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.
We enjoyed our relaxing visit with our son and his family. Today we went back on the road to arrive in Williamsburg, VA.
I enjoyed my reading last week and somehow got myself caught in four tour books for this week. I finished three books and am well into another. I did post three reviews and I also posted the usual memes. :-)
I did some visiting early in the week but didn't get back later when I hoped to.
Thanks as always to all the nice people who visit me.
These were last week's posts:
- Book Review: Pumpkins in Paradise (Tj Jensen Paradise Lake Mysteries Book 1) by Kathi Daley; Cozy Mystery; my rating 3.75.
- Book Review: The Kindness of Neighbors (A Short Story) by Matthew Iden; Mystery; my rating 4.5.
- Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway October 31 2014. Open Worldwide. Ends 11/6/14.
- Audio Review: Unwritten: A Novel by Charles Martin; Inspirational; my rating 5.0.
- Sharing Beyond Books #175 Comment Giveaway 11/1/14; Open Worldwide. Ends 11/8/14.
1. eBook/Kindle
What a Lady Needs for Christmas (MacGregor Series)
by Grace Burrowes
I really enjoyed this. I hope to get the review posted sometime this week.
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2. eBook/Kindle
Unleashed (Love to the Rescue)
by Rachel Lacey
I liked these characters.
Review and Giveaway to post on 11/3.
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Unleashed (Love to the Rescue)
by Rachel Lacey
I liked these characters.
Review and Giveaway to post on 11/3.
Click on book title for full description.
3. Ebook/Kindle
Pushing the Limit (Alpha Ops)
by Emmy Curtis
I picked this up last minute for a launch blitz.
Sounded pretty good and it was a fast read. :-)
Launch Blitz, my review and giveaway will post on November 4.
They're tough. They're brave. And they'll do anything for the women they love. They're the Alpha Ops. In the tradition of Suzanne Brockmann and Julie Ann Walker comes a sizzling new high-octane romantic suspense novel from rising star Emmy Curtis.
PUSHING THE LIMIT
After their one-night fling at a wedding, archaeologist Henrietta "Harry" Markowitz thought she'd never see war hero Matt Stanning again. So when they're paired up to investigate a military plane crash in Iraq, she's not sure if the three-month reunion is serendipitous or cursed. What she does know is this gorgeous man lights her body on fire-and incredible sex is always a welcome distraction.
Air Force Sergeant Matt Stanning has been called a hero, but he feels nothing like one when he realizes the sexy blonde in his bed is the widow of his fallen brother-in-arms. Even worse, he actually has to work with her, and she's unearthed evidence that points to a military conspiracy. If they dig deeper, they'll put their lives in danger. If they don't, they'll never know the truth-not only about the mysterious plane crash, but about each other.
eTreasures Publishing:
Two more ebooks still out for updating; to be released soon.
Currently reading:
1. eBook/Kindle
Sealing the Deal
by Sandy James
I picked this title for blog tour too.
I like the author and am enjoying the story.
My review will post
with giveaway on November 6, 2014.
After losing her sister, Bethany Rogers needs a shoulder to lean on more than ever-though she never expects that shoulder to belong to her new boss . . .
Bethany has been in love with Robert Ashford since they were teachers at the same high school. After Robert leaves to start his own construction company, Beth puts her feelings aside to focus on her goals. When she finally lands a gig as a part-time designer, she is shocked to find her new boss is none other than Robert . . . and he's hotter than ever. But Bethany's happiness is short-lived when she receives word that her sister has been killed in combat.
With the success of building homes for one happy family after another, Robert is finally ready to settle down. When Beth is left to care for her nine-month-old niece, Robert can't help but step in. And before long, the trio are inseparable. Yet convincing the cautious, bereaved Beth of letting him in proves difficult-but Robert will give everything he's got for the chance at his own happily ever after.
Sealing the Deal
by Sandy James
I picked this title for blog tour too.
I like the author and am enjoying the story.
My review will post
with giveaway on November 6, 2014.
After losing her sister, Bethany Rogers needs a shoulder to lean on more than ever-though she never expects that shoulder to belong to her new boss . . .
Bethany has been in love with Robert Ashford since they were teachers at the same high school. After Robert leaves to start his own construction company, Beth puts her feelings aside to focus on her goals. When she finally lands a gig as a part-time designer, she is shocked to find her new boss is none other than Robert . . . and he's hotter than ever. But Bethany's happiness is short-lived when she receives word that her sister has been killed in combat.
With the success of building homes for one happy family after another, Robert is finally ready to settle down. When Beth is left to care for her nine-month-old niece, Robert can't help but step in. And before long, the trio are inseparable. Yet convincing the cautious, bereaved Beth of letting him in proves difficult-but Robert will give everything he's got for the chance at his own happily ever after.
2. eBook/Kindle
Hilltop Sunset: A Brynn Bancroft Mystery
by Joyce T. Strand
I am looking forward to reading this.
Review and giveaways to post on 11/7.
This eBook was received from Book Marketing Services
A mystery set in wine country pitting financial exec Brynn Bancroft against a determined stalker, a troubled love interest, and career clashes. Brynn Bancroft learns that a former employee who beat her nearly to death has returned to stalk her and her friend, Jillian Hillcrest, also a former victim. Recently divorced, Brynn turns to a new love interest only to encounter additional unwelcome issues. Meanwhile, short-timer Brynn, who has resigned from her Silicon Valley company, becomes bored fulfilling her remaining responsibilities there. She begins to prefer supporting the launch of her ex-husband's new hilltop winery while waiting to move to her next position. Between her stalker and her new love interest, Brynn faces a series of life-threatening events.
3. Audio/MP3
Ravenhill Court
Written by: David R. Beshears
Narrated by: Karen Krause
I selected this from AudioBook Jukebox
to listen to for November Sci Fi Month.
Publisher's Summary
Present day... A man returns to a long-abandoned neighborhood. Doors stand ajar, shutters hang open, lawns and landscaping are unkempt. The man sits on the curb and opens a leather-bound journal. Through the journal, he recalls the events that took place in Ravenhill decades earlier.
Journey back to 1964... The man is just a boy. He and his friends find that their neighborhood, a cul-de-sac set into the foothills along the California coast, is not all that it appears. There are strange happenings - some amazing, some terrifying, and all pointing to the fact that this little community of families might just be something other than what the rest of the world perceives it to be.
Thirteen year-old Ben Foster, along with his friends Peter and Louis, and his older sister, Julie, set out to find the secret behind the peculiar events that the outside world doesn't see and that those living in the neighborhood either choose to ignore or are conspiring to keep hidden.
Young Peter will set the tales down in his journal, which years later a grown Ben Foster will clasp as the last surviving corroboration of their adventures and of their astonishing discovery.
©2010, 2014 David R. Beshears (P)2014 David R. Beshears
I am caught up on my daily Bible reading.
I have disciplined myself each morning to read my Bible passage before I pick up print, Kindle or mp3. I am really enjoying the reading.
Line Edits:
We are still finalizing formatting for two educational, non-fiction ebook releases which we sent back for a bit more polishing. We are also working on releasing several additional novels in print -- also polishing.
I have four tour reviews to post this week plus one NetGalley title to stay up to date.
Novenber Scheduled -
11/3 Unleashed w/ ebook GW (read)
11/4 Pushing the Limit w/ ebook GW (read)
11/6 Sealing the Deal w/ ebook GW (reading)
11/7 Hilltop Sunset: A Brynn Bancroft Mystery by Joyce Strand w/ Print GW (reading)
11/12 Peace & Goodwill a Christmas Novella (The Minstrel Series Book 4) by Lee Strauss
11/15 Ladies Book Club - Mystery of the Shemitah w/ Print GW
11/26 Sugar’s Twice as Nice w/ ebook GW
November Sci Fi Month: Some books I will read (*) and others are choices if I get to them.
*Audio: Ravenhill Court by David R. Beshears, Narrated by Karen Krause (listening)
Audio: I’m Dreaming of an Undead Christmas
Audio: Hours by Falling Up
Audio: The Maze Runner: Maze Runner, Book 1, Written by: James Dashner
*(NG) Exodus 2022, Kenneth G. Bennett
*(NG) The Genome, Sergei Lukyanenko
*(Tour) We Are the Destroyers by D.K. Lindler
(Won Sept?) The Terminals: Spark by Michael F. Stewart
Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
The Tube Riders (The Tube Riders Trilogy #1) (free Kindle)
(eTP)The Wonk Decelerator by John Joseph Doody
(eTP)Valstain by R. J. Jerome
From TBR Collection - TBD
Won Book - The Terminals: Spark by Michael F. Stewart
Free Kindle/Nook or Smashwords - TBD
Glad you had a nice visit with your son, looks like you had some nice reads going on there too, some of those books look really good
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As always you have fitted in a number of books. Glad you enjoyed the Grace Burrowes book, I thought it a pleasant read.
ReplyDeleteI've got a Sandy James book on my TBR pile that I'm hoping to get to this year, I'm looking forward to your review of her book.
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-Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
This week I am reading a Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier a cozy mystery that is really good.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great week with your son :)
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Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out