First line: There it sat, a Cloud Nine queen-sized luxury gold comforter with red ribbon applique and metallic embroidery. From the back cover: Take a trip to the charming little town of Heart Lake, and meet three best friends who you’ll never forget… Rachel, Jessica and Tiffany have money problems – major money problems. Tiffany’s whipped out the plastic one too many times, and now a mountain of debt is…
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First line: Sunshine splashed into the windows of the Bremerton waterfront cafe. From the back cover: Dear Reader, You’ve probably heard that my wife has left me. Rachel’s pregnant, and she says she can’t handle the stress in our household anymore. My thirteen-year-old daughter, Jolene, is jealous of her. Maybe it’s my fault. As a widower I spoiled her – Jolene was reading over my shoulder just now and says…
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From the back of the audio case: It was a case that haunts Bobby Dodge to this day – the case that nearly killed him and changed his life forever. Now, the gruesome discovery of six mummified corpses, resurrects his worst nightmare: the return of a killer he thought dead and buried. Bobby’s only lead is wrapped around a dead woman’s neck. Annabelle Granger’s childhood was a blur of new…
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FIR is hosted by Katrina atCallapidderdays. Every Wednesday this fall, Katrina will be posting a question about reading. Today’s question: How much do book reviews influence your decision to acquire and/or read a book? As I tend to read the most among my friends and family, I tend to rely on reviews from other bloggers as to whether I will read a book. Of course, there are certain authors…
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First line: More than a few residents of Wynette, Texas, thought Ted Beaudine was marrying beneath himself. From the inside cover: R.S.V.P. to the most riotous wedding of the year… Lucy Jorik is the daughter of a former president of the United States. Meg Koranda is the offspring of legends. One of them is about to marry Mr. Irresistible – Ted Beaudine – the favorite son of Wynette, Texas. The…
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The winners of this month’s giveaway are: Perfection By: Julie Metz Winner: Jane This Must Be the Place by: Kate Raccula Winner: Lindsey With Friends Like These By: Sally Koslow Winner: Kritter Tick Tock By: James Patterson Winner: Mamabunny Thanks to all who entered and don’t forget to stop by next month to see a new set of books up for grabs!
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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 I managed to get a quite a few reviews done, but didn’t get that…
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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. *** This week was a crazy week as far as getting books – last few weeks have been pretty light and this week I ended up with 10 books…now if only I can read as fast as I seem to be acquiring these books!!!…
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First line: For eight years I dreamed of fire. From the back cover: The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, aster for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating grief, mistrust, and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to…
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Katrina over at Callapidder Days is hosting the Fall Into Reading Challenge. The challenge is to pick books you would like to read this fall and then keep a record of how you do. The challenge runs from September 23 to December 21. If you’d like to join, head over here to sign up. Here’s my list as of now: The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin Pumpkin Roll by Josi…
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First line: Seducing her ex-husband wasn’t going to be easy, Carol Kyle decided, but she was determined. From the back cover: Despite her ex-husband’s bullheadedness, Carol Kyle knew he’d be the perfect man to father the child she so desperately wanted. Yet she also realized that the strong, honorable man would never allow his child to be raised without a father. So Carol needed to plot, to plan, to maneuver,…
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First line: They came for her at dawn. From the back cover: England, 1554. In the wake of the failed Wyatt Rebellion, a vengeful Queen Mary has ordered all conspirators captured and executed. Among the imprisoned is her own sister, twenty-one-year-old Princess Elizabeth. Though she protests her innocence, Elizabeth’s brave stand only angers Mary more. Elizabeth longs to gain her liberty – and her sister’s crown. In Honor and Richard…
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First line: Snow crunched under the feet of three cloaked figures – a queen, her lady, and a gravedigger – as they hurried along a moonlit path in Windsor Castle’s lower ward. From the back cover: Upon the death of her father, Henry VIII, Queen Mary assumes the throne after a long and bitter wait. Her first order of business is to wed the devout Prince Phillip of Spain, creating…
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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. This weekend we went up to our cabin. It was the perfect fall weekend up there…
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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. For Review: Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack I love this series and am excited to be participating in the blog tour for it – look for my review and a guest post by Josi to be posted Oct 11th and 12th. In the…
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First line: She would remember this forever after as the night she watched two men die, one at peace and one in terror. From the back cover: London, 1527. Marry or serve: for Honor Larke, the choice is clear. Unwilling to perish of boredom as an obedient wife, she leaves the home of her ward, the brilliant Sir Thomas More, to attend Her Majesty, Queen Catherine of Aragon. But life…
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From the back of the audio case: Birdie Cousins has thrown herself into the details of her daughter, Chess’s lavish wedding, from the floating dance floor in her Connecticut backyard pond to the color of the cocktail napkins. Like any mother of a bride-to-be, she is weathering the storms of excitement and chaos, tears and joy. But Birdie, a woman who prides herself on preparing for every possibility, could never…
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First line: Failure wasn’t a feeling; it was a taste in his mouth, an ache at the base of his neck. From the inside cover: After giving up his post at the Hollows Police Department, Jones Cooper is at loose ends. He is having trouble facing a horrible event from his past and finding a second act. Then, on a brisk October morning, he has a visitor. Eloise Montgomery, the…
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First line: Isabel Valverde was coming home. From the back cover: Young Queen Elizabeth I’s path to the throne has been a perilous one, and already she faces a dangerous crisis. French troops have landed in Scotland to quell a rebel Protestant army, and Elizabeth fears once they are entrenched on the border, they will invade England. Isabel Thornleigh has returned to London from the New World with her Spanish…
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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. This weekend was a low-key weekend and thus I got a lot of reading done. The…
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First line: Some people are harder to kill than others. From the inside cover: An innocent art student finds $13 million in diamonds. Let the manhunt begin. RUN, RUN, RUN Matthew Bannon, a poor art student living in New York City, finds a medical bag filled with diamonds during a chaotic attack at Grand Central Terminal. Plans for a worry-free life with his gorgeous girlfriend, Katherine, fill his thoughts –…
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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: Rival to the Queen by Carolly Erickson I am on quite a historical fiction kick lately, especially anything having to do with Queen Elizabeth and the Tudor Period. From the library: Call Me Irresistible…
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I love Josi S. Kilpack‘s Sadie Hoffmiller series and am very excited that the sixth book in the series, Pumpkin Roll, has just been released. This is a culinary cozy series featuring the quirky and interesting Sadie.She doesn’t fit into your typical investigator roll – which is what makes the books so entertaining. And, the recipes included in the books are pretty sweet too! Pumpkin Roll takes Sadie on a trip…
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From the back of the audio case: A rookie paramedic pulls a young woman from her totaled car, a first rescue that begins a lifelong tangle of love and wreckage. Sheila Arsenault is a gorgeous enigma – streetwise and tough-talking, with haunted eyes, fierce desires, and a never-look-back determination. Peter Webster, as straight an arrow as they come, falls for her instantly and entirely. Soon Sheila and Peter are embroiled…
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First line: Marguerite didn’t know where to start. Why I read this: I was trying to finish reading all of Elin Hilderbrand’s older works. From the inside cover: It’s a hot August Saturday on Nantucket Island. Over the course of the next twenty-four hours, two lives will be transformed forever. Marguerite Beale, former chef of culinary hot spot Les Parapluies, has been out of the public eye for more than…
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First line: Okay, so I accidentally wrapped my reading glasses in one of the packages I mailed. From the inside cover: As a professional home stager, Sandy Sullivan is an expert at transforming cluttered rooms into attractive houses ready for sale. If only reinventing her life were as easy as choosing the perfect paint color. She’s eager to put her family’s suburban Boston home on the market, to downsize, and…
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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. This week was a little better reading-wise…partly because of having no power last Monday. This past…
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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: Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson A new stand-alone James Patterson book – enough said!!! 1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber I love Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove series and always look forward to the end of August/beginning…
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I have decided to host a monthly giveaway to help clean out some of my bookshelves. Each month I will give away some books from my collection of review copies that I have received from publishers and authors. Occasionally I might also post some books from my personal collection. The books have all been read by me and are in good condition. This month there are four books up for…
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First line: “My name is Molly Pink and I’m a yarnoholic,” I announced to my crochet group, the Tarzana Hookers, as I put my stash on the table. Why I read this: I bought this book a while ago but had not gotten to it. My mom had read the first in the series and was eager to read the next, so I wanted to read it first before giving…
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From the back of the audio case: A Nantucket getaway may be just what Meredith Martin Delinn needs. Her perfect life has taken a sharp downturn since it’s been revealed that her husband, Freddy, cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars. Hounded by the press, shunned by society, and separated from her sons, Meredith has no one to turn to – except her onetime best friend, Constance Flute. Although…
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Here are my reading stats for August! Books read: 12 Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review; books not yet reviewed will be linked up once review is posted.) Twenties Girl* by Sophie Kinsella You’ve Been Warned* by James Patterson Firefly Lane* by Kristin Hannah Silver Girl* by Elin Hilderbrand Dead Men Don’t Crochet* by Betty Hechtman Best Staged Plans* by Claire Cook The Love Season*…
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First line: They used to be called the Firefly Lane girls. Why I read this: I picked this up at a book sale last year after not having read anything by this author in a while. From the back cover: In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the “coolest girl in the…
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