Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

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Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

I’m a writer, but I’m also a voracious reader. I’ve never actually met a novelist who wasn’t a reader at heart. I was captivated by stories at a young age—reading books, acting out stories with friends, and daydreaming stories in my mind. Daydreaming was my escape. I loved going for Sunday rides with my mom. We lived in New Mexico at the time, and every Sunday we’d go for lunch and then a long drive. My favorite destination was the outskirts of Madrid, which was an old mining and ghost town.

I loved photography at the time, though that was many years ago. We used cameras with rolls of film and developed the images in a dark room. Now the traditional, manual camera has been replaced with the digital camera for the most part. Madrid, as well, has changed. It is now a booming town with restaurants, shops and festivals. But, it was on these drives, no matter the destination or simply the direction we chose to head, that I dove into daydreaming.

Staring out the window at God’s glorious creation of mountains, flowers, rock structures, and historic pueblo settlements. The love of daydreaming stories turned into writing down stories in journal after journal, and eventually into writing novels. But it all began with reading books or reciting books before I could actually read. When I was three, I was read my favorite books about Pierre every night and I would recite them before they could finish being read to me.

As I grew older, it was mysteries from watching Scooby Doo, to reading Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express when I was eight, that sealed the love of romantic suspense for me as a writer. But as a reader, I love many genres. So, picking my top 3 most anticipated reads for 2021 was really difficult, but here they are. I hope you’ll check them out.

Julie Klassen is always a must read! She has a fabulous voice, and when you crack open one of her books you enter a different world–one I always love escaping into.

As Laura cares for a mysterious castaway, evidence mounts against him and danger pursues them both.

Find out more here: A Castaway in Cornwall

Looking for a lyrical voice combined with an enthralling story? Then you must try Amanda Dykes. Her books are as lovely as she is.

Platoon Sergeant Matthew Petticrew arrives in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, an arrival which a war-weary France desperately hopes will help to end the turmoil. Having faced unthinkable things on the front, he is captivated by the sound of a lullaby, sung by a voice so pure he knows he must have imagined it…

Find out more here: Yours is the Night

Denise writes contemporary romance that invites you and welcome you to stay a while. She’s the master of anticipation. Can’t wait to read this one!