I had a blogger friend recommend to join the bandwagon for #toptentuesday Since she’s a wonderful blogger, I decided this was a great piece of advice. So here are my top ten authors. These are authors whose books I will always read because I haven’t been disappointed yet. A.K.A. authors who when a new book comes out, my hubs knows that I will likely ignore him until said book is finished. He’s gracefully (mostly) okay with that. In no particular order:

1. Jen Turano
2. Karen Witemeyer
3. Becky Wade
4. Dani Pettrey
5. Mary Connealy
6. Kristi Ann Hunter
7. Valerie Comer
8. Roseanna White
9. Kimberly Rae Jordan
10. Melissa Tagg

And here’s why I love them. Enjoy!

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Jen Turano

Jen is my go to for a cheering up.Her quirky writing style brings a realism to her characters that also make me laugh hysterically at the situations they find themselves in. I feel like I could be friends with all of her main characters. Plus Jen is an awesome author who loves interacting with her fans. And now, she has something to offer the historical and contemporary lovers alike; a dream finally fulfilled with Finding Margo.

Karen Witemeyer

See my very first book review posted, which was for Stealing the Preacher. Karen was the first author who convinced me that westerns were worth my time, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I can also count on Karen to stay on the lighter side, though she balances her stories with drama and smiles alike. She’s in the midst of her first series, “Ladies of Harper’s Station.” I’m so excited that we get to visit with the citizens in this town for awhile.

Becky Wade

How can you not love the Porter family? I might have cried when the last book was over. I hope someday we get an update on how they are all doing.  She’s also awesome in that she listened to her readers and independently came out with number 3.5 so we could see one of the beloved minor characters get her happily ever after. I already have the first book of her new series on pre-order, True To You.

Dani Pettrey

I am required to be a Dani Pettrey fan because she is a local girl. Dani was the one to convince me that I can love suspense, and I got the hubs hooked on her stories too! Enough romance for me, enough action for him. I love that we both can enjoy them. Plus, her current series is set in my hometown, Baltimore. Still Life comes out on the 31st, and the Good household is on pins and needles waiting to see what happens next.

Mary Connealy

Mary Connealy is another author who I can count on for a fun time. Her westerns bring a fresh breeze, though some tend more toward the drama spectrum and some toward the comedy spectrum. I’ll never forget the “husband tree.” Find out more about that in Montana Marriages Trilogy.

Kristi Ann Hunter

Kristi is another author that you can’t help but love. Her regency series is my favorite set in the period and she’s well surpassed expectations for #teamtrent in her latest, An Uncommon Courtship. Plus, she has agreed to be my first author interview!!! Stayed tuned. I will probably also cry at the end of Griffith’s book when our time with the Hawthorne family ends. If I had to live during the regency time period, I would definitely choose to be part of this family.

Valerie Comer

Valerie is an independent author, which I highly admire. It’s a lot of work and you know her stories have to be beyond good to be a success in the world full of publishing houses. I love getting immersed in her fresh food world which shares some characters across a couple series. Valerie’s audiobooks have kept me company on many long trips home to see family and back. I so wish I could live at Green Acres Farm.

Roseanna White

Roseanna is not just a good novelist, but also a blogger to follow. Her research is a integral part of her stories bringing a blend of interesting periods of time and a fictional story to her readers. She crosses several time periods depending on the series and is working on a new one set at the beginning of WWI. As someone who works with history on a regular basis, I admire her diligence in using real world facts and weaving them into something new. If you don’t follow Roseanna’s weekly word blogs, you should. I asked her a couple weeks ago if she had ever researched “under the weather,” and guess what? She wrote a post just to answer it. How cool!

Kimberly Rae Jordan

Kimberly’s books suck me in and don’t let go. In addition, they make me want to move to Minnesota. I love getting immersed in an author’s world and Kimberly’s multiple series share some characters, allowing you to delve into their stories and invest in their lives while creating stand alone narratives. I also like how her books feature your not-s0-typical looking heroes/heroines; these are real people and not New York models. Her readers waited a long time for the conclusion of the Black Thorpe series, A Sense of Security, and I definitely went into ignore the world mode when it came out.

Melissa Tagg

You know how at the end of a good Hallmark movie, you just get that sigh? I can always count on Melissa’s stories to end just like that. The Walker family is far from perfect, but you can’t help but love them through and through. I wish I could talk to papa Walker when I just need some advice. While all stand alone stories, I recommend that you start with the prequel to fully get to know this family.