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Lavyrle Spencer is a very good author who has retired--so no new books to look forward to anymore. 🫤 This was before I started reading thrillers. She wrote about families and marriages and they had great characters. A bit hard to find her books now but well worth the search. 😊

Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena and The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins.

Stephen king, harlan coben, karin slaughter, lisa gardner and....jill mansell are 5 of my favourite authors. Also michael crichton, michael connelly, brandon sanderson, tamora peirce, michael robotham

In no particular order: 1. Mary Stewart 2. Susanna Kearsley 3. M.M. Kaye 4. Ellis Peters 5. Beverley Nichols All *chefs kiss* in my opinion!!!👌👍

I am HOOKED on Freida McFadden. I’m reading a book in 2 days. Oh my goodness, can’t put them down!!

Rosamunde Pilcher's books Winter Solstice, Coming Home, and The Shell Seekers (this one is rather long) are some of my favorites. They are some of the very few that I've read several times. Cathy Ace, Rhys Bowen, Agatha Christie, Mary Higgins Clark, Deborah Crombie, Robert Galbraith (J. K. Rowling), David J. Gatward, Elizabeth George, Elly Griffiths, Anne Perry, and Dorothy L. Sayers are mystery writers that I really like. Some are more intense than others. There are many others that I've read, but I don't want to go on and on, lol. I've gotten some good recommendations from comments on your channel. If you're looking for a good devotional, Jesus Calling by Sarah Young is very good when you're in a season of life for something easy. Blessings ~ Linda 💕

Dawn, Sandra Brown for me. All I needed to read was one of hers, and I loved her! She is romance, but she did branch out, and did other work! She is so talented! I have stopped reading! I never should of done that tho! There are so so so many authors out there, I am just blown away by all that I have seen, I think it keeps growing too! Your new channel is making me want to read some of these authors. Keep up the great work your doing to inspire others. Reading is so important in life.

You may also enjoy Mary Higgins clark

From my 2012 typed list I had by author. An complete list with scribbled additions (circa 2012-2016). Wish I had kept better book lists all these years. Slowly trying to transition my notations to Goodreads (Random Hodgepodge). Danielle Steel, romance author. On the 2012 list there were about 89 books starting with Going Home (1973). I checked off 28 of hers. Yes hers got predictable. Like she'd introduce a character and then within the first few chapters kill 'em off. Used to say out loud "Damn, Danielle! I kinda liked that one!" Hubby always thought that was funny. Alex Archer - Female RPG action/thriller/mystery stuff. Rogue Angel series. A modern day Joan of Arc. 48 on my list, I left off around #39. Some better than others. got repetitive. 40 of those gobbled up, I guess I liked them:) David Baldacci - action/thriller 28 books listed, read 26. One one I even had a very rare note instead of just a check mark. "Boring"!:) The 5th book of the Sean King and Michelle Maxwell series. Dan Brown - action/thriller, read 3 out of the 6. Ted Bell - action/thriller - Alex Hawk series - Read 7 books Larry Bond - action/thriller - 17 books, read 5 Other than Danielle Steel, those 5 authors cover 2 pages of my "2012" typed list. No way possible for me to narrow down to only 5 authors) LOL nope no way! 🤣🤣😂

The author Kristin Harmel is good. She writes WWII fiction for the most part.

Dawn i love both of your channels. You are so relatable and feel like an old friend 😊 Has anyone read Ellie Griffiths books. Opinions please.

Oh boy. I read The Promise a million years ago when I was in HS and really enjoyed it. I should give it another read and see if it holds up. I just discovered the Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt. Fast paced, funny and always some twists. If your Libby has the audiobooks, try the first in the series - Open and Shut read by Grover Gardner. The narrator really does a great job.

Steven King, horror, thriller, science fiction. Fannie Flagg, fiction novels. Ann Rule, true crime.

The Promise was the first book Danielle Steel wrote. I do like her books, but they’re pretty predictable. So I read a book of hers when I need a break from the thrillers. I haven’t looked up Jenifer Ruff yet, but planning to. Susan Mallory & Karen Kingsbury are good authors. They are not thriller books though. My newly discovered author is Riley Sager.

This is an 800 page book, but it’s one that I think about a lot, it’s called “Gone to Soldiers” by Marge Piercy. It’s a great book that has you “move around the world” during WWII. You get to see the war through different peoples perspectives. A book I’ve loved forever and think about just about every time I take a shower (IYKYK), is “Cheaper By the Dozen” by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. I just love the family and their antics, plus I love how the parents are efficiency experts. It’s based on the true stories of the Gilbreth family. There is a sequel book called “Belles on Their Toes”.

I am really, really bad at remembering titles and author names. A book has to truly stand out for me to remember off the top of my head

You asked who some of my favorite authors are. Let's see, we got: 1. Joanne Fluke. Cozy Mysteries. She does the Hannah Swensen cozy mystery series. This is my favorite cozy series. Set in Minnesota. She owns a coffee/cookie shop. 2. Joanna Carl. Cozy Mystery series. I love, love, love this series. 3. Jill Churchill. Cozy Mystery series. So cozy, so good. 4. Connie Feddersen. Cozy Mystery series. Set in Oklahoma. In cow country. 5. Leslie Meier. Cozy Mystery series. Each book is set around a holiday or birthday or anniversary or event. I love, love, love this series (except for Elizabeth). I am behind in this series. I had to take a break from Elizabeth. Set in Maine. 6. R.L. Stine. Teen Thrillers. I don't care how old I am, I can never get enough. 7. Elizabeth Seifert. General Fiction. She died in 1983 (I think), but she wrote a ton of books, and I probably won't ever get through them all. She wanted to be a doctor, but it was hard for women to be doctors back then, so she wrote about them instead. All her books have doctors as characters. Most of her books are set in Missouri. 8. Jessica Beck. Cozy Mysteries. I love this series. It is similar to the Hannah Swensen series but a watered-down version. This author is a male using a pseudonym. 9. Wendy Corsi Staub. Thrillers. There are male thriller authors whose books that I've read, but I like Wendy Corsi Staub's better; maybe because her's have a feminine touch. 10. Selma Eichler. Cozy Mysteries. I love, love, love this series. So cozy. Set in NYC. Lots of food and eating out.

I have read a number of the Daniel Steele books.

❤️📚 Thanks, Dawn

Read Debbie Macomber family setting easy reads and you have to read they all !

I’ve been reading Elly Griffiths books and have been enjoying them.

I’m surprised that no one brings up Debbie Macomber! Her books are family oriented and not heavy. The Blossom Street series got me out of a reading slump and my mom as well. She’s not to be missed

If you haven't read any of her books, dear Dawn, I think you might really enjoy Maeve Benchy's work. 💜

I just read Joy and Never to late. Both by Danielle Steel.

William R. Forstchen series: One Second After One Year After The Final Day Five Years After Justin Cronin series: The Passage The Twelve The City of Mirrors James Howard Kunstler series: World Made by Hand The Witch of Hebron A History of the Future The Harrows of Spring

"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt. A true story that reads like a novel. Written in the 80s.

Alan Bradley, the Flavia de Luce series, 1st one "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie". You'll love Flavia.

Some Kind of Peace, by Camilla Grebe and Åsa Träff. It's a Nordic noir.

Christmas themed books by Debbie Macomber 🎄

I will have to make a decision soon about letting go of more books as we prepare to move to a smaller place. I also have a copy of LIttle Women that I will keep and my 1st grade reader called Streets and Roads. I probably have about 100 books including many cozy mysteries that I won and still need to read , review and give away.

I will have to look into Frieda McFadden. Is there a specific book of hers you suggest I start reading first?

Love your rating system

Reading it now. 💜

Tully By Paulina Simmons

Shes Come Undone by Wally Lamb

I loved hearing about your favorite books! I love Little Women too. ❤

The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Just around a bit and I had to reread at dif pts in the book. * Jumps around a bit

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver was at the my all time favorite book since it was featured on Oprah! After all these years I read a book that surpassed it 🏆 Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. I have the physical book but also got it on Audible. The narrator was so fabulous I enjoyed listening more than reading. It was better than I could have imagined❤ am currently reading The Housemaid which I’m very much enjoying (Audible version is good too fyi). I also loved “The Maid” by Nita Prose. Highly recommend! I will most likely re-read (which I never do). And I’m a forever fan of The Tightwad Gazette books. Amy D is seriously amazing! Thank you for this video! 😍

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

I think Patricia Highsmith is an underrated crime novelist from long ago "Strangers on a Train" is a very short book (and her first), she's best known for the "Talented Mr. Ripley" series of books

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. I did not want it to end. You fall in love with the characters and the story.

Tough question. Honestly from recent years nothing really stands out for me. Back in the dark ages, for Romance, it was Julie Garwood, Jude Devereux, Danielle Steel, Nora Roberts, Diana Gabaldon. For action-thrillers, Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Robin Cook, Lee Child, Douglas Preston, Dan Brown, Sean Flannery-David Hagberg, Stephen Coonts, Robert Ludlum, Eric Lustbader, James Patterson, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Alex Archer, WEB Griffin, Vince Flynn, David Baldacci. I'm sure I've left some out:)

I loved Nancy Drew books when I was young. Every Christmas I would ask Santa for one of her books. Loved Little Women.

I only recommend books that I gave a 5 star rating, which means I would read it again, or recommend to others. 1. Kendra Elliott-A Merciful Death 2. M.L. Stedman-The Light Between Oceans 3. Kristin Hannah- The Nightingale, The Great Alone (If you have already read these and I'm not remembering I apologize in advance.) 4. Robert Dugoni-My Sister's Grave, 5. Alex Finley-The Night Shift.

Any book by Nicholas Sparks is good, many have been made into movies. The one I really enjoyed was "The Best Of Me." Fast read and the ending is the best, although a tearjerker.

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The creator of ROSEANNE & HOME IMPROVEMENT, Matt Williams, authored the book GLIMPSES, A Comedy Writer’s Take on Life, Love, & All That Spiritual Stuff (2024)

Currently reading 'Along Came A Spider' by James Patterson. It's the first book in the Detective Cross thriller series. I'm really enjoying it and the story keeps unraveling. I too have a short attention span, so the short chapters really help. The books have been made into a TV show on Amazon too, the show is called 'Cross'.

I was just thinking about this book today at work and I got goosebumps because I really think it was my favorite book. "Wish You Well" by David Baldacci. It takes place in 1940 in rural Virginia. I have it in paperback but I want to order the hardcover. When I read it all I could think of was how my dad would've liked it.