Author: Becca Kinzer
Publisher: Tyndale House
Genre: Christian Fiction, RomCom, Contemporary Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
First Love, Second Draft takes a hot minute to get into with the changing perspectives of the story. You have the story of the main characters, Noah and Gracie, and you also get the perspective of Gracie's nephew Matt.
Publisher: Zondervan
Genre: Nonfiction
Source: Front Gate Media
My Review:
I love Bibles, and today, I am excited to tell you about the NIV Application Bible. I want to be clear that I am not reviewing the Bible; I am reviewing the features of this particular Bible.
Series: My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge #3
Author: Pepper Basham
Publisher: Barbour
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance
Source: Library
My Review:
Hope Like Wildflowers is the third book in the My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge series. While I recommend reading them in order, this book can stand alone.
Series: Another Bailey Brother #5
Author: Jen Atkinson
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
I have loved all the Bailey brother books and Alice Taylor is More Than a Princess did not disappoint. Alice was always one of my favorite characters. She was a child in all the books, but always spoke her mind. Not much has changed now that she is an adult 😂.
Series: Dive Team Investigations #3
Author: Lynn H. Blackburn
Publisher: Revell
Genre: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary
Source: Library
My Review:
One Final Breath is the epic conclusion to the Dive Team Investigations series.
Title: The Run Option
Series: More Than A Game #3
Author: Annah Conwell
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
The Run Option is the third book in the More Than A Game series, but I think it could easily stand alone. The series is a group of friends, with each book focusing on a different friend.
Author: Jenny B. Jones
Narrator: Natalie Duke
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
I own several books by Jenny B. Jones on Kindle, and I can't believe this is the first time I have read one of her books. Save the Date is a fabulous introduction to this author, and I enjoyed the narration by Natalie Duke.
Series: The Wrong Girl #1
Author: Latisha Sexton
Publisher: Coffee & Grace Publishing
Genre: Romcom, Christian Fiction,
Source: Kindle Unlimited
My Review:
Bram Baxter Marries the Wrong Sister is the first book I have read by Latisha Sexton, but it won't be my last. I wish the second book was already out because I was not ready for the story to end.
Author: Levi Lusko
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living,
Source: Front Gate Media
My Review:
Blessed Are the Spiraling is the first book I have read by Levi Lusko, but it will not be the last. This book is completely relatable, yet it's hard to find the right words to write a review.
Series: Checking Out Love #1
Author: Sarah Monzon
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction, RomCom
Source: Library
My Review:
An Overdue Match had my attention from the first line. The humor drew me in. This is the first book in the Checking Out Love series by Sarah Monzon.
Series: Trinket Sisters #1
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Publisher: Oholiab Creations
Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,
Source: Own
My Review:
Pixels and Paint is Kristi Ann Hunter's first contemporary romance and I am here for it! She also writes historical fiction with humor.
Author: Asheritah Ciuciu
Publisher: Moody Publisheres
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-help,
Source: Moody Publishers
My Review:
Delighting in Jesus is the first book I have read by Asheritah Ciuciu, but it will not be my last. It is one of those books that touches you so profoundly that it is hard to find the right words to write a review, but I am going to do my best.
Series: Only Magic in the Building #1
Author: Emma St. Clair
Publisher: Create if Writing, LLC
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom,
Source: Own
My Review:
I am starting to think Emma St. Clair could write anything and I would enjoy it. The Serendipity is the first book in a multi-author series Only Magic in the Building. I am not normally a "magic" person, but, again, Emma St. Clair, plus the fact that it wasn't talking animals, or flying people, it was more teleportation and enjoying the story for what it is.
Series: Hidden Bay #1
Author: Elizabeth Goddard
Publisher: Revell
Genre: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Contemporary
Source: Author Provided
My Review:
Storm Warning is the first book in Elizabeth Goddard's newest series, Hidden Bay.
"Now a stranger held her life in his hands."
Author: Dana K. White
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Self-help, Christian Living
Source: Front Gate Media
My Review:
Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House is the first book I have read by Dana White. After reading her book, I want more people to hear about her, especially if you struggle with keeping a clean house.
Series: Rhapsody of Grace #2
Author: Milla Holt
Publisher: Reinbok Limited
Genre: Contemporary Christian Fiction
Source: JustReads Publicity
My Review:
Small Town Harmony is the second book in Milla Holt's Rhapsody of Grace series The series follows three brothers and is best read in order.
Series: Muir Harbor #3
Author: Melissa Tagg
Publisher: Lakespur Press
Genre: Christian Fiction,
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Mystery, Christian Fiction,
Source: Library
My Review:
Wedding at Sea by Melissa Tagg is a dramatic conclusion to the series. Happy sigh. I reiterate what I said in my review of A Seaside Wonder: read the books in order! Do not read this book without reading the first two or you will get major spoilers, and you do not want this series spoiled. It is so enchanting.
Series: Muir Harbor #2
Author: Melissa Tagg
Publisher: Lakespur Press
Genre: Christian Fiction, mystery, Contemporary Romance
Source: Own
My Review:
A Seaside Wonder overlaps just a little bit with Autumn by the Sea, but now it is Indi's perspective. Details the reader didn't even know they needed are revealed, immediately engaging the reader. I highly recommend reading this series in order. You will get huge spoilers by reading it out of order.
Series: Muir Harbor #1
Author: Melissa Tagg
Publisher: Lakespur Press
Genre: Christian Fiction,
Source: Library
My Review:
Autumn by the Sea is the first book in the Muir Harbor series. The series needs to be read in order as each book builds upon the previous one.
Series: Sewing in SoCal #2
Author: Sarah Monzon
Publisher: Radiant Publishers
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance, Christian Fiction,
Source: Own
My Review:
Jocelyn is the second book in the Sewing in SoCal series by Sarah Monzon. While each book can be read as a stand-alone novel, I recommend reading them in order as the friends are in each book and you will get minor spoilers to the earlier books.