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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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. One month from today, I will be heading…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About So, I decided to take it easy this week. My back was bothering me (and for those that remember, I took a bad fall last year, landing on my tailbone and have had issues with it on and off ever since). Besides walking the dogs, I took a few easy walks outside, but refrained…
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Title: The Bookseller Author: Cynthia Swanson Narrator: Kathe Mazur Published: March 2015, Blackstone Audio / Harper (print) Length: 11 hours 32 minutes / 338 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of Sliding Doors, The Bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams Nothing…
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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 here and I am loving it!!!…
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#FitReaders is hosted by Geeky Bloggers Book Blog and That’s What I’m Talking About It was such a nice week, weather-wise and the dogs and I definitely took advantage of that. We took more walks each day. They are loving that Spring is finally here!!! Here’s how my week went: Apr 11: rest (4,678 steps)Apr 12: rest day (8,814 steps) Apr 13: 5k on treadmill – 50 minutes…
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Title: The Burning Author: Jane Casey Series: Maeve Kerrigan, #1 Narrator: Sarah Coomes Published: May 2012, Brilliance Audio Length: 14 hours 53 minutes Source: Personal copy via Audible A determined young police constable goes it alone against an enigmatic killer and her bosses in a series debut for fans of Sophie Hannah and Tana French The Burning Man. It’s the name the media has…
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Title: Perfect Fling Author: Carly Phillips Series: Serendipity’s Finest, #2 Narrator: David Barker Published: 2014, Recorded Books Length: 8.5 hours Source: Publisher In the picturesque town of Serendipity, New York, three siblings have grown up in the shadow of their proud and respected police chief father. But what do love, fate, and fortune have in store for the next generation of Serendipity’s finest? Assistant D.A.…
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Title: Last Night at the Blue Angel Author: Rebecca Rotert Narrator: Andrus Nichols, Caitlin Davies Published: July 2014 Harper Audio / April 2015 William Morrow Paperbacks Length: 9 hours 42 minutes / 352 pages Source: Personal copy via Audible / Publisher Set against the turbulence of 1960s Chicago, a city in transformation and its legendary jazz scene, Last Night at the Blue Angel is a lush…
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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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