First line: M, the sun is out and so should we be. From the back cover: Like most sisters, Marguerite and Eleanor were rivals. They were also queens. Raised at the court of their father, Raymond Berenger, Count of Provence, Marguerite and Eleanor are separated by royal marriages – but never truly parted. Patient, perfect, reticent, and used to being first, Marguerite becomes Queen of France. Her husband, Louis IX,…
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First line: Nash Barron might be cynical about life and more recently about love, but even he normally enjoyed a good wedding. From the back cover: Nash Barron might be cynical about life and more recently about love, but even he normally enjoyed a good wedding. Still, the only good thing about his brother’s wedding is seeing Kelly Moss again. Nash can’t help but admire her confidence and beauty, but…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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’s been a slow week, trying to catch up from being away on vacation. How is…
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First line: The afternoon was so cold, so relentlessly gray, few pedestrians passed the long island of trees dividing Commonwealth Avenue, and even little dogs, shunted along impatiently, wore thermal coats and offered expressions. From the back cover: When Nina Revskaya, once a great star of the Bolshoi Ballet, decides to auction her jewellery collection, she believes she has finally drawn a curtain on her past. Instead she is overwhelmed…
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. ***This is for the past 2 weeks. For Review: A Conflict of Interest by Adam Mitzner This came while I was on vacation – sounds like a good thriller! Purchased: Kiki Lowenstein & the Lucky Charm (e-book) by Joanna…
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First line: There are supermen and superwomen who walk this earth. From the inside cover: Celebrate the glory of the Olympic Games – before a psychopathic killer extinguishes the flame forever. ON YOUR MARK Private, the world’s most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of…
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Katrina over at Callapidder Days is hosting the Spring Reading Thing Reading Challenge. The challenge is to pick books you would like to read this spring and then keep a record of how you do. The challenge runs from March 20 to June 20. If you’d like to join, head over hereto sign up. Here’s my list as of now: Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay The Sumerton Women by D.L.…
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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. OK…I know it’s Wednesday, but I just got back from vacation last night. Aruba was…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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. This was a quiet, somewhat productive week. I got some reviews done and managed to get…
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Don’t forget to enter the following giveaway: By the King’s Design by Christine Trent ends March 11th
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review: The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas I am looking forward to reading this – a story set during the beginning of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. What’s in your mailbox?
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First line: Marcie stood beside her limegreen Volkswagen, shivering in the November chill, the morning sun barely over the horizon. Synopsis from B&N: Last Christmas Marcie Sullivan said a final goodbye to her husband, Bobby. This Christmas she’s come to Virgin River to find the man who saved his life and gave her three more years to love him. Fellow marine Ian Buchanan dragged Bobby’s shattered body onto a medical…
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Book Blogger Confession is a new blog meme hosted by Tiger of All Consuming Books and Karen of For What It’s Worth.The meme will run on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month to discuss some of the frustrations that are unique to book bloggers. You can read the introductory post here. I’m a little late in getting this done, but here’s this week’s question: Let’s talk about the positive…
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From the back of the audio case: Making the discovery that her family finances are in dire straights is only the latest shock endured by Carley Winsted after her husband’s sudden death from a heart attack. Resisting her in-laws’ well-meaning overtures to take in Carley and her two daughters, the young widow instead devises a plan to keep her family in their beloved home, a grand historic house on the…
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This month’s selections are: Pleating for Mercy By: Melissa Bourbon Format: Paperback My review Knit the Season By: Kate Jacobs Format: Paperback My review A Creed in Stone Creek By: Linda Lael Miller Format: Paperback My review Tuesday Tells It Slant By: Holly Christine Format: Paperback My review How to enter: This contest is open to entries from the U.S. only. The deadline for entry is midnight,…
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First line: Elegant green tendrils of kelp swayed in graceful, undulating motions as grouper and sea bass peeked out from their leafy sanctuary. From the back cover: In the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Scones and Bones, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning finds herself in hot water when a body surfaces at the grand opening of Charleston’s Neptune Aquarium… The opening of the aquarium…
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YAY…it’s back!!! Bloggiesta 2012 is coming soon – mark you calendars for March 30, 31, and April 1. It’s now hosted by Suey at It’s All About Books and Danielle at There’s a Book. I was beyond thrilled when I saw their announcement. My blogging “to do” list is quite long and I keep putting it off! Not sure what Bloggiesta is? Here’s the run down, from Suey’s blog:…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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. This past week was a much quieter week, made even quieter after coming down with a…
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review: Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay I’ve had my eye on this one for a while! Purchased: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson I’ve been waiting for this to come out in paperback…now I can finish the series! A…
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First line: Cornelia Litchfield Case had an itchy nose. From the back cover: How does the most famous woman in the world hide in plain sight? The beautiful young widow of the President of the United States thought she was free of the White House, but circumstances have forced her back into the role of First Lady. Not for long, however, because she’s made up her mind to escape –…
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The winners of February’s giveaways are: Stay By: Alie Larkin Winner: Emily Drake The Knitting Diaries By: Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Christina Skye Winner: Mamabunny Moonlight Cove By: Sherryl Woods Winner: Paula The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno By: Eileen Bryson Winner: LadyInRead Thanks to all who entered and don’t forget to stop by next month to see a new set of books up for grabs!
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Here are my reading stats for February! Books read: 13 Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review; books not yet reviewed will be linked up once review is posted.) Home at Rose Cottage* by Sherryl Woods The Surgeon* by Tess Gerritsen The Little Giant of Aberdeen County* by Tiffany Baker Private London* by James Patterson The 7th Month* by Lisa Gardner Catch Me* by Lisa Gardner…
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First line: The little girl woke up the way she’d been trained: quickly and quietly. From the inside cover: In four days, someone is going to kill me . . . Detective D. D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside D.D.’s latest crime scene shocks her with a remarkable proposition: Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant believes she will be murdered in four days. And she wants Boston’s…
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First line: Have you ever contemplated killing someone? Synopsis from B&N: In Lisa Gardner’s first-ever short story following thirteen bestselling novels, The 7th Month takes readers between the books and into a day in the life of Boston Detective D. D. Warren. In her seventh month of pregnancy, D.D. should be taking it easy. Instead, she accepts a small consulting role on the set of a serial killer film shooting…
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First line: Hannah Shapiro was having a wonderful day. From the back cover: For Hannah Shapiro, a beautiful young American student, this particular nightmare began eight years ago in Los Angeles, when Jack Morgan, owner of Private – the world’s most exclusive detective agency – saved her from a horrific death. She has fled her country, but can’t flee her past. The terror has followed her to London, and now…
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First line: “Remember what I told you, brothers.” From the back cover: Strong-willed Annabelle Stirling is more than capable of running the family draper shop after the untimely death of her parents. Under her father’s tutelage, she became a talented cloth merchant, while her brother Wesley, the true heir, was busy philandering about Yorkshire. Knowing she must change with the times to survive, Belle installs new machinery that finishes twice…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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 a crazy week. My brother-in-law was admitted to the hospital and on the ICU/CCU…
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From the back of the audio case: Since she was born, Truly has paid a price for her large size. Her father blamed her for her mother’s death in childbirth, and he was ill-equipped to raise either this giant child or her sister, Serena Jane, the epitome of feminine perfection. When their father died, the sisters were separated, Serena Jane to live a life of privilege and Truly to live…
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review: The Sister Queens by Sophie Perinot An historical fiction novel about sisters Marguerite and Eleanor, one who becomes Queen of France and one who becomes Queen of England. From the library: Destiny by Carly Phillips The…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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: Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer (library audio book) A Virgin River Christmas…
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review: The Sumerton Women by D.L. Bogdan Another historical fiction novel set during the Tudor period by a new-to-me author – and I am participating in the blog tour for this in April. Purchased: Private Games by…
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First line: Today they will find her body. From the inside cover: In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil–and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again. He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision…
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First line: The tears on her cheeks were still damp and her temper was still hot, when someone – no, not just someone, the family calvery – pounded on the door of Melanie’s Boston apartment. Synopsis from B&N: With her unforgettable warmth and charm, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sherryl Woods invites you to join the D’Angelo sisters as they journey home to Rose Cottage… – a…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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. So, the other day I realized I totally spaced on my blogoversary…it was on February 2…
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review (0) Library (3) First Lady by Susan Elizabeth Phillips Glitter Baby bySusan Elizabeth Phillips Catch Me by Lisa Gardner Purchased (5) Pages of Sin by Kate Carlisle (e-book) Ink, Red, Dead by Joanna Campbell Slan (e-book) Kiki Lowenstein & the Secret Santa…
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First line: She wasn’t entirely sure whether it was the pull of the mahogany sewing box in the window or a much-needed respite from the endless barrage of curious glances, but either way, Elkin Antiques and Collectibles seemed as good a place as any for a momentary escape. From the back cover: A sewing circle newcomer is on pins and needles… Ever since she moved to Sweet Briar, South Carolina,…
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First line: Mike Valenzuela was up and had his Jeep SUV packed long before sunrise. Synopsis from Goodreads: The tightly knit community of Virgin River has been a safe haven for more than a few lost souls over the years—and there’s always room for one more… A decorated U.S. Marine reservist, LAPD officer Mike Valenzuela was badly wounded in the line of duty, but has found hope and healing in…
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First line: Rumors about the Cassidy women and their magic had long swirled through Bliss, Texas, like a gathering tornado. From the back cover: All the Cassidy women possess special gifts. Harlow Jane Cassidy’s is creating beautiful dresses. But she’s about to discover secrets in her own family and another gift – one that can reach beyond the grave… When her great-grandmother passes away, Harlow leaves her job as a…
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First line: A dark sedan turned off Pacific Coast Highway and slipped into the driveway of a gated Malibu beach house worth, had to be, seven or eight million. From the inside cover: UNSOLVABLE CASES Since former marine Jack Morgan started Private, it has become the world’s most effective investigation firm – sought out by the famous and the powerful to discreetly handle their most intimate problems. Private’s investigators are…
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Book Blogger Confession is a new blog meme hosted by Tiger of All Consuming Books and Karen of For What It’s Worth. The meme will run on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month to discuss some of the frustrations that are unique to book bloggers. You can read the introductory post here. Q: Deadlines for reviewing and blogging. Do you set them? How do you keep them? What do…
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It’s Monday What Are you Reading , hosted by Sheila, isthe 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 a quiet week with not too much going on reading-wise or blog-wise. Hopefully this…
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This month’s selections are: Stay By: Alie Larkin Format: Hardcover My review The Knitting Diaries By: Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Christina Skye Format: Paperback My review Moonlight Cove By: Sherryl Woods Format: Paperback My review The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno By: Eileen Bryson Format: Hardcover My review How to enter: This contest is open to entries from the U.S. only. The deadline for entry is midnight, February 25th. I…
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In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I’ll post what books I’ve received either by mailbox/library/store. For Review (1) By the King’s Demand by Christine Trent Library (3) Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer (audio) The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (audio) The Silver Boat by Luanne Rice (audio) Purchased (5) The Last Queen by CW Gortner All…
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I am pleased to welcome author Sherryl Woods to Always With a Book. Her latest book, The Summer Garden, is now available. You can read my review of her book and enter a giveaway for the bookhere. Describe your book in five words or less. Satisfying finale for the O’Briens! How did the title for your book come about? Several pivotal scenes in the book take place in Nell’s beautiful…
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First line: Maddening Moira was still in his head! From the back cover: Falling for “Maddening Moira” O’Malley was the unexpected highlight of Luke O’Brien’s Dublin holiday. So when she pays a surprise visit to Chesapeake Shores, Luke is thrilled…at first. A fling with this wild Irish rose is one thing, but forever? Maybe someday, but not when he’s totally focused on establishing a business that will prove his mettle…
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Here are my reading stats for January! Books read: 14 Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review; books not yet reviewed will be linked up once review is posted.) Big Stone Gap* by Adriana Trigiani Skirting the Grave* by Annette Blair The Kitchen Daughter* by Jael McHenry The Peach Keeper* by Sarah Addison Allen Eve* by Iris Johansen Quinn* by Iris Johansen Bonnie* by Iris Johansen…
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The winners of January’s giveaway are: Silver Girl By: Elin Hilderbrand Winner: Mamabunny Mennonite in a Little Black Dress By: Rhoda Janzen Winner: Rachel W What I Thought I Knew By: Alice Eve Cohen Winner: Tiffany Drew Sand in My Eyes By: Christine Lemmon Winner: Margie Thanks to all who entered and don’t forget to stop by next month to see a new set of books up for grabs!
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First line: She thought she swallowed because her throat burned hot, as if splashed with sharp acid, but she wasn’t sure because she couldn’t think clearly. From the back cover: FBI Special Agent Jackson Crowne is flying renowned psychiatrist Timothy MacLean to Washington, D.C. But they don’t make it. FBI Special Agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are sent to find out what happened. Crowne was able to crash land…
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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. Well, I was able to get a ton of reviews done last week as well…
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First line: I was rummaging around the trash Dumpster searching for my lost paycheck, when I reached down and grabbed Cindy Gambrowski’s severed leg. From the back cover: Dumpster diving for her lost paycheck is definitely the low point of Kiki Lowenstein’s day – that is, until she finds a severed leg thrown in with the trash. Who’d toss a body part in the garbage outside the scrapbook crafts store…
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