January 2017
Leonardo’s Holy Child by Fred R. Kline - 4.5
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance - 4
The Valley by Brandon Daily - 4.5
Orphans of the Carnival by Carol Birch - 4.5
Beyond Derrynane by Kevin O’Connell - 4
The Past Life Perspective by Ann C. Barham - 4.5
Two Empresses by Brandy Purdy - 3
The Years That Followed by Catherine Dunne - 4
February
Gardening with Chickens by Lisa Steele
A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams - 3.5
The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry - 3.5
The Dressmaker’s Dowry by Meredith Jaegger - 4
The Life and Times of Persimmon Wilson by Nancy Peacock - 5
One Part Plant by Jessica Murnane - 5
The New Irish Table edited by Leslie Conron Carola - 5
March
Scarred by Michael K. Smith 4.5
Container Gardens from the Editors of Southern Living Magazine - 5
The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George - 4.5
A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline - 4
Sketching Character by Pamela Lynne - 4
Renegade’s Pride by BJ Daniels - 4
A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd - 4.5
The Enemies of Versailles by Sally Christie - 4
Dishing Up the Dirt by Andrea Bemis - 4.5
A Ring of Truth by Michelle Cox - 4.5
April
Eggshells by Catriona Lally - 4.5
High Noon by Glenn Frankel - 5
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck - 4.5
To the Stars Through Difficulties by Romalyn Tilghman - 3.5
The Forbidden Garden by Ellen Herrick - 4
The Promise of Pierson Orchard by Kate Brandes - 4
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - 5
The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi - 4
Amish Community Cookbook - 4.5
Slightly South of Simple by Kristy Woodson Harvey - 4
The Varangian by Bruce MacBain - 4.5
May
No Man’s Land by Simon Tolkien - 4.5
The Essential Amish Cookbook - 4
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann - 5
The Illusionist’s Apprentice by Kristy Cambron - 4
Gumbo Love Cookbook by Lucy Buffett - 4.5
Murder in All Honour by Anne Cleeland - 4
Under the Approaching Dark by Anna Belfrage - 5
The Competition by Donna Russo Morin - 4.5
June
Scatterwood by Piers Alexander - 3.5
The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence by Alyssa Palombo - 4.5
The Summer House by Hannah McKinnon - 3.5
The Gypsy Moth Summer by Julie Fierro - 3.5
Israel - God’s Heart - 4.5
Loveweaver by Tracy Ann Miller - 4
The Fortune Teller by Gwendolyn Womack - 4
July
Monticello by Sally Cabot Gunning - 4
A Twisted Vengeance by Candace Robb - 4
Artisanal Preserves by Madelaine Bulwinkel - 4
Betrayal at Iga by Susan Spann - 4.5
The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer - 5
Secrets of the Tulip Sisters by Susan Mallery - 3.5
The Innkeeper’s Sister by Linda Goodnight - 4
The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck - 4
August
Time’s a Thief by B.G. Firmani - 3.5
To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts by Caitlin Hamilton Summie - 4.5
The Library of Light and Shadow by M.J. Rose - 4.5
A Beautiful Poison by Lydia Kang - 4
The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes by David Handler - 4.5
The Barbary Mark by Anne Cleeland - 4
Casanova’s Secret Wife by Barbara Lynn-Davis - 4
The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard - 5
The Sworn Virgin by Kristopher Dukes - 3.5
Blood Moon by Ruth Hull Chatlien - 4.5
September
The Plague Diaries by Ronlyn Domingue - 5
The Mapmaker’s Daughter by Katherine Nouri Hughes - 3.5
The Long Way Home by Kevin Bannister - 4
Can It & Ferment It by Stephanie Thurlow - 5
When It’s Over by Barbara Ridley - 4.5
Slow Cooker Favorites: Chicken - 4.5
October
The Underground River by Martha Conway - 4
Wild Mountain by Nancy Kilgore - 4.5
Woman Enters Left by Jessica Brockmole - 4.5
Sorcery for Beginners by Matt Harry (YA) - 4
The Language of Trees by Steve Wiengenstein - 4
The Poke Cake Cookbook by Jamie Sherman - 4
Hanna Who Fell From the Sky by Christopher Meades - 4
The Crows of Beara by Julie Christine Johnson - 4.5
Houseplants by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf - 5
Cake, I Love You by Jill O’Connor - 5
November
The It Girls by Karen Harper - 3
A Sea of Sorrow: A Novel of Odysseus - 4.5
Soulful Baker by Julie Jones - 5
The Flexible Vegetarian by Jo Pratt - 4.5
Hiddensee by Gregory Maguire - 4.5
Compromise with Sin by Leanna Englert - 4
The Silent Fountain by Victoria Fox - 4
The Paris Secret by Karen Swan - 4.5
Murder in Shadow by Anne Cleeland - 4.5
The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay - 4
December
The Orphan of Florence by Jeanne Kalogridis - 3.5
There is Always Tomorrow by Anna Belfrage - 4.5
Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies by Ginger Kathrens - 5
Admissions by Henry Marsh - 3.5
The Perfect Cookie by America’s Test Kitchen - 5
The House on the Forgotten Coast by Ruth Coe Chambers - 4
City girl turned farm girl, Patty Woodland
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her garden, cats, and the
beautiful countryside,
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