We’re almost at the end of 2023, and I must be getting older because I am sure the years are going faster. Yet again, I’ve read a lot of books (and published one, which was a first!). Some were excellent, some were fun but forgettable, and some were unforgettable for all the wrong reasons.

But today it’s time to share the books I enjoyed most in 2023. Most are contemporary Christian fiction, because that’s the genre I read most. But one is Biblical fiction (Plagues and Papyrus), one is multi-timeline (In This Moment), and one is perhaps more women’s fiction than romance (The Words We Lost).

So here’s my list, most of which I have already reviewed or featured on the blog:

1. With All my Heart by Emily Dana Botrous
2. Now or Never by Emily Conrad
3. The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese
4. Plagues and Papyrus by Christine Dillon
5. Where Our Hearts Lie by Jenny Glazebrook
6. His Runaway Crush by Heather Gray
7. The Billionaire’s Teacher by Elizabeth Maddrey
8. In This Moment by Gabrielle Meyer
9. In Spite of Ourselves by Jennifer Rodewald
10. Dedicated to the One I Love by Beth K Vogt

What were the top five (or ten) books you read in 2023?