Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Authors (or books by authors) Who Live In My State/Country (submitted by Jennifer @ Funk-N-Fiction) I can think of two off the top of my head, but I will try to come up with ten. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Top Ten Tuesday-Anticipated releases Jan-Jun
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is: Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2025. I had read it wrong and thought it said first quarter, so it was going to be a short list. But, I might actually get ten by doing the first half of the year. I am sure there are a ton of books coming out I am going to want to read, I just don't know about them yet 😂 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
My most anticipated releases for the first half of the year:
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First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer, love her books! |
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-Debut novels edition
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Debut Novels I Enjoyed (A debut novel is an author’s first published book. You could also choose to share genre or age group debuts if you’d prefer, such as an adult fiction author’s first YA book or a mystery writer’s first romance.) (submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy) Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Ten-ish Fiction Debut Novels I Enjoyed (click on book cover for review):
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Miss Match by Erynn Mangum |
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Top Ten Tuesday-In the mood for love
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a Love Freebie (in honor of Valentine’s Day tomorrow). I will be sharing books with "love" in the title. I will share five that I have read and five that I hope to read soonish. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Five Books I Loved (clicking on the cover will take you to my review):
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
May Reading Wrap Up 2023
May flew by! It seemed to go faster than ever.
I finished 17 books in May (which is less than my monthly average). Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Counterfeit Faith Review + Tour/Giveaway
Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Counterfeit Faith by Crystal Caudill, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

Counterfeit Faith is the third book in the Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age series. It can easily be read as a stand-alone novel.
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Counterfeit Hope

Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #2
Author: Crystal Caudill
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance,
Publisher: Kregel
Source: Library
My review:
Counterfeit Hope is the second book in the series. It can be read as a stand alone novel, but the stories are loosely connected with their characters.
Friday, May 26, 2023
First Line Friday #92-Counterfeit Faith
Happy Friday, my bookish friends! First Line Friday is hosted by Carrie
at Reading is My SuperPower!! I am also linking up with Gilion on Rose City Reader
for Book Beginnings. This is where you share the beginning of the book that you are reading. This week I will be reading Counterfeit Faith by Crystal Caudill. I am finishing up Counterfeit Hope now, the second book in the series.

Saturday, May 6, 2023
Stacking the Shelves #72, Sunday Post #69, Sunday Salon #63

Saturday, March 18, 2023
Stacking the Shelves #65, Sunday Post #62, Sunday Salon #56

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Top Ten Tuesday-The books I am most excited to see released
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is our Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023. This should be fairly easy! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Books I am most excited to see released during the first part of the year:


Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Top Ten Tuesday-Top books of 2022 (Jan-Apr)
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is bookish merchandise I would like to own. I have bought quite a few books recently, and got bookish merch for Christmas, so honestly, I am not feeling this topic at all. I think today I would rather share my "top" books of 2022 (so far). Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
So far in 2022 I have read 73 books. Here are my 5-star books for the first quarter of the year:
Friday, April 1, 2022
March Wrap-Up
I think March went just as fast as February did!!! I had a pretty good reading month (I think!).
I read 18 books, dnf 2. Click on the cover of the book if you want to read my review.
5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Counterfeit Love Review + Giveaway
Series: Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age #1
Author: Crystal Caudill
Publisher: Kregel
Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romantic Suspense
Source: Publisher Provided
My review:
What a stunning debut novel by Crystal Caudill! From the gorgeous cover to the story between the pages, Caudill has knocked it out of the park. I am thrilled there will be two more books of the Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age series.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Top Ten Tuesday-Books on my Spring TBR
Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books on your spring TBR list. I shared a similar list last week and some of these are repeats, so I am very sorry for the ones you have already seen! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today.
Top Ten Books on my spring tbr:
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Top Ten Tuesday- Love Books
Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a love freebie. I am going do books with "love" in the title. I have more books on my Goodreads page with "love" in the title than I care to count 😂 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today!
Top Twelve Books with "Love" in the title that I hope/plan to read in 2022 that are already on my TBR:


Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Can't Wait Wednesday-Counterfeit Love
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings,
to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet
to read. Typically they are books that have not been released yet. This week I am sharing Counterfeit Love by Crystal Caudill. This debut novel is expected to release February 15, 2022. I am excited to read this one because it sounds so good and I love supporting new authors!