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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 week was another busy one. Tuesday we had our Grand Re-opening and it was very nice. My Pastor came at the beginning to do a dedication prayer of the building and staff .(This was shared with a couple of guests who were early.) We were all exhausted at the end of the day and glad to have that done so we can concentrate on work again!

Wednesday I was trying to reset my default gmail account and managed to lock myself out of the mesreads account until I could re-access on Saturday.

Thursday afternoon I had a late evidentiary hearing and then my assistant and I headed out to Alabama for a day of industry classes on Friday. Heather got there a bit earlier.

Here is a picture of our charcuterie board (almost set up) that my assistant put together.
If she wasn't heading to law school next year I think she'd make a great event planner!

It was very yummy.

I continue with my previous prayer lists.

We finally had rain- Wednesday afternoon and evening when it down poured.
We are actually supposed to get night temps in the mid 30s this week. Day temps will start in the low to mid 80s, and then drop into the 60s at the end of the week.

This week I finished three audios I enjoyed. I posted two reviews at the end of the week and my regular Memes.

I visited only 12 blogs last week.
No shout out again this week.

Audible offerings for free children's titles ended June 30, 2021.
Audiobooks.com is still sharing some free listens for children.

These were the posts last week:

• Sunday Post October 9, 2022/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday October 10, 2022.

• ATBR: Audible Book Review: Voyage of the Defiance: Breaking Free, Book 1, by S.E. Smith; Genre: Children’s Classics, Classics, Teaching; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.25.

• Sharing Beyond Books #451 Comment Giveaway October 15, 2022. Open Worldwide. Ending 11/19/2022.
  

• Martha's Bookshelf Friday Pick - Delay.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway October 15, 2022. Open Worldwide. Ending 10/20/2022.
  

• A2022: Audible Book Review: A Borrowing of Bones, a Mercy Carr Mystery by Paula Munier; Genre: Action and Adventure, Family, Teen and Young Adult; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement October 16, 2022 - Encounter God.
  

Finished Reading:
1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

A Dirty Job
By: Christopher Moore
Narrated by: Fisher Stevens
Series: Grim Reaper, Book 1 (2 books)
Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
This is a bit rough with language and reasoning but it has some funny moments. 
Source: 7/18/21 Audible $5.00 sale on Sci Fi and Fantasy titles.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

An Uninvited Ghost
By: E.J. Copperman
Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi
Series: Haunted Guesthouse, Book 2 
Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
I enjoyed this as a lighter haunted mystery story.
Source: October 2020 Audible Plus Catalog.
Click on book title for full description.

3. NetGalley Audio Smartphone (NG2022)

Santa's Little Yelpers
An Andy Carpenter Mystery
By: David Rosenfelt
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Series: An Andy Carpenter Novel, Book 26
Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
I always enjoy the legal process and police procedures of this series. This did not disappoint.
Source: 2022 NetGalley.
Publisher's Summary
This program is read by award-winning longtime series narrator, Grover Gardner.
"Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a David Rosenfelt novel is like sliding into favorite slippers at the end of a long day: One feels the joyful gratification of a perfect fit."—AudioFile Magazine on Bark of Night
Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his humorous investigating team return in Santa's Little Yelpers, the next Yuletide mystery in David Rosenfelt’s bestselling series.
'Tis the season in Paterson, New Jersey: Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are surrounded by holiday cheer. It’s even spread to the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization, not used to having puppies, has their hands full with a recent litter. Eight puppies are a lot to handle, and Andy is relieved when his co-worker Chris Myers agrees to foster them.
Myers, a newer employee at the Tara Foundation, did time for a crime he swears he didn’t commit. When Myers discovers a key witness against him lied on the stand, he goes to Andy to ask for representation in getting the conviction overturned. Myers thinks they can have this wrapped up by Christmas, no problem.
But when the witness is murdered, and Myers is arrested for the crime, things go from bad to worse. Suddenly, it’s all elves on deck to make a list and check it twice, so they can prove Myers is innocent.
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.
©2022 David Rosenfelt (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Currently Reading:
I will be reading for #FRATERFEST THIS WEEK:

1. Audio Smartphone (ATBR)

A Ghostly Undertaking
Author Tonya Kappes
Narrator: Tiffany Morgan
Duration: 5 h 39 min
This is a light mystery which I am enjoying.
Source: 12/12/2021 Audiobooks.com Two for One Credit.
Summary
A funeral, a ghost, a murder . . . It's all in a day's work for Emma Lee Raines . . .
Bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told she's suffering from 'funeral trauma.' It's trauma all right, because the not-so-dearly departed keep talking to her. Take Ruthie Sue Payne-innkeeper, gossip queen, and arch-nemesis of Emma Lee's granny-she's adamant that she didn't just fall down those stairs. She was pushed.
Ruthie has no idea who wanted her pushing up daisies. All she knows is that she can't cross over until the matter is laid to eternal rest. In the land of the living, Emma Lee's high-school crush, Sheriff Jack Henry Ross, isn't ready to rule out foul play. Granny Raines, the widow of Ruthie's ex-husband and co-owner of the Sleepy Hollow Inn, is the prime suspect. Now Emma Lee is stuck playing detective or risks being haunted forever.
Contains mature themes
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2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

The Werewolf's 15 Minutes
By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Ray Porter, Dina Pearlman
Series: Audible Original Stories
Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
This is a perfect fit for #Fraterfest.
10/27-30/2021 Audible Plus Catalog.
About This Audible Original
Gary Bruce is a slacker of epic loserness. Can’t keep a job. His friends are as bad as he is. No girlfriend. No direction.
Gary Bruce is also a werewolf.
Desperate for any kind of success, Gary decides to out himself on YouTube. The moment this ordinary guy goes full-on fur, fangs, and claws, the world can’t get enough of him. He’s the biggest thing on social media, he’s on every talk show, book and movie deals fall in his lap, and for the first time in his life he gets invited to all the best parties.
But celebrity is a special kind of voracious monster. And when Gary’s star begins to lose its luster, he has to decide how far he’ll go to stay relevant in a world that discards has-beens in favor of the next big thing.
Fortunately, Gary has a plan....
The Werewolf’s 15 Minutes is a brand-new short story by New York Times best-seller and five-time Bram Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry, author of Bewilderness and V-Wars (Netflix).
©2021 Jonathan Maberry Productions, LLC (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.

3. Audio Smartphone (ATBR)

Night Shift Witch
Written by Cate Lawley
Narrated by April Doty
Length 3h 32m
I'm looking forward to another paranormal mystery.
Source: October 27th, 2021 Chirp $0.99
Publisher Description
A witch with a side hustle
Star needs another paying gig while she finishes her witch training. Why not at a funeral home? It fits her goth image, and the funeral director is sort of hot…even if he does wear a suit and tie.
Less than a day on the job as makeup artist to the dead, and Star discovers one of their accidental death clients didn’t die accidentally.
Before she knows it, she’s neck-deep in paranormal intrigue and her completely human, way-too-nice-for-his-own-good boss is right there with her.

I hope to get in a couple others but I haven't chosen yet.

October 16, 2022 - I got behind while our of town due to minimal wifi. I plan to read two tonight to catch up. I get excited watching the devotion videos. The Bible Reading Plan is: BibleProject | One Story that Leads to Jesus. It really soothes me to read/listen to the pieces each day.
No new study this past week.

I read two more titles and reviewed four so I made progress but still need to review: 8 books (plus 7 children's books). I keep working on these. :-)

NETGALLEY STATUS--
Back to the three old ebook titles. I will probably end up letting A Place Called Armageddon go as DNF.
I have one author reviews in my queue that I need to start reading on my computer.
(Plus a few that I received from Facebook links and 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: Serena of Savvy Verse & Wit, me and new to the team, Velvet at vvb32reads. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Another SMALL MAIL BOX FOR ME THIS WEEK.
No new review titles this week.
I found two Audible Plus titles. I will be picking my Audible selections this week.
No free Kindle titles this week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?

Review Titles

NONE

Won

NONE

Purchased

NONE

Free

10/11/2022 Audible Plus Catalog

Daniel X: Genesis
By: James Patterson , Aaron Tracy
Narrated by: Michael Cimino, Abigail Breslin, Jimmi Simpson, Mercedes Ruehl, full cast
Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins

The Witches' Tree: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Alison Larkin
Series: Agatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 28
Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins


No titles added to Kindle library. Free titles often found at Bookbub, Bookfun, Book Adrenaline, Ereader News Today, Inspired Reads, Pixel of Ink or Kindle ebooks.