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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday Books That Make You Laugh Til You Cry & Books Perfect For a Rainy Day

 


Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday link-up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's theme is 
April Showers (Interpret this however you’d like: rainy day reads, books that make you cry, books that give you happy tears, books to wash away a bad reading experience, books set in rainy places, books with rain/raindrops/umbrellas on the cover, blue book covers, etc. I've decided to do five books that will make you laugh until you cry, and books perfect for a rainy day. I hope you find at least one to add to your TBR.


Books That Will Make You Laugh Till You Cry.





                          A Brewed Awakening will release on May 5, 2026 click the cover and preorder.




These books are perfect for a rainy day.








What do you think? Did I choose well? Let me know in the comments.

Jen Turano's new release, In Pursuit of Civility, releases today, and if you enjoy laugh-out-loud books, you won't want to miss it!


Enjoy your Tuesday!

Friday, April 17, 2026

First Line Friday 112



 About the book

Title: In Pursuit of Civility

Author: Jen Turano

Series: Metriweather Academy for Young Girls BK 2

Publisher: Bethany House

Format: Physical

Source: Publisher

Annaliese Merriweather has been appointed the temporary headmistress of the Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies while her sister is on her honeymoon, but she doesn't feel cut out for the role. Especially after she loses two of her most troublesome students during an outing to a county fair and has to recruit the help of Seth McCormick, an eccentric inventor, to retrieve them.

Soon after, one of those mischievous students disappears again, intent on pursuing a pirate map. Together, Annaliese and Seth set out to find her, accompanied by a menagerie of Annaliese's rescued animal companions. As they stumble from one chaotic situation to the next, sparks fly between Annaliese and Seth. Somehow, they'll need to outwit dangerous individuals also intent on seeking treasure and bring everyone back in one piece--all while deciphering what their hearts desire. 

With her trademark voice and witty characters, bestselling author Jen Turano presents a lively tale of hijinks, humor, and romance amid the Merriweather Academy's most tumultuous term yet.

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This book releases on 4/21, and you will want to pre-order it!

First Line:

Chicago

Fall 1885

In hindsight, taking a small group of students from the Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies to a country fair to assess their progress regarding rudimentary rules of civility wasn't quite the brilliant opportunity Miss Annaliese Merriweather had expected it to be--not when two of the five young ladies had slipped away from the group, undoubtedly intent on delving into a bit of mischief.



About Jen Turano

 


A USA Today Best-Selling Author, Jen Turano has written the critically acclaimed Ladies of Distinction series and A Class of Their Own series, published through Bethany House Publishers. Her novel, After a Fashion, was chosen as a top pick from Romantic Times, as JenTuranowell as being named a top ten romance of 2015 from Booklist.  It is also a nominee for Romantic Times 2015 Reviewers’ Choice Award. Her book, A Most Peculiar Circumstance, was chosen as a top ten romance by Booklist in 2013. Her seventh book, Playing the Part, released in the spring of 2016, and will be followed by a new four-book series, Apart from the Crowd. When she’s not writing, Jen spends her time outside of Denver with her husband and neurotic Cattle Dog, enjoying herself as an empty-nester since her son recently abandoned her for college life. 



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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday First Books I Reviewed



Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday blog link up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. I didn't like the theme for today, so I chose an older theme. I think I've posted this one before, but with different books. 


                                                   



Have you read any of these books? Please let me know in the comments. I'd give anything to be able to read like I did when I first started blogging, but life has gotten in the way.

Happy Tuesday, enjoy your day!

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday Books Where I've Been & Where I'd Like To Go



Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday, sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's theme is Books About/Set In Places On My Travel Bucket List. Since I've lived in different places, I'm going to make a list of books set in places I've lived and those I want to go to. Truth be told, I really only want to go to Bologna, Italy, where my great-great-grandparents came from, but there are a few others.

Books from the places I've lived.






 Books On My Bucket List








This was a fun list to put together once I wrapped my head around it, and got some help from a friend. Thanks, Carrie

What about you, do we share any in common?










Monday, March 30, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday: BUZZ WORDS

 


Hi, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl.  Today's theme is Buzz Words.Words that draw you to read. 




Quirky

Gilded Age



American Revolution 
                                                                                                                        

Closed Door


Secrets

Timeless

Heartwarming
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Sporty


Food infused

Biblical

I'm going to need to stop. I can hardly see and things are getting messed up. 

I hope you found some new buzz words!

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

My Top Ten Spring To Be Read List








Hi! Welcome to another edition of the Top Ten Tuesday link-up sponsored by that Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is our spring reading list. I actually finished a book, so I'm moving in the right direction. It felt so good to write a review.

Here's my "hopeful" spring reads.



















                                                        




  









So, do we have any TBR books in common? I hope so! If not, I hope you found a few to add to our ever-growing to-be-read list.
I hope you're having a great beginning to spring and avoiding the beyond long TSA lines,

 

Top Ten Tuesday Books That Make You Laugh Til You Cry & Books Perfect For a Rainy Day

  Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday link-up sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl . Today's theme is  April...