A December Bride by Denise Hunter

December 10, 2025

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Top Ten Tuesday: Snowy Settings

December 9, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.

Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.

Topic:

Snowy Settings

Ahh, snow, something that is not prominent in the south, and when it is, snow day! Lots of things close and it's a day to stay home and read...yes, a day, because it usually melts quickly. There are the rare occasions where it lasts longer then a day...2021 for instance and it got to -3* and all my planets died, but I had the week off, and thankfully only one day of rolling blackouts, in my area. The water dripping made my eye twitch because of the water bill afterwards. :shudder:

When I lived in Alaska, I had 8 months out of the year in snow. In the 3 years that I lived there, 2 years totaled winter. You could go see Ice sculptors from December to March. Nothing dripped. It would stay at -60* for the month of January, you could get a white out in February. One thing is for certain, once you hit -20* and beyond, it stopped snowing and the cold would start compacting it to a lovely ball of ice.

I've lived in both extremes and both are ridiculous.

Moving on, snowy settings, it's lovely to read about snowy settings. I don't have to live in it, or clear my sidewalks or wait for my car to defrost and clean it all off. I love reading about the pretty settings, from the comfort of my couch and fuzzy blanket and hot cocoa in hand.

Winter's Maiden by Morgan L. Busse

Winter's Chill by Morgan L. Busse

Shiver by Maggie Stievfater

Falling Life Snowflakes by Denise Hunter

The Wishing Season by Denise Hunter

Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey

Treasure of the North by Tracie Peterson

Behind the Scenes by Jen Turano

The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Love Finds You in North Pole Alaska by Loree Lough

Christmas with a Crank by Courtney Walsh

What snowy based reads have you enjoyed or found you want to read?

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Christmas at Whitefriars by Elizabeth Camden

December 3, 2025

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Top Ten Tuesday: Christmassy Reads

December 2, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Artsy Read Girl.

Each week features a book related topic to spotlight your Top Ten.

Topic:

Christmassy Reads

This is a freebie week, so I figured it would be a good time to feature some Christmassy style books to read. And instead of 10 books, I have 15.

If you want to feel in the Christmas spirit, I think these are the ones to do it. They offer the right vibe for the season. That cozy, happy, warm firelight glow of cheerfulness while cookies bake. You know you are in for a delightful story that will bring a smile to your face and leave you feeling warm and toasty as you curl up under your favorite fuzzy blanket on the couch by your sparkling Christmas tree and your favorite Christmas song is playing in the background or you have Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas on in the background.