It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #244

Hosted by: The Book Date

Here is what I finished last week:

I had a full week! Worked, babysat, saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, celebrated Thanksgiving and shopping with family, binged Gilmore Girls A Year in the Life, worked some more, had church, more babysitting, and used spray paint for the first time! It was crazy but fun!

What I am currently reading:

Still loving this one!

What I hope to read this week:

Tox is in the house and I can't wait to dive in!

Hope you have a great reading week, thanks for taking the time to check out mine!

Leave your link below and I'll be sure to stop by!

Top Ten Bookish Things and People I'm Thankful For

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish


Authors

Julie Lessman
I've had the privilege of getting to know this author a little better and she is every bit as wonderful as the novels she writes!

Melissa Tagg
Another author who I love as a person as much as I love as an author! Her humor never fails to make me laugh and her books leave me in a happy puddle!

Susan May Warren
I got to meet this author a month ago and it was one of the best half hours I can remember! Fangirling with an author is the best!

Kristi Ann Hunter
A new author but already a favorite! I adored her first books and her next one is going to be a marriage of convenience so I'm even more excited!

Kara Issac
Just read this author's debut and I'm in love! She took Tolkien, romance, and humor and mixed it up into a novel of epic amazingness!

Bookish Things

Books that make me laugh
I love to laugh and I love to read so when the two are combined I'm a very happy camper!

Gorgeous book covers
Who doesn't love staring at a pretty book cover!? I seriously wish I could blow some of them up and hang them on my wall, but I'm not sure how the legality of that works...

Libib app
This app is amazingly wonderful! It's the perfect way to keep track of your books and when you have over 860, keeping track is hard to do!

Review books
Free books, need I say more?!

Family sagas
I absolutely adore series that are all about families! It makes everything so much more connected and it is awesome! 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #243

Hosted by: The Book Date

Here is what I finished last week:

Close to You was everything I was hoping it'd be and more! So amazing! And Game Over was a great conclusion to the Mindwar Trilogy!

What I am currently reading:

Loving this one!

What I hope to read this week:

With the craziness of Thanksgiving this week I doubt I'll even finish I'll Be Yours let alone start another book!

Hope you have a great reading week, thanks for taking the time to check out mine!

Leave your link below and I'll be sure to stop by!

Waiting on Wednesday #227: Still Life

Hosted by Breaking the Spine.

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're
eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Still Life by Dani Pettrey
Bethany House-January 31. 2017

About the Book

Blacklisted in the photography business over a controversial shot, Avery Tate answered an ad for a crime scene photographer. She expected to be laughed at, but crime scene analyst Parker Mitchell hired her outright--and changed her life. But six months ago, when her feelings for Parker became too strong, she left his employ to sort out her heart.
Now, for the first time, Avery is facing the world that rejected her to attend the gallery opening of a photography exhibit and support her best friend, who modeled for the show. But the only image of her friend is a chilling photo of her posing as if dead--and the photographer insists he didn't take the shot. Worse, her friend can't be found. She immediately calls Parker for help. As Avery, Parker, and his friends in law enforcement dig into the mystery, they find themselves face-to-face with a relentless and deadly threat.

Why I Want It

Loved Parker and Avery in Cold Shot and I can't wait for their story!

Top Ten Movies for When I Need a Laugh

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish


#1. Yours Mine and Ours

#2. Rat Race

#3. The Philadelphia Story

#4. Arsenic and Old Lace

#5. A League of Their Own

#6. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

#7. Sahara

#8. The Proposal

#9. Heavyweights 

#10. Johnny English

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #242

Hosted by: The Book Date

Here is what I finished last week:

 Hostage Run was great and One Enchanted Eve was amazing!

What I am currently reading:

Love this one so far!!

What I hope to read this week:

Not sure which of these I'm diving into next!

Hope you have a great reading week, thanks for taking the time to check out mine!

Leave your link below and I'll be sure to stop by!

Friday 11/11

Hosted by: Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

The Question:

Are the giveaways on your blog publisher-sponsored giveaways or giveaways of your own books?

My Answer:

I don't do giveaways very often but the couple I've done were either my books or through the author.

Hosted by: Rose City Reader

"Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name."

The pathetic state of Allison Shire's existence was perfectly summed up by the size-twelve prosthetic feet mocking her from the floor of the Mercedes minibus. Their hairy tops taunted her in ways she didn't even have words to express. Nasty wretched fake hobbit feet.
Close to You by Kara Issac 

My Thoughts
Made me smile! Love the Tolkien aspect of this story!

Top Ten Most Recent Additions to My TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

Most of this list is made up of Bethany House's mid-2017 releases because their covers were recently revealed and I am just too excited about them!

#1. True to  You by Becky Wade

#2. A Love So True by Melissa Jagears

#3. Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer

#4. High as the Heavens by Kate Breslin

#5. With You Always by Jody Hedlund

#6. A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White

#7. Life After by Katie Ganshert

#8. My Hope Next Door by Tammy L. Gray

#9. Unblemished by Sara Ella

#10. The Captain's Daughter by Jennifer Delamere

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #241

Hosted by: The Book Date

Here is what I finished last week:

Nothing. Didn't have a whole bunch of reading time this week.

What I am currently reading:

Enjoying this one!

What I hope to read this week:

Still not sure which of these I'll get to first but I can't wait for both of them!

Hope you have a great reading week, thanks for taking the time to check out mine!

Leave your link below and I'll be sure to stop by!

Friday Memes 11/4

Hosted by: Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

The Question:

When you settle in for the night with a good book, do you read until you can't stay awake or simply have a nightly page goal?

My Answer:

I don't often read right before bed but when I do I usually just read until the time I like to be ready for bed. Unless the book is too good to put down!

Hosted by: Rose City Reader

"Please join me every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author's name."

Molly was just finishing up her jog when the killers came for her.
Hostage Run by Andrew Klavan

My Thoughts
What a way to kick start a book!

Waiting on Wednesday #226: An Uncommon Courtship

Hosted by Breaking the Spine.

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we're
eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

An Uncommon Courtship by Kristi Ann Hunter
Bethany House-Jan 3, 2017

About the Book

Life for Lady Adelaide Bell was easier if she hid in her older sister's shadow--which worked until her sister got married. Even with the pressure of her socially ambitious mother, the last thing she expected was a marriage of convenience to save her previously spotless reputation.
Lord Trent Hawthorne couldn't be happier that he is not the duke in the family. He's free to manage his small estate and take his time discovering the life he wants to lead, which includes grand plans of wooing and falling in love with the woman of his choice. When he finds himself honor bound to marry a woman he doesn't know, his dream of a marriage like his parents' seems lost forever.
Already starting their marriage on shaky ground, can Adelaide and Trent's relationship survive the pressures of London society?

Why I Want It

I absolutely loved the first two books in this series and Trent was an awesome character so I am extremely excited for his story! Plus this is a marriage of convenience story!!!

Top Ten Books Authors to Read if You Like Suspense

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

#1. Irene Hannon

#2. Ronie Kendig

#3. Susan May Warren

#4. Dani Pettrey

#5. Dee Henderson

#6. Lynette Eason

#7. Lisa Harris

#8. Patricia Bradley