Reader's Choice -- General Christian Fiction

GIVEAWAY

Eeeepppp! The start of a New Year means the beginning of new fictional adventures and that means...

Reader's Choice Giveaway

New Year's Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in January, February or March 2022 (up to three 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.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

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 book(s) in any 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've made on other days and also for specific genres not covered this week such as Women's Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, etc.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

JANUARY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books 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

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

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 

Sunday January 2 2022

Reader's Choice -- Amish Fiction

GIVEAWAY

Eeeepppp! The start of a New Year means the beginning of new fictional adventures and that means...

Reader's Choice Giveaway

New Year's Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in January, February or March 2022 (up to three 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.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S AMISH FICTION

GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Amish Fiction genre you would like to win.

Amish Fiction -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas where the hero or heroine (or both) are Amish OR the story has significant Amish involvement through Amish secondary characters and Amish community. Can be historical or contemporary and cross genres such as YA, Suspense, or dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

JANUARY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books 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

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

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 

Sunday January 2 2022

Reader's Choice -- Suspense / Mystery Fiction

GIVEAWAY

Eeeepppp! The start of a New Year means the beginning of new fictional adventures and that means...

Reader's Choice Giveaway

New Year's Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in January, February or March 2022 (up to three 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.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S SUSPENSE /  MYSTERY FICTION

GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Suspense / Mystery Fiction genre you would like to win.

Suspense / Mystery Fiction -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas where mystery is an important part of the plot. The hero or heroine (or both) are often in peril (More so in suspense.) Can be set in any time period -- contemporary or historical and may cross genres such as YA Amish or dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

JANUARY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books 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

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

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 

Sunday January 2 2022

Reader's Choice -- Contemporary Romance / Fiction

GIVEAWAY

 

Eeeepppp! The start of a New Year means the beginning of new fictional adventures and that means...

Reader's Choice Giveaway

New Year's Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in January, February or March 2022 (up to three 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.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE / FICTION

GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Historical Romance / Fiction genre you would like to win.

Contemporary Romance / Fiction -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after 1980. May cross genres such as YA, Suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

JANUARY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books 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

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

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 

Sunday January 2 2022

Reader's Choice -- Historical Romance / Fiction

GIVEAWAY

Eeeepppp! The start of a New Year means the beginning of new fictional adventures and that means...

Reader's Choice Giveaway

New Year's Edition

So, here's how this thing works: You recommend CHRISTIAN FICTION titles with release dates in January, February or March 2022 (up to three 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.

PLEASE NOTE: email entries are not eligible this week. :-(

IT'S HISTORICAL ROMANCE / FICTION

GIVEAWAY DAY!

To be entered in the draw just leave a comment (or 3) below, including the title(s) of the book(s) in the Historical Romance / Fiction genre you would like to win.

Historical Romance / Fiction -- a full length story or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period before 1980. May cross genres such as YA, Suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

How does it work?

Easy peasy! Make recommendations in the comment section and if you win, you win the book you suggested.

BUT YOU GOTTA FOLLOW THE RULES!

Publication dates must be

JANUARY, FEBRUARY OR MARCH 2022

Each day is genre specific so

only submit books 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

three separate comments

(makes it easier to tally)

No email entries this week

(too hard to keep track of 

due to # of responses)

entrants must submit their own selections

(no piggyback on someone else's log in)

Open to International Readers

(I'm all about spreading the good news

about Christian Fiction far and wide)

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 

Sunday January 2 2022

December Giveaway -- Week Three

WON BY CC

WON BY CARYL KANE

WON BY JASMINE A.

WON BY MARIA DB

WON BY KIM HANSEN

WON BY TAMMIE EDINGTON SHAW

WON BY TERRILL

WON BY CINDY

WON BY LIBRARY LADY

WON BY CONNIE LEE

You know the drill: winners will be contacted if they left their email address in the comments, otherwise it's up to the winner to contact me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. (Please note it's ca as in Canada not com)

From time to time a winner and I do not connect so I have a one month time frame on giveaway wins. If I haven't been able to reach you within 30 days of your win, it will be forfeited. This has happened a few times now so, please, DON'T BE SHY -- CONTACT ME IF YOU DIDN'T LEAVE AN EMAIL OR IF I HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REACHING YOU!

Books will be ordered within a week of receiving your mailing address (or email address for ebooks) and I'll email you to confirm your book is on its way. Give it a full month before inquiring on the status of an order to allow for processing and shipping times.

REMINDER: If you've been following my blog through email updates, you need to re-subscribe (blogger stopped it's subscription service so I had to switch to another.) Just fill in your email address in the white box in the upper right hand corner of the blog and click on subscribe. 

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAYS:

Eeeepppp -- I'm so excited to be looking ahead to what literary delights are in store for us in 2022 and we're starting things off with our last READER'S CHOICE WEEK OF 2021

Because of the holidays, I'm stretching the week into two weeks (see posting dates below.) You can post entries any time up until the winners are announce on Sunday January 2, 2022.

READER'S CHOICE WEEK 

NEW YEAR'S EDITION

You recommend Christian Fiction titles with release dates in January, February or March 2022 (up to three entries per genre day) and you have a chance at winning one of your suggested titles...or more accurately, a IOU for when the book releases.

But it's a little more complicated than that so be sure to read ALL the details listed each day before entering. Each day is genre specific which means you can only suggest historical titles on historical fiction day etc.) Here's the posting schedule:

Monday December 20 -- Historical Fiction -- any full-length novel or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period before 1980. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

Tuesday December 21 -- Contemporary Fiction -- any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas set in any time period after 1980. May cross genres such as YA, suspense, Amish etc and may include dual timelines.

Wednesday December 22 -- Suspense / Mystery Fiction -- any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas where mystery is an important part of the plot. The hero or heroine (or both) are often in peril (more so in suspense.) Can be set in any time period -- contemporary or historical -- and cross genres such as YA, Amish or dual timelines etc.

December 23 - December 26 

-- Christmas Break

Monday December 27 -- Amish Fiction -- any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas where the hero or heroine (or both) are Amish OR the story has significant Amish involvement through Amish secondary characters and Amish community. Can be historical or contemporary and cross genres such as YA, suspense or dual timelines.

Tuesday December 28 -- General Christian Fiction -- Any full length novel or novella or collection of novellas. Any genre including previous selections you've made on other days and also for specific  genres not covered this week such as Women's Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, etc.

Wednesday December 29 -- Last Hurrah for Books Published in 2021 -- Any Christian Fiction book published in 2021 that you've missed out on so far. And genre, any length, any time period. Just as to be Christian Fiction and published in 2021.

Thursday December 30 -- New Year Reading Goals Wishlist -- This is the first year I'm going to set reading goals other than # of books I want to read and I thought it would be fun to share with each other. I'll share my goals in a post and you can join me or add your own specific goal, including a book title (anything published up to March 2022) and if your name is drawn that's the book you'll win and you'll be one book closer to achieving your 2022 reading goals.

WINNERS FOR BOTH WEEKS 

WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 

SUNDAY JANUARY 2 2022.

SEASON'S READINGS EVERYONE!

An Amish Flower Farm

GIVEAWAY

STEELE, MINDY

AN AMISH FLOWER FARM

She grows flowers. He raises bees for honey. They help each other out, because that's what neighbour's do...

Belinda Graber loves growing flowers for her family to sell at the Amish market. Selling them in town, though, is out of the question. People would stare at the birthmark on her cheek, and she's dealt with enough teasing in her life.

As a beekeeper, Adam Fisher knows how blessed he is to live next door to the Grabers' fields of flowers. But when his father is injured, Adam has to take a job at the local mill. How ill he manage the honey harvest?

Adam and Belinda make a deal: if she tends his hives, he'll sell her flowers in town. 

Before long, Adam's shy neighbour is charming the bees...or is he the one being charmed? Because his last courtship ended badly, Adam tells himself this arrangement is strictly business, even if Belinda is sweet as honey.

My Review:

This is my first Mindy Steele book but it sure won't be my last. And I'm hoping this is the beginning of a series because I've fallen in love with this community and the Graber family and Belinda does have a pair of siblings that need matching up.  There isn't a series title on the book anywhere, but I'm still going to live in hope.

I love Belinda's shy awkwardness -- she makes introverts look outgoing! Her quiet nature is amplified by her insecurities over a facial birthmark that generated a lot of teasing when she was in school. Now she's a homebody who loves to serve those she loves best and she's content to work in her flower gardens -- away from the gawkers. 

Next door neighbour Adam has always been sweet on Belinda but she runs away like a scared rabbit every time he tries to approach her. Unwilling to make her uncomfortable, he keeps his distance...until an urgent need throws these two together.  A flower farmer and a beekeeper -- what sweet destiny! :-)

Love the way this romance develops. Adam's gentle patience coaxes the real Belinda out of her protective shell at last. He finds her charming and witty and surprisingly easy to talk to and it isn't long before he's smitten. Luckily the feeling is mutual...though that doesn't mean the happily-ever-after comes as easily as all that!

Steele has crafted a gentle, heartwarming romance with a setting I definitely want to return to. Hint: Mica and Tabitha need their own stories. Plus we need an update on Belinda and Adam. 

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- reader's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of An Amish Flower Farm, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday December 18 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck