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What were some of your favorite books of 2021? There was so much that was good out there, it was hard to pick, so I went on social media, and this is what you all told me. Was your favorite \book on this list? Let me know in the comments below.
When it comes to my favorite books of 2021, topping the list was The Curator’s Daughter by Melanie Dobson. I explain more why in the episode, though I could have picked from any of the books on this list and many others that we didn’t even have time to get to.
A young girl, kidnapped on the eve of World War II, changes the lives of a German archaeologist forced into the Nazi Party and—decades later—a researcher trying to overcome her own trauma.
The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery
This dual-timeline story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of a mother-daughter dynamic, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.
My Dear Miss Dupre by Grace Hitchcock
Willow Dupré never thought she would have to marry, but with her father’s unexpected retirement from running the prosperous Dupré sugar refinery, she is forced into a different future. The shareholders are unwilling to allow a female to take over the company without a man at her side, so her parents devise a plan–find Willow a spokesman king in order for her to become queen of the business empire.
Night Bird Calling
From award-winning author Cathy Gohlke, whose novels have been called “haunting” and “page-turning”, comes a historical fiction story of courage and transformation set in rural Appalachia on the eve of WWII.
Come Back to Me
Bestselling author Jody Hedlund is your guide down the twisting waters of time to a volatile era of superstition, revolts, and chivalry in this suspenseful story.
The Mistletoe Countess by Pepper Basham
Will the magic of Christmas bring these two newlyweds closer together, or will the ghosts of the past lead them into a destructive discovery from which not even a Dickens’s Christmas can save them?
Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin
For fans of bestselling WWII fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of choice and consequence.
On the Cliffs of Foxglove Manor by Jamie Jo Wright
Adria Fontaine has been sent to recover goods her father pirated on the Great Lakes during the war. But when she arrives at Foxglove Manor–a stone house on a cliff overlooking Lake Superior–Adria senses wickedness hovering over the property. The mistress of Foxglove is an eccentric and seemingly cruel old woman who has filled her house with dangerous secrets, ones that may cost Adria her life.
Freedom in the Mountain Wind (Call of the Rockies Series) by Misty Beller
The last epic journey before her life changes forever.
As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin
Her daring bid for freedom could be her greatest undoing.
The Mobster’s Daughter by Rachel Scott McDaniel
The one man who could help her must never know her name.
There are so many more we could add to our favorite books of 2021. It was a great year in the Christian publishing industry, and we have more to look forward to in 2022. Stay tuned for more guests, more topics, and more of your favorite books.