Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Families

 

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

This Week's Top Ten Tuesday Topic:

Favorite Families

 

This week's prompt is about character relationships. I'm focusing on families - both biological and the found variety (because who doesn't love a found family aspect?). 

Here are some of my favorite fictional families...

The Bennett family (Wolfsong/Green Creek series) - I adored the Bennett family and those select few that were welcomed into their inner circle. 

The McKallister family (Cake series) - The McKallister's had been through tragedy and come out the other side, but they were each changed for it. The way they closed ranks when needed, and always had each other's backs, was something I admired.

The Marked Men series - This group of tattoo artists and their friends were the epitome of found family. They were a tightknit group who saw one another through every high and low.

The Parkerson family (Willow Creek Valley series) - These siblings banded together to overcome the fallout of their family. It was so satisfying to see them each work past obstacles to find happiness.

The Greene family (Greene Family series) - I love the big, blended Greene family. Each sibling got their HEA over the span of nine books. There was plenty of meddling in each other's lives, and I enjoyed their closeness.

The Hartley family (Lost & Found series) - Catherine Cowles writes family relationships so well, often with complicated dynamics. 

The Calloway/Hale family (Addicted/Calloway series) - Between the Calloway's and the Hale's, there is a lot of family drama. But the core group is always solid - lending support and being one another's biggest cheerleaders.

The Clifton Forge series - This group of a disbanded motorcycle club, and those allowed into their lives, was a great example of found family. These characters offered support and acceptance unconditionally.

The Hello/Goodbye series - Josh and Caleb escaped from a cult, leaving the only home they'd ever known. Reconnecting with another former cult member who had escaped years previously, they began to develop a new kind of family. Their story brought on all the tears.

The Hades Hangmen series - The men of the Hades Hangmen may operate on the wrong side of the law, but that doesn't diminish their sense of loyalty, brotherhood, and family. 

Have you read any of these books?