Snow Angels by Lezlie Anderson ~ Blog Tour

A winter storm, a family, and an idea for a service project all add up to a delightful Christmas surprise! When Mom and Dad suggest serving their neighbors for the holiday, their kids can’t stop grumbling. But as they secretly shovel snow, their attitudes change, and soon the parents can’t get the kids to stop serving. 

Share the joys of serving others in this wonderful Christmas pamphlet.

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Snow Angels was a delightful short story that teaches the power of small acts of service.  I loved the example that the children in this story showed and the fact that although they weren't excited about their service project to start out, they found happiness in helping others and serving together.  I have learned from experience that you end up loving those you serve and Snow Angels is a perfect example of such love and the power that comes from doing good to others.

This fun short story would make a wonderful gift for neighbors and friends for the holiday season.

Top Ten Tuesday ~ Favorite Books of 2014

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by 

The Broke and the Bookish. 

This weeks topic: Top Ten Books I Read in 2014


10 ~ First World Problems
by Leigh Ann Kopans

9 ~ Summer on the Short Bus
by Bethany Crandall


8 ~ Tiger's Curse
by Colleen Houck

7 ~ Out of Play
by Nyrae Dawn and Jolene Perry


6 ~ Sinner
by Maggie Stiefvater


5 ~ My Life Next Door
by Huntley Fitzpatrick


4 ~ Bracing the Blue Line
by Lindsay Paige


3 ~ Rough Waters
by Nikki Godwin


2 ~ Take Me On
by Katie McGarry


1 ~ Crash Into You
by Katie McGarry


There you have it!  My favorite books of the year!  I find it interesting the first book I read this year was also my favorite.  Nothing compared to Crash Into You.  I loved that book so much!

Waiting on Wednesday ~ Finding Carson Lee by Lindsay Paige and Mary Smith

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by 

Jill at Breaking the Spine 

that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

Oh Captain, My Captain presents Carson Lee of the Alabama Blacksmiths.

Carson Lee is the league’s bad boy and womanizer, who wants nothing more than to keep it that way. However, his life is full of deep secrets that could ruin the image he built for himself. Everything he worked for could come crashing down around him once he starts finding out who he really is when a grumpy blonde enters his life.

Kinley Wright wants nothing more than to thrive in the world of fashion. She could care less about hockey as long as it leads her to a promotion to work with the football superstars. It isn’t until she has to sign Caron Lee to a clothing contract that she finds he may be the one to push her to let go of her guilt from her past marriage. 

Carson Lee is more than meets the eye and Kinley Wright is more than her failures. When their lives collide, will they trust in the possible hope for their future?

Okay, I finally got to book one in this series this week so I am now literally dying to get to the next books!  Since I read Looking For You in one day (which I rarely am able to do) I know I will be needing this one soon so I'm glad it has a release date of December 12th!

That's what I'm waiting on this week!  What books are you looking forward to?

Top Ten Tuesday ~ New To Me Authors in 2014

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by 

The Broke and the Bookish. 

This weeks topic: New To Me Authors in 2014

10 ~ Andrea Pyros

This book was so much fun!  I ran across it on Netgalley and I'm VERY happy that I took a chance on it!

9 ~ Megan Erickson

I loved reading Make It Count.  Megan has a writing style that agrees with me well and I'm happy to put her on my list of authors that I discovered this year!

8 ~ Emery Lord

Open Road Summer was a book I was sure would agree with me from the minute I heard of it and sure enough I loved it!  Thank you Emery Lord for this fun summer novel.

7 ~ Kristen Strassel

Kristen and I had been twitter friends for a while when she asked if I would like to review one of her books.  I wasn't sure if they would be for me but I can happily say that she is an author I now love and I look forward to reading! I can hopefully find time on my breaks from Santa's workshop to fit Silent Night in this holiday season!
(Side note: This is my favorite of Kristen's covers and all of them are pretty amazing!)

6 ~ Sarah Ashley Jones

Sarah Ashley Jones is another author I wasn't sure if I would connect with but I'm happy to say I absolutely adored her books and her writing.  I loved Promise Me This and the follow up novella Promise Me Forever.

5 ~ T.M. Franklin

I honestly jumped on this book because I have a daughter named Ainsley and with this super fun cover, I had to see what this book was about.  It quickly became a favorite for both my 13yo daughter Meaghan and myself.

4 ~ Huntley Fitzpatrick

This book was a very pleasant surprise.  It is one I read while I was down in bed from surgery this year and I loved every minute of it.  I quickly recommended it to Meaghan as well and she loved it as well.

3 ~ Bethany Crandall

I don't know who wouldn't love this fun loving summer adventure.  I got this book for my birthday in April and it has been read by myself, Meaghan and several friends as well as their teenage daughters. It really is a book for everyone and easily one of the funnest times I had reading this year!

Tied for 2 and 1
Lindsay Paige and Mary Smith

I would definitely consider Lindsay Paige and Mary Smith my treasure find of 2014!  I love their writing and as I have gotten to know them they are wonderfully kind ladies as well!  I don't care if you like hockey or not, their books are so fun and well written you will find yourself loving every page of their books!

That's it for me this week!  Who are the authors you discovered this year?

Top Ten Tuesday ~ Books I'm Looking Forward To In 2015

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by 

The Broke and the Bookish. 

This weeks topic: Books I'm looking forward to in 2015

10 ~ The Summer of Chasing Mermaids

by Sarah Ockler

Sarah Ockler has been recommended to me by several people and I have yet to read one of her books, but this one looked too good not to have on my list this week!

9 ~ The Boy Most Likely To (My Life Next Door #2)

by Huntley Fitzpatrick

If you haven't read My Life Next Door yet I am going to get my 13 year old to call you and talk you into it!  We both ADORED this book and are super excited for The Boy Most Likely To!

8 ~ Last Year's Mistake
by Gina Ciocca

This book just looks like something I would read and from reading the synopsis I am really looking forward to it!

7 ~ The Ruby Circle

by Richelle Mead

I have loved Adrian from the moment he was introduced in Frostbite and I look forward to this installment in the Bloodlines series.

6 ~ Lady Midnight (Dark Aritfices #1)

by Cassandra Clare

It's time to enter a new phase in the world of shadow hunters, vampires, werewolves and all the other creations Cassandra Clare has built for us.  I look forward to this series as I did the others.  I loved The Infernal Devices so much and wasn't sure about another shadow hunter series at the time, but it makes me wonder what is in store for this new series. 

5 ~ Let's Be Crazy (Oh Captain, My Captian series #4)

by Lindsay Paige and Mary Brown

Let's Be Crazy is the 4th installment in the Oh Captain, My Captain series by the fabulous duo of Lindsay Paige and Mary Brown.  If you haven't read anything by these ladies, especially if you enjoy sports romance, you are really missing out!

4 ~ Contradictions

by Tiffany King

I'm a huge fan of Tiffany King and I am certainly looking forward to this last book in her Woodfalls Girls series coming in 2015!

3 ~ Saint Anything 

by Sarah Dessen

This is a book I heard of at Y'allFest this year and it looks so good!  I have read a few of Sarah Dessen's books and my teenage daughter loves her so I know this one will be one we are both looking forward to.

2 ~ Nepenthe (A Bracing For Love Novel)

by Lindsay Paige

If you read Bracing The Blue Line you may remember the over baring Kennedy brothers.  Nepenthe is about Corey Kennedy, Lucy's oldest brother.  This book is going to be so amazing I can barely stand the wait until it is released!  

1 ~ Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1)

by Katie McGarry

Everyone knows by now I have such a love for Katie McGarry's books.  She is a fantastic author and I am always on the edge of my seat waiting for her next release. Nowhere But Here will be the start of a new series for her and I'm sure it will be well worth the wait!  

That's it for me this week!  What's on your list?