Blog Tour: Book Spotlight & Guest Post: Magic in Dixie by Beth Albright (with Giveaway!!!) – CLOSED

Title:  Magic in Dixie   Author: Beth Albright     Series: In Dixie, #1      Published: June 2014 “ Honey, there are secrets in this town for sure but I couldn’t believe there were so many– all buried in one family. And of all places to start digging them up—a funeral.” ~Vivi McFadden Heart “I was born into a house full of secrets and bad behavior.” Rhonda Cartwright Bently…

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Author Q&A: Wendy Wax (with Giveaway!!!) – CLOSED

Today, I am pleased to welcome Wendy Wax to Always With a Book. Her latest book, The House on Mermaid Point, is the third book in her Beach series. It will be available July 1st. You can read my review of the book here. Please enjoy this Q&A and be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of The House on Mermaid Point below! About…

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Review: The House on Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax

Title: The House on Mermaid Point    Author: Wendy Wax     Series: Beach #3      Published: July 2014, Berkley Trade   Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages    Source: Publicist    In this new novel from the author of Ten Beach Road and Ocean Beach, three unlikely friends who were thrown together by disaster get a do-over on life, love, and happiness . . . Maddie, Avery, and Nikki…

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The Sunday Post #29 (6.22.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.   I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in June 20

  #BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I’m happy to say my back is finally feeling better!!! I was able to take longer walks with the dogs this week – still at a slower pace, but with no pain. Next week, while I’m on vacation in Mexico, I plan to walk on the beach each morning. I’m not bringing my sneakers, but walking is walking, so I’ll…

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Review: The Fever by Megan Abbott (audio)

Title: The Fever    Author: Megan Abbott       Narrator: Caitlin Davies, Kirby Heyborne, & Joe Barrett   Published: June 2014, Little, Brown & Company   Length: 9 hours, 12 minutes   Source: Publisher  The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a…

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Review: The Glass Kitchen by Linda Francis Lee

Title: The Glass Kitchen    Author: Linda Francis Lee         Published:  June 2014, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC paperback, 366 pages    Source: Publisher   With The Glass Kitchen, Linda Francis Lee has served up a novel that is about the courage it takes to follow your heart and be yourself. A true recipe for life.  Portia Cuthcart never intended to leave Texas. Her dream was to run…

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Review: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

Title: Elizabeth is Missing     Author: Emma Healey         Published: June 2014, Harper   Format: Hardcover, 320 pages    Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours   In this darkly riveting debut novel-a sophisticated psychological mystery that is also an heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging-an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared, and…

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Review: Island Girls by Nancy Thayer (audio)

Title: Island Girls    Author: Nancy Thayer       Narrator: Cassandra Campbell   Published: June 2013, Random House Audio    Length: 10 hours    Source:  Library New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the island. Charming ladies’ man Rory Randall dies with one last trick…

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The Sunday Post #28 (6.15.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.   I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…

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Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in June 13

  #BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Well, this week certainly didn’t go as planned…I ended up going to the doctor on Tuesday because my lower back was still bothering me from my fall a week ago. The doctor put me on full bed rest for a few days and modified bed rest for at least a week. Let me tell you – it’s hard to be…

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Review: Kiss Me Like This by Bella Andre

Title: Kiss Me Like This    Author: Bella Andre      Series: The Morrisons, #1      Published:  June 2014, Oak Press, LLC  Format: ARC e-copy, 300 pages    Source: Author   Sean Morrison, one of six siblings and the top college baseball player in the country, is reeling from a heartbreakingly painful loss. Nothing seems to matter anymore…until the night Serena Britten unexpectedly ends up in his arms. Serena…

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Review: The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand

Title: The Matchmaker    Author: Elin Hilderbrand         Published: June 2014, Little, Brown & Company    Format: ARC Paperback, 368 pages    Source: Publisher   A touching new novel from bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand in which a woman sets out to find love for those closest to her – before it’s too late. 48-year-old Nantucketer Dabney Kimball Beech has always had a gift for matchmaking. Some call her…

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett (CLOSED)

Last year, I won a hardcopy of Charlie Lovett’s debut novel, The Bookman’s Tale. It has been sitting on my shelf just waiting to be read. Just recently, the book has been released in Paperback and the folks and Viking/Penguin have been kind enough to offer a giveaway of this book.  “[A] delightful tale of love and bibliophilia.”—Parade   “Lovett tells his story with ease, charm and a faith in…

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Review: The Tailgate by Elin Hilderbrand

Title: The Tailgate    Author: Elin Hilderbrand        Published: May 2014, Little, Brown & Company    Format: E-book, 38 pages    Source: Personal copy   A digital edition short story about young lovers at separate colleges, exploring the early years of the central relationship in Elin Hilderbrand’s forthcoming novel, The Matchmaker. Clendenin Hughes first kissed Dabney Kimball during a Nantucket snowstorm freshman year of high school. Ever since that…

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The Sunday Post #27 (6.8.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.  I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what books…

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Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in June 6

  #BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog So after my adventures at BEA and all the steps I was able to get in each day, I was quite ready to get back to my regular walking routine – but fate had another idea. Unfortunately, on Monday, I took a bad fall – the puppy pulled me off my feet and I landed on my tailbone quite hard.…

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Highlights from BEA 2014 – from a BEA Newbie

So I finally made it to BEA and it was fantastic!!! The books, the authors, the publishers/publicists, and of course, the book bloggers – it’s overwhelming and yet so fun, I can’t wait to go back next year! PRE-BEA EVENTS I was super excited to finally meet (in real life) my blogging/twitter friend, Tamara (Traveling With T) who I would be rooming with for BEA. Unfortunately, her flight was delayed,…

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June Monthly Giveway in honor of Audiobook Month! (CLOSED)

In honor of Audiobook Month, I have 2 audiobooks to give away. I received these either from a publisher or bought myself. They’ve both been gently used. I’ve Got You Under My Skin By: Mary Higgins Clark Format: Audiobook My review The Secret Life of Bees By: Sue Monk Kidd Format: Audiobook My review   How to enter :  This contest is open to entries from the U.S. only. The…

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Review: Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green (audio)

Title: Another Piece of My Heart    Author: Jane Green      Narrator: Jane Green   Published: March 2012, Macmillan Audio   Length: 13.5 hours   Source: Library  From the New York Times bestselling author of JEMIMA J, and THE BEACH HOUSE, comes Jane Green’s most emotional and powerful novel yet:  a story that explores the complications of a woman marrying into a ready-made family, and the true meaning of motherhood.…

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Review & Giveaway: The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank (CLOSED)

Title: The Hurricane Sisters     Author: Dorothea Benton Frank     Published: June 2014, William Morrow    Format: Hardcover, 320 pages    Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours   Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people’s lives reflect the weather and The Hurricane Sisters is just such a story. Once again Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South…

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Review, Author Q&A, & Giveaway: The Marriage Pact by Linda Lael Miller (CLOSED)

Title: The Marriage Pact    Author: Linda Lael Miller     Series: The Brides of Bliss County, #1      Published: May 2014, Harlequin HQN   Format: ARC e-copy, 384 pages    Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity    The women of Bliss County are ready to meet the men of their dreams! See how it all begins in this enthralling new series by #1 New York Times bestselling author…

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Month in Review: May 2014

Hello June…This year is flying by and I feel that I’m not getting quite as much reading done as I’d like. Add to that all the great books I just picked up from BEA this past week and I’m feeling quite overwhelmed right now. But, on the other hand – there are some really good books due out in the coming months! I’ll be spending the next day or two…

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The Sunday Post #26 (6.1.14)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.  I’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what books…

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Book Blog Walkers: Weekly Check-in May 31 (a little late!!!)

#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Whew…I’m tired out from all the walking and standing in lines I did while at BEA this past week – but it was a great time!!! I also got to do a fair bit of walking around the city, which I love to do and really need to do more of, especially since I live so close!  Here’s how my week…

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