The 2015 Audio Book Challenge is hosted by The Book Nympho & Hot Listens, and it goes from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. I love listening to audio books and have been doing this challenge for the past few years. I’m joining at the Marathoner level, which means I need to listen to 50+ audio books in 2015. I’ll keep track of them here. ***As of 9/30/15,…
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There were 2 Library Challenges that I was torn between signing up for so I decided I would sign up and participate in both!!! The first one, Readers to the Rescue Library Challenge, is being hosted by Sheila over at Book Journey. Not only is she encouraging us to use our library, but she also wants us to get to know our library. What does your library offer besides books.…
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The 2015 You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge is hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair, and it goes from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. This is a reading challenge where we are challenged to read, read, read!!! I am going to join this challenge at Level 2, where I hope to read 150 books. The Violets of March by Sarah Jio House Broken by Sonja Yoerg (e-book)…
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I have done this the last 2 years, and it helped me set myself up for the upcoming year. I think this will be a fixed feature on January 1 of each year I blog. One of my resolutions for 2015 is to be more organized – in life and in blogging. I need to get back to using my blogger planner. While this was one of my main goals…
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Each year, Sheila over at Book Journey makes a big deal over what the first book she’ll read will be for the new year and once again she’s asked us to join her. For my first book of the year, I decided to go with a book I’ve been wanting to read for a while – and one that’s been sitting on my shelf for some time as well. I’m…
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2014 has been another great year and it’s hard to believe that 2015 starts tomorrow! Some of the highlights of this year include: Attending BEA 2014 – what a great experience!!! Lots of great books, meeting other bloggers in person, networking with publishers/publicists, meeting authors and attending some of the parties! So much fun and I am definitely going again in 2015! I walked my first 1/2 marathon in…
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Here are my reading stats for December! Books read: 11 Books I read: The Perfect Witness — Iris Johansen (audio book) Leaving Time — Jodi Picoult Hunted — Elizabeth Heiter Some Kind of Wonderful — Beth Ciotta (e-book) The Midnight Rose — Lucinda Riley (audio book) The Lodge on Holly Road — Sheila Roberts (e-book) Bare Bones –Kathy Reichs (audio book) Butternut Lake: Night Before Christmas — Mary McNear (e-book)…
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Title: The Life Intended Author: Kristin Harmel Published: December 2014, Gallery Books Format: ARC E-book, 368 pages Source: Netgalley via Publicist From the author of the international bestseller The Sweetness of Forgetting, named one of the Best Books of Summer 2012 by Marie Claire magazine, comes a captivating novel about the struggle to overcome the past when our memories refuse to be…
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Title: Butternut Lake: The Night Before Christmas Author: Mary McNear Series: The Butternut Lake Trilogy, #2.5 Published: December 2014, William Morrow Impulse Format: E-book, 112 pages Source: Publicist Butternut Lake is so beautiful at Christmas—from the delightfully decorated shops, to the cozy homes with their twinkling lights outside, to the lake itself. And this year so much is happening! A wedding: Caroline meticulously…
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Title: The Cinderella Murder Author: Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke Series: Under Suspicion, #1 Narrator: Jan Maxwell Published: November 2014, Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program – a cold case series that…
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Title: Some Kind of Wonderful Author: Beth Ciotta Series: Cupcake Lovers, #3.5 Published: October 2013, St. Martin’s Paperbacks Format: ARC E-book, 83 pages Source: Netgalley Have yourself a scrumptious, small-town Christmas with this special Cupcake Lovers holiday novella, Some Kind of Wonderful! Growing up in Sugar Creek, Maya Templeton and Zachary Cole were best friends. After high school, each went out…
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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. What a wonderful holiday we had – it’s…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog This is the last weekly check-in for 2014. It was a challenging week trying to get everything set for the holidays – we traveled down to Long Island to my in-laws Wednesday -Friday and then hosted some of my family here on Saturday – four siblings and their families, my dad plus my husband and I ended up with 19…
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Title: The Lodge on Holly Road Author: Sheila Roberts Series: Life in Icicle Falls, #6 Published: October 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: ARC e-copy, 364 pages Source: Netalley How Santa Gets His Christmas Spirit Back… James Claussen has played Santa for years, but now that he’s a widower, he’s lost interest—in everything. So his daughter, Brooke, kidnaps him from the mall (in his Santa…
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Title: Hunted Author: Elizabeth Heiter Series: The Profiler, #1 Published: December 2013, Harlequin MIRA Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Library Terror stalks a small Virginia town. FBI rising star, criminal profiler Evelyn Baine, knows how to think like a serial killer. But she’s never chased anyone like the Bakersville Burier, who hunts young women and displays them, half-buried, deep in the woods.…
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Title: One of Us Author: Tawni O’Dell Narrator: Nick Podehl & Amy McFadden Published: August 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 9 Hours 52 Minutes Source: Publisher From the New York Times bestselling author of Back Roads comes a fast-paced literary thriller about a forensic psychologist forced to face his own demons after discovering his small hometown terrorized by a serial killer. Dr. Sheridan Doyle—a fastidiously groomed…
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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 hard to believe this week is…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Well, this week certainly didn’t go as planned. Work was insanely busy, plus I ended up getting that cold that was brewing last week. Needless to say there wasn’t too much exercising going on here other than the usual dog walks each day. Oh well…at least the dogs get me moving each day!!! Here’s how my week went: Dec…
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Title: The Oleander Sisters Author: Elaine Hussey Narrator: Janet Metzger Published: July 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 Hours 22 minutes Source: Publisher An emotionally riveting tale of the bonds of family and the power of hope in the sultry Deep South In 1969, the first footsteps on the moon brighten America with possibilities. But along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a category five storm is…
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Title: House Broken Author: Sonja Yoerg Published: January 2015, NAL Trade In this compelling and poignant debut novel, a woman skilled at caring for animals must learn to mend the broken relationships in her family.… For veterinarian Geneva Novak, animals can be easier to understand than people. They’re also easier to forgive. But when her mother, Helen, is injured in a vodka-fueled accident, it’s up to…
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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. At the beginning of last week, I…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog All week I’ve been fighting a cold – it never really materialized into anything big, just those annoying sniffles and a scratchy throat. Due to that, I kept things low key – I really don’t want to be sick over the holidays and usually when I get sick, I get really sick. Here’s how my week went: Dec 6: …
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Title: Shopaholic to the Stars Author: Sophie Kinsella Series: Shophaholic, #7 Narrator: Clare Corbett Published: October 2014, Random House Audio Length: 12 hours 37 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) has stars in her eyes. She and her daughter, Minnie, have joined husband Luke in LA—city of herbal smoothies, multimillion-dollar yoga retreats, and the lure of celebrity. Luke is…
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Title: Alex Cross, Run Author: James Patterson Series: Alex Cross, #20 Published: February 2013, Little, Brown & Company Format: Hardcover, 407 pages Source: Personal copy Detective Alex Cross arrests renowned plastic surgeon Elijah Creem for sleeping with teenage girls. Now, his life ruined, Creem is out of jail, and he’s made sure that no one will recognize him–by giving himself a new…
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Last year, I had the pleasure of reading Suzanne Redfearn’s debut novel, Hush Little Baby, for one of my online book clubs. It was a fantastic read and I have been eagerly awaiting for more from this author. Well, the wait is almost over. But first, Suzanne needs our help… Do you enjoy novels by Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty, JoJo Moyes, or Anita Shreve? Then you are the perfect reader…
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Title: Ruin Falls Author: Jenny Milchman Published: April 2014, Ballantine Books Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Source: Library In a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension with this edge-of-your-seat story of a mother determined to find her missing children. Liz Daniels has every reason to be happy about setting off on a rare family…
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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. I started to do some holiday decorating…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog This week was much better than last week. I got my walking in every day and even made it to the gym one day. Now I just need to keep this going…so there isn’t any holiday weight gain!!! Here’s how my week went: Nov 29: restNov 30: rest Dec 1: 70 minutes (on treadmill) Dec 2: 1 hour (indoor…
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Title: Yours for Christmas Author: Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold, #15.5 Published: October 2014, Harlequin Format: E-book, 98 pages Source: Personal copy Step out of the winter chill and into the warmth of Fool’s Gold, California, the charming small-town setting for a new holiday novella from New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery Famous former NFL stars don’t date single working moms…
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Please join me in welcoming Beth Albright to Always With a Book. Beth’s newest book, Christmas in Dixie, part of her In Dixie series, is now out and she’s been busy promoting it. You can read my review of the book here. I just adored her Sassy Belles trilogy – The Sassy Belles, Wedding Belles, & Sleigh Belles – and was quite bummed when I got to the end, but…
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Title: Christmas in Dixie Author: Beth Albright Series: In Dixie, #2 Published: November 2014, Beth Albright Format: ARC e-book, 148 pages Source: Author “Christmas gifts aren’t always just a fun surprise. Sometimes they totally take your breath away.” ~ Blake O’Hara Bartholomew From National Bestselling and award winning Author Beth Albright, comes a new, funny, heartwarming southern Christmas tale —told as only…
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Title: Scorched Eggs Author: Laura Childs Series: Cackleberry Club, #6 Published: December 2014, Berkley Hardcover Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Author In Laura Childs’s New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni—co-owners of the Cackleberry Club Café—are equally good at serving up breakfast and serving up justice. This time they turn up the heat on a deadly firebug……
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Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day A.K.A How to Build Literacy, Support Community, & Make Magic Happen All in One Day In 2010 I had two young children whom I was bringing to story hour at our local bookstore almost every week. After all, what better activity to do with kids? It was enriching, fun, even relaxing. I didn’t have to feel guilty when I drank that 700 calorie…
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Title: Christmas on 4th Street Author: Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold, #12.5 Published: September 2013, Harlequin HQN Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Personal copy There’s nowhere better to spend the holidays than with New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery in the town of Fool’s Gold, where love is always waiting to be unwrapped… Noelle Perkins just got a second chance…
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Title: Delicious! Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Julia Whelan Published: May 2014, Random House Audio Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible In her bestselling memoirs Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us, and never more so than in her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go…
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Hello December!!! How is it that the holiday season is once again upon us? I feel so unprepared…last year by this time, I had all my shopping done! This year – not even close! Problem is, I still am not sure what to buy for half the people (mainly nieces/nephews) on my list, which is kinda stressing me out…hopefully I can figure it out and bang out my shopping one…
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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 had a very nice Thanksgiving up…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I didn’t do so great this week due to the holiday and our quick trip up to Boston to my sister-in law’s. Plus, the weather was certainly not on our side. We ended up changing our traveling plans last minute due to the Nor’easter that came through on Wednesday – instead of leaving mid-day, we got up and left first…
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Title: Grave Secrets Author: Kathy Reichs Series: Temperance Brennan, #5 Narrator: Katherine Borowitz Published: July 2002, Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 10 hours Source: Library It was a summer morning in 1982 when soldiers ravaged the village of Chupan Ya, raping and killing women and children. Twenty-three victims are said to lie in the well when Dr. Temperance Brennan and the…
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Title: Bones Never Lie Author: Kathy Reichs Series: Temperance Brennan, #17 Narrator: Katherine Borowitz Published: September 2014, Random House Audio / Bantam Length: 10 hours 48 minutes / ARC Paperback, 331 pages Source: Audio via Audible / Print via publisher In the acclaimed author’s thrilling new novel, Brennan is at the top of her game in a battle of wits against the most monstrous…
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Title: The Look of Love Author: Sarah Jio Published: November 2014, Plume Format: ARC Paperback, 320 pages Source: Publisher Born during a Christmas blizzard, Jane Williams receives a rare gift: the ability to see true love. Jane has emerged from an ailing childhood a lonely, hopeless romantic when, on her twenty-ninth birthday, a mysterious greeting card arrives, specifying that Jane must identify the six types of…
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Title: The Burning Girl: A Whispers Story Author: Lisa Unger Series: The Whispers, #2 Published: November 2014, Gallery Books Format: ARC e-book, 75 pages Source: Netgalley From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger comes the second of three stories in an e-novella about a psychic medium and the strange secrets she begins to uncover–for better or for worse. Ten years after…
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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. So if you remember in last week’s post,…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog It was quite cold here this week, so most of my walking was done indoors. I also managed to do some yoga a few times this week. I didn’t get to any actual classes, but just practiced at home. I’ve found quite a few yoga flows online that I like to do and always feel so good after doing them.…
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Title: Nantucket Sisters Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Kate Rudd Published: June 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 10 hours 5 minutes Source: Library Friendship takes center stage in New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer’s captivating, emotionally charged novel featuring all the tenderness and wit, drama and romance that readers have come to expect from this insightful, much-loved writer. When they meet as girls on a beach in…
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Title: The Hidden Girl Author: Louise Millar Published: August 2014, Atria/Emily Bestler Books Format: ARC e-book, 400 pages Source: Netgalley From “a writer to watch” (Booklist), this gripping psychological thriller follows a young woman who uncovers a terrible secret in her idyllic suburban neighborhood—but who will believe her? Hannah Riley and her musician husband, Will, hope that a move to the Suffolk countryside will promise…
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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. This past week I became an aunt again…my…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog This week was a little hectic, but I managed to still get in my 30 minutes every day. I was down at my youngest sister’s for a few days because she was having baby #2 and I was in charge of watching her 19 month old, who happens to be my goddaughter. We had a great time together and I…
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Title: The Silent Sister Author: Diane Chamberlain Published: October 2014, St. Martin’s Press Format: ARC e-book, 352 pages Source: Netgalley via She Reads Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over twenty years later, her father has passed away and she’s in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I’ve been trying to get outside and walk as much as I can. Yes, it’s been quite cool here in NY, but I really do love walking outdoors and since I am back in training mood for my next 1/2 marathon, which is obviously an outside event, I prefer, when I can, to do my training walks outside. A few…
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