#ThursdayThoughts: Books, Books & More Books!

Good Morning Friends!

I've joined up with Debdatta Dasgupta Sahay and a bunch of other authors for an online event--the International Authors Day blog tour that began on Monday (the 14th) and will end on Friday the 18th (tomorrow). Each of the authors involved will tell you about their reading pleasure and ALL will be giving away books and other prizes so be sure and visit each blog!

Now about my reading habits....

I began reading around age four and am quick to admit I am a book junkie. At one time I owned a 6' x 6' book shelf filled to overflowing! That's been narrowed down over the years but books surround me wherever I am. I often say my TBR list is so extensive even my Kindle is getting heavy LOL!

Confession Time: Where others go on eating or drinking binges, I go on reading binges and there is no amount of purging to cure me of this addiction! 

Romance is my favorite genre of all times and with the exception of erotic, I read it extensively. Although I write Inspirational/Christian, I read across the board. Nora Roberts is my all-time-favorite author in the traditional romance market. Francine Rivers, Julie Lessman and of course my fellow Pelican Book Group authors top my list of favs in the Christian market. But that's not all!

I also read a ton of spiritual based nonfiction books. Max Lucado, Joyce Meyer, Joel Osteen are my favorites in traditional Christian nonfic, but Dr. Wayne Dyer & Marianne Williamson top the list of non-traditional spiritual authors, although I do enjoy Eckhart Tolle, Doreen Virtue, Neale Donald Walsch and many others. In fact, I'll read just about any author when it comes to spiritual literature.

Well now you know my deep, dark secret: I am a book-a-holic and proud of it!

My gift to one lucky person who participates in this tour and leaves a comment is a .....

The winner will be notified via email so PLEASE leave your email address in the comment!

Now Hop On to the Other Participating Blogs. Don't forget to Follow them and leave a Comment!

Blog Hop Hosts:

1.	DDS @ b00k r3vi3ws (Host)
2.	DDS @ b00k r3vi3w Tours (Host)
3.	Eclectic Moods
4.	POLLY @ Polly Defies Gravity
5.	Vivienne Mathews @ Vivienne Mathews
6.	Nancy LaRonda Johnson @ Writer's Mark
7.	katiesalers@bookdevourer
8.	Daniel Thorne @ D. Thorne Books
9.	Her Ladyship's Quest
10.	Kateryna Kei@ Kateryna Kei's author's blog
11.	Stacey Joy Netzel
12.	Ruchi Singh @I Luv Fiction
13.	Crissi @ Crissi Langwell ~ Author
14.	Jamie @ Vailia's Page Turner (INT)
15.	Theresa @ Theresa M Jones ~ author
16.	Elle Hill Blog
17.	Dormaineg@dormainegblog.blogspot.com
18.	Rupali @ Nayak Brothers
19.	Minerva @ Chica Loves to Read
20.	NatashaAhmed@DearRumi
21.	Author Rachelle Ayala
22.	Cinta @ Cinta's Corner
23.	Natalie G. Owens
24.	Rita @ Rita Lee Chapman ~ Author
25.	Argyle Doll@ Argyle Doll
26.	Massimo@ Author Massimo Marino
27.	My Devotional Thoughts
28.	Author J. L. Weaver
29.	Linda Huber Author
30.	Njkinny @Njkinny's World of Books & Stuff
31.	Lita's Book Blog
32.	Http://glasgowdragonfly.wordpress.com
33.	Sarah's Book Reviews
34.	Pamela S Thibodeaux
35.	Muriel @ Finding My Invincible Summer
36.	Author Tricia Schneider
37.	Elizabeth @ The Consulting Writer
38.	amy@amylpeterson
39.	Jan & Dhivya @ Readers' Muse
40.	Hannah @ The Book Tower
41.	Ryshia Kennie
42.	Kristen Taber, Author
43.	Teresa@RockspringsCrafts.com
44.	Lynn Sholes Author
45.	Laura Roberts @ Buttontapper Press
46.	HL Carpenter
47.	bob@gridleyfires
48.	Lynn Sholes
49.	Anubha @ Gateway to a Different World
50.	Jenn @ Book Reviews and Giveaways
51.	Shelly Hickman, Author
52.	Linzé @ Butterfly on a Broomstick
53.	Andrea Buginsky, Author
54.	Lynn Thompson Books
55.	Diane Rapp Quick Silver Novels
56.	http://www.plaintalkbm.com/bookaholic-fairies/
57.	Hope Christine
58.	http://pawilson.ca/is-reading-important
59.	My Inner Muse
60.	Lit Lovers Lane
61.	Isla Grey
62.	T. R. Graves, Author
63.	The Nancy Way
64.	One World, Many Questions
65.	Penny Estelle
66.	Summer Reading for Kids
67.	Kritika @ SoMany Books,So Little time
68.	Meredith Bond
69.	Jennifer Ellis - Writing
70.	Marie Lavender's Writing in the Modern Age
71.	The Art Of Storytelling
72.	Nyaran @ LifeGraduate
73.	Samuel Muggington's blog
74.	PRB @ One and a Half Minutes
75.	Ann Swann
76.	Life with Autism and Bipolar
77.	Christina McKnight
78.	Emma @ The Beauty Of Literature
79.	6feetunderbooks.wordpress.com
80.	Phoebe Sean
81.	Margo @ Words, Words, Words
82.	Claudette Alexander
83.	Beverley Eikli Author
84.	Karl Schonborn
85.	Rebecca Moatz
86.	Jennifer Wendell
87.	Sara Hathaway
88.	SS Kuruganti @ Clouds in My Coffee
89.	Aniesha Brahma
90.	Michelle Howard
91.	SM Johnson Writes
92.	Book Fairy
93.	Mahasweta Mahasweta's Musings
94.	MJ Summers
95.	Diwakar Pokhriyal
96.	CrossAngels
97.	Pamela Beckford
98.	Jo Robinson @ africolonialstories
99.	http://involution-odyssey.com/blogscribe/
100.	Tamara Epps
101.	Janice Spina
102.	MYTHICAL BOOKS (INT)
103.	Karen-Anne@Karen-Anne'sBlog
104.	RT_writes
105.	Carol
106.	Edward M Wolfe
107.	Karen-Anne @ Karen-Anne's Blog
108.	Ankit Jaiswal
109.	Kishan Chand Swain @Levying Kishan
110.	Musing Of The Writing Life
111.	http://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/international-authors-day-july-18th/
112.	P.S.
113.	Lillian @ Mom With a Reading Problem
114.	Roberta Pearce@ Roberta Pearce
115.	Myra @ Pieces of Whimsy
116.	Nat's Book Nook
117.	Jamie @ Cute Peach

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Hurry! The blog hop only lasts through TOMORROW but if you miss out, you can still see who participated on my IDA Pinterest Board!