catch a wave | can't wait wednesday

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i'm ready for a little romance with savannah scott's next book.

flowery covers | top ten tuesday

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it's been feeling a little spring-y recently, so here are some flowery covers coming up on my tbr.

it's monday! what are you reading? #101

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a lady's guide to marvels and misadventure | first line friday + the friday 56

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i got my copy of a lady's guide to marvels and misadventure yesterday, and i am so excited.

the rhythm of fractured grace | excerpt + giveaway

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Is Siobhan too far gone to respond to the song of a God who’s calling her back to him?

When a new customer brings a badly damaged violin into Siobhan Walsh’s shop, it is exactly the sort of challenge she craves. The man who brought it in is not. He’s too close to the painful past that left her heart and her faith in shambles.

Matt Buchanan has had a rough start as the new worship pastor. A car accident on his way into town left him with a nearly totaled truck, and an heirloom violin in pieces. When he takes it to a repair shop, he’s fascinated with the restoration process–and with the edgy, closed-off woman doing the work.

As their friendship deepens and turns into more, they both discover secrets that force them to face past wounds. And the history of the violin reveals more about their current problems than they could have ever expected.

On the nineteenth-century frontier, a gruesome tomahawk attack wiped out most of Deborah Caldwell’s family. Her greatest solace after the tragedy is the music from her father’s prized violin. Given her horrendous scars, she’d resigned herself to a spinster’s life. But Levi Martinson’s gentle love starts to chip away at her hardened heart, until devastating details about the attack are revealed, putting their love–and Deborah’s shaky faith–to the ultimate test.

Full of forgiveness and the message that no one is too damaged for God’s healing touch, the final book in the split-time Sedgwick County Chronicles will thrill fans of Rachel Hauck, Lisa Wingate, and Kristy Cambron.

publisher: kregel publications

release date: february 20, 2024

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other books in the series

roots of wood and stone

the songs that could have been

for a lifetime | can't wait wednesday

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i have been just loving any book that has to do with time travel or alternate realities recently.

relying on the enemy | excerpt + giveaway

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She’s protecting her children. He’s redeeming his past.

But there’s nothing convenient about saving their patchwork family.

Wisconsin, 1931—All widowed mother Marian Ward wants is to provide for her girls. However, she faces the dead of winter with no income and dwindling resources. Then she overhears a nefarious conversation, putting her life and that of her children in immediate danger.

Aiming to make amends to the Wards, Gilbert steps in when the threat to Marian escalates. It costs him dearly. Either lose his career or marry her, and be tied to his past until death do them part.

He leaves the decision to Marian, who will do anything to protect her girls, even marry the son of the man who ruined her family. How will their fledgling trust prove strong enough to fulfill their vows as winter tightens its grip and desperation stalks at the door?

Welcome to Crow’s Nest, where danger and romance meet at the water’s edge.

publisher: hearth spot press

release date: february 20, 2024

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other books in the series

confessions to a stranger

refuge for the archaeologist

escape with the prodigal

sheltered by the doctor

it's monday! what are you reading? #100

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embers in the london sky | first line friday + the friday 56

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i've never been disappointed by one of sarah sundin's books, so i have high hopes for embers in the london sky. if i'm lucky, i'll have time to read it this weekend.

a lady's guide to marvels and misadventure | can't wait wednesday

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i'm ready for some misadventure!

hearts on the covers | top ten tuesday

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valentine's day is tomorrow, so here are some books on my tbr with hearts on the covers.

it's monday! what are you reading? #99

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fall when you're ready | excerpt + giveaway

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Rachel never wanted to get in the way of Jordan’s dreams, but they were supposed to chase their dreams together. They made promises and swore to remain best friends through it all. But, just as all good things must come to an end, it would seem that applies to promises as well. When Rachel and Jordan end up on separate paths toward their own versions of success, they each learn the hard way that letting go is easier than it sounds. But when those paths bring them both home, all of those promises come flooding back and they have to decide whether it’s worth the risk to reopen the chapter they closed on their story so long ago.

publisher: jcarr writes

release date: february 1, 2024

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court of swans | first line friday + the friday 56

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i set myself up for a little melanie dickerson binge recently, so here's a peek at the start of the dericott tales.

how to plot a payback | can't wait wednesday

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i always enjoy melissa ferguson's book, and this upcoming one just sounds too fun.

short, quick romances | top ten tuesday

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february is a short, quick month, so here are a few short, quick (delightful) romances.

it's monday! what are you reading? #98

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the love script | first line friday + the friday 56

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i might not have a ton of reading time this weekend, but i'm hoping to get to this one from toni shiloh. (i've heard so many good things.)

january | monthly wrap-up

 and just like that, the first month of 2024 is over. here's how my reading month went in january.