Title: The Sound of Glass Author: Karen White Published: May 2015, NAL Format: Hardcover, 432 pages Source: Publisher The New York Times bestselling author of A Long Time Gone now explores a Southern family’s buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret. It has been two years since the death of Merritt Heyward’s husband, Cal,…
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Title: Tiny Little Thing Author: Beatriz Williams Published: June 2015, G.P. Putnam’s Sons Format: Hardcover, 368 pages Source: Publisher In the summer of 1966, Christina Hardcastle—“Tiny” to her illustrious family—stands on the brink of a breathtaking future. Of the three Schuyler sisters, she’s the one raised to marry a man destined for leadership, and with her elegance and impeccable style, she presents a…
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Title: A Week at the Lake Author: Wendy Wax Published: June 2015, Berkley Format: Paperback, 432 pages From the USA Today bestselling author of The House on Mermaid Point comes a powerful novel about secrets, loyalty, and the bonds of true friendship . . . Twenty years ago, Emma Michaels, Mackenzie Hayes, and Serena Stockton bonded over their New York City dreams. Then, each…
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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. Work is really kicking my butt lately…only another week or…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About Thank goodness for those 5 minute workouts I found 2 weeks ago…that was the only thing I was able to consistently stick with all week – my schedule was all over the place. I was out the door early every day for morning meetings and then had to work 3 nights on top of that,…
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Jenny Milchman has quickly become one of my favorite authors. She has a new book coming out, As Night Falls, at the end of this month and I am looking forward to reading it. I was fortunate to be sent duplicate advanced copies of this book, so you, my readers, will benefit – two lucky readers can win a copy! See below. Title: As Night Falls Author: Jenny Milchman…
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Title: All the Single Ladies Author: Dorothea Benton Frank Narrator: Robin Miles Published: June 2015, Harper Audio / William Morrow Length: 10 hours 54 minutes / 386 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher via TLC Book Tours In this fast-paced and evocative novel, beloved New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank again takes us deep into the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where three…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I found some quick and easy workouts strength-training workouts that I can do each morning or every other day and I really like them. They are from Pop Sugar Fitness and I downloaded them to my iPad, so I always have access to them. The two I’ve been doing as the “5-Minute Standing Ab…
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Lisa Jewell has quickly become one of my favorite authors and I always look forward to reading one of her books. She has a new book out, The Third Wife, and I am quite eager to read it. I was fortunate to be sent a duplicate copy of this book, so you, my readers, will benefit – one lucky reader can win a copy! See below. Title: The Third Wife …
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Title: Second Life Author: S.J. Watson Published: June 2015, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 432 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours From the New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her. How well can you really know another person? How far would you…
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Title: Eeny Meeny Author: M.J. Arlidge Series: Helen Grace, #1 Published: June 2015, NAL Format: ARC e-copy, 416 pages Source: Netgalley The international bestseller that “grabs the reader by the throat” (Crime Time). First in the new series featuring Detective Inspector Helen Grace. Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks…
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Title: Love and Miss Communication Author: Elyssa Friedland Published: May 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: Paperback, 400 pages This unforgettable debut novel asks us to look up from our screens and out at the world…and to imagine what life would be like with no searches, no status updates, no texts, no Tweets, no pins, and no posts Evie Rosen has had enough. She’s tired of…
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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 got to spend the day on Friday watching my…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a busy week, work-wise, but a rather quiet week fitness-wise. I’m in the process of setting up my training program for the full marathon that I will be walking in October – not only do I need to set up a walking regiment to get ready to walk 26 miles, but I also…
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Title: It’s You Author: Jane Porter Published: June 2015, Berkley Format: ARC e-copy, 336 pages Source: Netgalley via Publicist From the USA Today bestselling author of the Brennan Sisters novels comes a heartwarming story about finding love and strength, even in the darkest moments… In the wake of a tragedy that tore her life down to the foundations, Dr. Alison McAdams has lost her…
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Title: The Seven Sisters Author: Lucinda Riley Series: The Seven Sisters, #1 Narrator: Emily Lucienne Published: May 2015, HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books / Atria Books Length: 18 hours 27 minutes / 480 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher via HFVBT Internationally bestselling author Lucinda Riley returns with THE SEVEN SISTERS, the first novel in a spellbinding new series (seven books in…
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Please join me in welcoming Judith Fertig to Always With a Book. Judith’s debut book, The Cake Therapist, is out today. I’ll be reviewing this book in the coming weeks, but for now, please enjoy this lovely guest post. Title: The Cake Therapist Author: Judith Fertig Published: June 2015, Berkley Format: Paperback, 304 pages A fiction debut that will leave you wanting seconds, from an…
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Title: The Marriage Season Author: Linda Lael Miller Series: The Brides of Bliss County, #3 Published: May 2015, HQN Books Format: ARC E-book, 304 pages Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity Will the marriage pact be fulfilled? Return to Mustang Creek, Wyoming, with #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller for more Brides of Bliss County! Since Hadleigh, Melody…
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Here are my reading stats for May! Books read: 11 Books I read: Natchez Burning — Greg Iles Dear Carolina — Kristy Harvey Woodsen (e-book) The Bone Tree — Greg Iles (audio book) Moonlight on Butternut Lake — Mary McNear Cat and Jemima J — Jane Green (e-book) The Summer Girls — Mary Alice Monroe (audio book) I Regret Nothing — Jen Lancaster Your Next Breath –Iris Johansen (audio book)…
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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, I’m back from BEA…what a fun time!!! I’ll be…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I was in NYC Tuesday thru Saturday morning for BEA (Book Expo America). While I did quite a bit of walking around on the floor of the show each day, walking from one booth to the next and then back again later in the day for another signing or galley drop, the days with…
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Title: An Island Christmas Author: Nancy Thayer Narrator: Tanya Eby Published: October 2014, Brilliance Audio Length: 4 hours 39 minutes Source: Library In this enchanting holiday novel from New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer, family and friends gather on Nantucket for a gorgeous winter wedding with plenty of merry surprises in store. As Christmas draws near, Felicia returns to her family’s…
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Title: The Christmas Bouquet Author: Sherryl Woods Series: Chesapeake Shores, #11 Narrator: Christina Traister Published: October 2014, Brilliance Audio / Harlequin MIRA Length: 6 hours 33 minutes / 288 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley When it comes to family and Christmas, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods always looks to the O’Briens for a little holiday magic… For the…
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Title: Cross Bones Author: Kathy Reichs Series: Temperance Bones, #8 Narrator: Michele Pawk Published: June 2005, Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 11 hours 30 minutes Source: Library When an Orthodox Jew is found shot to death in Montreal, Temperance Brennan is called in to examine the body and to figure out the puzzling damage to the corpse. Unexpectedly, a stranger slips her…
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Title: Cold Cold Heart Author: Tami Hoag Narrator: Julia Whelan Published: January 2015, Brilliance Audio Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Source: Publisher #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag delivers a shocking new thriller Dana Nolan was a promising young TV reporter until a notorious serial killer tried to add her to his list of victims. Nearly a year has passed since surviving…
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Title: Your Last Breath Author: Iris Johansen Series: Catherine Ling, #4 Published: April 2015, St. Martin’s Press From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an explosive new thriller Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of fourteen. If life has taught her…
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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 BEA week…I’m off to the city on…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a crazy-busy week, work-wise, as I was trying to finish up some projects before starting my vacation on Friday. I started the week off strong, but then my back started acting up again, so I decided to take it easy the rest of the week. I’m heading into the city next week…
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Please join me in welcoming Kristy Woodson Harvey to Always With a Book. Kristy’s debut book, Dear Carolina, is now out and she’s been busy promoting it. You can read my review of the book here. Today, is Kristy talking about her blog tour. Hi, Always With a Book readers! I’m so excited to get to be here with all of you today. Thank you so much, Kristin for having…
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Title: A Small Indiscretion Author: Jan Ellison Narrator: Kathe Mazur Published: January 2015, Random House Audio / Random House Length: 10 hours 15 minutes / 336 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley Fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Girl on the Train will devour this page-turning literary debut about a harrowing coming-of-age and a marriage under siege from O.…
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Title: I Regret Nothing: A Memoir Author: Jen Lancaster Published: May 2015, NAL Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster has lived a life based on re-invention and self-improvement. From Bitter Is the New Black to The Tao of Martha, she’s managed to document her (and her generation’s) attempts to shape up, grow up, and have it…
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Title: Moonlight on Butternut Lake Author: Mary McNear Series: The Butternut Lake Trilogy, #3 Published: May 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Up at Butternut Lake comes the third novel in the Butternut Lake series—a dazzling story of two wounded souls seizing…
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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. Only one week of work left until BEA!!!…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, this week I gave myself the goal of getting 100,000 steps during the week (M-F)…and I did it!!! I basically made sure to get 20,000 steps each day and therefore I was able to reach the goal, but that did mean a lot of walking while watching tv towards the end of the…
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Please join me in welcoming Beth Albright to Always With a Book. Beth’s newest book, Daydreams in Dixie, part of her In Dixie series, is now out and she’s been busy promoting it. I’ll be reviewing this soon. Today, Beth is talking about an old-fashioned summer and she’s also provided a special giveaway for one lucky winner! Title: Daydreams in Dixie Author: Beth Albright Series: In…
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Title: The Bone Tree Author: Greg Iles Series: Penn Cage, #5 Narrator: Robert Petkoff Published: April 2015, Harper Audio / William & Morrow Company Length: 32 hours 25 minutes / 816 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher Greg Iles continues the electrifying story begun in his smash New York Times bestseller Natchez Burning in this highly anticipated second installment of an epic trilogy of…
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I am pleased to welcome author Mary Ellen Taylor to Always With a Book. Her latest book, At the Corner of King Street, is now available. I’ll be reviewing the book here on the blog in a few weeks. Today Mary Ellen discusses her new book, which is the third in her Union Street Bakery series and then shares some recipes with us!!! Be sure to enter the giveaway at…
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Ten Most Memorable Moms in New Fiction What better time of year than Mother’s Day to showcase some of the most memorable fictional mothers in some of the best new novels? From loving, supportive mothers to complex, trailblazing mothers to selfish, vindictive mothers, this list has it all! 1) The Perfect Son by Barbara Claypole White (Lake Union, July 2015) Ella Fitzwilliam, the mom in THE PERFECT SON, quit…
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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. All my tv shows are slowing winding down,…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About While I didn’t make it to the gym this week, I definitely took advantage of the nice weather and took lots of walks with the dogs. My older dog, Maddie is great on walks, so she and I have been talking longer walks first thing in the morning. The puppy, Chloe, isn’t as great…
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Title: The Far End of Happy Author: Kathryn Craft Published: May 2015, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: Paperback, 432 pages Twelve tense hours, three women, and the suicide standoff that turns one family’s little piece of heaven into a scene from hell After enduring years of a struggling marriage, Ronnie Farnham has decided to divorce her husband and is beginning to hope for a happy future–until the…
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Title: Dear Carolina Author: Kristy Woodson Harvey Published: May 2015, Berkley Format: ARC E-copy, 320 pages Source: Author via Netgalley A moving debut novel about two mothers—one biological and one adoptive—from a compelling new voice in Southern women’s fiction. One baby girl. Two strong Southern women. And the most difficult decision they’ll ever make. Frances “Khaki” Mason has it all: a thriving interior…
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Title: A Desperate Fortune Author: Susanna Kearsley Published: April 2015, Sourcebooks Landmark Format: ARC Paperback, 528 pages Source: Publisher For nearly 300 years, the mysterious journal of Jacobite exile Mary Dundas has lain unread — its secrets safe from prying eyes. Now, amateur codebreaker Sara Thomas has been hired by a once-famous historian to crack the journal’s cipher. But when she arrives in…
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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 beautiful weekend we are having here!!!…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About I decided to take it easy again this week…my back is still bothering me a bit. Moving around seems to help a little – I guess keeping everything loose and limber. I’ve found, though, that if I sit at my desk too long, it starts bothering me, so it’s making me take frequent breaks,…
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Here are my reading stats for April! Books read: 11 Books I read: Mrs. Grant & Madame Jule — Jennifer Chiaverini Crash & Burn — Lisa Gardner (audio book) An Island Christmas — Nancy Thayer (audio book) Last Night at the Blue Angel — Rebecca Rotert (print/audio book) A Desperate Fortune — Susanna Kearsley Cross Bones — Kathy Reichs (audio book) The Bookseller — Cynthia Swanson (audio book) Legacy: An…
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Title: The Mapmaker’s Children Author: Sarah McCoy Published: May 2015, Crown Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours When Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown, realizes that her artistic talents may be able to help save the lives of slaves fleeing north, she becomes one of the Underground Railroad’s leading mapmakers, taking her cues from the slave code quilts and…
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Last year, I read The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd when it was first released, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. On May 5 the book is being released in paperback and to celebrate, I am helping the publishers get the word out. I also have 1 copy of the book to giveaway – be sure to read all the…
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Title: Monday Mourning Author: Kathy Reichs Series: Temperance Brennan, #7 Narrator: Michele Pawk Published: June 2004, Simon & Schuster Audio Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible The secrets of the dead are in her hands. The bones of three young women are unearthed in the basement of a Montreal pizza parlor, and forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan has unsolved…
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Title: Legacy: An Anthology Author: Various Authors Published: April 2015, Velvet Morning Press Format: ARC E-copy, 206 pages Source: Publisher What will you leave behind? Long after we’ve left this world, our legacy remains. Or doesn’t. Or remains only in the minds of those who knew us, those whose lives we’ve touched. Those we’ve written to, or about. If you had a choice,…
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