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Books I Read in 2017

December 28, 2017

My Year in Books

I can’t believe we’re wrapping up 2017 already. But when I look back over the list of books I read over the past year, I think about all the things that happened during that time and how truly blessed I am. It’s been a really good year.

Okay, time to stop gushing and start listing.

  1. JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë
  2. NOT A SPARROW FALLS by Lynnette Bonner
  3. THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS REAL (Yada Yada series, book 3) by Neta Jackson
  4. I AM MALALA  by  Malala Yousafzai
  5. STAND BY ME (SouledOut Sisters series, book 1) by Neta Jackson
  6. FULL CIRCLE: COMING HOME TO THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD by Athena Dean Holtz
  7. TROUBLEMAKER: SURVIVING HOLLYWOOD AND SCIENTOLOGY by Leah Remini
  8. SOMEDAY, SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Lauren Graham
  9. BEYOND BELIEF: MY SECRET LIFE INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY AND MY HARROWING ESCAPE by Jenna Miscavige Hill and Lisa Pulitzer
  10. TALKING AS FAST AS I CAN: FROM GILMORE GIRLS TO GILMORE GIRLS (AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN) by Lauren Graham
  11. HARRY BENTLEY’S SECOND SIGHT (Yada Yada Brothers series, book 2)by Dave Jackson
  12. THE GIVER by Lois Lowry
  13. THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP: THE JAPANESE ART OF DECLUTTERING AND ORGANIZING by Marie Kondo
  14. GATHERING BLUE by Lois Lowry
  15. THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkien
  16. THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP GETS TOUGH (Yada Yada series, book 4) by Neta Jackson
  17. GONE WITH THE WIND by Margaret Mitchell
  18. A MONTH OF SUMMER (for the second time) by Lisa Wingate
  19. MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE by Eric Hodgins
  20. RUTHLESS by Ron Miscavage
  21. KITTENS AND SNOW FLURRIES by Lynnette Bonner
  22. FINDING CHRISTMAS AND YOU by Jan Cline
  23. ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS STAR by Kathleen Freeman
  24. A CHRISTMAS HALLELUJAH by Dori Harrell
  25. THE SECOND NOEL by Chautona Havig
  26. MONTANA SKYE by Sylvia Stewart
  27. INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY by Janet Reitman
  28. DASHING THROUGH THE SNOW by Debbie Macomber
  29. HOLIDAY GRIND by Cleo Coyle
  30. SWEET REVENGE (for the second time) by Diane Mott Davidson
  31. FALLING LIKE SNOWFLAKES by Denise Hunter
  32. A BAXTER FAMILY CHRISTMAS by Karen Kingsbury
 I’d love to see your list for the past year. What was your favorite book that you read in 2017?

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  1. Sylvia Stewart says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:08 am

    Here’s my book list for 2017:
    1. Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart Jan. 3
    2. Falling Like Snowflakes by Denise Hunter Jan. 7
    3. Wreath of Snow by Liz Curtis Higgs Jan. 9
    4. Mistletoe Justice by Carol J. Post Jan. 10
    5. The Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart Jan. 13
    6. Not a Sparrow Falls by Lynnette Bonner Jan. 14
    7. Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart Jan. 16
    8. Always in Her Heart by Marta Perry Jan. 17
    9. Still Glide the Stream by D.E. Stevenson Jan. 20
    10. The Miracle at Speedy Motors by A. McCall Smith Jan. 22
    11. A Promise to Protect by Liz Johnson Jan. 29
    12. Persuasion by Jane Austen Jan. 30
    13. It Had to Be You by Irene Hannon Feb. 1
    14. Little Britches by Ralph Moody Feb. 4
    15. Against All Odds by Irene Hannon Feb. 8
    16. Sycamore Row by John Grisham Feb. 14
    17. Sarah’s Smile by Dawn Kinzer Feb. 18
    18. The Estate Book Sale by June Chapko Feb. 21
    19. An Eye for An Eye by Irene Hannon Feb. 25
    20. Kayla’s Challenge by Linda Yezak Feb. ??
    21. Her Impossible Dream by Angela Breidenbach Feb. ??
    22. Save the Groom by Jessica Ferguson Mar. 4
    23. Trouble Shooter by L. L’Amour Mar. 4
    24. What Lies Ahead by Pamela S. Meyers Mar. 5
    25. Skydiving to Love by Linda Yezak Mar. 8
    26. Back in the Saddle by Ruth Logan Herne Mar.14
    27. In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon Mar. 21
    28. Thunder on the Right by Mary Stewart Mar. 23
    29. Village Centenary by Miss Read Mar. 28
    30. Random Acts of Kindness, Amy Newmark, ed. Mar. 31
    31. Without Strings by Cecilia Pulliam Apr. 2
    32. The Witch Tree by Karin Kaufman Apr. 8
    33. Gossip From Thrust Green by Miss Read Apr. 11
    34. Trapped by Irene Hannon Apr. 13
    35. Deceived by Irene Hannon Apr. 14
    36. The Hamilton Heir by Valerie Hansen Apr. 16
    37. The Church on Bad Cow Road by J. Stephen Hunt Apr. 17
    38. A Promise to Protect by Liz Johnson Apr. 21
    39. His Perfect Love by Sharon K. Connell Apr. 24
    40. At All Cost by Lauren Nichols Apr. 24
    41. Milo Talon by L. L’Amour Apr. 28
    42. The Amish Princess by Patrick E. Craig May 3
    43. Before I Wake by Dee Henderson May 7
    44. True Devotion by Dee Henderson May 10
    45. Sink or Swim by Lesley McDaniel May 12
    46. Angel Kisses and Riversong by Lynnette Bonner May 16
    47. The Cherokee Trail by L. L’Amour May 16
    48. True Valor by Dee Henderson May 20
    49. Love is Sweeter in Sugar Hill by Ane Mulligan May 24
    50. Kayla’s Challenge by Linda Yezak May 25
    51. A Man’s Heart by Lori Copeland May 25
    52. If These Walls Could Talk by Pamela S. Meyers May 26
    53. First Love by Yvonne Anderson May 27
    54. Dash of Pepper by Kimberli S. McKay May 28
    55. Big Love by Michael Ehert Jun 1
    56. True Honor by Dee Henderson Jun 4
    57. The Quick and the Dead by L. L’Amour Jun 7
    58. The Light Holding Her by Chandra Lynn Smith Jun 8
    59. Charlotte Fairlie by D.E. Stevenson Jun 11
    60. Long Ride Home by L. L’Amour Jun 20
    61. Love’s Unfading Light by Naomi Rawlings Jun 20
    62. Murder Mezzo Forte by Donn Taylor Jun 26
    63. Fletcher’s End by D.E. Stevenson July 1
    64. Buckskin Run by L. L’Amour July 2
    65. The Proving Trail by L. L’Amour July 5
    66. The Witch Tree by Karin Kaufmann July 8
    67. A Letter from Lancaster by Kate Lloyd July 10
    68. Silver Canyon by L. L’Amour July 12
    69. Milo Talon by L. L’Amour July 20
    70. The Far Corner of the Greenhouse by KV Case July 24
    71. High Desert Haven by Lynnette Bonner July 30
    72. Mustang Man by L. L’Amour Aug 1
    73. Madam Will You Talk by Mary Stewart Aug 4
    74. Fair Valley Refuge by Lynnette Bonner Aug 8
    75. Lone Star Baby by Debbie Macomber Aug 12
    76. Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart Aug 16
    77. Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks Aug 19
    78. My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart Aug 22
    79. Bowdrie’s Law by L. L’Amour Aug 26
    80. Angel Kisses and Riversong by Lynnette Bonner Aug 31
    81. Chancy by L. L’Amour Sept 1
    82. Against All Odds by Irene Hannon Sept 6
    83. An Eye for an Eye by Irene Hannon Sept10
    84. In Harm’s Way by Irene Hannon Sept14
    85. The Space Between Words by Michele Phoenix Sept17
    86. Vanished by Irene Hannon Sept22
    87. Trapped by Irene Hannon Sept25
    88. Deceived by Irene Hannon Sept30
    89. Beyond the Waves by Lynnette Bonner Oct 5
    90. Song of the Surf by Lynnette Bonner Oct 7
    91. Written in the Sand by Lynnette Bonner Oct 9
    92. Dying for Revenge by Barbara Golder Oct 15
    93. Finding Christmas and You by Jan Cline Oct 19
    94. A Christmas Hallelujah by Dori Harrell Oct 23
    95. A Second Noel by Chautona Havig Oct 26
    96. Montana Skye by Sylvia Stewart Oct 27
    97. The Power of Positive Productivity by D. Hensley Oct 28
    98. The Hero Next Door by Irene Hannon Oct 31
    99. Welcome Home Autumn Bleue by Tommie Lyn Nov 1
    100. Blind Justice by James Scott Bell. Nov 2
    101. Lightning on a Quiet Night by Donn Taylor Nov 7
    102. Saving Ladybugs by Diane Adams Nov 13
    103. On Eagles’ Wings by Lynnette Bonner Nov 17
    104. The Freelance Wr. Handb. By D. Hensely/Miller Nov 20
    105. Long Ride Home by L. L’Amour Nov 30
    106. The Quick and the Dead, by L. L’Amour Dec 5
    107. War Party by L. L’Amour Dec 8
    108. The Burning Hills by L. L’Amour Dec 9
    109. Leota’s Garden by Francine Rivers Dec 10
    110. Novel by Chautona Havig Dec 14
    111. Radigan by L. L’Amour Dec 15
    112. Novella by Amber Lynn Perry Dec 18
    113. Tucker by L. L’Amour Dec 22
    114. Mistletoe Justice by Carol J. Post Dec 26
    115. A Promise to Protect by Liz Johnson Dec 27

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