Before Us proves once again that Jewel E. Ann is Queen of the Feels. Evidently, one romance wasn’t enough for her. Instead, there are two completely different but equally breathtaking love stories that entranced me with their tenderness.
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week is a freebie, and my chosen topic is Favorite Audiobook Narrators. When I first started listening to audiobooks I didn’t care for them. Either the narrator’s voice was annoying or just didn’t fit the character, or the acting was flat. I soon discovered that not all narrators are created equal and that vocal performance is a real gift. I have many go-to narrators now. Here are just ten of my favorites.
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2022. I still have my trusty one-click authors, but I really tried to give debut authors and new-to-me authors a try last year. I read far more than 10 new authors, but these are the ones that stick out in my mind. Lucy Score – Things We Never Got Over, Rock Bottom Girl, and Maggie Moves On Freida McFadden – The Housemaid Annabel Monaghan – Nora Goes Off Script Bonnie Garmus – Lessons in Chemistry Katherine Center – The Bodyguard Julie Clark – The Lies I Tell Carly Fortune – Every Summer After Lauren Forsythe – The Fixer Upper Catherine Bybee – When It Falls Apart and Be Your Everything Farrah Rochon – The Dating Playbook and The Hookup Plan
Spare is a poignant, fascinating, exceedingly well-written memoir. Prince Harry offers an intimate account of his decades-long struggle with grief following the death of his mother, as well his search for purpose as someone other than the spare to brother Prince William’s heir.
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2023. There are so many books I am excited to read that are releasing between now and June. I had a hard time narrowing my list down to just ten!
Bless you, Marni Mann! The addictive Dalton Brothers series now includes the extended Dalton family. Hannah, the Dalton brothers’ cousin, charmed me in The Single Dad, and I was curious about her antagonistic relationship with her boss. The Intern breaks it all down in an engaging way, with a hefty dose of Mann’s signature sizzling heat.
L.J. Shen books have been hit or miss for me recently, but I’m so glad I gave The Villain a chance. It’s one of her better enemies turned lovers stories.
I’m just going to rip the Band Aid off. I can’t think of one positive thing to say about The Hunter. The plot is meh, but most of my issues have to do with the main character.
I can’t believe it’s time for my Favorite Books of 2022 list already. While this was a challenging year for me personally, it was a great year for books. I continued to branch out into a variety of genres, and I also found myself listening to way more audiobooks. In fact, I typically listen to an audiobook during my commute to work while reading an ebook or paperback when I’m at home. Basically, I’m always reading two books at the same time. It sounds crazy, but as long as the books are different genres or very different plots I can keep them straight in my mind. Here are ten of my favorite books published in 2022, in no particular order.
Drama King gets the award for Most Entertaining Meet Cute and Most Cuddly Main Character. It’s an all-around fun story, especially for lovers of slow burn romance.
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week’s topic is Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection. Between Christmas presents, gift cards, and store credits, I was able to add quite a few books to my shelf. The additions I’m most excited about are the Addicted and Calloway Sisters paperbacks by Krista and Becca Ritchie. They are no longer printing the books with these gorgeous indie covers, so there is a limited availability. The series has been bought by a major publishing company, and slightly smaller books with new covers will be released next year. Here are my most recent ebook, paperback, and audiobook additions!
The Intern by Marni Mann is now live! A scorching hot enemies-to-lovers office romance from USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann…