Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNER! Best Non-Fiction Book! Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

 Click to learn more about:

Breakfast in Texas by Terry Thompson-Anderson [See my review!]

The Rebirth of Hope by Sau Le Hudecek

Of Bulletins and Booze by Bob Horton

The Swimming Holes of Texas by Julie Wernersbach and Carolyn Tracy

Understanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider

Yonderings by Ben English

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Non-Fiction Book

2/22/2018

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

The Page Unbound

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill, Author

StoreyBook Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

 

 

 Come back tomorrow for the FINAL AWARD announcement!

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Texas Book! – Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

 Click to learn more about:

Before the Rain Falls by Camille DiMaio [See my review!]

The Grave Tender by Eliza Maxwell [See my review!]

Deep Extraction by DiAnn Mills

Nowhere Near by Teddy Jones [See my review!]

Breakfast in Texas by Terry Thompson-Anderson [See my review!]

Lamar’s Folly by Jeffrey Kerr

The Big Inch by Kimberly Fish [See my review!]

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, Best Fantasy

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Texas Book

2/21/2018

A Page Before Bedtime

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill, Author

StoreyBook Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

 Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

 

 

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Cover & Most Engaged Author! Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

Click to learn more about:

Badlands by Melissa Lenhardt

The Day the Angels Fell by Shawn Smucker

The Unremembered Girl by Eliza Maxwell

The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner

Sandpiper Cove by Irene Hannon

The Grave Tender by Eliza Maxwell [See my review!]

Blood Oath by Melissa Lenhard

Click to learn more about:

Linda Broday

DiAnn Mills

Ben English

Melissa Lenhardt

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy / Alternate History

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/20/2018

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

The Page Unbound

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill

StoreyBook Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

 

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Romance, Mystery, & Fantasy! Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

Click to learn more about:

The Grave Tender by Eliza Maxwell [See my review!]

Death in D Minor by Alexia Gordon

Deep Extraction by DiAnn Mills

The Unremembered Girl by Eliza Maxwell

Hidden Sea by Miles Arceneaux

Bombshell by Pamela Fagan Hutchins

Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall

Click to learn more about:

Badlands by Melissa Lenhardt

Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer [See my review!]

A Matter of Trust by Susan May Warren

Knight on the Texas Plains by Linda Broday

Loving Luther by Allison K. Pittman

Comfort Plans by Kimberly Fish

Cowboy, It’s Cold Outside by Lori Wilde

A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz [See my review!]

Click to learn more about:

Bonnie and Clyde: Resurrection Road by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall

Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill

One Night in Sixes by Tex Thompson

Bluster’s Last Stand by Preston Lewis

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy / Alternate History

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Mystery / Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy / Alternate History

2/19/2018

A Page Before Bedtime

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Carpe Diem Chronicles

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill

StoreyBook Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

 

Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Literary & Best Religious – Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

This particular category is one I am THRILLED to be sharing the winners of!  The Grave Tender and Before the Rain Falls were some of my absolute favorites last year! 

Click to learn more about:

The Grave Tender by Eliza Maxwell [See my review!]

Loving Luther by Allison Pittman

A Good Girl by Johnnie Bernhard

Nowhere Near by Teddy Jones [See my review!]

Before the Rain Falls by Camille DiMaio [See my review!]

Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson Politano

Click to learn more about:

Loving Luther by Allison Pittman

Before the Rain Falls by Camille DiMaio [See my review!]

These Healing Hills by Ann Gabhart

The Day the Angels Fell by Shawn Smucker

Almost a Minyan by Lori Kline and Susan Simon [See my review!]

A Moonbow Night by Laura Frantz [See my review!]

A Stolen Heart by Amanda Cabot

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Literary Fiction &

Best Religious / Inspirational / Spiritual

2/18/2018

A Page Before Bedtime

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

The Page Unbound

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill, Author

StoreyBook Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

 Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Kids & Best Series – Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

 Click to learn more about:

Evidence of Things Not Seen by Lindsey Lane

The Eldridge Conspiracy: Sir Kaye the Boy Knight, #4 by Donn Winn

The Secret Room by John Alexander

Hitchin’ Post by Julie Barker

Almost a Minyan by Lori Kline and Susan Simon [See my review!]

Click to learn more about:

The Sawbones Series by Melissa Lenhardt

The Ladies of Harper Station by Karen Witemeyer [See my reviews: No Other Will Do, Heart on the Line]

Sir Kaye the Boy Knight Series by Donn Winn

The Amber-Autumn Mystery Series by John Alexander

The Montana Rescue Series by Susan May Warren 

The Gethsemane Brown Mystery Series by Alexia Gordon

The FBI Task Force Novels by DiAnn Mills

The Men of Legend Series by Linda Broday

The Bonnie and Clyde Series by Clark Hays & Kathleen McFall

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Children’s / Juvenile / YA & Best Series

2/17/18

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill, Author

StoreyBook Reviews

Story Schmoozing Book Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western – Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in! From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

Click to learn more about:

Understanding Cemetery Symbols by Tui Snider

Yonderings by Ben English

A Witness to History by Janet Neugebauer

Baugh to Brady by Lew Freedman

Equal Opportunity Hero by Phil Price

Of Bulletins and Booze by Bob Horton

Click to learn more about:

Yonderings by Ben English

The Rebirth of Hope by Sau Le Hudecek

Of Bulletins and Booze by Bob Horton

Bending Angels by Jack Emmett

Equal Opportunity Hero by Phil Price

Click to learn more about:

Badlands by Melissa Lenhardt

Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer [See my review!]

Sea of Rust by C. Robert Cargill

To Marry a Texas Outlaw by Linda Broday

Knight on the Texas Plains by Linda Broday

Blood Oath by Melissa Lenhardt

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/16/18

A Page Before Bedtime
Book Fidelity
Books and Broomsticks
Books in the Garden
Chapter Break Book Blog
Forgotten Winds
Missus Gonzo
Hall Ways Blog
Momma on the Rocks
The Librarian Talks
The Love of a Bibliophile
The Page Unbound
Reading by Moonlight
StoreyBook Reviews
Syd Savvy
Tangled in Text
Texas Book Lover

Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

Bloggers’ Choice Awards WINNERS! Best Hook and Most Creative Concept – Lone Star Book Blog Tours

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017.

 

From February 15-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it!

Click to learn more about:

Bonnie & Clyde Resurrection Road by Clark Hays & Kathleen McFall

The Grave Tender by Eliza Maxwell • [See my review!]

Badlands (Sawbones 3) by Melissa Lenhardt 

Deep Extraction by DiAnn Mills 

The Unremembered Girl by Eliza Maxwell

Loving Luther by Allison K. Pittman

Before the Rain Falls by Camille DiMaio • [See my review!]

Click to learn more about:

Bonnie & Clyde Resurrection Road by Clark Hays & Kathleen McFall

Almost a Minyan by Lori S. Kline and Susan Simon • [See my review!]

Evidence of Things Not Seen by Lindsey Lane 

Nowhere Near by Teddy Jones  [See my review!]

The Adventures of Miss Vulpe by Elena Maria Sandovici

Bloodoath / Badlands by Melissa Lenhardt   

The Day the Angels Fell by Shawn Smucker   

One Night in Sixes by Tex Thompson

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy

2/20: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: Best Texas Book

2/22: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: Best Fiction Book

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

2/15/2018

Best Hook and Most Creative Concept

Book Fidelity

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

The Love of a Bibliophile

Rebecca R. Cahill, Author

StoreyBook Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

Come back tomorrow for the next award announcements!

Announcement: It’s Time! The 2017 Bloggers’ Choice Awards from Lone Star Book Blog Tours!

The Lone Star Book Blog Tours team has voted, and the results are in!  From Best Fiction to Most Engaged Author, we have seventeen awards to hand out to the awesome Texas books and authors featured on Lone Star Book Blog Tours in 2017. 

From February 14-23, 2018, please join us as we hop around the LSBBT blogs and share the winners, runners-up, and shortlisted titles. Don’t miss it! 

     

AWARDS SCHEDULE:

2/14: Awards Announcement

2/15: AWARDS: Best Hook & Best Creative Concept

2/16: AWARDS: Best Non-Fiction History, Best Biography/Memoir, & Best Western

2/17: AWARDS: Best Children’s/Juvenile/YA & Best Series

2/18: AWARDS: Best Literary Fiction & Best Religious/Inspirational/Spiritual

2/19: AWARDS: Best Mystery/Suspense, Best Romance, & Best Fantasy

2/20: AWARDS: Best Cover & Most Engaged Author

2/21: AWARD: Best Texas Book

2/22: AWARD: Best Non-Fiction Book

2/23: AWARD: Best Fiction Book

     

PARTICIPATING BLOGS:

(Not all blogs posting every day)

A Page Before Bedtime

Book Fidelity

Books and Broomsticks

Books in the Garden

Carpe Diem Chronicles

Chapter Break Book Blog

Forgotten Winds

Hall Ways Blog

Missus Gonzo

Momma on the Rocks

The Librarian Talks

The Love of a Bibliophile

The Page Unbound

Reading by Moonlight

Rebecca R. Cahill, Author

StoreyBook Reviews

Story Schmoozing Book Reviews

Syd Savvy

Tangled in Text

Texas Book Lover

#GardenWithJulia 2018 – Feb 3 Update

2018 Intro – Here I Come! | Seeds! | Seeds, Round Two!

If you’d like to see, here’s the doc I’ve been using to keep track of planting/tasks/results.

And here’s the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension recommended cultivars list I reference for dates and such.

Hey there! Just thought I might give a quick update on the seedlings and what’s coming up soon.

My seedlings were getting leggy and I realized my light was probably too far away, so I lowered it and am hoping that it will help. Maybe not the already leggy ones, but those that haven’t had time to become leggy at least might have a chance.

Here’s what I have sprouted: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery, Cabbage, Cayenne Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Yolo Wonder Pepper, Sweet Banana Pepper, Dill, Oregano, Basil, Beefsteak Tomato, Cherry Tomato, Eggplant, and Onion. It’s so exciting to come in after being asleep all night or gone all day and find what new seed has sprung from the ground!

I’m planting just a couple more broccoli and cabbage plants today. I have 3 of each sprouted, and for my garden that would be enough, but I’m thinking it might be a good idea to have a couple of extras hanging around. I decided not to.

Next weekend marks 6 weeks until last frost date, and I have quite the list of things to start! I’m starting to worry I may need another grow light and some more shelf space! I also have a couple of things to plant outside if the weather isn’t icky. {Feb 4 update: I’m actually not starting that much next weekend. Most of the list was greens to transplant outside, but due to my limited space I’m only going to sow those directly outside. I will start a tray of herbs, a tray of flowers, and a tray of tomatoes. Outside it’ll be time to plant cauliflower, cabbage, and peas.}

In case you can’t tell, I’m very excited about the garden this year.

Are you growing anything? Share it below 🙂

❤ Julia