Review: Almost Summer: A Fool’s Gold Novella by Susan Mallery

Title: Almost Summer: A Fool’s Gold Novella Author: Susan Mallery  Series: Fool’s Gold, #6.2  Published: May 2012, HQN Books Format: E-book, 45 pages   Source: Personal copy   Ever since she was young, Paige McLean has longed to see the world. Still, she never imagined the world would land on her doorstep in the form of a charming British surgeon who needs a place to stay when his plans fall…

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Review: The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan (audio)

Title: The Engagements     Author: J. Courtney Sullivan    Narrator: Kimberly Farr   Published: June 2013, Random House Audio   Length: 17 hours   Source: Library  From the New York Times best-selling author of Maine and Commencement comes a big, sprawling novel about marriage–about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and…

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Review & Giveaway: Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs (CLOSED)

***Congratulations to Kelly Blackwell & Britney Adams, winners of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered!     Title: Candlelight Christmas  Author: Susan Wiggs   Series: Lakeshore Chronicles, #10 Published: October 2013, Harlequin MIRA Format: ARC e-copy, 336 pages  Source: Netgalley via publicist  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SUSAN WIGGS INVITES YOU TO AN UNFORGETTABLE CHRISTMAS IN THE CATSKILLS A single father who yearns to be a family man, Logan…

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Book Excerpt: Candlelight Christmas by Susan Wiggs

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR SUSAN WIGGS INVITES YOU TO AN UNFORGETTABLE CHRISTMAS IN THE CATSKILLS A single father who yearns to be a family man, Logan O’Donnell is determined to create the perfect Christmas for his son, Charlie. The entire O’Donnell clan arrives to spend the holidays in Avalon, a postcard-pretty town on the shores of Willow Lake, a place for the family to reconnect and rediscover the…

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Giveaway: A Madaris Bride for Christmas by Brenda Jackson (CLOSED)

 ***Congratulations to Melanie Backus & Mandi Childress, winners of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered!  Yesterday I posted an excerpt of Brenda Jackson’s latest book, A Madaris Bride for Christmas. You can read the excerpt here. Today, I’m pleased to announce that thanks to the publicist, I have two copies of the book to offer my readers. Title:  A Madaris Bride for Christmas   Author: Brenda Jackson  Series: Madaris…

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Book Spotlight & Excerpt: A Madaris Bride for Christmas by Brenda Jackson

Title:  A Madaris Bride for Christmas   Author: Brenda Jackson  Series: Madaris Family & Friends, #19 Published: October 2013, Harlequin Kimani Arabesque Format: E-book, 320 pages  Source: Netgalley  IN HER 100TH BOOK, NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR blends heated sensuality and drama into a dazzling new novel featuring one of her most unforgettable Madaris heroes yet… One by one, Madaris men have surrendered to the matchmaking schemes…

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It’s Monday…What Are You Reading? (11.25.13)

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.   While I’m looking forward to having Thanksgiving here at my house this year, I’m…

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Stacking the Shelves (70) 11.24.13

Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week.        Here’s what I got: Purchased: The Way You Look Tonight (e-book) by Bella Andre   This is book 9 in the overall Sullivan series, but the first book in the Seattle Sullivan series. I have really come to love Bella’s books – they’re quick, fun reads with a little steam thrown in! Takedown…

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Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: Dare to Love by Carly Phillips

Title: Dare to Love  Author: Carly Phillips  Series: Dare to Love, #1 Published: November 2013, Carly Phillips Format: ARC e-copy, 204 pages   Source: Publicist New York Times Bestselling Author Carly Phillips turns up the heat in her newest sexy contemporary romance series, and introduces you to the Dare family… siblings shaped by a father’s secrets and betrayal. Since finding out his father had another family on the side, Ian…

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Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway: The Supreme Macaroni Company by Adriana Trigiani (CLOSED)

***Congratulations to Suko, winner of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered!   Title: The Supreme Macaroni Company  Author: Adriana Trigiani  Series: Valentine, #3 Published: November 2013, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages  Source: TLC Books Tours  For over a hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This historic business partnership provides the twist of fate for…

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Review: Only Us: A Fool’s Gold Holiday Novella by Susan Mallery

Title: Only Us: A Fool’s Gold Holiday Novella  Author: Susan Mallery  Series: Fool’s Gold, #6.1 Published: November 2011, Harlequin Books Format: e-book, 51 pages   Source: Personal copy  Fool’s Gold, California, a charming small town that’s short on men, has captured thousands of readers’ hearts in Susan Mallery’s New York Times bestselling series. Fall in love with Fool’s Gold’s beloved characters and heartwarming romance in Only Us: A Fool’s Gold…

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Bookspotlight & Giveaway: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini (CLOSED)

***Congratulations to Anonymous #3 – Jill, winner of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered!     Back in February, I read and posted my review of Jennifer Chiaverini’s debut stand-alone novel, Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, which I absolutely loved!!! You can find my thoughts on the book here. The book has recently been released in paperback and Jennifer is touring with TLC Books.    Title: Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker  Author: Jennifer Chiaverini…

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It’s Monday…What Are You Reading? (11.18.13)

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. I got quite a bit of reading time in this weekend – hubby was away…

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Review: Someone Else’s Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson

Title: Someone Else’s Love Story   Author: Joshilyn Jackson   Published: November 2013, William Morrow Format: Paperback ARC, 300 pages  Source: Publisher/She Reads  At twenty-one, Shandi Pierce is juggling finishing college, raising her delightful three-year-old genius son Natty, and keeping the peace between her eternally warring, long-divorced Catholic mother and Jewish father. She’s got enough complications without getting caught in the middle of a stick-up in a gas station mini-mart…

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Review: My Own Miraculous by Joshilyn Jackson

Title: My Own Miraculous  Author: Joshilyn Jackson   Published: October 2013, William Morrow Impulse Format: e-book   Source: Personal copy Shandi Pierce got pregnant when she was only seventeen years old. She fell for her son—deeply, instantly, completely—but as she sat at the table feeding him, her own mother was sliding eggs and bacon on her plate, feeding her. Now, four years later, Shandi is still more parented than parent.…

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Stacking the Shelves (69) 11.17.13

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: It Must Be Your Love (e-book) by Bella Andre   This is the latest book in Bella Andre’s Sullivan series (due out this week) and I am so excited to read it…I love this series!!! For those who read these books, this is actually part of the…

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Review: Only His by Susan Mallery

Title: Only His  Author: Susan Mallery  Series: Fool’s Gold, #6  Published: September 2011, HQN Books  Format: Paperback, 344 pages  Source: Library  Wedding bells are ringing in Fool’s Gold, but not for Nevada Hendrix. Her triplet sisters are engaged, and even her mother has a more active love life than she does. Determined to make a fresh start, she applies for her dream job, only to discover that her new boss…

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Guest Post & Giveaway: Mary Ellen Taylor

I am pleased to welcome author Mary Ellen Taylor to Always With a Book. Her latest book, Sweet Expectations, is now available. You can read my review of her book here. Today Mary Ellen discusses her new book, which is the second in her Union Street Bakery series and then shares with us some holiday recipes with us!!! Be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of this post!…

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Review & Giveaway: Sweet Expectations by Mary Ellen Taylor (CLOSED)

***Congratulations to Traveler, winner of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered! Title: Sweet Expectations  Author: Mary Ellen Taylor  Series: Union Street Bakery Novel, #2 Published: November 2013, Berkley Trade Format: ARC e-book, 352 pages  Source: Netgalley via publisher Daisy McCrae knows that change can be sudden—and devastating. And while it doesn’t have to be a bad thing, change has the power to turn your whole world upside down…. Running…

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It’s Monday…What Are You Reading? (11.11.13)

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. Books Completed last week: Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell (review e-book) My Own…

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Stacking the Shelves (68) 11.10.13

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: Big Sky Secrets (e-book) by Linda Lael Miller   This is the final book in Linda Lael Miller’s Swoon-Worthy Cowboy series and while I’m  excited to read this, I’m bummed that it’s the last book in the series! Sweet Expectations (e-book) by Mary Ellen Taylor This is…

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Review: Only Yours by Susan Mallery

Title: Only Yours  Author: Susan Mallery  Series: Fool’s Gold, #5  Published: August 2011, HQN   Format: Paperback, 378 pages   Source: Library    Montana Hendrix has found her calling: working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she’s finally ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs help her find Mr. Right – or maybe Dr. Right? Surgeon…

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Review & Giveaway: Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell (CLOSED)

***Congratulations to Meghan, winner of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered! Title: Before I Met You Author: Lisa Jewell  Published: October 2013 Atria Books (first published July 2012) Format: ARC e-copy, 448 pages Source: Netgalley Jazz Age London, a passionate and forbidden interracial romance, and the unbreakable bond between a bright young woman and her eccentric grandmother come together brilliantly in this gem of a novel, perfect for fans of…

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Book Spotlight/Press Release: Sweet Expectations by Mary Ellen Taylor

Mary Ellen Taylor’s SWEET EXPECTATIONS takes readers back to the Union Street Bakery where Daisy McCrae is confronted by both a seventy-year-old mystery demanding to be heard and an unexpected, life-changing turn of events. SWEET EXPECATIONS, A Union Street Bakery Novel, is a Berkley Trade Paperback Original “When Daisy McCrae’s already semi-scrambled life abruptly turns even more upside down, it leads to deeper soul-searching, exploration of family ties, and a…

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Review: With Open Eyes by Iris Johansen/Roy Johansen (e-book)

Title: With Open Eyes  Author: Iris Johansen/Roy Johansen  Series: Kendra Michaels, #.5 Published: June 2012, St. Martin’s Press Format: e-book, 32 pages  Source: Personal copy  An original short story from The New York Times bestselling duo, Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen. Blind for the first twenty years of her life, Kendra Michaels learned at an early age to become hyper-aware of her surroundings, perfecting the art of picking up the most…

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It’s Monday…What Are You Reading? (11.4.13)

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. How is it November already??? I’ve been seeing postings for 2014 reading challenges slowly popping…

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Stacking the Shelves (67) 11.3.13

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: Dare to Love (e-book) by Carly Phillips This is the first book in Carly Phillip’s newest series and I cannot wait to start reading it. It’s also the first book that she’s self-publishing…for more info on that…head over here. Purchased: My Own Miraculous (e-book) by Joshilyn Jackson…

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Month in Review: October 2013

Wow…I can’t believe there are only 2 months left in 2013…I really need to get my butt in gear if I am going to get any more of my reading challenges done. As you can see below, I’ve only completed 4 of the 12 I’ve signed up for so far and I already know I’m probably not going to be finish the Off the Shelf Challenge. But, if I’m going…

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Review & Giveaway: The Perfect Match by Kristan Higgins (CLOSED)

Title: The Perfect Match  Author: Kristan Higgins  Series: Blue Heron, #2 Published: October 2013, Harlequin Format: ARC e-book, 384 pages Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity  What if the perfect match is a perfect surprise? Honor Holland has just been unceremoniously rejected by her lifelong crush. And now–a mere three weeks later–Mr. Perfect is engaged to her best friend. But resilient, reliable Honor is going to pick herself up, dust…

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