#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, my 1/2 marathon is in 2 weeks and I’m not even stressing about it. Last year at this time I was a total wreck – I think because it was my first one. I guess because this will be the 3rd 1/2 marathon I’m walking, it’s not as stressful, though I do…
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Title: First Frost Author: Sarah Addison Allen Series: Waverly Family, #2 Narrator: Susan Ericksen Published: January 2015, Brilliance Audio Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Source: Publisher From the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells comes a story of the Waverley family, in a novel as sparkling as the first dusting of frost on new-fallen leaves… It’s October in Bascom, North Carolina,…
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Last Spring, at BEA, I had the pleasure of meeting Mary Kubica and picking up her debut novel, The Good Girl. So of course, I was ecstatic when I heard it was one of the She Reads ‘Books of Winter’ selections. I read it over the summer and found it to be one of those books that I just couldn’t stop thinking about. I’ve since recommended it to everyone I…
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Title: Ashes to Ashes Author: Tami Hoag Series: Kovac & Liska, #1 Narrator: David Colacci Published: November 2014, Brilliance Audio (re-release) Length: 18 hours 26 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible He performs his profane ceremony in a wooded Minneapolis park, anointing his victims, then setting the bodies ablaze. He has already claimed three lives, and he won’t stop there. Only this time…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. Oh winter, you certainly are digging your…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About This wasn’t the greatest week – my work schedule was very hectic, so instead of working from home most of the week, like I usually do, I was out at meetings and then helping with testing all week. Needless to say, it really screwed up my schedule and so I didn’t get as…
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Title: The Perfect Witness Author: Iris Johansen Narrator: Elisabeth Rodgers Published: September 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours, 34 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible She had the perfect life. She had the perfect cover. She was the perfect witness. Until they found her. When Teresa Casali was young she discovered she had a strange gift: the ability to read people’s memories. But the…
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Title: Anything But Love Author: Beth Ciotta Series: Cupcake Lovers, #3 Published: October 2013, St. Martin’s Press Format: E-book, 304 pages Source: Personal copy LOVE IS SWEET… For Reagan Deveraux, Sugar Creek, Vermont, and the Cupcake Lovers are a dream come true: A cozy little town where family and friends come before everything else. She’s never experienced anything like it—especially not growing up…
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Title: The Violets of March Author: Sarah Jio Published: April 2011, Plume Books Format: Paperback, 296 pages Source: Personal copy A heartbroken woman stumbled upon a diary and steps into the life of its anonymous author. In her twenties, Emily Wilson was on top of the world: she had a bestselling novel, a husband plucked from the pages of GQ, and a one-way ticket…
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Title: Mercy Snow Author: Tiffany Baker Narrator: Christine Lakin Published: January 2014, Hachette Audio Length: 11 hours, 23 minutes Source: Library In the tiny town of Titan Falls, New Hampshire, the paper mill dictates a quiet, steady rhythm of life. But one day a tragic bus accident sets two families on a course toward destruction, irrevocably altering the lives of everyone in their wake.…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. Brrr…it’s downright frigid today! We got some…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About I finally made it to the gym this week – 2 days in a row!!! And boy did that feel good! The 1/2 marathon I’m training for (that I’ll be walking not running) is in 4 weeks, so it’s now crunch time…but I’m feeling pretty good about it. Now if I can just keep up…
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Title: The Forgotten Girls Author: Sara Blaedel Series: Louise Rick/Camilla Lind (not sure what #) Published: February 2015, Grand Central Publishing Format: ARC Paperback, 312 pages Source: Publisher In a forest in Denmark, a ranger discovers the fresh corpse of an unidentified woman. A large scar on one side of her face should make the identification easy, but nobody has reported her…
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Today, I’m excited to share with you an excerpt from Susan Mallery’s upcoming book, The Girls of Mischief Bay, the first book in her new series. There is also an amazing ‘California Dreamin’ Prize Package’ up for grabs so be check out the giveaway at the bottom of this post. I am stop #12 on the excerpt tour, so if you haven’t been following along, be sure to go back…
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Title: Crazy Love You Author: Lisa Unger Published: February 2015, Touchstone Format: ARC Paperback, 352 pages Source: Author Love hurts … Sometimes it even kills. Darkness has a way of creeping up when Ian is with Priss. Even when they were kids, playing in the woods of their small Upstate New York town, he could feel it. Still, Priss was his best friend, his…
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Title: The Magician’s Lie Author: Greer MacAllister Published: January 2015, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus in The Magician’s Lie, a debut novel in which the country’s most notorious female illusionist stands accused of her husband’s murder –and she has only one night to convince a small-town policeman of her innocence. The Amazing…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. We are due to get another snow storm…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I got back to doing some yoga this week…nothing crazy. I didn’t make it to any classes, but just did some yoga flows at home. And it felt so good!!! I really need to continue this. Now I just need to add some strength training – I’m thinking about doing yoga one day and then…
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Title: Vanished Author: Elizabeth Heiter Series: The Profiler, #2 Published: December 2014, MIRA Sometimes the past can haunt you… Eighteen years ago, FBI profiler Evelyn Baine’s best friend, Cassie Byers, disappeared, the third in a series of unsolved abductions. Only a macabre nursery rhyme was left at the scene, a nursery rhyme that claimed Evelyn was also an intended victim. Now, after all these…
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Title: Her Author: Harriet Lane Published: January 2015, Little, Brown & Company Format: ARC Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher You don’t remember her–but she remembers you. On the face of it, Emma and Nina have very little in common. Isolated and exhausted by early motherhood, Emma finds her confidence is fading fast. Nina–sophisticated, generous, effortlessly in control–seems to have all the answers. It’s easy…
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Here are my reading stats for January! Books read: 12 Books I read: The Violets of March — Sarah Jio House Broken — Sonja Yoerg (e-book) The Dress Shop of Dreams — Menna van Praag (audio book) Her — Harriet Lane The Headmaster’s Wife — Thomas Christopher Greene (audio book) The Three Sisters: A Whispers Story — Lisa Unger The Magician’s Lie — Greer MacAllister Monday Mourning –Kathy Reichs (audio…
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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’m also going to link this up with Sheila’s It’s Monday post over at Book Journey. It’s been another exciting week here – I…
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