Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Summer 2024 Edition – Christian Fiction

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  1. Publication date must be July, August or September 2024
  2. Each day is genre specific, so so nly submit titles from that genre
  3. Christian Fiction books only please!
  4. 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)
  5. No email entries this time since comments are working on WP (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 POSST AUTOMATICALLY. I’LL TRY TO KEEP ON TOP OF THINGS, BUT PLEASE BE PATIENT.)
  6. Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in)
  7. 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 and winner announced on

Saturday July 6 2024

(you have until noon of that day to enter any of the Reader’s Choice Giveaways)

Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Summer 2024 Edition – Amish Fiction

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  1. Publication date must be July, August or September 2024
  2. Each day is genre specific, so so nly submit titles from that genre
  3. Christian Fiction books only please!
  4. 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)
  5. No email entries this time since comments are working on WP (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 POSST AUTOMATICALLY. I’LL TRY TO KEEP ON TOP OF THINGS, BUT PLEASE BE PATIENT.)
  6. Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in)
  7. 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 and winner announced on

Saturday July 6 2024

(you have until noon of that day to enter any of the Reader’s Choice Giveaways)

Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Summer 2024 Edition – Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

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  1. Publication date must be July, August or September 2024
  2. Each day is genre specific, so so nly submit titles from that genre
  3. Christian Fiction books only please!
  4. 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)
  5. No email entries this time since comments are working on WP (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 POSST AUTOMATICALLY. I’LL TRY TO KEEP ON TOP OF THINGS, BUT PLEASE BE PATIENT.)
  6. Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in)
  7. 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 and winner announced on

Saturday July 6 2024

(you have until noon of that day to enter any of the Reader’s Choice Giveaways)

Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Summer 2024 Edition – Contemporary Fiction

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  1. Publication date must be July, August or September 2024
  2. Each day is genre specific, so so nly submit titles from that genre
  3. Christian Fiction books only please!
  4. 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)
  5. No email entries this time since comments are working on WP (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 POSST AUTOMATICALLY. I’LL TRY TO KEEP ON TOP OF THINGS, BUT PLEASE BE PATIENT.)
  6. Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in)
  7. 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 and winner announced on

Saturday July 6 2024

(you have until noon of that day to enter any of the Reader’s Choice Giveaways.Winners will be announced later that afternoon.)

Reader’s Choice Giveaway – Summer 2024 Edition – Historical Fiction

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  1. Publication date must be July, August or September 2024
  2. Each day is genre specific, so so nly submit titles from that genre
  3. Christian Fiction books only please!
  4. 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)
  5. No email entries this time since comments are working on WP (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 POSST AUTOMATICALLY. I’LL TRY TO KEEP ON TOP OF THINGS, BUT PLEASE BE PATIENT.)
  6. Entrants must submit their own selections (no piggybacking on someone else’s log in)
  7. 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 and winner announced on

Saturday July 6 2024

(you have until noon of that day to enter any of the Reader’s Choice Giveaways.Winners will be announced later that afternoon.)

June Love Inspired Suspense Giveaway

Since I’m finding it difficult to read the print in the Love Inspired lines and I don’t do well with ebooks either, I’m reduced to enjoying my LI and LIS books whenever they appear in audio editions. Unfortunately, that means the number of LI and LIS books I read has dwindled. 

I still want to support the authors though, so I have started a Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense monthly new releases giveaway. Separate days for each line. I’ll list all the books and synopsis in a post and you can choose which book you would like to win if your name is drawn.

FOR THIS GIVEAWAY: Choose ONE of the *June Love Inspired Suspense books listed below, add the title to a comment (or in an email – kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca) and if your name is drawn, that’s the book you will win.

*Just to make things complicated, these books have July as their release month but they actually become available in stores and online on June 25 so I’m calling them June releases?!

June Love Inspired Suspense Releases

Colorado Mountain Kidnapping by Cate Nolan — An infant in peril…and nowhere to hide. A cryptic phone call sends Isabelle Weaver running from armed intruders—with her daughter and best friend’s baby under her care. Nowhere is safe and no one can be trusted…except former army ranger Adam Dalton. Together, they must uncover a kidnapper’s motives while protecting the children. But as danger tracks them through the mountains, can they outwit a criminal mastermind before they all lose their lives? 

Crime Scene Secrets by Maggie K. Black — A wedding becomes a crime scene…now a K-9 team seeks a serial killer. After shots are fired at a rehearsal dinner, FBI agent Kyle West arrives just in time to chase the gunman away. But attacks persist. Could this be the Rocky Mountain Killer—or a deadly copycat? Now Kyle and his K-9 partner must team up with investigator Ophelia Clarke to hunt down the shooter…before this wedding party becomes a mass murder. 

Danger on the Peaks by Rebecca Hopewell –– Targeted for elimination with no memory of why…When Ellie awakes alone in a cave with no memories, she knows she’s in danger—especially when she’s attacked. She flees into the path of widowed rancher Michael Tang who offers to help. To recover her lost past, she and Michael retrace her steps…only it yields more questions than answers. Who’s after her? What do they want? And can Michael keep her safe until they find the truth? 

Suspicious Homicide by Elizabeth Goddard –– The mountains are full of secrets. Uncovering them could be deadly…When Finnley Wilbanks is run off a mountainside road, it confirms her worst fears—her father was murdered. With her life hanging in the balance, she turns to bodyguard and investigator Caine Honor for protection. As they work together to solve the mystery behind her father’s death, danger stalks their every move. And keeping Finnley alive long enough to find answers might be Caine’s hardest mission yet.

Texas Ranch Cold Case by Virginia Vaughn –– Solving a decades-old crime will leave no place safe…Twenty years after her mother vanished, Ally Fulton returns to Harmon Ranch—the last place she was seen—and barely makes it out alive. Someone doesn’t want Ally digging up the truth. With a target on her back, she reluctantly accepts protection from Officer Tucker Harmon. Can he keep Ally alive—and right his family’s wrongs—before she’s silenced for good?

Wilderness Witness Survival by Connie Queen — Pursued in the wilderness…can they survive criminals and nature? A camping trip turns into a search and rescue mission when investigator Josie Hunt’s adopted daughter goes missing. And as the only witness to her father’s murder, eight-year-old Everly is the killer’s next target. Now Josie has no choice but to accept help from her ex-boyfriend, wrongly accused fugitive Dane Haggerty, to stay alive. With threats closing in, can they outrun a killer who’ll stop at nothing to keep his crimes hidden?

June Love Inspired Giveaway

Since I’m finding it difficult to read the print in the Love Inspired lines and I don’t do well with ebooks either, I’m reduced to enjoying my LI and LIS books whenever they appear in audio editions. Unfortunately, that means the number of LI and LIS books I read has dwindled. 

I still want to support the authors though, so I have started a Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense monthly new releases giveaway. Separate days for each line. I’ll list all the books and synopsis in a post and you can choose which book you would like to win if your name is drawn.

FOR THIS GIVEAWAY: Choose ONE of the *June Love Inspired books listed below, add the title to a comment (or in an email – kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca) and if your name is drawn, that’s the book you will win.

*Just to make things complicated, these books have July as their release month but they actually become available in stores and online on July 25 so I’m calling them May releases?!

June Love Inspired Releases

Healed by the Amish Nanny by Virginia Wise –Can an unconventional woman… Bring a family together? Away from home for the first time, free-spirited Sadie Lapp is determined to prove she can be a proper Amish nanny. Except with twin troublemakers and their bitter aunt, winning over Vernon Kauffman is the least of her problems. But Vernon’s youngest daughter convinces her to stay. As the children and their father unexpectedly make their way into Sadie’s heart, she might just help a troubled family heal—and find the place where she belongs.

The Beekeeper Next Door by Danielle Thorne –– Facing his fear could give him the family he always wanted. Returning to his hometown to clean up his late parents’ home, professor Heath Underwood has no intention of making his stay permanent. Especially when he discovers his neighbor is a beekeeper. But avoiding widow Ali Harding proves difficult when her eight-year-old son bonds with him and his dog. As Heath spends more time with them, his fear of bees—and heartbreak—could stand in the way of his happily-ever-after…

The Cowboy’s Marriage Bargain by Deborah Clack — A cowboy with a struggling ranch…and she has the perfect solution. To pull his ranch out of a downward spiral, widowed cowboy Chase Cross will do anything—even if it means making a deal with the woman he can’t stand. Because Lexi Gardner’s about to inherit a fortune… if she marries in thirty days. A marriage of convenience is the answer to both their problems. But when their bargain begins to feel real, will they put aside their differences for a future together?

The Triplet’s Summer Adventure by Laurel Blount –– His visit is temporary, but will they give him a reason to stay? Back home for the summer, adventure-seeking Nick Marshall thinks his park ranger gig will be easy—until the children’s camp he’s overseeing is left without a cook. Desperate to fill the position, he offers his high school nemesis, Cara Andrews, the job. As the two work together, Nick can’t help but fall for the single mom and her triplet sons. But convincing her to take a chance on him might be Nick’s toughest challenge yet…

Their Surprise Amish Reunion by Jocelyn McClay — He’s back in her town, and back in her heart. Decades ago, Elizabeth Beiler turned down her beau’s proposal and he left town heartbroken. Now Moses Glick is back—and he’s the new owner of the restaurant she’s been planning to purchase. But his temporary visit turns into a long-term stay when Elizabeth is injured. As they work together and old feelings resurface, can they open their hearts to a second chance…or will they let past hurts keep them apart?

Training the K-9 Companion by Jill Kemerer — Man’s best friend… Could be the key to a second chance. When rancher Cade Moulten decides to get a therapy dog for his ailing grandmother, he doesn’t expect a fluffy Pomeranian—or a pretty veterinarian trainer. But Cade will do anything to prove he’s a changed man, even train the small K-9 alongside Mackenzie Howard. Soon the weekly sessions with Mackenzie have Cade wishing for more. But will he risk revealing his shameful past for a chance at acceptance?

June New Releases Giveaway

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It’s a Best Reads blog tradition! Celebrating the month’s new releases the first week of each month.

Because I recently discovered that a book’s success or failure is often determined by first month sales! (Though I bet preorders play into that as well.) Publishing houses look at those stats to determine whether they’ll add on to a series or accept the author’s next manuscript! All that literary goodness hanging in the balance but for a month’s worth of sales! (This was a cozy mystery author, but I imagine all traditional publishers use the same ‘system’.) So, I thought I should do my wee little bit to promote Christian Fiction.

By hosting a special “Hello — insert month” giveaway. It’s easy to play along. You just have to choose ONE of the June 2024 new releases on your TBR wishlist (must be Christian Fiction) and mention the title in a comment below (or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca.) If your name is drawn, that May release is the book you will win and we’re one book count closer to keeping our fave authors in business.

May Love Inspired Suspense Giveaway

Since I’m finding it difficult to read the print in the Love Inspired lines and I don’t do well with ebooks either, I’m reduced to enjoying my LI and LIS books whenever they appear in audio editions. Unfortunately, that means the number of LI and LIS books I read has dwindled. 

I still want to support the authors though, so I have started a Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense monthly new releases giveaway. Separate days for each line. I’ll list all the books and synopsis in a post and you can choose which book you would like to win if your name is drawn.

FOR THIS GIVEAWAY: Choose ONE of the *May Love Inspired Suspense books listed below, add the title to a comment (or in an email – kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca) and if your name is drawn, that’s the book you will win.

*Just to make things complicated, these books have June as their release month but they actually become available in stores and online on May 21 so I’m calling them May releases?!

Shielding the Innocent Target by Terri Reed — A child under his protection…and a hitman in pursuit. After witnessing her boss’s murder, Paige Walsh must trust Deputy US Marshal Lucas Cavendish to bring her to safety. But when a notorious assassin targets her and her son, Lucas’s short-term assignment turns into a dangerous cross-country mission. For Paige to identify her boss’s killer, Lucas must get the family into witness protection. Except the hit man knows their every move…and trusting the wrong person could get them killed.

Searching for Evidence by Carol J. Post — With his K-9 partner’s help, can he save an innocent life? K-9 officer Jared Miles stumbles upon a crime scene on his day off and believes Kassie Ashbaugh is the victim of a random attack. However, as threats on her life continue, he realizes that Kassie is in grave danger. Her father’s abandoned boat suggests foul play, and Jared suspects someone is after Kassie for something her missing father is hiding. Can Jared unravel the mystery before unknown enemies catch her?

Kidnapped in Montana by Sharon Dunn — A case of mistaken identity leads to a lethal wilderness chase. Believing he’s tracked down his missing informant in a gem-smuggling investigation, FBI agent Ryan McCloud unwittingly leads deadly assassins to Catherine Reed’s mountain hideout. As the informant’s identical twin, and already hiding from her abusive ex-husband, Catherine now has two threats to her life. With danger at every turn, can Ryan protect Catherine and find her missing sister…before it’s too late?

Hidden Mountain Secrets by Kerry Johnson — A mysterious death. A secluded mansion. This investigation could be fatal… Antique dealer Brielle Holt uncovers more than just priceless relics when she overhears a secret that puts a target on her back. Caught in the crosshairs of a deadly family feud, Brielle has nowhere safe to hide…until CSI agent Lucas Scott steps in to protect her. With assailants following their every move, Lucas and Brielle must stay one step ahead of someone desperate to hide the truth…and bury them with it.

Chasing Justice by Valerie Hansen — A man falsely accused…can a K-9 Unit dig up the truth? While escorting a prison van transporting her ex-boyfriend who was wrongly convicted of murder, Deputy Selena Smith never expected the van to be violently forced off the road. But when she and Finn Donovan are attacked, Selena and her K-9 partner become his unlikely protectors. With gunmen closing in, they must hunt down the real killer. But will the truth free an innocent man…or make them the next victims?

Amish Witness to Murder by Dana R. Lynn — To identify her father’s killer, she must stay alive. After finding her family’s barn in flames and witnessing her father’s murder, Beth Troyer becomes the killer’s next target. She narrowly escapes death when the murderer turns on her, but now she’s left temporarily blind. She’ll have to rely on former family friend Gideon Bender to keep her safe until her eyesight returns. But with a killer who’ll stop at nothing to find her, staying alive might just be impossible…

May Love Inspired Giveaway

Since I’m finding it difficult to read the print in the Love Inspired lines and I don’t do well with ebooks either, I’m reduced to enjoying my LI and LIS books whenever they appear in audio editions. Unfortunately, that means the number of LI and LIS books I read has dwindled. 

I still want to support the authors though, so I have started a Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense monthly new releases giveaway. Separate days for each line. I’ll list all the books and synopsis in a post and you can choose which book you would like to win if your name is drawn.

FOR THIS GIVEAWAY: Choose ONE of the *May Love Inspired books listed below, add the title to a comment (or in an email – kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca) and if your name is drawn, that’s the book you will win.

*Just to make things complicated, these books have June as their release month but they actually become available in stores and online on May 21 so I’m calling them May releases?!

May Love Inspired Releases

Falling for Her Best Friend by Lisa CarterA friends only pact…until they say ‘I do.’ Ten months ago, Mollie Drake agreed to marry her best friend, but only to care for his infant son. Now Colton Atkinson is back from his army deployment to end their charade…until their hometown surprises the newlyweds with a calendar of romance. From date nights to family dinners, soon the couple’s marriage of convenience begins to feel real. But will they risk their friendship for a chance at love?

Her Son’s Faithful Companion by Jill Weatherholt Her son needs love and friendship, now she’s found the answer to her prayers. Former barrel racer Caitlyn Calloway wants her son with epilepsy to have everything—even if it means selling her family home. Problem is, the place is in disrepair. Her former crush, service dog trainer Logan Beckett, offers to help. But letting Logan and his dogs into their lives makes the past almost impossible to leave behind…especially when it opens the door to love.

Her Summer Refuge by Gabrielle MeyerShe needs his help to start over…but can she earn his trust? Jobless and alone, mom-to-be Jessa Brooks returns to the resort she once called home—only to find the man she left a decade before. New owner Will Madden offers his pregnant ex a cabin, a job…and a silent vow to keep his distance. But working together makes it impossible to stay away. As old feelings resurface, could they find the refuge they both need in each other?

Sunflower Farms Redemption by Stacie Strong His return is a threat to her future…and her heart. After leaving home a decade ago, Jesse Cooper returns with one goal in mind: sell the family farm. But longtime manager Rose McFarland is not about to let the man who broke her heart risk her future. Working side by side for the Sunflower Festival, Rose sets out to prove Jesse can leave the property in her capable hands. But when forgiveness turns to love, will she convince him to stay?

The widow’s unexpected suitor by Lenora WorthShe thought she’d never find love again…until he built a foundation for it. Amish widow Lilah Mehl wants to make sure her daughter has the wedding she’s always dreamed of—even if it means building a new gazebo. Hiring widowed carpenter Noah Lantz to work on the project is easy, but ignoring their attraction proves more challenging than expected. As the gazebo takes shape, so do new feelings…but is love more than they bargained for? 

The Secret Amish Arrangement by Lucy Bayer Their fake courtship…is beginning to feel all too real. When contractor Henry Barrett arrives in Hickory Hollow, his plans to renovate a house and mend the relationship with his estranged brother go awry. But a fake courtship with shy baker Clara Templeton might just solve both their problems. She’ll help clean up the house and he’ll teach her how to date. There’s no risk of heartbreak since an Amish girl and an Englischer could never share real love…could they?