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.
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This week’s topic is:
Books on My Winter TBR
Namesake by Adrienne Young
Series: Fable (Book 2)
Page Length: 368
Publication Date: March 16, 2021
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Synopsis: Trader. Fighter. Survivor.
With the Marigold ship free of her father, Fable and its crew were set to start over. That freedom is short-lived when she becomes a pawn in a notorious thug’s scheme. In order to get to her intended destination she must help him to secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.
As Fable descends deeper into a world of betrayal and deception she learns that her mother was keeping secrets, and those secrets are now putting the people Fable cares about in danger. If Fable is going to save them then she must risk everything, including the boy she loves and the home she has finally found.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository
The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros
Page Length: 400
Publication Date: Feb. 23, 2021
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Synopsis: Told in alternating timelines, THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED examines the risks we take for love, the scars too deep to heal, and the endings we can’t bring ourselves to see coming.
Twenty-eight-year-old Georgia Stanton needs to start over. Having survived a brutal and very public divorce, she’s back in her tiny hometown of Poplar Grove, Colorado, hoping to find her footing. She may have been raised by one of the greatest romance writers of the twentieth century, Scarlett Stanton, but she knows love in the real world is nothing like her late great-grandmother’s novels.
Noah Harrison has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: complete the last unpublished manuscript written by his favorite author. The only caveat? Her fiery, beautiful great-granddaughter has to agree with him…and she doesn’t. Not that he’s qualified as a huge bestseller in his own right, and especially not that a happily-ever-after is the right way to end Scarlett’s story. With his publisher’s deadline breathing down his neck, Noah sets off for Colorado to try to convince her.
The deeper Georgia and Noah delve into Scarlett’s passionate, World War II romance with American fighter pilot Jameson Stanton—and the letters they left behind—the harder they’ll have to fight their own undeniable attraction. But there’s a reason Scarlett could never bring herself to finish the manuscript, and discovering the truth will bring them into a love story spanning two lifetimes: a journey of danger and sacrifice, loyalty and secrets, tragedy and, ultimately, the healing power of love.
Cast in Firelight by Dana Swift
Series: Wickery (Book 1)
Page Length: 448
Publication Date: Jan. 19, 2020
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Synopsis: Adraa is the royal heir of Belwar, a talented witch on the cusp of taking her royal ceremony test, and a girl who just wants to prove her worth to her people.
Jatin is the royal heir to Naupure, a competitive wizard who’s mastered all nine colors of magic, and a boy anxious to return home for the first time since he was a child.
Together, their arranged marriage will unite two of Wickery’s most powerful kingdoms. But after years of rivalry from afar, Adraa and Jatin only agree on one thing: their reunion will be anything but sweet.
Only, destiny has other plans and with the criminal underbelly of Belwar suddenly making a move for control, their paths cross…and neither realizes who the other is, adopting separate secret identities instead.
Between dodging deathly spells and keeping their true selves hidden, the pair must learn to put their trust in the other if either is to uncover the real threat. Now Wickery’s fate is in the hands of rivals..? Fiancées..? Partners..? Whatever they are, it’s complicated and bound for greatness or destruction.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository
Her Wicked Marquess by Stacy Reid
Series: Sinful Wallflowers (Book 2)
Page Length: 400
Publication Date: Dec. 29, 2020
Publisher: Entangled
Synopsis: Miss Maryann FitzWilliam is too witty and bookish for her own good. No gentleman of the ton will marry her, so her parents arrange for her to wed a man old enough to be her father. But Maryann is ready to use those wits to turn herself into a sinful wallflower.
When the scandal sheet reports a sighting of Nicolas Ives climbing out the chamber windows of a house party, Maryann does the unthinkable. She anonymously claims that the bedchamber belonged to none other than Miss FitzWilliam, tarnishing her own reputation—and chances of the dastardly union her family secured for her. Now she just needs to convince the marquess to keep his silence.
Nicholas Ives, Marquess of Rothbury has purposefully cultivated a reputation as the most ruthless, unprincipled libertine, all so he can slip beneath the guards of those whose vile actions caused him to lose the only girl he’s ever loved. Despite his intrigue, Nicolas is determined to ignore the deceitful and enticing Miss FitzWilliam. However, his enemies are drawing close, and he soon discovers he must keep her closer to protect her. Nonetheless, she rouses a soul-burning passion within him, causing him to question who will protect her from his devilish wiles.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository
Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen
Series: Dark Shores (Book 3)
Page Length: 576
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Publisher: Tor Teen
Synopsis: From bestselling author Danielle L. Jensen comes a thrilling new novel in the Dark Shores world, a series that Sarah J. Maas called “everything I look for in a fantasy novel.”
THEIR BATTLES ENDED IN VICTORY
Lydia returns to Mudaire to enter training at the healing temple. But instead of fighting to save lives, she’s convinced she is doing more harm than good. She delves into the history of the gods only to discover a truth that will change her life forever.
His birthright as commander of the Royal Army is finally in his grasp, but Killian feels anything but victorious. Burdened by his past, he embraces the darker side of his mark—and in doing so, risks starting a war.
BUT THE WAR HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN
Having defeated the tyrant Urcon, Marcus struggles to form a lasting alliance with the Arinoquians. But he is plagued by the knowledge that there is a traitor among his friends, and it could cost him everything that he’s fought for.
Torn between her growing allegiance to the Thirty-Seventh legion and her need to liberate her people, Teriana finds herself mired in a web of secrets. She embarks upon a path that will either save everyone she loves—or put them all in their graves.
Hit Me With Your Scot by Suzanne Enoch
Series: Wild Wicked Highlanders (Book 3)
Page Length: 336
Publication Date: Feb. 9, 2021
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Synopsis: The MacTaggert brothers have one task: Find English brides or lose their land!
Coll MacTaggert, Viscount Glendarril, is a big, brawny Highlander who doesn’t like being told what to do—not even by his exasperated English mother who is determined to see her eldest son wedded and bedded. However, when he comes to the rescue of an irresistibly beautiful woman, Coll discovers that he may have found his perfect match…
The challenge isn’t that Persephone Jones is famous, wealthy, independent, and smarter than anyone he knows. The problem is that she is not interested in marrying any man—especially not a hot-headed Scot—even if he is the only man who seems to understand who she really is even when she’s not sure herself. When Coll learns that Persephone is actually a lady-in-hiding and someone is willing to kill her for what she stands to inherit…Well, Coll has never been one to turn down a fight. When hearts are involved, nothing comes between a Highlander and his lady.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
Page Length: 368
Publication Date: Feb.2, 2021
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Synopsis: Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano’s adult debut Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a witty, fast-paced mystery series, following struggling suspense novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan, whose fiction treads dangerously close to the truth as she becomes tangled in real-life murder investigations..
Unchosen by Katharyn Blair
Page Length: 416
Publication Date: Jan. 26, 2021
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Synopsis: Katharyn Blair crafts a fiercely feminist fantasy with a horrifying curse, swoon-worthy sea captains, and the power of one girl to choose her own fate in this contemporary standalone adventure that’s perfect for fans of The Fifth Wave and Seafire, and for anyone who has ever felt unchosen.
For Charlotte Holloway, the world ended twice.
The first was when her childhood crush, Dean, fell in love—with her older sister.
The second was when the Crimson, a curse spread through eye contact, turned the majority of humanity into flesh-eating monsters.
Neither end of the world changed Charlotte. She’s still in the shadows of her siblings. Her popular older sister, Harlow, now commands forces of survivors. And her talented younger sister, Vanessa, is the Chosen One—who, legend has it, can end the curse.
When their settlement is raided by those seeking the Chosen One, Charlotte makes a reckless decision to save Vanessa: she takes her place as prisoner.
The word spreads across the seven seas—the Chosen One has been found.
But when Dean’s life is threatened and a resistance looms on the horizon, the lie keeping Charlotte alive begins to unravel. She’ll have to break free, forge new bonds, and choose her own destiny if she has any hope of saving her sisters, her love, and maybe even the world.
Because sometimes the end is just a new beginning.
These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
Series: These Feathered Flames (Book 1)
Page Length: 448
Publication Date: April 20, 2021
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Synopsis: Three Dark Crowns meets Wicked Saints in this queer #ownvoices retelling of “The Firebird,” a Russian folktale, by debut author Alexandra Overy.
When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age. While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who ensured magic remained balanced in the realm.
But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her, which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be crowned.
As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they’ll discover who they can trust, who they can love—and who killed their mother.
LINKS: Goodreads Amazon Book Depository
The Bright & The Pale by Jessica Rubinkowski
Page Length: 368
Publication Date: Mar. 2, 2021
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Valeria is one of the only survivors of the freeze, a dark magical hold Knnot Mountain unleashed over her village. Everyone, including her family, is trapped in an unbreakable sheet of ice. Ever since, she’s been on the run from the Czar, who is determined to imprison any who managed to escape. Valeria finds refuge with the Thieves Guild, doing odd jobs with her best friend Alik, the only piece of home she has left.
That is, until he is brutally murdered.
A year later, she discovers Alik is alive and being held against his will. To buy his freedom, she must lead a group of cutthroats and thieves on a perilous expedition to the very mountain that claimed her family. Only something sinister slumbers in the heart of Knnot.
And it has waited years for release.
Are any of these on your winter TBR? What do you plan on reading? Comment below!
Namesake and These Feathered Flames are on my list also!
Nice! I hope we both love them!! 🙂
So many of these books are on my list of reads too. Looking forward to seeing what you think of them. Happy reading!
You too! I’ll keep an eye out for your reviews! 🙂
I hope you manage to read all of these and enjoy them!
My post!
Thanks, Evelyn! 🙂
I hope you enjoy Cast in Firelight! I have Bright & Pale and Gilded Serpent to read too!
They all sound fantastic! I hope you enjoy them too! 🙂
Great list! I haven’t heard of quite a few of these, I’ll have to check them out. Happy reading!
Thanks, Jess! 🙂
You have some amazing sounding books here! I have Namesake, Cast in Firelight & These Feathered Flames coming up too and im incredibly excited for them ☺️
Me too!! I’m thinking I might read Namesake next. I loved Fable and am excited to see where the story goes. Hope you enjoy them all! 🙂
This sounds like a great list! Loved reading this!
Also: I absolutely love Les Mis and your blog title is awesome!
Aww, thanks so much! I’m a huge Les Mis fan!!! 🙂
Yarros’ book made my list today, too. I cannot wait to read it!
Nice! I hope you enjoy it! It sounds fantastic! 🙂
Well no, but so far my Winter TBR list is a reread of Chronicles of Narnia- planning to start the 1st of January.
What I originally planned for December got finished in November- However, it is perfect for Winter. A Christmas Treasury is that book- if you love Christmas and Classics, then you must get this book with short stories and poems
Chronicles of Narnia is so good! Definitely worth a reread! And I’m glad you enjoyed A Christmas Treasury. It sounds like a great collection!
It really is such a great collection- that was my December TBR and got that finished in November
Happy reading! I have to read These Feathered Flames also. 🙂
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
I am SO excited for Namesake!! I hope that you get to all of these. 🙂
I’m excited too! I loved Fable and was thrilled when I got an advanced copy of Namesake!! I’m hoping to get to it in the next week or so.
That’s awesome!! I’ve got an ARC too. Hoping for January! Haha. Still need to finish a few books for challenges this month!
Good luck!
I’m not familiar with any of these, but the cover to Unchosen is awesome. Happy reading!
My TTT
I agree. It’s stunning! 🙂
OMG I am OBSESSED with the covers on unchosen, Bright and Pale and These Feathered Flames. The plot of These Feathered flames also sounds really unique. In fact, all of these books sound incredible. Great post!!
Thanks so much! 🙂
Cast in Firelight and Unchosen are going on my TBR right now! Great list. Also, this may be random, but I love how you format these, with the page numbers and publication dates right there. It’s so neat!
Thanks so much! I’m glad that you found a couple of new books and that you like the blog format! 🙂
I have Gilded Serpent and These Feathered Flames on my winter tbr too! 📚💕
They both sound fantastic!
I am adding so much to my tbr from this! ALSO GILDED SERPENT I AM EXCITED
Yes!!!!! 🙂 🙂