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Spring 2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Spring 2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts At Midnight and Versatileer!

Once upon a time, this was the Month of Books Giveaway Hop, now it’s the Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, with the hops starting on the days the seasons change. Today, March 20, is the first official day of SPRING for the 2026 season. In other words, today is the Spring Equinox, the day when the light catches up to the dark and the day and night are equal or would be if that pesky ‘atmosphere’ that keeps us all alive didn’t play with the light just a bit. Nevertheless, the season literally starts getting brighter from here on out – at least in the northern hemisphere.

Spring has officially SPRUNG!

Winter briefly stepped in early this week here in the ATL, but on this first day of spring the temperatures are supposed to be in the mid-70s, which certainly sounds like spring to ME! Although I just had to look up some of the other places I’ve lived, and it’s expected to be 62 in Chicago, 73 in Cincinnati (OH), 56 and rainy in Seattle and a still freezing 25 in Anchorage. I’d rather be here.

I’ve kind of given up on wondering if my reading tastes don’t match anyone else’s – because they clearly don’t match those of whoever created the hop graphic. This is yet another season where not a one of the books featured in the hop graphic are on my personal TBR pile for the season. But I still have plenty to choose from. Here are a baker’s dozen that have risen to the top of my list for this spring of 2026:

last contract of isako by fonda lee
when the wolves are silent by cs harris
deadly episode by anthony horowitz
in the spirit of french murder by colleen cambridge
i choose the bear by shiloh walker
long and speaking silence by nghi vo
troubles turn to lose by susan m boyer
seasons of glass and iron by amal al mohtar
vampyre client by jeri westerson
this kingdom will not kill me by ilona andrews
stay for a spell by amy coombe
first mage on the moon by cameron johnston
like wafers in honey by leah eskin

A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz
The First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston
I Choose the Bear by Shiloh Walker
In the Spirit of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Like Wafers in Honey by Leah Eskin
A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo
Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews
Trouble’s Turn to Lose by Susan M. Boyer
The Vampyre Client by Jeri Westerson
When the Wolves are Silent by C.S. Harris

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this season? Answer in the widget for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books so you can get one or two of the books on your list!

Winter 2025-2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Winter 2025-2026 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts At Midnight and Versatileer!

Once upon a time, this was the Month of Books Giveaway Hop, now it’s the Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, with the hops starting on the days the seasons change. Yesterday, December 21, was the first official day of WINTER for the 2025-2026 season, meaning that the hop started YESTERDAY everywhere else but, thanks to the graciousness of the hop’s organizers, starts TODAY here at Reading Reality.

Winter in the ATL is a bit, well, wintry, but ONLY a bit. I lived in the Midwest for what is now the first two-thirds of my life, so I’m programmed to expect that the winter holidays occur in real wintry weather, with short days, long dark nights (we get those here too) but also cold temperatures, cold weather and “freezy-skid-stuff” on the ground and especially the roads and the sidewalks. Meaning that the weather here never triggers my sense that the holidays are coming because its just too warm for THAT even though the leaves do turn pretty colors and fall to the ground. Where they make a mess and we track them into the house for the cats to play with.

C’est la vie.

I’m also still wondering if my reading tastes really don’t match anyone else’s. This is yet another season where not a one of the books featured in the hop graphic are on my personal TBR pile for the season – not that I’m not always looking forward to more than a few books EVERY season. Here are a baker’s dozen that have risen to the top of my list for this winter of 2025/2026:

make it out alive by allison brennan
fire must burn by allison montclair
shop on hidden lane by jayne ann krentz
green and deadly things by jenn lyons
lightning runes by harry turtledove
lion's ransom by candace robb
cyclist by tim sullivan
pretenders murder by christopher huang
through gates of garnet and gold by seanan mcguire
inside man by john mcmahon
shadow carver by nadine matheson
agnes aubert's mystical cat shelter by heather fawcett

Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett
The Cyclist by Tim Sullivan
Fire Must Burn by Allison Montclair
Green and Deadly Things by Jenn Lyons
Inside Man by John McMahon
Lightning Runes by Harry Turtledove
A Lion’s Ransom by Candace Robb
Make It Out Alive by Allison Brennan
A Pretender’s Murder by Christopher Huang
The Shadow Carver by Nadine Matheson
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb
Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this season? Answer in the widget for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books so you can get one or two of the books on your list!

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Fall 2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the Fall 2025 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts At Midnight and Versatileer!

Once upon a time, this was the Month of Books Giveaway Hop, now it’s the Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop, with the hops starting on the days the seasons change. Today, September 22, is the first official day of FALL for the 2025 season, meaning that the hop starts TODAY! YAY!

Fall certainly does feel FELL here in the ATL. The weather has been glorious – warm enough not to need a jacket but cool enough for a nice breeze. Also cool enough that we don’t have a near-monsoon every afternoon while the humidity wrings itself out. A little rain is probably needed again, but those torrential downpours are something else!

I really do wonder if my reading tastes just don’t match anyone else’s. This is yet another season where not a one of the books featured in the hop graphic are on my personal TBR pile for the season – not that I’m not always looking forward to more than a few books EVERY season. Here are a few that have risen to the top of my list for this fall of 2025:

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mockingbird court by junean black
healing hippo of hinode park by michiko aoyama
air force one by ml buchman
witching moon manor by stacy sivinski
queen demon by martha wells
mirage city by lev ac rosen
philosophy of thieves by fran wilde
what stalks the deep by t kingfisher
legalist by le modesitt jr
murder at somerset house by andrea penrose
mouthful of dust by nghi vo

Air Force One by M.L. Buchman
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama, translated by Takami Nieda
Legalist by L.E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Librarians by Sherry Thomas
Mirage City by Lev AC Rosen
Mockingbird Court by Juneau Black
A Mouthful of Dust by Nghi Vo
Murder at Somerset House by Andrea Penrose
A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde
Queen Demon by Martha Wells
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher
The Witching Moon Manor by Stacy Sivinski

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this season? Answer in the widget for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or $10 in books so you can get one or two of the books on your list!

For more fabulous fall bookish prizes, be sure to visit the other stops on this hop!


June of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the June Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

I haven’t participated in one of these for a while, but the question this month is the same question it’s been in every “Of Books” hop. What book or books are you most looking forward to this month?

I’m always looking forward to multiple books. Sometimes to multiple, multiple books, and this month is no exception. Here’s the tippy-top of my list for June 2020

Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Ghostrider by M.L. Buchman
Hell Squad: Tane by Anna Hackett
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. King
A Royal Affair by Allison Montclair

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this month? Answer in the rafflecopter for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository.

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May Of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the May Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

The question, as always, is what book or books are you most looking forward to this month?

On the one hand, today seems to be one of those days when I’m bouncing off of every book I pick up. We saw Avengers: Endgame over the weekend and part of my brain still seems to be caught up in it.

On my infamous other hand, there are, as there always are, a metric buttload of books that I’m looking forward to reading this month. Including, especially, but certainly not limited to, the following:

Tightrope by Amanda Quick
Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller
No Saving Throw by Kristin McFarland
An Illusion of Thieves by Cate Glass
The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe

And my virtually towering TBR pile is a testament to the knowledge that this is just the tip of a very large iceberg!

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this month? Answer in the rafflecopter for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository.

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February Of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the February Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

The question, as always, is what book or books are you most looking forward to this month?

Special case for the Midwest, what books are beside your nest during this winter’s deep freeze? I looked up the weather for both Chicago and Anchorage – because I’ve lived in both during the winter – and Anchorage is supposed to be more than 30° warmer than Chicago on Thursday. That’s just wrong. I’m happy to be in Atlanta where it’s a sunny 50° as I write this post.

Just because I’m not about to freeze my extremities off does not mean that there aren’t plenty of books I’m looking forward to this month. I’ve been reading lots of SF and fantasy recently, and the books I’m most looking forward to this month are in those genres.

Particularly The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons, The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie, The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon, and of course, Mission: Her Defense by one of my fave authors, Anna Hackett.

What about you? What books are you most looking forward to this month? Answer in the rafflecopter for your choice of either a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository.

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December Of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the December Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

The question, this month and every month, is what book or books are you most looking forward to this month?

As a special case for December, the question may possibly be what book or books are you most hoping to find among your holiday presents?

Because of the holidays, the period between Thanksgiving and New Years Day is a bit of a fallow period for publishing. Not many new books come out this month, particularly in comparison to the big spring and fall publishing seasons. Which doesn’t mean there aren’t a few really good books on the reading horizon.

And that’s an excellent thing, because the winter months are always a great time to curl up with a cup of tea or cocoa, a good book, and a sleepy cat.

There are a few books I’m really looking forward to this month. There are always a few books I’m looking forward to every month.

dare to love a duke by eva leigh
for the sake of the game by laurie king and leslie klinger
not the dukes darling by elizabeth hoyt
gown by jennifer robson

But this month in particular, there’s For the Sake of the Game, edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger. This is the latest entry in their annual collection of new stories inspired by the Sherlock Holmes canon, and it always contains one or more marvelous stories. I’m sure that this year will be no exception.

There are also two historical romances that look like a lot of fun. One is Not the Duke’s Darling by Elizabeth Hoyt. This is the first book in her new Greycourt series. It’s always good to get in at the beginning, because her series are always excellent. Eva Leigh’s London Underground series has certainly been terrific, so I’m also looking forward to the upcoming book in that series, Dare to Love a Duke.

And last but certainly not least, comes The Gown by Jennifer Robson, all about the fascinating women who made Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding gown. This book should be very, very grand indeed – just like the gown itself.

What about you? What book or books are you most looking forward to this month? Answer the question in the rafflecopter for a chance at your choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository!

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November of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the November Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

The question, this month and every month, is what book or books are you most looking forward to this month?

Because of the publishing seasons, November is never as big a month as October, and December usually doesn’t have much at all. In theory, this gives me a chance to get make a tiny dent in the towering TBR pile, but the reality is that I just buy more books and/or get more books that aren’t due out for MONTHS!

Not that I don’t have at least a couple of books that I’ve just been dying for pretty much every month!

This month there are three, and they are all due out the same day, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Meaning I’ll have plenty of time to read them over the long Thanksgiving weekend – if I manage to resist temptation that long.

What are they?

elderly lady is up to no good by helene tursten
they promised me the gun wasn't loaded by james alan gardner
kingdom of the blind by louise penny
someone to trust by mary balogh
mortal word by genevieve cogman

First there’s Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, the 14th book in the Chief Inspector Gamache series. If you like psychological mysteries, combined with a bit of police procedural and featuring a fascinating cast of regulars, this series is a gem. The first book, the one I pretty much throw at everyone who even hints that they like mystery, is Still Life.

The second book is The Mortal Word, the 5th book in the awesome Invisible Library series. Of course I LOVE this series. But it’s not so much about the library as it is the librarian, Irene Adler, her over-the-top adventures and her finally recognized love affair with her supposed assistant, who is a DRAGON!

Last but certainly not least, the 5th book in Mary Balogh’s absolutely lovely Westcott series, titled Someone to Trust. Considering that this entire series begins in Someone to Love when it is discovered that a dead bastard in the metaphorical sense (the bastardy is metaphorical, the death is not) left all of his children bastards in the legal sense, this series has gone some very interesting places and had marvelously heartwarming stories. And the late Humphrey Westcott is still a bastard.

There are also two books that I admit I got for the titles; They Promised Me the Gun Wasn’t Loaded by James Alan Gardner and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten. Although completely different in genre, they both look like fun!

What about you? What book or books are you most looking forward to this month? Answer the question in the rafflecopter for a chance at your choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository!

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October Of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the October Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

Of Books is the successor to the Monthly Book of Choice Giveaway Hop. The theme is the same, just with more hosts and more participating hops! I’ve taken to calling it the [Insert Month Here] Of Books Giveaway Hop because everytime I saw it as just “Of Books” my brain kept reading it the same way as the names in The Handmaid’s Tale – and that just got too weird. And scary. But admittedly a bookish reference.

The question, as always, is the following: In the upcoming month of books, which one (or ones) are you looking forward to the most!

October is looking like the last really big month of the year for me. There are LOTS, TONS, OODLES of books coming out in October – then it all calms down until January. Not that there aren’t some cool-looking books coming out in November and December – just not nearly so many. Also it looks like blog hop season has begun. This one today, one tomorrow, and then one more before the end of the month.

Back to the books. There are a whole bunch of things I’m looking forward to this month. Admittedly, one I’ve already read (Astounding by Alec Nevala-Lee) and one I’m reading now (Six Cats a Slayin’ by Miranda James) But also The Bartered Brides by Mercedes Lackey, The Arrows of the Heart by Jeffe Kennedy and most especially Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 3 by all my favorite (and hopefully a few to be discovered favorite) science fiction romance authors.

What about you? What book or books are you most looking forward to this month? Answer the question in the rafflecopter for a chance at your choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository!

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For more terrific bookish prizes be sure to visit the other stops on the hop!

September Of Books Giveaway Hop

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Welcome to the September Of Books Giveaway Hop, hosted by It Starts at Midnight and Flylef!

Of Books is the successor to the Monthly Book of Choice Giveaway Hop. The theme is the same, just with more hosts and more participating hops!

The question, as always, is the following: In the upcoming month of books, which one (or ones) are you looking forward to the most!

September is looking like a HUGE month for me. It’s actually a bit frightening to see how many books are coming out next month that I really, really want to read. If I had to pick one, it would be A Forgotten Place by Charles Todd, the next book in the Bess Crawford historical mystery series. But since I don’t have to pick just one and only one, there are a few others that have my reading heart beating faster, like Through Darkest Europe by Harry Turtledove, A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe, and Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb.

What about you? Just answer that question for your chance at your choice of a $10 Amazon Gift Card or a $10 Book from the Book Depository – to help you get that book!

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