Top Ten Tuesday . . . Books With Food In The Story

Happy Tuesday and Happy September! Life kinda sucks right now. My dad has Alzheimer's and the Hospice nurse told me that she believes he is in the final decline. I'm only posting this to explain why there is a lack of posting on my blog.

A Saturday night get-together supper club.

A Brunch Cafe

A Coffee Company  

Book three of Becky Wade's Bradford Sisters. Britt has a chocolate shop, and you'll be craving chocolate as you read it.

Food truck

Professional chef

A taco truck and lots of cilantro. 

A baking competition.

I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day and I also hope if you haven't read these books that you add them to your ever-growing TBR. 

Ten Posts I’ve Written That Give You the Best Glimpse of Me

 

Happy Tuesday!! Today's prompt from That Artsy Reader Girl is about past posts I've written whether on my blog, Instagram, or Facebook that will give you the best glimpse of who I am.

1. https://frommipov.blogspot.com/2019/05/thank-you-for-making-me-who-i-am.html

2. I prefer college to pro but I love football all the same!

3. Character's that remind me of me. https://frommipov.blogspot.com/2019/05/characters-that-remind-me-of-me.html

 

4. Coloring

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3QtAbAShit/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

5. Hanging with bookish peeps!

6.       Coloring is a stress reliever for epilepsy so, I do it a lot!

 

7. Long Playing Tape

                             

8. Seeing God Work

9. Having Songs of Joy

                     

10. I may not have a period anymore but my brain thinks I do. So, epilepsy type number 2.

This was a fun post to put together. I hope to read yours today.

Between Sound and Sea by Amanda Cox Reviewed

 

About the book:

Title: Between The Sound and Sea

Author: Amanda Cox

Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn't mind if her family still had a few of their own after a lawsuit tarnishes their name. When an opportunity opens to become a temporary keeper of a decommissioned lighthouse on a North Carolina island, she jumps at the chance to escape her small town to oversee its restoration.

As the work begins, "Joey" discovers strange notes tucked deep in the crevices of the old stone walls--pages torn from a lighthouse keeper's log signed by someone named Mae who recounts harrowing rescues at sea. Fascinated by a woman lighthouse keeper, Joey digs into the past only to discover there's never been a record of a lighthouse keeper by that name.

When things start to go amiss on the island, locals are convinced that it is the ghost of the lighthouse keeper and his daughter who were lost at sea during World War II. As Joey sifts through decades of rumors and legends and puts together the pieces of the past, what emerges is a love story--one that's not over yet.

Multiple Christy Award winner Amanda Cox is your guide upon the raging seas of young love, heartbreaking loss, and learning to risk it all for a chance at happiness in this timeless novel.

Goodreads || Amazon || Barnes and Noble || Baker Book House

My Thoughts

I'm a huge lover of lighthouses and have been since the old Gaither song The Lighthouse. So, when I discovered this book centered around one I knew I had to read it. The book is also located in a place which I am somewhat familiar with. It hit all the must-read buttons for me.

Amanda Cox writes a story that has romance, and mystery that feels scavenger hunt all at the same time.

This book is very character-driven and I fell in love with both Joey and Finn. Walt added what I would call old-guy snark.

Will to Finn : Sexism and ageism all in one breath. Son, you better check yourself before you wreck yourself." The boy looked at him like he'd been sucker punched. "Excuse me?"

I enjoyed the characters that Ms. Cox created and hated to see them go. I also enjoyed seeing redemption woven into the story. 

Amanda Cox is an author who knows how to create a story that takes a reader on both an external and internal journey.

Discliamer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review all thoughts and opinions are my own.

About Amanda Cox

Before becoming a stay-at-home parent, Amanda spent her time counseling children, families, and individuals through life’s challenging moments. Now she uses those same skills to develop layered characters and stories, bringing them on a journey of hope and healing. A journey she hopes her readers experience in their own lives as they read.

Amanda is the Christy Award-winning author of The Edge of Belonging, The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery, and He Should Have Told the Bees. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology and a master’s degree in professional counseling, but her first love is communicating through story.

A few of her favorite things are the sanctuary of the great outdoors, the feeling of pen on paper, the sound of her children’s laughter, and exploring new places with her husband of 19 years. (Oh, let’s not forget good fiction and good coffee. She’s addicted to both.).

You can connect with Amanda on the following social media sites.

Instagram || Facebook || Twitter / X || Website

Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day! by All Zobel Nolan - Just Reads Blog Tour

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day! by Allia Zobel Nolan, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day!
Author: Allia Zobel Nolan
Illustrator: Alexandra Colombo
Publisher: Kregel Children's Books
Release Date: August 13, 2024
Genre: Children's Story Book

"Can you send me some patience, God? Please?" 

Harriet's mom calls her Harriet Hurry-Up--and it's easy to see why. There's nothing this little girl can't stand more than waiting. From a slowpokey sun that won't rise before she does, to the shy sprouts on her school potato experiment, to the long line at the store with Mom, everything takes forever for Harriet. Why, oh, why can't this day just go faster? 

But with her Gran's help, this impatient little girl is learning to trust God's timing and find the blessings he puts in every single day--if she can just slow down long enough to see them. 

With rhymed text that kids will love and colorful, whimsical illustrations full of surprises, Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day! will quickly become a family favorite. It's perfect for birthdays, back-to-school reading, and for anyone--child or adult--who finds that having patience is hard.  

PURCHASE LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | ChristianBook | Bookshop

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My Thoughts

This book has big bright illustrations that kids will love and one that is perfect for bedtime reading. Especially, if you talk to your child about their day.

Harriet doesn't do anything slowly so when her day drags on for many different reasons and some things don't go her way she gets even more frustrated. The beauty of this sweet little story is when her Gran shows her the blessing in waiting and all that God does to make each day special, she just needs to slow down a bit to be able to see them and enjoy them.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Allia Zobel Nolan is the author of over 150 traditionally published titles. Her books reflect her two main passions: God and cats. Recent titles include Cat Confessions: A Kitty-Come-Clean Tell-All Book (over 130,000+ copies sold); The Worrywart’s Prayer Book, winner of the gold medal first place 2022 Indie Book Award for Christian Non-Fiction; Laugh Out Loud:40 Women Humorists Celebrate Then and Now...Before We Forget, finalist in the 2019 Indie Book Awards for Humor, the classic bestselling children’s book, What I Like About Me: a Book about Differences, and the sequel, What I Like About You: a Book About Acceptance finalist in the   2020 Indie Book Awards for Children’s Picture Books. God Made Us Just Right, from Kregel Publishers, won a 2022 Catholic Media Award for best children’s book. Her latest picture book Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day is currently on presale and will be published August 13, 2024. She lives and writes with her husband, Desmond, their two fur babies, Nolan Nolan, and Colleen Fiona Shannon, and their recently-adopted shelter dog, Miss Kitty, in New England.

Connect with Allia by visiting alliawrites.com to follow her on social media or subscribe to email newsletter updates.

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Tour Giveaway

(1) winner will win a signed copy of Harriet Hurry-Up and the Oh-So-Slow Day, a Harriet doll, and book-themed gift items!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight August 21, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on August 28, 2024. Winners will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.

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Top Ten Tuesday Bookish Family's I'd Like To Join

 

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today is a relationship freebie so, I've chosen bookish families I'd love to join. I'm really in the market for a big brother. 

I'm not exactly sure what I am doing in this picture. My mom always accused me of choking him. I said I was just hugging him. Who knows. He's smiling in this picture but I have a snarky little grin. I think I was getting my licks in early. LOL

The Edgewoods          

I'd really like Luke for a big brother.

The Marshalls

                                     

The Porter's

The O'Connors

Bradford Sisters

Christiansen Family

The MacDonald Family

Grace & Freddy - I just love these two and would love to be a part of their family.

The McClure Family

So, what bookish family would you like to join? Let me know in the comments.