Wednesday, January 10, 2024

I Don't Know What My Problem is With Updating My Blog...

I just can't seem to do this in a timely manner. I eat everyday. I get dressed everyday. I read everyday. But I can't seem to update this in a timely manner. Last year it took me 12 months and I'm ashamed to say it's been more than that now.

I challenged myself to read 60 books in 2023 and I made it! Here's what kept me busy last year...

1.    Inhuman Nature by Larry McCann
2.    An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn by Tracy Fredrychowski & Debra Torres
3.    Falling for the Amish Bad Boy by Emma Miller
4.    Second Chances on Huckleberry Hill by Jennifer Beckstrand
5.    Courage in the Storm (Johns Mill Amish Romance, #3) by Laurel Blount
6.    An Amish Winter by Vannetta Chapman & Carrie Lighte
7.    A Wish for Home (Secrets of Bliss Valley #1) by Jo Ann Brown
8.    A Promise of Forgiveness (Secrets of Bliss Valley, #2) by Jo Ann Brown
9.    A Search for Redemption (Secrets of Bliss Valley #3) by Jo Ann Brown
10.  A Hope for Healing (Secrets of Bliss Valley #4) by Jo Ann Brown
11.  Her Amish Country Valentine by Patricia Johns
12.  Toxic Toffee (Amish Candy Shop Mystery #4) by Amanda Flower
13.  Botched Butterscotch (Amish Candy Shop Mystery #4.5) by Amanda Flower
14.  Marshmallow Malice (Amish Candy Shop Mystery #5) by Amanda Flower
15.  Candy Cane Crime (Amish Candy Shop Mystery #5.5) by Amanda Flower
16.  Leaving Lancaster (Legacy of Lancaster, #1) by Kate Lloyd
17.  The Last Bride (Home to Hickory Hollow, #5) by Beverly Lewis
18.  Lemon Drop Dead (Amish Candy Shop Mystery #6) by Amanda Flower
19.  Return to the Big Valley by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter, Richelle Brunstetter
20.  Peanut Butter Panic (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #7) by Amanda Flower
21.  Blueberry Blunder (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #8) by Amanda Flower
22.  Ladybug Landing (Millers Creek, #4) by Mindy Steele
23.  Family Gatherings at Promise Lodge (Promise Lodge #6) by Charlotte Hubbard
24.  Hidden Away at Promice Lodge (Promise Lodge #7) by Charlotte Hubbard
25.  The Bishop's Daughter by Patricia Johns
26.  Pennsylvania Patchwork (Legacy of Lancaster #2) by Kate Lloyd
27.  Forever Amish (Legacy of Lancaster #3) by Kate Lloyd
28.  Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World by Shirley Hershey Showalter
29.  The Christmas Quilt (Shadow Lake #3) by Lenora Worth
30.  Amish Christmas Kinner (Amish Mail Order Grooms) by Lenora Worth, Rachel J. Good, Kelly Long
31.   Letters of Trust (Friendship Letters #1) by Wanda E. Brunstetter
32.  Letters of Comfort (Friendship Letters #2) by Wanda E. Brunstetter
33.  Pine Creek Matchmaker (Pine Creek #3) by Amity Hope
34.  Happily Ever Amish (Amish of Apple Creek #1) by Shelley Shepard Gray
35.  Once Upon a Buggy (The Amish of Apple Creek #2) by Shelley Shepard Gray
36.  An Amish Cinderella (The Amish of Apple Creek #3) by Shelley Shepard Gray
37.  Happily Ever After on Huckleberry Hill (Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill #12) by Jennifer Beckstrand
38.  Amish Always by Kelly Long
39.  Beneath the Summer Sun (Every Amish Season, #2) by Kelly Irvin
40.  Butterfly Garden by Annette Blair
41.  When Mercy Rains (Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy, #1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer
42.  Yesterday's Gone by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall
43.  The Newcomer (Amish New Beginnings, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher
44.  Sweet as Honey (Honeybee Sisters #1) by Jennifer Beckstrand
45.  A Bee in Her Bonnet (Honeybee Sisters #2) by Jennifer Beckstrand
46.  Like a Bee to Honey (Honeybee Sisters #3) by Jennifer Beckstrand
47.  Lost and Found by Suzanne Woods Fisher
48.  Amish Love Letters by Shelley Shepard Gray, Charlotte Hubbard, Rosalind Lauer
49.  The Amish Quiltmaker's Unlikely Match (Amish Quiltmaker, #4) by Jennifer Beckstrand
50.  Sisters by the Sea by Wanda E. Brunstetter
51.   The Heirloom (Heritage of Lancaster County #0.5) by Beverly Lewis
52.  Amish Snowbirds by Barbara Cameron
53.  When the Meadow Blooms by Ann H. Gabhart
54.  Until Then by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall
55.   Miracles at Promise Lodge (Promise Lodge, #8) by Charlotte Hubbard
56.  Every Good Gift (Amish Blessings, #3) by Kelly Irvin
57.  Matchmaking Can Be Murder (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery #1) by Amanda Flower
58.  Courting Can Be Killer (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery #2) by Amanda Flower
59.  Marriage Can Be Mischief (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery #3) by Amanda Flower
60. Honeymoons Can Be Hazardous (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery #4) by Amanda Flower
61.  Dating Can Be Deadly (An Amish Matchmaker Mystery #5) by Amanda Flower
62.  Holiday of Hope: An Amish Christmas Wedding Story by Kelly Irvin
63.  A Lancaster Family Christmas by Kate Lloyd
64.  I Hear Christmas (A Swiss Amish Christmas Book 1) by Tattie Maggard
65.  The Amish Christmas Promise by Amy Lillard
66.  Amish Christmas Twins by Patricia Davids
67.  An Amish Holiday Courtship by Emma Miller
68.  Amish Christmas Blessings: The Midwife's Christmas Surprise/A Christmas to Remember by Marta Perry and Jo Ann Brown
69.  Amish Christmas on Goose Pond 1 by Samantha Jillian Bayarr

In the course of reading these 69 books, I also completed 10 different series...

Amish Blessings -- Kelly Irvin
Amish Candy Shop Mystery -- Amanda Flower
Amish Matchmaker Mystery -- Amanda Flower
The Amish Quiltmaker -- Charlotte Beckstrand
Friendship Letters -- Wanda E. Brunstetter
The Honeybee Sisters -- Jennifer Beckstrand
Legacy of Lancaster -- Kate Lloyd
Pine Creek -- Amity Hope
Secrets of Bliss Valley -- Jo Ann Brown
Shadow Lake -- Lenora Worth

I REALLY want to thank NetGalley for allowing me so many books and I hope thay will continue to be so generous to me.

Friday, April 7, 2023

How Can It Be Easter Already?

I meant to update my 2022 reading list. 

    I meant to start my 2023 reading list here. 

        But I just kept on reading. 😊


Here's how I finished out 2022:

59. Amish Holiday Vendetta by Laura Scott
60. Hiding in Plain Sight (Place of Refuge #1) by Amy Wallace
61. Hiding in Plain Sight by Laura Scott
62. Abduction Cold Case by Connie Queen
63. More Amish Christmas Miracles: 10 Heartwarming Stories to Brighten Your             Winter Nights (Amish Christmas Miracles Collection) by Jennifer Beckstrand,          Jennifer Spredemann, Rachel J. Good, Serena B. Miller, Adina Senft, Loree             Lough, Dana R. Lynn, Mary Alford, Susan Lantz Simpson, Ashley Emma


Here's the books I've read so far in 2023:

1.   Inhuman Nature by Larry McCann
2.   An Amish Christmas at the Apple Blossom Inn by Tracy Fredrychowski &                 Debra Torres
3.   Falling for the Amish Bad Boy by Emma Miller
4.   Second Chances on Huckleberry Hill (Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill, # 11)         by Jennifer Beckstrand
5.   Courage in the Storm (Johns Mill Amish Romance, #3) by Laurel Blount
6.   An Amish Winter by Vannetta Chapman & Carrie Lighte
7.   A Wish for Home (Secrets of Bliss Valley #1) by Jo Ann Brown
8.   A Promise of Forgiveness (Secrets of Bliss Valley, #2) by Jo Ann Brown
9.   A Search for Redemption (Secrets of Bliss Valley, #3) by Jo Ann Brown
10. A Hope for Healing (Secrets of Bliss Valley, #4) by Jo Ann Brown
11. Her Amish Country Valentine by Patricia Johns
12. Toxic Toffee (Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #4) by Amanda Flower
13. Botched Butterscotch (Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #4.5) by Amanda Flower
14. Marshmallow Malice (Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #5) by Amanda Flower
15. Candy Cane Crime (Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #5.5) by Amanda Flower
16. Leaving Lancaster (Legacy of Lancaster, #1) by Kate Lloyd
17. Lemon Drop Dead (Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #6) by Amanda Flower

Right now I'm finishing up:

  • Return to the Big Valley by Wanda E. Brunstetter, Jean Brunstetter and Richelle Brunstetter, which I borrowed from the library and it was due back yesterday (less than 100 pages to go!) and 
  • Peanut Butter Panic (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery, #7) by Amanda Flower.


P.S. I want to thank all of the wonderful publishers that are part of NetGalley and their willingness to continue to share with me.