Top Ten Tuesday - Top Ten Books on My TBR List for Winter

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, a state that you don't have to worry about being deprived of more books as long as you're near a library.  This week's Top Ten is:

Top Ten Books on My TBR List for Winter

(In no particular order)

1. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper 

I'd been wanting to read this one for awhile, and with the coming of the cooler weather, it's time to do so at long last!

2. Nocturne by Syrie James
Same applies to this one as with my first book, and don't you just love that cover? So wintry white with a rose and blood on the snow that just stands out in stark contrast!

3. Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
I think it's about time to finally read my boarding school book that I've had since...spring?

4. A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang

This one will probably be first since it's In Transit to my library branch. And after the awesome power of The Scorpio Races, I'll need something like this for adult lit.

5. Awake at Dawn by C.C. Hunter

After Born at Midnight, I was really excited about this one being released this year, too. I wonder how Hunter will depict Texas winters...or if it takes place close to winter.

6. Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement-Moore

Showing more love for my Texas-born authors, especially with the book that takes place in my parents' current home area, the hill country!

7. Lost on Brier Island by JoAnn Yhard

You've got to have a seascape book to escape the "winter doldrums."

8. Ties to the Blood Moon by Robin P. Waldrop

A book based in Alaska during winter...yes, I will definitely need the blanket while reading this title, and looking forward to it, too!

9. The Avalon Chronicles: Volume 1 by Nunzio DeFilippis

I had to sneak in a graphic novel somewhere! 

10. Friendship Bread by Darien Gee

And how can you have a winter list of books without a baking book in there?  Bet you were expecting an actual baking cookbook, weren't you?  Well, there will be plenty of those, but you're not really reading them so much as following the recipes...or looking through the photos (like me). 

In My Mailbox (14)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where bloggers post about all the books they have received whether in the mail, if we purchased it, or checked out from our local library.  ^_^ 

Trying to be good, and also spread a little book love, I held off on buying books for myself and instead sent out three books for October's RAK hosted by Book Soulmates.  November is my birthday month, so I received some books for my birthday and also treated myself a little thanks to coupons from Book Depository and Barnes & Noble as well as Books-A-Million and my beloved Half-Price Books.

Gifts:

Thud! by Terry Pratchett (Gift from Wildkin, my online friend from the UK, thank you, dearheart!)

The Night Circus (ARC) by Erin Morgenstern (Gift from Marla of Starting the Next Chapter)

Awesome book swag including an autographed bookmark for The Near Witch (Gift from Marla, thank you, hun!)

Bought:

Nocturne by Syrie James

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

Natsume's Book of Friends Vol. 8 by Yuki Midorikawa

Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy

Dear Bully edited by Megan Kelley Hall & Carrie Jones (see my review here)

Awake at Dawn by C.C. Hunter

Hellboy Oddest Jobs by Mike Mignola

Elixir by Hilary Duff

Borrowed from the Library:

Amulet: The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi

Wanted by Matsuri Hino

Black Bird Vol. 1 by Kanoko Sakurakouji

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

Whew, that's all for me this time! What did you get in your mailbox? ^_^