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ⓘ About Janet Sketchley
Janet Sketchley is a Canadian author of faith-based mystery and suspense and daily devotional books. She writes primarily for Christian women but aims to make her books accessible to readers of other (or no) faith. Her goal is to provide engaging stories (or devotions) for real people who integrate their faith with their daily lives. Her fiction is primarily set in Nova Scotia, Canada. Janet Sketchley’s novels, “Heaven’s Prey,” “Secrets and Lies,” “Without Proof,” “Hidden Secrets,” and “Bitter Truth,” have each been short-listed for Canada’s The Word Awards (mystery/suspense category), and her novel, “Deadly Burden,” won The Word Award in that category in 2024.
All Book Series by Janet Sketchley
A Taste of Hot Apple Cider
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 2008 Anthology · N.J. Lindquist,Heidi McLaughlin
Hot Apple Cider
Book 3 of 7 · published 2012 Anthology · Janette Oke,N.J. Lindquist,Wendy Elaine Nelles
Discussion Guide for a Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider
Book 4 of 7 · published 2013 Anthology · N.J. Lindquist,Wendy Elaine Nelles,Marguerite Cummings
Discussion Guide for Hot Apple Cider
Book 5 of 7 · published 2013 Anthology · N.J. Lindquist,Wendy Elaine Nelles,Marguerite Cummings
Hot Apple Cider with Cinnamon
Book 6 of 7 · published 2016 Anthology · N.J. Lindquist
A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stimulate the Mind and Delight the Spirit
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Janet Sketchley?
Janet Sketchley is a Canadian author of faith-based mystery and suspense and daily devotional books. She writes primarily for Christian women but aims to make her books accessible to readers of other (or no) faith. Her goal is to provide engaging stories (or devotions) for real people who integrate their faith with their daily lives.
Which Janet Sketchley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hot Apple Cider series, the earliest of Janet Sketchley's multi-book series: it opens with A Taste of Hot Apple Cider (2008) and runs to 7 books across 2008–2016, ending with A Second Cup of Hot Apple Cider: Words to Stimulate the Mind and Delight the Spirit (2011). Janet Sketchley's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Janet Sketchley written?
Janet Sketchley has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2023. 17 of them belong to 4 named series — the largest being the Hot Apple Cider series with 7 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Janet Sketchley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Janet Sketchley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hot Apple Cider (2008–2016, 7 books), Redemption's Edge (2013–2016, 4 books) and Tenacity Christian Devotionals (2017–2020, 2 books), plus 1 more.
How are Janet Sketchley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Janet Sketchley's 19 books into 4 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Hot Apple Cider (7 books, 2008–2016); Green Dory Inn (4 books, 2018–2023); Redemption's Edge (4 books, 2013–2016); Tenacity Christian Devotionals (2 books, 2017–2020).