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Top 10 Tuesday — Real And Relatable Characters

10 Nov

Happy Tuesday! Don’t you love it when a character seems real? I often (but thankfully, not always) describe favorite characters as real and relatable. It was a great phrase to use to search my reviews for this week’s TTT prompt book characters I wish were real people. If you’re like me, you already feel like they are real 😉 . I was excited to see the variety of genres my search yielded. I hope you find a book to love.

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Top Books with Real And Relatable Characters

Before The King by Heather Kaufman

The Bitter End Birding Society by Amanda Cox

A Bookshop for Christmas by Heidi Chiavaroli

Della’s Song by Donna Jo Stone

Harbor Pointe by Irene Hannon

Midnight on The Scottish Shore by Sarah Sundin

On Living Stone by Heather Kaufman

Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham

Trail of Danger by Hope Welborn

The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

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Top 10 Tuesday — Short And Sweet Reviews

3 Nov

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT’s topic is one word reviews. This was so hard! My short and sweet list uses a lot of hyphens to simulate one word. They are really more descriptions than reviews, too. Again, hard! The list includes the last 10 books I have written reviews of, so at least that is on topic. I hope you find a book to love.

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Top Ten Short And Sweet Reviews

Community — A Bookshop for Christmas by Heidi Chiavaroli

Faith-filled — Cascade by Linda K. Rodante

Danger-around-every-corner — The Final Word by Laura Thomas

Man-against-the-elements — Fire Mountain by Dana Mentink

Merry-vibe — The Heartfelt Formula by Leslie K. DeVooght

Suspense-filled — The Last Noel by Sarah Hamaker, Kimberly Woodhouse, and Jayna Breigh

Twisty — The Lies We Trade by Kristine Delano

Sassy — Spies, Lies, And Alibis by Natalie Walters

Magical — The Spring at Trulee Holler by Jana Hutcheson

Journey-toward-forgiveness — Things We Cannot Keep by Amanda Cox

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Top 10 Tuesday — Halloween Freebie

27 Oct

Happy Tuesday before Halloween! Today’s TTT is a Halloween Freebie, and I am featuring books that are great to read when you want something a little bit twisty, or ghostly, or dark-ish, but are a fraidy cat. 😉 You can easily read these books after dark, but maybe with a nightlight burning. They are also certified non-gory. I hope you find one to read this Halloween.

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Top Books for Fraidy Cats 😉

The Bookshop of 99 Door/Tempest at Annabel’s Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright

Dark Design/Shattered Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl

Death Follows Her/Secrets Chase Her by Rachel Dylan

Deadly Currents by Elizabeth Goddard

The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch

Out of Time by Irene Hannon

Whiteout by Lynette Eason and Dani Pettrey

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Top 10 Tuesday — (Not So) Picture Perfect Settings

20 Oct

Happy Tuesday! Today I am changing TTT‘s prompt of Perfect Day, to picture perfect book settings that turn out to be not so much. You know, something like the idyllic vacation spot with cartel killers. I read a lot of suspense, so I have a lot of material to work with. 😉 Hope you find one to love.

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Top (Not So) Picture Perfect Settings

26 Below by Kimberly Woodhouse — Alaska and a madman killer

Better Watch Out by Natalie Walters — Christmas in New York City and killers

Cascade by Linda Rodante — Tennessee waterfall hike with a shooting and bear attacks

The Choice by D. L. Wood — luxury yacht with people out to get you

The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch — small Maine coastal town with ghostly intruders

Mists over The Channel Islands by Sarah Sundin — Nazi invasion

Love Makes Way by Hallee Bridgeman — destination wedding on a cruise ship that is taken over by pirates

Queen of Hearts by Heather Day Gilbert — luxurious WV mountain cabin with a stalker

When The Silence Breaks by Elizabeth Goddard — Cascade Mountains of Washington with a snowstorm and deadly bio-weapon

Whiteout by Dani Pettrey and Lynette Eason — Colorado ski resort with an avalanche and not 1, but 2 (or more) killers on the loose

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Top 10 Tuesday — Fall Colors

13 Oct

Happy Tuesday! Here in the sunny South, our fall leaves have yet to change. We have a bit of color from the Japanese maple in our yard, but our azaleas are still blooming! It’s gonna be a while. So I have to content myself with book covers repping the colors of autumn (though not necessarily autumn-inspired artwork). Thank goodness for TTT! The books on my list are recent-ish reads (or soon-to be read books) whose colors remind me of the upcoming glorious colors in nature. Hope you find one that interests you.

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Top Books with Fall Color Covers

Fire Mountain by Dana Mentink

The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch

On Living Stone by Heather Kaufman

The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter

The Shadow Friends by Tess Gerritsen

Spies, Lies, And Alibis by Natalie Walters

The Spring at Trulee Holler by Jana Hutcheson

Watch Your Back by Kristen Hogrefe Parnell

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Top 10 Tuesday — Memories

6 Oct

Today on TTT, bloggers are charged with listing books that conjure up good memories. I’m going a step further and listing books with memory/memories in the title. Of all the books on the list that I have read (a few are still on my TBR shelves), I have very fond memories of wonderful writing. I hope you find one that will keep you remembering.

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Top Books with Memory/Memories in The Title

Memories of Glass by Melanie Dobson

A Memory Between Us by Sarah Sundin

The Memory House by Rachel Hauck

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

A Memory of Violets by Hazel Gaynor

The Memory of You by Catherine West

Memory’s Door by James Rubart

With Every Memory by Janine Rosche

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Top 10 Tuesday — “Fall” Freebie

29 Sep

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT prompt is a fall freebie. I have taken that quite literally. 😉 My list includes books with titles containing fall, falls, and falling. I’ve done this for a previous fall freebie, but these book have been read since then. You’ll find that a fall occurs quite often in suspense novels. And one group of books gets extra points for their series name — Gossamer Falls! I hope you find one to love.

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Top Books with Fall, Falls, or Falling in The Title

Never Fall Again, Break My Fall, Last to Fall, and Downfall by Lynn Blackburn

Dead Fall and Free Fall by Nancy Mehl

Every Bird That Falls by Sara Davison

Falling Night by Phil Clarke

Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright

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Top 10 Tuesday — Fall TBR List

22 Sep

Happy Tuesday! Does it feel like Fall where you are? Are the mornings cooler, the trees sporting colors of red, yellow, and orange? Is there a scent of pumpkin spice in the air? LOL! Even if none of those things are appearing where you live, you can always count on a book to take you wherever you want to go.

This week bloggers are sharing their Fall TBR Lists. I have some fun books on mine, with some early Christmas vibes included. Tell me what you are reading.

For more terrific TBRs, please visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

Top Books on My Fall TBR List

Cascade by Linda K. Rodante

Fatal Finale by Nancy Mehl

The Heartfelt Formula by Leslie Kirby DeVooght

The Last Noel by Sarah Hamaker, Jayna Breigh, and Kimberly Woodhouse

Point of Revenge by DiAnn Mills

The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter

South of Somewhere by T. I. Lowe

The Spring in Trulee Holler by Jana Hutcheson

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Twelve Days And Twelfth Night by Sarah Sundin

Witness Protection by Robert Whitlow

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Top 10 Tuesday — Authors I Have Met

15 Sep

Happy Tuesday! I have been very fortunate to have met a bunch of authors. I have been attending author conferences, reader events, and even a readers multi-day trip for over 15 years now. Recently I have been a part of bringing a book festival to my small town, which has allowed me to meet some of fabulous authors across a wide range of genres. Today I am featuring those I met for the first time back in February at the 2026 Read, Write, And Blue Book Festival in Perry, Georgia. Put February 27, 2027 on your calendar to meet your favorites!

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10 Authors I Recently Met

Rosalind Bunn

Sophie Lee Fox

Andrew Greer

T. I. Lowe

Valerie Fraser Luesse

Cindy Morgan

Callie Murray

Jennifer Purcell

Angie Schwendemen

Jill Willis

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Top 10 Tuesday — Indie Freebie

8 Sep

Happy Tuesday! Today is TTT‘s Indie Freebie. When I began blogging, I read very few indie published books. Now they are everywhere and many traditionally published authors are joining the ranks of the indie published. The cover artwork has improved, editing has gotten better, and sometimes a reader is hard-pressed to identify if a book is indie or not. I love that there are so many great options for authors and readers alike.

Today I am featuring some indie published books I have read. I hope you discover a book to love.

For more Indie goodness, please visit That Artsy Reader Girl.

10 Indie-Published Books I Have Read

The Choice by D. L. Wood

Death Follows Her by Rachel Dylan

Headwater Holiday by Hannah Hood Lucero

Hidden by Hope Welborn

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

Secrets Chase Her by Rachel Dylan

Terminal Danger by Jerusha Agen

Until April by Janet W. Ferguson

Water Grave by Mitchell S Karnes

Wicked Is The Hollow by K. E. Ganshert

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