First Line Friday #15-Beyond the Tides

 Happy Friday! I hope you are having a great day and looking forward to a relaxing weekend! I know I am 😀 I missed last week because we were moving my daughter back to college, so I am happy to be back this week!! Welcome back to First Line Friday which had been hosted by Hoarding Books and it has recently moved to Reading is My SuperPower!! Thank you Carrie for taking this on!! To join in the fun grab the book you are reading and leave a comment with the first line. This week I am sharing from Liz Johnson's newly released Beyond the Tides. This is also the first book in the Prince Edward Island Shores series.

A Tailor-Made Bride

Title: A Tailor-Made Bride

Author: Karen Witemeyer 

Narrator: Nicole Poole

Publisher: Bethany House (Audio: Recorded Books)

Genre: Historical Fiction, Humor, Romance

Source: Library

Love Unexpected

 Title: Love Unexpected

Author: Jody Hedlund

Narrator: Becky Doughty 

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Christian Fiction

Source: Library

My Review:

I started out listening to the audiobook. I got halfway through it and had to switch to the book. 

Can't Wait Wednesday-Song of Silence

 Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This week I am showcasing a book that has been out since 2016, but I didn't know it existed until this week. That counts, right? I can't wait to read it and don't know when/if I will be able to get a copy of it. The book is called Song of Silence and it is written by Cynthia Ruchti. I have only read one of her other works, but I LOVED it and found it deeply moving, which is why I can't wait to read this one.

 

The Mistletoe Countess

Title: The Mistletoe Countess

Author: Pepper Basham

Publisher: Barbour

Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery, Christmas

Source: Net Galley

My review:

I absolutely adore Pepper Basham's writing. I do not know if all her books have literary references and bookish quotes, but the ones that I have read, do, and I LOVE it!!

Top Ten Tuesday-Summer Goals updated

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Happy Tuesday, friends! Today I am excited to be doing another link-up with top ten Tuesday. Today the topic is fictional crushes. Since that is not my jam I am going to do an update of my summer reads. While summer is not *technically* over, for me it is. My daughter went back to school over the weekend and we started school here yesterday (I homeschool), so, our summer is over 😭 I have listed all the books I had hoped to read this summer and have updated them with my rating of the ones I finished. For more fun with fictional crushes or other people's take on today's topic check out That Artsy Reader Girl.

Love and the Silver Lining

 Title: Love and the Silver Lining

Series: State of Grace #2

Author: Tammy L. Gray

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Christian Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

Source: Borrowed from Library

My Review:

Darcy's dream of being a missionary is utterly shattered, leaving her devastated.