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FALL is here! And since I've been under the weather for some time, I thought of some books from previous years one can enjoy when they need a little pick-me-up! The following stories do not include any classics since if we add in those, it might be too much. Just click on the cover image to take you to my review. For a good Amish  read that touches on topics of the home, and where home is, this anthology from Thomas Nelson & Zondervan Fiction with stories from Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Ruth Reid & Kathleen Fuller will keep you all warm inside! Another Amish story, but this one I would reread for the love story set during a magical time of the year , and in Pinecraft! One of my favorites from Shelley Shepard Gray for sure! Ahhh... how could I not include this amazing book from one of my favorite authors, Julie Lessman? Isle of Hope  falls under the Contemporary Fiction that will require some tissues  and some gut-wrenching and soul-searchi...

Thank you for dropping by for my 2016 Year End Favorites series these past two weeks! Now that you know ALL my top favorites, here's a little fun ultimate challenge! The ULTIMATE WORD SEARCH of ALL my top favorites of 2016! (You do not  need to play to enter the giveaway below.) Here we go! (Hint: To make the letters bigger, click on the "Aa" on the top left of the puzzle.) Have fun! How'd you do? Sorry, no answer key, but I do know they're all in there! Again, many thanks to the publishers and author, V. Joy Palmer for providing many of the prizes.  To end, here is the last giveaway: as part of my Year-End Favorites Reads , I'm gifting one winner a box of books that may or may not include the books on my list, but were included in the prizes I received for my blog's Year-End Favorite Reads, courtesy of the publishers and authors that sent me prizes.   a Rafflecopter giveaway I know you'll miss the fun we had ...

Welcome to my very late   Year-End 2016  Favorites !! My year end favorite reads are books I've read in 2016 for the first time (and not necessarily all reviewed here - eek! or reviewed in 2016 - a few were posted in January 2017).  They are also not all published in 2016, but majority am.   To start it off, here's what's going to happen.  Every day  in through February 28th (minus Sundays) at  6:00 PM EST ,  I will tell you my favorite reads in the category of the day through their covers (you know how I love covers) and  you click on them to see my review of the book (in a new window).  Then you come back and fill out the Rafflecopter for a chance to win a prize!  For series, my criteria is still the same as above, but I would need to have read at least 2 books in the series in 2016 (rereads + new reads) to be added in this category (Otherwise, there would be a LOT more). (NOT in any specific order!) ...