At Christmas my niece organized a Yankee swap, the theme of which was My Favorite Things. No surprise that in our family of voracious readers there were quite a few book related items being fought over, second only to the bottles of wine that were exchanged. What goes better with a good book than a glass of wine? Maybe throw in some chocolate and a toasty warm fire to make it a near perfect experience.

Although I read somewhat fewer books than normal this year ~ I devoted more time to writing and deciding what to do about a contract offered on one of my books ~ I did manage to consume a good list of quality novels. It was hard to narrow it down, but there were four titles that stood out for me. And I list them in no particular order because they are each so uniquely different.

                

 

 

In my opinion, you can’t miss with any of these, no matter your tastes. So grab a glass
of pinot noir, lay some logs on the fire and cuddle up with a favorite book.

It will be a delightful escape.

Oh yes…and don’t forget the bar of Lindt dark chocolate with a hint of sea salt. Yum!