How is It That I Keep Doing This?

I keep forgetting to update my blog with what I've read. Maybe if I did it more often I would find it easier to keep it updated. 

Here's what I've been reading this year so far...

1. An Amish Country Lullaby (Amish Antiques Shop Romance, #2) by Patricia Johns

2. Her Amish Country Husband (Amish Antiques Shop Romance, #1) by Patricia Johns

3. An Amish Christmas Homecoming by Naomi Zook

4. The Beginner's Quilt by Wanda E Brunstetter

5. In-Between Girl by Sheelagh Aston

6. Hearts in Harmony (An Amish Journey #1) by Beth Wiseman

7. Listening to Love (An Amish Journey #2) by Beth Wiseman

8. A Beautiful Arrangement (An Amish Journey #3) by Beth Wiseman

9. Into the Promised Land by Sarah Heatwole

10. A Thousand Tiny Stitches by Stephanie Claypool

11. A Heart on Consignment (The Heart of the Amish #12) by Mindy Steele

12. Hunting for a Husband (The Heart of the Amish, #9) by Mindy Steele

13. Miriam's Little Gentleman ((The Heart of the Amish #13) by Anne Blackburne

14. Truffle Trouble (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery #10) by Amanda Flower

15. D is for Daisy (Amish ABCs #4) by Shelley Shepard Gray

16. The Melody of Love by Wanda E. Brunstetter

17. Unexpected Gifts (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, Prequel) by Sylvia Price

18. Believing in Blessings (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, #1) by Sylvia Price

19. Finding Forever (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, #2) by Sylvia Price

20. Love at Last (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, #3) by Sylvia Price

21. Healing His Heart (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, #4) by Sylvia Price

22. Searching for Home (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, #5) by Sylvia Price

23. Embracing Eternity (Amish Hearts in Hopewell, #6) by Sylvia Price

24. Foundation of Love (An Amish Legacy #1) by Amy Clipston

25. Building a Future (An Amish Legacy, #2) by Amy Clipston

26. Breaking New Ground (An Amish Legacy, #3) by Amy Clipston

27. The Heart's Shelter (An Amish Legacy, #4) by Amy Clipston

28. A Road Unknown (Amish Roads, #1) by Barbara Cameron

29. Crossroads (Amish Roads, #2) by Barbara Cameron

30. One True Path (Amish Roads, #3) by Barbara Cameron

31. A Simple Song by Melody Carlson

32. The Amish Hearts Choice by Miriam King 

33. Nursing Her Amish Neighbor (Brides of Lost Creek #6) by Marta Perry

34. Rebecca's Bouquet (Hope Chest of Dreams #1) by Lisa Jones Baker

35. Annie's Recipe (Hope Chest of Dreams #2) by Lisa Jones Baker

36. Rachel's Dream (Hope Chest of Dreams #3) by Lisa Jones Baker

37. Secret at Pebble Creek (Hope Chest of Dreams #4) by Lisa Jones Baker

Since then, I have read...

38. Love at Pebble Creek (Hope Chest of Dreams #5) by Lisa Jones Baker

39. Promise at Pebble Creek (Hope Chest of Dreams #6) by Lisa Jones Baker

40. The Teacher's Bride (Amish Brides of Birch Creek #1) by Kathleen Fuller

41. The Farmer's Bride (Amish Brides of Birch Creek #2) by Kathleen Fuller

42. The Innkeeper's Bride (Amish Brides of Birch Creek #3) by Kathleen Fuller

43. A Marriage of the Heart by Kelly Long

44. The Amish Twins Next Door (Indiana Amish Brides #9) by Vannetta Chapman

45. The Blue Gate by L.L. Fox

46. All He'll Ever Need (A Little Child Shall Lead Them #1) by Loree Lough

47. Part-Time Is Plenty: Thriving without Full-Time Clergy by G. Jeffrey MacDonald

48. Home to Stay (A Little Child Shall Lead Them, #2) by Loree Lough

49. Loving Mrs. Bontrager (A Little Child Shall Lead Them, #3) by Loree Lough

50. Marry Me, Millie (Paradise Valley #1) by Amy Lillard

51. The Amish Matchmaker (Paradise Valley, #2) by Amy Lillard

52. One More Time for Joy (Paradise Valley #3) by Amy Lillard

These are the series I've completed so far this year...

1. An Amish Journey by Beth Wiseman

2. Amish Antiques Shop series by Patricia Johns

3. Amish Hearts in Hopewell by Sylvia Price

4. An Amish Legacy by Amy Clipston

5. Amish Roads by Barbara Cameron

These are the additional series I've completed...

6. Hope Chest of Dreams by Lisa Jones Baker

7. Amish Brides of Birch Creek by Kathleen Fuller

8. Indiana Amish Brides by Vannetta Chapman

9. A Little Child Shall Lead Them by Loree Lough

and have only 40% left of the last book of the Paradise Valley series by Amy Lillard.

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

Oops -- I Did It Again!

 Here it is, the Ides of January, 2026 and I'm listing out what I read in 2025 and noticed I need to finish 2024 while I'm at it.

My 2025 goal was 60 books and I almost made it. I completed 8 series and finished the A-Z Challenge.

1. The Amish Secret Santa [Schrock, Hannah] 01/03/25 

2. An Amish Christmas Table: Four Amish Christmas Sweet Romance Stories [Fredrychowski, Tracy] 01/11/25 

3. In Plain View [Wachowski, J.] 01/23/25 

4. An Amish Widow's Promise (Sweetbrier Creek, 2) [Griggs, Winnie] 01/30/25 

5. Change of Heart (Sisters & Friends, #1) [Good, Rachel J.] 02/18/25 

6. Buried Secrets (Sisters and Friends #2) [Good, Rachel J.] 02/24/25 

7. Gift from Above (Sisters & Friends #3) [Good, Rachel J.] 03/04/25 

8. The Amish Teacher's Gift (Love and Promises #1) [Good, Rachel J.] 03/10/25 

9. The Amish Midwife's Secret (Love and Promises #2) [Good, Rachel J.] 03/15/25 

10. The Amish Widow's Rescue (Love & Promises #3) [Good, Rachel J.] 03/18/25 

11. 3 X 3 [Craig, Patrick E.] 03/21/25 

12. The Amish Midwife's Hope (Hearts of Lancaster County #1) [Cameron, Barbara] 03/27/25 

13. The Amish Farmer's Proposal [Cameron, Barbara] 03/29/25 

14. The Amish Baby Finds a Home (Hearts of Lancaster County #2) [Cameron, Barbara] 04/02/25 

15. Amish Spring Romance Collection: Seven Stories of Hope and Love [Beckstrand, Jennifer] 04/11/25 

16. A Stolen Kiss (The Heart of the Amish, #7) [Steele, Mindy] 04/23/25 

17. Hunting for a Husband: Volume 9 [Steele, Mindy] 04/28/25 

18. The Courtship Plan (Amish of Marigold #1) [Fuller, Kathleen] 05/06/25 

19. The Proposal Plot [Fuller, Kathleen] 05/13/25 

20. The Marriage Pact (An Amish of Marigold Novel Book 3) [Fuller, Kathleen] 05/19/25 

21. Amish Country Murder [Alford, Mary] 05/22/25 

22. Amish Weddings: From Courtship to Celebration [Oberholtzer, Beth] 05/29/25 

23. The Heart of the Amish: Life Lessons on Peacemaking and the Power of Forgiveness [Fisher, Suzanne Woods] 06/05/25 

24. A Season on the Wind [Fisher, Suzanne Woods] 06/10/25 

25. Christmas at Harmony Hill (Shaker, #5.5) [Gabhart, Ann H.] 06/12/25 

26. The Amish Matchmakers [Wiseman, Beth] 06/18/25 

27. C Is for Courting [Gray, Shelley Shepard] 06/24/25 

28. An Unexpected Amish Proposal (Surprised by Love #1) [Good, Rachel J.] 06/30/25 

29. An Unexpected Amish Courtship (Surprised by Love #2) [Good, Rachel J.] 07/04/25 

30. An Unexpected Amish Christmas (Surprised by Love #3) [Good, Rachel J.] 07/16/25 

31. An Amish Marriage of Convenience (Surprised by Love #4) [Good, Rachel J.] 07/21/25 

32. Her Pretend Amish Boyfriend (Surprised by Love #5) [Good, Rachel J.] 07/24/25 

33. Dating an Amish Flirt (Surprised by Love Book 6) [Good, Rachel J.] 07/30/25 

34. Missing Her Amish Boyfriend (Surprised by Love #7) [Good, Rachel J.] 08/08/25 

35. An Amish Second Chance Romance (Surprised by Love Book 8) [Good, Rachel J.] 08/17/25 

36. The Patchwork Players (The Elm Creek Quilts Series, 24) [Chiaverini, Jennifer] 08/23/25 

37. Green Pastures (The Amish of Shepherd's Hill, #1) [Johns, Patricia] 09/02/25 

38. Murder of an Amish Bridegroom (An Amish Seamstress Mystery #1) [Johns, Patricia] 09/10/25 

39. A Man of His Word (Hearts of Middlefield, #1)] Fuller, Kathleen [09/15/25 

40. Echo of Danger (Echo Falls #1) [Perry, Marta] 09/20/25 

41. Sound of Fear (Echo Falls #2) [Perry, Marta] 09/27/25 

42. Shattered Secrets (Cold Creek, #1) [Harper, Karen] 10/03/25 

43. Shattered Silence (Echo Falls #3)  Perry, Marta] 10/08/25 

44. The Amish Ballerina [Brunstetter, Richelle] 10/16/25 

45. Thrown to the Wolves (The Faith in Peril Trilogy, #1) [Newcastle, Holly] 10/25/25 

46. Tears of the Bishop (The Faith in Peril Trilogy, #2) [Newcastle, Holly] 10/31/25 

47. Walk Through Fire (The Faith in Peril Trilogy #3) [Newcastle, Holly] 11/03/25 

48. A Hidden Hope [Fisher, Suzanne Woods] 11/08/25 

49. Amish Promises (Neighbors of Lancaster County #1) [Gould, Leslie] 11/12/25 

50. Amish Sweethearts (Neighbors of Lancaster County, #2) [Gould, Leslie] 11/19/25 

51. Amish Weddings (Neighbors of Lancaster County #3) [Gould, Leslie] 11/28/25 

52. Plain Jane's Secret Admirer [Blackburne, Anne] 12/06/25 

53. The Cousin (Doris's Christmas Story Book 1) [Maxfield, Brenda] 12/15/25 

54. The Christmas Clues [Kazer, Meredith] 12/19/25 

55. The Punishment (Doris's Christmas Story Book 2) [Maxfield, Brenda] 12/24/25 

56. The Revelation (Doris's Christmas Story Book 3) [Maxfield, Brenda] 12/27/25 

57. An Amish Christmas Promise: Amish Romance [Cartwright, Emma] 12/31/25 

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