I am so pleased to be participating in this giveaway hop. I am indebted to great authors, and books have been a major influence on my life. When I was growing up, it was Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables book series that influenced my immeasurably. Once I read the Little House books, I never could enjoy the television series as much since I knew what really happened. And I actually wrote a 300-some page book as a teenager that was inspired by Anne Shirley. (No, I never published the book, and I probably never will, but it is still very special to me.)
I can remember the first book I read that actually caused me to cry: A Tale of Two Cities. In fact, I cannot watch the movie without crying for the last five minutes of the movie. It is still my favorite Charles Dickens book, and I have read it at least twice.
I can remember being forced to read books in high school, and those books don’t hold a special place in my heart. I can even recall how I lost touch with books as a young married woman. And then I had a daughter. It was not until I became single again that I decided to return to my great love of reading. And the books I have read in the past few years have influenced me in so many ways.
Sierra by Taylor Dean still stands as one of the most romantic books I have ever read, but I will admit that One by Kiera Cass runs it a close second. The Hunger Games series was a series that I fought against reading because I figured I wouldn’t enjoy it. Then I read it, and because of my love for the series, my mom finished it before I did! Last night, I finished The Fault in Our Stars, and I can’t remember the last time I cried so hard over a book! I spent three nights crying once I realized what the ending was going to be. (Don’t worry, I won’t tell you.)
With so many wonderful authors both living and dead, it would take ages to read the fantastic stories found within. I believe that authors are often overlooked as the great artists they are, and I am even planning to try my hand at being an author again very soon.
So in honor of this wonderful giveaway hop, I would like to give one international reader their book of choice. This will be a very simple giveaway, and it is open through July 20 at 9 P.M. Pacific time. Just enter the rafflecopter, and then hop on to enter all the giveaways in the linky!
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Harry Potter still touches me and excites me even when the happiness from all other books has gone out. It is, without fail, the only series that I can reread and have nearly memorized and still it brings me hope and joy where I thought there was none.
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Melina Marchetta is my favourite author, I’ve loved everything she’s written, I’ve always found her stories easy to identify with and she just writes about everything I want in a book, I love the way her characters develop, I enjoy the slow burn romance and the friendships that form with unlikely groups of people. Her books just make me feel really good.
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I’d have to say authors like Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery and their series’ (Lucky Harbor and Fool’s Gold) remind me just how important family and friends are. I have a small family with very little extended family and I always wish I could have lived in small towns like those to share those experiences.
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Julie Garwood and her book Saving Grace. It was the first ever romance book that I read and it touched me so completely to know there’s a whole other world that I could immerse myself into. And it gave me lots to look forward to in life, that some day there would be an HEA I could look forward to of my own.
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I have many different favorites and it all depends on what I am in the mood for or what I need at the time. Whether it be to just escape for a while or just enjoy a new type of experience I find that books can help you do it
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I love Nalini Singh. She’s the author I always choose when I’m depressed… The author that I love to re-read, indifferent of the circumstances 😀
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The most recent book that made me emotional was Plus One by Elizabeth Fama. It was a really family oriented book and a very sad story.
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There are more books than I can count that have had an effect on me. I read The Hobbit when I was in the first grade though, and it started a lifelong love of fantasy.
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Harry Potter is an important part of my reading life. I got the first book of the series on my 10th birthday and it triggered my reading passion since then.
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I love Diane Chamberlain. Her books always leave me thinking about them for days after I finish.
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I remember how surprised I was to find myself reading Honoré de Balzac’s work with joy even though it was required reading in school!
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Mark Twain, J.K. Rowling, Jean Webster and Neil Gaiman books really shaped my childhood and my teenage years. I have fond memories while reading those books and it makes me smile whenever I remember it.
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There are a lot of books that mean a lot to me. My favorite classic would be the Count of Monte Cristo. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia and Jane Austin’s novels all have affected me and strengthened my love of reading.
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Jane Austen was the one who developed my love for reading so much. I was hooked once I finished Price and Prejudice!
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One author who has touched my life like no other is Karen E. Hoover. She is the reason I, myself, am an author! She took me under her wing and taught me all she knows. She’s been by my side since I was 13 and began writing. Her books are amazing and EVERYONE should read them!
A book that has significantly touched my life is The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien! That is the book that got me into fantasy and dragons and adventures and reading in general!
