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Loved The Journey It was such a good story that I was so into I stayed up until 3 am and almost finished it. Finished it today.
Rachel wrote: "Good luck! Have you decided which 15? I have so many just sitting, waiting to be read."
Rachel here's whats in my basket waiting to be read that's Amish Fiction: (My basket stays full, lol)
1. Sarah's Garden(I've started)
2. The Thorn(I started but got busy)
3. An Amish Love: Healing Hearts/What the Heart Sees/A Marriage of the Heart (Inspirational Amish Anthology
4. An Amish Christmas by Patricia Davids
5.An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller
6. The Choice
7. The Waiting
8. Running Around (And Such)
9.When Strawberries Bloom: A Novel Based on True Experiences from an Amish Writer
10.The Hope of Refuge: A Novel
11. Down to the Bone
12. A Cousin's Promise
13. A Cousin's Prayer
14. A Cousin's Challenge
Here are the ones on my want list that are coming out this year:
1. A Place of Peace
2. Paradise Valley
3. The Amish Midwife
4. The Caregiver: Families of Honor, Book One
5. A Time to Heal
6.The Amish Nanny
7. The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two
8. Plain Proposal
9. Search, The: A Novel
I guess I probably could admended that 15 AF to more but even though this is my wish list I am sure I will not get through all of them lol. But maybe.
Rachel here's whats in my basket waiting to be read that's Amish Fiction: (My basket stays full, lol)
1. Sarah's Garden(I've started)
2. The Thorn(I started but got busy)
3. An Amish Love: Healing Hearts/What the Heart Sees/A Marriage of the Heart (Inspirational Amish Anthology
4. An Amish Christmas by Patricia Davids
5.An Amish Christmas by Cynthia Keller
6. The Choice
7. The Waiting
8. Running Around (And Such)
9.When Strawberries Bloom: A Novel Based on True Experiences from an Amish Writer
10.The Hope of Refuge: A Novel
11. Down to the Bone
12. A Cousin's Promise
13. A Cousin's Prayer
14. A Cousin's Challenge
Here are the ones on my want list that are coming out this year:
1. A Place of Peace
2. Paradise Valley
3. The Amish Midwife
4. The Caregiver: Families of Honor, Book One
5. A Time to Heal
6.The Amish Nanny
7. The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two
8. Plain Proposal
9. Search, The: A Novel
I guess I probably could admended that 15 AF to more but even though this is my wish list I am sure I will not get through all of them lol. But maybe.

Okay Diane I added that one it looks good! I have both The Choice and THe Waiting in my basket so they will probably get read first but that one looks good. Thanks for the reccomend!
I usually buy a new book each month when I do my grocery shopping. I may get this one.
I usually buy a new book each month when I do my grocery shopping. I may get this one.
Diane U wrote: "Lorie, you MUST add Search, The: A Novel! I just read it for Revell publishing for a blog hop in January 16-22 and it was amazing! You do not need to read The Choice..."
Have you written a review of that one on your blog?
Have you written a review of that one on your blog?


Finished Clutter Rehab by Laura Wittmann. I was sent the book to review. Its a really small book full of ideas to help get clutter out of your home and lives. Wonderful book. Might motivate me to work on my clutter areas in my home lol
I'm going so slow. I think my new Kindle may help this month. I got several books that I must read and I have them in paperback so I don't know how much its going to help lol
1. Dark Harvestby Karen Harper
2. Courting Miss AmselKim Vogel Sawyer(Reading for a bookclub)
3. and 4 I'm leaving open right now because I'm having a hard time deciding lol.
I started Hannah's Dream and I'm almost done with it. I started reading it and figured out I've read it before. although I don't remember the begining. I remember parts in the middle and I don't remember how it ends so I'll finish it this month too.
I'd like to read at least one on my Kindle too.
1. Dark Harvestby Karen Harper
2. Courting Miss AmselKim Vogel Sawyer(Reading for a bookclub)
3. and 4 I'm leaving open right now because I'm having a hard time deciding lol.
I started Hannah's Dream and I'm almost done with it. I started reading it and figured out I've read it before. although I don't remember the begining. I remember parts in the middle and I don't remember how it ends so I'll finish it this month too.
I'd like to read at least one on my Kindle too.

My goals for March:
1. Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman (Almost Finished!)
2. Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark
3. Lilly's Wedding Quilt by Kelly Long
4. A Time to Heal by Barbara Cameron
5. My Church Book Club Selection, we meet on Wed. will add it in here after we select.
That's a HUGE goal for myself, but all of them are on my Kindle and I seem to be reading faster so we shall see.
1. Plain Proposal by Beth Wiseman (Almost Finished!)
2. Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark
3. Lilly's Wedding Quilt by Kelly Long
4. A Time to Heal by Barbara Cameron
5. My Church Book Club Selection, we meet on Wed. will add it in here after we select.
That's a HUGE goal for myself, but all of them are on my Kindle and I seem to be reading faster so we shall see.

I definitely think I read faster on my Kindle, otherwise I wouldn't read so much during termtime.
Good look, and looking forward to your reviews :)
Finished Plain Proposal. It was really good but I think I waited too long between the others to really remember the other books in the series, lol. It was still a really good story that I enjoyed and my first Netgalley book on my Kindle. There were some issues with that though. Some of the sentences were mixed up a little. Like a sentence would be finsihed like 3 lines from where it left off and the beginning of every chapter the first sentence was kind of hard to read. I'm sure it was how it was formatted even though it was sent directly to my Kindle but it just made it harder to read.

Do you think Plain Proposal could be read on its own, or would it be too confusing? I requested it but I haven't read the others in the series and don't own them yet.
I think it could be read on its own. The old characters come back for an event (trying not to spoil anything)I had a hard time as I was reading trying to remember how these characters fit into the other books in the series which probably means you can read without it. I did not think this was as good as some of the others in the Daughters of the Promise series but I still really liked it.


Might have to change my goals because I really want to read The Caregiver and The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two for Netgalley and then off to read To Kill a Mockingbird for my bookclub.
Finished The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two and The Caregiver: Families of Honor, Book One. Both were great but I think I liked The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two better. I finished it in about 1 day which should say something lol.
Moving onto
Lilly's Wedding Quilt, The Red Siren, and To Kill a Mockingbird, A Time to Heal
Moving onto
Lilly's Wedding Quilt, The Red Siren, and To Kill a Mockingbird, A Time to Heal

I spent a whole day reading The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two I left dishes, laundry and other duties and now I got to catch up lol. I'm paying for that day, but it was so worth it lol. It was raining all day and slightly chilly and reading and sipping on hot chocolate was so nice. Yes the kids will be home more in the summer, but I hope to read a lot too.
Finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney. You all may think I'm crasy reading a 5th graders book. Well I have a son in 5th grade and he loves these books. Actually they were the only books I could get him to read for awhile. But that's not the reason I like to read these books. After taking my son to see the first movie, I decided I need to read these books. I really liked the first one and so I have continued. I don't think the boy in the book is a very good role model but the book is quit funny and I actually remember feeling kind of the same way the poor boy did in Middle School. I enjoyed the books and they are really quick reads for me. I also love the comics the author uses in the book to make it even more funny.
My goal says I'm 2 books behind now. Might have to read some more of these quick read books to help with my goal lol
Updated my list. Finished lots of books I had not posted on here. So it was time to update. I'm still one book behind for the year, but I'll get back on track before long!
Finished When Calls the Heart. I loved it so much! I learned a lot about Canada and I loved the story. I wish sometimes I could have lived in that time peiod and taught at a school in the middle of no where! Can't wait to read the other books in the series.
I have several books on NetGalley I want to read but they don't have the kindle button an I can't get it to work to convert it on my new computer? So sad because several I really wanted to read but I don't really want to read on my computer.

It won't even work on my old computer anymore? My husband worked on it for 3 hours last night. It would not even work on my old computer anymore. I wish I could figure it out!

Added Second Chance Bride, loved the book even if the storyline sounded a little crazy lol. This is my first Love Inspired Historical and I found I quite liked it! Will have to read more!
19 done now and for awhile anyways, I'm on track with my goal!
19 done now and for awhile anyways, I'm on track with my goal!

I have been reading but my reading time has really been cut down. I have twins in 1st grade and every night we are suppose to read 20 minutes together. They have a decodable book which is from the reading class and then they read another book from the library on their reading level that we read and take an AR quiz online every night. I have been adding these books to my goodreads too and I plan to write reviews for them too. Guess that will help me not get behind lol.

It is such an amazing thing to watch my twins reading books, that I used to read to them! It's so neat seeing a child find the love of reading!


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1. The Journeyby Wanda E. Brunstetter (AF) 1-1-11
2. Sarah's Garden byKelly Long (AF) 1-11-11
3. Clutter Rehab by Laura Wittmann 1-12-11
4. Dark Road Home by Karen Harper (AF) 2-04-11
5. Courting Miss Amsel by Kim Vogel Sawyer 2-11-11
6. Dark Harvest by Karen Harper (AF) 02-23-11
7. Plain Proposalby Beth Wiseman (AF)3-2-11
8. Secrets of Harmony Grove by Mindy Starns Clark (AF) 3-12-11
9. The Caregiver by Shelley Shepard Gray(AF) 4-03-11
10. The Protector: Families of Honor, Book Two byShelley Shepard Gray (AF) 4-06-11
11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 4-08-11
12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney 4-19-11
13. A Crazy Day With Cobras by Mary Pope Osborne 4-10-11
14. Lilly's Wedding Quilt by Kelly Long (AF) 4-05-11
15. A Texan's Promise by Shelley Gray 4-23-11
16. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee5-04-11
17. The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall 5-14-11
18. When Calls the Heartby Janette Oke 5-16-11
19. Second Chance Bride by Jane Myers Perrine 5-20-11
Amish Fiction read to date: 9