Top Ten Tuesday: Summer/Beach Reads
May 26, 2015
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
Each week features a book related topic that offers the opportunity to spotlight your Top Ten.
Topic:
Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer or
Ten Books I Think Make Great Beach Reads
Ok, I don't usually read books specifically for summer. I love to read anything at anytime usually! These are the books I would love to get to read this summer. I have yet to read any of these and hope to very soon!
1. Choosing
by Rachelle Dekker
by Cliff Graham
by Lori Benton
4. Siren's Fury
by Mary Weber
by Tracy Groot
6. Rebel Queen
by Michelle Moran
by Melanie Dobson
by Karen Witemeyer
by Jody Hedlund
10. A Love Like Ours
by Becky Wade
What books are you looking forward to this summer? Anything in particular you can't wait to read?
Author Con 2015: Tonight 6-8pm
May 19, 2015
Tonight is the night!
Author Con 2015 is happening at the Sacshe Library. The authors are already in attendance, all that is needed is you, if you are in the area. I will be posting pictures later of the event, but I have to say, so far it is a wonderful time of meeting and mingling with the ability to get new books!
Who can pass that up!
More to follow soon!!
Author Con 2015
May 17, 2015
Calling all book lovers and book bloggers in the DFW area!
I just discovered that a local library in the area is hosting their first annual Author Con! They will be hosting many local authors to the Dallas, Texas area this Tuesday, May the 19th from 6pm to 8pm! It sounds like a fun time.
Read
any good books lately? The Friends of the Sachse Public Library will
host the first Sachse Author Con on May 19th
from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm. This celebration of local authors will
feature titles ranging from children’s picture books to young
adult, as well as a variety of adult genres, including inspirational
nonfiction, thriller and suspense novels. Please make plans to bring
your whole family to join us for a fascinating opportunity to meet
and mingle with local authors, purchase your favorite books (cash or
check only), and enter your name in a drawing for a chance to win one
of the showcased books.
Several
children’s and young adult authors will be featured at the event.
Bella
and Charlie Campbell,
two young siblings who have authored children’s books, will present
two titles, Building
Bridges of Friendship
and Got
Mojo.
Jolynn
Singh, local
children’s author, will share her picture book entitled The
Little Olive Tree.
Alan
Elliot,
historical and children’s author, will present Willy,
the Texas Longhorn as
well as historical titles for adults. Amanda
Thrasher,
who won the Mom’s Choice Award for her young adult novel entitled
The
Greenlee Project,
will be on hand to talk to tweens and teens. Lindsay
Cummings,
another local Young Adult author, will be showcasing her thriller
entitled the Murder
Complex.
Courtney
Gallimore
will share her first young adult romance-mystery, Broken.
Inspirational
readers will have some enticing reads from which to choose. Jema
Hill Cook
has written a 30 day devotional book for adults, Reflections:
What I Know to Be True.
Kathryn
Eriksen has
written an inspirational novel Heart
Dancing: A Story Alchemy Adventure.
Michelle
Moore will
share her inspirational book entitled Arm
Yourself: Equipping Ourselves with the Armor of God.
The
Sachse Author Con will proudly showcase a variety of adult genres.
Ruth Glover,
a Sachse resident, retired recruiter and active volunteer for the
library, will share her nonfiction book entitled More
than a Paycheck: Inspiration and Tools for Career Change.
Lena Nelson
Dooley, a
multi-award winning author, will share her historical novels and
contemporary novellas. Charles
Hemphill, an
avid historian and retired pilot, will exhibit his medical thrillers
and historical romance. Science-fiction author, Virginia
Lee will
showcase her novel Untamed
Valor. Dr.
Richard Mabry,
a retired physician, will exhibit his “medical suspense with
heart.” Janis
Susan May
will have a variety of genres to showcase at the convention. Chance
Nix, a
thriller and horror writer, will present The
Runner.
LaRee Bryant
will showcase her mystery and historical romance titles. James
Gary Vineyard,
suspense and thriller author, will share his award-winning title, The
Grave on Peckerwood Hill. Reavis
Wortham, local
author,
newspaper columnist and magazine writer, will present his historical
mysteries and thrillers. Kevin
Crank, local
writer and actor, will share his debut novel, Where
the Moon Shines Brightest.
Mark
your calendar for May 19th
and
check out the library website at www.cityofsachse.com/library
for more information about the first Sachse Author Con. But don’t
wait…visit
your Sachse Public Library today!
It sounds like it is going to be an amazing time! I know I will try and be there. If you would like more info, check out the link above.
Review: To Win Her Favor by Tamera Alexander
May 15, 2015
Author: Tamera Alexander
Publisher: Zondervan
Pages: 352
ISBN: 9780310291077
Publication Date: May 12, 2015
Synopsis:
A gifted rider in a world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse will become a champion. But the one man who could help her has vowed to stay away from thoroughbred racing forever.Review:
An Irishman far from home, Cullen McGrath left a once prosperous life in England because of a horse racing scandal that nearly ruined him. He’s come to Nashville for a fresh start, hoping to buy land and begin farming, all while determined to stay as far away from thoroughbred racing as possible. But starting over proves harder than he’d wagered, especially when Maggie Linden’s father makes him an offer he shouldn’t accept yet cannot possibly refuse.
Maggie is certain that her mare, Bourbon Belle, can take the top purse in the inaugural Peyton Stakes, the richest race ever run in America. Maggie only needs the chance to prove it. To give her that chance—and to save Linden Downs from being sold to the highest bidder—Maggie’s father, aging, yet wily as ever, makes a barter. His agreement includes one tiny, troublesome detail—Maggie must marry a man she’s never met. A man she never would have chosen for herself.
I have been hearing many wonderful things about Tamera Alexander's books for quite a while, so much so, I've gone out and have bought many of them! Sadly though, I haven't had the opportunity to read any of them until recently, when the opportunity to read To Win Her Favor came about.
The detail, the history, and the beautiful story telling all come together in this book. Tamera has an amazing talent for story telling and it shines through these pages! Her character development of Maggie and Cullen is wonderful. They are very real and deal with with many things, but they do their best and rely on their faith.
I've always been a big fan of Gone with the Wind. To Win Her Favor is similar to topics brought up in the book (the movie is drastically different by the way), and the way that Tamera Alexander presented it is hard and brutal, but it is truth. The prejudices after the war was high. It was a hard time and this book showed it. But the story wasn't all about that, it was also a sweet love story, and horse story! This book had a rich background. It brought everything in an intertwined them well.
I can't wait to read the other books now in this series, this was a fabulous tale to get lost in!
Too Read
5 out of 5
About the Author:
Thank you Litfuse and Zondervan, I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
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