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message 1: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (new)

Staci | 3860 comments Mod
Hello Second Quarter! What are your reading plans for April?


message 2: by Karen (last edited Apr 30, 2024 01:34PM) (new)

Karen | 1311 comments My focus this month is finishing up two specific challenges from another group.

UPDATED 4/26

Finished:
For Love or Money by Virginia Vaughan (4/1/24) The Secretary (Hearts of the Manhattan Project #1) by J. Carol Nemeth (4/2/24) Mrs. Meade and the Invisible Lodger A Short Story (The Mrs. Meade Mysteries) by Elisabeth Grace Foley (4/2/24) How I Fell in Love with a Librarian and Lived to Tell About it by Rhett Ellis (4/4/24) On Gull Beach by Jane Yolen (4/4/24) Ghost Ship A Cape Cod Story by Mary Higgins Clark (4/4/24) Everglades Entanglement by Cindy M. Amos (4/5/24) A Christmas Gift from God by Sharon Kizziah-Holmes (4/5/24) Mrs. Meade and the Schoolboy Prank A Short Story (The Mrs. Meade Mysteries) by Elisabeth Grace Foley (4/6/24) Nativity Perspectives The Wise Men by Elizabeth White (4/6/24) The Treasure Hunter by Elizabeth White (4/6/24) Security Breach (Capitol K-9 Unit #4) by Margaret Daley (4/7/24) Gemstone Bride Emerald (Gemstone Brides Book 1) by Margaret Tanner (4/8/24) A Woman's Place A Texas Ranger Novella by Carol Cox (4/8/24) Love Comes to the Castle (Christmas at Barncastle Inn Book 1) by Susan Page Davis (4/9/24) God Gave Us Easter by Lisa Tawn Bergren (4/11/24) God Gave Us Family A Picture Book by Lisa Tawn Bergren (4/11/24) Fake Engagement Mistake by Lisa Renee (4/12/24) Nana the Great Goes Camping by Lisa Tawn Bergren (4/13/24) Gabriel's Gift (Christmas Holiday Extravaganza) by Susan M. Baganz (4/13/24) Mailbox Mayhem by Susan Page Davis (4/15/24) Caught in the Act by Lisa Renee (4/16/24) Walking Up The Mountain Path With God by Helen Keating (4/17/24) Shamrock Ruby (Get Your Kiss on Route 66) by Helen Gray (4/17/24) Dream Team (A Summer Lov'N novella Book 1) by Helen Gray (4/18/24) Cold Creek Manor A short story romantic suspense by Elizabeth Ludwig (4/18/24) One Holy Night by Elizabeth Ludwig (4/20/24) Dawn's Hidden Threat A Missing in Alaska, Romantic Suspense Novella by Elizabeth Goddard (4/20/24) The Nurse (Hearts of the Manhattan Project #2) by J. Carol Nemeth (4/21/24) Kathryn's Pride (The Bouchers of Biloxi #1) by Debby Mayne (4/21/24) Beluga Whales by Elizabeth R. Johnson (4/21/24) Orcas (Sea Life) by Elizabeth R. Johnson (4/21/24) Practically Christmas by Carol Cox (4/21/24) I'll Be Home For Christmas by Elizabeth Ludwig (4/22/24) Love Letter to the Editor (Four Weddings and a Kiss) by Robin Lee Hatcher (4/22/24) More Than Tinsel by Colleen L. Reece (4/23/24) Finding Freedom by Colleen K. Snyder (4/24/24) Sea Lions (Pebble Plus Sea Life) by Elizabeth R. Johnson (4/24/24) Storm Warning by Colleen Coble (4/25/24)


Currently Reading:
Christmas Cradles (An Amish Christmas) by Kelly Long (4/26/24) The Chemist (Hearts of the Manhattan Project Book 3) by J. Carol Nemeth Engaged to an Alaskan Man (An Alaska Romance Series Book 5) by Evangeline Kelly


Up Next:
Mission Undercover (Rangers Under Fire #5) by Virginia Vaughan Living Water A Short Story by Bryan E. Canter (4/27/24) Christmas in Galway by Elizabeth Ludwig (4/27/24) Betrayed (The Cost of Betrayal, #1) by Dee Henderson (4/29/24) Deadly Isle (The Cost of Betrayal, #2) by Dani Pettrey (4/30/24)
The Nebraska Bride (Winter Mail Order Brides) by Faith Johnson (4/30/24) The Christmas Switch by Laura L. Walker Amish Always (A Short Story) Includes Amish Recipes and Reading Group Guide by Kelly Long Lawfully Blessed (The Lawkeepers) by Evangeline Kelly Hunted in the Wilderness (Love Inspired Suspense) by Kellie VanHorn The Christmas Bell Tolls by Robin Caroll Gifts of Love (Serenity Landing Teachers #1) by Carol Moncado Courage on the Run by J. Carol Nemeth For Mercie's Sake by Sharon Srock Icicles to Moonbeams Christmas Eve Blessings by Sharon K Connell In Too Deep (Love Inspired Suspense) by Sharon Dunn Threat Detection (Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit Book 5) by Sharon Dunn


Still Hoping for:
Meeting Her Match (A Match Made in Texas, #4) by Mary Connealy A Gift From Heaven At Christmas by Mary Lantz Zero Visibility (Courage Under Fire #2) by Mary Alford Thin Ice (Courage Under Fire #3) by Mary Alford Chinook Winds (Courage Under Fire #4) by Mary Alford Off the Record by Elizabeth White Spitfire Sweetheart (Four Weddings and a Kiss) by Mary Connealy An Autumn Chill by Mary Alford Ruby's Christmas Miracle by Mary Lantz Storm Surge (Courage Under Fire #5) by Mary Alford When Lightning Strikes (Courage Under Fire #6) by Mary Alford A Gathering Storm (Courage Under Fire #7) by Mary Alford Firestorm (Courage Under Fire Book 8) by Mary Alford Ransom in Rio by Theresa Lynn Hall Alice (Wagon Train Brides) by Kat Lynne Hannah's Hometown Hero (The Preacher's Daughters #1) by Lyn Cote Calculated Risk (Triumph Over Adversity, #1) by Lynn Shannon A Dream of Lilacs by Christina Harris Free to Love Again by Leann Harris What She Saw by Leann Harris Tailspin (Mountain Cove #5) by Elizabeth Goddard A May Bride (A Year of Weddings, #6) by Meg Moseley Meet Me in Myrtle Beach (Hunt Family #1) by Brooke St. James A Beacon of Love (Faith in the Parks #2.5) by J. Carol Nemeth


message 3: by Chantel (last edited Mar 31, 2024 06:11AM) (new)

Chantel (channylee07) | 396 comments Currently Reading:
First to Fall (Lost Story Bookshop, #2) by Jenny B. Jones
Sis, Don't Settle How to Stay Smart in Matters of the Heart by Faith Jenkins


message 4: by Beth (new)

Beth  (canadianbeth) | 248 comments I am currently reading Sea Glass Cottage (Hope Harbor, #8) by Irene Hannon
Next will be Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9) by Irene Hannon
They are #s 8 and 9 in the series. My library does not have #10 yet, so I will have to wait a while to read it.
Also borrowed from the library and on my Libby app are
 Photo Finished by Childs Laura  by unknown author
The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright
Bound for Murder (A Scrapbooking Mystery, #3) by Laura Childs
Cold Threat (Ryland & St. Clair #2) by Nancy Mehl
Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) by Lynette Eason
Keepsake Crimes (A Scrapbooking Mystery, #1) by Laura Childs
One Final Target by Janice Cantore
Taming Rafe (Noble Legacy, #2) by Susan May Warren
and a print book In His Eyes by Stephenia H. McGee

Beth - ;)
in Calgary


message 6: by Reagan (new)

Reagan Currently reading: Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy Children of the Storm The Autobiography of Natasha Vins by Natasha Vins

To read: Race Against Time (Love Inspired Suspense) by Christy Barritt The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5) by Jody Hedlund The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner Widow of Gettysburg (Heroines Behind the Lines, #2) by Jocelyn Green The Confession (The Heritage of Lancaster County, #2) by Beverly Lewis


message 7: by Carissa (new)

Carissa | 479 comments So far the only thing I have planned for April is

Sandcastle Inn (Hope Harbor, #10) by Irene Hannon
Just for the Summer by Melody Carlson


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

Staci | 3860 comments Mod
In April I plan to read:

Inventions of the Heart (Lumber Baron's Daughters, #2) by Connealy Walking on Hidden Wings A Novel of the Roaring Twenties by Rachel Scott McDaniel The Roads We Follow (Fog Harbor, #2) by Nicole Deese The Vanished by Cara C. Putman The Headmistress (The Ladies of Roderick Glen, #5) by Kristie Self Streams of Courage (Spies of the Civil War Book 4) by Sandra Merville Hart

Books set in NE, FL, MS & ME


message 9: by Katrina (last edited Apr 29, 2024 11:17AM) (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments Here are my reading plans for April:

Finished:
Dark of Night (Annie Pederson, #2) by Colleen Coble 26 Below (Alaskan Cyber Hunters #1) by Kimberley Woodhouse If Ever I Would Leave You (Montana Rescue, #0.5) by Susan May Warren Pelican Point (Hope Harbor, #4) by Irene Hannon If I Were You by Lynn Austin
Queen of Easter (Ann Estelle Stories) by Mary Engelbreit (GM) 'Twas the Morning of Easter ('Twas Series) by Glenys Nellist A Tale for Easter (Classic Board Books) by Tasha Tudor (GM) Easter by Gail Gibbons (GM) The Sparrow's Easter Song by Michelle Abrams

Finishing Soon:
The Day the World Came to Town 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede Dewey The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron Once Upon a Wardrobe (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Fiction) by Patti Callahan Henry A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter Sharing Too Much Inspirational Musings and Lessons from an Unlikely Life by Richard Paul Evans The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods Fisher Through the Autumn Air (Every Amish Season #3) by Kelly Irvin A Penny for Your Thoughts by Mindy Starns Clark

Currently Reading:
Common (Tales of the Mystics, #1) by Laurie Lucking Come Back to Me (Waters of Time, 1) by Jody Hedlund Resistance (Ilyon Chronicles, #1) by Jaye L. Knight The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper Positively, Penelope (Skymar, #2) by Pepper Basham The Bride of Ivy Green (Tales from Ivy Hill, #3) by Julie Klassen Daughter of Twin Oaks (A Secret Refuge, #1) by Lauraine Snelling Shine Like the Dawn by Carrie Turansky Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream, #1) by Susan Anne Mason Lost and Found by Suzanne Woods Fisher Lake Season (Bluebell Inn Romance, #1) by Denise Hunter First Impressions An Amish Tale of Pride and Prejudice (The Amish Classics, #1) by Sarah Price An Amish Easter Wish (Green Mountain Blessings #2) by Jo Ann Brown The Metropolitan Affair (On Central Park, #1) by Jocelyn Green Dawn at Emberwilde (Treasures of Surrey, #2) by Sarah E. Ladd A Time to Die (Out of Time, #1) by Nadine Brandes A Seaside Wonder (Muir Harbor, #2) by Melissa Tagg An Hour Unspent (Shadows Over England, #3) by Roseanna M. White The Midwife of Auschwitz (Women of War #1) by Anna Stuart Lonestar Homecoming (Lonestar, #3) by Colleen Coble Phantastes by George MacDonald To Save A King (True Blue Royal, #2) by Rachel Hauck

Plan to read:
Wrong Train to Paris (Romance on the Orient Express, #2) by Jennifer Moore On a Summer Tide (Three Sisters Island #1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher Never Forget (Beacons of Hope, #5) by Jody Hedlund The Captain's Confidant (Larkhall Letters #2) by Ashtyn Newbold The Paris Housekeeper by Renee Ryan A Waltz with Traitors by A.L. Sowards An Amiable Foe (Castles and Courtship) by Jennie Goutet All That It Takes (McKenzie Family Romance, #2) by Nicole Deese The Painted Castle (Lost Castle, #3) by Kristy Cambron The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell


Hoping for (eventually):
Until Vienna (Romance on the Orient Express, #3) by Heather B. Moore Song of Salzburg (Romance on the Orient Express, #4) by Jen Geigle Johnson The Orphan's Wish (Hagenheim, #8) by Melanie Dickerson Castle of Refuge (The Dericott Tales, #2) by Melanie Dickerson The Runaway Bride (The Bride Ships, #2) by Jody Hedlund Shelter of the Most High (Cities of Refuge, #2) by Connilyn Cossette Wild Montana Skies (Montana Rescue, #1) by Susan May Warren Alice Bride of Rhode Island (American Mail-Order Bride, #13) by Kristy McCaffrey The Renegade's Redemption (Love Inspired Historical) by Stacy Henrie While the City Sleeps (The Women of Midtown, #1) by Elizabeth Camden The Jam and Jelly Nook (Amish Marketplace #4) by Amy Clipston Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin At Bluebonnet Lake (Texas Crossroads, #1) by Amanda Cabot Short-Straw Bride (Archer Brothers, #1) by Karen Witemeyer The Billionaire’s Secret by Meghann Whistler A Winter by the Sea (On Devonshire Shores, #2) by Julie Klassen To Spark a Match (The Matchmakers, #2) by Jen Turano Man of Shadow and Mist (Of Monsters and Men, #2) by Michelle Griep Beauty A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley Protecting Her Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen Break of Day (Annie Pederson #3) by Colleen Coble Driftwood Bay (Hope Harbor, #5) by Irene Hannon


message 11: by Natalie (new)

Natalie (creativecountry0407gmailcom) | 437 comments I just finished The Heirloom by Beverly Lewis . I',mm currently reading If I'm Found (If I Run, #2) by Terri Blackstock and listening Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See and The Joy and Light Bus Company (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #22) by Alexander McCall Smith . I hope to start reading either A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett or The Sweet Life (Cape Cod Creamery #1) by Suzanne Woods Fisher . I plan to start listneing to A Song of Comfortable Chairs (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #23) by Alexander McCall Smith .


message 12: by Missy (new)

Missy | 935 comments April hopefuls:

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett , The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner , The Bride Bargain (Prairie Promises, #1) by Kelly Eileen Hake , The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck , The Promise of Breeze Hill (Natchez Trace, #1) by Pam Hillman , Where Hope Begins (The Orchard House Bed and Breakfast #2) by Heidi Chiavaroli , A Winter by the Sea (On Devonshire Shores, #2) by Julie Klassen

March HG - TBD


message 13: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2287 comments Finished: Vanishing Legacy (Elite Guardians Savannah #1) by Lynette Eason Secretly Smitten (Smitten, #2) by Colleen Coble

Currently reading: The Tehran Initiative (The Twelfth Imam, #2) by Joel C. Rosenberg When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer The Vanished by Cara C. Putman

Plans:
The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano Sandcastle Inn (Hope Harbor, #10) by Irene Hannon The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron The Songbird of Hope Hill by Kim Vogel Sawyer Just the Way You Are (Pleasant Gap Romance, #1) by Pepper Basham Fear Has a Name (The Crittendon Files #1) by Creston Mapes Taken by Dee Henderson The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight


message 14: by Milena (new)

Milena Bookish❤️ (milenabookish) | 22 comments Currently Reading Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble

Plans: Into the Starlight by Amanda Cabot Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer Hidden in the Night (Missing in Alaska, #3) by Elizabeth Goddard The Roads We Follow (Fog Harbor, #2) by Nicole Deese


message 15: by Crystal (last edited May 01, 2024 07:37PM) (new)

Crystal | 737 comments I'm very much a mood reader so things don't always go according to plans but here are plans for April!:

Finish:
When Tomorrow Came by Hannah Linder ✔️ The Truth Seeker (O'Malley, #3) by Dee Henderson ✔️ Bathsheba (The Wives of King David, #3) by Jill Eileen Smith ]✔️ Sky Zone (The Crittendon Files #3) by Creston Mapes ✔️ The Mercy (Rose Trilogy, #3) by Beverly Lewis ✔️ Of Love and Treason by Jamie Ogle


Also Planning:
26 Below (Alaskan Cyber Hunters #1) by Kimberley Woodhouse The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura Frantz The Swan House (The Swan House, #1) by Elizabeth Musser The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner ✔️ When Through Deep Waters by Rachelle Dekker


Weren't On the Plans But Also Read:
Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin ✔️ A Time to Die (Out of Time, #1) by Nadine Brandes ✔️


message 16: by Megan (last edited Apr 23, 2024 09:43AM) (new)

Megan | 181 comments Finished: True to You (A Bradford Sisters Romance, #1) by Becky Wade An Awakened Heart (Orphan Train, #0.5) by Jody Hedlund With You Always (Orphan Train, #1) by Jody Hedlund Just the Way You Are (Pleasant Gap Romance, #1) by Pepper Basham

Currently Reading: The Captain's Daughter (London Beginnings, #1) by Jennifer Delamere

Up Next: Freedom's Ring by Heidi Chiavaroli For a Lifetime (Timeless, #3) by Gabrielle Meyer (Depending on when it comes in) or Among the Poppies by J'nell Ciesielski


message 17: by Jan (last edited Apr 29, 2024 06:03PM) (new)

Jan | 185 comments Finished:
Me, Myself & Bob A True Story About God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables by Phil Vischer Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff Baker's Fatal Dozen (Cozy Crumb Mystery Series #2) by Lisa Harris The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner The Great Cholesterol Myth Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease-and the Statin-Free Plan That Will by Jonny Bowden Northanger Abbey by Nancy Butler If by Amy Carmichael Dysfunction Junction by Robin W. Pearson Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

Currently Reading or Listening To:
Worship from Eden to Eternity by Jeremy Schmucker Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn


message 18: by MissyTexas (new)

MissyTexas | 248 comments Hoping to fit one more book in April Two Steps Forward A Story of Persevering in Hope (Sensible Shoes, #2) by Sharon Garlough Brown


message 20: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (last edited Apr 30, 2024 07:53PM) (new)

Staci | 3860 comments Mod
In April, I read:

The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano The Reunion by Dan Walsh The Headmistress (The Ladies of Roderick Glen, #5) by Kristie Self Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer While the City Sleeps (The Women of Midtown, #1) by Elizabeth Camden The Vanished (Secrets to Keep, 1) by Cara C. Putman The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron The Roads We Follow (Fog Harbor, #2) by Nicole Deese Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee Walking on Hidden Wings A Novel of the Roaring Twenties by Rachel Scott McDaniel Secondary Target (The Secrets of Kincaid, #1) by Angela Carlisle The Nebraska Bride (Winter Mail Order Brides) by Faith Johnson Duel Threat (Secrets From Grandma’s Attic #12) by Gabrielle Meyer Streams of Courage (Spies of the Civil War Book 4) by Sandra Merville Hart

Hidden Gem:
Inventions of the Heart (Lumber Baron's Daughters, #2) by Mary Connealy


message 21: by Missy (new)

Missy | 935 comments April reads:

The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner , The Promise of Breeze Hill (Natchez Trace, #1) by Pam Hillman , The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett .

Book Club - Back to the Prairie A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered by Melissa Gilbert (GM)

Audio - The Pact (The Blood Sisters, #1) by Roberta Kagan


message 23: by Reagan (new)

Reagan In April I read: Thief of Corinth by Tessa Afshar Race Against Time by Barritt, Christy. (Love Inspired,2012) Mass Market Paperback  by unknown author The Last Chance Cowboy (Colorado Cowboys, #5) by Jody Hedlund The All-American by Susie Finkbeiner A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy


message 24: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2287 comments Kindle:

Taken by Dee Henderson A Sugar Creek Christmas (Sugar Creek, #1) by Jenny B. Jones Fear Has a Name (The Crittendon Files #1) by Creston Mapes Falcon (The Quiet Professionals) by Ronie Kendig(2009-09-15) by unknown author Vanishing Legacy (Elite Guardians Savannah #1) by Lynette Eason The Vanished (Secrets to Keep, 1) by Cara C. Putman The Songbird of Hope Hill by Kim Vogel Sawyer Sandcastle Inn (Hope Harbor, #10) by Irene Hannon The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple by Joanna Davidson Politano

Audiobooks:
Secretly Smitten (Smitten, #2) by Colleen Coble When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel Blood From A Stone (The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone #5) by David James Warren Heart of Stone (The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone, #6) by David James Warren The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight Memory Lane (Sons of Scandal, #1) by Becky Wade

Paperback: The Tehran Initiative (The Twelfth Imam, #2) by Joel C. Rosenberg


message 25: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 886 comments April got really busy for me and I didn't read near as many books as I planned. I like to read 10 - 12 novels and I only finished 5, with 5 picture books on the side.

Dark of Night (Annie Pederson, #2) by Colleen Coble 26 Below (Alaskan Cyber Hunters #1) by Kimberley Woodhouse If Ever I Would Leave You (Montana Rescue, #0.5) by Susan May Warren Pelican Point (Hope Harbor, #4) by Irene Hannon If I Were You by Lynn Austin
Queen of Easter (Ann Estelle Stories) by Mary Engelbreit (GM) 'Twas the Morning of Easter ('Twas Series) by Glenys Nellist A Tale for Easter (Classic Board Books) by Tasha Tudor (GM) Easter by Gail Gibbons (GM) The Sparrow's Easter Song by Michelle Abrams


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