Today starts my last weekend of MBA classes. Woot! If you missed my happy dance, be sure to go here. It’s six seconds of sheer silliness that had my 14 year-old rolling her eyes. Because of the intensity of these last days of classes, I haven’t finished a novel this week. Scandalous! But I’m in the process with two I’m really enjoying.
The first of those is Shelley Shepherd Gray’s Secrets of Sloane House. I’ve heard excellent things about this book, so it’s been fun to dive into the pages, though I wish I could immerse myself in them. So far, it’s an intriguing story of social classes, the World’s Fair, and a mystery that might just turn suspenseful before the book ends. Not sure about that yet.
It’s an enjoyable read with an interesting mix of characters. I’ll be interested to see who the villain is because right now all signs are pointing one direction and I can’t quite believe it’s really him. It’s almost too easy, if you know what I mean. But I can’t wait to dive back in and consume the rest of this book…Saturday night!
The other book I’m enjoying is Rosanna Huffman’s Hand Me Down Husband. This is completely different from Secrets of Sloane House. Where Shelly’s book is a historical mystery set during the Gilded Age, Hand Me Down Husband is a contemporary romance with strong women’s fiction themes. But unlike many women’s fiction books that I’ve picked up, this one doesn’t have me bogged down. Instead, I’ve really come to care about Suzanne and Mitch. It’s not 100% given that they will end up together — so many factors are destined to keep them apart. It’s a really enjoyable first novel from an author that I’ve known for several years. It’s been so fun to read her novel! If you like contemporary romances with some meatier overtones, then this is one I bet you’ll enjoy as much as I have.
Now for fun, here’s a photo of my TBR pile. 
I CANNOT WAIT to dive into these as soon as I leave class on Saturday. Which would you pick to read first? Enter the Rafflecopter, and I’ll pick a lucky reader to receive a copy of the ARC to Tamera Alexander’s latest book To Win Her Favor. It’s hiding there in the pile. And don’t forget, To Win Her Favor is currently on ebook sale for $4.49. Preorder it at this price while you can!
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I would read Becky Wade’s A Love Like Ours first. I just love her books.
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I do, too. She has great characters.
To win her favor!
Author
I do love Tamera’s books. They are great!
No Place To Hide I love suspense and danger in books. Not so much IRL. LOL
Author
I agree — love suspense and romantic suspense in my books!
I would read Hand Me Down Husband first – love the cover!
Author
It is a wonderful cover!
To Win Her Favor
I would read first the book, “No Place to Hide” by Lynette Eason because I enjoy reading mystery/suspense books.
Thanks for entering me in your giveaway.
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Thanks for stopping by, Janet!
Becky Wade’s book
I would read To Win Her Favor first!
I would read Sloane House first.
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It’s been a great book so far!
Hand Me Down Husband
Oops, guess I read that wrong! I would read Becky Wade’s “A Love Like Ours” first.
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I love that cover! It’s simply adorable.
I would read”To Win Her Favor” first, sounds like a great book! Thanks for the chance to win.
It would probably be A Love Like Ours because it’s a little shorter than To Win Her Favor. I’ve read the other books in both these series and enjoyed them very much.
To Win Her Favor!
It’s a toss up… I’m reading Nowhere to Run, so No Place to Hide would be a natural to slip in to, but I love Robin Lee Hatcher and might need to also read Whenever You Come Around.
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I read Robin’s book for endorsement and loved it!
To win her favor. I would love to win!
I really am itching to read Hand Me Down Husband but since that’s not in the pile of your TBR books it will definitely be To Win Her Favor by Tamera. I’m going to Nashville in June and taking the Belle Meade Plantation tour and I really want to soak up all the history!!
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Kristen, I really enjoyed Hand Me Down Husband!
Hmm, I think I would love to read “Dauntless” most of all. . . though ‘Heart Sisters’ and “To Win Her Favour” would be other favourites.
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Dauntless intrigues me. I think it’s next on my pile.
I’ve been waiting to read Becky Wade’s newest!
I would read NO PLACE TO HIDE first. Thanks for the fun giveaway. CONGRATULATIONS on achieving your MBA.
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Thanks, Caryl! It feels so good to be on this side of the studies!
I would read “Secrets of Sloane House” first! I’ve had my eye on that one for a while. I love a good mystery!
No Place to Hide by Lynette Eason – I’ve been waiting on this one for a while! Love this series 🙂
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You won’t be disappointed when you get to read it, Carrie. It’s quite good!
Hard decision, but I think I’d go with To Win Her Favor.
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It’s been a super hard decision! Wish I could read them all at the same time 🙂
: / Dauntless but To Win Her Favor would be next. Thanks for the opportunity! Seriously, an MBA??!!! Congratulations, hope your week and graduation goes really well.
Author
It is so hard to choose. Right now, I’m reading Lynette Eason’s novel. It’s quite good!
I would like to read them all!
To Win her Favor!
All of these books look great! I absolutely love Tamera Alexander’s novels and would love the chance to read To Win Her Favor! God Bless 🙂
To Win Her Favor!
To Win Her Favor – I LOVED To Whisper Her Name. So good. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Tamera is a masterful novelist.
No place to hide
The first book I would read would be To Win Her Favor.
Of this list I only haven’t read Becky’s, Tamera’s, and Robin’s. So of these three I’d probably start with Becky’s.
I would to love to win.
I would read To Win Her Favor.
Would love to win
I would read Shelley’s book first…she is one of my favorites.