tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77950708313587929192024-02-19T00:26:54.464-05:00My Reading RoomCackleberry Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00854044821312453776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2327125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795070831358792919.post-82318691940119360512016-07-20T10:48:00.000-04:002016-07-20T10:48:01.500-04:00The Blog Has Moved to WordPress!I have moved to Wordpress. You can now find me at <a href="http://crystalsreadingroomblog.wordpress.com/">Crystal's Reading Room</a>. I have restarted posting and hope to post regularly again, so I hope you will come and join me over there. <br />
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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1604320243">5 of 5 stars</a><br />
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This is one of those books that's a great thrill to read and you know in the back of your mind that this could really happen but you are glad that you don't live in that world. Or do you?<br />
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You could. And that's the scary vision that the author paints. In the vein of <i>Gone Girl</i> and other thrillers like it, it's a story told from the point-of-view of the husband and wife. But what is really going on? Who's telling the truth and when will the truth come out. Crazy scary and crazy good all at the same time.<br />
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I loved the pacing, the plot and the characters. Liz and Phil are a great couple and you can see how something can so easily spiral out-of-control whether it's in your head or really happening. And Kelsey. Kelsey is such a believable character. Everything works together to make this a page-turner. I honestly had a hard time putting it down and one night it was 2am before I put it down and I like my sleep.<br />
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So run, don't walk and grab a copy of of this from somewhere. While not for the squeamish (not violent, just the themes), it's a well-written page-turner.
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husband, Jack, has been haunted for decades by the untimely death of his
mother when he was just a teenager, her body found in the cellar of
their family farm, the circumstances a mystery. The case rocked the
small farm town of Penny Gate, Iowa, where Jack was raised, and for
years Jack avoided returning home. But when his beloved aunt Julia is in
an accident, hospitalized in a coma, Jack and Sarah are forced to
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Penny Gate, Sarah and Jack are welcomed by the family Jack left behind
all those years ago—barely a trace of the wounds that had once
devastated them all. But as facts about Julia's accident begin to
surface, Sarah realizes that nothing about the Quinlans is what it
seems. Caught in a flurry of unanswered questions, Sarah dives deep into
the puzzling rabbit hole of Jack's past. But the farther in she climbs,
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<i><b>Must Love Otters </b></i>by Eliza Gordon is an adult romantic comedy that is on sale on Amazon for only $0.99 until November 30th. <i>Hollie Porter Builds a Raft</i>, the second book, is now available for sale as well. It's a great time to start the series! To celebrate the sale we're also giving away a $25 Amazon gift card & audiobook CD of <i>Must Love Otters</i>! <b> </b></div>
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Hollie Porter is the chairwoman of Generation Disillusioned: at twenty-five years old, she’s saddled with a job she hates, a boyfriend who’s all wrong for her, and a vexing inability to say no. She’s already near her breaking point, so when one caller too many kicks the bucket during Hollie’s 911 shift, she cashes in the Sweethearts’ Spa & Stay gift certificate from her dad and heads to Revelation Cove, British Columbia. One caveat: she’s going solo. Any sweethearts will have to be found on site.<br />
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<b>raft (noun): when two or more otters rest together,</b><br />
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Hollie Porter has put her old gig as a 911 operator and sad single girl in an attic-bound box, right where it belongs. She’s rebounded nicely from her run-in with Chloe the Cougar in the wilds of British Columbia, and this new life alongside concierge-in-shining-armor Ryan Fielding? Way more fun. After relocating to Ryan’s posh resort at Revelation Cove, Hollie embarks on an all-new adventure as the Cove’s wildlife experience educator, teaching guests and their kids about otters and orca and cougars, oh my.<br />
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When darling Ryan gets down on one NHL-damaged knee and pops the question of a lifetime, Hollie realizes this is where the real adventure begins. It’s all cake tasting, flower choosing, and dress fittings until a long-lost family member shows up at the Cove and threatens to hijack her shiny new life, forcing Hollie to redefine what family means to her. What is she willing to sacrifice to have one of her very own?<br />
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Eliza Gordon has excellent taste in books, shoes, movies, and friends, and questionable sanity in the realm of love. Best leave that one alone. In real life, she’s an editor, mom, wife, and bibliophile and proud parent of one very spoiled tuxedo cat. Eliza writes stories to help you believe in the Happily Ever After; Jennifer Sommersby, her other self, writes YA and is repped by Daniel Lazar at Writers House.<br />
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just so you can add to your tbr - I always do! For more
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Completed This Week (links go to my review):</span></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://myreadingroom-crystal.blogspot.com/2015/08/rainy-day-sisters-by-kate-hewitt.html">Rainy Day Sisters by Kate Hewitt</a></li>
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<li>Nation of Enemies by H.A. Raynes (ebook, netgalley, review coming mid-August)</li>
<li>The Boleyn King by Laura Anderson (audiobook, audible) </li>
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<li>Brother Odd by Dean Koontz (audiobook, library)</li>
<li>Write For Me by Michelle Holt (ebook, review)</li>
<li>Vexed by a Viscount by Erin Knightley (ebook, novella, review) </li>
<li>Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes by Karin Slaughter (ebook, review) </li>
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<li><a href="http://myreadingroom-crystal.blogspot.com/2015/08/in-dark-dark-wood-by-ruth-ware.html"><span style="font-size: small;">In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware</span></a><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span></li>
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Busy week with sports practice resuming for my oldest son. I haven't had to ferry him back and forth (thank goodness for one of the other moms), but I have attended one scrimmage game, one parent meeting and taken him to scouts one evening this week. All while working a 40-hour week and cooking supper on occasion. My husband has been a wonderful help this week when my energy was flagging. He took oldest son to get his cleats. This is momentous because my husband has nothing to do with sports. He likes to hunt and fish and doesn't care for the rest. He will watch our kids' games and cheer them on, but that's where his support begins and ends. However we both had a sleepless night and he knew I needed a nap instead of running back into town to get cleats so he took our son and I took a nap. It was amazing.<br />
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Reading has been great. I'm enjoying setting up review books for the coming months and picking out other books to read. I am starting to post on Instagram a little more, though that will take some time. I love to look through Instagram though!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: Women's Fiction<br />Publisher: NAL</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publish Date: 8/4/2015<br />Pages: 368</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you are looking for heartwarming, entertaining and real in a novel, then
<i>Rainy Day Sisters</i> is just the book for you. And now that I have read it
and fallen in love with the village of Hartley-by-the-Sea and some of the
townspeople, I cannot wait for future books in this series by Ms. Hewitt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i>Rainy Day Sisters</i> is a primarily character-driven novel. Lucy leaves
Boston after a public embarrassment to go to England to stay with her
half-sister and seemingly find herself. Lucy imagines herself on a quintessential
British holiday, however she doesn't realize how far out of the way
Hartley-by-the-Sea is or how two cultures can speak the same language yet not
be understood. She also pictured bonding and healing with her half-sister
Juliet. However as expected in a book, things don't go as planned.
But sometimes things that aren't planned work out for the best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Juliet extends the invitation to her sister then wonders why she did
it. She's not a total recluse, she runs a B&B but she doesn't have
anyone really steady and involved in her life. She sees the townsfolk and
talks to them and she and her neighbor Peter talk from time-to-time but she
doesn't even realize that she doesn't have any close bonds. And she doesn't
expect any to form with her half-sister who their mother took with them when
she left England and left Juliet behind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are bumps in the road with the relationship between Juliet and Lucy,
but I was always pulling for them. I wasn't sure if I liked Lucy at first
but she grew on me. I liked Juliet and could relate to her (well except
for the being estranged from her mother). Both women want something more
but they don't realize that they will find that something more together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's a great, fun novel about finding yourself and learning to trust others
and trust yourself and decisions you make. Of course the path isn't easy,
but life isn't. There are funny moments, sad moments, and profound
moments. The writing is great. I think Ms. Hewitt told this story very
well, interspersing humor and wit with the serious aspects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you enjoy women's fiction or just a great relationship read with some
hints at a romance plot then this is the book for you. There is something for
everyone in this one. Sisters, friendship, romance, failed relationships,
family squabbles, small village life, it's all in there. And I loved the
setting. I want to go to Hartley-By-The-Sea. No the weather is not always
ideal but somehow it does sound like that quintessential British village in the
countryside. I felt like I was there getting to know Lucy and Juliet and
the townspeople.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I loved this book, the characters, the writing, the storyline and I look
forward to future books in this series. Give this book a chance and I
think you will really enjoy it. I suggest you find yourself a comfy place and just enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>The <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author presents a heartfelt novel about two sisters struggling toward new lives and loves.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to Hartley-by-the-Sea in England’s beautiful Lake District, where two sisters who meet as strangers find small miracles tucked into the corners of every day....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When Lucy Bagshaw’s life in Boston falls apart, thanks to a scathing editorial
written by her famous artist mother, she accepts her half sister Juliet’s
invitation to stay with her in a charming seaside village in northern England.
Lucy is expecting quaint cottages and cream teas, but instead finds that her
sister is an aloof host, the weather is wet, windy, and cold, and her new boss,
Alex Kincaid, is a disapproving widower who only hired her as a favor to Juliet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Despite the invitation she offered, Juliet is startled by the way Lucy
catapults into her orderly life. As Juliet faces her own struggles with both
her distant mother and her desire for a child, her sister’s irrepressible
optimism begins to take hold. With the help of quirky villagers, these hesitant
rainy day sisters begin to forge a new understanding…and find in each other the
love of family that makes all the difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://amzn.to/1eAgl9A">Amazon</a> <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rainy-day-sisters-kate-hewitt/1120624786?ean=9780451475589">B&N</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9780451475589?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">iBooks</a> <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Rainy-Day-Sisters-Kate-Hewitt/9780451475589?a_aid=crystalfulcher">Book Depository</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kate is the USA Today-bsetselling author of 35 romances
with Harlequin Presents, hundreds of short stories, and several historical
novels and anthologies now available on Kindle. Her first women's fiction with
Penguin/NAL, Rainy Day Sisters, will be out in August 2015.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She likes to read romance, mystery, the occasional straight historical and
angsty women's fiction; she particularly enjoys reading about well-drawn
characters and avoids high-concept plots.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Having lived in New York City, she now makes her home in a tiny village on the
windswept northwest coast of England, with her husband, five children, and an
overly affectionate Golden Retriever. You can read about her life at <a href="http://www.acumbrianlife.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.acumbrianlife.blogspot.co.uk</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://instagram.com/katehewitt1/"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Instagram</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: <span style="font-family: inherit;">General Fiction</span><br />Publisher: <span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Martin's Press</span></span></b></span><br />
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I'm not even sure how to convey how I felt about this novel. It's amazing
but on an entirely different level. The fact that the author, Bradley Somer
could weave the plot lines together like he did and make them work, make the
reader care about each and every character on some level is more than
amazing. This is a book I will think about for years. And it will
make me think about the people I cross paths with more patience, care and
love. Yes there will still be that guy driving slow in the left lane that
will tick me off, but this book will cause me to consider lives of others
besides mine.<br />
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Mr. Somer starts us off with the tale of Ian, who at that moment in the
first chapter is still happily swimming in his fishbowl on the top floor of The
Seville on Roxy. And there begins this tale. First it's a tale of
Ian's descent after he jumps out of his fishbowl, but it's also a tale of other
people in the building and how even though they only know each other in
passing, if even, they cross paths with each other and their lives overlap in
small and large ways. It's a story of how one small gesture can mean the
world to someone. It's a story of separate lives that touch in some
way. It's a story of people.<br />
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I loved each and every character in some way or at least I could relate to
them in some way. I was amazed at how someone I hated in the beginning
was someone I liked by the end. Each chapter alternates with glimpses
into the lives of Conner, Katie, Faye, Deb, Petunia Delilah, Danny, Claire,
Herman, Garth, and Jimenez and yes Ian the goldfish. Each has a story and
every story will bring out some emotion and a way to connect to each
character. By the end of the book, I felt like I was living in The
Seville on Roxy and they were all my neighbors and friends.<br />
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The plot is character-driven. Learning bits and pieces about each character
through the present and sometimes flashbacks, it's wonderful to move through
the book and slowly put the building blocks in place to see how all the
characters overlap, meet and mingle and how each touches the life of another in
some way, sometimes a way that's not even noticeable. It shows a look at the
beauty in the world and hope in circumstances that seem to lack hope and
beauty.<br />
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I am in awe. This book was a wonderful and entertaining read.
The characters are heart-warming, they are funny and most important, they are
real. To show how much the story touched me, I still remember specifics and
think on them almost a week after finishing the book. A lot of the time,
I forget what I read except for a few things after I finish reading. Not
with this one, I still feel like I am living with the characters. It's
great, it's entertaining and it's refreshing. It teaches you so many things. So
go out and grab this one. I loved it. I hope you will too. Come
join the group at The Seville on Roxy, pull up a chair and get pulled into
their world, their building and their lives. Mr. Somer is a master at
making you feel right there. Check it out, you won't regret it!<br />
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And you have to get the hardback of this just because the little surprise on
the pages is adorable and so appropriate. If you buy the ebook, make sure
you get to a bookstore to check out the pages of this gem.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>My Rating: 5.0/5.0</b></span><br />
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A goldfish named Ian is falling from the 27th-floor
balcony on which his fishbowl sits. He's longed for adventure, so when the
opportunity arises, he escapes from his bowl, clears the balcony railing and
finds himself airborne. Plummeting toward the street below, Ian witnesses the
lives of the Seville on Roxy residents.<br />
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There's the handsome grad student, his girlfriend, and the other woman; the
construction worker who feels trapped by a secret; the building's super who
feels invisible and alone; the pregnant woman on bed rest who craves a
forbidden ice cream sandwich; the shut-in for whom dirty talk, and quiche, are
a way of life; and home-schooled Herman, a boy who thinks he can travel through
time. Though they share time and space, they have something even more important
in common: each faces a decision that will affect the course of their lives.
Within the walls of the Seville are stories of love, new life, and death, of
facing the ugly truth of who one has been and the beautiful truth of who one
can become. <br />
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Sometimes taking a risk is the only way to move forward with our lives. As Ian
the goldfish knows, "An entire life devoted to a fishbowl will make one
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in Canada and holds degrees in Anthropology and Archaeology. His short fiction
has appeared in literary journals, reviews and anthologies. His debut novel, <i>Imperfections</i>,
published in Canada, won the 2013 CBC Bookie Award for debut of the year.
Bradley currently lives in a little old house in the city of Calgary, Canada,
where he works on his writing projects and tries to ignore the wild growth that
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I recently read an amazing book that was sent to me by St. Martin's. When the publicist offered me a chance to send the author questions, I jumped at the chance. Devising the questions was easy because I was 2/3 of the way through the novel and it was so interesting, crazy and real that I was excited to ask questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The book is <i>Fishbowl</i> by Bradley Somer. I will have my review up of this wonderful, fun, zany and real novel tomorrow. But for now to whet your appetite for his new book, enjoy what the author has to say. Please welcome Bradley Somer to My Reading Room and feel free to comment about the interview, I would love to hear your thoughts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Q: <b>I'm reading <i>Fishbowl</i> and
loving it so far. I love how the interactions between characters and events are connected. It's so intricate and fun. I love seeing a connection before you explored it in the next chapter or reading it after I had read it from another point-of-view. But it struck me that it had to be hard to keep up with where you wanted to go. So, how did you keep up with how the characters/events were connected?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy to hear you're enjoying it! There were a lot of moving parts to keep in line in <i>Fishbowl</i>. Part of the fun of writing it was all the little puzzle pieces, things that get a mention early on and become much more relevant to the story farther down the line. The answer to your question... a lot of notes and tons of re-reads, while it was being written and after the rough manuscript was complete. There were also a ton of little rewrites to make sure it all fit together when it was supposed to fit together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="im"><b><span style="color: black;">Q: We have two goldfish that were won at our Seafood festival so I never expected them to last a day but the oldest is at least 4-years-old now. That said, I loved the parts about Ian. Do you currently have a pet goldfish?</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How hilarious, in a skewed sort of way... goldfish given out at a seafood festival? I don't have a goldfish at the moment but I did growing up. We also had a few guppies that later became lots of guppies. Lots and lots of guppies. Those things are their own renewable resource.</span>
<br/><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Crystal: I never thought of the irony of goldfish as a prize at the seafood festival - that is hilarious, now I'll never look at it the same. Not to mention that I actually wonder if our goldfish are looking for a life of adventure . . . </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was actually in an vacant penthouse apartment with a downtown view. There was an empty fishbowl sitting on a worn-out folding table on the balcony. There were the quiet sounds of life coming through the apartment walls, people moving inside the building and traffic noises from outside. That was the seed for the story. <i>Fishbowl</i>'s original incarnation was as a short story called “Sunburnt Cosmonaut.” There was still so much more to the story though, I had to work it into a novel.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Fishbowl</i> was a joy to write. It was about two years in the making, concept to completion, and the whole time was just playing with all the characters, the language and the stories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="im"><b><span style="color: black;">Q: What's one word that would describe how you felt when you finished <i>Fishbowl</i>?</span></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Energized. That's the one word, now here's some more words... as soon as the last word was written, I was charged up to get back in and start tweaking and editing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Free time...I have a vague recollection of that. Reading is up there, of course. I also really enjoy just visiting with friends and family. Also, I try to get out hiking when I can. Snowshoeing in the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Coffee, tunes and some downtime to get in the right headspace.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="im"><i>Fishbowl</i> is a half hour of life in The Seville on Roxy. It's the story about how we don't live our own life, we live each other's together. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A goldfish named Ian is falling from the 27th-floor balcony on which his fishbowl sits. He's longed for adventure, so when the opportunity arises, he escapes from his bowl, clears the balcony railing and finds himself airborne. Plummeting toward the street below, Ian witnesses the lives of the Seville on Roxy residents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There's the handsome grad student, his girlfriend, and the other woman; the construction worker who feels trapped by a secret; the building's super who feels invisible and alone; the pregnant woman on bed rest who craves a forbidden ice cream sandwich; the shut-in for whom dirty talk, and quiche, are a way of life; and home-schooled Herman, a boy who thinks he can travel through time. Though they share time and space, they have something even more important in common: each faces a decision that will affect the course of their lives.
Within the walls of the Seville are stories of love, new life, and death, of facing the ugly truth of who one has been and the beautiful truth of who one can become. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes taking a risk is the only way to move forward with our lives. As Ian the goldfish knows, "An entire life devoted to a fishbowl will make one die an old fish with not one adventure had."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BRADLEY SOMER was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in Canada and holds degrees in Anthropology and Archaeology. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals, reviews and anthologies. His debut novel, <i>Imperfections</i>, published in Canada, won the 2013 CBC Bookie Award for debut of the year. Bradley currently lives in a little old house in the city of Calgary, Canada, where he works on his writing projects and tries to ignore the wild growth that his backyard has become.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: Suspense<br />Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publis<span style="font-family: inherit;">h D<span style="font-family: inherit;">ate: 8/4/2015</span></span><br />Pages: 320<br />Format: Hardcover, ebook</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISBN:</span></b></span><span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn"> 9781501112317</span></span></div>
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This was one crazy and suspenseful ride. If you pick this up, be
prepared to read it until you are finished. It is that good. I
didn't get to read it in one sitting but when I wasn't reading it, I was
thinking about what I had read and what could possibly happen next. And then I
would try and figure out what the twist would be. That made the book even
better.<br />
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The characters. Nora is our main character and the book goes from the
present which is after the hen party and flashes back to before and during the
hen party. It was obvious from the start that something bad has happened.
The problem is Nora can't remember what happened or what role she may have
played in it. I liked Nora; she's a somewhat reclusive writer who has a
past that is hinted at through the book. Nora was very well-developed as
the main character and I enjoyed getting to know her. I also enjoyed the
unreliable narrator aspect. That is always fun for me because it keeps me
guessing and has me questioning all I thought I knew about the main character.
The other characters are Nina, Mel, Thomas, Flo, who hosts the party and of
course Claire, who is the bride-to-be. I really felt like I got to know
each character and it felt like I was at the hen party right there with
them. If I had to pick a second-favorite character it would be
Nina. I loved her sarcastic, witty personality. I liked how she
loved deeply and cared for others even through her tough exterior.<br />
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The plot was amazing. While the character development moved things
along as the six acquaintances get to know one-another, the plot starts
speeding along to what I knew would be an exciting climax/plot twist. And
I was not disappointed. Did I guess what would happen, I did try and I
got part of it right, but the twist was very "dark and twisty" (to
coin a Grey's Anatomy phrase). It was awesome, it was exciting and I
enjoyed the ride through the whole book. I found the plot very
believable. I wouldn't want it to happen to me for sure, but I could
definitely see it happening.<br />
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If you love gothic, psychological-thriller-type books then In a Dark, Dark
Wood is just the book for you. I loved this. The plot kept me
entertained, the characters felt like friends (or frenemies) and I enjoyed
every minute of the book. Ruth Ware can spin a tale and she has spun a
great one with this book.<br />
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<span id="freeText2266584351915939265">Someone's getting married. Someone's getting murdered.<br /><br />In a dark, dark wood<br /><br />Nora hasn't seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back.<br /><br />There was a dark, dark house<br /><br />Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen do arrives. Is this a chance for Nora to finally put her past behind her?<br /><br />And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room<br /><br />But something goes wrong. Very wrong.<br /><br />And in the dark, dark room....<br /><br />Some things can’t stay secret for ever</span><br />
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<span id="freeTextContainerauthor9013543">Ruth Ware grew up in Sussex,
on the south coast of England. After graduating from Manchester
University she moved to Paris, before settling in North London. She has
worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign
language and a press officer. She is married with two small children,
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Completed This Month so far (links go to my review):</span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>The Wrong Man by Kate White (ebook, netgalley)</li>
<li>The Melody Lingers On by Mary Higgins Clark (library) </li>
<li>Friction by Sandra Brown (ebook, netgalley, review coming mid-August) </li>
<li>Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (audiobook, library)</li>
<li>Fishbowl by Bradley Somer (book for review from publisher, review coming this week!) </li>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading Now: </span></span><br />
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<li>Rainy Day Sisters by Kate Hewitt (book, for review from publisher)</li>
<li>The Boleyn King by Laura Anderson (audiobook, audible) </li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Next:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<li>Brother Odd by Dean Koontz (audiobook, library)</li>
<li>Nation of Enemies by H.A. Raynes (ebook, netgalley, review coming mid-August)</li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Summary</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -</span></div>
Great reading week and I've spent time organizing and planning reviews for my blog. Right now I'm in a good place to read books and schedule post and still have time for library reads and reads from my own tbr. I feel good about blogging again and look forward to reconnecting to the blogging world!<br />
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This is my last true week of summer. Our oldest starts high school soccer practice on Monday at 8am, so there went my lazy, get out of bed when I want and go to work when I want schedule. Even if another Mom takes him, I'll have to get him up and motivated and get him something to eat. Not sure if practice will stay at 8am, so we'll see. I love my job and flexible hours and I am not looking forward to starting a routine again. Oh well.<br />
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<i><b>So
how was your week? What were your temps like where you were? Are your
kids starting sports for the new school year yet? Any great books to
share from the past
week or ones you are looking forward to?</b></i><br />
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So I know what is on my to-be-reviewed pile, but as I start the blog back up I'm trying to not overwhelm myself with new books to review and leave time to read some of the books I have accumulated over time. Yes it's a large stack, both print books and my ebook-library. So I'm narrowing it down to three choices this week, all by author Jennifer L. Armentrout/J. Lynn. Can you believe I have not read these books? Help me choose which one to start by casting your vote in the comments.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wicked by Jennifer L. Armentrout (A Wicked Saga #1) </b></span><br />
I bought this when it came out in December of last year but haven't read it yet.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytp9A6VR6up7EERmvnMi5D3H4DumrBMeuJW6-e0Nfdw4gbHX-RsxITJCFvgTWoJV-Tz0nDjfrNGRD_0P6GKKNhnlZIyZGZyhsHGNOAl_QN9jc6M0VET4aRFPSF685KpmdTA_F3wcJCUo/s1600/wicked.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytp9A6VR6up7EERmvnMi5D3H4DumrBMeuJW6-e0Nfdw4gbHX-RsxITJCFvgTWoJV-Tz0nDjfrNGRD_0P6GKKNhnlZIyZGZyhsHGNOAl_QN9jc6M0VET4aRFPSF685KpmdTA_F3wcJCUo/s320/wicked.jpg" width="213" /></a><span id="freeText17189246923685837287">Things are about to get <em>Wicked</em> in New Orleans.<br /><br />Twenty-two
year old Ivy Morgan isn’t your average college student. She, and others
like her, know humans aren’t the only thing trolling the French Quarter
for fun… and for food. Her duty to the Order is her life. After all,
four years ago, she lost <em>everything</em> at the hands of the creatures she’d sworn to hunt, tearing her world and her heart apart.<br /><br />Ren
Owens is the last person Ivy expected to enter her rigidly controlled
life. He’s six feet and three inches of temptation and swoon-inducing
charm. With forest-green eyes and a smile that’s surely left a stream of
broken hearts in its wake, he has an uncanny, almost unnatural ability
to make her yearn for everything he has to offer. But letting him in is
as dangerous as hunting the cold-blooded killers stalking the streets.
Losing the boy she loved once before had nearly destroyed her, but the
sparking tension that grows between them becomes impossible for Ivy to
deny. Deep down, she wants… she needs more than what her duty demands of
her, what her past has shaped for her.<br /><br />But as Ivy grows closer
to Ren, she realizes she’s not the only one carrying secrets that could
shatter the frail bond between them. There’s something he’s not telling
her, and one thing is for certain. She’s no longer sure what is more
dangerous to her—the ancient beings threatening to take over the town or
the man demanding to lay claim to her heart and her soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText17189246923685837287">Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Lux #1)</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText17189246923685837287"><span id="freeText10907466110419236016">I've had this forever, heard wonderful things about the series, but never can make the time to start!</span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17189246923685837287"><span id="freeText10907466110419236016">Starting over sucks.<br /><br />When
we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much
resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot
of boring… until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and
eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.<br /><br />And then he opened his mouth.<br /><br />Daemon
is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But
when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a
wave of his hand, well, something… unexpected happens. <br /><br />The hot alien living next door marks me.<br /><br />You
heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of
enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit
up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is
by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. <br /><br />If I don’t kill him first, that is.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText17189246923685837287"><span id="freeText10907466110419236016">Stay With Me by J. Lynn (Wait for You #3)</span></span></b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIV4kdU0FweAUolPERGS5EdYzdNJKNczQD0SbA5YA2RTLgazi9lEdpkFV487iu8UM7KupdrAZYFVlGBTlDmNw7FcVGquOa_R5YHfLZXIp3HxPsaTWcQJp5fxNGuiEs8Vx3LCPZpGix6A/s1600/staywithme.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIV4kdU0FweAUolPERGS5EdYzdNJKNczQD0SbA5YA2RTLgazi9lEdpkFV487iu8UM7KupdrAZYFVlGBTlDmNw7FcVGquOa_R5YHfLZXIp3HxPsaTWcQJp5fxNGuiEs8Vx3LCPZpGix6A/s320/staywithme.jpg" width="212" /></a><span id="freeText17189246923685837287"><span id="freeText10907466110419236016">So I have actually started this series and love it. I bought this one when it came out and even have Fall With Me bought and ready to go when I finish this one.</span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17189246923685837287"><span id="freeText10907466110419236016"><span id="freeText14285432222642382538">At 21, Calla hasn’t
done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean,
never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some
things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and
emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she
keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.<br /><br />But
the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she
discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit
card debt in her name. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she
thought she'd left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. Of course,
when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found.
Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and
keeping the place humming.<br /><br />Sexy and intense, Jax is in Calla’s
business from the moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her
search for Mona. And the way he looks at her makes it clear he wants to
get horizontal . . . and maybe something more. Before Calla can let him
get close, though, she’s got to deal with the pain of the past—and some
very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn’t give them her mom.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17189246923685837287"><span id="freeText10907466110419236016">So what should I start? Which series do you love best? Would love to hear your opinions! </span> </span><br />
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post weekly and see what others are reading too
just so you can add to your tbr - I always do! For more
information go to <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey</a> and join in!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Completed This Month so far (links go to my review):</span></span><br />
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Touch and Go by Lisa Gardner (audiobook, library)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (audiobook, library)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Knitters on Yarn: Writers on Knitting by Ann Hood (library)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory (audiobook, audible)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory (ebook, Scribd)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory (ebook, Scribd)</span></span></li>
<li>Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz (audiobook, library)</li>
<li>In a Dark, Dark, Wood by Ruth Ware (ebook, netgalley)</li>
</ul>
<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading Now: </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Forever Odd by Dean Koontz (audiobook, library)</li>
<li>The Wrong Man by Kate White (ebook, netgalley)</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Next:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<li>Not sure yet :)</li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Summary</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -</span></div>
Finally in the last few weeks I really feel like my reading mojo has come back. I have enjoyed the series by Philippa Gregory and plan to continue with it. I have been intrigued and sucked into several books I received from Netgalley. And dare I think it, but I might actually start reviewing again. I've been visiting blogs again and enjoying that reading and look forward to being back in the blogging world after a long hiatus.<br />
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Summer is going quickly. My kids have one last vacation with my parents for the summer next week and then my oldest starts soccer practice at the high school. But I"m going to enjoy all the lazy boating days that I can until deer season starts and the weather cools!<br />
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<i><b>So
how was your week? What were your temps like where you were? Are your kids starting sports for the new school year yet? Any great books to share from the past
week or ones you are looking forward to?</b></i><br />
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post weekly and see what others are reading too
just so you can add to your tbr - I always do! For more
information see Sheila at <a href="http://bookjourney.net/2015/02/22/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-275/">One Persons Journey Through a World of Books</a> and join in!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Completed Last Week (links go to my review):</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Vanished by Joseph Finder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Weightless by Sarah Bannan</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Pleasure Palace (Secrets of the Tudor Court #1) by Kate Emerson </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading Now: </span></span><br />
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<li>Knitters on Yarn: Writers on Knitting by Ann Hood</li>
<li>What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler</li>
<li>The Constant Princess by Phillipa Gregory (audiobook, audible)</li>
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<li>Not sure yet :)</li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Summary</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -</span></div>
It's been hot here and that leads to me coming home in the afternoon, throwing some laundry in and curling up in a book until it's time to fix supper and the husband and I watch tv. After that I read until I go to sleep. Some afternoons will find me in the hammock reading, but most have been inside lately. My reading mojo has come back and that feels good. I loved finding my way back to Joseph Finder's great suspense reading Vanished. I have immediately requested another one of his books from the library. I also have a great fascination with the Tudors. We have been making our way through the Showtime series and it has re-awakened my fascination with this time period. So I have several books coming from the library on this period and group of kings/queens. I can't wait. Probably by the time this publishes we will be almost done with the series. <br />
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how was your week? What were your temps like where you were? Any great books to share from the past
week or ones you are looking forward to?</b></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Obtained From:</b> Audible</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Why I chose this one: </b>I am currently obsessed with the Tudor ruling of England. We are watching the Tudors and I must admit this is the most fascinated I have been by historical fiction in awhile.<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Date Started: </b>6/25/2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>About <i>The Constant Princess</i>:</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText18318989370663447064">"I am Catalina,
Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has
ever known...and I will be Queen of England."<br /><br />Thus, bestselling
author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable
heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was
pushed off her throne by Anne Boleyn, here is a Katherine the world has
forgotten: the enchanting princess that all England loved. First married
to Henry VIII's older brother, Arthur, Katherine's passion turns their
arranged marriage into a love match; but when Arthur dies, the merciless
English court and her ambitious parents -- the crusading King and Queen
of Spain -- have to find a new role for the widow. Ultimately, it is
Katherine herself who takes control of her own life by telling the most
audacious lie in English history, leading her to the very pinnacle of
power in England.<br /><br />Set in the rich beauty of Moorish Spain and the
glamour of the Tudor court, The Constant Princess presents a woman
whose constancy helps her endure betrayal, poverty, and despair, until
the inevitable moment when she steps into the role she has prepared for
all her life: Henry VIII's Queen, Regent, and commander of the English
army in their greatest victory against Scotland.</span><br />
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I am loving this book. The narrator is wonderful and the story has captured my interest right away. I love Catalina and how sure of herself she is. I love her romance with Arthur so far and look forward to more intrigue and seeing how this all plays out.<br />
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If you haven't watched The Tudors (it's on Netflix streaming), it starts with Henry losing interest in Catherine and the battle to make Anne Boleyn legitimate as his wife. So it''s interesting to find out more about Catherine's history and what has led up to the start of The Tudor tv show. I look forward to reading/listening to the whole series (The Tudor Court) by Phillipa Gregory, and if the rest start like this one I know I will be enthralled.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Obtained From: </b>publisher (St. Martin's Griffin)<b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why I chose this one: </b>I received it earlier this week. I'm not sure I requested it. However after I read the blurb I knew I had to read it soon!<b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Date Started: </b>6/24/15 (I read over 200 pages the first night!)<b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>About <i>Weightless</i>:</b></span><br />
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<span id="freeText8912515825656061360">When 15-year-old Carolyn
moves from New Jersey to Alabama with her mother, she rattles the
status quo of the junior class at Adams High School. A good student and
natural athlete, she’s immediately welcomed by the school’s cliques.
She’s even nominated to the homecoming court and begins dating a senior,
Shane, whose on again/off again girlfriend Brooke becomes Carolyn’s
bitter romantic rival. When a video of Carolyn and Shane making out is
sent to everyone, Carolyn goes from golden girl to slut, as Brooke and
her best friend Gemma try to restore their popularity. Gossip and
bullying hound Carolyn, who becomes increasingly private and isolated.
When Shane and Brooke—now back together—confront Carolyn in the student
parking lot, injuring her, it’s the last attack she can take.<br /><br />Sarah Bannan's deft use of the first person plural gives <em>Weightless </em>an emotional intensity and remarkable power that will send you flying through the pages and leave you reeling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span id="freeText8912515825656061360">My thoughts so far:</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText8912515825656061360">At first I wasn't sure about the author's narrative. The story is written from the point-of-view of a group of girls and how they saw things. In the beginning it took some getting use to, but once I started reading I really got into it and really like it from this point-of-view. I'm still not sure who all the "we" includes, but it doesn't really matter. It's interesting getting a feel for the group and what they see and perceive.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText8912515825656061360">It's a fast read, I read close to 2/3 of the book just the first night and look forward to finishing this afternoon. It's just one of those books that you want to pick up and keep reading because you have to know what happens next.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText8912515825656061360">It officially comes out Tuesday June 30th.</span><br />
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So how am I doing with the audiobook challenge? Well it was the one thing I kept reading during my slump in March so I'm doing great. I've read from a variety of sources, e-audiobooks from my library, actual CD or MP3 audiobooks from the library, some of my own and some from Audible. No matter what I value my reading time going to and from work (25 minutes each way).<br />
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One thing I've learned, is I love speeding up the reading of my audiobooks. Audible and my Smart AudioBook Player app on my phone allow me to do this. The app for a desktop for eaudiobooks from the library (OneClick) allows this, but the app for my phone doesn't. So I'm a little slower listening to those books, but I enjoy them. I've found my ideal speed is around 1.8x normal. But with some readers I have to slow this down some. I usually stay in the 1.5x-1.9x range.<br />
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So what have I read and where am I with my goal? I've read 12/30-50 that I wanted to read. So I would say I am right on task for this challenge :)<br />
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<li>Tidal by Emily Snow</li>
<li>Bad for You by Abbi Glines</li>
<li>Hold On Tight by Abbi Glines</li>
<li>Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau</li>
<li>The City by Dean Koontz</li>
<li>One More Chance by Abbi Glines</li>
<li>Suspicion by Joseph Finder</li>
<li>Rush Too Far by Abbi Glines</li>
<li>Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb</li>
<li>You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz</li>
<li>Cell by Robin Cook</li>
<li>Death Benefit by Robin Cook</li>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scarlett
doesn’t remember anything before the age of five. Her parents say it’s
from the trauma of seeing her house burn down, and she accepts the life
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a new guy moves into town, Scarlett feels an instant spark. But Noah
knows the truth of Scarlett’s past, and he’s determined to shield her
from it…because Scarlett
grew up in a cult called Eternal Light, controlled by her biological
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native Natasha Preston grew up in small villages and towns. She
discovered her love of writing when she shared a story online—and hasn’t
looked back since. She enjoys writing romance, thrillers,
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Genre: </span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Young Adul</span><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t</span><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Publisher: </span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three Story</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publish Date: </span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 4, 2015</span><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Pages: </span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">234 pages</span><b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Format: </span></b><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ebook</span></span><br />
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<b><i>Note:</i></b> My review is coming later this week, but let me say it really grabbed me from the start. I can't wait to get home and finish reading this.<br />
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Why would a 17-year-old girl pretend to be a prostitute?
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Piper is a con artist whose canvas is the city of Las Vegas. She
rolls with a crew of young grifters including a card-counting genius, a
tourist-hustling pool shark, and a pocket-picking magician. Together,
this crew of teenage outlaws live with their mentor Max in the penthouse
of a hotel casino. They work hard and play harder. But unlike the
others, Piper must balance her hyper-real Vegas fantasy with the reality
of raising her 14-year-old half-sister Sophie. Disaster strikes when
the Las Vegas mafia kidnaps Sophie and demands a multimillion-dollar
ransom. With only five days to piece together the money, the crew races
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"Ocean's Eleven for the Reddit set, with a twist of Oliver Twist
floating in a dirty martini none of the characters are old enough to
order. Jason Mosberg deftly explores the very real world of Vegas
runaways and misfits through the lens of a heist movie Sinatra's
great-grandaughter would be proud of." -Sean Beaudoin, author of Wise
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"Thrilling read... couldn't put it down!" -- New York Times best selling author Aubrey Rose
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CHAPTER ONE – The Strip </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: small; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“How does this work?”<br />For the first time, I look directly into his eyes. It’s hard to make eye contact in the poorly lit Riviera Hotel and Casino. Hard to make eye contact anywhere in Las Vegas. Too dim in the casinos, too bright in the sun. <br />He seems anxious. Maybe because he’s out of his element. Or maybe because he’s not good with women. I give him a warm smile to loosen him up. <br />“Well, unless you want me here in the casino, we start by getting a room.”<br />He forces a one-syllable laugh. <br />“What’s your name?”<br />“Mark.” <br />At the mention of his name, I do everything possible to avoid smiling. I heard somewhere that it takes 10 muscles in your face to smile and 30 to frown. How many does it take to keep from smiling? <br />“Madeline, right?”<br />I nod. But Madeline’s not my name. Piper’s my name. I have a roster of about eight fake names, but I always circle back to Madeline. My mother’s name. <br />Mark and I wander over to the front desk. One room costs 40 bucks. On Friday and Saturday nights, a room here, booked the day of, might cost over two or three hundred. But on some random Tuesday? They just want to get you in the casino. <br />He fumbles for his wallet, but I insist. <br />He seems like a gentleman. Lets me into the elevator first. Opens the door for me. Doesn’t gawk at me. I wonder if this gentleman has a wife at home in Indiana or Rhode Island or Arizona or wherever he’s from. <br />Once I close the door to the hotel room, he slides his arms around my waist.<br />“There’s one rule I have.” <br />“No kissing?”<br />I giggle what I consider a sexy-giggle. “No. That depends on how things go. I kiss when I want to kiss.”<br />“So what’s the rule?”<br />“I always collect the money first.”<br />“Oh. Of course.” Mark draws his wallet. He counts out 15 crisp hundred-dollar bills. In this age, people rarely pay for anything with this much cash unless it’s scandalous. Drugs. Gambling. Sex. <br />The cash never stops flowing in Vegas. <br />“Thank you.” <br />He hasn’t inhaled in a few seconds. Or blinked. He’s waiting to ask me something. <br />“Will you dance for me?”<br />Damn it. There it is. <br />Dance means strip. No one pays an escort to do the funky chicken fully clothed. <br />I’m not really in the mood to slowly remove layers of clothing while dancing, but the request gives me a quick in for booze. I glance at the ground and use my most innocent voice. “Sure, but I might need some champagne then.”<br />After one glass of champagne, I dance. I don’t enjoy doing it, but it’s not the worst. It’s slow. Tasteful. He’s not expecting me to shake my ass in his face. He can get that over at the Pussycat Lounge for $35. He wants to see class. That’s what he’s paying for. Class.<br />Fifteen minutes of slow, rhythmic swaying pass. Feels like fifty minutes to me. Afterwards, I stand in my bra and underwear, undergarments that cost twice as much as the room. His eyes have grown bigger and his looks longer. The word gentleman no longer comes to mind. <br />I pour myself another glass of champagne. After a few sips, I rub my head and grimace. <br />“You okay?”<br />“Yeah, just…didn’t eat dinner. Reminds me of this time a couple years ago when I was on a field trip with my class. Me and my friends snuck out and stole a couple bottles of wine from this drug store. One of my friends…well she was obsessed with grunge music. You know, the 90’s, Nirvana and…well, anyway so we hid the bottles in her baggy jeans and flannel shirt. But none of us had eaten dinner, so of course we all ended up getting sick.” <br />He takes the bait. <br />“How old are you?”<br />“Seventeen.”<br />His jaw drops. As if his chin instantly gained five pounds. <br />“You’re 17 years old?”<br />“I’ll be 18 in two months.” <br />A lie. I’ll be 18 in more like ten months. For a moment, it looks like he’s changing his mind, but they never change their mind. <br />As he puts his hands on me, I move to my purse. <br />“I’ll feel better if I take my medicine.” I pull out some prescription pills. They wash down like two little barrels going over a waterfall of champagne.<br />His impatience grows. He places his hand on my shoulder. I want to smack his hand away, but I have to pretend his fingers don’t feel reptilian against my skin. Pretend his reaction to my being 17 years old doesn’t make me want to puke on him. <br />I put my hands on his arm, but then I reel back. He sees then that I’m ill. <br />“Hey. Are you sure you’re okay?”<br />I try to stand. But I can’t. I collapse on the couch. <br />He rushes over to me, shakes me a few times. <br />“Madeline! Madeline!” <br />A driblet of saliva runs down my lip to my chin. It tickles like crazy. <br />He shakes me a few more times but realizes this girl is not going to wake up. <br />As soon as the door closes, I spring to my feet. I want to get out of the suite ASAP. Just in case the guy experiences a sudden burst of conscience. They never do, but I still have my rules. <br />I walk past the elevator to the stairwell, but I don’t walk down. I walk up four flights. A different key card I had in my purse unlocks the door to room 1216. <br />On the bed sits the bag I left. I dump out the items: denim overalls I plan to throw over my dress, an extra-baggy hooded sweatshirt, and a baseball cap with a built-in red ponytail wig. <br />Thirty seconds later down the elevator rides an inconspicuous tomboy. <br />Fairly smooth, I think to myself as the elevator descends. I wasn’t in the mood to dance, so that was a drag, but at least he hadn’t insisted on paying for the room. If he had, then his card would have been on file with the hotel, and he’d have been much less likely to flee. In which case, I would have needed to use a different variation of the con. I’ve used dozens of variations. <br />I scan the lobby for the mark, but even if he were there, he probably wouldn’t recognize me. Now I take a moment to smile at the coincidence of his name. <br />Chances are Mark wouldn’t have stuck around. So you might think the $80 I spent on the two rooms went to waste. But it’s worth it. Worth it for that one time you get seen. <br />The $80 isn’t the only money that comes out of the $1,500 I just scored. $150 goes to the spotter, who in this case is a fat man named Randy who played Single A professional baseball before he began working as a telephone representative for an escort service called First Class. And of the $1,270 that’s left over, 90% goes to Max. I’m sure 90% seems like a lot, but I owe everything to Max. Compared to everything, 90% doesn’t seem too bad. <br />From the lobby, I walk outside, hitting the dry desert air just as the afternoon sun disappears below the towers of Circus-Circus. I head south on The Strip – I’ve got another appointment at 7:00. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: large; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /> </span></span><br />
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Jason Mosberg lives in Los Angeles where he works as a
screenwriter. He has optioned several feature screenplays to independent
financiers. He wrote his first novel <i>Grift</i> while staying in
cheap hotel rooms in Las Vegas. When he’s not writing, Jason can be
found playing soccer, walking, and over analyzing everything.<br />
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Having grown up in Delaware, Jason attended Wake Forest
University before he lit out for the west coast. His top five TV shows
of all time are The Wire, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Six Feet Under, and
Twin Peaks.<br />
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His one vice is claw machines.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">She will never forget their past...</span></b><b><br />
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James Montgomery has achieved everything he'd hoped for in
life...except marrying the girl of his dreams. After a terrible
accident, Selena Ainsley left ten years ago. She took his heart with her
and she's never coming back. But it's
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together, and James can't help but wonder what he would do if they could
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<i>Return to You</i> was an amazing read. I love the story where the guy and girl were so close in high school but something happens and they are apart for many years but finally get back together. Add in a wonderful uncle matchmaker (which is what ties this series together) and you get magic.<br />
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I believe this is the fourth book in the Montgomery family series. It's based on a man in the family (he's the Dad in the first three books and I believe the Uncle in subsequent books, like this one) who is a great matchmaker. I really liked him. He was fun, sweet and had wonderful intentions to unite each child/niece/nephew into the relationship they are destined for. He does some arranging but it never comes off as manipulative since he has their best interests at heart.<br />
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And oh does he have James' and Selena's best interests at heart. These two were high school sweethearts, meant to be together but pulled apart by horrible circumstances that I can't reveal because it's really a part of how the book unfolds. Watching them react to each other, find each other again and deal with the past is both wonderful and heartbreaking. Both have held on for the other for so long, but as it works most of the time, stubbornness can get in the way.<br />
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Both characters, James and Selena are developed very well. I got a great feel for each of them, their pain, their pride and their love for each other and their passion in life. The plot was fast-paced, giving some flashbacks to how they met and some of their life in the past but mainly focusing on the now and how they get back together. Of course their is conflict, you can't have a romance book without it and I had to see what would happen. That makes it a great book for me. When I care enough about the characters to see what happens to them. And now I hope I will get a glimpse of them in future books about the Montgomery family.<br />
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A great installment in a series, but don't be afraid to read this one as a stand-alone. I did and I am curious about the other matches that were made and can't wait to read other books in the series. I will go back and read the first three and will definitely pre-order any future books. This is a fun series and if this book is any indication I will really enjoy the other books in the series. Looks like I have a new automatic author for me in the contemporary romance genre. If you haven't checked out Samantha Chase I can heartily recommend this one.<br />
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<b>Rating: 4.5/5.0 </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Excerpt</b></span><br />
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It was near <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_278040219" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">midnight</span></span> and Selena’s eyes felt heavy. With her head resting on James’s shoulder, she tried to focus on the ending of
<i>The</i> <i>Philadelphia</i> <i>Story.</i> Back when they were dating,
they used to enjoy watching classic movies, and finding one on the
television seemed like the perfect way for them to relax after such an
emotional evening.</div>
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James looked over at Selena and smiled to himself.
If he could freeze this moment in time, he would. For years he had
wondered if he’d ever find a woman he could come home to, with whom he
could sit like this and simply relax. The woman
half-asleep beside him was the only woman he wanted to fit that bill.
The credits were beginning to roll, and he gently nudged her with his
shoulder. “Hey,” he said softly, “are you still awake?”</div>
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“Mmm…barely,” she whispered and then yawned. As
much as Selena knew that the bed would be a far more comfortable place
to sleep, she didn’t want to leave the security of James’s side. She
jumped when he shifted beside her to stand up. A
wave of panic hit her as she prayed that he wasn’t getting up to leave.
Before she could even voice her concern, James turned off the
television and then scooped her up into his arms. “Oh!”</div>
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“Don’t get me wrong. I was completely enjoying
being curled up with you on the sofa, but I had a feeling your neck was
going to kill you tomorrow.” He walked through to the bedroom and
carefully held her close as he pulled back the comforter
and gently placed Selena down. Without a word, he walked back out to
the living room and locked the door and turned out the lights before
returning to her.</div>
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He didn’t ask permission.</div>
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She didn’t extend an invitation.</div>
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Neither seemed necessary.</div>
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New York Times and USA Today Bestseller/contemporary romance writer
Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan's Return, in November
2011. Although she waited until she was in her 40's to publish for the
first time, writing has
been a lifelong passion. Her motivation to take that step was her
students: teaching creative writing to elementary age students all the
way up through high school and encouraging those students to follow
their writing dreams gave Samantha the confidence to
take that step as well. <br />
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When she's not working on a new story, she spends her time reading
contemporary romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or
Solitaire on Facebook and spending time with her husband of 25 years and
their two sons in North Carolina.<br />
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post weekly and see what others are reading too
just so you can add to your tbr - I always do! For more
information see Sheila at <a href="http://bookjourney.net/2015/02/22/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-275/">One Persons Journey Through a World of Books</a> and join in!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Completed Last Week (links go to my review):</span></span><br />
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<li>The Way We Fall by Cassia Leo (mine, bought)</li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">One Night in Close Exposure by Ashley C. Harris (review)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Return to You by Samantha Chase (review) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (audiobook, library) </span> </li>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading Now: </span></span><br />
<ul>
<li>Grift by Jason Mosberg</li>
<li>Cell by Robin Cook (audiobook, library)</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Scribd)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Next:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Reckless by S.C. Stephens (Scribd)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Thoughtful by S.C. Stephens (ebook, review)</span></li>
<li>Origin in Death by J.D. Robb (audiobook, audible)</li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Summary</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -</span></div>
It's
been another cold week for those of us in coastal NC. We had snow and ice Tuesday and it finally melted Wednesday afternoon. The kids and I were out of school/work on Tuesday and Wednesday and they had a 2-hour delay on Thursday. Then Thursday was my birthday and my family made it a great day. My youngest even gave me an amazon gift card he got for Christmas. My oldest gave me some money (I didn't want them to do anything but at the same time it was very touching). And my husband gave me some lovely clothes. It was a good and crazy week! <br />
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<i><b>So
how was your week? What were your temps like where you were and how
much snow did you get if any? Any great books to share from the past
week or ones you are looking forward to?</b></i><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Charlemagne Std"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Charlemagne Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Charlemagne Std";">One Night in Close
Exposure </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Charlemagne Std"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Charlemagne Std"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Charlemagne Std";">by Ashley C. Harris</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The highly awaited follow up (and final book in
the series) to Ashley C. Harris’ ONE NIGHT IN HEATED SNAPSHOTS.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My Review:</b></span></div>
First I should mention that I haven't read the first book in the series, <b><i>One Night in Heated Snapshots</i></b>. And while I could easily read this book, I would like personally to go back and read the first book to get more of a feel for Beth and Sterling in their past.</div>
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That said, I don't think you must read the first book to enjoy the second story. There are brief glimpses into what happened in the first book, but never anything that I thought of as a major spoiler. So I thought the history was treated welll for people like me who jump in and start reading <i>One Night in Close Exposure.</i></div>
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So what did I think. It's a cute story that is powered along by some character development and a lot going on in the plot. It's a quick, easy and satisfying book to read. A romance just finding it's start again despite a lot of of odds against it.</div>
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I enjoyed Beth and Sterling's characters. They were different and going through different things but they share so much. Both have fears and both have dreams, but will things work between them? You'll have to read it to find out.</div>
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My only fault with the book was not in the story or the characters but there were some minor editing blips that may have gotten missed on first pass and I'm hoping by the time that the book is released (I think this was an eARC) that these will be fixed. They were very minor and most people would miss them. They didn't glare at me or yank me out of the story. And most of the book has no editing issues at all.</div>
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If you enjoy a simple romance (guy+girl) with some hurdles thrown in then this is perfect for you. Both Sterling and Beth are fun characters and the sparks fly when they are together which makes for a great romance. So come, read and enjoy.</div>
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<b>My Rating: 4.0/5.0</b></div>
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... ” is what her mom had told her repeatedly all week long the moment there
was breaking news that Sterling Johnson, and a whole slew of other Olympic
athletes, were flying into Beth’s city for the governor’s honorary ball. Beth
knew her mom was right, what other chance would she get to talk to Sterling at
this point, especially now that he had actually broken a new world record and
joined the U.S.A. Olympic team? The answer was none.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Too many people had begun calling him the minute his
Olympic swimming status was announced on a national level, which is why he must
have switched numbers, breaking off the possibility of Beth getting ahold of
him again. Well, not all possibility, but the truth was she hadn’t ever wanted
to face him after their one steamy night that had ended so wrong. But now, just
as Sterling’s stellar Olympic news was announced, she had learned her own life
stopping drama. In fact, she was pretty sure her life was over as she imagined
her dreams and aspirations suddenly crashing to the floor. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh God, how can this really be happening to me? How can I do this,
Lord?</i></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She entered the ballroom with waves of hot nausea
assaulting her. Smells of seafood and other appetizers were making her stomach
turn in the worst possible way. Of course, her stomach had been turning for two
and a half months now; she just hadn’t realized it was morning sickness until
it was too late. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I’ve been so foolish ...</i></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There was a big yellow taped off area where media was not
allowed to pass and yet Beth stood at the very edge of it with her photography
media badge, looking. Would she be able to get Sterling’s attention ahead of
time before the speeches came? A bodyguard warned her with his stern eyes not
to dare take a step further and trip up the rope.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Nervous energy caused her to tremble at the thought of
speaking to Sterling now, looking upon his tall height and too ripped abs,
ripped in a way that made him this next generation’s newest Michael Phelps and
Michael Lochte rolled into one. Young fans posted statuses on the web that
Sterling’s face was far more handsome, far more perfect, than any swimmer
before him. His photos had been spread across all the papers, capturing his
best angles. Beth had to admit, it seemed like they were right.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-highlight: white;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If only everyone knew the true man and his motives under
that swim cap.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">About ONE NIGHT IN CLOSE EXPOSURE:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Title: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">One Night in
Close Exposure</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Series: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Snapshots #2</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">New Adult Romance</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Release Date:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> February 23, 2015</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Format: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Digital</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Synopsis: </span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">Beth, in another life, was a top
student and had nothing but visions of a successful career in her head. That
was until one night with Sterling Johnson, the sexy and deceitful swim champion
next door, who changed her entire future. Now, because of that night from her
past, Beth’s path as a photographer is forever changed. Gone is the young women
she used to be as she struggles to keep a secret hidden. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">Sterling Johnson, on the other hand, has quickly become
America’s favorite Olympic athlete. Constantly followed and stalked by the
press and the father he has turned his back on, Sterling craves someone who
isn’t interested in his celebrity. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">When a publicity stunt takes him back to a wild college
campus and Beth, who turns out to be the media photographer assigned to his
story, the flame he thought was dead rekindles. Will Beth prove to be the only
girl not interested in his celebrity status? Or are her own twisted secrets and
lies about to bring both their worlds down?</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">ONE NIGHT IN HEATED SNAPSHOTS, Book One in the Heated
Snapshots series, is currently free on Amazon! </span></b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Night-Heated-Snapshots-Adult-Novella-ebook/dp/B00HCY9Y4A/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Grab your copy now</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">!</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">About Ashley C. Harris:</span><br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">Author
and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was first
recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she wrote and
directed the teenage film Lines. Lines was the first feature film in the world
captured using only Mac Laptops.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">In 2013 Ashley teamed up with Barclay Publicity to release
the first title in a new young adult series Shock Me. Ashley then went on to
release the first of a new NA series, One Night in Heated Snapshots, that
quickly reached Amazon's Best Selling top ten list for sports romances. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">When she is not dreaming up new books and working on film
sets, she loves to spend time with her friends and family.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-highlight: white;">Keep a close watch for Ashley's newest young adult books
releases!</span></div>
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It’s 2 days dedicated to getting reviews done, whether you have one
review to write or 30+. This edition of the review-a-thon takes place <strong>all day Friday, February 27th and Saturday, February 28th</strong>. Let’s get those reviews done!<br /><br /> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reviews I need to do:</b></span><br />
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<li>Get Dirty by Gretchen McNeil</li>
<li>Hope to Die by James Patterson</li>
<li>Happenstance by Jamie McGuire</li>
<li>The first four books in the Rosemary Beach series (Rush and Blaire's story) by Abbi Glines</li>
<li>You Don't Want to Know by Lisa Jackson</li>
<li>Suspicion by Joseph Finder</li>
<li>The City by Dean Koontz</li>
<li>Sea Breeze Series by Abbi Glines</li>
<li>Return to You by Samantha Chase</li>
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I'm hoping to get at least 5 done, and really hoping to do all of them and have some weeks done in advance. That would be a great feeling :)<br />
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post weekly and see what others are reading too
just so you can add to your tbr - I always do! For more
information see Sheila at <a href="http://bookjourney.net/2015/02/22/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-275/">One Persons Journey Through a World of Books</a> and join in!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Completed Last Week (links go to my review):</span></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://myreadingroom-crystal.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-effortless-by-sc-stephens.html"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Effortless by S.C. Stephens</span></span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://myreadingroom-crystal.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-survivor-in-death-by-jd.html">Survivor in Death by J.D. Robb</a> (audiobook, audible)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://myreadingroom-crystal.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-private-vegas-by-james.html">Private Vegas by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (library)</a></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope to Die by James Patterson (library)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Get Dirty by Gretchen McNeil (ebook, for review) </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading Now: </span></span><br />
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<li>The Way We Fall by Cassia Leo (mine, bought)</li>
<li>You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz (audiobook, library)</li>
<li>Origin in Death by J.D. Robb (audiobook, audible)</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Scribd)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">Next:</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">One Night in Close Exposure by Ashley C. Harris (review)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Reckless by S.C. Stephens (Scribd)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Thoughtful by S.C. Stephens (ebook, review)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Croak by Gina Damico</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Summary</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -</span></div>
It's been a cold week for those of us in coastal NC. No snow, just a few brief flurries that didn't stick but we woke up in the single digits Friday morning. That's about 30 degrees below our normal lows and getting into the 20s just doesn't do it for this NC girl. How long until Spring? It was a good week for reading and a good week to start back on the blog. It feels good to be reviewing again.<br />
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<i><b>So how was your week? What were your temps like where you were and how much snow did you get if any? Any great books to share from the past week or ones you are looking forward to?</b></i><br />
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<b>My rating</b>: 4.5/5.0<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Brilliance Audio<br />
<b>Publish Date: </b>February 1, 2005<br />
<b>Format:</b> Download from <a href="http://audible.com/">Audible.com</a><br />
<b>Narrator</b>: Susan Ericksen<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My Review:</span></b><br />
Twenty books in and no boredom or repetitiveness with this book series. Like Law & Order a series about a homicide cop, even one set in the future, has many directions and a long way it can go. Add to that that the characters are always growing and you have a series that can go on and on. I think the series is up to book 40 or so now, and I can see why. <br />
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It's another case for Lieutenant Eve Dallas, her crew of fellow cops and her husband, Roarke. This one is a murder of a family with one survivor left. The little girl who survives is also taken with Eve so that adds another layer to the Roarke-Eve relationship when they take her in to their house for protection. Seeing both of them interact with her is definitely interesting and I think well-portrayed. Neither is ready for kids and that is evident in amusing ways.<br />
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The murder is interesting and resolves in an exciting way. I was never bored. I also enjoyed the usual interactions with the characters. I love Eve and Roarke of course, but adding in Somerset, Mira, McNabb and Peabody definitely keeps things interesting. I love this series solely for the characters.<br />
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I listened to this on audio and I have to say the Susan Ericksen is an amazing narrator. Her voices for the characters are amazing. It's great because I never lose track of who is speaking even if my mind wanders away for a minute or two. I look forward to hearing more of her narration as this series continues.<br />
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Looking for great romantic suspense, then look no further. The In Death series never disappoints and the 20th installment adds more of what you come to expect in this series.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>About Survivor in Death:</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText7481366131509379910">No affairs. No criminal
connections. No DNA. No clues. Eve Dallas may be the best cop in the
city - not to mention having the lavish resources of her husband Roarke
at her disposal - but the Swisher case has her baffled. The family
members were murdered in their beds with brutal, military precision. The
state-of-the-art security was breached, and the killers used night
vision to find their way through the cozy middle-class house. Clearly,
Dallas is dealing with pros. The only mistake they made was to overlook
the nine-year-old girl cowering in the dark in the kitchen. . .<br /><br />Now
Nixie Swisher is an orphan - and the sole eyewitness to a seemingly
inexplicable crime. Kids are not Dallas's strong suit. But Nixie needs a
safe place to stay, and Dallas needs to solve this case. Not only
because of the promise she made to Nixie. Not only for the cause of
justice. But also to put to rest some of her own darkest memories - and
deepest fears. With her partner Peabody on the job, and watching her
back - and with Roarke providing the kind of help only he can give -
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is running after shadows, and dead-set on finding
out who's behind them.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText7481366131509379910">TBR reading</span><br />
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<span id="freeText7481366131509379910">No Book Buying</span><br />
<span id="freeText7481366131509379910">Romantic Suspense</span><br />
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It's my new Audible credit day, which always makes me feel like a kid in a candy store.<br />
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