My Top 15 Books For 2014 - Podcast

I was asked to list my top 10 books for 2014.  I cheated and add 5 more to my list.   I decided instead of writing a post to do a podcast.

Here's my list

15.  Your Love Is King by Adrienne Thompson

14.  Honour Among All: A Novella by Vivian Kay

13. The Literary Entreprenur’s toolkit by Tyora Moody

12. Passion’s Prey A C Arthur

11.  A Writer’s Guide To Publishing & Marketing by Barbara Joe Williams

10. The Outlander by Diane Gabaldon

9. The Returned by Jason Mott

8. Open Door Marriage by Naleighna Kai

7. The Lawyer's Luck: A Home to Milford College prequel novella by Pipe Hugley

6. Destiny Captive by Beverly Jenkins

5. Just to Be with You by Sheryl Lister

4.  Going Down in Flames – Chris Cannon

3.  Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith

2.  The Perfect Affair (The Shady Sisters Trilogy) by Lutishia Lovely

1.  Anybody's Daughter by Pamela Samuels Young

Here's the link to Barbara's Podcast

What makes you purchase a book?

What part of the book grabs you?

Do book covers grab you?

Does the blurb grab you?

Does reading an excerpt grab you?

A good book cover, will make you want to pick the book up.

This book cover, intrigued me.  My first impression was historical friendship.  I wanted to know what the story was about.  I clicked on the link to read the blurb and I was even more intrigued.  I asked for a sample.  The sample will be the final decision on if I purchase the book.

What makes you purchase a book?