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Captain’s Log, Stardate 12.30.2005

Update 2/2006: I have a more current version of this list on my website, and I'll keep updating it there.

Man, a cold hit me hard yesterday and today I’m miserable. Bad, bad coughing. I read, but it was a bad book—illogical character decisions just ruin the story for me. I think I’ll do crits today instead of writing.

I keep a list of Christian Chicklit books that are out there (it’s current as of today’s date, anyway). I didn’t think it would be useful to anybody else besides me, but then someone requested Christian Chicklit titles on the ACFW loop.

Some of these I’ve read. Some I haven’t, but I’ve heard about them from friends. Here it is for anybody who’s interested. It’s not in any particular order.

Chicklit:
THE TROUBLE WITH TULIP by Mindy Starns Clark
THE WHITNEY CHRONICLES and THE MILLION DOLLAR DILEMMA by Judy Baer
MADE OF HONOR by Marilynn Griffith
DREAMING IN BLACK AND WHITE and DREAMING IN TECHNICOLOR (the Phoebe Grant novels) and RECONSTRUCTING NATALIE (late 2006, I think) by Laura Jensen Walker
HEAVENS TO BETSY by Beth Pattillo
TIGER LILLIE by Lisa Samson
SAVANNAH FROM SAVANNAH (and the other Savannah books) by Denise Hildreth
THEODORA'S DIARY and THEODORA'S WEDDING by Penny Culliford
KISSING ADRIEN by Siri Mitchell
FLIPPIN' THE SCRIPT by Aisha Ford
EMILY EVER AFTER by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
HIP TO BE SQUARE by Hope Lyda
ROMANCE RUSTLERS AND THUNDERBIRD THIEVES, SASSY CINDERELLA AND THE VALIANT VIGILANTE, COW CRIMES AND THE MUSTANG MENACE (the Ruby Taylor Mystery series) by Sharon Dunn
GEORGIA ON HER MIND by Rachel Hauck (Aug 2006)
DESIGN ON A CRIME by Ginny Aiken
EVERYTHING'S COMING UP JOSIE by Susan May Warren (May 06)
BOO (and the others in her BOO trilogy) by Rene Gutteridge (this might not be exactly chicklit, but it's funny)
WHAT A GIRL WANTS, SHE'S OUT OF CONTROL, WITH THIS RING I'M CONFUSED (the Ashley Stockingdale series) and SHE'S ALL THAT (the Spa Girls series) by Kristin Billerbeck
JUST AS I AM by Ginny Smith (March 2006)
HAZARDOUS DUTY by Christy Barritt (Kregel, fall 2006)

Momlit:
SAHM I AM by Meredith Efken
THE SECRET LIFE OF BECKY MILLER by Sharon Hinck (June 2006)
DYING TO DECORATE by Cyndy Salzmann
LEAVE IT TO CLAIRE by Tracey Bateman
CLUB SANDWICH by Lisa Samson
MOM OVER MIAMI and SADIE-IN-WAITING by Annie Jones
MOTHER OF PREVENTION by Lori Copeland
LOVE THE SINNER by Lynn Bulock
THEODORA'S BABY by Penny Culliford
THE YADA YADA PRAYER GROUP (and the other YADA YADA books) by Neta Jackson
BAD HEIRESS DAY and QUEEN ESTHER AND THE SECOND GRADERS OF DOOM (Feb 2006) by Allie Pleiter
FRONT PORCH PRINCESS by Kathryn Springer (March 2006)

Ladylit:
HOT FLASHES AND COLD CREAM by Diann Hunt
SISTERCHICKS ON THE LOOSE (and all the other SISTERCHICKS books) by Robin Jones Gunn
MERCY ME by Margaret Graham
A STITCH IN TIME by Allison Bottke

Ladlit:
FLABBERGASTED by Ray Blackston
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Comments

Pammer said…
Praying for you to get better. Hugs.
Fri Dec 30, 07:30:00 PM 2005
Dineen A. Miller said…
Hey girl! Sorry to hear you're sick. Awww, (((((((HUG)))))))) See, I can do that. Cyber hugs won't get me sick. LOL! Feel better!
Sat Dec 31, 02:34:00 AM 2005
Unknown said…
Feel better, Asian chick, who isn't really Asian! LOL (private joke involving my teen)

Happy New Year, girl. I'm blessed by your friendship!
Sat Dec 31, 12:34:00 PM 2005
Heather Diane Tipton said…
Praying for a very blessed and prosperous 2006 for you and your family! I've been so blessed by your friendship!
Sun Jan 01, 12:14:00 AM 2006
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