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Monday, September 17, 2018

Sunday Post September 16, 2018/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday September 17, 2018

Sunday Post #318 Chairs, Compliance, and Storms
I am linking with Sunday Post at Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

It's Monday! What Are You Reading now at The Book Date (at Wordpress).
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 had to hustle with work this week and pulling files to take with me on our trip. We headed out for traveling Thursday morning and I had forgotten that my mobile hot spot had stopped working. I figured we might have internet at the campgrounds we stayed at, but we didn't. The first stop was beautiful but didn't even have cell service.
We are visiting our son and his family in Illinois. Our daughter-in-law's cancer tumor has been reduced under her chemo treatment but she is suffering other side effects. The cut on her leg where they took skin for the graft has opened to a very painful sore. Healing is hampered by having to handle twin two year olds.

My reading still seemed slow this week but one was longer than normal. I finished one audible title and one ebook. I posted one Read-a-Thon and a book Spotlight with Giveaway, as well as all of my usual memes (although late).

I visited only 20 blogs last week.
No Shout Out this week.
Thank you to all the nice people who visit me.

These were last week's posts:
Finished Reading:
1. eBook/Kindle (Author2018)


The Memory Tree (Carson Chronicles Book 2)
by John A. Heldt
I like this time travel series.
Source: Author.
Click on book title for full description.



2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)
Nation audiobook cover art


Nation
By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Stephen Briggs
Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
I found this unusual and interesting. Source: Audible 2012 January Credit Purchase.
Click on book title for full description.



Currently Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (A2018)
The Watchmaker's Daughter audiobook cover art


The Watchmaker's Daughter
Glass and Steele, Book 1
By: C. J. Archer
Narrated by: Emma Powell
Series: Glass and Steele, Book 1
Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
I have been pulled into this story.
Source: Audible Sale Purchase February 2018.
Publisher's Summary
India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who'll accept her - an enigmatic and mysterious man from America, a man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he's ill. Matthew Glass must find a particular watchmaker, but he won't tell India why any old one won't do. Nor will he tell her what he does back home, and how he can afford to stay in a house in one of London's best streets. So when she reads about an American outlaw known as the Dark Rider arriving in England, she suspects Mr. Glass is the fugitive. When danger comes to their door, she's certain of it. But if she notifies the authorities, she'll find herself unemployed and homeless again - and she will have betrayed the man who saved her life. With a cast of quirky characters, an intriguing mystery, and a dash of romance, The Watchmaker's Daughter is the start of a thrilling new historical fantasy series from the author of the best-selling Ministry of Curiosities, Freak House, and the Emily Chambers Spirit Medium books.
©2016 C.J. Archer (P)2016 C.J. Archer



2. eBook/Kindle (Review)



A Nanny For Christmas: A Harper's Corner Series Novella
by Christina George
This a light, easy read I am enjoying.
Source: Author Marketing Experts for review.
Willa O’Rourke knows the true story, the story that doesn’t sell magazines.
In less than 8 hours Willa went from being a behind-the-scenes nanny for one of the hottest A-list celebrity couples, to having her picture splashed all over every magazine in the country.
Caught in the arms of her sexy employer, Johnny Blaze.
No one cares that Johnny hit on her, and she repeatedly told him no.
The world thinks Willa O’Rourke is more interesting as the slutty, home-wrecking, opportunistic nanny. She even has a hashtag trending on Twitter. #dirtynanny
Humiliated and desperate to get away from the harsh eyes of Hollywood, she decides to take a short break from her suddenly not so glamorous life and head home for the holidays.
But a quiet Christmas to recoup before heading back to LA wasn’t in the cards.
She immediately runs into Jack, her seriously hot, fireman ex-boyfriend.
Despite Willa’s attempts to keep a low profile, she and Jack are thrown together for a Christmas charity project -- making her wonder if she’s meant for a simpler life in Harper’s Corner after all.



3. eBook/Kindle (NG2018)
Shelved Under Murder: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery by [Victoria Gilbert]


Shelved Under Murder: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery
by Victoria Gilbert
This looks like a good  cozy to help step into Fall.
Source: NetGalley 2018.
Autumn leaves aren’t the only things falling in the historic Virginia village of Taylorsford—so are some cherished memories, and a few bodies. October in Taylorsford, Virginia means it’s leaf peeping season, with bright colorful foliage and a delightful fresh crew of tourists attending the annual Heritage Festival which celebrates local history and arts and crafts. Library director Amy Webber, though, is slightly dreading having to spend two days running a yard sale fundraiser for her library. But during these preparations, when she and her assistant Sunny stumble across a dead body, Amy finds a real reason to be worried. The body belonged to a renowned artist who was murdered with her own pallet knife. A search of the artist’s studio uncovers a cache of forged paintings, and when the sheriff’s chief deputy Brad Tucker realizes Amy is skilled in art history research, she’s recruited to aid the investigation. It doesn’t seem to be an easy task, but when the state’s art expert uncovers a possible connection between Amy’s deceased uncle and the murder case, Amy must champion her Aunt Lydia to clear her late husband’s name. That’s when another killing shakes the quiet town, and danger sweeps in like an autumn wind. Now, with her swoon-inducing neighbor Richard Muir, Amy must scour their resources to once again close the books on murder in Shelved Under Murder, the charming second installment in Victoria Gilbert’s Blue Ridge Library mysteries, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Miranda James.



September 16, 2018 - I enjoy my You Version App where I get to highlight passages and create Biblical images. I am on track with my morning reading the One Year Bible plan on my smartphone. You can check out audio of the One Year Bible Plan on the companion commentary online.


I completed 2 books and posted no reviews. That puts me at three reviews to post.
I'm doing pretty good adding current reviews to Goodreads, Amazon and Audible. I have some older ones to catch up on.
My NetGalley shelf is still at 13. I still have one author title in queue and two review titles. Still many through InstaFreebie and many new author requests I haven't replied to.



Welcome to Mailbox Monday.

Mailbox Monday is a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. This Meme started with Marcia at A Girl and Her Books (fka The Printed Page) and after a tour of hosts has returned to its permanent home at Mailbox Monday. Thanks to the ladies sharing hosting duties: Leslie of Under My Apple Tree, Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit and (yours truly). Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
I have no new review titles and no audio books although I pulled up one ebook for Ladies Book Club reading September.
I didn't pick up any Kindle paid titles.
I picked up NO free kindle titles this week. (Note these are in my Amazon library, NOT on my Kindle until I download and transfer them.)
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?


Review Titles
September Book for Ladies Book Club.
The Evidence (Mars Hill Classified, Book 1) by Austin Boyd (2006-03-08)The Evidence (The Mars Hill Classified Series)
by Mr. Austin W Boyd
I picked the Kindle version up on sale in May 2017 since I had print books for club members.
Christian Sci Fi.



Won
NONE


Purchased
NONE


Free
I added No free titles to my Kindle library this week. Another week of no time even to download free titles. Titles found linked through Bookbub, Bookfun, Ereader News Today, Free Par-tay, Ignite Your Book, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.

10 comments:

  1. I'll pray for your daughter-in-law, Martha.

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  2. The one good thing about lack of internet access is that it gives time to read without distraction. I hope your daughter-in-law is feeling better soon. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  3. Wow, I hope your daughter-in-law gets better quickly. Have a good week.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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  4. I do hope your daughter in law improves fast. My prayers are with you and your family.

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  5. Cancer treatments can be brutal. I hope your daughter in law heals from hers quickly.

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  6. Busy, busy lady.

    I hope your daughter-in-law feels better soon. Sorry to hear about her illness.

    ENJOY all of your books and your week.

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  7. Shelved Under Murder looks good. Enjoy your week, and thanks for visiting my blog.

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  8. Hope you daughter-in-law recovers alright. Have fun with Fraterfest ;-)

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  9. Oh goodness. Prayers for your daughter in law. How scary and frustrating.

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