
Another New Year. Fresh goals to set. And a whole year’s worth of new books releasing! Woohoo!!!! All my reading journals are blank, waiting to be filled with all the fictional delights 2026 has to offer. So, I’m on the hunt for New Releases and this is where Reader’s Choice Week comes into play.
Here’s how this week’s giveaway works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION genre specific titles with release dates in January, February or March 2026 (up to 3 suggestions per genre day) and you have a chance to win one of your recommendations! BUT it’s a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details before entering.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: These giveaways are available in paperback or ebook format to US and Canadian readers. Ebooks available internationally if you have a .com kindle account (US Amazon)
IT’S GENERAL CHRISTIAN FICTION GIVEAWAY DAY!
To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the books in the General Christian Fiction genre you would like to win.
General Christian Fiction – a full length story or novella or collection of novellas. Any genre including previous selections you made on other days this week as well as specific genres not covered yet such as Amish, Speculative, YA etc.
How does it work?
Easy Peasy! May recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.
BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES
Publication date must be January, February or March 2026
Each day is genre specific, so only submit titles from that genre
Christian Fiction books only please!
You can offer up to three suggestions per genre day BUT they need to be made in 3 separate comments (easier for me to keep track of.)
No email entries this time round since WP comments are working
OF SPECIAL NOTE: IF YOU HAVEN’T COMMENTED ON THIS BLOG BEFORE, YOUR FIRST COMMENT WON’T APPEAR UNTIL I APPROVE IT. AFTER THAT YOUR COMMENTS WILL POST AUTOMATICALLY.
Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in.)
It’s helpful to include your email (using AT and DOT instead of @ and . to protect yourself from spammers) but you only need to add it to one of your comments per day. If you choose not to include your email then it’s up to you to contact me if you are a winner.
DRAW WILL BE HELD ON AND WINNER ANNOUNCED ON
Saturday January 3 2026
(You can enter any of the giveaways up until noon EST on Saturday January 3 2026 Winners will be announced later that afternoon or early evening.
When They Met Again, By: Leslie Gould is a March Release I am looking forward to.
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Ooh thanks for reminding me! I really liked book one!
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When They Met Again, By: Leslie Gould. It releases in March and I am looking forward to it. Blessedmommy3x AT gmail DOT com.
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Without a Clue, By: Melissa Ferguson is a February release. I collect all her books, but have only read a few so far. Blessedmommy3x AT gmail DOT com.
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Good luck, Jo Ruth!
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I’m also going to mention When They Met Again. I had fun reading book one while on jury duty breaks!
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Good luck, Stephanie!
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The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins, By: Melanie Dickerson is another March release that sounds awesome. Blessedmommy3x AT gmail DOT com.
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Good luck, Jo Ruth!
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Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2026 is a blessed year for all! 🎉 No new news here.
1) The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz (Jan 20)
dianalflowers at aol dot com
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2) South of Somewhere by TI Lowe (Mar 10)
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3) The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep
Back to bed. 😴
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That doesn’t sound good! Wish you could do audiobooks. You could snuggle up in bed and listen to a nice, distracting book. Good luck, Diane!
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I’ve tried turning my Kindle on in bed during the day & after 5 mins I’m sound asleep. It just keeps playing away while I’m snoozing. Then when I awaken I have to run it waaay back. lol!
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The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz
kathrynlvossATgmailDOTcom
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Good luck, Kathryn!
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General Fiction:
Book 1 of 3: The Royal Nanny by Melody Carlson – Jan.
Thanks!
Tam – appletamoATyahooDOTca
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Release date – February 24, 2026
2clowns at arkansas dot net
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2. TRACK OF COURAGE by Susan May Warren
Release date – January 6, 2026
2clowns at arkansas dot net
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3. THE BEGINNER’S QUILT by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Release date – February 15, 2026
2clowns at arkansas dot net
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Happy New Year’s, Kay. Good luck!
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Taming Lady Temperance by Karen Witemeyer
nina4sm/at/gmail/dot/com
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Marrying the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund
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Beyond the Clouds by Elizabeth Camden
nina4sm/at/gmail/dot/com
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Good luck, Sylvia!
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Aflame by Roseanna M. White! Loved the first book in the series and can’t wait to read this one!
Thanks for the giveaway! Jolene – iwant2save34 at gmail dot com
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I’ve been intrigued by this new fantasy series by Roseanna M. While but haven’t dived in yet. Glad to know you enjoyed the first book. Good luck, Jolene!
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Happy New Year! You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11.
The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep
psalm103and138atgmaildotcom
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Beyond the Clouds by Elizabeth Camden
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The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz
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Good luck, Caryl. Happy New Year!
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Beyond the Clouds by Elizabeth Camden jacsmi75 at gmail dot com
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The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz jacsmi75 at gmail dot com
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All Booked Up by Melody Carlson jacsmi75 at gmail dot com
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Good luck, Jackie!
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Happy New Year!
#1. Beyond the Clouds by Elizabeth Camden
Sandyavery at comcast dot net
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#2. The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep
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#3. Whiteout by Lynette Eason and Dani Pettrey
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Good luck, Sandy!
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Happy New Year! Cooking any special dishes to celebrate or bring luck (supposedly). Beyond the Clouds by Elizabeth Camden.
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Typo. My second sentence was to be ended by a question mark!
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Marrying the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund. I seem to be repeating releases favored by others. Thanks!
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Just leftover lentil stew and brownies for dinner tonight. Gotta start the New Year with a bit of chocolate 🙂 In Ireland the New Year’s tradition is to open the front door and the back door at the stroke of midnight to welcome in the New Year (front door) and scurry out the old year (back door.) Supposed to bring good luck. Imagine my distraught immigrant mother when we moved into a small apartment in Toronto with only one door! She ended up opening up all the windows instead. We froze. Anyway, early that year she lost her job and her mother back in Ireland had a stroke. Convinced our lack of front and back door contributed to this bad luck, she made my dad agree to move! 🙂 Good luck, CC!
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Since I have some Irish ancestors, I especially love hearing of traditions. I am smiling at your mama’s diligence! My mama always cooked black eyed peas and cornbread. I guess I am living dangerously today with chicken spaghetti casserole and chocolate muffins!
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The Bird of Bedford Manor by Michelle Griep
bookgurl60 at gmail dot com
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Edge of Truth by Janice Cantore
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South of Somewhere by T. I. Lowe
bookgurl60 at gmail dot com
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Good luck, Elizabeth!
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Looks like my second comment didn’t post. Taming Lady Temperance by Karen Witemeyer.
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Good luck, CC!
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Happy New Year everyone!!!!! Got woke up by some pretty significant fireworks at midnight (we don’t stay up late anymore, lol!), so I had a hard time going back to sleep 😵😴 Feeling like a zombie this morning. Anyway, here’s my two selections for today:
The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins by Melanie Dickerson (March)
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book by her 😊
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Lastly another one from a favorite author through Shadow Mountain publishing:
A Love Most Daring by Joanna Barker (March)
teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com
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Happy New Year, Trixi! I went to bed at nine last night so no fireworks for me! My furnace died yesterday (of course!) so I climbed under a bunch of duvets and had an early night. Good luck!
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1.To Love a Lady by Gabrielle Meyer – just announced yesterday in a newsletter, coming out January 6th! Apparently it’s the start of a series inspired by musicals, and this one is based on My Fair Lady. The second has appeared on Goodreads also (coming in June) and is based on Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. It sounds like a fun series!
rdalquist AT gmail DOT com
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Whoa! That’s a last minute announcement! Fantastic news though. And what fun to have a series based on some classic musicals! Thanks for adding to my wishlist, Rachael! Good luck!
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2. Beyond the Clouds by Elizabeth Camden
rdalquist AT gmail DOT com
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3. The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz
rdalquist AT gmail DOT com
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Good luck, Rachael!
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Like a second chance romance, general fiction day is a second chance at a couple favorite titles! 😉
1-Last to Fall by Lynn Blackburn
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2- The Belle of Chatham by Laura Frantz
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3-I’ve been on the fence about TI Lowe’s South of Somewhere. I know it’ll be good, I’ve read the first few chapters online, but based on the subject matter also heart wrenching. Some days I hope for an angst free year of books and other days I’m afraid I’ll be missing a profound story. So, I’m jumping feet first into the deep end of the pool, lol.
Thanks Kav, tracey14567 atgmaildotcom
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T.I. Lowe knows how to make a reader feel unsettled. 🙂 Like the idea that today is a Second Chance at Love (with a Book!) Bwahahaha! Good luck, Tracey!
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Tanya Lowe puts the reader through the ringer before she makes right the situation, no doubt about it. I always become one of the characters in the book I’m reading, the thought of getting a DUI and going to jail, rehab and losing my child because of it is tough from the get-go. I’ll have to be one of the supporting cast this time around, haha.
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Tracey, the spousal abuse was over quickly & the rest of the book was such an amazing read. That’s why I continue to enjoy her books. But I understand. I can’t do child abuse or over the top graphic, which is why I read a sample of Mercy’s Rain by Cindy K. Sproles 1st. It came highly recommended, but my insides shook when I read the sample. That was a no buy for me. BTW I received an invitation to read a certain person’s book (that you know of) who writes really creepy over the top thrillers. Read some of the reviews & trigger warnings & told the publisher I would have to skip that one. Maybe next time. That’s a big maybe!
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I know exactly how you feel! If I don’t read all of TI Lowe’s books or even Denise Hunter’s love triangle-y ones, I feel almost as tho I’ve committed a sin & need to repent. lol I mentioned on Kav’s blog many yrs ago that I couldn’t continue Lulu’s Cafe bc of the awful spousal abuse & she convinced me it would get better if I continued on. Well, I took her advice & now I read every TI Lowe book I can get my hands on! A forever fan. But I agree, you have to be in a certain mood to read different plotlines!
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Exactly why I’ve never read Lulu’s Cafe Diane. I’ve read a number of books that took me by surprise, so now I’m super careful about content. I can’t read about spousal or child abuse, or suspense with detailed attacks or murders. It stays in my mind forever, and then I dream about it. I pay close attention to summary content and read a short number of reviews which really help me figure out what I want to read.
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There is an author that I read that was a bit creepy and now I decided not to read her. More power to the ones who can read her books , though.
Too many other books to read. ( it was NOT Jaime Jo Wright).
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Ooohhh, liking this discussion! Might have to become a Sunday conversation some day. 🙂
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Paula, exactly how I feel about books, too many to move on to when an author takes a decidedly violent or creepy turn. I used to have a read-to-zero mentality for authors I enjoyed but I’ve gotten over that. I stopped reading one author whose books had gotten too violent and another who’d gotten too sensual. We are blessed to have so many choices, there’s something for everyone and of all tolerance levels.
Yes, this would make a great Sunday Convo with Kav topic. I’d love to talk about it more.
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Paula, definitely not Jaime Jo Wright! I would classify her books as more eerie than creepy. The author I’m referring to as being over the top creepy & graphic caused me to have a hard time going to sleep & my dreams weren’t exactly nightmares, but they were very unsettling. I can read Nancy Mehl & Lynette Eason, so you can imagine how chilling this other author’s books are! There was only one Lynette Eason serial k*ller book which is a retro-read that I couldn’t read bc of the graphic nature, but for the most part I really love her books!
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Kav, great idea! Tracey, I like the phrase you used “tolerance level”. I’m sure all of our tolerance levels are different. And it’s not just in suspense books bc I just finished a CF novel and it was so intriguing I just had to reach the end to see how everything played out. But some of the plot seemed so worldly to me. Yet there was a deep spiritual thread, too, so I was confused as to how to review & rate this book! Anne Payne & I agreed & shared a couple of comments on goodreads. Interesting to read other reviewers tolerance levels of this book were.
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Interesting to read **what** other reviewers’ tolerance levels of this book were.
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I bet it’s the same author. There’s one also that become too sensual also.
This would make a great topic for Sundays! But we need to be careful to not mention author’s names.
Where do we draw our own lines?
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Paula, agree about the authors’ names. Unless we’re fans & love their writing style! 😃 Yes, where do we draw our own lines?
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Happy New Year!
My first choice will be Mist Over the Channel Islands by Sarah Sundin, February 2026
pattymh2000(at)yahoo(dot)com
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2. Marrying the Matchmaker, Jody Hedlund, February 2026
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3. South of Somewhere, T. I. Lowe, March 2026
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Good luck, Patty!
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Must Over the Channel Islands by Sarah Sundin
mauback55 at gmail dot com
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Good luck, Melanie!
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THE BEGINNER’S QUILT by Wanda E. Brunstetter
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Marrying the Matchmaker, Jody Hedlund
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Last to Fall by Lynn Blackburn
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Good luck, Kim!
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Found another rom-com I can’t wait for! The Cowboy’s Game by Cindy Steel.
colorvibrant at gmail dot com
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A Love Most Daring by Joanna Barker
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Home to Me by Sarah M. Eden
Thanks Kav! Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year, Heidi! Good luck!
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All Booked Up by Melody Carlson releases Mar 17
Connie
cps1950ATgmailDOTcom
Happy New Year!
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