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message 1: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
January ~ 'New Beginnings' ~ pick a 'new to you' author, start a new series that you've been really excited to read, or read the debut novel of a favourite author!

(For those who would like to keep track, a thread for all the year's monthly focus challenges can be found here.)


message 2: by MissyTexas (last edited Dec 31, 2024 06:59PM) (new)

MissyTexas | 236 comments New to me author:

A Mother's Love by Charlotte Hubbard


message 3: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
I'm looking forward to starting a new series by one of my favourite authors:
The Queen's Cook The Queen's Cook (Queen Esther's Court, #1) by Tessa Afshar


message 4: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 494 comments I'm going to read a few new to me authors.
In The Dead of Winter (Ivy Towers, #1) by Nancy Mehl The Ezekiel Option (The Last Jihad, #3) by Joel C. Rosenberg Sewn with Joy (Pinecraft Pie Shop #3) by Tricia Goyer Masquerade at Middlecrest Abbey by Abigail Wilson


message 5: by Crystal (last edited Jan 30, 2025 06:35AM) (new)

Crystal | 675 comments Hoping to hit all 3!


Pick a 'new to you' author
Janette Oke
✔️ A Gown of Spanish Lace (Women of the West, #11) by Janette Oke

Start a new series that you've been really excited to read:
Hoping to read When the Day Comes (Timeless, #1) by Gabrielle Meyer


Read the debut novel of a favorite author!
Hoping to Read ✔️ Rooms by James L. Rubart


message 6: by Hannah Beth (new)

Hannah Beth (Hannah's Book Cafe) (iheartmustaches) | 124 comments New to Me Author:
Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer


message 7: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
love seeing people's plans!


message 8: by Abby (last edited Jan 04, 2025 06:14PM) (new)

Abby (abby_stapleton461) | 38 comments I chose a new to me author/ new series!

Laurel's Dream by Pepper Basham

Finished it and loved it! Giving it 5 stars. Can't wait to read the rest of the series and more books by this author.


message 9: by Karen (last edited Jan 31, 2025 11:06PM) (new)

Karen | 1164 comments I'm in. I have several new to me authors and a few new series in my pile for this month.

New to Me Author: Always Kiss Me Goodbye by Renee Riva (1/5/25) Introverted by Jerusha Agen (1/24/25) A Spring at The Greenbrier (Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts Book 6) by Sandra Merville Hart (1/30/25) Tangled Evidence by Kate Angelo (1/31/25) The Wise Guy and the Star by Shannon McNear (1/31/25)

New Author of New Series - A Winter at the White Queen (Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts #1) by Denise Weimer (1/5/25) Emeralds and Evergreen (Gems of the West, #4) by Marie Higgins (1/21/25) Men of Courage (Acts of Valor #0.5) by Rebecca Hartt (1/21/25)

Debut Books - Avalanche (Peril in the Park, #1) by Gayla K. Hiss (1/11/25) Baggage Claim (Tru Exceptions, #1) by Amanda Tru (1/26/25)

New Series: Love Letters from Cowboy (Hometown Sweethearts #2) by Lacy Williams (1/4/25) Veil of Mystery (Kessler Effect, #0.5) by Vannetta Chapman (1/7/25) Initium (The SNAP Agency #0.5) by Natalie Walters (1/24/25) In Her Sights (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #1) by Karen Witemeyer (1/25/25)
Escaping With You (The Wright Heroes of Maine #0.5) by Robin Patchen (1/25/25)


message 10: by Reagan (last edited Jan 27, 2025 09:34AM) (new)

Reagan I'm in!

New Author:
Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh (1/6)
Holding the Fort (Fort Reno, #1) by Regina Jennings (1/8)
The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz (1/27)


message 11: by Lynnette (last edited Jan 30, 2025 07:03PM) (new)


message 12: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
welcome, welcome!


message 13: by Sherri (last edited Jan 29, 2025 09:39AM) (new)

Sherri | 243 comments False Claims One Insider's Impossible Battle Against Big Pharma Corruption by Lisa Pratta new author and her debut novel
The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families by Shannon Bream new author
The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin new author
The Swiss Nurse A Gripping Tale of Hope and Humanity Amidst the Spanish Civil War and WWII by Mario Escobar new author


message 14: by Megan (new)

Megan | 170 comments I'm going for a new to me author and reading A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell


message 15: by Annette (new)

Annette | 279 comments I’m in please. Hoping to do a new to me author and a new series.


message 16: by Hannah (last edited Jan 30, 2025 10:29PM) (new)

Hannah (bookwormhannah) | 1131 comments New to me author:

-Courtenay Burden
Carry On (Library Blitz Book 1) by Courtenay Burden Library Card (Library Blitz Book 2) by Courtenay Burden Happy Tonight (Library Blitz Book 3) by Courtenay Burden Hazelby Priors by Courtenay Burden All Right (Library Blitz Book 4) by Courtenay Burden

-Brandilyn Collins
Eyes of Elisha by Brandilyn Collins

-Janice Cantore
Crisis Shot (Line of Duty, #1) by Janice Cantore Lethal Target (Line of Duty, #2) by Janice Cantore

-Lucy Peterson
A Noble Warrior (Cornerstone Series, #10) by Lucy Peterson

-Kate Watson
It's Always Sonny (Sweet as Sugar Maple, #3) by Kate Watson

-Rachel Kovaciny
No Match for a Good Story (Once Upon a Western, #5.5) by Rachel Kovaciny

-Cheryl Pierson (don't plan to read more-disliked)
Love Under Fire (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #3) by Cheryl Pierson


New Series:
Wyoming Sunrise by Penny Zeller
Love's New Beginnings (Wyoming Sunrise #0) by Penny Zeller Forgotten Memories (Wyoming Sunrise #1) by Penny Zeller

Tucker Mills by Lori Wick
Moonlight on the Millpond (Tucker Mills, #1) by Lori Wick

British Are Coming by Robin Lee Hatcher
To Enchant a Lady's Heart (The British Are Coming, #1) by Robin Lee Hatcher


message 17: by Staci, Book Awards Specialist (last edited Jan 19, 2025 02:21PM) (new)

Staci | 3739 comments Mod
New to me author:
Jenni L Walsh (General Market)
Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh

Sarah Hamaker
Justice Delayed A Christian Romantic Suspense Novel (The Seeking Justice Series Book 1) by Sarah Hamaker

Started a new series:
Under the Maui Sky (Maui Island, #1) by Kellie Coates Gilbert


message 18: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
nice!


message 19: by Bridget (last edited Jan 04, 2025 09:36AM) (new)

Bridget | 388 comments New author to me & start of a new series
The Lady and the Highwayman (The Dread Penny Society, #1) by Sarah M. Eden by Sarah M. EdenThe Dread Penny Society #1 (1/4/25)


message 20: by Jenn (last edited Jan 29, 2025 09:04PM) (new)

Jenn | 565 comments I'm in.

January ~ New Beginnings

Read:
New author and debut Beneath His Silence by Hannah Linder
New series As Close as My Heart (Patchwork, #24) by Camy Tang (#24)


message 21: by Karen (last edited Jan 04, 2025 10:50AM) (new)

Karen | 1164 comments Start of a new series - first one, several more planned:
Love Letters from Cowboy (Hometown Sweethearts #2) by Lacy Williams (1/4/25)


message 22: by Katrina (last edited Jan 16, 2025 11:44PM) (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 863 comments I am working on starting a new series or 2 by reading:

After a Fashion (A Class of Their Own, #1) by Jen Turano Jan 5/25
A Class of Their Own Series #1

Come Back to Me (Waters of Time, #1) by Jody Hedlund Jan 16/25
Waters of Time Series #1


message 23: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
well done!


message 24: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1164 comments Just finished my first new to me author for 2025:
Always Kiss Me Goodbye by Renee Riva (1/5/25)


message 25: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
good job!


message 26: by Katrina (new)

Katrina Lybbert | 863 comments Finished my first book of the year which is the start of "new" series I had been looking forward to reading.

After a Fashion (A Class of Their Own, #1) by Jen Turano Jan 5/25
A Class of Their Own Series #1


message 27: by Chantel (last edited Jan 06, 2025 12:46AM) (new)

Chantel (channylee07) | 391 comments January- New Beginnings

New to Me Author
Ally Carter- The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (GM) (finished 1/4/25)

Sophie Kinsella- What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella (GM) (finished 1/5/25)

New Series Start
Though I Stumble (Promises of God #1) by Kim Cash Tate Though I Stumble (Promises Of God #1) by Kim Cash Tate (currently reading)

I have wanted to read this series for a while now. I'm so happy that I have the first book!


message 28: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1164 comments Finished a new author of a new series:
A Winter at the White Queen (Romance at the Gilded Age Resorts #1) by Denise Weimer (1/5/25)

I look forward to reading more of her books and the rest of the series (with more new authors).


message 29: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
love it!


message 30: by Loraine (last edited Jan 26, 2025 02:54PM) (new)

Loraine (librarydiva) | 4419 comments New to Me Author:
1. The Secrets We Carry by Deanna Lynn Sletten The Secrets We Carry by Deanna Lynn Sletten
2. The Orphans of Berlin The Orphans of Berlin by Jina Bacarr
3. The Photographer's Son The Photographer's Son by Maya C. Klinger

New to Me Series:
1. A Suddenly Sadie Adventure series by Joanne Bischof Sadie on the Rocks A Suddenly Sadie Adventure, #1 by Joanne Bischof Writer on the Wall A Suddenly Sadie Adventure, #2 by Joanne Bischof


message 31: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
nice!


message 32: by writer... (last edited Jan 07, 2025 10:28AM) (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 427 comments A couple ‘New� to me discoveries -
library find of New to me Heather Marshall
Canadian author of new release
The Secret History of Audrey James by Heather Marshall
The Secret History of Audrey James


message 33: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
well done!


message 34: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
good job!


message 35: by Brittany (last edited Jan 26, 2025 01:42PM) (new)

Brittany  | 524 comments I'm in!

New Series Start
Jack (The Minnesota Kingstons #1) by Susan May Warren The Mostly Real McCoy (Apple Valley Love Stories #1) by Julie Christianson Forget Me Twice (All's Fair, #1) by Carina Taylor Faking the Face Off by Anne Kemp The Mistletoe Countess (Freddie & Grace Mystery, #1) by Pepper Basham Britta & the Beach Boy (Love in LA #1) by Brittany Larsen

New to Me Author
Saved by Noel by Tracy Baack Easy as Pie (Sweater Weather, #5) (All's Fair, #4) by Carina Taylor Love in the Stacks A Sweet, Nerdy Romantic Comedy by Julie Milo Forget Me Twice (All's Fair, #1) by Carina Taylor Britta & the Beach Boy (Love in LA #1) by Brittany Larsen


message 36: by Azalea (new)

Azalea Dabill (azaleadabill) | 9 comments I'm planning on reading Kyrie Wang's The Healer's Blade as soon as I can. I enjoy YA Fantasy, and this looks like a great one.


message 37: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1164 comments Finished my second new to me author of a new series: Avalanche (Peril in the Park, #1) by Gayla K. Hiss (1/11/25)

Also discovered this was her debut novel.


message 38: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
love it!


message 39: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
Kate wrote: "I'm looking forward to starting a new series by one of my favourite authors:
The Queen's Cook The Queen's Cook (Queen Esther's Court, #1) by Tessa Afshar"


finished this one just now and it was just as good as I expected!


message 40: by Sarita (new)

Sarita | 2247 comments 1. New Series

#1 Where I Found You (Magnolia Bay #1) by Betsy St. Amant


message 41: by Jan (last edited Jan 24, 2025 02:59AM) (new)

Jan | 178 comments New-to-Me Author
Trapped in Yosemite by Dana Mentink

1st Book In A New Series I've Discovered by an author I have not read in a long time!
Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) by Lynette Eason


message 42: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
nice!


message 43: by Beth (new)

Beth  (canadianbeth) | 247 comments I am in.

New to me Not Until Forever (Hope Springs #1) by Valerie M. Bodden

New series Ready to Fumble (The Worst Detective Ever #1) by Christy Barritt

Beth - ;)
in Calgary


message 44: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
well done!


message 45: by Darcy (new)

Darcy | 11 comments New to Me Authors:
Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham Illuminated (White Road Chronicles, #1) by Jackie Castle Room for Hope by Kim Vogel Sawyer


message 46: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
good job!


message 47: by Carissa (new)

Carissa | 467 comments First book in a series I've been meaning to read A Twist of Faith (Mitchell's Crossroads #1) by Pepper Basham


message 48: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
love it!


message 49: by Karen (new)

Karen | 1164 comments Just finished two more new to me authors of new series:

Emeralds and Evergreen (Gems of the West, #4) by Marie Higgins (1/21/25) Men of Courage (Acts of Valor #0.5) by Rebecca Hartt (1/21/25)


message 50: by Kate, Challenge Fun Distributor (new)

Kate (liahonagirl) | 3167 comments Mod
nice!


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