Top Ten Tuesday - Featuring Authors From The Gem State

 

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Top Ten Tuesday sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is author's from your state. This is a really fun prompt. 

Angela Ruth Strong, who lives in Boise, Idaho.

Brandilyn Collins lives in Couer De Laine, Idaho.

Carrie Stuart Parks also lives in Northern Idaho.

If you aren't familiar with the ladies above, I'm sure you know who this guy is: Frank Peretti. He also lives in Northern Idaho. 

Heather Woodhaven lives, I believe in the Boise area.

Lisa Phillips lives in Boise, Idaho.

Nicole Deese lives in Post Falls, Idaho.

Peter Leavell lives in Boise, Idaho.

Robin Lee Hatcher lives in Boise, Idaho. 

Rachelle Nelson lives in Boise, Idaho.

I have so many authors from Idaho that I need to meet!!! I read Robin Lee Hatcher's A Vote of Confidence in 2009 when it was released. I've met Angela Ruth Strong, and she's a hoot! I think I'm going to need to add author meetings to my bucket list. 

What authors are in your state? Let me know in the comments.

Top Ten Tuesday April Showers Bring May Flowers

 

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's prompt is April showers bring May flowers. I went through my archives to find these beauties. I love daisies, carnations, and of course roses; but pink is my favorite color so if it's pink it's perfect.

We have lilacs, lilies, roses of Sharon, and daffodils in our yard. My husband is a master gardener and does an amazing job keeping everything alive and blooming. 

What's your favorite flower? 

Please let me know what your favorite flower is. With Mother's Day on Sunday, this is a perfect prompt. Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday. 

Top Ten Tuesday Holiday Freebie

 

Today's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is a holiday freebie. I'm not a big fan of freebie's. I use up all my unique ones and then can't think of another unique one. The life of a blogger! HaHa!

So, I just looked around to find all the Christmas books that had been released; and boy there are a lot of them!

Some of these are on sale so check them out!!

Do you read holiday books all year or just around the holidays? Let me know in the comments.

For me, the weather has to start getting chilly before I can read a Christmas book. 

Sending you some Christmas cheer from our home to yours!

Gobble, Gobble, Holiday Themed Favorites

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is in three days? Me either! It seems like summer just ended and football season started. I'm definitely not in the festive holiday spirit. Maybe it's because we haven't had snow yet, and believe me I'm not asking for it, but I definitely need something to help encourage the holiday spirit along.

Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a Thanksgiving freebie and if I listed all the books that I'm thankful for this post would go on for a full year. I decided I'd focus on favorite books with a holiday theme.

I'm not a huge fan of Christmas themed books. Yes, I'm ducking now! For me, outside of this year, I'm usually fed up with Christmas music, movies, commercials, storefront displays that the last thing I want is to read about Christmas. I know, I'm a Humbug. Not really.

With that said, these are some of my absolute favorite Christmas themed books.

       

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! If you are traveling to see family and friends be safe.

                                            

Books are Read, Paper is White, Don't Be Blue, Find a New Summer Read Tonight

In honor of Fourth of July tomorrow, the Top Ten Tuesday's topic is red, white and blue covers. Look for my A Few Good Men post tomorrow spotlighting swoony men in both military and first responder books.

RED

Kimberley Woodhouse

Brandilyn Collins

Kellie Coates Gilbert

James L. Rubart

WHITE

Patricia Beal

Rachel Hauck

Beth White

Janice Thompson

AND

BLUE

Rachel Hauck
James L Rubart
Laura Frantz
Susan Meissner
Sarah Sundin
Susan Ann Mason


Here are books that have all 
 RED, WHITE 
AND, BLUE

on their covers.

Candace Calvert

Melody Carlson

Jen Turano

Becky Wade

Julie Lessman