Barefoot in the Sand by Roxanne St. Claire Forever May 2012 Format: Paperback, 399 pages Source: Personal copy When all you hold dear is taken away . . . When a hurricane roars through Lacey Armstrong’s home on the coast of Barefoot Bay, she decides all that remains in the rubble is opportunity. A new hotel is just what Mimosa Key needs, and Lacey and her teenage daughter are due…
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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. Vacation was a great – just what we needed! Aruba is one of my favorite…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: For Review: The 1st Victim (e-book) by Tami Hoag This is the first book by Tami Hoag that I will read…I’ve heard really good things about her books, but just haven’t had time to read her. I’m looking forward to this short story and then hopefully will be picking…
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Sweet Tea Revenge by Laura Childs Berkley Prime Crime March 2013 Format: ARC Paperback, Source: Publisher In the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Agony of the Leaves, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning may always be a bridesmaid, never a bride, but this groom is never going to make it to the altar… Theodosia Browning’s dear friend, Delaine Dish, has asked her to be…
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Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer Read by Kimberly Farr Random House Audio 2012 Length: 12 hours 11 minutes Source: Library From back of the audio case: Morgan O’Keefe feels trapped in a gilded cage. True, the thirty-year-old mother agreed to put her science career on hold to raise her young son while her husband pursued his high-powered job. But though Morgan loves many things about staying home with her child,…
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What She Wants by Sheila Roberts Harlequin MIRA March 2013 Format: ARC e-book, 400 pages Source: Requested from Netgalley First line: Working in such close quarters with a woman that you could bump knees (thighs, and maybe even other body parts) was probably every man’s dream job. Summary: “What “do” women want?”Jonathan Templar and his poker buddies can’t figure it out. Take Jonathan, for instance. He’s been in love with…
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Iced Chiffon by Duffy Brown Berkley October 2012 Format: Paperback, 304 pages Source: Author First line: I poured out the last of the pinot and lifted my glass as I gazed around the dining-room table. From the back cover: There’s always something to gossip about in Savannah, Georgia, and Reagan Summerside always seems to be in the middle of it. She’s busy enough running her consignment shop, the Prissy Fox,…
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Private Berlin by James Patterson Little, Brown and Company January 2013 Format: Hardcover, 448 pages Source: Personal copy First line: At ten o’clock on a moonless September evening, Chris Schneider slipped toward a long-abandoned building on the eastern outskirts of Berlin, his mind whirling with dark images and old vows. From the inside cover: Private Berlin has the extraordinary pace and international sophistication that has powered The Girl with the…
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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. Vacation is finally here…we leave tomorrow for Aruba and I cannot wait!!! I have my…
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Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich Read by Lorelei King Audio Renaissance 2006 Length: 6 hours, 54 minutes Source: Library From the back of the audio case: While chasing down the usual cast of miscreants and weirdos, Stephanie Plum discovers that a crazed woman is stalking her. This stalker carries a 9mm Glock, has a bad attitude and a mysterious connection to dark and dangerous Carlos Manoso…street name, Ranger. When somebody…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: ***Be prepared – it‘s a long list…there was another sale on e-books at Amazon!!! For Review: Big Sky Summer (e-book) by Linda Lael Miller This is the next in Linda Lael Miller’s Swoon-Worthy Cowboy series and I can’t wait to read it!!! Killer in Crinolines by…
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Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich Read by Lorelei King Audio Renaissance 2005 Length: 8.5 hours Source: Library From the back of the audio case: Stephanie Plum is thinking her career as a fugitive apprehension agent has run its course. She’s been shot at, spat at, cussed at, fire-bombed, mooned, and attacked by dogs. Time for a change, Stephanie thinks. Time to find the kind of job her mother can…
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Starting Now by Debbie Macomber Ballantine Books April 2013 Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Library book First line: This was it. From the inside cover: #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber returns to Seattle’s beloved Blossom Street in this heartfelt tale of friendship, renewal, and discovering what’s truly important in life. For years Libby Morgan dreamed only of making partner in her competitive, high-pressure law firm. She sacrificed…
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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. Another busy week has passed and now the countdown is on til vacation – we…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: For Review: Midnight in St. Petersburg by Vanora Bennett I enjoy reading about books set in Russia and this one sounds very interesting. From Library: Starting Now by Debbie Macomber This is the newest Blossom Shop book…
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Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Read by Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio 2007 Length: 8 hours Source: Library From the back of the audio case: The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued…
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The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau Touchstone March 2013 Format: Hardcover, 512 pages Source: Publisher via Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours First line: When preparing for martyrdom on the night of December 28, 1538, I did not think of those I love. About the book: In the next novel from Nancy Bilyeau after her acclaimed debut The Crown, novice Joanna Stafford plunges into an even more dangerous conspiracy as she comes…
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The Wanderer by Robyn Carr Harlequin MIRA April 2013 Format: ARC e-book, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity First line: It took Hank Cooper almost eight hours to get from Virgin River to Thunder Point, Oregon, because he was towing his fifth wheel, a toy hauler. Summary: Nobody is as surprised as Hank Cooper when he receives a phone call informing him that his old army buddy, Ben,…
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I can’t believe it is April already. The countdown is on to my vacation to Aruba – two weeks from tomorrow I will be sitting on the sunny beach with a pile of books with me (both print and e-copy). Oh how I can’t wait for so much uninterrupted reading time!!! My crocheting is keeping me busy – I finished the blanket for my newest niece, Keagan, and finally had…
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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 another busy week and I feel that once again, I’ve neglected my blog.…
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