Forty Autumns: A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both sides of the Berlin Wall by Nina Willner - Fascinating, but unnerving, story of a family divided by the separation of East Germans by the Berlin Wall. 416 pages, 👍👍👍👍
The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin - Follow-up novella to If I Were You. I loved returning to the world of the If I Were You characters and enjoyed the message about the true meaning of Christmas. 304 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 4-3/4 hours), 👍👍👍👍
If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland - Positive affirmations of hidden talent when we tap into our true and authentic voices. Don't let criticism or self-doubt keep you from writing. Great pep talk for writers! 188 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 3-1/2 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg - How to be a better communicator and foster deeper connections. 320 pages, 👍👍👍
💖Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan - A young missionary daughter finds herself entangled in the schemes of her wicked neighbors and separated from the country and family she loves. 208 pages, 👍👍👍👍👍
The Heart Between Us by Lindsay Harrel - Twin sisters travel around the world to fulfill the bucket list left by the previous owner of one sister's transplanted heart. A tale of sibling relationships, second chances, and spiritual insights. 336 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 9 hours), 👍👍👍👍
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan - I didn't like this book nearly as much as Listening for Lions. A young girl in India faces marriage to a sickly young man and a life of hardship. 212 pages, 👍👍
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away my Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders - This book provides a pep-talk on mindful spending, possession purging, and intentional living. 179 pages, 👍👍👍👍
The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8 AM) by Hal Elrod - Elrod suggests 7 practices to observe each morning to jump-start your day, increase productivity in your week, and find purpose and fulfillment in your life. 227 pages, 👍👍👍👍
The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay Harrel - Three women, bound by the conflicted love of the men in their lives, seek freedom and purpose and a story worth sharing. 336 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 10 hours), 👍👍👍👍
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte - The simple lives of two rural British families are upended when Mr. Earnshaw brings home a filthy foundling and sets out to raise him with the others. An enduring classic love story. 376 pages (I listened in audio form, 10 CDs, 11 hours), 👍👍👍👍
The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore - A fictional tale of a forced life of isolation at the Carville National Leprosarium. 384 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 12-1/2 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
The Forever Gift by Brooke Harris - A tight-knit mother-daughter duo face down cancer and the complications it creates in interpersonal relationships. I didn't expect the ending to play out as it did. 352 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 9-1/2 hours), 👍👍👍
Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One and Never Lets Them Go by Les Edgerton - A writer's guide to starting well right out of the gate. You must hook the reader in the first paragraph. 236 pages, 👍👍👍👍
New Beginnings at Wildflower Lock by Hannah Lynn - 25-year-old Daisy May inherits a canal boat from a grandfather she never knew. Can she uncover her mother's reason for keeping her from her father and grandfather? Can she forgive for the lost years? 282 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 8 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer - Hoping to raise funds for her music program, Charlotte agrees to a tandem bike challenge with her ex-fiancé's brother. The challenges mount as opposites attract. 321 pages, 👍👍👍
We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz - Two women backpackers encounter trouble in foreign countries and cover up their actions. Returning to the states, they attempt to keep their secrets and their friendship. 300 pages, 👍👍👍👍
Coffee and Cake at Wildflower Lock by Hannah Lynn - In book two of the Wildflower Lock series, Daisy May opens a coffee shop on her canal boat but must battle rival attractions to two men simultaneously. 290 pages (I listened on Hoopla, 8-1/3 hours), 👍👍👍-1/2
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