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5 Summer Reading Recommendations for Catholic Women

Published by CAstfalk on 06/28/2022

These are five of the best books I’ve read so far this year, and I highly recommend each.

For the lover of romances:

The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham

Fun, sweet, romantic, and mysterious with a splash of Christmas to cool off on a hot summer day.

My daughter and I listened to the audiobook version together over a long period of time. The narration was well done and well-suited to the story.

This novel has so much to offer: history, a marriage-of-convenience romance, mystery, faith, humor, Christmas, and a plethora of literary references. All this in an engaging story of a wonderfully original, genuine heroine with bookish tendencies and a reformed hero who is as loyal as he is dashing.

I loved how Grace’s innocence and enthusiasm shined throughout. The mystery was compelling and kept the story moving. A fun romance for Christmas or any time of year.

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5 Year-End Favorite Books

Published by CAstfalk on 12/31/2020

Goodreads tells me I read 114 book in 2020. That’s a good rough-estimate, taking into account unpublished manuscripts I’ve read and picture books that got lumped into that total.

I’ve picked a Top 5 for 2020 in three categories: Christian romance, Debut novels, and Children’s books. Most were published in 2020; several were published in 2019, but I read them in 2020. Without further ado, here they are, in no particular order:

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My Summer 2020 Reading List

Published by CAstfalk on 05/25/2020

I’ve got a bazillion books on my to-be-read list. There are paperbacks, hardcover books, ebooks, and audiobooks. There are books by friends and strangers. Beta reads and books to review. And they multiple like rabbits.

I will likely read many more books than these this summer. I plan to read some books aloud to my kids, read friends’ new books, and whittle those lists. (I’m looking at you, NetGalley!)

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Pandemic Reads

Published by CAstfalk on 04/09/2020

I invited Catholic Writers Guild members on the group’s Facebook page to recommend one of their books for reading during this pandemic. What follows are their recommendations, in the author’s words. It’s a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Choose a fun escape, something to expand your knowledge, fiction that edifies, or a means of deepening your faith.

Also check out this list of reading recommendations at Dappled Things: “Literature in the Time of COVID-19”.

Links below are to Amazon, but you can find most, if not all, at additional retailers and some on additional ebook platforms – maybe even on audiobook.

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