The Giveaway Hop finished long ago, but there's always time to find a good book to read.
Although I now live in the Triangle of North Carolina and we don't get much snow, I've lived in the mountains of Pennsylvania and in Michigan, so I have a good handle on the "snowed in" concept. And right now the temperatures are COLD! My number one way to stay warm? Snuggle up with the hubby. When he's at work...I get the fire going in the fireplace and read!
One of the books on my keepers shelf comes from the Love Inspired Suspense series. The author is Sharon Mignerey and the book is a contemporary inspirational -- Small Town Secrets.
Finally back on her feet after a nasty divorce from a local cop, Lea is ready to adopt the baby she's always wanted. But her ex is stalking her, and no one will stand up to a police hero. Enter Zach, ex-con, recovering alcoholic. Lea finds herself irresistibly drawn to his protective strength and quiet faith.
Every time I start this book, I can't put it down. The writing draws a portrait of a woman under siege and the man who protects her at the cost of his own freedom. This is a wonderful story for a winter's day.
Sharon Mignerey is one of the reasons I write inspirational romance. I love her light touch that presents a message of faith by showing people struggling to make moral decisions in difficult circumstances. I used that same "show-don't-tell" approach in my own inspirational The Master's Plan and readers say they liked the result.
If you were snowed in, which book is the first one you'd pull off your shelf or load on the e-reader?
Although I now live in the Triangle of North Carolina and we don't get much snow, I've lived in the mountains of Pennsylvania and in Michigan, so I have a good handle on the "snowed in" concept. And right now the temperatures are COLD! My number one way to stay warm? Snuggle up with the hubby. When he's at work...I get the fire going in the fireplace and read!
Finally back on her feet after a nasty divorce from a local cop, Lea is ready to adopt the baby she's always wanted. But her ex is stalking her, and no one will stand up to a police hero. Enter Zach, ex-con, recovering alcoholic. Lea finds herself irresistibly drawn to his protective strength and quiet faith.
Every time I start this book, I can't put it down. The writing draws a portrait of a woman under siege and the man who protects her at the cost of his own freedom. This is a wonderful story for a winter's day.
Sharon Mignerey is one of the reasons I write inspirational romance. I love her light touch that presents a message of faith by showing people struggling to make moral decisions in difficult circumstances. I used that same "show-don't-tell" approach in my own inspirational The Master's Plan and readers say they liked the result.
If you were snowed in, which book is the first one you'd pull off your shelf or load on the e-reader?
I'm grateful for having read The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken. It was just such a great series! :D
ReplyDeleteMurder of Crows by Anne Bishop, Burn for Me and Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews, Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones, Cast in Flame by Michelle Sagara, Festive in Death by J.D. Robb and Deadline by John Sandford.
ReplyDeleteI'm a JD Rob fan, so I'm with you on that choice! I'll need to check out the others. Thanks!
DeleteIm grateful for any Jennifer Armentrout book and basically every book I like cant narrow it down!
ReplyDeleteI don't get much snow where I am. It's practically a local holiday if it snows here--in SE NC (right above SC).
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for many good books read this year, including The Martian and The Mockingbird Next Door.
Hello to a fellow North Carolinian! I could say "Rained In" today with all downpour and the dreary skies. I'm ready for the fireplace and the sofa. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteI am grateful to have read the Hunger games series.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance! Archer's Voice by Mia Sheridan
ReplyDeleteOh geez, there's not enough space on this entire page. I love most of the books that I read, I read about a book a day, unless I have interruptions, and I've been reading for years.My sisters read to me before I could read myself and gave me a true love of books. I read to my children, and we especially loved the Harry Potter series.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful that I read JK Rowling's two Robert Galbraith mysteries. I thought they were really engrossing.
ReplyDeleteI've read a lot of good books this past year! I will mention just a few... Cinderella Screwed Me Over by Cindi Madsen! What took me so long to read this one? It was awesome! The World of Fae by Terry Spear! I love her fae! The Gods' Trilogy by Debra Holland... all three were epic reads! The Winter King by C. L. Wilson! Another epic read! AND Love Potions by Michelle Pillow! What a magical read! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe Alchemist by Paolo Coelho!
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful I've read Gillian Flynn's books and Jodi Ellen Malpras' books ;)
ReplyDeleteIt may sound a little weird, but I am truly thankful that I discovered the world of V.C. Andrews. I'm actually talking about the author herself and not her ghost writer, who likes a lot to be desired in my humble opinion. I remember being fifteen years old and discovering the world of the Dollenganger's with Flowers in the Attic and then getting my hands on a copy of My Sweet Audrina. That literally shaped and changed the way that I read to this day. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Susan. I read Flowers in the Attic, too, and I was fascinated and just a little uneasy. Powerful writing. I agree, though, the later books were not as good.
DeleteI'm grateful I read To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I took the Book on Tape with us on a car trip to Michigan one year. We had trouble stopping for a driving break. We wanted to keep listening! LOL! Great book, great movie. Love Gregory Peck!
DeleteHmmm, I will stick to this year CRAP, I mean last year, 2014! I am seriously grateful to Sarah Rees Brennan for The Lynburn Legacy series, and also to Alyxandra Harvey for A Breath of Frost! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many! The most recent ones are Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell, Still Alice by Lisa Genova, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green...the list goes on and on!
ReplyDeleteThe True Story of Hansel and Gretel was really, really great!
ReplyDeleteThe TRUE story. Ok, this is intriguing! Must check it out. Thanks.
DeleteI'm glad I read the following books in 2014: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith, Braineater Jones by Stephen Kozeniewski, Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson, Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum, Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Freemantle. I could go on and on.....
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful that I read The Fault in our Stars. It was a really great emotional journey.
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Throne of Glass series (always), Illusions of Fate, Little Women and Pride and prejudice. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for having read the Twilight series because it brought my sister and I closer.
ReplyDeleteI am thankful for reading 'The Giving Tree' - it helped shape who I am
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful that I read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Both contain wonderful lessons and triumphs of the human spirit.
ReplyDeletePride & Prejudice a great book.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful for all the books that I read, I have a few favorites, but I read all genres.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely The Bible, Diary of St. Faustina, Anne of Green Gables and soooo many more!
ReplyDeleteMy Confirmation name is Faustine, and I did not know that she had a diary. Thanks.
DeleteHonestly almost all that I've read!
ReplyDeleteThere are soooo many. But, lets just say anything by Jennifer L. Armentrout
ReplyDeleteThe boxcsr children series (old i know)
ReplyDeleteI am grateful to have read the Bronze Horseman books by Paullina Simons
ReplyDeleteOne book that comes to mind is The Boy Who Reversed Himself by William Sleator because it was a great introduction to science fiction and I've loved sci fi ever since :)
ReplyDeleteI am grateful to have read Bob Sorge The Fire of Delayed Answers! Great read if you are in the wilderness! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely grateful to have read Outlander and the Bronze Horseman! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful that I read Jesus Is ____ by Judah Smith. It gave me much perspective and insight on the Christian life. Thanks.
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Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, Disturbing the Peace by Richard Yates, and Chanel Bonfire by Wendy Lawless.
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-Amber Terry-
I love the Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs, the Toby Daye series by Seanan McGuire, and anything by Charles de Lint!
ReplyDeleteI am glad that I read the Original Wizard of Oz, learned a lot and I am glad that they made us read Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell when I was in high school and now I want to read more books by Tess Gerritsen like her newest Die Again
ReplyDeleteI flunked an exam in high school because I was finishing "Gone with the Wind" the night before the test. Taught me to plan my reading binges! LOL.
DeleteI'm grateful I read 1984 and Brave New World.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful I read The Shack by William P. Young
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So many, I'm especially glad I started reading the genre of urban fantasy because 3 of my favorites series are in that genre.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful that I read The Hunger Games because it opened my eyes to YA.
ReplyDeleteAnything by Kresley Cole or Gena Showalter.
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Twilight. It got my daughter and I talking.
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Ah-h-h! That's so nice.
DeleteSo many! I am mostly grateful for those first reads by Anne Rice that made me an obsessive reader.
ReplyDeleteThe Harry Potter series and the Outlander books.
ReplyDeleteKate Daniels by Ilona Andrews, actually anything by Ilona Andrews.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for all of the books I've read but mostly Harry Potter and Terry Pratchett. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAll of Colleen Hoover's books
ReplyDeleteIf I was snowed in I would happily read anything by Hugh Howey or Sean Platt and David Wright!
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful that I read the Anne of Green Gables series, it is one of my favorites still.
ReplyDeleteIf I was snowed in - I would read the Clan of the Cave Bear series again.
ReplyDeleteI read this while taking a neurobiology class, and my professor suggested it as a good representation of the evolution of speech. I got hooked on the story and the whole brain biology topic kind of went by the wayside. Ah well. Passed the class anyway.
DeleteI'm really grateful I've read the Harry Potter series, anything by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and the Sailor Moon manga.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful to have read a lot of books. Probably most grateful for To Kill A Mockingbird.
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm not sure I can just pick one, maybe Tolkien or the Harry Potter series.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful that I've read Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful I read The Book of Abraham. It's a roman a clef that taught me a lot.
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ReplyDeleteI'm grateful to have read The Hobbit and The Vampire Academy series.
My childhood favorite was Charlotte's Web, even as an adult I love that book.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful to read any book that grabs me and won't let go- everything from Harry Potter to Anything by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
ReplyDeleteI'm grateful for the entire Discworld series. They cheer me up when I am having a rough time.
ReplyDeleteI loved the R. Frater As the World Dies series and not fiction but I love the what to expect when you are expecting.. was a big help!
ReplyDeleteI can really tell that there are some great favorites here -- To Kill a Mockingbird, the Harry Potter series, the Twilight series, The Hunger Games -- and then a whole lot that I want to explore. A big thank you to everyone that dropped by!
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