I will be taking a short break from blogging for the next few weeks…all for good stuff. Mom and I are heading to a cousin’s wedding, visiting my brother and meeting his soon-to-be new family, and then heading to Mom’s house to help her move back in to her house after being in the Peace Corps for the past two years.We will be traveling from New York to Nova Scotia,…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, 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. It was a crazy week last week as I was running around getting ready for…
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CONGRATULATIONS to Deborah winner of The Creed Legacy by Linda Lael Miller Random.org selected the winners. Thanks to all who entered the giveaway!
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First line: Today I signed the papers on our first house! Why I read this: I love anything by Debbie Macomber and Susan Mallery and so when I saw this, I had to get it. From the back cover: Knitting is many things to many people Knitting is a way of life The Twenty-First Wish by Debbie Macomber Anne Marie Roche and her adopted daughter, ten-year-old Ellen, have each written…
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First line: Today I’m five. Why I read this: I’ve had this on my tbr list for a while now and was glad that my book club picked it for our June read. From the back cover: To five-year-old Jack, Room is the world. It’s where he was born, it’s where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, Ma shuts him safely in the…
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First line: The guilt was like a clump of tar in her hair, warm and sticky, impossible to remove. Why I read this: I love Elin Hilderbrand’s books and have had this one sitting on my shelf for a while – now that it’s summer, it was the perfect read! I also read this for the Reading From My Shelves Project. From the inside cover: Claire Danner Crispin has a…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, 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. I have not taken on any blog tours this month because I will be doing a…
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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. Purchased: Perfect Partners (e-book) by Carly Phillips This was another Carly Phillips book that was available on the Nook that I had not read yet. For Review: The Queen’s Gamble by Barbara Kyle This is for a blog tour for September. …
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From the back of the audio case: Annette Remmington, a London art consultant and private dealer, is at the top of her game. She is considered a rising star in the international world of art, with a roster of wealthy clients who trust her judgment and her business acumen. Her success reaches new heights when a rare and long-lost Rembrandt finds its way into her hands. When she restores it…
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First line: I was in the fifth grade the first time I thought about thirty. Why I read this: I’ve had this book on my shelf for a while and now that the movie is out, I needed to read it first before heading to the theater. From the back cover: Meet Rachel White, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl…
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First line: Ranching, Brody Creed thought, shifting in the saddle as he surveyed the sprawling range land from a high ridge. From the back cover: Rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboy Brody Creed like life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him “home” for the first time in years. Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory – at thirty-three, he’s a restless bad boy among family with…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, 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. Last week was very busy at work – I am trying to finish up a bunch…
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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. Purchased: Now You See Her by James Patterson This is JP’s latest book and I can’t wait to start it!!! The Creed Legacy by Linda Lael Miller This is the third of the series. Solitary Man (e-book) by Carly Phillips I love Carly Phillips…
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First line: He’d put in a fifteen-hour shift the night the call came in. Why I read this: I had read the last two in the DD Warren series and wanted to go back and read the rest of the series. Synopsis: Alone . . . Massachusetts State Trooper Bobby Dodge watches a tense hostage standoff unfold through the scope of his sniper rifle. Just across the street, in wealthy…
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Here are my reading stats for June! Books read: 15 Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review) The Hundred Secret Senses* by Amy Tan Summer in the South* by Cathy Holton A Creed in Stone Creek* by Linda Lael Miller Creed’s Honor* by Linda Lael Miller Slate* by Brian Rowe Chasing the Night* by Iris Johansen The Confessions of Catherine de Medici* by CW Gortner Alone…
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