Top Ten Tuesday - Books to Get You In the Holiday Spirit

 

Hi! Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday. Today is a topic freebie and I've been seeing some upcoming Christmas reads floating around and thought I'd give you a wide range of Christmas reading. Some of these are already published and some of my favorite Christmas readings.

I hope you found a book or two to add to your holiday reading stack!

Have a great week!

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!

Top Ten Tuesday Historical Romance Favorite Genre

Welcome to the first Top Ten Tuesday for June. Today is our 8th wedding anniversary so it seems pretty fitting that favorite book genre is Historical Romance. I wasn't sure until I looked back through my books and realized that I read more Historical Romance than any other genre.

I'm a creature of habit when I do these lists so I thought I'd reach back into the archives and give some attention to books I haven't yet mentioned.

This book came out in 2009 and I felt like I had literally stepped back in time.

Looking for a summer read that will make you laugh? The entire Lake Manawa Summers by Lorna Seilstad is laugh out loud funny!

I'm a huge and I mean HUGE fan of Anne Boleyn and her story. Sandra Byrd does a great job bringing her and this time period to life!

A wagon train, marriage of convenience, and lots of fun romantic tension.

It seemed like a lot, and I mean a lot of marriage of convenience books were published around the same time. I got bored real quickly but Karen Witemeyer is one that didn't bore me she made me laugh!

A pig, an arrest, and loads of snarky hilarious banter is what you get when you read this book. Reader BEWARE: Do Not Read in bed while your husband is sleeping or you will wake him up! 😂😂😂

Not your usual regency romance. I enjoyed the dancing aspect which was different for me.


















If you love seeing women do jobs that were frowned upon during the Civil War you will enjoy this one. It is also set around the Belmont Mansion.















I hope you've found a book you weren't familiar with before today. All of these books would be perfect for your beach bag this summer! Enjoy!!!

A Rumored Fortune by Joanna Davidson Politano - Reviewed

About the Book:

Title: A Rumored Fortune
Author: Joanna Davidson Politano
Publisher: Revell

Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it. Tressa and her ailing mother are left with a mansion and an immense vineyard and no money to run it. It doesn't take long for a bevy of opportunists to flock to the estate under the guise of offering condolences. Tressa knows what they're really up to. She'll have to work with the rough and rusticated vineyard manager to keep the laborers content without pay and discover the key to finding her father's fortune--before someone else finds it first.
Award-winning author Joanna Davidson Politano welcomes readers to Trevelyan Castle, home of the poorest heiress in Victorian England, for a treasure hunt they'll not soon forget.

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About Joanna Davidson Politano:  

Joanna Davidson Politano freelances for a small nonfiction publisher but spends much of her time spinning tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives. Her manuscript for Lady Jayne Disappears was a finalist for several contests, including the 2016 Genesis Award from ACFW, and won the OCW Cascade Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence. She is always on the hunt for random acts of kindness, people willing to share their deepest secrets with a stranger, and hidden stashes of sweets. She lives with her husband and their two babies in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan and shares stories that move her at www.jdpstories.com.

My Thoughts:

This is Joanna Politano's sophomore book. I purchased Lady Jayne Disappears when it released and it is patiently waiting for me on my shelf. When I received the request from Revell to review this book the synopsis sounded great, and knowing that her first novel, Lady Jayne Disappears, received so many awards and was recommended by my friends, I decided to give it a shot.

The idea of a treasure hunt in a Victorian castle for a hidden fortune made a great backdrop for the story. For me, however, that's where the book came up short. The story moved very slowly, and there wasn't enough focus on the treasure hunt for me.

I really enjoyed the spiritual theme of grafting to the true vine. It wasn't overwhelming. It was my favorite part of the book.

If you enjoy authors like Sandra Byrd, and Julie Klassen. This is a book you'll want to try.

 

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