It's Monday! What Are You Reading? February 6, 2012

This meme starts at Book Journey!

What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

I completed three good books - seems like I read more but I guess that's because I am well into the fourth.  I posted four reviews, two giveaways, and one blog tour announcement.  As always I posted my regular Friday Pick Giveaway, Saturday Sharing Beyond Books and the Sunday post. 

I had to travel to Tampa last Sunday and returned Monday night just exhausted. I appreciate those who visited my Monday post.  I didn't get to visit at all during the week. I'll try to do better this week.

These were last week's posts plus Winner post not listed.

• It's Monday What are You Reading? January 30, 2012.

• Book Review: Midnight Reckoning (Dark Dynasties) by  Kendra Leigh Castle; Paranormal Romance; my rating 4.5. 

• Book Review: Firelight by Kristen Callihan; Paranormal Romance; my rating 4.5. 

• Forever's Paranormal Blog Tour and Giveaway> Two Books, Three Winners; Mini Interview with Kendra Leigh Castle. Ends 2/10.

• Book Review and ARC Giveaway: The Rook by Daniel O'Malley; Fantasy Thriller; my rating 4.25.  Ends 2/10.

•  Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway February 3, 2012.  Open Worldwide.  Ends 2/9.

• Audible Book Review: Grant Me Timely Grace by Timothy Woods; Historical Fiction; my rating 4.25. 

•  Announcement: Sourcebooks Announces The Elven Lords Blogger Hop! Watch for my post on 2/9.

• Sharing Beyond Books #34 Comment Giveaway.  Open Worldwide. Ends 2/10.

•  Sunday Words of Encouragement February 5 2012.

Finished Reading

1. Print 

 

Firelight (Darkest London)

by Kristen Callihan

Review and giveaway posts linked above.

2.  Print (Audible)

The Whisperer  
by Donato Carrisi

Gripping is a good description.

Reviewing for Little Brown & Co. 

I'll post the review this week with giveaway. :-)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2012

A gripping literary thriller and smash bestseller that has taken Italy, France, Germany and the UK by storm. (See Link for full description)

3. Kindle
 

Miss Hillary Schools a Scoundrel

by Samantha Grace

A light romance read. 

Review and Author Interview to post 2/8.

Reviewing for Sourcebooks.

 Book Description
Publication Date: February 7, 2012

HE'LL NEVER SETTLE FOR ONE WOMAN...

Debonair bachelor Lord Andrew Forest lives for pleasure and offers no apologies. But he receives a dose of his own medicine when his family's entrancing houseguest beds him, then disappears without so much as a by-your-leave. He'd like to teach the little vixen a thing or two about how to love and man...if he can find her..

AND SHE WON'T SETTLE FOR HEARTBREAK...

After the dashing man of her dreams is revealed as a lying scoundrel, heiress Lana Hilary is ready to seek a match with a respectable gentleman-if only they weren't so dreadfully boring. Unable to rein in her bold nature for long, Lana flirts with trouble and finds herself entangled with exactly the type of man she's vowed to avoid.

Line Edits/Releases: Nothing completed but close.

Currently reading:
1. Kindle
 

The Lord of Illusion

by Kathryne Kennedy

Very engaging. I am three quarters complete.

Review to post 2/9 with special Elven Lord Blog Hop Giveaway with Sourcebooks.

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2012 | Series: Elven Lords

PRAISE FOR THE LADY OF THE STORM:

"Sizzling...Kennedy's exquisite world building and terrific plotting make this a must-read."

HE'LL DO ANYTHING TO FREE HIS PEOPLE...

Lord Drystan Hawkes dreams of fighting for England's freedom from the endless evils of the Elven Lords. But first he must find the beautiful slave girl who holds the secret to his quest.

SHE HOLDS THE KEY TO HIS LIBERATION...

Enslaved for years in a realm of illusion, Camille Ashton has learned to trust no one. But she's truly spellbound when she meets Drystan, and somehow when they are together, she can see what's true.

From Kathryne Kennedy, acclaimed by critics as "absorbing" and "impossible to put down," The Lord of Illusion opens ups to an enchanting world with characters that live and breathe between the pages.

2.  Kindle

Theft of Swords (Riyria Revelations) 

by Michael J. Sullivan

I had to pause for this weeks scheduled books but I am looking forward to getting back to this interesting story. 

Reviewing for Orbit through NetGalley.

Product Description

THEY KILLED THE KING. THEY PINNED IT ON TWO MEN. THEY CHOSE POORLY.

(See the link for full description.)

3. Print
 

Bleed for Me (Joseph O'Loughlin) 

by Michael Robotham

I have read a couple of chapters into this and I think it will be suspenseful.
Reviewing for Little Brown & Co.

Book Description
Publication Date: February 27, 2012 | Series: Joseph O'Loughlin
She's standing at the front door. Covered in blood. Is she the victim of a crime? Or the perpetrator?

A teenage girl--Sienna, a troubled friend of his daughter--comes to Joe O'Loughlin's door one night. She is terrorized, incoherent-and covered in blood.

The police find Sienna's father, a celebrated former cop, murdered in the home he shared with Sienna. Tests confirm that it's his blood on Sienna. She says she remembers nothing.

Joe O'Loughlin is a psychologist with troubles of his own. His marriage is coming to an end and his daughter will barely speak to him. He tries to help Sienna, hoping that if he succeeds it will win back his daughter's affection. But Sienna is unreachable, unable to mourn her father's death or to explain it.

Investigators take aim at Sienna. O'Loughlin senses something different is happening, something subterranean and terrifying to Sienna. It may be something in her mind. Or it may be something real. Someone real. Someone capable of the most grim and gruesome murder, and willing to kill again if anyone gets too close.

His newest thriller is further evidence that Michael Robotham is, as David Baldacci has said, "the real deal--we only hope he will write faster."

I am again listening to The Listener's Bible NIV read by Max McLean. 

[Reading and listening on my new MP3.]

Instead of studying with the Tyndall One Year Bible this year I am studying with Through the Bible in One Year by Alan B. Stringfellow. It is a Study that I used for teaching back in around1989 so I will enjoy it again.  I am at Numbers.

Line Edits: I am continuing to work on print releases and making special arrangements for a children's book.

February:- I have fifteen books for certain plus a few more I may squeeze in.

Scheduled:
2/1 Forever Paranormal Tour already posted with reviews of
          Firelight by Kristen Callihan and Midnight Reckoning by Kendra Leigh Castle
2/7 Follower Love Blog Hop
2/8 Miss Hillary Schools a Scoundrel by Samantha Grace, review with Interview (Sourcebooks)
2/9 The Lord of Illusion by Kathryne Kennedy, review with the Elven Lord Giveaway (Sourcebooks)
2/16 Journey in Time (Knights in Time) by Chris Karlsen, review with Guest Blog (Bewitching Blog Tours)
2/17 Random Acts of Kindness Blog Hop
2/18  Love to Water My Soul (Dreamcatcher Series #2) by Jane Kirkpatrick, review (Ladies' Book Club)
2/21 My Sparkling Misfortune by Laura Lond, review (Bewitching Blog Tours)
2/23 The Canker Death by James R. Bottino, review (Pump Up Your Book Blog Tours)

Little Brown & Co.

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Currently Reading (see above):
Little Brown & Co.:  Bleed for Me (Joseph O'Loughlin) by Michael Robotham

Orbit:  (NG) Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sulllivan

Sourcebooks:
The Rogue Pirate's Bride (NG)
Deliver Me from Darkness: A Novel of the Paladin Warriors (NG)
The Night is Mine by ML Buchman (NG)

Authors:
Shadow Boxing [Family Heirlooms Series Book 2] by Karen Wiesner

[To be posted - I am setting these up soon for interview/feature days.
These were read and ready for reviews for Authors.
Quest for Magic by Jean Hart Stewart - Read; review to be posted with interview.
Seeing for the First Time (What You See is What You Get) and To See (What You See is What You Get) by Nicole Zoltack - Both Read; setting up author interview with reviews.
Steamrolled by Pauline Baird Jone. Read; review to be posted with author interview.]