Today’s
Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie so, since I absolutely love gazing at wonderfully
put together cover art, I decided to turn my freebie into a post all about my
top ten favorite covers. I had to narrow the category down, however, because I have
hundreds of favorite covers, so I made it all about books that are coming out
this year. So, without further ado, let’s adore some covers!
Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar
A Haven on Orchard Lane by Lawana Blackwell
Before Christ called her daughter...
Before she stole healing by touching the hem of his garment...
Elianna is a young girl crushed by guilt. After her only brother is killed while in her care, Elianna tries to earn forgiveness by working for her father's textile trade and caring for her family. When another tragedy place Elianna in sole charge of the business, her talent for design brings enormous success, but never the absolution she longs for. As her world unravels, she breaks off her betrothal to the only man she will ever love. Then illness strikes, isolating Elianna from everyone, stripping everything she has left.
No physician can cure her. No end is in sight. Until she hears whispers of a man whose mere touch can heal. After so many years of suffering and disappointment, is it possible that one man could redeem the wounds of body...and soul?
A Haven on Orchard Lane by Lawana Blackwell
In difficult circumstances,
Charlotte Ward, once a famed stage actress, tries to restart her career—only to
experience disaster. Against her better judgement, her estranged daughter,
Rosalind, comes to her mother’s rescue and moves her to a quite English coastal
village.
Charlotte is grateful to get to
know Rosalind after years apart. As one who has regrets about her own romantic
past, it’s a joy for Charlotte to see love blossom for her daughter. Or
Rosalind, however, it’s time away from teaching—and now she must care for the
mother who wasn’t there for her. And what could be more complicated than
romance?
Together, mother and daughter
discover that healing is best accomplished when they focus less on themselves
and more on the needs of others.
Someone Like You by
Victoria Bylin
Julia Dare is trying to run her
own business, raise her young son, Max, and help her widowed mother. Her
biggest worry, though, is keeping Max’s father from being a bad influence while
still allowing the boy to spend time with his dad. When an account from her
event-planning business sends her to Caliente Springs resort, she’s shocked to
encounter Zeke Monroe, her college sweetheart.
Zeke is determined to keep
Caliente Springs running despite financial trouble. When Julia walks back into
his life, he’s surprised at the feelings she stirs up. As they work together on
an important client’s wedding, the fate of the resort soon depends on their
success. With Zeke and Julia both pushed to their limits, will their history
put up walls between them or bring them together?
The Ringmaster’s Wife
by Kristy Cambron
What is revealed when you pull
back the curtain of the greatest show on earth?
Rosamund Easling is no stranger
to opulence. As the daughter of an earl, she’s grown up with all the comforts
money can buy. But when hard times befall the family’s Yorkshire estate in the
aftermath of the Great War, the stage is set for a series of events that change
her world beyond even her wildest dreams.
Though expected to marry for a
title instead of love, Rosamund feels called to a different life—one of
adventure outside the confines of a ladies’ parlor. When her father sells her
beloved horse, she abandons all she’s known and follows in pursuit as her horse
is shipped to the new owner—an American entertainer by the name of John
Ringling. Knowing she has much to learn, Rosamund agrees to a bareback riding
apprenticeship in the shadow of the Ringling’s home—the Ca’D’Zan. In what would
become the last days of the enigmatic Mable Ringling’s life, Rosamund finds a
deeper sense of purpose in her new life and begins to experience the awakening
of faith.
With a mysterious and dazzling
supporting cast of characters, Rosamund journeys far from the traditions of the
English countryside to the last days of the Roaring Twenties—a journey that
forever changes what her life might have been.
The Goodbye Bride by
Denise Hunter
The Goodbye Bride is the
second book in Denise Hunter’s Summer
Harbor series, coming after Falling Like Snowflakes. Not only do I like this cover better, but I also think I might
enjoy the story even more than the first.
She only remembers loving him.
But he can’t forget the way she left.
Following a concussion, Lucy
Lovett can’t remember the last seven months of her life. She doesn’t remember
leaving her fiancé Zac Callahan weeks before their wedding or moving to
Portland, Maine. And she sure doesn’t remember getting engaged to another man.
All she remembers is loving Zac more than life itself.
It’s taken Zac months to move on
after Lucy left him with no explanation. He’s thrown himself into his family’s
farm and his restaurant business in Summer Harbor. Now Lucy’s back, vulnerable,
homeless, and still in love with him. She needs his help putting the pieces
together, but letting her back into his life is a risk—and the stakes are high.
If he follows his heart he’ll win back the love of his life. But if her memory
returns he’ll lose her all over again.
An Elegant Façade by
Kristi Ann Hunter
An Elegant Façade is the
second book in Kristi Ann Hunter’s Hawthorne
House series, coming after A Noble Masquerade. I’ve loved both of her covers; this is just the book coming out
this year.
Lady Georgina Hawthorne has
worked tirelessly to seal her place as the Incomparable for her debut season.
At her first London ball, she hopes to snag the attention of an earl.
With money and business
connections, but without impeccable bloodlines, Colin McCrae is invited
everywhere but accepted nowhere. When he first encounters the fashionable Lady
Georgina, he’s irritated by his attraction to a woman who concerns herself only
with status and appearance.
What Colin doesn’t know is that
Georgina’s desperate social aspirations are driven by the shameful secret she
harbors. Association with Colin McCrae is not part of Georgina’s plan, but as
their paths continue to cross, they both must decide if the realization of
their dreams is worth the sacrifices they must make.
Dawn at Emberwilde by
Sarah E. Ladd
Dawn at Emberwilde is the
second book in Sarah E. Ladd’s Treasures
of Surrey series, coming after The Curiosity Keeper. This wonderful cover is my favorite of the two.
Annabelle is about to enter the
world of le bon ton. But there is
more to it than meets the eye. And not all of it is good.
Fellsworth School is the only
home that Annabelle Creswell has ever known. An artist at heart, she is curious
about what adventure lies beyond Fellsworth’s walls. When her long-lost aunt
invites Annabelle and her younger half-sister to accompany her to Bellfield
Crossing for the summer, Annabelle cannot resist a new adventure.
Colin Ashton, on the other hand,
has more adventure than he cares for. As a magistrate in Bellfield Crossing, he
focuses on keeping illegal activity at bay. He has little time for frivolous
activities, which he’s certain are Annabelle’s focus.
Annabelle is enamored by the
opulence that surrounds her at her aunt’s home—more wealth than she has ever
known—but it is the orphans at the local orphanage who really capture her
heart. As she works among the community, Annabelle quickly finds herself the
interest of several suitors. Colin warns her not everyone can be trusted, but
she wonders if she can trust him.
After all, she has been told stories about him.
Colin’s and Annabelle’s paths
continue to cross as Colin works to unearth the local smuggling ring and
Annabelle takes her place in high society. Could Colin have been telling the
truth? And will her aunt listen when Annabelle voices her concerns? Or will she
send Annabelle back to Fellsworth and away from the life…and man she has come
to love?
Under Scottish Stars
by Carla Laureano
Under Scottish Stars is the
third book in Carla Laureano’s MacDonald
Family Trilogy, coming after Five
Days in Skye and London Tides. I love
all of the covers of these novels; I’m not sure I could pick a favorite, but
this is the 2016 release, so it wins for now.
Recently widowed Serena
MacDonald Stewart focuses solely on her children—to the exclusion of career,
artistic pursuits, and her sanity. When her brothers ask her to use her
long-ignored business skills to oversee the family guest house on the Isle of
Skye, she thinks it might be a chance for a new start. But her hopes for a
smooth transition are dashed when the current hotel manager, Malcom Blake,
turns out to be irritating, condescending…and incredibly attractive.
Together at the Table
by Hillary Manton Lodge
Together at the Table is the
third book in Hillary Manton Lodge’s Two
Blue Doors series, coming after A
Table at the Window and Reservations
for Two. I like this cover the best of the three.
(Sorry for the lack of a description for this novel: Hillary hasn't released it yet, as far as I can tell, but I really couldn't imagine not adding such a great cover to this list.)
Change of Heart by
Courtney Walsh
Change of Heart is the
second book in Courtney Walsh’s Paper
Hearts series, coming after Paper
Hearts. Both covers are equally beautiful in my opinion.
A Colorado senator’s wife,
Evelyn Brandt seems to have it all. But her carefully constructed life comes
toppling down when the FBI crashes her society brunch with the news that her
husband has been arrested for embezzlement, and he’s far from repentant. It
turns out this was only the start of his indiscretions—for which he has little
regret.
As the weeks following the
scandal turn into months, Evelyn withdraws, even shirking her duties with the
philanthropic Valentine Volunteers. The inquisitive women of the group are
determined not to let Evelyn’s divorce destroy her. They have big plans for her
to use her long-forgotten artistic talent to reimagine the city’s iconic
lamppost hearts. But doing so will force Evelyn to work closely with Trevor
Whitney, her ex-husband’s former best friend. Though she and Trevor used to be
close—and he’s been letting her hide in his guesthouse—his gruffness conveys
his unease with the situation.
Amid the beauty of Trevor’s farm
and the comfort of a paintbrush, Evelyn starts to reclaim the dreams she
sacrificed to become the perfect politician’s wife. And as creativity inspires
them both, Whit begins to see the girl he fell in love with before his
friend—and his own mistakes—stole his chance. Possibilities for a new beginning
emerge, but long-kept secrets threaten to ruin everything. After so much time,
is a change of heart too much to hope for?
Those
are my top ten favorite 2016 covers! What about you? What are some of your
favorite covers?
Happy
Tuesday and happy reading!
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly linkup hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
To see where I’m linking up, check out my Where I Party
page.
All credit for the italicized synopses goes to each author
and their respective publishers.
