The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini - Book 14 in the Elm Creek Quilts series follows the story of a runaway slave seized from the haven of Elm Creek Farm in the early 1860s. 368 pages (I listened in audio form, 9 CDs, 10-3/4 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
The Aloha Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini - Book 16 in the Elm Creek Quilts series provides a Hawaiian getaway for Bonnie, who is embroiled in a bitter divorce. Wishing for more redemption and growth. 336 pages (I listened in audio form, 9 CDs, 10 hours), 👍👍-1/2
A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain by Sara Manning Peskin - Fascinating story of advancements in the study of the human brain and how it can go wrong. 214 pages, 👍👍👍-1/2
In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing by Bob and Lee Woodruff - All it takes is one blow to the head from a war-time bomb to implode a family with crisis. The Woodruffs share honestly about this trial and Bob's recovery from the brink. 322 pages (I listened in audio form, 8 CDs, 9-3/4 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough - Follows notable American creatives who furthered their education and artistic endeavors in Paris between 1830 and 1900. 576 pages (I listened in audio form, 14 CDs, 16-3/4 hours), 👍👍👍👍-1/2
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne - First published in serial form, this classic novel provides travel and adventure for a gentleman and his servant as they travel around the world with a deadline. 160 pages (I listened in audio form, 6 CDs, 7 hours), 👍👍👍
Courage for Beginners by Karen Harrington - Who wouldn't want to write their own life story? Certainly a girl whose mother struggles with agoraphobia, whose father is in a coma, and whose best friend is turning on her. That's when courage of Alamo proportions is necessary. 289 pages, 👍👍👍
Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power by Kristen Willeumier, PhD - Full of practical ways to enhance your brain health and function. 229 pages, 👍👍👍
Watching the Road: Praying Your Prodigal Home by Karen Wheaton - A heart-wrenching tale of a daughter's deception and departure into the enemy's field. Full of wisdom on the weapons of warfare. 152 pages, 👍👍👍👍-1/2
Lucky for Good by Susan Patron - Though lauded by many, this book indoctrinates children to believe in relativism and pluralism. It portrays salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone as ridiculous and narrow-minded, encouraging children to carve their own path. 224 pages (I listened in audio form, 5 CDs, 5-1/2 hours), 👎
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life by A.J. Jacobs - Fascinating expose of all the many different forms of puzzles available and ruminations on what they provide to humanity. 380 pages, 👍👍👍👍
Forgiving Paris by Karen Kingsbury - Christian novel about an artist who goes astray in Paris, only to learn later how God has turned it all for His good. 336 pages (I listened in audio form, 7 CDs, 8 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak - Recommended by a friend, this book presented an interesting intersection of plant and human life amid the political struggles on the island of Cyprus. 343 pages, 👍👍👍-1/2
💖The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom by Andrew Peterson - Part-memoir, part-tree-study, part-cultural commentary, part-theological treatise. Entirely worth the read. 209 pages, 👍👍👍👍👍
💖In Five Years by Rebecca Serle - This book sucked me in so thoroughly that I overlooked things I would normally not tolerate. The premise was clever. The execution flawless. It resonated emotionally and tugged my heart strings completely. 288 pages (I listened in audio form, 6 CDs, 6-1/2 hours), 👍👍👍👍👍
The Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard by Kara Tippetts - A story that will break your heart and build your faith simultaneously. 194 pages, 👍👍👍👍-3/4
A Distant Shore by Karen Kingsbury - Christian novel about sex trafficking and second chances. 384 pages (I listened in audio form, 8 CDs, 9-1/2 hours), 👍👍👍👍
All by Myself, Alone by Mary Higgins Clark - Enjoyable, clean mystery of an ocean liner trip that turns deadly. 260 pages (I listened in audio form, 6 CDs, 6-1/2 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
No Such Thing as Ordinary by Rachel Balducci - Former mommy blogger of Testosterhome writes about going deeper with God to find the joy and satisfaction He offers when our souls long for more. 112 pages, 👍👍👍👍
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