resistance (Ilyon Chronicles, #1) by Jaye L. Knight Hadassah One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney Life with Lily (The Adventures of Lily Lapp #1) by Mary Ann Kinsinger Amish Values for Your Family What We Can Learn from the Simple Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher Around the Hearth Tales of Home and Family by L.M. Montgomery A Perilous Plan (Imperiled Young Widows Regency Romance #1) by Melanie Dickerson The Potter's Lady (Refined by Love, #2) by Judith McCoy Miller Hearts of Steel (The Blackstone Legacy, #3) by Elizabeth Camden Never Let Go (Uncommon Justice #1) by Elizabeth Goddard Come Back to Me (Waters of Time, #1) by Jody Hedlund When Stone Wings Fly A Smoky Mountains Novel by Karen Barnett The Sheriffs of Savage Wells (Savage Wells, #1) by Sarah M. Eden Ideals Easter by Lisa C. Thompson The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2) by Charles Martin An Unlikely Match (Amish Inn #2) by Beth Wiseman Mind Games (Kaely Quinn Profiler, #1) by Nancy Mehl To Treasure an Heiress (The Secrets of the Isles, #2) by Roseanna M. White


Up Next:
Heart Adrift by Laura Frantz Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson, #1) by Colleen Coble Promises and Primroses (Mayfield Family #1) by Josi S. Kilpack


message 5: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1310 comments Here are my plans for the month:

Finishing soon:
Silverhill by Phyllis A. Whitney Jerusalem Rising Adah's Journey (Tribes of Israel) by Barbara M. Britton The Promise of Lent Devotional A 40-day Journey toward the Miracle of Easter by Chris Tiegreen The Max Lucado Christmas Collection An Angel's Story/The Christmas Candle/The Christmas Child by Max Lucado Christmas Stories Heartwarming Classics of Angels, a Manger, and the Birth of Hope by Max Lucado Found God's Will by John F. MacArthur Jr. Follow Me by John F. MacArthur Jr. The Facts On Roman Catholicism (The Facts On Series) by John Ankerberg

Up Next:
Coral Moon (Kanner Lake Series #2) by Brandilyn Collins Always Look Twice (Uncommon Justice, #2) by Elizabeth Goddard Hiding in Montana (Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit #3) by Laura Scott Dakota December / Dakota Destiny (Dakota Plains, #4-5) by Lauraine Snelling Dead Sea Rising (Dead Sea Chronicles #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins The Patmos Deception by Davis Bunn Smitten (Smitten, #1) by Colleen Coble Eyes Wide Open (The Outlaw Chronicles, #1) by Ted Dekker Murder at the Breakers (Gilded Newport Mysteries #1) by Alyssa Maxwell Due or Die (Library Lover's Mystery, #2) by Jenn McKinlay Saving Amelie by Cathy Gohlke The Ebb Tide by Beverly Lewis Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes (Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery, #1) by Karen Rose Smith A Love for Leah (The Amish Matchmaker #4) by Emma Miller Cold Shot (Chesapeake Valor, #1) by Dani Pettrey Beyond Justice (Hidden Justice, #1) by Cara C. Putman

Planning on:
Kill Shot (White Knights #2) by Susan Sleeman Mountain Hideaway by Christy Barritt Mountain Rescue (Operation K-9 Brothers, #3) by Sandra Owens Buried Secrets (Men of Valor, #1) by Irene Hannon The Singing Stones by Phyllis A. Whitney When the Smoke Clears (Deadly Reunions, #1) by Lynette Eason Deep Waters (Security Specialists #1) by Jessica R. Patch The Killing Tide (Coastal Guardians, #1) by Dani Pettrey Secret Mission Guam (Soldier Dogs #3) by Marcus Sutter The First Stone The Diary of Mary Magdalene by Bodie Thoene Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar Bread of Angels by Tessa Afshar

Hoping for:
On the Way Home The Diary of a Trip from South Dakota to Mansfield, Missouri, in 1894 (Little House #10) by Laura Ingalls Wilder Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright The Rescuer (O'Malley, #6) by Dee Henderson Majoring In Murder (Murder, She Wrote, #19) by Jessica Fletcher Without a Trace (Rock Harbor, #1) by Colleen Coble Elixir by Davis Bunn The Domino Effect by Davis Bunn The Great Divide by T. Davis Bunn The Chosen Come and See a novel based on Season 2 of the critically acclaimed TV series by Jerry B. Jenkins


message 6: by Crystal (last edited Apr 28, 2023 09:37PM) (new)

Crystal | 734 comments I read this month:
Daughter of Eden Eve's Story by Jill Eileen Smith The Dog Who Was There by Ron Marasco Like the Wind by Robin Lee Hatcher The Last Christian by David Gregory Southern Storm (Cape Refuge, #2) by Terri Blackstock Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar Candle in the Darkness (Refiner's Fire, #1) by Lynn Austin

I also hope to finish:
Dangerous Illusions (Code of Honor, #1) by Irene Hannon


message 7: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4436 comments Here is what I hope to read in April:
Murder on a Bad Hair Day (Southern Sisters, #2) by Anne George The Prisoner's Wife (Maine Brides #1) by Susan Page Davis Little Missouri by Judy Young The Bride & the Deaf Girl (Mail Order Brides of Arkansas) by Susannah Calloway The Tapestry of Grace by Kim Vogel Sawyer An Eye for an Eye (Heroes of Quantico, #2) by Irene Hannon Life Support (Santee, #1) by Robert Whitlow Life Everlasting (Santee, #2) by Robert Whitlow The Day the World Came to Town 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede Elle of the Ball (Hoops, #1) by Elena Delle Donne The Pelican Bride (Gulf Coast Chronicles, #1) by Beth White The Whistle Walk (Ironwood Plantation Family #1) by Stephenia H. McGee Promises to Keep by Ann Tatlock A DIFFERENCE OF PURPOSE A Novel Of The American Civil War by Terry Soileau A Marriage for the Marine (Brush Creek Brides, #7) by Liz Isaacson Coast Guard Sweetheart by Lisa Carter


message 8: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3860 comments Mod
Currently reading:
Blind Trust (The SNAP Agency #3) by Natalie Walters The Widow and the Highlander (Tales from the Highlands, #1) by Martha Keyes

Plans include:
Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese Smitten (Smitten, #1) by Colleen Coble When I Wasn't Looking (Big Prairie Romance #4) by Jennifer Rodewald


message 9: by Sarita (last edited Apr 03, 2023 01:29AM) (new)

Sarita | 2287 comments Currently reading: Illusion by Frank E. Peretti Blind Trust (The SNAP Agency #3) by Natalie Walters

Plans:
After the Shadows (Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing #1) by Cabot Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9) by Irene Hannon Heir to Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #0.5) by Julianne Donaldson The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2) by Charles Martin Martyr (Lady Wynwood’s Spies #6) by Camille Elliot Anchor in the Storm (Waves of Freedom, #2) by Sarah Sundin Concrete Evidence by DiAnn Mills Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer Expired Hope (Last Chance Fire and Rescue #2) by Lisa Phillips


message 10: by Missy (new)

Missy | 935 comments April Hopefuls -

The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox (finally got this download); The Dress Shop on King Street (Heirloom Secrets, #1) by Ashley Clark , The Orchard by Beverly Lewis , A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships, #1) by Jody Hedlund , April's Hidden Gem.

Finish - It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke (GM)


message 11: by Megan (last edited Apr 28, 2023 02:04PM) (new)

Megan | 181 comments Finished: The Blue Enchantress (Charles Towne Belles, #2) by M.L. Tyndall The Love Letter by Rachel Hauck The Raven Saint (Charles Towne Belles, #3) by M.L. Tyndall Promise of Love (Holiday Family Romance Series, #1) by Tamie Dearen

Currently Reading: Charity's Cross (Charles Towne Belles, #4) by MaryLu Tyndall

Hopefuls: While We're Far Apart (A World War I Homefront Novel Set in New York) by Lynn Austin


message 12: by Lynnette (last edited Apr 25, 2023 07:35PM) (new)


message 14: by Missy (new)

Missy | 935 comments Since I am starting all new books today, I know I will not finish any by Sunday, so this has been my April. Which was much fuller than I anticipated.

Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes , The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox , The Dress Shop on King Street (Heirloom Secrets, #1) by Ashley Clark , It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke (GM), I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher , The Orchard A Vietnam War Homefront Amish Romance by Beverly Lewis , The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron (GM), Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar , A Reluctant Bride (The Bride Ships, #1) by Jody Hedlund .


message 15: by Chrissy (new)


message 16: by Chrissy (new)

Chrissy | 2 comments Dead Fall (The Quantico Files, #2) by Nancy Mehl , Night Fall (The Quantico Files, #1) by Nancy Mehl , Free Fall (The Quantico Files, #3) by Nancy Mehl these are my first books for this author and i really liked them. will have to read more of her.


message 17: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)


message 18: by Loraine (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4436 comments Finished the following books in April:
The Pelican Bride (Gulf Coast Chronicles, #1) by Beth White Ruth (Bible #8), ESV by Anonymous Murder at the Breakers (Gilded Newport Mysteries #1) by Alyssa Maxwell Chef's Deadly Dish (Cozy Crumb Mystery Series #3) by Lisa Harris Baker's Fatal Dozen (Cozy Crumb Mystery Series #2) by Lisa Harris Recipe For Murder (Cozy Crumb Mystery Series) by Lisa Harris Joshua (Bible #6), ESV by Anonymous Stay Calm and Collie On (A Pet Palace Mystery #1) by Lane Stone Yellow Time by Lauren Stringer Initium (The SNAP Agency #0.5) by Natalie Walters A Marriage of Convenience (Alabama Brides, #1) by Debra Lynn Collins The Bride & the Deaf Girl (Mail Order Brides of Arkansas) by Susannah Calloway The Book Woman's Daughter (The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, #2) by Kim Michele Richardson Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9) by Irene Hannon Dead Sea Rising (Dead Sea Chronicles #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins The Castaway's Bride (Maine Brides) by Susan Page Davis In Harm's Way (Heroes of Quantico, #3) by Irene Hannon Life Everlasting (Santee, #2) by Robert Whitlow Life Support (Santee, #1) by Robert Whitlow An Eye for an Eye (Heroes of Quantico, #2) by Irene Hannon Deuteronomy (Bible #5), ESV by Anonymous Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton


message 19: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3860 comments Mod
In April, I read:

The Bark of Zorro (Gone to the Dogs #4) by Kathleen Y'Barbo The Widow and the Highlander (Tales from the Highlands, #1) by Martha Keyes Blind Trust (The SNAP Agency #3) by Natalie Walters Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor Romance) by Nicole Deese The Gift of Faith (Unexpected Gifts) by Kristen McKanagh The Finding of Miss Fairfield (Aprons & Veils, #1) by Grace Hitchcock When I Wasn't Looking (Big Prairie Romance #4) by Jennifer Rodewald The Keys to Gramercy Park (Doors to the Past) by Candice Sue Patterson Buttoned Up (Secrets from Grandma's Attic, #4) by Gabrielle Meyer The Pursuit of Miss Parish (Aprons & Veils, #2) by Grace Hitchcock Courage in the Storm (Johns Mill Amish Romance #3) by Laurel Blount Where Promises Remain Contemporary Fiction with a Little Women Twist (The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast Series Book 7) by Heidi Chiavaroli The Long March Home A World War II Novel of the Pacific by Marcus Brotherton Double Indemnity by Robert Whitlow In This Moment (Timeless, #2) by Gabrielle Meyer Vengeance in the Mist (Coventry Saga) by Robin Patchen

Hidden Gem:
The Lady and the Gent (London League, #1) by Rebecca Connolly


message 20: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments In April I was able to finish 11 books:

E-library
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee To Win a Prince (In Search of a Prince, #2) by Toni Shiloh Body of Evidence (Triple Threat, #3) by Hannon The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5) by Jody Hedlund Always Watching (Elite Guardians, #1) by Lynette Eason

Paperback I own:
Foremost (The Lost Princesses, #2) by Jody Hedlund

Audiobook:
The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery by Amanda Cox

Children's books:
Shine! by Patrick McDonnell Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk Up the Hill and Down by William Jay Smith The Crippled Lamb by Max Lucado


message 22: by Katrina (last edited May 09, 2023 11:48PM) (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments Since the thread for May is not available yet, I am just going to post here for now.

May 2023

Finished:
Drummer Boy at Bull Run (Bonnets and Bugles, #1) by Gilbert Morris An Unlikely Match (Amish Inn #2) by Beth Wiseman

Finishing Soon:
A, B, C, Go! (Collier's Junior Classics The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 1) by Margaret E. Martignoni Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell My Treasury of Christmas Carols & Stories by Hinkler Books To Dwell Among Cedars (The Covenant House, #1) by Connilyn Cossette The Warmth of Sunshine (Amish Blessings, #2) by Kelly Irvin Hearts of Steel (The Blackstone Legacy, #3) by Elizabeth Camden To Treasure an Heiress (The Secrets of the Isles, #2) by Roseanna M. White

Currently Reading:
The Potter's Lady (Refined by Love, #2) by Judith McCoy Miller Mind Games (Kaely Quinn Profiler, #1) by Nancy Mehl Amish Values for Your Family What We Can Learn from the Simple Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2) by Charles Martin Common (Tales of the Mystics, #1) by Laurie Lucking The Sheriffs of Savage Wells (Savage Wells, #1) by Sarah M. Eden Life with Lily (The Adventures of Lily Lapp #1) by Mary Ann Kinsinger

Up Next:
Heart Adrift by Laura Frantz Promises and Primroses (Mayfield Family #1) by Josi S. Kilpack Halifax Explodes! (Canadian Flyer Adventures #17) by Frieda Wishinsky Hidden Current (The Dancing Realms, #1) by Sharon Hinck My Fair Gentleman by Nancy Campbell Allen The Love Note by Joanna Davidson Politano Beneath His Silence by Hannah Linder Something Old, Something New by Amy Clipston When Stone Wings Fly A Smoky Mountains Novel by Karen Barnett

Hoping for/If I had more time:
The Bishop's Daughter by Patricia Johns Hadassah One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney Love Amid The Ashes (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews The Roses of Feldstone by Esther Hatch Magnolia Summer (Southern Seasons, #1) by Melanie Dickerson Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes Come Back to Me (Waters of Time, #1) by Jody Hedlund Isabelle and Alexander by Rebecca Anderson Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee Sandpiper Cove (Hope Harbor, #3) by Irene Hannon Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson, #1) by Colleen Coble


message 23: by Natalie (new)

Natalie (creativecountry0407gmailcom) | 437 comments April finished:
The Colors of All the Cattle (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #19) by Alexander McCall Smith and reading The Letter from Briarton Park (The Houses of Yorkshire, #1) by Sarah E. Ladd
Started listening to :
A Promise of Ankles (44 Scotland Street #14) by Alexander McCall Smith ] and reading:
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
May plans:
Continuing listening to: A Promise of Ankles (44 Scotland Street #14) by Alexander McCall Smith
and reading:
A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist
Mighht startr listening to either:
To the Land of Long Lost Friends (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #20) by Alexander McCall Smith or Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes and rea start reading either:
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett or Beyond the Desert Sands (Love on the Santa Fe, #2) by Tracie Peterson
We'll see what happens.


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