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Top 10 Tuesday — Thanksgiving Freebie

25 Nov

Happy Tuesday! This week TTT bloggers are posting about Thanksgiving and thankfulness. I have done a lot of these posts through the year and just couldn’t seem to come up with anything fresh. So . . . I am spelling out THANKGIVING with titles from books I am thankful for. The authors created books that made me smile, laugh out loud, and cry. They made me think and examine and ponder. They entertained and educated. So a big thanks to all on my list!

Top Book Titles That Spell Thanksgiving

T — Truth Be Told by Patricia Raybon

H — The Heart of Bennet Hollow by Joanne Bischof DeWitt

A — The All American by Susie Finkbeiner

N — The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

K — The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan

S — The Stories We Carry by Robin Pearson

G — Guilty Until Innocent by Robert Whitlow

I — The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz

V — The Vanished by Cara Putman

I — Indigo Isle by T. I. Lowe

N — Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright

G — Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee

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Top 10 Tuesday — Books Based on Classics

18 Nov

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT topic is modern day classics — contemporary books that will one day be recognized as classic pieces of literature. Honestly, I am just not feeling this topic so I am going in another direction. Shocking, I know. I am going with books that are based on or inspired by classics, ones I have read (denoted with an asterisk) and those that I’d like to. Let me know if you would read any of these. Sorry/not sorry for all the Jane Austen-inpired books.

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Top Books Based On/Inspired By Classics

Dear Mr. Knightley (Daddy Long Legs) by Katherine Reay*

The Heart of Bennet Hollow (Pride And Prejudice) by Joanne Bischof DeWitt*

Jane Fairfax (Emma) by Joan Aiken*

The Lady’s Guide to Death And Deception (Pride And Prejudice) by Katherine Cowley*

Longbourne (Pride And Prejudice) by Jo Baker*

March (Little Women) by Geraldine Brooks

Mrs. Elton in America (Emma) by Diana Birchall*

The Murder of Mr. Wickham (various Austen novels) by Claudia Gray*

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Unmarriageable (Pride And Prejudice) by Soniah Kamal

Wide Sargasso Sea (Jane Eyre) by Jean Rhys

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Top 10 Tuesday — Out of My Comfort Zone

11 Nov

Happy Tuesday! I am an eclectic reader — the only thing I don’t read are spicy books. IYKYK. 😉 It’s easy to read books that fit my parameters when I stick mostly to Christian fiction. So this week’s topic — books out of my comfort zone — was a bit daunting. I do know that I rarely read YA fiction simply because I’m not really the target audience, not because of topic or genre, so I am going to feature a few books that I have read and enjoyed (denoted with an asterisk) and a few that look very interesting. I hope you find one to love!

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Top Books Out of My Comfort Zone

The Charatan’s Boy by Jonathan Rogers*

Echo Nova by Clint Hall

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The June Boys by Court Stevens*

Starlighter by Bryan Davis*

The Story Peddler by Lindsay A. Franklin*

Storylore by Mae McKoy

The Text by Julane Fisher

Water’s Break by Sophia L. Hansen

The Whispers of The Wind by Abigail Thompson

Wicked is The Hollow by K. E. Ganshert*

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Top 10 Tuesday — Random Books from The Shelves

4 Nov

Happy Tuesday! Today TTT bloggers are posting random books from our shelves — either physical or digital. Sharing from either is really going to expose my lack of timely reading. 😉 My Kindle, physical shelves, and NetGalley shelf are filled with hopes and dreams — hope that I will finally choose a book and dreams of having all the time in the world to read! Sad for so many reasons. But I will play along anyway. I chose to go the physical book route — have you read any on my list? Tell me which should head to the top of the TBR pile.

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10 Random Books from My Book Shelves

The Cairo Brief by Fiona Veitch Smith

Code of Valor by Lynette Eason

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Every Hour Until Then by Gabrielle Meyer

A Gardin Wedding by Rosey Lee

The Secret Book of Flora Lee by Patty Callahan Henry

Outbreak by Davis Bunn

The Queen by Stephen James

Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green

Under The Tulip Tree by Michele Shocklee

Visible Threat by Janice Cantore

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Top 10 Tuesday — Atmospheric Reads, Halloween Edition

28 Oct

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT topic is a Halloween Freebie. Last week bloggers posted about cozy/atmospheric novels. I chose cozy with a follow-up of atmospheric books today. To fit with the Halloween theme I am defining atmospheric as a book setting that conjures up a feeling of mystery and intrigue, with a little bit (or a lot) of spooky thrown in. It’s always good to have at least one spooky read during October. 😉 I hope you find one that intrigues you.

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Top Atmospheric Reads

The Devil Walks in Mattingly by Billy Coffey

Man of Shadow And Mist by Michelle Griep

Of Gold And Shadows by Michelle Griep

On The Cliffs of Foxglove Manor by Jaime Jo Wright

Queen of Hearts by Heather Day Gilbert

Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen

Shattered Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl

Specters in The Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright

Storm Warning by Elizabeth Goddard

Wicked Is The Hollow by K. E. Ganshert

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Top 10 Tuesday — Cozy Reads

21 Oct

Happy Tuesday! This week’s TTT topic is Cozy/Atmospheric reads. When I see those two descriptors I think of very different types of books. Cozy makes me think of small communities, quirky characters, and a feel-good plot, regardless of genre. Atmospheric reads, to me, are ones in which the setting plays a big part of the plot, often setting the stage for spooky goings-on. I am going to focus on cozy books this week, and for next week’s Halloween Freebie, atmospheric novels.

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Top Cozy Reads

The Christmas Tree Farm by Melody Carlson

The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold

The Gardins of Edin by Rosey Lee

Hope Harbor by Irene Hannon

The Light on Horn Island by Valerie Fraser Luesse

Memory Lane by Becky Wade

On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni

Some Like It Scot by Pepper Basham

Stealing Magnolias by Leslie Kirby DeVooght

The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Powner

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Top 10 Tuesday — Books I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time

14 Oct

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT topic is books we wish we could read again for the first time. There are books that touched me in profound ways — the books that made me cry (in a good way)! They are generally the ones that are so good that I keep thinking about them over and over. Sometimes I think I am still in their world! IYKYK! So here are the books that are so good they made me wish I could savor them again like I had never read them.

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Books I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time

Before I Called You Mine by Nicole Deese

Of Love And Treason by Jamie Ogle

The Secret of Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale

The Stories That Bind Us by Susie Finkbeiner

The Stories We Carry by Robin W. Pearson

Up from The Dust by Heather Kaufman

Water from My Heart by Charles Martin

Where The Blue Sky Begins by Katie Powner

Within These Walls of Sorrow by Amanda Barratt

The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

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Top 10 Tuesday — Long Book Series

7 Oct

Happy Tuesday! Today TTT is all about favorite book series, and I am specifically focusing on series that are longer than the standard 3 books. Some have concluded, which gives you a great reason to binge read, and others are still on going, so you better catch up! All are great in my opinion. I have included a variety of genres so that you can find the perfect book for you.

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Top Book Series with Lots of Books!

Daughters of The Mayflower series by various authors (12 books)

Hope Harbor series by Irene Hannon (12 and counting!)

Hugh De Singleton’s Chronicles by Mel Starr (17 and counting!)

The O’Malley series by Dee Henderson (6 books)

Psalm 23 Mysteries series by Debbie Viguie (21 books)

Timeless series by Gabrielle Meyer (6 and counting)

True Colors series by various authors (11 books)

True Crime Junkies series by Christy Barritt (10 books)

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Top 10 Tuesday — Fall-Vibe Book Covers

30 Sep

Happy Tuesday! It’a finally fall, y’all! Although the temps in my part of the world would not be considered sweata weatha, there is hope in sight! To commemorate the change of seasons, this week’s TTT topic is book covers that give all the fall vibes — whether they feature autumn sights or have the rich colors of the season. I have a mix of genres, as well as new releases and older books. What do you think?

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Top Fall Vibe Book Covers

The Heart of Bennet Hollow by Joanne Bischof DeWitt

Hearts in Circulation by Sarah Monzon

The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham

Of Gold And Shadow by Michelle Griep

The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter

A Song in The Dark by Kimberly Woodhouse

The Sound of Falling Leaves by Lisa Carter

The Sowing Season by Katie Powner

Unintended Witness by D. L. Wood

The Wood’s Edge by Lori Benton

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Top 10 Tuesday — Fall TBR

23 Sep

Happy Tuesday! I’m finally back with another TTT post. It has been crazy the last few months, and I haven’t had the mental bandwidth to come up with lists that I think anyone would want to read. 😉 I have a few days to breathe and this week’s topic, Fall TBR, should be a no-brainer, so here is my list. I don’t have a lot of mandatory reading so this list is fairly loose — books that have caught my eye and I hope to read them in the coming weeks. Let me know which ones you have enjoyed.

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Top 10 Books on My Fall TBR List

Between The Sound And Sea by Amanda Cox

Canyon of Deceit by DiAnn Mills

Echoes of A Silent Song by Amanda Wen

Final Approach by Lynette Eason

From The Valley We Rise by Elizabeth Musser

The Heart of Bennett Hollow by Joanne Bischof DeWitt

Over The Edge by Irene Hannon

Perilous Tides by Elizabeth Goddard

The Stories We Carry by Robin Pearson

The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

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