81. Matched And Married by: Kathleen Fuller

Bought at McKays

Synopsis: Neither Margaret nor Owen has any interest in getting married. But in the small Amish town of Birch Creek, where marriage is on everyone’s mind, their plans don’t stand a chance.

Margaret Yoder can’t seem to catch a break. Even though she’s dedicated to her Amish faith, her wild rumspringa won’t stay in the past, and her mother keeps pressuring her to get married. To placate her mother and get away from former “friends”, she decides to return to Birch Creek to visit family—and pretend to find a husband.

Recommendation: This was the best book! You were rooting for the characters to finally be together!!!

80. Once Was a Time By: Leila Sales

Borrowed from Library

Recommendation: This was such a good YA book! Lottie time travels from the past to the future. She is still the same age. She tries her best to be herself while trying to connect with the people of 2013. An easy quick read!

79. Regarding the Fountain by: Kate Klise

Bought at Library Sale

Synopsis: The back says it all!

Recommendation: I got this from the library sale, and it was the cutest read. I love pictures and like reading letters from the characters to each other. You were rooting for the kiddos.

78. Legends and Lattes by: Travis Baldree

Borrowed from Library

Synopsis: In a world where there is no such thing as coffee, Viv tries to fulfill her dream of putting down a sword and opening up a coffeehouse. She must trust others to help her day in and day out conquer her dreams.

Recommendation: Yes! This cute book is one that everyone is talking about. It’s a quick, easy read where you are rooting for the main character to succeed.

77. Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret By: Judy Blume

Borrowed from Library: Reread!

Synopsis: Margaret has moved to a new town. She misses her grandmother, who comes to visit her often. She thankfully has a new friend in the neighborhood and is in the same class. When they form a club, they discuss all that comes with being a young girl who on the cusp of maturing.

Recommendation: I can’t believe this book was published in 1970. I remember parts of the book. It was a quick read and remembrance of waiting to start your period and look more like a woman.

76. The Good Lie by: AR Torre

Borrowed from Library

Synopsis by Goodreads:

Six teens murdered. A suspect behind bars. A desperate father. In a case this shadowy, the truth is easy to hide.

Six teenagers dead. Finally, the killer behind bars. But are the games just beginning?

Psychiatrist Dr. Gwen Moore is an expert on killers. She’s spent a decade treating California’s most depraved predators and unlocking their motives—predators much like the notorious Bloody Heart serial killer, whose latest teenage victim escaped and then identified local high school teacher Randall Thompson as his captor. The case against Thompson as the Bloody Heart Killer is damning—and closed, as far as Gwen and the media are concerned. If not for one new development…

Recommendation: Yes! It wasn’t so gory and I didn’t figure it out until right at the end.

75. The Hawaiian Quilt by: Wanda E Brunstetter

Bought at Library Sale

Synopsis from Goodreads:

When an Amish girl visits Hawaii, she discovers her calling. . .

Mandy Frey has always longed to see Hawaii, so before joining the Amish church and considering marriage with her boyfriend Gideon, she convinces three friends to join her on a cruise of the Hawaiian Islands.

But when Mandy and one of her friends miss the cruise ship after a port of call on Kauai, how will they adjust and get back home? Captured by the enchanting scenery and culture in Hawaii, their vacation turns into an extended stay. Special friendships are soon made, but home, family, and Gideon await Mandy back in Indiana.

Will time away from the Amish community change Mandy’s view of the world, her faith, and true love? Does a Hawaiian quilt have the power to bring two hearts together?

Recommend: Sure. If you love Amish books, this one you would like. But, the girl visited Hawaii through a cruise ship. She didn’t get back on the boat and had to stay. Of course, there was a love interest while she had someone waiting for her back home.

74. A Fragile Hope by: Cynthia Ruchti

Bought at Library Sale

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Josiah Chamberlain’s life’s work revolves around repairing other people’s marriages. When his own is threatened by his wife’s unexplained distance, and then threatened further when she’s unexpectedly plunged into an unending fog, Josiah finds his expertise, quick wit and clever quips are no match for a relationship that is clearly broken.
Feeling betrayed, confused, and ill-equipped for a crisis this crippling, he reexamines everything he knows about the fragility of hope and the strength of his faith and love. Love seems to have failed him. Will what’s left of his faith fail him, too? Or will it be the one thing that holds him together and sears through the impenetrable wall that separates them?

Recommend: Yes! This is a book that I need someone else to read so I can talk to them about it!!! You are on the edge of your seat the whole time.

73. Claiming His Christmas Inheritance By: CJ Carroll

Bought at McKays

Synopsis: from Goodreads

Some inheritances have strings attached.

This one requires him to get married…

In her last matchmaking attempt, Zed Evans’s late aunt stipulated he must find a wife or lose his childhood home. Fortunately, the resolute bachelor needs to be married for only three months. Now, he just has to convince Tasha Jenkins to be his holiday wife in exchange for funds to get her dream business started. It’s the perfect plan… until love makes an unexpected appearance.

Recommendation: I couldn’t put this book down! It’s definitely a Marriage/Relationship of convenience. It’s one of my favorite tropes!!

72. The Waiting By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

Bought book

Synopsis: from Goodreads

Jorie King has been waiting for Benjamin Zook to return home to Lancaster County so they can marry. When news arrives that Ben has been killed, Jorie finds comfort in the friendship of his brother Caleb. That friendship ripens into love, and it seems that they are meant to be together. But when the unexpected happens, their worlds are turned upside down once more. Will Jorie trust God to lead her into the arms of a new man? …

Recommendation: Yes! It’d book 2 in a series, but you don’t moss out on anything. When one brother comes back from war with major PTSD, will Jorie stay with him? The only thing I didn’t like was that there is a character, a girl from town that they call Big. BIG Lizzie, which she wasn’t even fat.