#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog I did it!!! I walked my 1st marathon AND beat my goal time – I finished in 3 hours 3 minutes! My mom also did the marathon with me and she finished in 3 hours 12 minutes – I’m so proud of her!!! We had a great time and even managed to do a bit of sight-seeing in Washington…
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Title: Waking Kate Author: Sarah Addison Allen Published: December 2013; St. Martin’s Press Format: E-book; 38 pages Source: Personal copy From the beloved author of Garden Spells, comes Waking Kate, a story about a woman who soon will face an unforseen change in her life. One sticky summer day as Kate is waiting for her husband to come home from his bicycle shop, she spots her distinguished neighbor returning from…
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Title: The Chance Author: Robyn Carr Series: Thunder Point, #4 Published: February 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: ARC E-book, 368 pages Source: Netgalley With its breathtaking vistas and down-to-earth people, Thunder Point is the perfect place for FBI agent Laine Carrington to recuperate from a gunshot wound and contemplate her future. The locals embraced Laine as one of their own after she risked…
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Last April, I read The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau for a blog tour when it was first released in hard cover, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. Today the book is being released in paperback with a new cover. In THE CHALICE, Bilyeau returns to the story of Joanna Stafford, a young aristocratic nun whose cloistered way of life came crashing down…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Well, it’s here…tomorrow is the big day! Today I’m driving down to Washington DC and tomorrow I will be walking my first 1/2 marathon. I’m very excited and hope it goes well. I’m meeting my mom at the hotel and then we’ll head over to the big expo to pick up our registration packets and then just relax for…
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Title: Saved by the Belles Author: Beth Albright Series: A Sassy Belles novella Published: January 2014, Magnolia Press Format: E-book, 137 pages Source: Personal copy Life is finally wonderful for Tuscaloosa’s Blake O’Hara Heart: a rekindled love affair with her high school sweetheart and a precious new baby on the way. But when she gets an unexpected call from Harry Heart, her soon to…
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Title: The Brim Reaper Author: Diane Vallere Series: Style & Error Mystery, #3 Published: December 2013, Polyester Press Format: Paperback or e-book; 263 pages Source: CLP Blog Tours When an over the top collection of vintage Hollywood costumes comes to Samantha Kidd’s hometown, it brings a hat box full of hype. Close friend Eddie is in charge of the exhibit, but when hype…
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Title: The Idea of Him Author: Holly Peterson Publisher: William Morrow (April 1, 2014) Category: Contemporary Fiction/ Women’s Fiction ISBN: 978-0062283108 Tour Date: April/May, 2014 Available in: Print & ebook, 384 Pages In the fabulous and intrigue-packed new novel from Holly Peterson, the New York Times bestselling author of THE MANNY, THE IDEA OF HIM explores the dangers of falling for the idea of a person, and why facing…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog One more week until the 1/2 marathon…I’m super excited!!! I think I’m ready – just hoping the weather cooperates! I did a “practice” walk last Saturday – did all 13.1 miles at the mall and managed to complete that in 3 hours and 7 minutes. My goal for the event is to complete it in 3 hours 15…
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Yesterday, the March selection was announced for the She Reads book club and it is Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen, one of my favorite authors!!! I can’t wait to start reading this book – look for my review of this book in the next week or so. In the meantime, enjoy this book spotlight and be sure to read all the way to the bottom where you can find…
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Title: The Other Side Author: Chevy Stevens Published: April 2013, St. Martin’s Griffin Format: E-book, 44 pages Source: Personal copy An original ebook short story from New York Times bestselling author Chevy Stevens featuring Psychiatrist Nadine Lavoie and Staff Sergeant Sandy McBride, from Never Knowing. Sandy is working the biggest case of her life—the Campsite Killer, who has been hunting women for almost forty years.…
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Title: Never Knowing Author: Chevy Stevens Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie Published: July 2011, Brilliance Audio Length: 12 hours, 14 min Source: Personal copy via Audible From the acclaimed author of STILL MISSING comes a psychological thriller about one woman’s search into her past and the deadly truth she uncovers. All her life, Sara Gallagher has wondered about her birth parents. As an adopted child with two sisters…
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Title: Cider Brook Author: Carla Neggers Series: Swift River Valley, #3 Published: January 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: Paperback, 378 pages Source: Publisher via Book Trib Unlikely partners bound by circumstance…or by fate? Being rescued by a good-looking, bad-boy firefighter isn’t how Samantha Bennett expected to start her stay in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. Now she has everyone’s attention—especially that of Justin Sloan, her rescuer,…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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Another month here and gone…time sure is flying by! And while I wish it would slow down, I do wish spring would hurry up and get here! I’m done with the snow and cold weather…but as luck would have it, we are due to get yet another snowstorm this Sunday night into Monday. At the rate we’re going, I may never see my grass until the summer! Here are my…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Another month come and gone in 2014…this year is flying by and my 1/2 marathon is now 2 weeks away!!! While I’m very excited about it, I’m also a bit nervous! This weekend last year, I was down in Charleston, SC participating in the MS 50 mile, 3-day walk – what a great experience that was and as…
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Title: Honeymoon in Paris: A Novella Author: Jojo Moyes Published: June 2013; Viking Adult Format: E-book; 75 pages Source: Personal copy At the heart of Jojo Moyes’ heartbreaking new novel, The Girl You Left Behind, are two haunting love stories—that of Sophie and Édouard Lefèvre in France during the First World War, and, nearly a century later, Liv Halston and her husband David. Honeymoon in Paris takes…
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Title: Tea & Primroses Author: Tess Thompson Series: Legley Bay, #2 Published: February 2014, Booktrope Format: ARC e-book, 250 pages Source: CLP Blog Tours Nothing is as it seemed in calm, quaint Legley Bay. Famous novelist Constance Mansfield lived a seemingly straightforward – if private – and somewhat predictable life. Friends, beloved daughter Sutton, a beautiful home, and all the success…
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Title: Hearts at Play Author: Melissa Foster Series: Love in Bloom: Snow Sisters & The Bradens #9; Love in Bloom: The Bradens #6 Published: January 2014, World Literary Press Format: E-copy, 300 pages Source: Publicist Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog So, with the 1/2 marathon now only 3 weeks away, I’ve started to panic a bit due to the fact that I haven’t really been able to get in many distance walks. With all the snow on the ground, it’s a bit hard to do any walks outdoors, so I’ve resorted to walking at the mall. And you know…
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Title: Bursting With Love Author: Melissa Foster Series: Love in Bloom: Snow Sisters & The Bradens #8; Love in Bloom: The Bradens #5 Published: December 2013, World Literary Press Format: E-copy, 300 pages Source: Publicist After having her heart broken by a country music star, Savannah Braden has sworn off men. She takes a break from her fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle for a weekend at a survivor…
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Title: The Boleyn Bride Author: Brandy Purdy Published: February 2014; Kensington Publishing Format: ARC Paperback; 272 pages Source: Publisher via Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours From carefree young woman to disillusioned bride, the dazzling lady who would become mother and grandmother to two of history’s most infamous queens, has a fascinating story all her own. . . At sixteen, Elizabeth Howard envisions a glorious…
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Title: Cider Brook Author: Carla Neggers Series: Swift River Valley, #3 Published: January 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publicist Unlikely partners bound by circumstance…or by fate? Being rescued by a good-looking, bad-boy firefighter isn’t how Samantha Bennett expected to start her stay in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. Now she has everyone’s attention—especially that of Justin Sloan, her rescuer, who…
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Title: Sleigh Bells in the Snow Author: Sarah Morgan Series: O’Neil Brothers, #1 Published: October 2013, Harlequin HQN Format: E-book; 384 pages Source: Netgalley USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan heats up the season with the O’Neil brothers in a brand-new holiday series! Once upon a time, Christmas was Kayla Green’s favorite time of year. Now all the workaholic wants for Christmas is for it to be…
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Title: Cider Brook Author: Carla Neggers Series: Swift River Valley, #3 Published: January 2014, Harlequin MIRA Format: Paperback, 384 pages Source: Publicist Unlikely partners bound by circumstance…or by fate? Being rescued by a good-looking, bad-boy firefighter isn’t how Samantha Bennett expected to start her stay in Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. Now she has everyone’s attention—especially that of Justin Sloan, her rescuer, who wants to know why she…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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Title: The Last Letter from Your Lover Author: Jojo Moyes Published: June 2012; Penguin Books Format: Paperback; 416 pages Source: Publisher A heartbreaking, stay-up-all-night novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You and One Plus One A Brief Encounter for our time, The Last Letter from Your Lover is a sophisticated, spellbinding double love story that spans decades and thrillingly evokes a bygone era.…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Another week with yet more snow. Yesterday we had a major Nor’Easter dump about 14 inches of snow on the already 8 inches of snow we already have. And we are supposed to get a few more inches tomorrow. The only good thing is there’s the possibly of temps in the 40s and 50s by the end of…
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Title: Lovers at Heart Author: Melissa Foster Series: Love in Bloom: Snow Sisters & The Bradens #4; Love in Bloom: The Bradens #1 Published: December 2013, World Literary Press Source: ATOMR Tours & Events Lovers at Heart is a steamy contemporary romance with alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They’re flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy adult romance, contemporary romance, and women’s fiction.…
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***Congratulations to April the Literate winner of the giveaway!!! Thanks to all who entered! Welcome to the Literary Giveaway Blog Hop! Between February 8th – 12th Judith over at Leeswammes’ Blog will be hosting the Literary Giveaway Blog Hop. There are over 40 different book blogs, all offering one or more giveaways of books or bookish items participating. All books will be literary (non)fiction or something close to that. Follow…
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Title: The Wife, The Maid and the Mistress Author: Ariel Lawhon Published: January 2014, Doubleday Format: Hardcover, 320 pages Source: Publisher/She Reads A tantalizing reimagining of a scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930-Justice Joseph Crater’s infamous disappearance-as seen through the eyes of the three women who knew him best. They say behind every great man, there’s a woman. In this case, there…
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It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Jojo Moyes – I got to meet her last year when she was on tour in the US for her book, The Girl You Left Behind. With that book and her other book, Me Before You being such big hits, some of her earlier books are now being re-released with fabulous new covers and I’m happy to be able to…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog So, February has certainly come in with a bang! It was in the 50s on Sunday and then we’ve had 2 snow storms since with another one forecasted for this weekend. I am so tired of the snow. At the rate we’re going, I might not see my grass again until the summer! We are all getting a…
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Title: The Secret Life of Bees Author: Sue Monk Kidd Narrator: Jenna Lamia Published: 2002, Penguin Audio Length: 10 Hours Source: Personal copy Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily’s fierce-hearted black “stand-in mother,” Rosaleen, insults three of…
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Today, I’m so pleased to have Beth Albright, author of the the Sassy Belles trilogy, stop by. She’s been busy promoting her latest novella, Saved by the Belles, which is on the top of my stacks just waiting to be read. I just adored her Sassy Belles trilogy – The Sassy Belles, Wedding Belles, & Sleigh Belles – and was quite bummed when I got to the end, but I’m…
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Title: The Trouble With Love Author: Beth Ciotta Series: Cupcake Lovers, #2 Published: March 2013, St. Martins Paperbacks Format: Paperback, 352 pages Source: Personal copy Rocky Monroe’s bad luck is legendary. So it stands to reason that during a quick trip to New York on behalf of the Cupcake Lovers’ forthcoming book, she winds up in the arms of the one man she never wants to see again. So…
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Yesterday, the February selection was announced for the She Reads book club and it is The Wife, The Maid and the Mistress by our own Ariel Lawhon, one of the co-founders of She Reads. I just started reading this book and am already hooked – look for my review of this book early next week. In the meantime, enjoy this book spotlight and be sure to read all the way…
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Title: Whiskey Beach Author: Nora Roberts Narrator: Peter Berkrot Published: April 2013, Brilliance Audio Length: 15 hours, 33 minutes Source: Library For more than three hundred years, Bluff House has sat above Whiskey Beach, guarding its shore – and its secrets. To summer tourists, it’s the crown jewel of the town’s stunning scenery. To the residents of Whiskey Beach, it’s landmark and legend. To Eli…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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Wow – first month of the new year has flown by!!! So far, it’s been a pretty good year, reading-wise, but weather-wise – not so much! It’s been really cold here in NY – lots of snow and below-normal temps. I don’t usually mind the winter, but this year, it’s really getting to me. Luckily my blogging buddy Felicia over at The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog has a year-long group…
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#BookBlogWalkers is hosted by Felicia @ The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog Can’t believe it’s the last week of January…what a month! I really hope February brings some warmer weather…I’m not talking much – just give me some consistent temps in the 30s and I’ll be happy! I really need to get some longer walks outdoors – my marathon is in a little over a month and a half!!! Here’s…
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Title: Sea of Love Author: Melissa Foster Series: Love in Bloom: Snow Sisters & The Bradens #7; Love in Bloom: The Bradens #4 Published: December 2013, World Literary Press Format: E-copy, 283 pages Source: Publicist Lacy Snow hadn’t been looking for love when she met strikingly handsome and seductive Dane Braden. But how could she ignore the six-foot-three darkly handsome God who tagged and researched sharks…
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Title: Big Girl Panties Author: Stephanie Evanovich Published: January 2014, William Morrow Format: Paperback, 368 pages Source: Publisher via TLC Book Tours Holly didn’t expect to be a widow at thirty-two. She also didn’t expect to be so big. After her husband’s death, food was the one thing she could always count on. Then she meets Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer so hot that he makes her sweat in…
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Back in August, I read The Comfort of Lies by Randy Susan Meyers for the Book Lovers Unite Book Club, and I really enjoyed it! You can find my thoughts on the book here. The book has recently been released in paperback. “Sharp and biting, and sometimes wickedly funny…Meyers writes beautifully about a formerly good marriage.” —The Boston Globe “Meyers’ complex characters feel familiar yet flawed, and this sharply…
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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’ve decided to try a new weekly meme – a place where I can do both a weekly wrap up and share what…
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Title: Halfway There Author: Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold, #9.75 Published: May 2013, Harlequin Format: e-book, 52 pages Source: Personal copy Fayrene Hopkins may be only twenty-four years old, but she runs her own business and has big plans–plans that don’t involve falling in love yet. She’s determined to make her mark on the world before settling down. She thinks she’s got life all figured out–until she…
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