Happy Tuesday! After a few challenging TTT topics, I am relieved to have an easy one — Fall 2021 TBR. I can always come up with lots of books that I will be reading soon. As always I have a mix of genres, so you can find a book to suit your tastes or whims. Let me know if any books on my list made yours.
Happy Tuesday! Numbers in Titles was a TTT topic almost 2 years ago (here’s my post). I wasn’t sure I could come up with 10 different titles, but I took that challenge. Included in this list is a book with Number in the title too. 😉 With the variety in genres, I hope you find a book to pique your interest.
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The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White
One Little Lie by Colleen Coble
Two Steps Forward by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Three by Ted Dekker
Five Brides by Eva Marie Everson
Death of A Six-Foot Teddy Bear by Sharon Dunn
The Lights on Tenth Street by Shaunti Feldhahn
Twelve Days at Bleckly Manor by Michelle Griep
Today’s Top 10 Tuesday topic is favorite places to read. Since I will read anywhere, I thought it would be a fun twist to match books to the Dr. Seuss-style poem about reading (many thanks to Seuss’ Green Eggs And Ham for the poet’s inspiration). While I had to stretch some of the connections, I think you will forgive me as the books I am sharing are awesome!
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The Killing Tide by Dani Pettrey
Maggie Bright by Tracy Groot
The Sowing Season by Katie Powner
Stay with Me by Becky Wade
The Haunting of Bonaventure Circus by Jaime Jo Wright
With You Always by Jody Hedlund
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Beth K. Vogt
Hurricane Season by Lauren K. Denton
These really are a stretch — a young man who is sly as a fox and an exotic pet-sitter who probably wouldn’t turn down a pet fox.
Belinda Blake And The Snake in The Grass by Heather Day Gilbert
Two Steps Forward by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Possession by Rene Gutteridge
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate
Mouse’s Christmas Gift by Mindy Baker
The Thief by Stephanie Landsem
In The Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson
The Memory House by Rachel Hauck
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about giving secondary characters some love. I decided to feature book series in which secondary characters — friends and/or family — from the first book are the main characters in subsequent books. This is a common practice in series, so it wasn’t hard to find some favorites. I’ve included a a variety of genres, so you should be able to find plenty of books to love.
This week’s Top 10 Tuesday theme is books to read on a deserted island. Since it’s mid-summer and you may still need a getaway that doesn’t involve fending off island predators and/or those stranded with you 😉 , I am going another direction and listing books set on islands, real and fictional. There’s women’s fiction, history, romance, suspense, and mystery included, so there should be something for every reading taste. And don’t those covers give you the necessary island vibe!
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The Art of Rivers by Janet Ferguson
As The Tide Comes In by Cindy Woodsmall
As The Light Fades by Catherine West
Hidden Currents by Christy Barritt
Keturah by Lisa T. Bergren
On A Summer Tide by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Phoebe’s Light by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Still Waters by Lindsey Brackett
Tidewater Inn by Colleen Coble
To Have And To Hold by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller
Congratulations to all the wonderful authors who are finalists in the 2021 Carol Awards presented by the ACFW. Now you know what to read this summer! 😉
The Promised Land by Elizabeth Musser
If For Any Reason by Courtney Walsh
On a Coastal Breeze by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green
In High Cotton by Ane Mulligan
The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin Thomas
Daughter of Rome by Tessa Afshar
Like Flames in the Night by Connilyn Cossette
The Runaway Bride by Jody Hedlund
Dead End by Nancy Mehl
Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart Parks
A Baby’s Right to Choose by David L. Winters
Far as the Curse is Found, from the collection Joy to the World: A Regency Christmas Collection
by Amanda Barratt
Christmas in Galway, in the collection Christmas Lights and Romance by Elizabeth Ludwig
A New Hope for Christmas by Erin Stevenson
Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L. Gray
Starfish Pier by Irene Hannon
Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter
Lost Down Deep by Sara Davison
Point of Danger by Irene Hannon
Airborne by DiAnn Mills
The Christmas Bargain by Lisa Carter
Killer Insight by Virginia Vaughan
Texas Holiday Hideout by Virginia Vaughan
Cry of the Raven (Book 3, The Ravenwood Saga) by Morgan L. Busse
Stealing Embers by Julie Hall
The Vault Between Spaces by Chawna Schroeder
Victoria Grace the Jerkface by S.E. Clancy
The Story Hunter by Lindsay A. Franklin
Mortal Sight by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
Things We Didn’t Say by Amy Lynn Green
The Edge of Everywhen by A.S. Mackey
Mortal Sight by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
Book: At Lighthouse Point
Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release date: May 4, 2021
Blaine Grayson returns to Three Sisters Island with a grand plan–to take Camp Kicking Moose to the next level. Her dream starts to unravel when she discovers Moose Manor’s kitchen has been badly remodeled by her sister, Cam, who doesn’t know how to cook. Added to that blow is the cold shoulder given by her best friend, Artie Lotosky, now a doctor to the unbridged Maine islands.
As old wounds are opened, Blaine starts to wonder if she made a mistake by coming home. Little by little, she must let go of one dream to discover a new one, opening her heart to a purpose and a future she had never imagined.
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I have always enjoyed my visits to Three Sisters Island, the setting of Suzanne Woods Fisher‘s contemporary series. I have never been to Maine, but if it is anything like the charming island setting depicted in the three books, sign me up to go! The setting is a big draw to the books, but it is the characters and Fisher’s easy writing style that keep me reading. The latest book, At Lighthouse Point, features Blaine, the youngest of the Grayson sisters. Gone for two years, a lot has changed including Blaine’s outlook and dreams. I loved how Blaine has grown. She really becomes her own person. While things change, many want things to remain the same — a lesson some of the Graysons have to learn. There are funny moments, poignant moments, reconciliations, new starts, and wisdom imparted from Jean-Paul, an outsider with great insight. I fear this is the concluding book of the series (I want to return 😉 ), but it is a great one. Make sure you read this series in order, you do not want to miss out on one thing. The Three Sisters Island series is perfect for binge-reading. I highly recommend it!
Highly recommended.
Audience: adults.
(Thanks to Celebrate Lit and the publisher for a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are mine alone.)
Award winning author Suzanne Woods Fisher writes for readers who have learned to expect the unexpected. With more than one million copies of her books sold worldwide, she is the bestselling author of more than 30 works, ranging from novels to non-fiction books to children’s books. Currently, she lives with her very big family in the East Bay.
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10 Curious Facts about Lighthouses
People love lighthouses. There’s just something special about those sturdy sentinels with their beacons of light, patiently sweeping the water, their mournful and haunting wail of a foghorn. Longfollow’s poem, The Lighthouse, written in 1850, captured the allure so well:
And as the evening darkens, lo! how bright,
Through the deep purple of the twilight air,
Beams forth the sudden radiance of its light,
With strange, unearthly splendor in the glare!
“Unearthly splendor.” Wow, doesn’t that hit the nail on the head? A lighthouse, to me, represents a spiritual truth: Someone’s watching out for us, looking out for the dangers ahead, and always glad to welcome us home.
Here are 10 facts about lighthouses that you might not know:
As I wrote the third book in the ‘Three Sisters island’ series, I just had to give that little charred lighthouse its day in the sun. It had patiently played a role in the first two books, waiting for its turn on center stage. Not only did its setting provide a very unexpected “WHAT? How did that happen?” conclusion to the series, it even stole the headline! The undisputed title: At Lighthouse Point.
Do you have a favorite lighthouse? If so, please add your picture in the comments below. Don’t forget to include its location.
Thanks for reading! Stay well, stay home, and read.
Suzanne
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To celebrate her tour, Suzanne is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
Happy Friday all! I think I am actually getting back into the reading swing of things! It’s been a slow couple of months, but I have just finished a fabulous book (Aftermath by Terri Blackstock) and am ready to begin reading At Lighthouse Point by Suzanne Woods Fisher. I loved the first two books in the Three Sisters Island series and cannot wait to return to the quaint and quirky Maine island.
Here’s the first line:
Blaine Grayson returns to Three Sisters Island with a grand plan — to take Camp Kicking Moose to the next level. Her dream starts to unravel when she discovers Moose Manor’s kitchen has been badly remodeled by her sister, Cam, who doesn’t know how to cook. Added to that blow is the cold shoulder given by her best friend, Artie Lotosky, now a doctor to the unbridged Maine islands.
As old wounds are opened, Blaine starts to wonder if she made a mistake by coming home. Little by little, she must let go of one dream to discover a new one, opening her heart to a purpose and a future she had never imagined.
Bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher invites you back to the coast of Maine for a story that reminds you to release what doesn’t matter and cling to what does: faith, family, and friendships.
Suzanne Woods Fisher loves stories worth telling about people worth remembering. With over a million copies of her book sold worldwide, this bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 books is always on the lookout for the unsung hero with an untold story.
Readers are invited to stop by Suzanne’s website at: http://www.suzannewoodsfisher.com
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I have to admit I didn’t know that Crayola had crazy colors. My kids have been grown for a while and my granddaughter is not quite old enough for coloring. But this Top 10 Tuesday challenge sounds like a lot of fun — Book Titles That Could Be A Crayola Color.
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I have always been a small town girl, at least in my heart. I grew up in a large-ish town, but as an adult found myself enjoying small town living. I like less traffic, feeling a part of a community, and knowing people when I shop, dine, or recreate. I am aware of the pitfalls of small town life, (people knowing your business at number 1 😉 ), but still prefer to live in my small town. It was great raising children here too!
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about favorite book settings that you could live in. It’s no wonder that I chose small towns, both real and fictional.
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