In August of 2019, my best friend and I drove from Mississippi to Dallas, Texas for the second Book Bonanza, hosted by The Bookworm Box unfortunately we both slacked at taking any pictures of the drive, so the few we do have were added to this post, rather than have their own. It was a weekend of being exhausted and a weekend of meeting so many new people, as well as seeing a few of the same faces, but I don’t mind that at all! I didn’t walk away with more than 5 books that I didn’t bring with me, but my canvas was full of signatures, I had less swag than I did from the 2018 event and a smile on my face. Each author I’ve met, if I’ve read a book of theirs, I’ll link it under their picture, noting if it’s a Kindle Unlimited book, as well as a link to their Goodreads account and website. If you have read one of the authors I haven’t I would love to know what your favorite or top rated is, leave a comment below and let me know!
I haven’t read any of Kerrigan Byrne’s books before, but if you’re in Staci Hart’s reader group you know she’s boarder line obsessed with Kerrigan’s books, so I had to stop by and get a picture with her. If you have a recommendation, I’d love to here it!
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Willow Aster is so pretty and I loved meeting her! I don’t really have much to say, I haven’t read any of her books, but I have been recommended 5,331 Miles, available in KU!
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This was my second time meeting J. R. Rogue, however for some reason I didn’t get a picture the first time. She was just as sweet this time around as last time. I still haven’t read one of her books but I’m definitely changing that soon.
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J. D. Hollyfield is so sweet! I know I say this about everyone but she really is. As per usual, I still haven’t read one of her books yet, so hit me with that recommendation in the comments below!
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Jillian Dodd has some attractive inspirations for her books, who wouldn’t look at Danny freakin’ Diamond like that? With that being said, my top book from Jillian this time would have to be That Love, the fourth book in her That Boy series, it can be read as a standalone and is available in KU, it’s a very cute story and the characters are great.
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Kenzie Hart is up next and while I’ve slacked on most books, I haven’t read her other books yet, so I still recommend I Fall Apart, available in KU, it’s emotional, so come prepared.
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This was my first time meeting Debra Anastasia and to be honest, before I walked up to her table I had no idea who she was. That’s the best part about these book signings, I meet so many new authors and get to grab a picture with them to remember the moment. This shouldn’t be shocking, but I have yet to read one of her books, so hit me with the recommendations!
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Brittainy Cherry, one of the best soul crushers I have ever had the pleasure of meeting in person. She has yet to write an actual Rom-Com, which she always says is next and I keep hoping for one, because it never fails that at some point in her books I end up sobbing, it happens so much that I started telling her she needed to supply me with tissues before I would read another book of hers, which was a lie, but it always seems like I have enough tissues, then I’ll read the book and before I know it I’m using my shirt, toilet paper or even paper towels.
To choose a top rated BCherry book is really hard, like it is to choose any top book, but alas, I have to go with Disgrace, available in KU, like all of Brittainy’s books it’s an emotional roller coaster, but the themes in this book were vastly different from the ones used in her element series, at least I think so.
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B.B. Easton’s book is becoming a tv show! I’m pretty sure news of this wasn’t out at the time of Book Bonanza, but now it is! I haven’t read any of B.B.’s books yet but I’ve been told, repeatedly to read Praying for Rain.
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Kandi freakin’ Steiner is up next. I won’t make you re-read the story of how I first met Kandi, if you haven’t read it, click here, this time seeing her? She was offering shots of whiskey with her readers and obviously I had to do one too! If you follow Kandi on social media you know that she has certain speeches she’ll give before doing a shot, so naturally I asked her to say one. I wish I could link videos, because I would totally put that here, all I can say is if given the chance to do a shot with Kandi, do it.
Choosing a top rated book of Kandi’s to recommend is really hard because she’s such a phenomenal author, as well as such a fun and amazing person to converse with, but A Love Letter to Whiskey, available in KU, is the winner this time.
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The badass Staci Hart is next, this was the third time I was able to see Staci and honestly, this time I almost showed everyone in her line her boob because my arm pulled on her dress just enough, her assistant actually managed to get a picture of that, her face was priceless. And mine? It looks like I’m actually trying to see her cleavage. I wasn’t, I swear.
It’s really hard to choose a favorite book for any author, let alone one book in general. Note to the non readers, never ask a bookworm their favorite book, because we never know the answer to that. With that said, Piece of Work is my top rated Staci Hart book, I was given the chance to beta read this book for Staci and it was such a good read, I loved this book, as well as the whole Red Lipstick Coalition series, so much.
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Third time meeting Cambria Hebert and I still stand by what I’ve said before, she’s been so sweet each time and even with the swag shortage she had with this Book Bonanza, I’d like to think she had a good time meeting so many new people. series, I still love the entire Hashtag series, so #Poser is my top pick, this time.
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Kennedy Ryan is the absolute best, she’s also very tall. Or, I’m just short. Long Shot was my top pick for this year’s signing, because it’s real. However, I also want to praise her All the King’s Men Duet, just like Long Shot, there are real issues in this book. I highly encourage you to pick up all three of these books, all available in KU.
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RS Grey or, Rachel, is such a sweet person to talk to. I absolutely loved getting to see her a third time. I don’t have any funny meet stories for Rachel, however, her signature move with her covers grabs my attention with all of her books and that’s why I need someone to control my pre-orders when it comes to her books.
With that said, I still have to choose Scoring Wilder, available in KU, as my top pick for Rachel, it’s such a fun read, even if I do want to stab one of the characters every time I remember her.
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Molly McAdams is still my favorite person to see at signings, I mean, look at the way we hug! She’s my real life friend now, I hope she knows she’s stuck with me! If you want to read the ridiculous first meet, jump over to the Book Bonanza 2018 post! This year I didn’t freak out nearly as much, but I did steal 5 pens from her table because she told me any more than 5 was too many, no one can blame me, they’re the best pens!
So with all of that said, my top book for this post will have to be Nightshade, available in KU, because Kieran is the love of my life and I will fight anyone for him. She even signed my copy of Nightshade to say he was ours. To get the full effect, you should really read the whole series, or ya know, all of her books.
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If you can believe it, Kim was even funnier at this signing than last years. I still haven’t read one of her books but they’re definitely on my list! My friend asked her why she didn’t have any little banners for her readers and she wrote on a sticky note “Here’s your damn banner!”
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Jay McLean is so cute! Granted, I haven’t read her books either, but I mentioned one of my friends who’s in her group and would be super jealous I met her and she said we had to take a picture to show off. Hit me with a recommendation of her books in the comments!
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Colleen Hoover is such a sweet person, I know I said this in the 2018 post, but it still stands. She’s also really funny, as is her friendship with Tarryn Fisher, this year right before the event they had quite a game of dares going, it’s hard to tell but Tarryn dared Colleen to go get lip injections, even going so far as to make the appointment for her. And they never backs down from the others dare.
This time, my top Colleen book would have to be Verity, it’s so different from what we’re used to with Colleen that I loved it so much. I’m still conflicted on the ending.
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After Colleen logged into Tarryn’s Amazon account and changed the cover of ‘I Can Be A Better You’ to have Colleen’s face in the fig, it had to stay up on Amazon for a certain amount of time before Tarryn could change it back, so she dared Colleen to go get lip injections. And they never backs down from the others dare.
I’ve only read 3 of Tarryn’s books, I know what you’re thinking, what is taking so long?! Well, I’m just…stubborn when it comes to being told what to read. But, my favorite will forever be Mud Vein, that ending? I’m still messed up by the ending.
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TM Frazier she’s still one of the coolest people and this year after the signing we hung out with her and her husband in the lazy river, which was also so much fun. Also, her hair? Goals, I love when people have colorful hair.
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I admit, at that point in time, I had not read anything by Caroline Kepnes, and guess what? I still haven’t, but I have watched You on netflix and if it’s true to the book, it is messed up. And I love it. I keep saying I’m going to read the series, hopefully soon I do that because the ending to season two has me so hooked.
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This is the second time meeting Amy Daws, the first year she was a volunteer, but I ran into her at one point, and called her the wrong name…Initially, it was because my friend and I were joking about how I saw her at random and said “Oh my god, it’s Amy Daws” but it wasn’t so when we did run into her I told her that, except I called her Amy Harmon and kept talking, then I thought about it and was so embarrassed. Now, I definitely will remember her name.
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Karla Sorensen and Amy Daws, they’re both so freakin’ tall. It’s totally them and not me. This one is really just for Karla, but all I really had to say was that either one of them could likely kneel and still be as tall as me. I haven’t read one of Karla’s books yet, but I think I’m going to start with Baking Me Crazy, I love a good friends-to-lovers book.
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