What was your favorite book as a child?
The Ghosts (a time travel story)!
What book did you read that first made you want to be an author?
The Little House on the Prairie books!
What was the last book you read, just for fun?
Burning Sky by Lori Benton
What upcoming release are you most looking forward to?
When I Fall in Love (coming in July)!
About Susan May Warren
Susan May Warren is the bestselling, RITA Award–winning author of more than forty novels whose compelling plots and unforgettable characters have won acclaim with readers and reviewers alike. She served with her husband and four children as a missionary in Russia for eight years before she and her family returned home to the States. She now writes full-time as her husband runs a lodge on Lake Superior in northern Minnesota, where many of her books are set. She and her family enjoy hiking, canoeing, and being involved in their local church. Several of her critically acclaimed novels have been ECPA and CBA bestsellers, were chosen as Top Picks by Romantic Times, and have won the RWA’s Inspirational Reader’s Choice contest and the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award. Five of her books have been Christy Award finalists. In addition to her writing, Susan loves to teach and speak at women’s events about God’s amazing grace in our lives. She also runs a writing community for authors. Visit MyBookTherapy.com to learn more. For exciting updates on her new releases, previous books, and more, visit her website.
About It Had to Be You
Eden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen’s cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Sure, it feels good to be needed, but looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career. She dreamed of making a name for herself as a reporter, but is stuck writing obits—and starting to fear she doesn’t have the chops to land a major story. If only someone would step up to mentor Owen . . . but she knows better than to expect help from team veteran and bad-boy enforcer Jace Jacobsen.
Jace has built his career on the infamous reputation of his aggressive behavior—on and off the ice. Now at a crossroads about his future in hockey, that reputation has him trapped. And the guilt-trip he’s getting from Eden Christiansen isn’t making things any easier. But when Owen’s carelessness leads to a career-threatening injury and Eden stumbles upon a story that could be her big break, she and Jace are thrown together . . . and begin to wonder if they belong on the same team after all.
Giveaway
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The books by EB White were my favorite. Charlottes Web, Trumpet of the Swan and Stuart Little. They were what started my love for reading.
Those are great ones!
My favorite was Black Beauty and I also loved the Bobbsey Twins series. (Guess that tells a little bit about my age.
I’ve never read a Bobbsey Twins book. I’ll have to check it out!
One of my favorite children’s books was Petunia by Roger Duvoisin. Loved the Little House books as well!
The Little House books are a favorite. I’m going to check out Petunia!
Anne of Green Gables.
Yes!
Hard question! I loved the Dear America books, The Salem books (Nancy Rue), Bonnets and Bugles, and the book that is still my favourite from when I was younger is Bella at Midnight by Diane Stanley. 🙂
I’ve never heard of Bella at Midnight. My daughter is Bella … I bet she’d love it!
MY favorite childhood book was the Little Train That Could!!! you know, I think I can, I think I can…..Loved to read that book to my son and grandson as well.
Oh, I loved that one, too!
I don’t know if I can pick just one favorite. We read all the time! One of my favorites that is still a favorite today is The Far Off Land by Rebecca Caudill. She has many others and I highly recommend her stories.
My favorite book from childhood was Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great by Judy Blume.
Oh man, I forgot about that book!
The Hobbit was one of my favorites. Thanks for the chance to win!!! : )
I didn’t read that until my husband and I read it to our kids!
Pollyanna!!
I loved that movie. I haven’t read the book 🙂
I remember loving all the Beverly Cleary books when I was young, They were funny! Wasn’t much of a reader until later after reading Little Women and Pollyanna. Really enjoy your books. 🙂
I loved the Happy Hollisters books, and also the boxcar children books…
I loved the Trixie Beldon series and progressed to Nancy Drew!
The Nancy Drew series was my favorite as a kid. I still love mysteries/suspense.
I loved the Nancy Drew series, read every one.
HOP ON POP and GREEN EGGS AND HAM were my favorites as a young child and I still enjoy reading them to my young nephews and nieces. When I started reading novels the one I remember best is LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott. I still have that book and also a collection of Charles Dickens.
My all time favorite book is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I loved reading so I always had a book on hand to read.
My favorite book as a child was “Goodnight Moon”.
I remember reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe over and over again 🙂 Also, I think I read all the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books our library had! I loved to read then and the passion has just intensified with age!
As the child of two librarians, books were (and still are) a large part of my life. I have so many favorites from childhood, it is hard to pick just a few. I loved the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary and the Babysitter’s Club books too. My mom always read “Goodnight Moon” to me when I was little so I love that one too.
My favorite book was the witch of blackbird pond or where the red fern grows and all nancy drew.
I loved The Little House on the Prairie books!
I loved the Little House books and Dr. Seuss’ Marvin K. Mooney!!
We had a book that was a collection of stories that Mom and Dad would read to us! When I started teaching, I bought that book. Then I read the stories to my children!
Baby sitters club books
I really enjoyed reading Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy books when I was young. When I was a small child, my favorite book was an easy reader called Put Me in the Zoo.
My favorite was “Christy”….read it so much it fell apart!!
It’s fun to see what’s on other author’s bookshelves. Thanks for sharing, Susie May! Great post, Tricia!
Blessings,
Andrea Cox
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Oh goodness! Lots! I think one of my very favorites was “Don’t let the Pigeon drive the Bus”. 🙂
Hi Tricia. I loved The Bobbsy Twins and Nancy Drew books. Maxie mac262(at)me(dot)com
My favorite books growing up were books by Janette Oke. I read the Love Comes Softly series first and then many of her other series and stand alone books. I still enjoy historical fiction. I’ve bought several of The Big Sky books and am looking forward to reading them. It Had to Be You looks like a book I would enjoy.
I’ve always loved reading books. My Mom read to us when we were very young- The Noddy Books (British), Blackberry Farm Series (British), Little Black Sambo, etc.
On my own I enjoyed: Little House on Prairie Series, Laura Ingalls Wilder Series, Cherry Ames Series, Nancy Drew series, Bobsy Twins, and on and on. We were born and raised in Nigeria and mom got books through the bookshop my dad managed. Books were a real treasure to us!
One of my favorites was Little Women. I also read a ton of The Bobbsey Twins, Little House, Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew.
I likewise was an avid reader as a child, and finally became a medical librarian as my 2nd career . . .
I also read the Nancy Drew & Hardy Boy series and Little House on the Prairie books; loved Little Women and Charles Dickens in H.S.. Did anyone else enjoy Betty McDonald’s Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books (grade school)?
Harry the dirty dog. That was so funny.
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Little House on the Prairie series and Julie of the Wolves.
Oh … and when I was younger, the Betsy books by Caroline Haywood were my very favorites: “B is for Betsy, Betsy’s Little Star,” etc…
Looking forward to reading your new book!!
My favorite book growing up was “Mandy” by Julie Edwards (AKA Julie Andrews)
Two of my favorites would have to be the Trixie Belden series and also the Box Car children!
The first one I remember was Alice in Wonderland
I have several favorite childhood books. I can’t choose between “Where the Red Fern Grows,” “True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” and “Quest for a Maid.”
My favorite story was Charlotte’s Web. My 2nd grade teacher read it to us. I loved that story.
Little Women, Heidi, and The Little House books…
I loved the Little House series.
I would love to win
Everything Nancy Drew and Box Car Children.
Hmmm… well when I first started getting into reading books that were longer, and not picture books, I was younger than 12. My favorite books were by Grace Livingston Hill. My mother, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother love (loved) her books too! 🙂
I loved The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
My favorite childhood book was Charlotte’s Web. I still remember my third grade teacher reading it to us every day after lunch.