Title: The Headmaster’s Wife Author: Thomas Christopher Greene Narrator: Stephen Hoye, Kevin T. Collins, Tavia Gilbert Published: February 2014, Audible Studios Length: 6 hours, 12 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Inspired by a personal loss, Greene explores the way that tragedy and time assail one man’s memories of his life and loves. Like his father before him, Arthur Winthrop is the Headmaster 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. This past week was a week filled…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was a good week. I made it to the gym 3 days – once just to walk on the treadmill and twice for yoga. It feels so good to be back practicing yoga – not only for the stretching and strength-training, but also the mental aspect. It always brings such a calming sense over…
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Title: Searching for Grace Kelly Author: Michael Callahan Narrator: Kristin Kalbli Published: February 2015, ListenUp Audiobooks Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Source: Publisher For a small-town girl with big-city dreams, there is no address more glamorous than New York’s Barbizon Hotel. Laura, a patrician beauty from Smith, arrives to work at Mademoiselle for the summer. Her hopelessly romantic roommate, Dolly, comes from a working-class…
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On Monday, the gals at She Reads announced the three ‘Books of Spring’ selections. Be sure to visit the She Reads website – they have a great giveaway going on – but visit soon as the giveaway is only open until April 12th. So without further ado…here are the Books of Spring: Title: The Precious One Author: Marisa de los Santos Published: March 24, 2015, William…
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Title: Mrs. Grant & Madame Jule Author: Jennifer Chiaverini Published: March 2015, Dutton Format: ARC Paperback, 400 pages Source: Publisher The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincoln’s Rival imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general’s wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who…
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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. Spring is finally here and hopefully that…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About I had a session with a personal trainer on Thursday and let me tell you – I’m still sore today! What a workout. He walked me through the machines I should use to do lower body one day and upper body another. Hopefully I will remember what machines and how to use them the next…
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Title: The Tapestry Author: Nancy Bilyeau Series: Joanna Stafford, #3 Narrator: Nicola Barber Published: March 2015, Highbridge Company (audio)/ Touchstone (print) Length: 13 hours 19 minutes / ARC E-book 400 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley via HF Virtual Book Tours The next page-turner in the award-winning Joanna Stafford series takes place in the heart of the Tudor court, as…
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Title: The Marriage Game: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth I Author: Alison Weir Narrator: Julia Franklin Published: February 2015, Recorded Books / Ballantine Books Length: 16 hours 18 minutes / ARC e-copy 400 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Netgalley via publisher In this compelling novel of Tudor drama and suspense, acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life one of England’s most scandalous royal love affairs:…
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Title: Never Too Late Author: Robyn Carr Published: April 2015, MIRA (reissue) Format: ARC E-copy, 400 pages Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr examines the lives of three sisters as they step beyond the roles of wife, mother, daughter and discover the importance of being a woman first Clare Wilson is starting over. She’s had it…
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Here are my reading stats for March! Books read: 12 Books I read: One Wish — Robyn Carr (e-book) First Time in Forever — Sarah Morgan The Burning — Jane Casey (audio book) Dog Crazy — Meg Donohue The Marriage Game — Alison Weir (audio book) The Christmas Bouquet — Sherryl Woods (audio book) Cold Cold Heart — Tami Hoag (audio book) A Small Indiscretion — Jan Ellison (audio book)…
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Title: Fiercombe Manor Author: Kate Riordan Published: February 2015, Harper Format: ARC Paperback, 416 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours A house as old as Fiercombe Manor holds many secrets within its walls. But which dark chapter of its history is haunting Alice, a young woman staying there during the course of a fateful summer? In 1933, naive twenty-two-year-old Alice is…
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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 that we are already…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About Well, the week didn’t quite calm down work-wise, as I had hoped, but I did get more walking in than last week. I still didn’t make it to the gym, but tried harder each day to get those steps in. And, of course, the days I did get my walks in, I felt much…
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Title: Finding Jake Author: Bryan Reardon Published: February 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: ARC Paperback, 272 pages Source: Publisher A heart-wrenching yet ultimately uplifting story of psychological suspense in which a parent is forced to confront what he does—and does not—know about his teenage son, in the vein of Reconstructing Amelia, Defending Jacob, and We Need to Talk about Kevin. While his…
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Last July, I read One Plus One by Jojo Moyes when it was first released in hard cover, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. On March 31 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…
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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. Today, we are hosting our annual St.…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, last week I was in Washington DC with my mom and we did a ton of walking! Friday was the better day, weather-wise, so that’s why you’ll see the higher step amounts, but we still did a fair bit of walking even in the rain on Saturday. The rest of the week, work was insane,…
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Title: Bare Bones Author: Kathy Reichs Series: Temperance Brennan, #6 Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat Published: 2006, Recorded Books Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Source: Library She works with the dead, but she works for the living. “Down time” is not a phrase in Tempe Brennan’s vocabulary. A string of disturbing cases has put her vacation plans on hold; instead, she heads to…
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Title: Left for Dead Author: Jane Casey Series: Maeve Kerrigan, #0.5 Published: March 2014, Minotaur Books Format: E-book, 104 pages Source: Personal copy ‘Two women died every week in the UK at the hands of a partner or ex-partner. On average, women endured thirty-five incidents of domestic abuse before contacting the police. And then I showed up the thirty-sixth time and stumbled through…
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Title: A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London’s Flower Sellers Author: Hazel Gaynor Narrator: Nicola Barber Published: February 2015, Harper Audio / William Morrow Paperbacks Length: 10 hours 29 minutes /Paperback 400 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Print via publisher In 1912, twenty-year-old Tilly Harper leaves the peace and beauty of her native Lake District for London, to become assistant housemother at Mr. Shaw’s…
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Title: Dog Crazy Author: Meg Donohue Published: March 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: ARC Paperback, 288 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours The USA Today bestselling author of How to Eat a Cupcake and All the Summer Girls returns with an unforgettably poignant and funny tale of love and loss, confronting our fears, and moving on . . . with the help…
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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 week I met up with my mom…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About I’m posting this with a day short of my weekly activity because I’m on my way to Washington DC for the weekend to meet up with my mom. We were supposed to be walking the DC Rock-n-Roll 1/2 marathon this weekend, but since the weather isn’t looking like it’s going to cooperate, we’re just going…
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Title: Dust to Dust Author: Tami Hoag Series: Kovak & Liska, #2 Narrator: David Colacci Published: December 2014, Brilliance Audio (re-release) Length: 14 hours 30 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible Sorry. The single word is written on a mirror. In front of it hangs a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic? Either way, it wasn’t…
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Title: First Time in Forever Author: Sarah Morgan Series: Puffin Island, #1 Published: February 2015, HQN Books Format: ARC Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publicist Windswept, isolated and ruggedly beautiful, Puffin Island is a haven for day-trippers and daydreamers alike. But this charming community has a way of bringing people together in the most unexpected ways… It’s been a summer of firsts for Emily Donovan.…
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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, the dreaded Spring Forward…what a love/hate relationship…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About What a crazy week! I got a great training walk in on Saturday – 12 miles in 3 hours. Boy, I felt great after that!!! Then, work was crazy, we had more snow and the rest of the week seemed to get away from me. I have to say, this is the first time that…
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Title: The Girl on the Train Author: Paula Hawkins Published: January 2015, Riverhead Books Format: Hardcover, 336 pages Source: Library A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the…
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Title: One Step Too Far Author: Tina Seskis Published: January 2015, William Morrow & Company Format: Hardcover, 304 pages Source: Library An intricately plotted, thoroughly addictive thriller from a major new voice in suspense fiction–a mesmerizing and powerful novel that will keep you guessing to the very end It’s funny how easy it is, when it really comes down to it, to get up…
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Title: One Wish Author: Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point, # Published: February 2015, MIRA Format: ARC e-copy, 400 pages Source: Netgalley via Little Bird Publicity Grace Dillon was a champion figure skater until she moved to Thunder Point to escape the ruthless world of fame and competition. And though she’s proud of the quiet, self-sufficient life she’s created running a successful flower shop, she…
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Title: The Girls of Mischief Bay Author: Susan Mallery Series: Mischief Bay, #1 Published: February 2015, MIRA Format: ARC E-copy, 409 pages Source: Netgalley via TLC Book Tours Nicole Lord wants to be a good wife, but there’s a difference between being supportive and supporting her husband, who quit his job to write a screenplay she’s never seen. He won’t even help…
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Here are my reading stats for February! Books read: 12 Books I read: Crazy Love You — Lisa Unger Dust to Dust — Tami Hoag (audio book) The Forgotten Girls — Sara Blaedel The Girl on the Train — Paula Hawkins First Frost — Sarah Addison Allen (audio book) One Step Too Far — Tina Seskis A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London’s Flower Sellers — Hazel Gaynor (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 hard to believe today is March…
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#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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