February 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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This list has been renamed Clean & Gentle. It will continue to be updated the first of every month. Please enjoy these clean reads! |
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Antiques Round-Up
by Barbara Allan
Yee-haw! Saddle up for adventure as former sheriff, talented thespian, and delightfully eccentric true-crime author Vivian Borne gets mixed up in murder in the heart of Texas. Trash 'n' Treasures Mystery series.
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At Death's Dough
by Mindy Quigley
It’s February in the ritzy lakeside resort town of Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, and love is in the air. Pizza chef--and sometime sleuth--Delilah O’Leary realizes that nearly everyone in town―from Capone’s cagey cousin to her own quirky customers―has something to hide.
Deep Dish Mystery series.
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Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop
by Mai Mochizuki
Welcome back to the Full Moon Coffee Shop, serving up star-spun treats and magical insights for the holidays and beyond. Full Moon Coffee Shop series.
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Book 'Em, Eddie
by Laurie Cass
When cat-astrophe strikes, Minnie and her trusty rescue cat, Eddie, will have to read between the lines to solve a crime. Bookmobile Cat Mystery series.
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If All Else Sails
by Emma St. Clair
In this grumpy-sunshine romance, school nurse Josie and her brother's best friend--hockey player Wyatt Jacobs--are tricked into spending a summer together that's anything but smooth sailing.
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A Hidden Hope
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Supervising two newly minted medical residents might be the toughest challenge Ruth "Dok" Stoltzfus has ever faced. Between medical emergencies, cultural misunderstandings, and brewing romantic tensions, Dok finds herself juggling far more than she bargained for. Doctor to the Amish series.
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The Maid of Sherwood Forest
by Sian Ann Bessey
Mariah Clinton exits a changing room in a London costume shop she finds herself in 12th century Nottingham. Inadvertently drawing the attention of the legendary Robin Hood, Mariah must choose between returning home or staying in a past where her heart now belongs.
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Marce Catlett: The Force of a Story
by Wendell Berry
Andy Catlett tells the inspiring story of his grandfather Marce Catlett to his own children and grandchildren, and gives them a key to their place on the questionably settled land they all love.
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Mockingbird Court
by Juneau Black
It's a crisp, cool autumn in Shady Hollow, and preparations are underway for the Harvest Festival. Which brings Bradley Marvel, the most famous author—and most noticeable personality—in any woodland warren. And it seems this wolf is on the lam. Shady Hollow Mystery series.
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Mrs. Claus and the Very Vicious Valentine
by Liz Ireland
As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is in the air with April Claus’s friend, Claire, getting married to Jake Frost—but when a cold-blooded killer strikes, it sends shivers through Santaland. Mrs. Claus Mystery series.
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My Beloved
by Jan Karon
When Father Tim’s wife, Cynthia, asks what he wants for Christmas, he pens the answer in a love letter that bares his most private feelings. Then the letter goes missing and circulates among his astonished neighbors. So much for private. Mitford series.
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The Pretender
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Two years after Rosa Petersheim disappeared from her Amish home, she suddenly reappears...with a husband in tow. Will Rosa’s family accept her and Anthony? Can the Big Valley ever be home again?
Mifflin County Mystery series.
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Sense and Suitability
by Pepper Basham
In this clean Regency rom-com, a woman with a scandalous past (and an even more scandalous secret) swears off love--until the man who broke her heart needs her help. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Stories We Carry
by Robin W. Pearson
Glory Pryor has carved out a life for herself in North Carolina, cultivating a community around her bookstore, By the Book. While her business is a success, she carries the weight of stories of her own she’s never told anyone. Then Adelle Simonette shows up and Glory’s carefully controlled life begins to crumble.
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Winterset
by Tiffany Odekirk
Northern England, Late Fall, 1820.
A hidden past. A house with secrets. And one chance for two wounded hearts to find love together.
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