Since I was doing one of these over at Rita Reviews I thought I would do one here as well. I mean why not? It’s my birthday and I have a new lease on life so why not celebrate the crap out of that. Honestly I could be sad and say that my heart failure is a death sentence and I admit to having bad days where it feels like it is. I mean two hospital stays in barely a month doesn’t bode well. My doctors and I have a plan and we are sticking to it.
So lets celebrate the fact that I am 45 today! I have never been one of those women who lie about their age. I don’t see the point. I could say I was younger but I earned every single grey hair and wrinkle that I have. I have laugh lines because I laugh a lot. Getting older means I no longer get embarrassed by what I read. If someone makes a remark about me reading “mommy porn” or just “porn” I just smile and tell them they have no idea what they are missing. I enjoy the books I read, the ones I listen to, and every other part of my life.
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Lronhoyabembe says
What a great giveaway thank you, and happy birthday!
mami2jcn says
I just finished reading “I’m Your Huckleberry” by Val Kilmer. A couple of weeks ago I saw “Val” on Amazon Prime Video and I was deeply affected by it. It was a stark contrast to see him young and beautiful in the 1980s and 1990s and to see him how he is today after struggling with throat cancer. I have recently dealt with health issues and have more than once thought I didn’t want to continue dealing with this everyday. But then I saw “Val” and I thought, “if Val can keep going, so can I”. So then I read his book and there are weird parts but a lot of sections of the book brought a smile to my face. He is a very creative person.
Happy Birthday! I’m 45, too.
Debi Kirchhof says
Kaitlin and the outlander. 15 books. Great time travel/ love story. It’s fun !!
Kelly D says
I suggest you read Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce. I just read it and enjoyed it a lot.
Gloria Winbush says
Happy Birthday🎂,I just finished reading The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer.
Elaine G says
My book suggestion is anything by Vivian Arend 🙂 Love her books.
Elaine G says
And
Happy Birthday!!!! I hope you have a great day.
Dana Rodriguez says
I hope you are feeling better and have a very Happy Birthday! I haven’t had a whole lot of time to read lately.
Nancy E Loring says
One of my favorite books is Kristin Hannah’s Winter Garden. I have read this book a few times and I could read it a few more and I would never tire of it.
heather says
Happy Birthday to you have you have a great day. I would suggest the book Unwritten by Alicia J. Novo it is super good.
Amanda Prigge says
Happy birthday!! I would suggest anything by Adriana Locke or Melissa Foster. They are two of my favorites.
Chris says
I like boss babe. Or another good one was adulting.
Kim Avery says
I would suggest any of Tricia O’Malleys books! I really enjoyed her Wild Irish/The Mystic Cove series. Hope you have a fabulous birthday.
Calvin says
To your eternity. My friend says it’s good.
Deb Pelletier says
To kill a mocking bird, Jane Eyre, and, Happy Birthday. 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM-wSHjiV-U
Donna Cheatle says
Sometimes the best read can be a reread of your favorite book! That’s what I’d suggest. It’s like a visit with old friends!
Laurie Nykaza says
New York Times Custom Birthday Book I love giving this as a gift for birthdays with historical event that happened on your big day.
Donna says
I’m currently reading Complications by Danielle Steel and it is very good, so I would recommend that.
Nina Lewis says
I loved Give Me a Reason by AL Jackson.
Happy Birthday! 🙂 xo
Ashley Parks says
Some good ones I’ve read recently are Where the Crawdads Sing and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. I’m reading The Underground Girls of Kabul right now. Its a good read too.
rochelle+haynes says
I really do not know of any books
bn100 says
Happy birthday! JR Ward’s books
Harry Avers says
Confederacy of Dunces
Sharon Rooney says
Happy birthday!
If you are looking to read something on the light side I would suggest Catherine Coulter FBI books.
Kari B says
I’m suggesting Our Dogs, Ourselves By Alexandra Horowitz
Kristin S says
I suggest reading Circe if you haven’t yet! It’s excellent.
Jeanna says
I just finished Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica and Last Summer at The Golden Hotel. Both were 5 star reads!
sandra says
i really enjoyed People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Penny Branson LeBaron says
I suggest you read my favorite book by L.M. Montgomery, The Blue Castle.
Lindsey L says
My fave books are the Crossfire Series! Happy Birthday!
Thomas P says
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, by Cat Sebastian or The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod
shannon zeidan says
I would say anything by Jodi Picoult.
Alisha Lecroy says
Its a young adult book, but I loved Sarah Plain and Tall.
Shannon citrino says
Stiff the curious lives of human cadavers. Happy Birthday!
Hannah G says
My favorite romance series is “The Mark of the Lion” series by Francine Rivers.
Viki S. says
Jinx You’re It, by Cynthia Eden.
Lisa Reid says
Awesome givaway!
Angelica says
It’s definitely not a birthday book but one I just have to recommend because I absolutely loved it. It is HEAVY but sooo good. Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. PS: Happy birthday!!!!!! Oh and less heavy, I’ve reread the Bell Jar like every year since I was in high school, give it a go if you haven’t read it yet!
Tony Platz says
Happy Birthday . One of my favorites was always Rich Man Poor Man .
Elissa Hammond says
Happy birthday! One of my all time favs Is Flowers in the Attic.
Vesta Mason says
I would suggest that you read The Aristocrat by Penelope Ward and Complications by Danielle Steel
KIMMY RIPLEY says
Wowza this would be so incredible to win!
Melissa Storms says
Not full of romance and really hard to read right now, but The Pull of the Stars was very good. The backstory on when it was written is also very interesting.
Melissa Storms says
AND HAppy Birthday!!!
Bonnie says
I recommend The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley.
Barrie says
Happy birthday! I hope you had a fantastic day! I suggest you re-read your favorite book!!
Linda says
I suggest you read something fun for your birthday like The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley.
K says
Switch it up with a different genre!
Rose Reeder says
You probably already read but Kristin Hannah’s Winter Garden is a good book. Happy Birthday!
Lori says
Happy Birthday! I just finished and would recommend 9 Perfect Strangers.
Antoinette M says
Happy Birthday! I’d read No Mud, No Lotus.
BlackAsphodel says
I’d recommend Love is Just a Word by Johannes Mario Simmel.
Melanie Borhi says
Jinx You’re It, by Cynthia Eden.
Judy Thomas says
I am really enjoying The Council of Angels Series by Sean Marshall. Very uplifting & well written stories.
Andre Mendes says
My favorite book was The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco.
Happy birthday! 🙂
Doreen Lamoureux says
Happy Birthday
Anything steamy
Woke up this morning with intense fog outside.
Fog is beautiful
Brittany Gilley says
I just finally read the American classic, Little Women
Natalie says
If you have not read Unbroken I would highly suggest it! I also like Untamed By Glennon Doyle.
Darla Peduzzi says
I would suggest The Push: A Novel by Ashley Audrain.
Shirley O says
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day! I would suggest Flowers in the Attic.
CB says
Read something by David Sedaris for a laugh!
Adriane says
Maybe try Christopher Moore?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
(Today is my birthday- a fellow Virgo)
Chelsea says
happy birthday rita! bless u and keep safe always! 😊
Kim Henrichs says
To Shake the Sleeping Self by Jedediah Jenkins
Happy birthday!!
Cheryl B says
I just picked up Afterlife By Julia Alvarez.
Shelly Peterson says
Happy birthday! Beneath the Stars by AL Jackson.
Jessica C says
Great giveaway!! I would suggest reading a touch of darkness by Scarlet St Claire. I really liked reading this book recently.
Sandra Dufoe says
Happy Birthday I am currently reading books by Jaymin Eve you should check them out.
Shellie Clark says
Anything by AL Jackson.
Kushmita Gukhool says
I suggest that you read ”The Zahir” by Paulo Coelho. I love this book with all my heart.
Christy Peeples DuBois says
Kristen Hannah and Jody Picoult are great authors. I heard my aunt say that her favorite book was Lonesome Dove. I had no idea what the book was about but I checked it out from the library. I normally give books 100 pages before I decide to keep reading or not waste my time. Lonesome Dove is around 1000 pages so I decided to give it 200 pages and it is a genre I usually do not care to read but so glad I did. I know you have tons on your plate but if you ever want something different it is a good book.
NANCY says
Five Dates Only
Karen Petrychko says
Happy Birthday! I like reading something fun with a little comedy in it. You may too.
Sarah+L says
I would recommend reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. It was the first book that I loved and that got me interested in reading. It will give you warm fuzzies.
Laurajj says
One that I would love and recommend is Prisoners of Love: Miranda by Callie Hutton! So good!
ladybug says
I recommend The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Jenn says
Hm, maybe a little poetry? I don’t read poetry often but when I do, I feel sentimental and inspired. I Hope This Helps
by Nakeia Homer is lovely. A country singer, Kelsea Ballerini (love her songs), is coming out with one called Feel Your Way Through but it comes out in November…
Sarah Cool says
I really loved the Enders game series by R.A. Salvatore and I love Stephen King so I would recommend Thinner and Misery.
Lauren Hecker says
I just finished The Green Mile by Stephen King. You should check it out!
Anirudh Eligeti says
Hi, many many more happy returns of the day! God bless you!
My book.recommendation for you is sadhgurus – karma, jay shettys – think like a monk. These both are quintessential for knowing your existence, hope we get more & more wisdom as we grew older.
P.S: That giveaway money from you, could be greatly useful for me as I’m a student, in remote area and not in an working position.
Thank you! Have a great day!
Audrey Stewart says
Happiest Birthday Ever! (I put in the Rita Reviews newsletter code word instead of the Wickedly Romance newsletter code word. I do have it.) I think you should read “The Things We Keep” by Sally Hepworth, “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman and “My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry” also by Fredrick Backman. I jus finished reading them.
ellen beck says
Happy Birthday!
I have always enjoyed Jane Eyre. I like the classics and have tried rereading them at different ages. Try rereading a classic!
nyx says
classic books will be okay
athena graeme says
I highly recommend the latest Hunger Games, Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents by Collins. I loved it!
jennifer barr says
Happy birthday! I do not know any books that i’d recommend right now.
Lisa Walker says
Happy Birthday! I just finished reading A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. It’s the perfect book to get into the mood for the spooky season!
Dynal Roberson says
The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy.
Kyla Fugate says
Jaymin Eve has some amazing series, it you don’t mind reverse harem then I suggest reading her curse of the gods….which is hands down the best series I have read of recent. Also, if you want something a bit tamer then I I suggest Huntress by Julie Hall, the main charcter is a stubborn but amazing hero even if she doesn’t know it. Found this book to be a page turner and not like some of the others I read, plus it has book two out so your not waiting in the dark for what happens next.
I believe all of these suggestions are free on KU!
Tara Enright says
Happy Birthday and read what ever your heart desires, what interest you in a book?
Susan Smith says
Happy Birthday to you have you have a great day! I would suggest Becoming by Michelle Obama.
Jeanette Jackson says
Happy Birthday! I like reading anything by Agatha Christie
Piroska says
I’d suggest anything that’s light and magical. Anything by Alice Hoffman. Happy Birthday!
AEKZ2 says
If you haven’t already, read Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife.
Julie Barrett says
I suggest reading the Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury
Wanda Carolyn Tracey says
I really enjoyed “Give Me a Reason’ by AL Jackson. Hope you have a Happy Birthday@
Deborah Smith says
I don’t have any book recommendtions because it’s been a long time since I’ve had time to sit down and read. But I still wanted to wish you a happy birthday!
Anita C says
Thank you for this generous giveaway. I know it can sure help my family
Anita C says
I love true-crime, non-fiction. Mindhunter was a great read!
Kristina Daniels says
I have always been a fan of Charlane Harris, The Southern Vampire Mysteries
SCOTT BRUNSKILL says
The Rise of Magicks: Chronicles of The One….epic
megan allen says
I think you should readi The Light Through the Leaves! Happy birthday!