So many fantastics books have come out lately. I’ve been reading as my to be read pile comtinues to grow. There’s something about the temperatures turning cooler (and the grading piling up!) that makes me want to curl up with books. Today I thought I’d share a few of my recent favorites. I’d love to know what you’re reading and will have a giveaway at the end.

Yesterday was the release day for Denise Hunter’s latest novel, Autumn Skies. The third in her Bluebell Inn series, I couldn’t wait to read Grace’s story and see how the other siblings were doing. What I didn’t expect, but loved!, was the way that Denise brought in past history of the home that had been hinted at in prior books and made it front and center for this one. The hero is a Secret Service officer who is sent off to get his head on straight. To do that he returns home. What he doesn’t know, and Grace can’t anticipate, is how they’re darkest moments and deepest wounds are intersected. The romance is so sweet, but the masterful part of this book is how the hero and heroine have to confront their past to step into the future. Each of the siblings also has to confront what they really want for their futures. A perfect ending. One I savored on each page.

It’s a good thing words don’t automatically add to our waistlines, because The Key to Love is filled with macaroons and petit-fours. Bri has big dreams of following in her mother’s footsteps. That can be by keeping the bakery her mom worked for in Story, Kansas, in business and following her mom’s footsteps to Paris. Gerard just wants to write his magazine story and leave. This is not his idea of a great feature article. But the two collide over bitter coffee and slowly come to see what the other has to offer. It’s a sweet romance set in small town Kansas. It’s about unfulfilled dreams and the courage to go. It’s about the courage to face the truth about the past. And the courage to step into the risk that is love. A truly enjoyable read.

Y’all, I adore Jen’s books. They are so witty and the characters just out there enough to be pure fun. To Steal a Heart did not disappoint at all! This book was such fun to read. Set in New York City near the turn of the century, Gabriella was a thief as a child, who was then abandoned to an orphanage. Now she is a seamstress who has to use her thieving skills to help a friend who’s been falsely accused of a crime. With the “help” of her roommates at a boarding house, she tries to solve the crimes, but isn’t prepared to have to work with the man who she believes abandoned her as a child. This story is filled with humor, romance, and the hint of more stories to come. I loved it!

Now for six books I am very excited to read soon:

Amy Green’s debut novel Things We Didn’t Say is set during WWII at a Prisoner of War camp, so I cannot wait to dig in. When I wrote Captive Dreams, it was set in a Prisoner of War camp in Nebraska, which opened my eyes to a chapter of WWII history I hadn’t been aware of. I’m eager to see what she does with that idea.

Jaime is one of my favorite author peeps. She is so giving and so talented. The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus is one of those books that I have loved from the moment I saw the cover. Can’t wait to open and settle into the pages and story.

These four have arrived in the last week, and are calling to me. First i must grade. Then I’ll have to choose one of these six to read first. Clearly I need to take a month off just to read these wonderful books! Which one of these would you pick to read first? And what are you currently reading? Use the form below to enter the giveaway for Jaime Jo Wright’s The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus.

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