Book Lists from Past Years

I didn't set a number of books as a reading goal for 2019, but I will be keeping an eye to these two reading challenges and see what I can complete. First is the Connect Five Books Reading Challenge for 2019 at The Book Date. And the second is the 2019 Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge. More information about the two challenges can be found at the links and below my book list.

1. Silent on the Moor - Deanna Raybourn (MMD - three books by the same author)
2. The Alamo Bride - Kathleen Y'Barbo
3. Dark Road to Darjeeling - Deanna Raybourn (MMD - three books by the same author)
4. Ladies of Intrigue - Michelle Griep
5. Kind is the New Classy - Candace Cameron Bure
6. The White City - Grace Hitchcock (MMD - a book by an author who is new to me)
7. Downsizing the Family Home - Marni Jameson (MMD - a book I've been meaning to read)
8. The Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery (MMD - a book published before I was born)
9. The Golden Bride - Kimberley Woodhouse
10. Shadow Among Sheaves - Naomi Stephens
11. The Governess of Penwythe Hall - Sarah E. Ladd
12. The Noble Guardian - Michelle Griep
13. A Dangerous Collaboration - Deanna Raybourn (MMD - three books by the same author)
14. The Pink Bonnet - Liz Tolsma
15. The Express Bride - Kimberley Woodhouse
16. The Red Door Inn - Liz Johnson (MMD - a book outside my genre)
17. A Caribbean Mystery - Agatha Christie
18. The Heart Changer - Jarm Del Boccio
19. An Artless Demise - Anna Lee Huber
20. Unshakeable - Elizabeth Wiens
21. The Yellow Lantern - Angie Dicken
22. Britfield & the Lost Crown - C.R. Stewart (MMD - a book I chose for the cover)
23. The Butterfly Recluse - Therese Heckencamp
24. A Study in Scarlet Women - Sherry Thomas
25. Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain
26. Secrets in the Mist - Anna Lee Huber
27. A Stranger at Fellsworth - Sarah E. Ladd
28. War of the Worlds - H.G. Wells
29. The Rebel Bride - Shannon McNear
30. Undertones - 
31. Tiny Tim and the Ghost of Ebenezer Scrooge - Norman Whaler

The challenge is to look for connections between books we read; for example:

• five books of the same genre
• five books by the same author
• five books with a similar theme or issue
• five books from the same series
• five debut books
• five new to you authors

Each month The Book Date will post a link-up on the last Wednesday. Participants will write a post about the five books and their connection, and link up. #connect5books2019

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The 2019 Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge is simple - see how many from this list we can complete:

A book I've been meaning to read: Downsizing the Family Home - Marni Jameson

A Book about a topic that fascinates me:

A book in the backlist of a favorite author:

A book recommended by someone with great taste:

Three books by the same author: Silent on the Moor, Dark Road to Darjeeling, A Dangerous Collaboration - Deanna Raybourn

A book I chose for the cover: Britfield & the Lost Crown - C.R. Stewart

A book by an author who is new to me: The White City - Grace Hitchcock

A book in translation:

A book outside my genre: The Red Door Inn - Liz Johnson

A book published before I was born: The Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery

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I tried two reading challenges in 2018 - Full House Reading Challenge 2018 and 2018 Reading Challenge at Modern Mrs. Darcy

1. Isaiah's Daughter - Mesu Andrews
2. French Women Don't Get Fat - Mireille Guiliano
3. My Heart Belongs in Castle Gate, Utah: Leanna's Choice - Angie Dicken
4. The Ladies of Ivy Cottage - Julie Klassen
5. Judah's Wife - Angela Hunt
6. The Mayflower Bride - Kimberley Woodhouse
7. A Light on the Hill - Connilynn Cossette
8. Keturah - Lisa T. Bergren
9. The Innkeeper's Daughter - Michelle Griep
10. The Pirate Bride - Kathleen Y'Barbo
11. The Weaver's Daughter - Sarah E. Ladd
12. In Places Hidden - Tracie Peterson
13. A Treacherous Curse - Deanna Raybourn
14. As Death Draws Near - Anna Lee Huber
15. No Less Days - Amanda G. Stevens
16. The Accidental Guardian - Mary Connealy
17. The Captured Bride - Michelle Griep
18. A Brush With Shadows - Anna Lee Huber
19. Together Forever - Jody Hedlund
20. A Daring Venture - Elizabeth Camden
21. Where the Fire Falls - Karen Barnett
22. Delilah: Treacherous Beauty - Angela Hunt
23. The Patriot Bride - Kimberley Woodhouse
24. Fawkes: A Novel - Nadine Brandes
25. Treacherous Is The Night - Anna Lee Huber
26. The Last Book In The Universe - Rodman Philbrick
27. Shelter of the Most High - Connilynn Cossette
28. Disruptive Witness - Alan Noble
29. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
30. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
31. The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry 
32. Silent in the Sanctuary - Deanna Raybourn
33. My Heart Belongs in the Blue Ridge: Laurel's Dream - Pepper Basham (started in 2018, finished in 2019)

Full House Categories

1. Mystery or thriller (A Treacherous Curse)
2. Historical (Judah's Wife)
3. Over 500 pages
4. Setting in library or  bookshop (No Less Days)
5. 4 word title (A Brush With Shadows)
6. Last book added to your TBR (as of the time you fulfil this one) (In Places Hidden)
7. Classic (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
8. Fantasy
9. Coming of Age theme
10. Adapted to a Movie (Little Women)
11. Holiday season (The Gift of the Magi)
12. Has big plot twist
13. Humor
14. Book to improve your life (French Women Don't Get Fat)
15. Redemption theme (A Light on the Hill)
16. Has a number in the title
17. Under 250 pages (The Last Book in the Universe)
18. New to you author from another country
19. From a favorite series of yours (As Death Draws Near)
20. Dual time line
21. Non fiction hobby book (Disruptive Witness)
22. Children's book (could be a picture book if wished) (Fawkes: A Novel - this is a YA title)
23. Book chosen randomly from TBR shelf. You might like to do it with your eyes closed from an actual shelf. Or check your TBR on Goodreads, see how many there are and put that number into random.org. Or whatever method you think of. (Where the Fire Falls)
24. Memoir or Autobiography
25. Reread (Silent in the Sanctuary)

Modern Mrs. Darcy Categories

1. A Classic you've been meaning to read
2. A book recommended by someone with great taste (Disruptive Witness)
3. A book in translation
4. A book nominated for an award in 2018
5. A book of poetry, a play, or an essay collection
6. A book you can read in a day (The Last Book In the Universe)
7. A book that's more than 500 pages
8. A book by a favorite author (A Treacherous Curse)
9. A book recommended by a librarian or indie bookseller
10. A banned book
11. A memoir, biography, or book of creative nonfiction
12. A book by an author of a different race, ethnicity, or religion than your own

Since I had just turned 50, I planned to read 50 books in 2017. I didn't quite make it!

1. The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill - Julie Klassen
2. The Mark of the King - Jocelyn Green
3. A Note Yet Unsung - Tamera Alexander
4. A Perilous Undertaking - Deanna Raybourn
5. Rules of Murder - Julianna Deering
6. Against the Tide - Elizabeth Camden
7. Baseball Faith - Rob Maaddi
8. Here, There Be Dragons - James A. Owen
9. To The Farthest Shores - Elizabeth Camden
10. My Heart Belongs in Fort Bliss, Texas: Priscilla’s Reveille - Erica Vetsch
11. Shepherd, Potter, Spy, and the Star Namer - Peggy Consolver
12. The Trees Will Clap - Bonnie Mae Evans
13. In Farleigh Field - Rhys Bowen
14. The Secret Bridge - Amy LeFeuvre
15. All the Blue of Heaven - Virginia Carmichael
16. The Chapel Car Bride - Judith Miller
17. All in Good Time - Maureen Lang
18. Love's Rescue - Christine Johnson
19. Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims - Rush Limbaugh
20. Rush Revere and the First Patriots - Rush Limbaugh
21. Wings of the Wind - Connilyn Cossette
22. Over the Edge - Mary Connealy
23. Rush Revere and the American Revolution - Rush Limbaugh
24. With You Always - Jody Hedlund
25. The Black Moth - Georgette Heyer
26. My Heart Belongs on Mackinac Island: Maude's Mooring - Carrie Fancett Pagels
27. The Healer's Apprentice - Melanie Dickerson
28. The Merchant's Daughter - Melanie Dickerson
29. The Fairest Beauty - Melanie Dickerson
30. Barbara and Susan's Guide to the Empty Nest - Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates
31. The Captive Maiden - Melanie Dickerson
32. The Lightkeeper's Ball - Colleen Coble
33. Beyond All Dreams - Elizabeth Camden
34. The Princess Spy - Melanie Dickerson
35. My Heart Belongs in the Shenandoah Valley: Lily's Dilemma - Andrea Boeshaar
36. The Elusive Miss Ellison - Carolyn Miller
37. This Side of Murder - Anna Lee Huber
38. Alex & Eliza: A Love Story - Melissa De La Cruz
39. The Captivating Lady Charlotte - Carolyn Miller
40. A Dangerous Legacy - Elizabeth Camden
41. 31 Proverbs to Light Your Path - Liz Curtis Higgs
42. The Sound of Rain - Sarah Loudin Thomas
43. India Black - Carol K. Carr
44. An Awakened Heart - Jody Hedlund

In 2016 I didn't have a goal for the number of books, but tried to participate in some challenges, such as #collaboreads and Back to the Classics.

1. Odd Thomas - Dean Koontz
2. The Painter's Daughter - Julie Klassen
3. Undaunted Hope - Jody Hedlund
4. Worship Changes Everything - Darlene Zschesh
5. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
6. Into the Whirlwind - Elizabeth Camden
7. Miriam - Mesu Andrews
8. David and Bathsheba - Roberta Kells Dorr
9. Empty Nest, What's Next? - Michele Howe
10. A Beauty So Rare - Tamera Alexander
11. Queen of Sheba - Roberta Kells Dorr
12. Boundaries With Teens - Dr John Townsend
13. Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far - Amy Grant
14. The Adventuress - Tasha Alexander
15. Counted With the Stars - Connilyn Cossette
16. These Old Shades - Georgette Heyer
17. The Prophetess - Jill Eileen Smith
18. The Curiosity Keeper - Sarah E. Ladd
19. A Necessary Deception - Laurie Alice Eakes
20. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
21. From This Moment - Elizabeth Camden
22. Lady In the Mist - Laurie Alice Eakes
23. Lady of Ashes - Christine Trent
24. No Way Up - Mary Connealy
25. Out of Control - Mary Connealy
26. Shades of Milk and Honey - Mary Robinette Kowal
27. The Boden Birthright - Mary Connealy
28. A Pressing Engagement - Anna Lee Huber
29. The Winter Crown - Elizabeth Chadwick
30. Charity's Cross - MaryLu Tyndall
31. The Pray-ers - Mark S. Mirza
32. A Tapestry of Secrets - Sarah Loudin Thomas
33. Caught in the Middle - Regina Jennings
34. The Pharaoh's Daughter - Mesu Andrews
35. The Captive Heart - Michelle Griep
36. Slender Reeds: Jochebed's Hope - Texie Susan Gregory
37. Shadow of the Storm - Connilyn Cossette
38. Swept Away - Mary Connealy
39. The Reckoning - MaryLu Tyndall
40. Bees in the Butterfly Garden - Maureen Lang

No specific challenge in 2015, but my personal goal was to read 60 books.

1. Night of a Thousand Stars - Deanna Raybourn
2. The Dancing Master - Julie Klassen
3. Ticker - Lisa Mantchev
4. Where Courage Calls - Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan
5. When Love Comes My Way - Lori Copeland
6. Where Trust Lies - Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan
7. A Change of Fortune - Jen Turano
8. The Princess Bride - William Goldman
9. The Legend of the Firefish - George Bryan Polivka
10. The Disappearance of Georgianna Darcy - Regina Jeffers
11. As You Wish - Cary Elwes
12. The Tutor's Daughter - Julie Klassen
13. A Place Beyond Courage - Elizabeth Chadwick
14. The Busy Homeschool Mom's Guide to Daylight - Heidi St. John
15. Powder and Patch - Georgette Heyer
16. Pemberley to Waterloo: Georgiana Darcy's Diary, Volume 2 - Anna Elliott
17. The Crimson Cord - Jill Eileen Smith
18. Playing By Heart - Anne Mateer
19. Brigid of Ireland - Cindy Thomson
20. Until the Harvest - Sarah Loudin Thomas
21. The Secret of Pembrooke Park - Julie Klassen
22. Abigail - Jill Eileen Smith
23. Laiden's Daughter - Suzan Tisdale
24. Hearts Made Whole - Jody Hedlund
25. Suddenly Mrs. Darcy - Jenetta James
26. Now & Forever - Mary Connealy
27. In Good Company - Jen Turano
28. A Study in Death - Anna Lee Huber
29. The Unknown Ajax - Georgette Heyer
30. The Conversation - Leigh A. Bortins
31. Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
32. Lady Maybe - Julie Klassen
33. Swept Away - Vanessa Riley
34. The Potter's Lady - Judith Miller
35. Summer of Promise - Amanda Cabot
36. The Suspicion at Sanditon - Carrie Bebris
37. Luther and Katharina - Jody Hedlund
38. Bathsheba: Reluctant Beauty - Angela Hunt
39. A Curious Beginning - Deanna Raybourn
40. Unequal Affection - Lara S. Ormiston
41. Ruby - Lauraine Snelling
42. Fire and Ice - Mary Connealy
43. Regency Buck - Georgette Heyer
44. Murther & Walking Spirits - Robertson Davies
45. The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
46. You Are Here - Chris Hadfield
47. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
48. The Darcys of Pemberley - Shannon Winslow
49. Until the Dawn - Elizabeth Camden
50. The Fatal Tree - Stephen R. Lawhead

For 2014 I am going to try to Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks.

1. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
2. A Morbid Taste for Bones - Ellis Peters
3. Open Ice - Jack Falla
4. Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon
5. Whisper of Jasmine - Deanna Raybourn
6. The Heiress of Winterwood - Sarah Ladd
7. The Anatomist's Wife - Anna Lee Huber
8. Her Royal Spyness - Rhys Bowen
9. The Headmistress of Rosemere - Sarah Ladd
10. Gods & Kings - Lynn Austin
11. The Scarlet Contessa - Jeanne Kalogridis
12. City of Jasmine - Deanna Raybourn
13. The Forgotten Ones - Laura Howard
14. Mortal Arts - Anna Lee Huber
15. The Passions of Dr Darcy - Sharon Lathan
16. The Ransom - MaryLu Tyndall
17. Falling In Love Again - Marie Higgins
18. Lady of the English - Elizabeth Chadwick
19. The Truth About Mr Darcy - Susan Adriani
20. Sticky Faith - Dr Kara E Powell and Dr Chap Clark
21. The Pelican Bride - Beth White
22. Sabrina's Man - Gilbert Morris
23. Voyager - Diana Gabaldon
24. Twelfth Night - Deanna Raybourn
25. Elusive Hope - MaryLu Tyndall
26. Appalachian Serenade - Sarah Loudin Thomas
27. Rekindled - Tamera Alexander
28. The Shadow Lamp - Stephen R. Lawhead
29. Sinner's Creed - Scott Stapp
30. A Grave Matter - Anna Lee Huber
31. Flourish: Balance for Homeschool Moms - Mary Jo Tate
32. Miracle in a Dry Season - Sarah Loudin Thomas
33. It Happened At The Fair - Deeanne Gist
34. Understanding the Times - Ken Ham
35. Loyal In Love - Jean Plaidy
36. Michal - Jill Eileen Smith
37. The Toll-Gate - Georgette Heyer
38. Lady of Quality - Georgette Heyer
39. Tried and True - Mary Connealy
40. The Eight - Katherine Neville
41. Beauvallet - Georgette Heyer
42. A Stand At Sinai - Hope Auer
43. The Brickmaker's Bride - Judith Miller
44. She Walks in Beauty - Siri Mitchell
45. A Lady's Honor - Laurie Alice Eakes
46. A Lady at Willowgrove Hall - Sarah Ladd
47. Prelude for a Lord - Camille Elliot
48. Robin: Lady of Legend - R.M. ArceJaeger
49. Song of Redemption - Lynn Austin
50. Tears of the Sea - MaryLu Tyndall
51. The Counterfeit Heiress - Tasha Alexander
52. Waiting for Summer's Return - Kim Vogel Sawyer
53. Love Unexpected - Jody Hedlund
54. Night of a Thousand Stars - Deanna Raybourn
55. A Highlander for Christmas - Jamie Carie
56. In Time for Christmas - Heather Blanton
57. Star of the East - Tasha Alexander

In 2013, I will try to complete 70 books.

1. Love Amid the Ashes - Mesu Andrews
2. A Duke's Promise - Jamie Carie
3. Libriomancer - Jim C Hines
4. The Light of Eidon - Karen Hancock
5. Love's Sacred Song - Mesu Andrews
6. The Light of Eidon - Karen Hancock
7. Georgiana Darcy's Diary - Anna Elliott
8. Pemberley Ranch - Jack Caldwell
9. Lady Catherine's Necklace - Joan Aiken
10. Love's Reckoning - Laura Frantz
11. To Whisper Her Name - Tamera Alexander
12. Planning High School Courses - Lee Binz
13. The Wolf of Tebron - C.S. Lakin
14. Maire - Linda Windsor
15. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
16. Darcy Goes To War - Mary Lydon Simonsen
17. Hillbilly Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
18. Patrick - Stephen R Lawhead
19. Pride and Prescience - Carrie Bebris
20. Suspense and Sensibility - Carrie Bebris
21. Far in the Wilds - Deanna Raybourn
22. The Map Across Time - C.S. Lakin
23. A British Bride by Agreement - Therese Stenzel
24. Sleeping Beauty (Faerie Tale Collection) - Jenni James
25. Getting the Most Out of Your Homeschool This Summer - Lee Binz
26. Beauty and the Beast (Faerie Tale Collection) - Jenni James
27. North By Northanger - Carrie Bebris
28. Grave Consequences - Lisa T Bergren
29. The Rebel's Pledge - Rita Gerlach
30. The Spirit Well - Stephen R Lawhead
31. Adventures in the Rocky Mountains - Isabella Bird
32. A Lasting Impression - Tamera Alexander
33. Mr & Mrs Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One - Sharon Lathan
34. The Good Knight - Sarah Woodbury
35. The Changeling - Philippa Carr
36. Loving Mr Darcy: Journeys Beyond Pemberley - Sharon Lathan
37. The Black Swan - Philippa Carr
38. Pride's Prejudice - Misty Dawn Pulispher
39. The Touch of Sage - Marcia Lynn McClure
40. Highland Blessings - Jennifer Hudson Taylor
41. Sticky Faith - Dr Kara E Powell and Chap Clark, Ph.D
42. A Spear of Summer Grass - Deanna Raybourn
43. Liberty Hill - Sonja Heisinger
44. Hope - Lori Copeland
45. Love's First Light - Jamie Carey
46. Cry of the Peacock - V.R. Christensen
47. The White Princess - Philippa Gregory
48. Midsummer's Night - Deanna Raybourn
49. Faith - Lori Copeland
50. A Time for Silence - Philippa Carr
51. Forsaken Dreams - MaryLu Tyndall
52. The MacKinnon's Bride - Tanya Anne Crosby
53. Patience - Lori Copeland
54. Texas Christmas Brides
55. Texas Christmas Grooms
56. At Home in Dogwood Mudhole - Franklin Sanders
57. The Sweetest Kiss - Marie Higgins
58. The Spirit of Christmas - Henry van Dyke
59. A Christmas Garland - Anne Perry
60. Worship on Earth as it is in Heaven - Rory Noland
61. Courting Miss Lancaster - Sarah M. Eden
62. June - Lori Copeland
63. The Story of the Other Wise Man - Henry van Dyke

Book Pledge 2012

1. Darcy and Fitzwilliam - Karen V Wasylowski
2. Merlin - Stephen R Lawhead
3. Already Compromised - Ken Ham and Greg Hall with Britt Beemer
4. A Darcy Christmas - Sharon Lathan, Amanda Grange, Carolyn Eberhart
5. Tchaikovsky - Roland John Wiley
6. Arthur - Stephen R Lawhead
7. And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander
8. The Begotten - Lisa T Bergren
9. A Poisoned Season - Tasha Alexander
10. The Skin Map - Stephen R Lawhead
11. A Fatal Waltz - Tasha Alexander
12. The Betrayed - Lisa T Bergren
13. Tears of Pearl - Tasha Alexander
14. Dangerous to Know - Tasha Alexander
15. The Bone House - Stephen R Lawhead
16. Compulsively Mr Darcy - Nina Benetton
17. The Blessed - Lisa T Bergren
18. A House for My Name - Peter J Leithart
19. A Crimson Warning - Tasha Alexander
20. The Guardian Duke - Jamie Carie
21. The Duchess and the Dragon - Jamie Carie
22. Garden of Madness - Tracey L Higley
23. Madame Tussaud - Michelle Moran
24. The Library Paradox - Catherine Shaw
25. The Lady of the Rivers - Philippa Gregory
26. The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens - Debra Bell
27. Petra - Tracey L Higley
28. Ben & Me - Cameron Gunn
29. Henry V - William Shakespeare
30. Have a New Teenager by Friday - Kevin Leman
31. The Miracle at St Bruno's - Philippa Carr
32. The Lion Triumphant - Philippa Carr
33. The Witch from the Sea - Philippa Carr
34. The Forgiven Duke - Jamie Carie
35. The King's Mistress - Emma Campion
36. Saraband for Two Sisters - Philippa Carr
37. Lament for a Lost Lover - Philippa Carr
38. Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare
39. I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! - Bob Newhart
40. The Love Child - Philippa Carr
41. The Heretic Queen - Michelle Moran
42. Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions - Ken Ham, editor
43. The Perfect Bride for Mr Darcy - Mary Lydon Simonsen
44. Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery
45. The Cellist of Sarajevo - Steven Galloway
46. The Song of the Siren - Philippa Carr
47. The Forever Queen - Helen Hollick
48. The Killing Way - Tony Hays
49. The Adulteress - Philippa Carr
50. Will You Love Me in September? - Philippa Carr
51. Knave of Hearts - Philippa Carr
52. Voices in a Haunted Room - Philippa Carr
53. The Return of the Gypsy - Philippa Carr
54. Midsummer's Eve - Philippa Carr
55. The Pool of St Branok - Philippa Carr
56. A Christmas Beginning - Anne Perry
57. A Christmas Homecoming - Anne Perry
58. The Crystal Scepter - C.S. Lakin
59. Glamorous Illusions - Lisa T Bergren
60. Death in the Floating City - Tasha Alexander
61. King Alfred's English - Laurie J White
62. Sarai: A Novel - Jill Eileen Smith
63. Veil of Pearls - MaryLu Tyndall
64. Nefertiti - Michelle Moran
65. Silent Night - Deanna Raybourn