Stacking the Shelves #109, Sunday Post #106, Sunday Salon #100

Hey bookish friends! How are you doing? I ended up with Monday and Tuesday off, but it still felt like a long week. I have spent the day working and I still need to work, but I am wiped out. So, I took a break to finish this post.

Hammered by Love

Title: Hammered by Love

Series: Bama Boys Sweet RomCom #3

Author: Kaci Lane

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Kindle Unlimited

My Review:

Hammered by Love is the third book in Kaci Lane's Bama Boys Sweet RomCom series, but could easily be read as a stand-alone novel.

January 2024 Reading Wrap-Up

January alternated between flying by and being slow (mostly when I was at my part time job, LOL). I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 16 books and DNFed one. Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

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Top Ten Tuesday-New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday is New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2023. I read 57 new-to-me authors in 2023, so I will narrow it down to my top 10 that I am likely to read again. 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 10 New-to-me authors in 2023: (clicking on the book cover will take you to my review)

Kristi Ann Hunter - read 5 books and the book that made me want to read more

Chicken About Love

Title: Chicken About Love    

Series: Bama Boys Sweet RomCom #2

Author: Kaci Lane

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: RomCom, Contemporary Romance,

Source: Own

My Review:

I don't know why it took me so long to get to this book! Chicken About Love by Kaci Lane is the second book in the Bama Boys Sweet RomCom series. I recommend reading them in order, although they would be okay to read as stand-alone novels.

First Line Friday #114-Chicken About Love

Happy Friday, my bookish friends! I hadn't realized it had been so long since I did a First Line Friday post (Dec. 8!). I hope you all have a great day and weekend! 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 am reading Chicken About Love by Kaci Lane. It is book two in the Bama Boys Sweet RomCom series.

Hunting For Love

Title: Hunting For Love

Series: Bama Boys Sweet RomCom #1

Author: Kaci Lane

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Romantic Comedy

Source: Kindle Own

My Review:

Hunting for Love by Kaci Lane is a sweet, clean, entertaining book. 

Top Ten Tuesday-Most anticipated 1st quarter new releases of 2024

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Most Anticipated Releases for the first half of 2024. I am going to narrow it down to first quarter releases. 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. 

Most Anticapted New Releases for the first quarter of 2024:

 

Top Ten Tuesday-Favorite Books of 2023

Happy Tuesday my bookish friends!! Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Favorite Books of 2023. I am not going to try to narrow my favorites down to ten. With over 40 books added this year to my favorites shelf on Goodreads, I will do my best to narrow it down to a reasonable number. 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 15 Favorite Books of 2023-Click on cover if you want to read my review

 

December Reading Wrap Up 2023

December passed in a blur of rental cars, work, Christmas, travel, and finally some down time!! I had some reading duds, but overall I think I had a decent reading month. I read 17 books and I did have a few 5-star reads! Click on the cover of the book if you are interested in the review.

5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

Stacking the Shelves #100, Sunday Post #97, Sunday Salon #91

Hey bookish friends! How are you all doing? I had another busy week. I am ready for a break and hopefully, after this week, things will slow down. Still no word on when we will get the car back. I am trying to get some sewing projects completed this weekend, or at least make some progress (they need to be done before Christmas!). What are your plans for the weekend?

Christmas in Dixie

Title: Christmas in Dixie

Series: Apple Cart County Christmas #1

Author: Kaci Lane

Narrator:   Lorana Hoopes

Publisher: Kaci Lane Creations

Genre: Christmas, RomCom, Contemporary Romance

Source: Hoopla

My Review:

Christmas in Dixie immediately pulled me in. Lorana Hoopes is an amazing narrator and I could listen to her voice all day. Kaci Lane has written the perfect Christmas story, full of humor, heart, and angst. I lost track of how many times "Are you ok?" was said, and I will be hearing it in my sleep, but this story was hilarious. I want to read everything she has ever written!

Top Ten Tuesday-Animals gone wild

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Titles with Animals In Them and/or Covers with Animals On Them (submitted by Rachel @ Sunny Side). I have to admit I am not one of those people who love animals in all my stories, no offense, but I can take them or leave them. So, let's see if I can come up with anything. I am going with covers with animals on them because I can't think of a single title with an animal in it. 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 Covers with Animals on them:

Top Ten Tuesday-Ten Authors I plan to try in 2023

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a freebie. I decided to list ten of the authors I plan to try this year! 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. 

10 Authors I have been saying I am going to try and finally plan to try this year with the book I plan to read:

Chris Fabry-this also goes with my goal to read more male authors:

Stacking the Shelves #56, Sunday Post #53, Sunday Salon #47

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I survived my first week of being a part-time nanny and I love it! I was actually able to read more than I thought I would this week, with starting a new job. Have a wonderful weekend!

Top Ten Tuesday-Funny Book Titles

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is Hilarious Book Titles. I am off to my Goodreads list to see what I can come up with. I think this is topic is going to be subjective and I am not finding much (anything) that is truly hilarious. 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. 

Book titles I think are funny: 

Stacking the Shelves #34, Sunday Post #31, Sunday Salon #25

Hey bookish friends! How are things going for you? I am in Tennessee this weekend, staying with my sister, her husband and my niece :) I am hoping to see my brother and his family as
well.

Top Ten Tuesday-Couples

Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well. Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is books with [__] on the cover. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do today's topic on. I started looking through the books I physically own and decided to feature couples. Out of 158 books only 13 had couples on them... and I'm not entirely sure one of them counts...I will let you decide 😂 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 own that I still need to read with couples on them:

Stacking the Shelves #17, Sunday Post #14, Sunday Salon #9

Hey bookish friends! I hope you are having a fabulous weekend. Today I am taking it easy. I have been working on a puzzle, reading, and blogging. The rest of the day will be much of the same. Tomorrow is busy with church stuff. What are your plans for the weekend?