Series: Christmas Escape #3
Author: Cindy Steel
Narrator: Justis Bolding
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Christmas, RomCom, Contemporary Romance
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
Faking Christmas is technically a part of the Christmas Escape series, but each book stands alone. Overall, I enjoyed Justis Bolding's narration. I didn't like her voice for Chloe, Olive's sister, I felt like it was too manly.
Author: Jordan Millsaps
Publisher: Independently Published
Genre: Romcom, Contemporary Romance, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Source: KU
My Review:
The Gratitude Guarantee is the first book I have read by Jordan Millsaps, but it will not be my last!!
Title: A Place of Quiet Rest: Finding Intimacy with God Through A Daily Devotional Life
Author: Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living, Devotional,Source: Moody Publishers
My Review:
When I first started reading A Place of Quiet Rest, I thought I wouldn't learn anything new. As you can see from the tabs in the picture (and that is not everything I highlighted), I was wrong.
Author: Megan Byrd
Publisher: Ardenville Press
Genre: Romcom, Contemporary Romance, Christmas
Source: Own
My Review:
I love a good romcom and that is what you get when you read While You Were Skiing. I had a hard time putting it down.
Author: Jen Atkinson
Narrators: Stephanie Rose & Andy Harrington
Publisher: Podium Audio
Genre: Christmas, Contemporary Romance
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
I enjoy Jen Atkinson's books. 12 Days of Mistletoe was top-notch!
Author: Brittany Ann
Publisher: EstherPress
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living
Source: Own
My Review:
I enjoyed this book and learned a lot. Who hasn't questioned God's will and how to find it?
Title: The R⚽mcom Remake
Series: Just a Guy with a Goal #1
Author: Jen Atkinson
Publisher: Jen Atkinson
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Sports
Source: Library
My Review:
Can I just say I loved The Romcom Remake by Jen Atkinson and leave it at that? No? Well, I will say a bit more.
Author: Ava Pennington
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living,
Source: Kregel
My Review:
Flourish: Grace-Centered Practices to Protect and Grow a Fruitful Life In Christ is focused on the fruits of the spirit that are listed in Galatians 5:22-23.
Author: Becca Kinzer
Narrators: C.J. Bloom and Adam Verner
Publisher: Tyndale Fiction
Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Christmas, Christian Ficiton,
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
A Very Merry Matchup has everything you could possibly want in a Christmas RomCom. I loved everything about this story.
Series: Rhapsody of Grace #3
Author: Milla Holt
Publisher: Reinbok Limited
Genre: Contemporary Christian Fiction
Source: JustReads & Author ebook
My Review:
Old Town Symphony is the third book in Milla Holt's Rhapsody of Grace series. The series follows three brothers and is best read in order.
Author: Pepper Basham
Narrators: Fiona Hardingham and Christopher Ashman
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Audible Audio
Genre: Regency, Christian Fiction, Christian Romance, Classic Retelling,
Source: Net Galley
RELEASES: October 14, 2025
My Review:
I did not like Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. But when I saw Pepper Basham had a book coming out loosely based on it, I knew I had to read Sense and Suitability. Why? Because Pepper Basham wrote it. Also, this is Basham's first foray into the Regency genre.
Series: Lucky in Love #2
Author: Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Narrators: Ellen Quay & Eric Fox
Publisher: Independently Published, Audible Audio
Genre: Contemporary Romance, RomCom
Source: Net Galley
My Review:
All's Well that Friends Well is the second book in the Lucky in Love series. This series is about a sibling group, and while I will always recommend reading them in order, this one could be read as a standalone. The first book is about Indie, and this one is about Juliette, and they have two other siblings, Aurora and Silas.
Series: Hearts on the Heath #2
Author: Kristi Ann Hunter
Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon
Publisher: Bethany House
Genre: Historical, Christian Fiction, Regency, Romance
Source: Hoopla
My Review:
Winning the Gentleman is the second book in the Hearts on the Heath series. While it could be read as a stand-alone novel, I recommend reading Vying for the Viscount first, as that is where we are first introduced to Aaron Whitworth (our mmc).
It is hosted by Jana @ Reviews From the Stacks. Here is how she describes the meme: Spell the Month in Books is a linkup hosted on Reviews From the Stacks on the first Saturday of each month.
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Books Set in/Take Place During X (Pick a place, time, era, etc. Examples: Books set in Europe/Italy/Australia/Chicago, books set in Regency England, books that take place during the 1900s, books set in imaginary worlds/post-apocalyptic/dystopian worlds, books set on the ocean, books set it castles, books that take place during WW2, etc.) I am struggling! I can't think of anything that will get me to 10 books...so we are going into my world, where I list the last 10 books I gave 5-stars to! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Series: The Unselected Journals #7
Author: Beth Brower
Publisher: Rhysdon Press
Genre: Historical Fiction, Regency, Epistolary
Source: Own
Review:
I just want to live in this world forever, LOL!
Series: The Unselected Journals #5
Author: Beth Brower
Publisher: Rhysdon Press
Genre: Historical Fiction, Regency, Epistolary
Source: Own
Review:
I am loving this series! Beth Brower's character Emma has no bounds to her wit and hilarity.
Series: The Unselected Journals #4
Author: Beth Brower
Publisher: Rhysdon Press
Genre: Historical Fiction, Regency, Epistolary
Source: Own
My Review:
Oh, this series! I am loving it!
Series: The Unselected Journals #3
Author: Beth Brower
Publisher: Rhysdon Press
Genre: Historical Fiction, Regency, Epistolary
Source: Own
My Review:
I am hooked. Emma is hilarious, and Beth Brower is a new favorite author! There is not a lot you can say about Emma's journal entries without being spoilery, but I will do my best.
Author: Jen Wilkin
Publisher: Crossway
Genre: Christian Nonfiction, Christian Living
Source: Own
My Review:
In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character is a thought-provoking book that examines ten of God's characteristics.