Find a New Author (Jan - Mar)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

January - March 2025

Read books by authors new to you. You may read as many books by each author as you like, as long as the first one introduced you to the author.

Repost your challenge once completed.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Beth
Bridget
Brittany
Carissa
Crystal
Darcy
Hannah G.
Jennifer
Karen
Kim
Lauri
Lynnette
Maria
Michelle
Reagan
Staci
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[Bridget]

I'm in

Sarah M. Eden
(1/4/25)
Denise Weimer
(2/16/25)

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I'm in!

Jenni L Walsh (General Market)


Sarah Hamaker


Diane Carlson Evans


Jayna Breigh


Mark Sullivan (General Market)


KyLee Woodley


Ane Mulligan


Chelsea Michelle (Amanda Tero and A.M. Heath)


Mimi Matthews

[Crystal]

I'm in. First author is Janette Oke as a single author.

[Michelle]

I'm in.

Nancy Mehl


Amy Clipston


Tricia Goyer


Linda Goodnight


Abigail Wilson


Susan May Warren


Michelle Ule


Kelly Irvin


Pamela Griffin


Melissa Ferguson


Jennifer Mistmorgan


Gabrielle Meyer


Valerie Hansen


Emma Miller

[Hannah]

In!

New author #1: Courtenay Burden


New author #2: Brandilyn Collins


New author #3: Janice Cantore

[Karen]

I'm in.

Find a New Author
January - March 2025

1. Renee Riva - (1/5/25)
2. Denise Weimer - (1/5/25)
3. Gayla K. Hiss - (1/11/25) (1/16/25)
4. Marie Higgins - (1/21/25)
5. Rebecca Hartt - (1/21/25)
6. Jerusha Agen - (1/24/25)
7. Amanda Tru - (1/26/25)
8. Sandra Merville Hart - (1/30/25)
9. Kate Angelo - (1/31/25)
10. Shannon McNear - (1/31/25)
11. Sandra Ardoin - (2/1/25)
12. Sherri Wilson Johnson - (2/2/25)
13. Marlene Bierworth - (2/6/25) (2/9/25)
14. Tina Radcliffe - (2/13/25)
15. Jordyn Redwood - (2/14/25)
16. Melissa McClone - (2/14/25)
17. Jennifer Lamont Leo - (2/27/25)
18. Ronie Kendig - (3/1/25)
19. Courtenay Burden - (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/9/25)
20. Chelsea Michelle - (3/3/25)
21. Angie Thompson - (3/5/25)
22. Candice Sue Patterson - (3/5/25)
23. Sommer Smith - (3/12/25)
24. Danielle Grandinetti - (3/16/25)
25. Heather Kaufman - (3/19/25)
26. Susanne Dietze - (3/20/25)
27. Kathleen Y'Barbo - (3/20/25)
28. Mesu Andrews - (3/21/25)
29. Marybeth Mayhew Whalen - (3/22/25)
30. Beth Wiseman - (3/22/25)
31. Lisa M. Prysock - (3/22/25)
32. Amy Walsh - (3/27/25)
33. Chautona Havig - (3/28/25)
34. Elle E. Kay - (3/29/25)
35. R.J. Griffith - (3/31/25)

[Lynnette]

I’m in!

January - March 2025
1. Faith Blum:


2. Andrea Renee Cox:


3. Bailey Gaines:


4. Grace A. Johnson:


5. Katja H. Labonté:


6. Rachel Leitch:


7. Erika Mathews:


8. Kellyn Roth:


9. Kristen Heitzmann:


10. Carla Laureano:


11. Sandra D. Bricker:


12. Stephanie Grace Whitson:


13. Renee Ryan:


14. B.F. Randall:


15. Amanda G. Stevens:


16. Patricia PacJac Carroll:


17. Hope Callaghan:

[Kim]

I’m in

Mikal Dawn
Dana Mentink
Renee Ryan
S.R. Crickard

[Brittany]

I'm in.

Tracy Baack


Carina Taylor


Julie Milo


Brittany Larsen


Meg Easton


Ash Kelly


Mindy Killgrove


J.P. Sterling


Milla Holt


Camilla Evergreen


Rose Fresquez


Crystal Walton


Amanda P. Jones


Laura Langa


Kaylee Baldwin


Ciara Knight


Martha Fouts

[Beth]

I am in.

Valerie M. Bodden -

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

[Darcy]

I'm in!

New author #1: Jackie Castle


New author #2: Kim Vogel Sawyer

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, all! Everyone is linked up.

[Reagan]

I'm in!
1. Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh
2. Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings
3. The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
4. The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White
5. Love Letter to the Editor by Robin Lee Hatcher
6. A Cowboy for Katie by Debra Clopton
7. Courting Trouble by Margaret Brownley

[Carissa]

I'm in

[writer...]

Andrea wrote: "

January - March 2025

Read books by authors new to you. You may read as many books by each author as you like, as long as the first one introduced you to the author.

Repost your challenge once completed.

Jon Tattrie


Shawn Perich


Sarah Dooley


Viola Shipman
The Wishing Bridge

Ellis Peters
Chronicles of Brother Cadfael#1 A Morbid Taste for Bones

Elizabeth J. Duncan
A Killer's Christmas in Wales: A Penny Brannigan Mystery
A Brush with Death
The Cold Light of Mourning
Never Laugh As a Hearse Goes By
Murder on the Hour: A Penny Brannigan Mystery

Karen Hesse
Safekeeping

Marty Wingate
The Bodies in the Library Library Mysteries #1
The Garden Plot

Simon Parkin
The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp

Alice Wisler
How Sweet It Is

Claire Keegan
Small Things Like These

Sarah Stewart Taylor


Renee Ryan


Diane Ackerman


Sheila Roberts & Kathleen Fuller


Jan ~ March * 20 New to me Authors

[Jennifer]

I'm in! New CreationsThe Tutor's Daughter

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, all!

[Lauri]

Forgot to join
1. (1/9) Doug Veeder
2 (1/11) Marybeth Skwarczynski
3 (2/28) Kate Goodwin
4 (3/2) Myra Johnson
5 (3/10) Walt Lairmore

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Lauri!

[Karen]

Staci wrote: "I'm in!

Jenni L Walsh (General Market)


Sarah Hamaker
"

Staci - just wanted to let you know that Jenni Walsh's Unsinkable is one of the books on the Most Anticipated Christian Fiction 2024 list.

[Lynnette]

Finishing this challenge out with 17 NTM Authors!

January - March 2025
1. Faith Blum:


2. Andrea Renee Cox:


3. Bailey Gaines:


4. Grace A. Johnson:


5. Katja H. Labonté:


6. Rachel Leitch:


7. Erika Mathews:


8. Kellyn Roth:


9. Kristen Heitzmann:


10. Carla Laureano:


11. Sandra D. Bricker:


12. Stephanie Grace Whitson:


13. Renee Ryan:


14. B.F. Randall:


15. Amanda G. Stevens:


16. Patricia PacJac Carroll:


17. Hope Callaghan:

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job, Lynnette!

[Staci, Book Awards Specialist]

I discovered quite a few this quarter. Some General Market.

Jenni L Walsh (General Market)


Sarah Hamaker


Diane Carlson Evans (Non-Fiction)


Jayna Breigh


Mark Sullivan (General Market)


KyLee Woodley


Ane Mulligan


Chelsea Michelle (Amanda Tero and A.M. Heath)


Mimi Matthews (General Market)

[Crystal]

While I only read 3 books from a new to me author, I'm really glad I tried her and absolutely adore her books! I'm really glad she's written so many books because I plan to read them all!

[Karen]

I found 35 NTM authors this quarter.

1. Renee Riva - (1/5/25)
2. Denise Weimer - (1/5/25)
3. Gayla K. Hiss - (1/11/25) (1/16/25)
4. Marie Higgins - (1/21/25)
5. Rebecca Hartt - (1/21/25)
6. Jerusha Agen - (1/24/25)
7. Amanda Tru - (1/26/25)
8. Sandra Merville Hart - (1/30/25)
9. Kate Angelo - (1/31/25)
10. Shannon McNear - (1/31/25)
11. Sandra Ardoin - (2/1/25)
12. Sherri Wilson Johnson - (2/2/25)
13. Marlene Bierworth - (2/6/25) (2/9/25)
14. Tina Radcliffe - (2/13/25)
15. Jordyn Redwood - (2/14/25)
16. Melissa McClone - (2/14/25)
17. Jennifer Lamont Leo - (2/27/25)
18. Ronie Kendig - (3/1/25)
19. Courtenay Burden - (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/2/25) (3/9/25)
20. Chelsea Michelle - (3/3/25)
21. Angie Thompson - (3/5/25)
22. Candice Sue Patterson - (3/5/25)
23. Sommer Smith - (3/12/25)
24. Danielle Grandinetti - (3/16/25)
25. Heather Kaufman - (3/19/25)
26. Susanne Dietze - (3/20/25)
27. Kathleen Y'Barbo - (3/20/25)
28. Mesu Andrews - (3/21/25)
29. Marybeth Mayhew Whalen - (3/22/25)
30. Beth Wiseman - (3/22/25)
31. Lisa M. Prysock - (3/22/25)
32. Amy Walsh - (3/27/25)
33. Chautona Havig - (3/28/25)
34. Elle E. Kay - (3/29/25)
35. R.J. Griffith - (3/31/25)

[Michelle]

I had 14 new authors!

Nancy Mehl


Amy Clipston


Tricia Goyer


Linda Goodnight


Abigail Wilson


Susan May Warren


Michelle Ule


Kelly Irvin


Pamela Griffin


Melissa Ferguson


Jennifer Mistmorgan


Gabrielle Meyer


Valerie Hansen


Emma Miller

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Brittany]

Finished! 17 new authors (combo of Christian fiction and clean romance)

Tracy Baack


Carina Taylor


Julie Milo


Brittany Larsen


Meg Easton


Ash Kelly


Mindy Killgrove


J.P. Sterling


Milla Holt


Camilla Evergreen


Rose Fresquez


Crystal Walton


Amanda P. Jones


Laura Langa


Kaylee Baldwin


Ciara Knight


Martha Fouts

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Beth]

I found 11 new authors.

Valerie M. Bodden - Not Until Forever
Terry Toler - Seven Year Rich
Linda K. Rodante - Waterfall
Penny Zeller - Forgotten Identity
Lauren Elliott - Murder by the Book
Rebecca Hemlock - Fury in the Shadows
Jennifer Chastain - Lethal Intentions
Veronica Forand - Christmas Blizzard Rescue
Shirley Jump - A Grave Mistake
Tara Grace Ericson - Clean Slate
Addie Ellis - Hunted in the Mountains

Beth - ;)
in Calgary

[Reagan]

Finished with 7 new authors!

1. Remembering Christmas by Dan Walsh
2. Holding the Fort by Regina Jennings
3. The Lacemaker by Laura Frantz
4. The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White
5. Love Letter to the Editor by Robin Lee Hatcher
6. A Cowboy for Katie by Debra Clopton
7. Courting Trouble by Margaret Brownley

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!

[Maria]

I am in

Nancy Mehl



Rachel Hauck



Melanie Dobson

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Maria!

[Maria]

Finished Grace Hitchcock
The White City, SAMPLE

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Great job!