Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author. I’m reading Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson: The rear door to St. Anthony’s Church had been left open.…
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Sleep No More by Iris Johansen St. Martin’s Press October 2012 Format: Hardcover, 400 pages First line: The kill should be ridiculously easy. From the inside cover: One woman held captive for decades…Another one freed by the truth… Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan knows what it’s like to be haunted by the past. For years after her daughter Bonnie was stolen from her, she fought for closure. But now as she’s…
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The Lincoln Conspiracy by Timothy O’Brien Ballantine Books September 2012 Format: Hardcover, 353 pages First line: Rain kept the dust down. From the inside cover: A nation shattered by its president’s murder. Two diaries that reveal the true scope of an American conspiracy. A detective determined to bring the truth to light, no matter what it costs him. From award-winning journalist Timothy L. O’Brien comes a gripping historical thriller that…
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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. Another week has come and gone. I got a lot a walking time in this week…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: From the Library: The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts This is the final book in Nora Roberts’ Inn BoonsBoro trilogy and I loved it – review should be up later this week! High Five (audio) by Janet…
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Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author. I’m reading The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts: With a few groans and sighs, the old building settled down for…
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The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again by Nancy Thayer Read by Carrington MacDuffie Random House Audio December 2004 Length: 12 hours From the back of the audio case: The fabulous women from The Hot Flash Club are back in top form, welcoming the stressed-out and pampering-deprived through their discreet spa doors–as Nancy Thayer returns with a witty, sexy, and heartwarming novel. The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again also introduces four…
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Merry Ex-Mas by Sheila Roberts Harlequin Mira October 2012 Format: e-book ARC, First line: Once in a while, if a woman is really lucky, the perfect day she envisioned turns out to be just that. Synopsis: Cass Wilkes, owner of the Gingerbread Haus bakery, was looking forward to her daughter Danielle’s wedding—until Dani announced that she wants her father, Cass’s ex, to walk her down the aisle. Seriously? Even…
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Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr Mira Books February 2011 Format: e-book, 368 pages First line: Jillian Matlock was a natural in the business world and her ability to anticipate surprises and challenges was legendary. Synopsis from B&N: Colin Riordan came to Virgin River to recuperate from a horrific helicopter crash, the scars of which he bears inside and out. His family is wonderfully supportive, but it’s his art that…
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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. What a week! We were very fortunate to make it through Hurricane Sandy with no damage…
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This month there are 4 selections: Return to Rose Cottage By: Sherryl Woods Format: Paperback My review Dune Road By: Jane Green Format: Hardcover The Apprentice By: Tess Gerritsen Format: Paperback My review By Hook or By Crook By: Betty Hechtman Format: Paperback My review How to enter: This contest is open to entries from the U.S. only. The deadline for entry is midnight, November 25th. I…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: For Review: Merry Ex-Mas (Netgalley e-book) by Sheila Roberts This is the second book set in Icicle Falls and I’ve already read it – it’s great and my review will be up later this week! From the Library: Sleep…
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It seems that I always forget to announce the winners of the giveaways that I host. So, in an effort to remember to post, I am now going to do one post at the end of each month announcing all the winners for the month. (Of course I am already a little late with announcing giveaway winners from October, but that’s due to Superstorm Sandy!) Now on to the winners:…
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Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author. I’m reading Sleep No More by Iris Johansen: The kill should be ridiculously easy. I waited very patiently for this…
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Here are my reading stats for October! Books read: 11 Books I read (reviewed ones have * and link to review; books not yet reviewed will be linked up once review is posted.) I’ve Got Your Number* — Sophie Kinsella (audio) Zoo*– James Patterson Promise Canyon*– Robyn Carr Home to Big Stone Gap* — Adriana Trigiani NYPD Red* — James Patterson Once Upon a Time, There Was You* — Elizabeth…
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If you’re coming from the blog tour, welcome! Below you’ll find the final excerpt of Run the Risk. If this is your first stop on the tour, you’ll need to start from the beginning to get the whole excerpt. Go here, to see the full list of blog tour stops. Run the Risk by Lori Foster Harlequin HQN September 2012 Format: Paperback ARC, 379 pages First line: Pepper Yates felt…
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Fool for Love by Beth Ciotta St. Martin’s Paperbacks August 2012 Format: Paperback, 368 pages First line: “How many years do you think I’d get for death by Cuisinart?” From the back cover: SHE’S CRAVING A SWEET NEW LIFE… Call her a fool, but chef-in-training Chloe Madison wants to have her cake and eat it too. So when her boyfriend dumps her for some French tart, she decides to start…
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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. Where did this past week go? Oh, I know – I was crazy busy with work…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: For Review: Crossing on the Paris by Dana Gynther This sounds like it will be an interesting read – it’s set during the 1920’s and is about three women crossing the Atlantic on the SS Paris’s maiden voyage…I’m looking forward to reading this one! …
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Love Anthony by Lisa Genova Read by Deborah Messing Simon and Schuster Audio September 2012 Length: 9 hours From the back of the audio case: I’m always hearing about how my brain doesn’t work right…But it doesn’t feel broken to me. Olivia Donatelli’s dream of a “normal” life shattered when her son, Anthony, was diagnosed with autism at age three. Understanding the world from his perspective felt bewildering, nearly impossible.…
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Once Upon a Time, There Was You by Elizabeth Berg Random House March 2011 Format: Hardcover, 280 pages First line: When John Marsh was a young boy, he used to watch his mother getting ready to go out for the evening. From the inside cover: From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Home Safe and The Last Time I Saw You comes a beautiful and moving novel about…
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We are about a month into the Fall Into Reading 2012 hosted by Katrina over at Callapidder Days. This time around, instead of weekly questions, Katrina will post a question periodically. Here’s the first one: Is there an author (or authors) whose books you are always watching for? Do you jump to snatch up the latest literary offering from certain specific authors? In other words, who are your go-to authors?…
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NYPD Red by James Patterson Little, Brown and Company October, 2012 Format: Hardcover First line: It’s the height of the breakfast rush at the Regency’s world-famous You-Can-Kiss-Our-A**-If-You-re-Not-Rich-and-Powerful dining room. From the inside cover: NYPD Red is a task force whose job is protecting New York City’s richest, most powerful A-list citizens. LIGHTS It’s the start of Hollywood on Hudson, and New York City is swept up in the glamour. Every…
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Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani Ballantine Books October 2007 Format: Paperback, 336 pages First line: As the wind blows through our bedroom window, it sounds like a whistling teakettle. From the back cover: Nestled in the lush Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the town of Big Stone Gap has been home for Ave Maria Mulligan Machesney and her family for generations. But with her daughter, Etta, having…
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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. Since Bloggiesta at the end of September, I have made a point of trying to stay…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: For Review: The Lincoln Conspiracy by Timothy O’Brien This is not my usual type of read, but I am completely intrigued by the title. I will be participating in the tour for this book in November. Purchased: To…
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Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr Mira Books January 2011 Format: e-book, 342 pages First line: Clay Tahoma headed into the mountains of Humboldt County, Northern California, along Highway 36, a narrow road that had lots of sharp turns along the way. Synopsis from B&N: After years spent on ranches around Los Angeles, Clay Tahoma is delighted to be Virgin River’s new veterinary assistant. The secluded community’s wild beauty tugs at…
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Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author. I’m reading Fool for Love by Beth Ciotta: “How many years do you think I’d get for death by Cuisinart?”…
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I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella Read by Jane Entwistle Random House Audio February 2012 Length: 13 hours, 25 minutes Synopsis from Goodreads: I’ve lost it. 🙁 The only thing in the world I wasn’t supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It’s been in Magnus’s family for three generations. And now the very same day his parents are coming, I’ve lost it. The very same day! Do no hyperventilate,…
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Zoo by James Patterson Little, Brown and Company September 2012 Format: Hardcover, 416 pages First line: Located in Griffith Park, a four-thousand-acre stretch of land featuring two eighteen-hole golf courses, the Autry National Center, and the HOLLYWOOD sign, the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens is more of a run-down tourist attraction than a wildlife conservatory facility. From the inside cover: Once in a lifetime, a writer puts it all…
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Bella Fortuna by Rosanna Chiofalo Kensington Books August 2012 Format: Paperback, 304 pages First line: I’ve never considered myself very lucky. From the inside cover: In this warm, enchanting debut novel, Rosanna Chiofalo evokes the extraordinary beauty of Venice, the charm of a close-knit New York neighborhood, and the joys of friendship, family, and surprising second chances… Valentina DeLuca has made hundreds of brides’ dreams come true. At Sposa Rosa,…
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Milk Glass Moon by Adriana Trigiani Ballantine Books July 2003 Format: Paperback, 288pages First line: The Wise County Fair is my daughter’s favorite event of the year, and I think it’s safe to say that includes Christmas. From the back cover: Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney has never been a devotee of tarot cards or crystal balls. And yet when the fortune-teller at the county fair suggests that it is time…
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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 crazy one for me. I had minor surgery on my left…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: Purchased: NYPD Red by James Patterson Another new JP book came out this week and of course I had to go buy it – it’s a stand-alone and it looks good! Fall of Giants by Ken Follett I’m kind of late…
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The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis Berkley Publishing Group June 2012 Format: Paperback, 290 pages First line: Dear Sophie, my mother-in-law is an avid gardener who makes her own herbal teas. From the back cover: Trouble in spades… Determined not to be a garden-variety diva, Sophie Winston’s neighbor, Natasha, cultivates a plan to shine on television – using Sophie’s backyard. As the cast and crew of the…
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Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author. I’m reading Home to Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani: As the wind blows through out bedroom window, it sounds…
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Four to Score by Janet Evanovich Read by CJ Critt Recorded Books LLC June 1998 Length: 9.75 hours From the back of the audio case : The unflappable, fashion savvy bounty hunter Stephanie Plum returns to action when her bondsman cousin hires her to haul in a waitress-gone-bad, Maxine Nowicki. With her unruly sidekicks, transvestite rock musician Sally Sweet, ex-hooker and wannabe bounty hunter Lulu, and crazy Grandma Mazur, Stephanie…
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Midnight Kiss by Robyn Carr, Jean Brashear, Victoria Dahl Harlequin Anthology November 2010 Format: e-book, 320 pages First line: Sunny Archer was seriously considering a legal name change. Synopsis from B&N:These are New Year’s resolutions worth keeping Take a risk. At the inaugural New Year’s Eve party at Jack’s Bar, two lonely revelers decide the best balm for their broken hearts might just be each other. Find the…
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This month there are 4 selections: The Summer Garden By: Sherryl Woods Format: ARC Paperback My review The Creed Legacy By: Linda Lael Miller Format: Paperback My review Whiplash By: Catherine Coulter Format: Paperback My review Perfection By: Julie Metz Format: Paperback My review How to enter: This contest is open to entries from the U.S. only. The deadline for entry is midnight, October 25th. I will…
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The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen Ballantine Books July 2003 Format: Paperback, 400 pages First line: Today I watched a man die. From the back cover: It is a boiling hot Boston summer. Adding to the city’s woes is a series of shocking crimes in which wealthy men are made to watch while their wives are brutalized – a sadistic demand that ends in death. The pattern suggests one man: serial…
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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. It was such a busy week last week that I didn’t have much time for…
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Tynga of Tynga’s Reviews is starting a new meme to spotlight the books we receive each week. Here’s what I got: For Review: Stake & Eggs by Laura Childs I love Laura Childs’ cozy mysteries and this ARC is part of her Cackleberry Club mystery series. Won: Tres Leches Cupcakes by Josi S. Kilpack This…
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Back Fire by Catherine Coulter Putnam Adult July 2012 Format: Hardcover, 400 pages First line: Judge Ramsey Hunt listened to the lapping water break against the rocks below, a sound that always brought him back into himself and centered him. From the inside cover: San Francisco Judge Ramsey Hunt, longtime friend to FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich, is presiding over the trial of Clive and Cindy Cahill –…
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Please join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author. I’m reading Zoo by James Patterson: Located in Griffith Park, a four-thousand-acre stretch of land featuring two eighteen-hole golf courses,…
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Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah Narrated by Susan Ericksen Brilliance Audio February 2010 Length: 14 hours, 48 minutes From the back of the audio case: Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family business; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill,…
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I am pleased to welcome author Sheila Roberts to Always With a Book. Her latest book, Better Than Chocolate, is now available. You can read my review of her book here. Today Sheila is a chocolate recipe from the book – yummy!!! Be sure to enter the giveaway at the end of this post! SHEILA’S LAVENDER-WHITE CHOCOLATE SCONES Makes 8 Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 Tb. baking powder ¼ tsp.…
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Better Than Chocolate by Sheila Roberts Harlequin MIRA September 2012 Format: Paperback ARC, 400 pages First line: Manage your relationships well and your business will go well. From the back cover: Sweet Dreams Chocolate Company has been in the Sterling family for generations, ever since Great-Grandma Rose literally dreamed up her first fabulous recipe. But now it looks as if they’re about to lose Sweet Dreams to the bank –…
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The King’s Damsel by Kate Emerson Gallery Books August 2012 Format: Paperback ARC, 368 pages First line: Star of Hartlake sensed my troubled spirit. From the back cover: Handmaid. Spy. Mistress. Anxious to secure his own success at the glittering court of Henry VIII, heiress Tamsin Lodge’s ambitious guardian obtains her a position as maid of honor to young Princess Mary Tudor. Tamsin soon comes to love the neglected child,…
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Here are my reading stats for September! 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.) The King’s Damsel— Kate Emerson The Good Woman*– Jane Porter Last to Die*– Tess Gerritsen Sheltering Hearts* — Robyn Carr Winter Garden — Kristin Hannah (audio) Attorney-Client Privileges* — Pamela Samuels Young Back Fire — Catherine Coulter…
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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. I can’t believe it’s October already…this year is certainly flying by! I wasn’t around last weekend…
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