Books Read in 2024
List created by Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) on Jan 5, 2024
List Votes: 1 Books: 23 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 1 List Type: Closed
List created by Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) on Jan 5, 2024
List Votes: 1 Books: 23 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 1 List Type: Closed
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
The Ball at Versailles by Danielle Steel
It’s the summer of 1959 and the Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will make history. It is an exclusive dusk-to-dawn ball in which a select group of American and French debutantes will be presented to international society and royalty. Four young women, all with something to... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
All Is Bright (Hope's Crossing, Bk 8) by RaeAnne Thayne
A single dad meets the one woman' he can't live without in this heartwarming 'grumpy sunshine' story of love and matchmaking at Christmas.
Sage McKnight, and ambitious young architect wroking at her father's firm, takes on her most challenging client in Mason... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
22 Seconds (Women's Murder Club, Bk 22) by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
22 seconds...until Lindsay Boxer loses her badge, or her life. SFPD Sergeant Boxer has guns on her mind. There's buzz of a last-ditch shipment of drugs and weapons crossing the Mexican border ahead of new restrictive gun laws. Before Lindsay can act, her top informant tips... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber
Lindy Carmichael isn't feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee, Washington, for Christmas. The man she thought was "the one" has cheated on her with her best friend, and she feels completely devoid of creativity in her graphic-design job. Not even carolers or... more
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Gathering the Threads (Amish of Summer Grove, Bk 3) by Cindy Woodsmall
After three months of draus in da Welt, Ariana has returned to Summer Grove, the Old Order Amish community where she was raised for twenty years, and life with her Brenneman family. Skylar Nash, the Englisch-raised young woman is working in Ariana s cafe while getting to know her birth... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
The Love Letter by Rachel Hauck
Romance has never been actress Chloe Daschle’s forte -- in life or on screen. But everyone knows who to call for a convincing death scene . . . and it might be killing her career.
When Chloe is given a peek at the script for an epic love story, she decides to take her destiny into her... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
Amish Christmas at North Star: Guiding Star / Mourning Star / In the Stars / Star of ...
One night four lives entered the world by the hands of an Amish midwife, just outside North Star, Pennsylvania.
Rebekah’s Babies, as they are called, are now grown adults and in four heartwarming novellas each young person experiences a journey of discovery, a possibility of love,... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
The Vendetta Defense (Rosato and Associates, Bk 6) by Lisa Scottoline
Lawyer Judy Carrier takes the case of her career when an elderly pigeon racer named Anthony Lucia is arrested for the murder of his lifelong enemy, Angelo Coluzzi. "Pigeon Tony," as he's known to all his South Philly neighbors, confesses he killed Coluzzi because of a vendetta... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, Bk 1) by Karen Hawkins
Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they breathe, and sometimes they even speak. When Sarah grows up to become the librarian in her quaint Southern town of Dove Pond, her gift helps place every book in the hands of the perfect... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
The Amish Girl Who Never Belonged (Amish Misfits, Bk 1) by Samantha Price
After Emma's parents died, her disagreeable grandmother often sent her to stay with the Eshes, a nearby family. When her grandmother died, Emma was sent to live with distant relatives. While Emma was comfortable at their home, she never felt she truly belonged. On her twentieth birthday,... more
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The Best is Yet to Come by Debbie Macomber
A new beginning in charming Oceanside, Washington, is exactly what Hope Godwin needs after the death of her twin brother. There are plenty of distractions, like her cozy cottage with the slightly nosy landlords next door, and a brewing drama among her students at the local high school.
Even... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, Bk 27) by James Patterson
Caught in a web of assassins, Alex Cross enters the final battle with the all-knowing genius who has stalked him and his family for years.
Dr. Alex Cross and Detective John Sampson venture into the rugged Montana wilderness—where they will be the prey.
They’re not on the... more
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Wanda B. (topazbutterfly) |
Crossroads: Amish Roads Series | Book 2 by Barbara Cameron
Emma decided long ago that she was going to marry Isaac Stoltzfus. Since she was ten, she?d dreamt of being Isaac?s wife, of fixing up a small farm house, of raising boppli together. But now, Isaac?s Rumschpringe has introduced him to new ways?and much to Emma?s dismay, Isaac seems to be... more
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Thanksgiving Prayer: Thanksgiving Prayer / A Handful of Heaven by Debbie Macomber &am...
Before Claudia Masters even meets Seth Lessinger, she leaves him a message from the Psalms: "May the Lord give you the desire of your heart." She knows there's something different about this man. Something special. And meeting him only confirms it.
For his part, Seth, who is a... more
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The Bake Shop (Amish Marketplace, Bk 1) by Amy Clipston
Christiana Kurtz loves to bake, but when her bake stand becomes too busy, her mother encourages her to move her business to the local market. Her new bake shop becomes so inundated with customers that the line blocks the leather and woodcraft shop next door, which is run by Jeffrey... more
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The Christmas Wish (Blessings, Georgia, Bk 12) by Sharon Sala
Wade Montgomery's back in Blessings, Georgia just in time for the holidays to help rebuild after a disaster nearly destroyed his family's business. But once he lays eyes on his old friend Birdie Knox, he can't stop thinking about calling Blessings home again... this time forever.
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The Ninth Month by James Patterson & Richard DiLallo
Emily Atkinson leads a complicated life in New York City. She’s a successful marketing executive who lives in a luxury apartment and enjoys a glamorous existence until she lands in the hospital with a double diagnosis: she parties too much—and she’s pregnant. Her... more
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Unexpected Amish Match: A Secret Amish Crush / The Amish Teacher's Wish (Love Inspire...
A surprising change of plans
A Secret Amish Crush by Marta Perry
Lydia Stoltzfus is content being a maidal, unwed but happily running an Amish coffee shop. Until her schoolgirl crush returns home and she falls in love…with his timid five-year-old daughter. Widower Simon... more
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Second Chance Christmas: A Chances Inlet Novel by Tracy Solheim
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A Reluctant Bride (Amish of Birch Creek, Bk 1) by Kathleen Fuller
She never wanted to marry. He hopes to make amends for past wrongs. Can love find a way to heal both of their hearts?
Sadie Schrock swore she would never marry. All of her other Amish friends could court and marry -- she was content to manage the family business and eventually take it over... more
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Sunday at the Sunflower Inn (Honey Creek, Bk 4) by Jodi Thomas
Jessica Ann MacKenzie—“Jam” to everyone in Honey Creek—has fulfilled her dream of owning the best restaurant for miles around. Serving romantic candlelit dinners on Valentine’s Day is a reminder of another dream, one she’s just about given up on. Until, that... more
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Oath of Honor (Blue Justice, Bk 1) by Lynette Eason
Police officer Isabelle St. John loves her crazy, loud, law-enforcement family. With three brothers and two sisters, she's never without someone to hang out with -- or fight with. And she knows they'll be there for her when things get tough. Like when her partner is murdered and she... more