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  Happy Friday Friends :) I hope you've all had a great week, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. This weekend is going to be a fun one for me as I've got some exciting things going on. Tomorrow I'm actually going out of town with my best friend for a bestie day where we plan to do some shopping, try some fun restaurants, and maybe go for a walk in a beautiful park. Then Monday I'm going to be heading out to the lake for a couple of days to spend some time with my parent's and my nephew. I'm especially excited that my aunt is going to join us for a day, as I haven't got to see her much since COVID started. I'm also excited to get to read some great books while I'm at one of my favorite places, and I hope to finish a book or two while I'm gone. Today though, I'd like to share a review for an upcoming book release with you all. Joanne Bischof's The Lady and the Lionheart (revi

  Happy Wednesday Friends :) I want to thank you all for following along on this Christmas in July series on my blog, and today I'm excited to get to bring to you all the tenth and final post in the series. I had promised at the start of this series, that I would be including a couple of upcoming Christmas book releases for this year in the reviews, and since I shared one of these reviews as the first post in the series, it made sense to save the other one for the last post. I hope you all enjoy my last Christmas in July review, and that you'll all end up taking a chance on this upcoming release. I truly adored it, and I can't wait to tell you all about it. The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin: Source: Publisher via NetGalley Publisher: Tyndale House Publisher: September 7th, 2021 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Synopsis: From the bestselling author of  If I Were You  comes a nostalgic and endearing holiday story that reminds us that sometimes the most meaning

Hello Friends :)   How have you all been doing lately? I'm happy you all chose to drop by The Preppy Book Princess today, and today I'm really excited to share a fun book review with you all. For the ninth day of Christmas in July, I've chosen to share my review of a really fun middle grade novel with you all. I've loved mysteries for as long as I can remember, and a large part of that is probably due to how many Nancy Drew, Boxcar Children and Bobbsey Twin books I literally inhaled while growing up. I recently had the chance to read a fun, newer released Nancy Drew novel, and I truly adored it. It took me right back to all the Nancy Drew mysteries I'd gobbled up as a child, and I knew I wanted to review this one on my blog for you all. A Nancy Drew Christmas by Carolyn Keene: Source: Libby App Publisher: Aladdin Publication Date: September 18th, 2018 Genre: Middle Grade/Mystery Series: Nancy Drew Diaries Synopsis: Nancy finds herself a Christmas mystery in this sup

  Hello Friends :) I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. It's day eight of Christmas in July, and today's review is one from one of my all time favorite authors. If you've been a reader of The Preppy Book Princess for awhile, then it probably comes as no surprise to any of you that I truly adore Amy Clipston's books. I literally can't wait for her to release her first Christian fiction adult contemporary later this year, and I absolutely gobble up every single one of her stories that I have a chance to read. I recently finished one of her much beloved Christmas novellas, and today I can't wait to share with you all what I thought about it. Naomi's Gift by Amy Clipston: Source: Libby App Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: September 11th, 2011 Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction Series: Kauffman Amish Bakery Christmas Stories Synopsis: Naomi has begun to bel

  Good Morning Everyone :) I pray you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. I'm here today to share another Christmas book review with you all for the seventh day of Christmas in July here on The Preppy Book Princess, and the third review from Cindy Woodsmall's Apple Ridge series. I've really been enjoying this series, and love how it focuses around faith, family and friendships during the Christmas season. You can check out my reviews of the first two books in the series using the links below, and now let's go ahead and jump right into today's review. The Sound of Sleigh Bells The Christmas Singing The Dawn of Christmas by Cindy Woodsmall: Source: Libby App Publisher: Waterbrook Publication Date: October 15th, 2013 Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction Series: Apple Ridge Synopsis: This Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania

  Hello Friends :) I hope you've all had a great week, and this this weekend is finding you with plenty of time to spend with our Lord and your families :) I want to welcome you all to the sixth day of Christmas in July here on the Preppy Book Princess. I have a little bit of a different story to share with you all today, as this one is actually based on a true story. Keeping reading to find out what I thought about it! The 13th Gift: A True Story of a Christmas Miracle by Joanne Huist Smith: Source: Libby App Publisher: Harmony Publication Date: October 22nd, 2014 Genre: Memoir/Christmas Story Synopsis: For readers of Richard Paul Evans and Greg Kincaid comes  The 13th Gift , a heartwarming Christmas story about how a random act of kindness transformed one of the bleakest moments in a family's history into a time of strength and love. After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three childr

  Good Morning Friends :) I'd like to take a quick moment and let each and every one of you who chooses to read this know that I appreciate you. I'm so thankful that you took some time out of your busy day to spend a few moments with me here on my blog, and I'm beyond grateful for that. If this blog makes even one person smile today, then I'm going to feel like it made a difference, and that I was able to shine a light for Jesus. He's always here for all of us, and I know I need to do a better job of remembering that, especially during the hard times. For today's review, I have another Christmas book to share with you all. Carrying on my crazy tradition of reading Christmas reads during the spring and summer heat, I happened upon a beautiful story of redemption, God's grace and finding love, and I know that any of you guys who are also fans of Amish fiction are going to also adore this one! I previously reviewed the second book in this series and you can fin

  Hello Friends :) I hope you're all doing well, and continuing to turn to Jesus as your anchor during all the craziness and darkness that's currently everywhere in our world. I want to thank you all for taking the time to drop by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review. I'm Kirby, and I'm so happy you've decided to stop by today. I've been continuing to read through many new to me Christian fiction Christmas titles lately, and I read an adorable Regency era one a few weeks ago that I knew I needed to review on my blog, and today I'm excited to get to share it all with you guys. So with all that said let's jump right into day four of Christmas in July here on The Preppy Book Princess.  An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen: Source: Libby App Publisher: Bethany House Publication Date: September 1st, 2020 Genre: Christian Fiction/Historical Fiction Series: Tales From Ivy Hill Synopsis: Richard Brockwell, the younger son of Ivy Hill's mo

Happy Wednesday Friends. Thank you for joining me for day three of Christmas in July here on The Preppy Book Princess. For today's review, I'm excited to share a lovely Amish fiction title that I finished a couple of months ago. I'm really exciting to share with one with you all, so let's go ahead and dive right in. Grab a mug of tea or hot cocoa, and settle in to read about another fantastic Christmas story that you're definitely going to want to go ahead and pick up if you haven't already. The Christmas Singing by Cindy Woodsmall: Source: Libby App Publisher: Waterbrook Press Publication Date: January 1st, 2011 Genre: Christian Fiction/Amish Fiction Series: Apple Ridge Synopsis: After Gideon coldly broke her heart, can the warmth of the season revive Mattie’s hopes?   Mattie thought her childhood sweetheart adored her until he abruptly ended their engagement on Christmas Eve.   Three years later, will learning the truth behind his rejection restore her Christm

  Hello Friends :) I pray you've all been doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review. Welcome to the second day of Christmas in July book reviews here on The Preppy Book Princess. I have to say I've been feeling a little disheartened with the book world lately. Even Christian publishing isn't staying as clean as it once was, and I'm saddened by some of the content that's making it's way into so many different books nowadays. I especially can't stand the way that romance and the like is being pushed on young kids in their medias, and can we honestly not just let kids be kids. The book I'm going to share with you all today I actually picked up because the synopsis sounded like it was going to be a lot about the Lord working in the couple's life, and I was looking forward to reading something that put more emphasis on the faith element for a change. There's been a lot of negativity in my life lately, and I figured

  Happy Monday Friends :) I come to you today with an exciting book review, and also an exciting announcement. I've decided that I'm going to do a Christmas in July series on my blog, and I'm pretty excited about it. For the next ten days I will be sharing daily reviews of some amazing Christmas reads, including a couple of new releases for this year, and I can't wait to tell you all about them. I had so much doing a week of daily blogging last month that I decided to go ahead and do it again this month, and it seemed only fitting to theme it around Christmas in July. Also, why not take an extra step this month and do it for ten days instead of just seven! I hope you'll all stick around for the next ten days, and I'm going to kick things off with an upcoming cozy mystery release that I adored and I'm sure you all will too. If you'd like to check out my reviews of the previous books in the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery series, simply click on the links belo

  Happy Friday Friends :) I pray you're all having a great week, and that you are all looking forward to the weekend.  Mine is going to be pretty uneventful as my hubby is working the whole way through, it's still ridiculously hot outside, and we're currently under an air quality warning because of smoke blowing in from forest fires.  My heart goes out to everyone affected by the wildfires, and I'm continuing to pray for all of you and all of the emergency responders. I'm asthmatic, so I don't really plan on leaving the house much this weekend, and will instead be curling up with a couple of great books. I ended up getting to go away for the day yesterday with my hubby to the city, and we had a fun time doing some shopping which included a visit to my all time favorite bookstore which is a lovely Christian bookstore. I've been continuing to work my way through Bree Baker's Seaside Café Mystery series, and I recently had a chance to read the upcoming book

  Happy Wednesday Friends :) I pray this week finds you all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. If you're a regular reader of my blog, then you would already know that Mandi Blake is one of my all time favorite authors. I truly have adored every single book she's written, and I'm so excited to get to share with you all my review of her upcoming release that's set to release in a couple more days. If you'd like to check out my reviews of the other books in Mandi's Blackwater Ranch series, then check out the links below: Remembering the Cowboy Charmed by the Cowboy Mistaking the Cowboy Protected by the Cowboy Keeping the Cowboy Redeeming the Cowboy by Mandi Blake: Source: Complimentary Copy Provided by the Author Publication Date: July 17th, 2021 Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary Romance Series: Blackwater Ranch Synopsis: They didn’t need anyone until they needed each other. Felicity

  Hello Friends :) I hope you're all having a great summer so far, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess. I've been working my way through a pretty big pile of cozy mysteries this summer, and I've been enjoying the majority of the ones I've been reading. Today I'd like to share with you my review for another installment in Bree Baker's Seaside Café Mystery series. My reviews for the previous books in the series are linked below: Live and Let Chai No Good Tea Goes Unpunished Tide and Punishment A Call For Kelp Now let's jump right into today's review. Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker: Source: Libby App Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: December 29th, 2020 Genre: Cozy Mystery Series: Seaside Café Mystery Synopsis: In the fifth book of the popular Seaside Café Mysteries, Closely Harbored Secrets, Everly Swan just wants to make Halloween-themed treats and specialty teas for her