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Don’t forget to enter the following giveaways: Hollywood Ending by Lucie Simone ends November 28th ENDED Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (5 copies available) ends November 30th ENDED
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FIR ’10: Reading Question #10
FIR is hosted by Katrina atCallapidderdays. Every Tuesday this fall, Katrina will be posting a question about reading. Today’s question: Do you have multiple books going at once? Or do you prefer to stick to one book at a time? Up until just recently, I have always had the same answer to this question – no, I only read one book at a time. But, I have finally started…
View PostTeaser Tuesdays (11.30.10)
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other…
View PostReview: Cross Fire by James Patterson
First line: It had been months since Kyle Craig had killed a man. From the inside cover: Detective Alex Cross and Bree Stone’s wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington DC’s most corrupt: a dirty congressman and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off other crooked insiders, sparking a blaze of theories…
View PostIt’s Monday – What Are You Reading? (11.29.10)
It’s Monday What Are you Reading is the perfect way for me to begin my week and allows me to focus on what needs to be read and to see what I have or have not accomplished the previous week. I also enjoy discovering new books by visiting other participants blogs. ***I was away last week, so I am including the last 2 weeks. Books Completed in the…
View PostReview: Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (audio book)
From the back of the audio case: In the first sequel to Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Montgomery’s feisty red-headed heroine is now sixteen and a school teacher in the small village of Avonlea on Prince Edward Island. Although older, she isn’t necessarily wiser – and she hasn’t outgrown her mischievous antics. She learns how complicated life can be when she takes two new orphans at Green Gables under her…
View PostIn My Mailbox (32) 11.28.10
In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review (0) Library (0) Purchased (1) – Key Lime Pie by Josi S. Kilpack Borrowed from family member (0) From Paperback Swap – (0) Won (0) – **It was quiet this week, but that’s ok – maybe I can catch up on all…
View PostReview: The Love Goddess’ Cooking School by Melissa Senate
First line: According to Holly Maguire’s late grandmother, revered on Blue Crab Island, Maine for her fortune-telling as much as her cooking, the great love of Holly’s life would be one of the few people on earth to like sa cordula, an Italian delicacy. From the back cover: Holly Maguire’s grandmother Camilla was the Love Goddess of Blue Crab Island, Maine – a Milanese fortune-teller who could predict the right…
View PostA-Z Wednesday: P 11.24.10)
Welcome to A-Z Wednesday!! A-Z Wednesday is hosted by Vicki at Reading At The Beach. To join in, visit her blog for the guidelines and leave your link in a comment. THIS WEEK’S LETTER IS: “P” My book is: The Bachelor by Carly Phillips Synopsis from Amazon: The small town of Yorkshire Falls and its colorful inhabitants including a mysterious panty-raider and a fun-loving but devious mother are a sturdy…
View PostReview: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
First line: As Katie wound her way among tables, a breeze from the Atlantic rippled through her hair. From the inside cover: When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with…
View PostFIR ’10: Reading Question #9
FIR is hosted by Katrina atCallapidderdays. Every Tuesday this fall, Katrina will be posting a question about reading. Today’s question: Once you begin a book, do you feel compelled to finish it? Or have you been known to give up in the middle of a book, to walk away from a book that is just too annoying, boring, etc.? I have to say I think I have only abandoned one…
View PostTeaser Tuesdays (11.23.10)
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other…
View PostIn My Mailbox (31) 11.21.10
In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review (1) The Tapestry of Love by Rosy Thornton Library (1) House Rules by Jodi Picoult (audio book) Purchased (1) – Cross Fire by James Patterson Borrowed from family member (0) From Paperback Swap – (0) Won (0) – What’s in your mailbox?
View PostReview: Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts
First line: Grief came in waves, hard and choppy, buffeting and breaking the heart. From the inside cover: #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends, Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac – the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut’s premier wedding planning companies. Parker Brown turned the quartet’s childhood game of Wedding Day into their dream jobs. And now she’s the face of…
View PostGuest Post and Giveaway by Barbara Delinsky
Please join me in welcoming Barbara Delinsky, author of Not My Daughter to Always With a Book! If you missed my review, you can read it here. Today Barbara guest blogs about her moving from writing romance novels to fiction. Enjoy and be sure to enter the giveaway below! Breaking Out is Hard to Do… Okay. I know what at least a few of you are thinking. “Barbara Delinsky –…
View PostFIR ’10: Reading Question #8
FIR is hosted by Katrina atCallapidderdays. Every Tuesday this fall, Katrina will be posting a question about reading. Today’s question:Where do you get the books you read? Are you a faithful library patron? Or maybe a bookstore junkie? Do you exchange books with friends or family members? I tend to get my books from a number of places… * Library – I do use the library, sometimes more often than…
View PostTeaser Tuesdays (11.16.10)
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other…
View PostVirtual Tour and Review: Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky
First line: Susan Tate never saw it coming. From the back cover: When Susan Tate’s seventeen-year-old daughter, Lily, announces she is pregnant, Susan is stunned. A single mother, she has struggled to do everything right. She sees the pregnancy as an inconceivable tragedy both for Lily and herself. Then comes word of two more pregnancies among other high school juniors who happen to be Lily’s best friends. The town turns…
View PostIt’s Monday – What Are You Reading? (11.15.10)
It’s Monday What Are you Reading isthe perfect way for me to begin my week and allows me to focus on what needs to be read and to see what I have or have not accomplished the previous week. I also enjoy discovering new books by visiting other participants blogs. Books Completed Last Week: Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts (mine) Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky (review – book…
View PostIn My Mailbox (30) 11.14.10
In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review (0) Library (2) Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery (audio book) Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery (audio book) Purchased (6) – all from library book sales Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush One for the Money by Janet Evanovich…
View PostBook Tour, Review and Giveaway: Hollywood Ending by Lucie Simone
First line: “Nothing too hard.” From the back cover: Trina Stewart needs cash. Fast. She’s barely got enough dough to keep her fanny off the streets, let alone any spending money for hot nights clubbing on Sunset Strip. And her job teaching English as a Second Language is seriously lacking in both pay and glamour. But not just any job will do. She’s after a real Hollywood job. The kind…
View PostBook Blogger Hop 11.12.10
It’s been a while since I’ve participating in the hop, but I couldn’t resist this week. Brought to you by Jennifer at Crazy For Books, the Book Blogger Hop is a fun way to get to know other book bloggers. This week’s question: “If you find a book that looks interesting but is part of a series, do you always start with the first title?” ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY YES! I…
View PostBook Blogger Holiday Swaps
December is my favorite time of year – I love everything about the holiday season, from decorating the house to shopping for gifts for loved ones to baking yummy holiday treats, plus my birthday also happens to be during this time! I saw a few blogs mentioning some holiday goings-on, so I decided to check them on. I am participating in the Book Blogger Holiday Swap for the first time.…
View PostReview: Honeymoon by James Patterson
First line: Things aren’t always as they appear. From the inside cover: How does it feel to be desired by ever man and envied by every woman? Wonderful. This is the life Nora Sinclair has dreamed about, the life she’s worked hard for, the life she will never give up. When FBI agent John O’Hara first sees her, she seems perfect. She has the looks. The career. The clothes. The…
View PostGiveaway Winner: The Life O’Reilly
CONGRATULATIONS to Mary winner of The Life O’Reilly by Brian Cohen Random.org selected the winner. Thanks to all who entered the giveaway!
View PostReview: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
First line: The willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands of dollars to dispense investment advice to grown-ups remains a mystery to me to this day. From the inside cover: When the crash of the U.S. stock market became public knowledge in the fall of 2008, it was already old news. The real crash, the silent crash, had taken place over the previous year,…
View PostA-Z Wednesday: N (11.10.10)
Welcome to A-Z Wednesday!! A-Z Wednesday is hosted by Vicki at Reading At The Beach. To join in, visit her blog for the guidelines and leave your link in a comment. THIS WEEK’S LETTER IS: “N” My book is: Vision in White by Nora Roberts Synopsis from Amazon: The frighteningly prolific Roberts kicks off a frothy series about four friends who form an all-inclusive wedding service called Vows. Mackensie ‘Mac’…
View PostFIR ’10: Reading Question #7
FIR is hosted by Katrina atCallapidderdays. Every Tuesday this fall, Katrina will be posting a question about reading. Today’s question:How did you get into reading? When and how/why did you really become “a reader”? I don’t remember at what age I actually learned to read, but I can always remember having books around me. My father was a teacher when we were younger and I always remember him bringing home…
View PostTeaser Tuesdays (11.9.10)
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other…
View PostIt’s Monday – What Are You Reading? (11.8.10)
It’s Monday What Are you Reading is the perfect way for me to begin my week and allows me to focus on what needs to be read and to see what I have or have not accomplished the previous week. I also enjoy discovering new books by visiting other participants blogs. Books Completed Last Week: The Big Short by Michael Lewis (library, book club book) Honeymoon by James Patterson (mine)…
View PostIn My Mailbox (29) 11.7.10
In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review (2) Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young Not My Daughter by Barbara Delinsky Library (1) Little Bee by Chris Cleave Purchased (2) – The Queen’s Captive by Barbara Kyle Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts From Paperback Swap –…
View PostA-Z Wednesday: M (11.3.10)
Welcome to A-Z Wednesday!! A-Z Wednesday is hosted by Vicki at Reading At The Beach. To join in, visit her blog for the guidelines and leave your link in a comment. THIS WEEK’S LETTER IS: “M” My book is: Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy Synopsis from Amazon: Bestselling author Binchy (Tara Road, etc.) again explores the depths of family relationships in an 11th warm, involving drama. Set in contemporary Ireland…
View PostFIR ’10: Reading Question #6
FIR is hosted by Katrina atCallapidderdays. Every Tuesday this fall, Katrina will be posting a question about reading. Today’s question:Where do you love to read? Note: I don’t mean where do you actually do most of your reading, because that might be the carpool line, the work cafeteria, or even the bathroom (if you have to escape from a few small children in order to read a chapter of your…
View PostTeaser Tuesdays (11.02.10)
MizB of Should Be Reading hosts Teaser Tuesday. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other…
View PostMonth in Review: October
Here are my reading stats for October! Books read: 11 Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review) Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return* by Marjane Satrapi Love Means Zero* by Daisy Jordan Mini Shopaholic* by Sophie Kinsella Let’s Eat* by Denise Burroughs Devil’s Food Cake* by Josi S. Kilpack Don’t Blink* by James Patterson The Life O’Reilly* by Brian Cohen Perfection* by Julie Metz Love…
View PostBook Tour, Review and Giveaway: What I Thought I Knew by Alice Eve Cohen
First line: This was going to be a solo show. From the back cover: Alice Cohen was happy for the first time in years. After a difficult divorce, she had a new love in her life, she was raising a beloved adopted daughter, and her career was blossoming. Then, she started experiencing mysterious symptoms. After months of tests, X-rays, and inconclusive diagnoses, Alice was sent for an emergency CAT scan…
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