What have you read that's good and clean lately?

[Crystal]

Hannah wrote: "
Really enjoyed this one!"

My book club LOVED this book! One of their favorites!

[Joan]

I have read a few from Georgette Heyer but if you Google Proper Romances you will find quite a few without sexual content if that is what you are looking for.

[Heather]

I love almost all the books by Susanna Kearsley. They are all exciting and intriguing stories, all romantic but not overly so. I love that she tells stories of strong women and they all have a historical background. I don't want to tell too much of the stories, because they have to be enjoyed without spoilers! But no bad language or uncomfortable sex scenes.

[Carl]

I just finished reading "Fall of Adam: A Chase Harper Justice Thriller " by Rusty Ellis. It is an "on the edge of your seat " thriller thatis not only a "Good read ", but is also a "clean read." I highly recommend it!

[C.S.]

I just finished The Texan's Surprise Daughter by Jolene Navarro. It's a clean romance. All of my books are clean. C.S. Kjar

[Fatima]

I re-read Convenient marriage by georgette heyer recently. Other than that, on the YA end I read thorn by Intisar Khanani. There's a rape victim in the book but the rape is not described, only the aftermath where the victim is bruised. Even the bruises are not described in detail. Most of it is left to the reader's imagination. It's a retelling of the goosegirl. I loved it

[C.]

[Marlene]

Some recent books That are clean reads:

“The Plastic Magician” by Charlie Holmberg is a cute continuation of the Paper Magician series.

“Without You there is no Us” by Suki Kim is a book about a women whose family is from South Korea, who teaches English in North Korea. Very truthful recounting of how life is in North Korea.

“The Barefoot Billionaire “ by Jon Huntsman is a really interesting biography.

“Spinning Silver” by Naomi Novik is a fantasy book loosely based on Rumplestilskin

How can I change the order of the posts so I don’t have to scroll through 8 years of posts?

[Fatima]

Marlene wrote: "Some recent books That are clean reads:

“The Plastic Magician” by Charlie Holmberg is a cute continuation of the Paper Magician series.

“Without You there is no Us” by Suki Kim is a book about a..."

Is spinning silver clean? I remember I started uprooted around 3 years ago but had to leave it midway because it wasn't clean and I was disappointed because I really did like the book. But that particular scene at around 65% I think made me put it down

[Christin]

I read it about a year ago and I don’t remember anything bad in it. I really enjoyed it.

[C.]

Just finished a 5-star read for me....so sweet and swoony~How to Catch a Cowboy in 10 Days

[Ramla Zareen]

I recently read Sophie Kinsella's latest publication: I Owe You One and was pleasantly surprised. 

I say this because I was a big fan of Sophie Kinsella at one time. The first five or six books of her Shopaholic series and her standalones:
—Twenties Girl
—The Undomestic Goddess
—Can You Keep a Secret? 
. . . are among my favourite romantic comedies. (Saving I've Got Your Number for later to read as a special treat. My friend assures me it's as good as the books I mentioned above :-)

But then her writing just seemed to have lost its spark. The later books of her Shopaholic series didn't appeal much, and her standalone: Wedding Night actually felt like it was written by someone else! I simply stopped reading her books altogether. 

I'm glad I picked up I Owe You One, though. It wasn't a five-star read, but I could see some of her original spark in the book. Looks like I'm going to get my favourite romcom author back after all :-)

[Ken]

I recently enjoyed these titles, mostly as audiobooks:
(some cruelty & violence; historical use of N-word)

[Larraine]

"Beyond The Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
"Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
"Maisie Dobbs" series by Jacqueline Winspear

[Be]

I've read a few books in the last month or so that were very good.
A Regency
A Medieval (very good)
This one had me laughing and crying!

[Maryann]

Terri wrote: "I'd love to hear some recommendations you have for good clean books you've read lately. Here's a few of mine:

In YA fiction -
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg is histori..."

Westering Women by Sandra Dallas, Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson, The Woman in the White Kimono. These are all excellent books.

[John]

The legal thriller series of six Michael Knight/Lex Devlin novels, from Neon Dragon (the first) through High Stakes (published in October, 2019) has won a number of awards, but is also known for language that can be recommended to any age of reader. While people get killed - the series involves a number of organized crime gangs - there is no excessive violence.

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[Marilyn]

CLEAN READ
I won the Kindle version of ‘IN A FIELD OF BLUE’ via Goodreads and downloaded the audible version to experience an immersion read which was quite delightful as the quad-squad narration performed the British, French, and German accents very well.
Gemma Liviero’s character development is beautifully written and tugs on one’s heart.

[C.]

An Unexpected Kiss~
and~ It All Starts Here~

Wonderful swoony romances! :D

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[C.]

Wonderful middle-grade/coming of age story~

[Christine]

"Adrastea" is a clean, exciting Tolkien-inspired teen fantasy just published by my daughter Anastasia Vincent on Amazon. She has already received many great reviews. The Kindle edition is free on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020.
https://www.amazon.com/Annals-Orbis-B...
Or you can read my review here on Goodreads.

[Denise]

Terri wrote: "I'd love to hear some recommendations you have for good clean books you've read lately. Here's a few of mine:

In YA fiction -
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg is histori..."

I think it's been a year since I was really caught up in a wonderful book. The last one I read was, well, two actually, by Raquel Byrnes, then it's like she didn't seem to write any more similar. She writes a lot of books that I guess are more for young people, but the two I read at 66 years old were:

Whispers on Shadow Bay

Secrets at Crescent Point

The second was mesmerizing imo, clean read, as well as the first book:) I wonder if others here find it hard to find "our" kind of books. But I kept my eyes open, and had to close a few books after the first chapter, and some snuck in the garbage later in the book which ruined it for me.

I'm not proud of much of my past life, but I love reading books that keep me grounded in what I call "healthy for me" books :)

So now I just finished my first Mary Stewart, "Nine Coaches Waiting". It was like the the review said "unputdownable" ;) I Mary's books are recommended in this group, and I wish I'd found her earlier, but the timing was really perfect. During this pandemic and being stuck at home, find Mary Stewart's books is a real blessing.

Take care everyone, Denise

[Dayle]

This is a link to my book, which is a sweet, clean read.

https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Cour...

[Terri]

Recently read and loved:

—A Song for the Stars by Ilima Todd—Beautiful writing, romance set in Hawaii. Loved learning about the Hawaiian culture.

—Chasing New Horizons by Alan Stern— Non fiction book about the probe to Pluto that took the photos of the planet with a heart. Fascinating read!

—A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles— Historical fiction about a man imprisoned in a fancy hotel in Moscow for 50 years. Takes you all through the changes in Russia from like 1910 ish to the 1960’s. Beautifully written. Loved this book!

[Elizabeth]

Both of the books (The Spinning of Deception and Deception's Hold) in my series (Sunspears series) are clean.

Also I read Slayer's Heart by Marcelle Cooper.
Another was Ruins on Stone Hill (Heroes of Ravenford, Book 1), by F.P. Spirit.
Also The Lost King (the Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam, Book 1) by Devorah Fox was another one.
Hidden from our eye: An Alternate History by James Fisher
I don't recall there being any profanity and I know there were no sexual scenes. Maybe some kissing scenes if even that, but nothing detailed.
You can check out my reviews as I did reviews on all of them after I read. Well except for my own books. I figured I would be a little biased on those. LOL. However other people did reviews on mine so you can see those and get a balanced review. My books are in the sci-fi/fantasy genre. Three I read from the other authors are all in the fantasy genre. The last one is what it suggests, having to do with if events changed how the world would be different.
I have read several other things and they were really good which I did recommend on my page The story was awesome and the characters, but if you are looking for strictly a clean read, I have to eliminate them because there is some profanity. However, I reviewed them as well if you are curious. Hope this helps. Happy reading!

[Kathleen]

Hidden Falls by Olivia Newport
Excellently written clean book.
It has Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Community and Faith (without being 'preachy')

[Bev]

Just finished As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner. I loved her writing style and the clean read. I sent her a message on Facebook messenger thanking her for writing clean books. I’ll be reading other titles by her and looking forward to more of her books!

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SO Clean!

[Florence]

Here is my list on YA clean reads

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

[Marilyn]

REDHEAD BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
Anne Tyler’s books are like old friends that last through the ages. Such a friendly atmosphere resonating with everyone who reaches for her novels.
This latest work, published April 7, 2020, is sweet, short, refreshing, and CLEAN!
I'd be interested in what others think of the title of the book and why Tyler chose it.

[Larraine]

I recently discovered some wonderful books by Susanna Kearsley. I highly recommend them. Well written, suspense, romance and clean.
The Winter Sea--1st in the Slains series
The Firebird--2nd in the Slains series
The Rose Garden
A Desperate Fortune
Bellewether
Another one by Emma Cole (pseudonym of Susanna Kearsley) is Every Secret Thing.

[Angie]

My grandmother told me about the author, Charles Martin. I have read several of his books since the middle of June and have loved each of them. He’s a good, clean Christian author.
“The Water Keeper”, “The Dead Don’t Dance” and it’s sequel, “Maggie”, “Wrapped in a Rain”, “A Life Intercepted”, “When Crickets Cry” and I just started “Send Down the Rain”.

Another author I have recently found is Melody Carlson. I’ve read “Courting Mr. Emerson” and “The Happy Camper”. I’ve really enjoyed both of them.

[Marilyn]

Angie wrote: "My grandmother told me about the author, Charles Martin. I have read several of his books since the middle of June and have loved each of them. He’s a good, clean Christian author.
“The Water Keep..."

I do so enjoy Charles Martin's novels.