Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books to Read During a Storm

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.    

Welcome to Tuesday! I haven't participated in this meme since August. Can you believe it? This is one of my favorites. Simply haven't had the brainpower. But, the holidays inspire creativity. Plus storms this time of year mean snow, which gets me thinking of Christmas and other fun stuff. So, here is my list of...

Top Ten Books to Read During a Storm

If you're looking for a book about starting over, romance, and murder

If you're looking for a romance involving an interesting occupation and a dilemma that forces the main characters to team up to solve the problem

If you're looking for a story that blends the magic of Christmas, faith, love, and adventure

If you're looking for a funny and sweet story about fed-up moms and how they change their Christmas and their community

If you are looking for an inspirational romance filled with the spirit of love, faith, and community... which also happens to have a storm in it

If you're looking for a mysterious and magical seasonal romance

If you're up to reading a novel based on a true story about a devastating storm that hit the Great Plains in 1888

If you're looking for a touching children's book that embraces the spirit of giving

If you're searching for a modern retelling of a classic romance

If you're looking for a story filled with romance, magic, and destiny 

Seems like romances made up the majority of my list. What kinds/genres of stories do you like to read during a storm? 

Book Review: Sense without Sensibility by Keena Richins

Sense without Sensibility by Keena Richins is a story about family, wealth, and true love.

When her father is debilitated by a stroke, Elinor works to keep his company and their family together. But, with her step-brother in control of financial affairs, and his obnoxious wife Fanny using her money and influence to put forth her own agenda, things quickly deteriorate.

In walks Edward, Fanny's brother, who is in charge of diving into Elinor's father's company's records to see what changes need to be made to attract a buyer. Elinor plans to fight Edward with all she has, but the surprise is on her when she discovers a much kinder and personal foe than she could have imagined. New plan: get Edward on her side. In order to succeed, he would need to go against his wealthy and influential family. Would he do it to save Elinor and her family from ruin?

I am at a slight disadvantage to some other folks who have read Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. I've never read an Austen story. I don't feel, however, this kept me from enjoying Sense without Sensibility.

With a great plot and superb characters, this novel is an easy read. You are engaged from the beginning. Edward is full of secrets and surprises. Elinor is the dutiful daughter holding everything together. Then there is the side story of Marianne and Jack and Brandon which adds another interesting element.

While all the loose ends seemed to get tied up very quickly at the end, this romance is sure to delight readers. I would definitely read more from this author again. If you're a Jane Austen fan, Sense without Sensibility should be added to your wish list.

Series: Pemberley Estates (Book 3)
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Independently published (June 23, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1074858077
ISBN-13: 978-1074858070

I received a copy of this book from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - Jan 20

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice week. Mine was busy, but good. This week is another full one, but the last week of the month should be a bit easier. Because of the workload, not much reading is going on.

I am halfway through one of Naomi King's books.

After that, I need to read these two books for reviews coming up.

Then I need to get caught up on reading these ones.

What are you reading this week? Is there something I need to add to my list?