Top Ten Tuesday - Authors I Miss Reading

 

Happy Tuesday! Welcome to another Top Ten Tuesday edition sponsored by That Artsy Reader Girl. Today's topic is basically the authors we miss. Whether they've passed on, retired from writing, or put it on the back burner for a while. Whatever the reason, these authors have made an imprint on our lives and we miss them. I'll link a favorite book to their name.

I will also have a blog update at the end.

Sandie (Sandra) D. Bricker. I never met this sweet lady face to face but I had the privilege of helping her with her street team when street teams first started being a thing. Love Finds You in Hollywood, Florida was the first book I read of Sandie's and I fell in love. She knew how to wrap romance, comedy, and the gift of salvation in her writing and touch so many readers. She lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer on October 28, 2022

Frank Peretti. Way before I became a reviewer my Sunday School Class read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness and I've read all of his books since and have found out recently that he lives Coeur d'Alene here in Idahoand would love to find a way to meet him.

Deanne Gist. I haven't seen hide nor hair of Deanne in I don't know how long

The last book I read of Deanne Gist was Tiffany Girl, but my 

favorite book of hers is It Happened At the Fair.

Camy Tang. As a Navy brat and former Navy wife,

 I loved being around all the different races and ethnicities 

that we lived around in base housing, and Camy's books 

were likebeing immersed in the culture. 

Deadly Intent was the first book that I read of hers.

Diann Hunt. The only books I've read of Ms. Hunt's 

are those written with other authors. Which is the Smitten 

Book Club series. It is a hoot of a series, so if you 

haven't read themand are looking for a good beach read 

these are perfect. Secretly Smitten is probably my favorite.

Tracy L. Higley is a biblical fiction author and while

 I haven't seen much from her in a year or two I believe

 she's still writing. Garden of Madness which focused on the 

Babylonian captivity and Nebuchadnezzar has to be my favorite.

Julie Cantrell. I see her on social media but the last book

 I reviewed of hers was Perennials and I'd love another one!

Varina Denman. I see her on social media but I miss her books. 

My absolute favorite was Looking Glass Lies. It's a book 

every woman should read!

Rachel Dylan. While we don't agree on college football teams 

GA VS UF, we do agree on reading material though. I really 

loved her Capital Intrigue series and would love 

another book from her.

Blog Update:

Dear Authors, Readers, and Friends,

I wanted to update you about why my reviews, posts, 

and responses are lacking or less than what has been 

the norm since I began blogging back in 2007. In 2019 my

Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and after four years 

of trying to get my mom on board with moving into assisted living, 

which was their plan they purchased long-term

care insurance because they knew it was going to happen.

Finally, last summer my Mom agreed that it was time to move. 

Things were going fine for a while and in 

March of this year it was discovered that my younger sibling 

had been stealing money from them. 

During an Adult Protection Investigation,

I and my husband became both Guardians 

and Conservators for my parents. 

I have a nightmare-ish mess that I am in 

the process of cleaning up. So, if reviews 

are delayed, I don't participate in Top Ten Tuesday, 

First Line Friday, or respond to comments I promise 

I am not blowing anyone off. 

I'm literally trying to clean up a mess I didn't create.

Thank you for reading and I am so blessed 

and thankful for this blogging community.

 

My First Reviews

Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is our first reviews. Until I started blogging I didn't write reviews. I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't understand the importance of it. It was fun going back and looking through my first books. There were a few I had forgotten about.

Going back through my blog archives is like visiting old friends.

You have probably heard me talk about The Daughter's of Boston series and how much I love it! This was the first series I reviewed since reading The Love Comes Softly series.

 When I read this book in 2008 it was a little out of my comfort zone. I believe it would now be considered time slip but in '08 I don't believe that was a sub-genre of inspirational fiction.

Another book I completely forgot about. I had to read this during the day only but it was awesome!

I completely forgot about this series by Camy Tang and I adored it!

Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh got a make-over but I fell in love with it and Tamara Leigh in 2008.

As a huge Tudor era fan I was beyond tickled when this book came out.

I don't read much if any Amish books anymore. I read so many of them early on that I got burnt out, but I really enjoyed this one.

I miss Lisa Samson's writing! She is fun and quirky and her character's are just some of the best. She's designing adult coloring books now which I love as well!

Since I am currently reading The Heart of a King, the loves of King Solomon by Jill Eileen Smith I had to find my review of Michal, who was the first wife of King David.
















Have you read any of these books? What were the books you first reviewed? Let me know in the comments!