Top Ten Tuesday: Underrated Authors

 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and Bookish.

Below are authors who probably get recognition of some sort, but I think they deserve lots! Most have numerous books out, so I'm just featuring my favorite work of theirs below.

1.) Cassie Mae- She is a hybrid author, doing both traditional and self publishing, and she does a PHENOMENAL job of combining funny dialogue and absolutely adorable romances. I've only read How to Date a Nerd by her (other than loads of teasers and excerpts of other works), but I am working super hard on reading all of her other stuff.
 

3.) Rachel Harris- Another author whose books are perfect for lovers of romcoms. She writes for both young adults and adults, so there's a great selection in her work. Plus, she's super friendly on social media. 
 

4.) Vicky Savage- With beautiful descriptions and a swoony romance, her trilogy is one not to miss.

 

5.) Kristen Tracy- This author has one of the most unique voices I've read. Her stories are bittersweet, but always with a strong line of humor throughout, and with just enough weirdness to be totally awesome. The covers are really cute, but the stories tackle some serious issues making the cuteness a tad misleading. 

 

6.) Sharon Cameron- I met this author at a book fest years ago, and she was adorable and sweet! She even complimented my shoes! I hadn't actually read her book at that point (side note: never be afraid to go to bookish events where you haven't read a lot of the authors' work. At the particular fest I'm mentioning, I had read exactly one book out of like 15 YA authors, but now, having bought some there and bought others I saw there later, several of them have ended up being favorites, and it makes me happy that I at least got to see them then). That was actually the case with her books. I didn't have the money to buy them when I was at the fest, but I went and bought them later and fell in love. She writes historical fiction, and the premise (based on a real person) behind them is so cool. 

 

7.) Julie Cross- Another very well-rounded author! While I actually haven't read the series she probably gets recognized the most for (Tempest, Vortex, and Timestorm), I have read her self published work (the Letters to Nowhere series), and it is fabulous! She's also written a NA novel, and she has a book with Entangled Teen coming out later this year that I have grabby hands for!

 

8.) Talia Vance- The first two books in her Bandia series are insanely, crazy good. I know she's planning a third book, but I don't think it will be released anytime soon. Which, for those who haven't read her, is good, because that gives you plenty of catch up time. ;)

 

9.) Shana Abe- While this author has a big adult fan base, I feel like there aren't enough YA lovers who read her work. She wrote a YA spinoff series from another series of hers (that doesn't have to be read in order to appreciate the other), and it's SO GOOD.

 

10.) Rysa Walker- I was lucky enough to get a review copy of her book, Time's Twisting Arrow, a few years ago through a Goodreads group and since then, it has won an Amazon novel award and was republished through them as Timebound. The sequel is coming out later this year, and I've already pre-ordered it. For time travel fans, it's a great series to try. 
 

What authors do you think need some more recognition? Leave me your links so I can go find them on Goodreads!