Sunday Post January 3, 2021/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday January 4, 2021

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.

The last week of 2020 was a little bumpy in the office with Heather on vacation, one staff member out for tooth surgery and another out a day and a half for unexpected issues. It got quite by Wednesday and we wrapped the year with two closings on Thursday morning.
I feel like I would like another day home but I;ll be heading back in on Monday morning.

Hubby made me nice meals for the days off including ham, omelet, strawberry & blueberry pancakes (on the griddle), ham and eggs breakfast and ham and bean soup.

I guess I have to find a way to make a montage. This was a practice at Smilebox.
Does anyone have a program they like for photos? The ones I used to use are no longer available.

The first two days of 2021 have been wet and there will be rain again later in the week.
Temps this coming week are to run 35 to 65. Good sweater and jacket weather for us. 

Again -WISHING YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR as we move forward!!

I finished three audiobooks last week. (I only have one hour left on my First Book 2021 so I am counting that as done as I will listen to it tonight.)  I have three books in progress, which went on hold for First Book 2021. I posted four reviews, my usual memes and First Book.
I am setting up my new goals - total on Goodreads challenge to be 124.

I visited 18 blogs last week.
Shout Out this week to Sunny Buzzy Books. Nicci describes herself as "Wife, mum, cat lady, and unrepentant ebook hoarder. Project Manager by day and blogger by night!"

Don't forget- Audible is offering free children's titles during these days at home.
Audiobooks.com is also offering free listens for children.

These were last week's posts:

• Sunday Post December 27, 2020/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday December 28, 2020.

• ebTBR- Book Review: Book Review: Message in a Bauble (Big Honey Dog Mysteries #3) by H.Y. Hanna; Genre: Children, Christmas, Dogs, Mystery; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0.

• ATBR- Audible Book Review: You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz; Genre: Crime thriller, Suspense; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.

• First Book of the year 2021 - The Harbinger II: The Return by Jonathan Cahn.

• ebTBR- Book Review: Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson; Genre: Christmas, Holiday Romance, Romantic Comedy; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway January 1, 2021- Posted Janaury 2, 2021. Open Worldwide. Ending 1/7/2021.

• ATBR- Audio Book Review: Snowbound at Christmas by Jennifer Ryan, Maisey Yates, Lia Riley; Genre: Christmas, Holiday Romance; My Rating: 3.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 3.25; Narration 3.25.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement January 3, 2021.

Finished Reading:
1. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

Solitude
Dimension Space, Book One
By: Dean M. Cole
Narrated by: R.C. Bray, Julia Whelan
Series: Dimension Space, Book 1
Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins

This is a little cheesy but I enjoyed it.
Source: 4/9/19 Audible Daily Deal $2.95.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

Murder on New Year's Eve
A Ridgeway Rescue Mystery, Book 1
By: P. Creeden
Narrated by: Shaniese Reyes
Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
Release date: 08-15-19
The mystery is fine but the character seems like a teen.
Source: Sale at Audible November 2019 $5.99.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)
First Book 2021!

The Harbinger II
The Return
By: Jonathan Cahn
Narrated by: Lawrence Richardson
Series: The Harbinger, Book 2
Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins 

This zipped by and is fascinating!
Source: Audible August 2020 credit and print purchase.
Publisher's Summary
Are the unprecedented crises of our times the signs and warnings of coming judgment? Does an ancient mystery hold the secret to the events of our times and the future of America and the world? Is this mystery even behind the shakings that have now overtaken the world and America? How much time do we have left?
In 2012, Jonathan Cahn caused a worldwide sensation with the release of his first book, and massive best seller, The Harbinger. It was hailed as "stunning", "prophetic", "mind-blowing", and "astonishing". Cahn followed it with best seller after best seller, but he has always held off on writing a sequel. But now, for the first time, Cahn opens up what could not be unlocked before - the mysteries that couldn’t be revealed until the present time, the manifestations that have taken place since The Harbinger came out and up to the present hour, and the mysteries of what is yet to come.
Ever since The Harbinger was released, people have been asking:
Is an ancient mystery determining America’s future?
Have the harbingers of judgment continued to manifest on American soil?
Is America closer now than ever before to judgment, and what lies ahead for America and the world?
©2020 Jonathan Cahn (P)2020 Charisma House

Currently Reading:

1. Paperback/TBR

Coming Home for Christmas
(Haven Point #10)
by RaeAnne Thayne
I am two thirds in this sweet romance/second chance story.
Source: Won from Bookfan in 2019.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Paperback/TBR

A Stockingful of Joy
by Mary Jo Putney, Jill Barnett, Justine Dare, Susan King
I loved the first story by Susan King. I look forward to reading more after finishing First Book.
Source: My own print TBR stack and author collected books (Putney and Barnett).
Now readers can enjoy the magical spirit of Christmas with this romantic quartet of stories filled with all the hope and joy of the holiday season.

3. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

World Made by Hand: The World Made by Hand Novels, Book 1
By: James Howard Kunstler
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
This is a post-apocalyptic dystopian series.
Source: Audible Plus Catalog December 2020.
Publisher's Summary
In The Long Emergency, celebrated social commentator James Howard Kunstler explored how the terminal decline of oil production combined with climate change had the potential to put industrial civilization out of business. In World Made by Hand, an astonishing work of speculative fiction, Kunstler brings to life what America might be, a few decades hence, after these catastrophes converge.
The electricity has flickered out. The automobile age is over. In Union Grove, a little town in upstate New York, the future is nothing like people thought it would be. Life is hard and close to the bone. Transportation is slow and dangerous, so food is grown locally at great expense of time and energy, and the outside world is largely unknown. There may be a president, and he may be in Minneapolis now, but people aren’t sure. The townspeople’s challenges play out in a dazzling, fully realized world of abandoned highways and empty houses, horses working the fields and rivers, no longer polluted, and replenished with fish.
This is the story of Robert Earle and his fellow townspeople and what happens to them one summer in a country that has changed profoundly. A powerful tale of love, loss, violence, and desperation, World Made by Hand is also lyrical and tender, a surprising story of a new America struggling to be born - a story more relevant now than ever.
©2008 James Howard Kunstler (P)2010 Blackstone Audiobooks

January 3, 2021 - I have started the Bible again through You Version App and I was happy to found the NLT Tyndale version so Hubby and I will be reading the same.
I am starting a four day study: New Year: Living With Purpose.

I completed four books, posted four reviews and I continue to be up to date.
NetGalley shelf total is 17.  
Two author titles in queue.
(Plus a few that I received from newsletter sign-ups, not specific review requests.)
Still many titles 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.
No new review titles.

I got two more audios through Audible two for one credit sale and I bought one Chirp title. 

I also got one free audio at Christianaudio.com 

I listed four books in a series I failed to include last week.
One free Kindle title 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

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

12/31/2020 Chirp $3.99

Mysterious Abduction
Written by Rita Herron
Narrated by Steve Campbell



12/31/2020 Audible Two for One Credit Sale

Battleground
Unification Wars Trilogy, Book 1
By: Joshua Dalzelle
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
Release date: 04-14-20

Unprepared
The Scourge, Book 1
By: Tom Abrahams
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 04-26-20

Free

12/31/2020 Free download at Christianaudio.com.

Christmas Playlist

I forgot to post these from two weeks ago.
12/21/2020 Audible Plus Catalog - a post apocalyptic series.

World Made by Hand: The World Made by Hand Novels, Book 1
By: James Howard Kunstler
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

The Witch of Hebron: A World Made by Hand Novel, Book 2
By: James Howard Kunstler
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

A History of the Future: A World Made by Hand Novel, Book 3
By: James Howard Kunstler
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

The Harrows of Spring: The World Made by Hand Novels, Book 4
By: James Howard Kunstler
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen



12/29/2020 Free at Kindle

Left To Die (An Adele Sharp Mystery—Book One)
by Blake Pierce
(seen at Book Reviews by Linda Moore)


One free Kindle title this week. Free titles often found at Bookbub, Bookfun, Ereader News Today, Free Par-tay, Ignite Your Book, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.