Today I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl which is all about lists. Since lists are one of my favorite things this is one of my favorite linkups! Today's topic is Books I Hope Santa Leaves Under the Tree. I've been on a book buying binge both at regular bookstores and used bookstores so there's not many books left for Santa to bring me. Instead, I'm sharing what I've bought in the last few weeks - try not to judge me too harshly!
The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart
Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh
Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
Other Worlds by Barbara Michaels
Who Killed the Queen of Clubs? by Patricia Sprinkle
Who Let That Killer in the House? by Patricia Sprinkle
Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart
How the Finch Stole Christmas by Donna Andrews
Antiques Chop by Barbara Allan
The Mirror Crack'd by Agatha Christie - This is a rebuy - my original edition which I bought very used about 20 years ago completely fell apart on my last reread.
When Will the Dead Lady Sing? by Patricia Sprinkle
Who Invited the Dead Man? by Patricia Sprinkle
Murder, She Wrote: Majoring in Murder by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain
Murder, She Wrote: Murder in a Minor Key by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain
Mrs. Malory's Shortest Journey by Hazel Holt
Bone White by Wendy Corsi Staub
The Grim Steeper by Amanda Cooper
Scent to Her Grave by India Ink
Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon by Donna Andrews
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - I found the most gorgeous edition of one of my favorite books so I had to buy it. I'm thinking this will be my first read of 2025.
Sick of Shadows by Sharyn McCrumb
Musseled Out by Barbara Ross
Boiled Over by Barbara Ross
Murder, She Barked by Krista Davis
The Ghost and Mrs. Mewer by Krista Davis
Mission Impawsible by Krista Davis
Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross
Murder, She Wrote: The Queen's Jewels by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain
Iced Under by Barbara Ross
Stowed Away by Barbara Ross
The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles
Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman
Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Romanov Bride by Robert Alexander
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs by Rhys Bowen
One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan
One Woman's War by Christine Wells
What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White
The Chocolate Raccoon Rigamarole by JoAnna Carl
More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts
Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
Okay, that's more than a little ridiculous now that I've written them all out! Have you read any of these? Any thoughts?
First off, this looks like a good list to use as a reading goal for 2025! I enjoyed The secret Garden and that's a good one for the classics. I'd reread that one day.
ReplyDeleteI have been curious about a few Karen White books but haven't grabbed any yet, the library doesn't have any but I may interlibrary loan those when I am ready. I've read great reviews about Marie Benedict's books and just picked up The First ladies.
I hope Santa brings you a sack of books!
That's quite a haul! Enjoy!
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Oh, Katherine, what a great bunch of books! I bet you had so much fun finding them and taking them home! I've read several and love the older ones you listed. The Gabriel Hounds, Touch Not The Cat (one of my favorite Stewart books), and a book by India Ink! I hadn't thought of her for many years. I looked back and I read several of her books in 2006. Enjoy, enjoy and I think replacing your Christie book is great. Books do wear out over time. Hope you get more for Christmas or just have time to go shop again.
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