Books read as of 5/23/2012

Masquerade by Nancy Moser (*****)

Cool Beans by Erynn Mangum (*****)

Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar (*****)

These are the books I've read this year, as well as my rating of them (between 1 and 5 stars.)

January:

The Art of Small Talk by Michael and Hayley DiMarco (*****)
Fireworks by Elizabeth White (****)
Time Lottery by Nancy Moser (*****)
Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana by Melanie Dobson (*****)
Havah: The Story of Eve by Tosca Lee (****)
Zipporah, Wife of Moses by Marek Halter (****)
The Bride Bargain by Kelly Eileen Hake (****)
The Ivy Chronicles by Karen Quinn (****)
Never The Bride by Rene Gutteridge and Cheryl McKay (*****)
What Women Don't Know (And What Men Don't Tell You) by Michelle McKinney Hammond and Joel A. Brooks, Jr. (****)

February:

The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen (****)
The Art of the First Date by Michael and Hayley DiMarco (*****)
Paper Moon by Linda Windsor (****)
The Seat Beside Me by Nancy Moser (*****) (Such a great book!)
Jillian Dare by Melanie M. Jeschke (*****)
Catching Katie by Robin Lee Hatcher (***)
Thirsty by Tracey Bateman (*****)
Menu for Romance by Kaye Dacus (****)

March:

Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee (*) (Just couldn't get into it.)
Gingham Mountain by Mary Connealy (*****) (Loved it!)
Daughter of Silk by Linda Lee Chaikin (**)
We're Just Like You, Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle by Celia Rivenbark (****)
A Passion Redeemed by Julie Lessman (****)
CrossFire: A Novel by Jeanette Windle (****)
The Will of Wisteria by Denise Hildreth (*****) (Very good.)

April:

?The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen (*****)
Diamond Duo by Marcia Gruver (*****)
Wanted by Shelley Shepard Gray (****)
A Passion Denied by Julie Lessman (*****)
Suspicious Minds by Christy Barritt (*****)
No Sex in the City: One Virgin's Confessions on Love, Lust, Dating, and Waiting by Lindsey N. Isham (*****)
Ransome's Honor by Kaye Dacus (*****)
One Little Secret by Allison Bottke (*****)
Oh Baby! by Judy Baer (*****) (another great one by Judy!)
The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers (*****) (Sad but good.)
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell (****)

May:

Unashamed by Francine Rivers (*****)
For Better or For Worse by Diann Hunt (*****)
Outlaw's Bride by Lori Copeland (****)
A Vote of Confidence by Robin Lee Hatcher (*****)
Duel Love by Barbara Youree (***)
Shopgirl by Steve Martin (***)
Love Finds You in Snowball, Arkansas by Sandra D. Bricker (*****) (Hilarious! Best read of the year!)
The Desires of Her Heart by Lyn Cote (*****)
The Convenient Groom: A Nantucket Love Story by Denise Hunter (****)
Bundle of Joy by Robin Lee Hatcher (***)
Priced to Move by Ginny Aiken (****)
The Proposal by Lori Wick (****)
Beach Dreams by Trish Perry (*****) (Loved it!)
Bon Appetit by Sandra Byrd (*****)
Unshaken by Francine Rivers (*****)
Defiant Heart by Tracey Bateman (*****)

June:

Distant Heart by Tracey Bateman (****)
The Firstborn by Conlan Brown (****)
Reconstructing Natalie by Laura Jensen Walker (*****) (Great!)
Whirlwind by Cathy Marie Hake (****)
To The Nines by Janet Evanovich (*****) (Stinkin' hilarious!)
Monday Morning Faith by Lori Copeland (***)
Montana Rose by Mary Connealy (*****)
Stranded in Paradise by Lori Copeland (****)
The Tailor-Made Bride by Karen Witemeyer (*****)
Love Finds You in Hershey, Pennsylvania by Cerella D. Sechrist (***)

July:

The Lightkeeper's Daughter by Colleen Coble (***)
Forgiven by Shelley Shepard Gray (****)
Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson (*****)
A Mile in My Flip Flops by Melody Carlson (****)
That Certain Spark by Cathy Marie Hake (*****)
Fire Dancer by Colleen Coble (****)
The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper by Kathleen Y'Barbo (*****)
The Reluctant Cowgirl by Christine Lynxwiler (****)
Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell (***)
Splitting Harriet by Tamara Leigh (****)

August:

The Husband Tree by Mary Conneally (*****)
The Sweet By and By by Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck (****)
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich (*****) (Loved it, as usual!)
A Lady Like Sarah by Margaret Brownley (****)
Dreaming in Technicolor by Laura Jensen Walker (****)
The Carousel Painter by Judith Miller (****)
The Narrow Path by Gail Sattler (*****) (Great!)
Mozart's Sister by Nancy Moser (****)

September:

The Mermaid in the Basement by Gilbert Morris (*****)
The Anonymous Bride by Vickie McDonough (****)

October:

2

November:

2

December:

Every Storm by Lori Wick (*****)

I'm going to try to keep this up this year and I'll try to keep it current! I'm also going to rate them between 1 and 5 stars (*).

One Little Secret by Allison Bottke (*****)
Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist (****)
Georgia on Her Mind by Rachel Hauck (****)
Petticoat Ranch by Mary Connealy (*****)
Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris (****)
Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (****) (only read half, but what I read was good.)
Chill Out, Josey! by Susan May Warren (****)
Lady of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen (*****)
Around the World in 80 Dates: Confessions of a Serial Dater by Christa Ann Banister (****)
A Passion Most Pure by Julie Lessman (***)
The Marrying Kind by Cynthia Rutledge (****)
The Widow of Larkspur Inn by Lawana Blackwell (*****)
What the Cat Dragged In by Gilbert Morris (****)
Fancy Pants by Cathy Marie Hake (****)
Foul Play by Janet Evanovich (***)
You Had Me at Goodbye by Tracey Bateman (***)
Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh (***)
The Reliance by MaryLu Tyndall (****)
The Heather Hills of Stonewycke by Michael Phillips (***)
Jamaican Me Crazy by Debbie DiGiovanni (*****)
Elementary, My Dear Watkins by Mindy Starns Clark (****)
The Centurion's Wife by Janette Oke and Davis Bunn (*****)
Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter (*****)
Suspense and Sensibility by Carrie Bebris (*****)
Journey To Forever by Carol Steward (****)
Distant Echoes by Colleen Coble (*****)
The Baby Chronicles by Judy Baer (****)
English Ivy by Catherine Palmer (****)
SAHM I Am by Meredith Efken (****)
Too Good To Be True by Trish Perry (****)
The Captive Bride by Gilbert Morris (****)
My Soul To Keep by Davis Bunn (*****)
The Restorer by Sharon Hinck (*****)
Forevermore by Cathy Marie Hake (*****)
The Guy I'm Not Dating by Trish Perry (*****)
Rekindled by Tamera Alexander (*****)
Blue Heart Blessed by Susan Meissner (*****)
This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti (*****)
A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson (****)
Stealing Adda by Tamara Leigh (*****)
At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (*****)
Any Man of Mine by Carolyne Aarsen (****)
Chosen by Ted Dekker (*****)
Love Starts with Elle by Rachel Hauck (****)
A Love So Strong by Arlene James (***)
Joshua by Joseph Girzone (*****)
Miss Invisible by Laura Jensen Walker (*****)
The Restitution by MaryLu Tyndall (*****)
Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy (*****)
Beauty For Ashes by Dorothy Clark (****)
That's Not Exactly Amore by Kristin Billerbeck (*****)
Just Jane by Nancy Moser (*****)
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich (*****)
Sophie's Heart by Lori Wick (*****)
Marriable by Hayley and ? DiMarco (****)
Chateau of Echoes by Siri Mitchell (*****)
When Love Blooms by Robin Lee Hatcher (*****)
Awaken My Heart by Diann Mills (****)
Bad Heiress Day by Allie Pleiter (***)
Unveiled by Francine Rivers (****)
Black Sands by Colleen Coble (****)
Angry Conversations With God: A Snarky but Authentic Memoir by Susan E. Issacs (*****)
Stand-in Groom by Kaye Dacus (*****)
Love Finds You in Last Chance, California by Miralee Ferrell (****)
The Art of the Chase by Hayley and Michael DiMarco (*****)
Before the Season Ends by Linore Rose Burkard (*****)
Wings of the Morning by Lori Wick (*****)
A Lady of Hidden Intent by Tracie Peterson (****)
Fools Rush In by Janice Thompson (*****)
A Bride in the Bargain by Deanne Gist (*****)
The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall (*****)
Hidden by Shelley Shepard Gray (****)
The Cubicle Next Door by Siri L. Mitchell (****)
Happily Ever After by Susan May Warren (****)
A Victorian Christmas Quilt by Catherine Palmer, Debra White Smith, Peggy Stoks, and ? (*****)
I'll Be Home For Christmas by Lenora Worth (****)
Revealed by Tamera Alexander (****)
The Great Christmas Bowl by Susan May Warren (*****)
Chili Dogs Only Bark At Night by Lewis Grizzard (*****)

Total Books read in 2009: 78

Hi all,

I have some credits now, so I'm looking for a deal on some books from my Reminder List. Please PM me and/or post here if you'd like to help me out with my addiction! LOL

Anonymous (AKA Terry Blackstock)
The Heart Reader

Beth Barrick-Hickey
1001 Beauty Solutions: The Ultimate One-step Adviser for your Everyday Beauty problems

Stephanie Barron
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austen, Book 1)

Kristin Billerbeck/Nancy Toback
Love Online (Love Inspired)

Terri Blackstock
Covenant Child (Women of Faith, Bk 4)
The Heart Reader

Irene Brand
Like a Burning Fire

Betsy Burke
Performance Anxiety

Melody Carlson
The Storyteller's Collection: Tales of Faraway Places

Tori Carrington
Dirty Laundry

Jack Cavanaugh
Dear Enemy

Jeremy Clark, Jershua Clark
He's HOT, She's HOT: What to look for in the opposite sex
I Gave Dating a Chance: A Biblical Perspective to Balance the Extremes

Debra Clopton
Meeting Her Match (Love Inspired)

Lori Copeland
A Case of Bad Taste
The Island of Heavenly Daze (with Angela Hunt)
Grace in Autumn (with Angela Hunt)
Monday Morning Faith
Stranded in Paradise

Marjorie Eberts
Careers for Bookworms and other literary types (VGM career books)

Scott Edelstein
The Indispensable Writer's Guide: How to successfully build your writing career for maximum financial reward and satisfaction

Syd Field
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide from concept to finished script
The Screenwriter's Workbook

anything by Lewis Grizzard

Rene Guttredge
Ghost Writer
My Life as a Doormat (in three acts)

Cathy Marie Hake
Texas Brides

Kelly Eileen Hake (with Cathy Marie Hake, Dianna Crawford, and Sally Laity)
The Stuff of Love

Robin Lee Hatcher
Catching Katie

Kate Jacobs
The Friday Night Knitting Club

Annie Jones
Sadie-In-Waiting

John J. Kohut
Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest: True Stories of the World's Least Competent People

Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
John's Story: The Last Eyewitness

Hope Lyda
Altar Call
Hip to be Square

Gregory MaGuire
Wicked

Marianne Mancusi
A Connecticut Fashionista in King Arthur's Court

Rosemary Martin
It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod Murder

Amanda Matetsky
Murder is a Girl's Best Friend (A Paige Turner mystery)

Lorena McCourtney
In Plain Sight (Ivy Malone, Bk 2)

LuAnn McLane
Dancing Shoes and Honky-Tonk Blues

Lynn Messina
Mim Warner's Lost Her Cool

Donald Miller
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious thoughts on Christian Spirituality

Louise Miller
Careers for Animal Lovers and other Zoological Types (VGM Careers for you series)

DiAnn Mills
Leather and Lace

Julie Morgenstern
Organizing from the Inside Out

Gilbert Morris
#14-35 of the House of Winslow series
Shadow of the Mountains (Cheney Duvall M.D., Bk 2)

Tamela Hancock Murray
The Lady and The Cad (Heartsong Presents)

Melanie Murray
Miss Bubbles Steals the Show

Leonard Nimoy
I Am Spock

Wendy Northcutt
The Darwin Awards 1-4

Jane Orcutt
All the Tea in China

Jeffrey Overstreet
Auralia's Colors

Allie Pleiter
Masked by Moonlight (Love Inspired)

Alexandra Potter
Me and Mr. Darcy

Francine Rivers
And the Shofar Blew
Scarlet Thread

Lisa Samson
Bella: a novelization of the award-winning movie
Embrace Me
Quaker Summer
Tiger Lillie

Christine Schaub
Finding Anna (Music of the Heart)

Kathryn Springer
Picket Fence Promises

Charlie Thompson
If Rednecks had been the Chosen People

Paul D. Tieger, Barbera Barron Tieger
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for you through the Secrets of Personality Type

Janet Tronstad
A Heart for the Dropped Stitches (Love Inspired)

Susan May Warren
Happily Ever After

Lori Wick
Every Little Thing About You
Sophie's Heart
Wings of the Morning (Kensington Chronicles, Bk 2)
Who Brings Forth the Wind (Kensington Chronicles, Bk. 3)
The Knight and the Dove (Kensington Chronicles, Bk. 4)

Thomas Williams
The Crown of Eden

Herman Wouk
Marjorie Morningstar

Kathleen Y'Barbo (with Lisa Harris, Carol Cox, and Diann Mills)
To Catch a Thief

Thanks in advance!

Here are the Wishlisted books that I have:

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman (120 wishers)
Knitting for Fun & Profit by Shirley MacNulty (8 wishers)
How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author by Janet Evanovich and Ina Yalof (21 wishers)
Gingham Mountain (Lassoed in Texas, Bk 3) by Mary Connealy (46 wishers)
Diamond Duo by Marcia Gruver (21 wishers)
The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen (121 wishers) (ARC)
True Light (Restoration, Bk. 3) by Terri Blackstock (3 wishers)
The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan (5 wishers)
A Man of His Word by Kathleen Fuller (22 wishers)
Warrior's Heart by Donna Fleisher (9 wishers)
Golden Palaces by Linda Chaikin (1 wisher)
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede (9 wishers)

I'd like to send these out in multiples of two, such as a 2 of these or 1 from here and 1 from my shelf, etc.

PM me if interested!