We’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s topic is: Indie Freebie (This topic encompasses a lot: your favorite indie bookstores, indie books, indie authors, indie publishers/presses, indie books on your to-read list, indie authors I read before they became traditionally published, etc.) (submitted by @dark.shelf.of.wonders and Books Are The New Black)
I was initially stumped by this week’s prompt because I don’t read many indie or self-published authors these days—not for any specific reason or than there are just too many books I want to read and the ones grabbing my attention are the ones promoted in the mainstream. That said, I used to read a lot of indie romances on KU and some fantasy as well as thrillers. Some of these authors have gone on to be traditionally published (Talia Hibert, B.K. Borison, Jacqueline Snowe, etc.), although some are hybrid by doing trad and indie. So, this is going to be a wild mix of books I’ve read—mostly romances (some erotic, some monster, some dark), but I remember enjoying all of these immensely when I read them years ago, even if I might not remember much now. 🤭 Here we go!
The Worst Guy by Kate Canterbary
Getting Lucky Series by Meghan Quinn
Office Hours by Katrina Jackson
Fate of Eyrinthia Series by Heather Frost (ongoing)
The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
Surrender: An Erotic Short by Rilzy Adams (standalone)
Deep Waters Series by Emma Hamm
The Guy for Me by Marzy Opal (standalone)
The Thirteenth Hour by Trudi Skies
Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen
Do you read indie/self-published books? Please do share recommendations! Have you read any of these books or are they on your TBR?
dinipandareads 
I do wish it were easier to find indie books. One really has to scour the web for them in many cases.
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I only accidentally discover them myself unregularly. Glad you enjoyed them!
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Annette Marie is one of my all-time favorites! I’ve also been meaning to try Emma Hamm and Meghan Quinn books forever, so I hope to get to them soon.
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I couldn’t think of many indie authors I read either — some that do both trad pub and self pub, but… yeah. It was tricky. There’s just so much out there and it can be hard to find the quality stuff!
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Fun list! And yes, it’s sometimes tricky to find indie published books when so much of the buzz is about mainstream books.
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I love that cover on Song of the Abyss!
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I tend to stumble across indie authors by accident, I keep meaning to make more of an effort to seek out more indie authors but never quite manage it.
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I’ve never had Kindle Unlimited, but what a great way to discover indie authors. Also love seeing these authors finding success in the traditional publishing world.
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I read B.K. Borison when she was still self-published with Lovelight Farms! I’ve often thought about reading The Worst Guy but I read another Kate Canterbary book and really didn’t like it, so now I’m not so sure, haha.
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I don’t really even know how to find Indie books. Clearly I don’t try very hard.
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These aren’t the genres I read, so I haven’t heard of any of these. Glad you found some favorites, though!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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It’s always interesting seeing names you recognize on a list of indie authors. While I haven’t read any of her books, I have see Meghan Quinn around.
Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
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An interesting looking list. I find my indie reads through Blog Tours! I didn’t realise that I had read so many 😂
Have a great week!
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I used to read lots of independently published children’s books, but I don’t really do much of that anymore!
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Like you I don’t read them often because of all the mainstream books that come my way.
Thanks for sharing your #TTT
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I really don’t tend to read self-published books, because I already have so much to read! But it’s nice to see that there’s a way for authors to get their books out into the world besides traditional publishing. Looks like you’ve read an interesting mix!
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I know I read a lot of indie authors, but I don’t keep track of that and it would take me way to long to post ten. I think you should do a post of authors you started reading as indie authors and are now with traditional publishing houses. That would be interesting.
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