Top 10 Tuesday: Ten Books To Read In One Day

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesdayis a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This Week's Theme: Top Ten Tuesday REWIND

I chose to go with 10 Books to Read in One Day from April 3,2012.

Falling Free by Tina Wainscott

I actually just finished this book, it took me WAY to long to finish, just because I could only read in 15 minute periods. I should have a review up either tomorrow or next Wednesday!

Snowed In With Her Ex by Andrea Laurence

I remember really loving this series, book two was my favorite in this series, so you should check that one out too.

The Boy I Love by Nina de Gramont

I haven't mentioned this one in a while, but I really enjoyed reading this YA novel. It was the first YA book I had read in years and I ended up reading it in one night! Plus I still think it's pretty awesome that because of Top Ten Tuesday, Nina saw where I mentioned her and she sent me the book!

Snowstorm Confessions by Rachel Lee

Let's be honest, pretty much anything by Harlequin can be read in one day. But I find myself thinking and going back to this book pretty often, I really love Rachel Lee as a writer. She is just one of those people who can write an amazing romantic suspense and not make me want to burst into tears out of  frustration and throw my phone at the wall while reading it!

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

When I had to read this for English in high school I was dreading it, but once I started reading I actually enjoyed it. I really want to find more classics like this that don't bore me to death.

Too Friendly To Date by Nicole Helm

I think this is just such a sweet story, as I mentioned in my review of the book, I'm a huge sucker for a good friends to lovers trope. Also, I just love Nicole Helm, if you aren't following her on twitter you need to be, she's always cracking me up! (@NicoleTHelm )

Okay, so I only made it to six, but I think that's enough to keep y'all busy for a while!

What would you recommend for reading in one day? Leave a link to your blog below and I'll check it out!

XoXo,

Lori
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Top Ten Tuesday:10 Books I Want to Buy Right Now

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: 10 Books I Would Buy If Someone Handed Me A Fully Loaded Gift Card

Falling Hard by Tina Wainscott

The 100 by Kass Morgan

The Girl Who Stayed by Tanya Anne Crosby

Her Stolen Past by Lynette Eason

One Week With The Best Man by Andrea Laurence

Not Otherwise Specified by Hannah Moskowitz

His Until Midnight by Nikki Logan

Haven Lake by Holly Robinson

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Divergent by Veronica Roth

What would you buy? Leave a link to your blog below and I'll check it out!

XoXo,

Lori
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Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Romance

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Ten Books To Read If You Are In The Mood For Romance.

To Save Her Child - Margaret Daley

This is more of a suspenseful romance, but I really like the ending. Here's my review!

Remind Me - Anne Marie Walker

If you loved Fifty Shades of Grey then you should probably check this one out too. Here's my review!

Falling Fast - Tina Wainscott

I also mentioned this one in last week's TTT, but I seriously LOVED it! Check it out! Here's My Review!!!

Snowed In With Her Ex - Andrea Laurence

I love this series, this book was so good and you can read my full review here.

Thirty Days to Win His Wife - Andrea Laurence

This is the second book, here's my review on it.

Let Love Find You - Johanna Lindsey

If you are looking for a historical romance then you should definitely try Johanna Lindsey. She is my favorite author, I've reviewed this series, but my favorite from her is her Mallory-Anderson Family series. Here's my review on this one.

Under The Lawman's Protection - Laura Scott

This one has a sweet ending and lots of action, here's my review.

Snowstorm Confessions - Rachel Lee

I really like that you get to see things from the stalked and the stalker in this one. Here's my full review!

One Frosty Night - Janice Kay Johnson

This is a Christmas contemporary, aka the best things ever and my favorite kind of book! Here's my review!

If you participated in this week's TTT leave your link below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed Recently

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Ten Book I Enjoyed Recently (last yearish) That Weren't My Typical Genre/Type of Book (or that was out of your comfort zone)

I could only come up with five books for this weeks topic, but I promise they are all great reads!

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

This is a first read for me, I've seen the movies, but I've never read the books. I just started the third section of the first book and I have to say I think the movies did a really good job at staying true to the original story.

Dark Visions by L.J. Smith

I am also currently reading this book, yes I'm one of those people who reads multiple books at a time!  L.J. Smith is one of my favorite authors of all time, I love her Night World Series and I'm still holding out hope that she might finish the last book one day. 

Trail of Secrets by Eileen Goudge

This is a re-read for me, I finished it for the millionth time last month and I still love it just as much as i did the first time.

Rodeo Rescuer by Lynette Eason
I LOVED reading this one, I loved the first one and this one was just as perfect! I would definitely recommend this one if you want a quick, easy read.

Falling Fast by Tina Wainscott
Honestly this book is so good, it could definitely pass for a Nicholas Sparks book!

If you participated in this week's TTT leave your link below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Authors I've Read The Most Books From

Hello Lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Author's I've Read The Most Books From.

The truth is I like finding new authors and reading new books. Of course there's a few authors whose books I will always read, which is why I decided to share these 7 authors with you!

Johanna Lindsey
If you've been reading my blog for a while then you probably know Johanna Lindsey is one of my favorite authors in the entire world. I've read so many books by her, easily over 25, and I STILL have more to read!

Sara Shepard
I read the PLL series before the TV show came out and I loved the books, since then the author has released more books in the series, but I haven't read them yet, I have three of her new releases, I just haven't had time to read them.

L.J. Smith
I love L.J. Smith's Night World series and I've been patiently waiting for the last book in the series for nearly 10 years. Honestly I don't think we're ever going to get it, but I'm still hopeful.

Jenny Nimo
I never read Harry Potter when I was in Elementary/Middle school instead I read the Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King) series. I read every book in this series and I loved it!

Carla Cassidy
I think I've read about 6-8 books by Carla Cassidy and I have loved them all. I just love her, she is such a great author and I always look forward to reading anything by her.

Christopher Pike
I've read 6 books  by Chrsitopher Pike and I really enjoyed them, if you like vampire books then you should definitely check out Thirst/The Last Vampire series.

Caitlyn Duffy
I've read all of Caityln Duffy's books and I can't wait for her next book to come out!
Janice Kay Johnson

What author's have you read the most books from? Let me know below or leave the link to your Top 10 Tuesday post!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Books On My TBR For Summer 2015

Hello lovelies!

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This week's theme: Top 10 Books On My TBR For Summer 2015.

Maggie McGinnis // Once Upon A Cowboy

I actually have an ARC of this book and I plan on reading after I finish the book I'm reading right now! From the reviews I've read it looks like it's going to be a good one 

(P.S. It releases on June 30, so go buy it!)

Jessica Warman // The Last Good Day of the Year

I REALLY want to read this one, I don't have it yet, but I think I'm going to order it later this week!

Thomas Hardy // Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Normally I'm not interested in classics, but I really want to read this one.

Rick Yancey // The 5th Wave

I put this on my TBR a few months ago and forgot about it until a few days ago when I saw a book review on bloglovin'. 

Johanna Lindsey // Stormy Persuasion
I just bought this book and it's sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read, I LOVE the Malory-Anderson Family series and I'm so excited to read this one!

Suzanne Collins // The Hunger Games
I've watched all the movies and now I really want to read the books. I keep saying I'm going to read them, but books are expensive and I just haven't taken the time to buy them yet.

Katee Robert // The Marriage Contract
I think I'm really going to like this one. I first saw it on Netgalley and requested it as ARC, but they had already filled their quota, but I still want to read it, and so I'm going to order it as soon as I get my new debit card in the mail!

Emma Healey // Elizabeth Is Missing
I've been wanting to read this book for about a year and now that I'm working I can afford to spend a little more on books!

Angelina Jameson // A Lady's Addiction
I used to read historical romance all the time, but here lately I've been leaning towards romantic suspense novels. Recently as I was going through my Bloglovin' feed I noticed a review on this book and it seems like something I would like so I added it to my TBR on GoodReads!

Fred Caldwell // Flying Your Business: Leadership Lessons from the Cockpit

Last week I was on Twitter and I saw someone tweet about this book and it looks like it would be an awesome read.

So that's it for my Summer 2015 TBR list! Tomorrow I have something a little different for you, so don't forget to check back for that!
What's on your TBR this summer? Let me know below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Will Probably Never Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly link up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 

This week's theme: Ten Books I Will Probably Never Read.

It's been so long since I've participated in Top Ten Tuesday, I think the last time was February or March! But, I really want to get back into it, I love these link ups and I love visiting other participating blogs!

The Harry Potter Series

Honestly I don't see myself ever reading this series, I'm 18, and I've never been interested in it and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
(P.S. If you're a Harry Potter superfan, please don't kill me!)

Wuthering Heights

I haven't tried to read this one yet, but just from reviews I've seen I don't think it's something I would like, and I think I would struggle to finish it.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 
I know a lot of people love this book and loved the movie, but there's just too much violence for me.

Julius Caesar
I was supposed to read this one for my English class, but I just couldn't do it. Thankfully I was able to read enough of the book to pass the test and write a paper on the book. Luckily my teacher also provided us with links to a BBC small film, the quality sucked, but I was able to do the work and that's all that matters.

The Lord of the Rings
I know quite a few people who would probably kill me if they read this, but I've never been interested in reading this series. Fantasy just isn't my thing.

Emma
I've tried time and time again to read Jane Austen novels and it always takes me forever to finish them. Normally I have no trouble finishing a book with over 400 pages, but it took me a month to finish Pride and Prejudice and probably longer for Sense and Sensibility.

The Fault In Our Stars
Go ahead, yell at me, send me hate for not reading it, I'm just not interested. I think this book and John Green in general is over hyped.

The Jungle 
One one hand I want to read this, but then I start to think about actually picking it up and I just don't want to know that much about the meat industry and food industry.

Honestly when I first saw this topic I thought I would be able to come up with a full 10 books, but now that I think about it I can't think of 10 books. I'm the type of reader who is usually willing to give anything a try, but I know what I like and these are a few of the books I can't imagine ever reading.

That's it for today, I'll probably think of a ton of more books I could add to this list later, but for now this is it.

What books will you probably never read? Let me know below and if your participated in Top Ten Tuesday leave your link below so I can see your list!

XoXo,
Lori

Top Ten Tuesdays: Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romances In Books

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
This week's theme: Top 10 Things I Like/Dislike When It Comes To Romance In Books.

I just realized that this is the first Top Ten Tuesday I've participated in, in 2015! I can't believe it's been so long! I decided to start back with the Top 10 Tuesday this week because everyone knows romance is my favorite genre, so this is the perfect topic for me!

So, let's get started!

Likes

1. Romantic Suspense

Recently I've been loving romantic suspense novels, it's pretty much all I've been reading for the past four months!

2. When there is no HEA (Happily Ever After).

I actually like books that don;t have a HEA ending, I think it's really brave when authors do that because it's not normal, and most people reading romance books want a HEA, so not giving it to them is a risk.

3. Characters who help each other become better versions of themselves.

I prefer stories where two characters come together and they make each other better, they don't try to change each other, but they make each other want to be a better person.

4. Book covers that aren't cheesy.

This one really isn't that important, even if I don't like a book cover, I'll still read it. But I really do like when a book cover compliments the book, and doesn't make me want to gag or cringe every time I see it.

5. When a series gets better with every book.

This doesn't just apply to romance books, I think readers of every genre like it when a new book makes a series better and drives them crazy wanting the next book in the series.

Dislikes

1. When it's all about sex.

I don't like when a romance book focuses only on sex, I want to see more than that.

2. When a book only has weak women.

I don't like how some romance books only have weak women who are in need of saving.

3. The "this man is so perfect even his flaws are perfect" character.

This one is so annoying, I don't even feel like explaining it!

4. The rapist.

The one that I REALLY hate is when an author has the female character very clearly saying "no", and then later tries to pass it off as them being in love. It is not love, it is rape!

5. The Ice Woman.

I really hate when an author makes a female character out to be cold, independent, and tough, and then as soon as a man comes along she melts and be comes a puddle at his feet, willing to do anything he wants.

That's it for today, I'm so happy to be back blogging, and back to doing Top Ten Tuesdays!

What do you like/dislike about romance in books?

XoXo,

Lori 

Blogmas Day 23: Top 10 Tuesday: Top 10 Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing This Year

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 

This week's theme: Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing This Year.

The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations by Alex Harris

Lori Foster - No Limits

Colleen Coble - Lonestar Secrets

Thomas C. Foster - How to Read Literature Like A Professor

Henrey Cloud - Boundaries

Nick Davies - Flat Earth News

Emma Healey - Elizabeth is Missing

Rebecca Skloot - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Stephen King - On Writing

That's it for today, if you participated in this weeks link-up leave your links below, I would love to see them, and if not feel free to tell me below!

XoXo,

Lori

Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Movies to Get You in the Halloween Spirit

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Books/Movies To Read or Watch To Get In the Halloween Spirit.

Hocus Pocus

The Little Vampire

Twitches & Twitches 2

Halloweentown 

Halloweentown 2

Casper
The Addams Family
The Nightmare before Christmas
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Beetlejuice


Honestly, I prefer more kid friendly Halloween movies, I'm not a fan of horror movies. When I was a kid I loved it, I would watch any horror movie you put in front of me, but now, I wouldn't watch a horror movie if you paid me!

That's all for this today, I hope you liked it! What are your favorite Halloween movies? Do you prefer kid-friendly Halloween movies or Rated R?
XoXo,
Lori

Top 10 Tuesdays: 10 Books I'm Not Sure I Want To Read

Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly link-up hosted by The Broke and the Bookish .

This week's theme: Top Ten Books I'm Not Sure I Want To Read

John Green - The Fault In Our Stars

Sun Tzu - The Art of War

Graeme Simsion - The Rosie Project

Dave Pelzer - A Child Called "It"

Laurie Halse Anderson - Speak

Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451

Atul Gawande - Complications

James P. Carse - Finite and Infinite Games

Marti Olsen Laney - The Introvert Advantage

Emile Zola - Therese Raquin

So there's my Top Ten Books I'm Not Sure I Want To Read, let me know below what you think! 

XoXo,

Lori

P.S.  I scheduled this post ahead of time, if I have internet by the time this post goes live then I'll link it up on The Broke and the Bookish's website, if not, then this week I just won't link up.