Top Ten Tuesday – Favorite Indie/Self Published Books!

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Top Ten Tuesday – Favorite Indie/Self Published Books!

September 8, 2026

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl!

This was a fun one since I have so many independent authors that I have loved! Honestly I could have done a few lists with this prompt so I am excited for the next time this comes up.

I have rated all the following books as either 4 or 5 stars so I would easily recommend every single one. They range in contemporary romance, regency romance, fantasy romance, fantasy magical realism, even dystopian romance 🙂

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My Reviews

The Apothecary on Wattle Lane – Review

Drawn Together – Review

Divinius: Awakening – Review

Nora Esposito is Enough – ARC Review

Legends and Librarians – Review

An Improper Agreement – Review

Acting Merry – Review

A Game of Hearts – Review

Red Rope of Fate – Review

Tansy’s Tinctures – Review

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I am excited to see everyone else’s picks for this prompt!

8 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday – Favorite Indie/Self Published Books!”

lydiaschoch

Sep 8, 2026 at 8:40 am

Drawn Together looks super cute.

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1. Ashley Kittrell
  
  Sep 8, 2026 at 5:05 pm
  
  I was blown away with the depth and realism of the characters in Drawn Together. That was a five star read for sure.
  
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Cindy Davis

Sep 8, 2026 at 2:03 pm

I almost put A Game of Hearts on my list, but the I wasn’t sure if it was Indie published! Nice list.

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1. Ashley Kittrell
  
  Sep 8, 2026 at 5:08 pm
  
  Dang! When I looked it up on Goodreads, it did not mention a publisher but on Amazon it says it was published by Rose Petal Press. When I looked them up, it appears as though Joanna Barker is the only author who has been published through them so I am still counting it lol.
  Thank you for visiting 🙂
  
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Pam @ Read! Bake! Create!

Sep 8, 2026 at 4:15 pm

Acting Merry looks like a fun holiday read.
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/eight-thoughts-on-the-hardcover-app/

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1. Ashley Kittrell
  
  Sep 8, 2026 at 5:12 pm
  
  Ah Acting Merry is co cute! The main guy love interest is one of my favorites I have read.
  Thank you for visiting and I will give your list a looksie 🙂
  
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Susan

Sep 8, 2026 at 7:29 pm

I’m glad you’ve found so many indie books to love. I’ve never heard of any of them!

Happy TTT!

Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com

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smellincoffee

Sep 9, 2026 at 1:11 pm

The lady archer (Game of Hearts) cover would get my attention for sure.

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