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Top 10 Tuesday — What I Read (And Loved) in July 2015

1 Jul

Happy Tuesday! Today is a Freebie Day with a bit of a throwback vibe. I am listing the books I read and loved in July 2015. This was an easy post to compile since I keep a list of all the books I read by month and year. Plus it was fun to lock back on the great books that I have read in the past. If you haven’t read some on my list, I hope you find one to love.

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Top Books Read in July 2015

 The Curiosity Keeper — Sarah Ladd

 Direct Hit — Mike Hollow

 Gone without A Trace — Patricia Bradley

 Love Arrives in Pieces — Betsy St. Amant

 Price of Privilege — Jessica Dotta

 Secrets of A Charmed Life — Susan Meissner

 Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor — Melanie Dobson

 Thief of Glory — Sigmund Brouwer

Top 10 Tuesday — Upcoming Romantic Suspense

24 Jun

Happy Tuesday! Today bloggers are tasked to list their most anticipated books of the rest of 2025. There are a lot of books on my list, so I decided to limit this post to upcoming romantic suspense novels. There are some great books incoming!

What book are you most anticipating?

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Top Anticipated Romantic Suspense Novels

Canyon of Deceit by DiAnn Mills

Final Approach by Lynette Eason

On The Edge of Trust by Patricia Bradley

Out of Time by Irene Hannon

Perilous Tides by Elizabeth Goddard

Prowl by Colleen Coble

Top 10 Tuesday — Books That Kept Me Guessing!

22 Apr

Happy Tuesday! It is no secret that I read A LOT of mystery/suspense. That being said, there’s not much that surprises me. I almost always guess whodunit. However, there are some authors that have kept me guessing up to the end — the best possible scenario I can think of. So today, I am sharing the books that are full of twists and turns you won’t see coming. I hope you find a book to love.

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Top Books That Kept Me Guessing

Backlash by Rachel Dylan

Double Take by Lynette Eason

Facing The Enemy by DiAnn Mills

Flight Risk by Cara Putman

Flood Watch by Christy Barritt

Night Falls on Predicament Avenue by Jaime Jo Wright

Obsession by Patricia Bradley

The Other Sister by Jessica R. Patch

Present Danger by Elizabeth Goddard

Woman in Shadow by Carrie Stuart Parks

Top 10 Tuesday — Most Recent Additions to My TBR Shelves

21 Jan

Have you added a lot of books to your TBR so far this year? My answer is, of course! While I have a seemingly unending reading list, I never shy away from adding just one, or two, or more books. Today TTT tasked bloggers with revealing the latest books that they have added to their shelves. I have focused specifically on my NetGalley shelf, since many of the books have not yet released. I hope my list piques your interest.

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Most Recent Additions to My TBR Shelves

Before The King By Heather Kaufman

The Blooming of Delphinium by Holly Varni

Deadly Revenge by Patricia Bradley

Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz

Midnight on The Scottish Shore by Sarah Sundin

Over The Edge by Irene Hannon

The Queen’s Cook by Tessa Afshar

Serial Burn by Lynette Eason

Specters in The Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright

Storm Warning by Elizabeth Goddard

Top 10 Tuesday — Bookish Coworkers

20 Aug

Happy Tuesday! This week’s TTT is all about relationships. The books I have chosen involve close knit coworkers. Besides their cool jobs, the characters are friends — and sometimes more 😉 . It would be fun to be a part of the whole office dynamic if I could be the one to answer the phones. I love to read suspense, but I don’t want to actually live it! The books below are the first in each series — lots of time to spend at the office!

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Top Books with Cool Coworkers

Active Defense by Lynette Eason

Beneath The Surface by Lynn Blackburn

End Game by Rachel Dylan

The Escape by Lisa Harris

The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey

Lights Out by Natalie Walters

Night Fall by Nancy Mehl

Operation Joktan by Amir Tsarfati and Steve Yohn

Standoff by Patricia Bradley

Vanished by Irene Hannon

Top 10 Tuesday — Great Books That Went Unread in 2023

23 Jan

Happy Tuesday! Today’s TTT topic is fortunately or unfortunately (depending how you look at these things) an easy post for me. In my reading life, my eyes are bigger than the time I have available to read. 🙁 This leads to a lot of poor, deserving books left alone on the shelf. And I have to confess, I have more than 10. 🙁

Let me know if you read any of the books on my list so that I can move them closer to the top of my towering TBR pile.

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Top 10 Books I Failed To Read In 2023

Cold Pursuit by Nancy Mehl

Countdown by Lynette Eason

Counter Attack by Patricia Bradley

Dark of Night by Colleen Coble

Double Indemnity by Robert Whitlow

The Light on Halsey Street by Vanessa Miller

The Swiss Nurse by Mario Escobar

With Every Memory by Janine Rosche

The Woman from Lydia by Angela Hunt

The Words We Lost by Nicole Deese

Top 10 Tuesday — Bookish Goals

16 Jan

In 2024 I will continue at least one reading goal I set in 2023 — being deliberate in my reading. Last year I chose quality over quantity and was choosy in the books I read. I surpassed my Goodreads Challenge of 75 books, and it felt good to have read the books I really wanted to read over reading ALL THE BOOKS! 😉 I used to be a big audiobook listener, but I have gotten out of the habit. I intend to up that game in 2024 too.

In my quest to be more deliberate, I plan to read more from my own library — my physical shelves, my NetGalley shelf, my Kindle library, and my Audible library. Hope I can stick with it!

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Books I Intend to Read from My Shelves in 2024

My book clubs’ selections will go a long way in helping me read from my shelves. Here are the books I already own:

American Queen by Vanessa Miller

Into The Fire by Irene Hannon

Letters from My Sister by Valerie Fraser Luesse

On Moonberry Lake by Holly Varni

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green

And these are books I intend to listen to that are already in my Audible Library.

Justice Betrayed by Patricia Bradley

Not by Sight by Kate Breslin

Saving Amelie by Cathy Gohlke

The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie Powner

Top 10 Tuesday — 10 Most Recent Book Additions

26 Dec

Happy Tuesday! I hope Santa brought you a whole sleigh full of books and bookish goodies! I am writing this several days ahead, but I can almost guarantee that I did not get any books. And not because I was naughty! 😉 My family just thinks I have enough books, already. LOL! They could be right.

Today I am sharing the most recent additions to my NetGalley shelf. I am hoping to get some of them knocked out over the holiday.

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10 Most Recent Additions to My NetGalley Shelf

The Ark And The Dove by Jill Eileen Smith

The Divine Proverb of Streusel by Sara Brunsvold

Double Take by Lynette Eason

Embers in The London Sky by Sarah Sundin

Every Time We Say Goodbye by Natalie Jenner

Fatal Witness by Patricia Bradley

The Foxhole Victory Tour by Amy Lynn Green

The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham

A Lady’s Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell

The Rare Jewel of Everleigh Wheaton by Susan L. Tuttle

Read A Romance Month — Romantic Suspense

15 Aug

Happy Tuesday! I, along with quite a few other bloggers, had trouble coming up with books for this week’s TTT topic — characters that should team up. With all that I have had going on in the past couple of weeks, my brain just couldn’t handle the challenge. 😉 So I am continuing my Read A Romance series for TTT today.

August is read a romance month (like we need a reminder), and today I am focusing on my favorite romantic suspense authors. I love a good mystery/suspense, and I love trying to figure out just whodunit with engaging characters. The books listed are the first book of the authors’ most recent series. Hope you find one to love.

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Read A Romance Month — Top Romantic Suspense

Unknown Threat by Lynn Blackburn

Counter Attack by Patricia Bradley

End Game by Rachel Dylan

Life Flight by Lynette Eason

Cold Light of Day by Elizabeth Goddard

Point of Danger by Irene Hannon

The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey

Lights Out by Natalie Walters

Top Ten Tuesday — One Word Titles (The Series Edition)

18 Jul

Happy Tuesday! Today’s Top 10 Tuesday topic is One Word Book Titles. I thought I would take it one step further and share series in which all the books’ titles are one word! My choices run the gamut of genres, so there should be something for every taste. And because I’ve listed all the titles in each series, there are many more than 10 books to add to your TBR. You’re welcome! 😉 Added bonus: If you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, the first book in each series is free to read!

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Top Books with One Word Titles — The Series Edition

Age of Conquest series by Tamara Leigh

Merciless

THE WULFRITHS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN.
A battle. A crown. The conqueror. The conquered. Medieval England—forever changed by the Battle of Hastings. And the rise of the formidable Wulfriths.

AN HONORABLE NORMAN 
Chevalier Cyr D’Argent convinced himself he joined Duke William’s invasion of England to reform its church and place its rightful king on the throne. But after a decisive Norman victory, the truth of his quest is revealed when his search for fallen kin leads to a Saxon grieving a boy slain by one of his own. Certain the defiant young woman will become the pick of the plunder, he forces her off the battlefield. Following a pilgrimage of penance, Cyr returns to England to seek his missing brother and claim the barony awarded by King William who stipulates he end the rebellion on his lands. He agrees, only to discover the woman he cannot forget is among those he must vanquish—and may even be their leader.

A REBELLIOUS SAXON 
On a fateful autumn day in 1066, Aelfled of Wulfen’s mistake leads to the death of her lady’s son. Unforgivable—as is the silver-haired warrior who tempts her to put a blade in his back then does the unthinkable in protecting her from his fellow Normans. Now under the usurper’s rule, faith crippled by her people’s suffering, she finds her sanctuary threatened when she becomes a pawn of the rebel leader—and destroyed when betrayal delivers her into the hands of the man who haunts her dreams. As the fires of unrest scorch lives and lands, Aelfled struggles to shield her heart as well as her people. But perhaps love can unite Normans and Saxons. Perhaps she is meant to be here…with him…for such a time as this.

Other books in the series: Fearless, Nameless, Heartless, Reckless, Boundless, Lawless, Dauntless

Alaskan Courage series by Dani Pettrey

Submerged

A sabotaged plane. Two dead deep-water divers.

Yancey, Alaska was a quiet town…until the truth of what was hidden in the depths off the coast began to appear.

Bailey Craig vowed never to set foot in Yancey again. She has a past, and a reputation–and Yancey’s a small town. She’s returned to bury a loved one killed in the plane crash and is determined not to stay even an hour more than necessary. But then dark evidence emerges and Bailey’s own expertise becomes invaluable for the case.

Cole McKenna can handle the deep-sea dives and helping the police recover evidence. He can even handle the fact that a murderer has settled in his town and doesn’t appear to be moving on. But dealing with the reality of Bailey’s reappearance is a tougher challenge. She broke his heart, but she is not the same girl who left Yancey. He let her down, but he’s not the same guy she left behind. Can they move beyond the hurts of their pasts and find a future together?

Other books in the series: Shattered, Stranded, Silenced, Sabotaged

Books of The Infinite series by R. J. Larson

Prophet

Ela Roeh of Parne doesn’t understand why her beloved Creator, the Infinite, wants her to become His prophet. She’s undignified and bad-tempered, and at age seventeen she’s much too young. In addition, no prophet of Parne has ever been a girl. Worst of all, as Parne’s elders often warn, if she agrees to become the Infinite’s prophet, Ela knows she will die young.

Yet she can’t imagine living without Him. Determined to hear the Infinite’s voice, Ela accepts the sacred vinewood branch and is sent to bring the Infinite’s word to a nation torn apart by war. There she meets a young ambassador determined to bring his own justice for his oppressed people. As they form an unlikely partnership, Ela battles how to balance the leading of her heart with the leading of the Infinite.

Other books in the series: Judge, King

The Circle series by Ted Dekker

Black

Enter the adrenaline-laced story that started it all: the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance of one man’s choices as dreams and reality collide.

Thomas Hunter narrowly escapes mysterious assailants only to encounter a silent bullet that clips his head . . . and his world goes black. He awakens in an alternate reality and soon finds himself pulled between two worlds. In one, Thomas is an average guy working in a coffeehouse. In the other, he’s a battle-scarred general leading a band of warriors known as the Circle.Every time Thomas falls asleep in one reality, he wakes in the other—and both worlds are facing catastrophic disaster. In one world, he must race to outwit sadistic terrorists intent on creating a global pandemic by releasing an unstoppable virus. In the other, far into the future, a forbidden love could forever destroy the Circle’s ragtag resistance.Thomas can bridge both worlds, but he quickly realizes that he may not be able to save either. In this mind-bending adventure, the fate of both worlds now rests on his ability to shift realities through his dreams—and somehow find a way to change history.

Other books in the series: Red, White

Natchez Trace Park Rangers series by Patricia Bradley

Standoff

The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. It’s the perfect road for a relaxed pleasure drive. Unfortunately for park ranger Luke Fereday, lately it’s being used to move drugs. Sent to Natchez to infiltrate the organization at the center of the drug ring, Luke arrives too late to a stakeout and discovers the body of his friend, park ranger John Danvers.

John’s daughter Brooke is determined to investigate her father’s murder, but things are more complicated than they first appear, and Brooke soon finds herself the target of a killer who will do anything to silence her. Luke will have his hands full keeping her safe. But who’s going to keep him safe when he realizes he’s falling–hard–for the daughter of the man he failed to save?

Award-winning author Patricia Bradley introduces you to a new series set in the sultry South that will have you wiping your brow and looking over your shoulder.

Other books in the series: Obsession, Crosshairs, Deception

The Sugar Baron’s Daughters series by Lisa T. Bergren

Keturah

In 1773 England, Lady Keturah Banning Tomlinson and her sisters find themselves the heiresses of their father’s estates and know they have one option: Go to the West Indies to save what is left of their heritage.

Although it flies against all the conventions for women of the time, they’re determined to make their own way in the world. But once they arrive in the Caribbean, proper gender roles are the least of their concerns. On the infamous island of Nevis, the sisters discover the legacy of the legendary sugar barons has vastly declined–and that’s just the start of what their eyes are opened to in this unfamiliar world. 

Keturah never intends to put herself at the mercy of a man again, but every man on the island seems to be trying to win her hand and, with it, the ownership of her plantation. She could desperately use an ally, but even an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend leaves her questioning his motives. 

Set on keeping her family together and saving her father’s plantation, can Keturah ever surrender her stubbornness and guarded heart to God and find the healing and love awaiting her?

Other books in the series: Verity, Selah