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.
This week’s topic:
April Showers
So, I decided to go with books that have a type of rain in the title or in the author’s name. Let’s see what I came up with!
Title: The Summer Cottage
Author: Annie Rains
Series: Somerset Lake #1
Page Length: 423
Publication Date: May 25, 2021
Publisher: Forever
Synopsis: Somerset Lake is the perfect place for Trisha Langly and her son to start over. As the new manager for the Somerset Cottages, Trisha is instantly charmed by the property’s elderly residents and her firecracker of a new boss, Vi Fletcher. But Trisha is less enchanted by Vi’s protective grandson Jake. No matter how tempting she finds the handsome lawyer, Trisha knows that if Jake discovers the truth about her past, she’ll lose the new life she’s worked so hard to build.
Jake Fletcher left Somerset Lake after a tragic loss, but he’s returning for the summer to care for his beloved grandmother, hoping Vi will sell the run-down cottages and finally slow down. There’s just one problem: Trisha, Vi’s new employee. She’s smart, beautiful, and kind, but Jake’s job is to protect his grandmother’s interests, and his gut is telling him Trisha’s hiding something that could jeopardize Vi’s future. However, as they spend summer days renovating the property and bonding over their love for the town, Jake realizes that Trisha is a risk worth taking–if only she can trust him with her secrets . . . and her heart.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Review
Title: A Court of Mist and Fury
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Page Length: 624
Publication Date: May 3, 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Synopsis:
Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin’s people.
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world torn apart.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Title: Scattered Showers
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Page Length: 282
Publication Date: Nov. 8, 2022
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Synopsis: Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true.
In her first collection, she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Girl meets boy camping outside a movie theater. Best friends debate the merits of high school dances. A prince romances a troll. A girl romances an imaginary boy. And Simon Snow himself returns for a holiday adventure.
It’s a feast of irresistible characters, hilarious dialogue, and masterful storytelling—in short, everything you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell book.
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Title: The Christmas Village
Author: Annie Rains
Series: Somerset Lake #2
Page Length: 339
Publication Date: Oct. 12, 2021
Publisher: Forever
Synopsis: Lucy Hannigan has inherited her mother’s bulldog, Bella, and her childhood home, the only pink house on Gingerbread Lane. With the holidays coming up, the pressure is on to decorate the house for the annual lights competition and maintain her parent’s winning streak. But Lucy already has her hands full as a midwife and a new landlord-to her ex-fiancé.
When Miles Bruno is suddenly asked to move out of his rental home, he’s grateful to Lucy for taking him on as a tenant. But their broken-off engagement doesn’t make it easy to live next door. Sparks still fly between them, and he’d give anything to get back in Lucy’s good graces. But to do that will take much more than just tree trimming and house decorating and contest winning. Will one wildly grand romantic gesture on Christmas Eve finally soften her heart?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Review
Title: Wolf Rain
Author: Nalini Singh
Series: Psy-Changeling Trinity #3
Page Length: 392
Publication Date: June 4, 2019
Publisher: Berkley
Synopsis: Kidnapped as a young girl, her psychic powers harnessed by a madman, Memory lives a caged and isolated existence . . . until she comes face-to-face with a wolf. Labelled an empath by her bad-tempered rescuer, Memory knows that her ‘gift’ is nothing so bright. It is a terrible darkness that means she will always be hunted.
But Memory is free now and she intends to live. A certain growly wolf can just deal with it.
Alexei prefers to keep his packmates at bay, the bleak history of his family a constant reminder that mating, love, hope is not for him. But Memory, this defiant and fearless woman who stands toe-to-toe with him awakens the most primal part of his nature—and soon, he must make a choice: risk everything or lose Memory to a murderous darkness that wants to annihilate her from existence . . .
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Title: Beyond the Highland Mist
Author: Karen Marie Moning
Series: Highlander
Page Length: 400
Publication Date: May 29, 2007
Publisher: Dell
Synopsis: He would sell his warrior soul to possess her…
An alluring laird…
He was known throughout the kingdom as Hawk, legendary predator of the battlefield and the boudoir. No woman could refuse his touch, but no woman ever stirred his heart—until a vengeful fairy tumbled Adrienne de Simone out of modern-day Seattle and into medieval Scotland. Captive in a century not her own, entirely too bold, too outspoken, she was an irresistible challenge to the sixteenth-century rogue. Coerced into a marriage with Hawk, Adrienne vowed to keep him at arm’s length—but his sweet seduction played havoc with her resolve.
A prisoner in time…
She had a perfect “no” on her perfect lips for the notorious laird, but Hawk swore she would whisper his name with desire, begging for the passion he longed to ignite within her. Not even the barriers of time and space would keep him from winning her love. Despite her uncertainty about following the promptings of her own passionate heart, Adrienne’s reservations were no match for Hawk’s determination to keep her by his side…
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Title: the True Love Bookshop
Author: Annie Rains
Series: Somerset Lake #3
Page Length: 352
Publication Date: July 5, 2022
Publisher: Forever
Synopsis: She’s ready to start a new chapter in her life…
For Tess Lane, owning Lakeside Books is a dream come true, but it’s the weekly book club she hosts for the women in town that Tess enjoys the most. The gatherings have been her lifeline over the past three years since her husband’s mysterious death. Tess has tried to move on, but when River Harrison shows up on her doorstep, all her lingering questions come rushing back.…
River, a former marine turned private investigator, was her husband’s best friend, and seeing him again is a reminder of everything Tess lost. At first, she tries to ignore him, but Tess comes to realize that this is her chance, once and for all, to find the answers that have troubled her for years.
With the support of her friends, Tess joins River on a journey of discovery that leads them to the edges of Somerset Lake and on a road trip down the Carolina coast. Although their adventure isn’t always easy, Tess starts to find the joy in life again. But when secrets surrounding her husband’s death are finally revealed, can Tess find it in her heart to forgive the mistakes of the past … and maybe even open herself up to love again?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Review
Title: Spring Flowers and April Showers
Author: Beth Rain
Series: Little Bamton #2
Page Length: 155
Publication Date: Jan. 18, 2021
Synopsis: Emmy Martin is sick of working in a stuffy old florist shop that won’t let her do much other than recreate 1980s wedding nightmares. But when she’s unexpectedly cut free, she’s not as happy about it as she thought she’d be…
She was dumped a week ago…
She can’t cover her rent…
And she has absolutely nowhere to go!
That is, until her Aunt Ali announces she’s off on the trip of a lifetime to Australia and offers Emmy the use of Dragonfly Cottage in Little Bamton while she’s gone. The only provisos are that she has to feed pampered puss, Charlie, and tend Ali’s precious walled garden. What could possibly go wrong?
Jon Clark thought that doing up Ali’s cottage while she was away in Australia was going to be the easiest bit of money he’d ever earned – especially as Ali has given him the loan of her spare room. But Emmy’s appearance in Little Bamton throws a spanner in the works and sends him back to square one again…
He’s living in a leaking caravan…
He’s desperate to put down some roots, this little village is his turf…
And Emmy is going to drive him mad if he has to be around her every day!
All Emmy needs to do is figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life, and find a way to bloom. All Jon needs to do is learn how to grow some roots. Will they find a way to help each other, or will the surprises Little Bamton has in store for them nip any friendship in the bud?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Title: Wild Rain
Author: Beverly Jenkins
Series: Women Who Dare
Page Length: 355
Publication Date: Feb. 9, 2021
Publisher: Avon
Synopsis: A reporter has come to Wyoming to do a story on doctors for his Black newspaper back east. He thinks Colton Lee will be an interesting subject…until he meets Colton’s sister, Spring. She runs her own ranch, wears denim pants instead of dresses, and is the most fascinating woman he’s ever met.
But Spring, who has overcome a raucous and scandalous past, isn’t looking for, nor does she want, love. As their attraction grows, will their differences come between them or unite them for an everlasting love?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Title: The Good Luck Cafe
Author: Annie Rains
Series: Somerset Lake #4
Page Length: 352
Publication Date: March 14, 2023
Publisher: Forever
Synopsis: Moira Green is perfectly content with her life. She has a rewarding career and plenty of wonderful friends, including the members of her weekly book club. Then everything in her life goes topsy-turvy when the town council plans to demolish the site of her mother’s beloved café to make room for much-needed parking. Moira is determined to save her mother’s business, so she swallows her pride and asks Gil Ryan for help.
Moira and Somerset Lake’s mayor were good friends once, the kind who could laugh at everything and nothing at all. Until one night changed everything between them. And now, with Gil supporting the council’s plans, Moira is forced to find another way to save Sweetie’s—and it involves campaigning against Gil. Going head-to-head in a battle of wills reveals more than either of them are ready for, and as the election heats up, so does their attraction. But without a compromise in sight, can these two be headed for anything but disaster?
LINKS: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Great picks this week! They all have great covers.
Thanks, Joanna!
Like your spin on this one!
Including the author name was GENIUS! I love that twist!
Thank you! 🙂
Rainbow Rowell has been a very popular pick this week!
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.
I love this take on the prompt. I didn’t even think of author names!
Thanks! It was a fun one! 🙂
I love the use of the author’s name! And incorporating Mist is a great choice. Nice job!
Thanks, Lisa!
Love your take on this and all the titles/names you found 😃 I have Jenkins’ book on my TBR and I can’t wait to read it. I love her writing so much. Great list!
Thanks Dini! I hope you get a chance to read Jenkins’ book soon!
I love that you included the name as well, Julie. I have several books by Annie Rains on my TBR, but I haven’t read any yet. Great list.
Thanks, Carla! 🙂