Best Reads of 2016

Thought it was time for me to compile a list of the books I have read this year: that I loved the most and want to gush about or give an extra accolade.  

Please note that not all of these titles were published this year, but are books I read in 2016. Click on the titles for links to more information on each book, and my review.

HISTORICAL FICTION:

Ancient and Medieval:

The Confessions of X by Suzanne M. Wolfe 

Rising to the Challenge: Comrades of Honor #3 by Alicia Willis

Forest Child: Vikings of the New World Saga #2 by Heather Day Gilbert 

The Beautiful Pretender: Fairytale Romance #2 by Melanie Dickerson 

Beneath Outstretched Arms by Vanessa Knizley

Regency to Modern:

Mist of Midnight: Daughters of Hampshire #1 by Sandra Byrd 

Bride of a Distant Isle: Daughters of Hampshire #2 by Sandra Byrd

The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen

Dawn at Emberwilde: Treasures of Surrey # 2 by Sarah Ladd 

A Lady Unrivaled: Ladies of the Manor #3 by Roseanna M. White

FANTASY 

The Traitor's Heir: Knight of Elderan # 1 by Anna Thayer

Word and Deed by Rachel Rossano 

The Making of a Man: Novels of Rhynan #2.5 by Rachel Rossano

CRIME & MYSTERY 

The Jazz Files: Poppy Denby Investigates #1 by Fiona Veitch Smith 

Ashes to Ashes: Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton #8 by Mel Starr

Lucifer's Harvest: Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton #9 by Mel Starr

A Singular and Whimsical Problem: Herringford and Watts Mysteries #1.5 by Rachel McMillan

AUDIOBOOKS 

The Governess of Highland Hall: Edwardian Brides #1 by Carrie Turanksky 

A Refuge at Highland Hall: Edwardian Brides #3 by Carrie Turansky

An Elegant Facade: Hawthorne House #2 by Kristi Ann Hunter 

The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Carrie Turansky

NON-FICTION 

Medieval Wisdom for Modern Christians by Chris R. Armstrong 

My Story So Far by Andew White