Sunday Post April 9, 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday April 10, 2023

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.

It was another busy work week. I hired a new title clerk and she is training well.
Heather was out Thursday to doctor and hospital for x-rays. She was diagnosed with pneumonia so they prescribed antibiotics and an inhaler. She'll see the ob/gyn this week for the other issues.

I received an alarming email midweek:

Your blog titled "http://marthasbookshelf.blogspot.com/" has been removed.

The basis for removal was "Your content has violated our MALWARE policy." They had several links to go to for reference, including a "Help Forum", but two of the links (including the Help) didn't work!
It did cause me to wonder if I would expend the effort to replace the blog. Fortunately I was able to request they review the status and it was reinstated a couple of hours later.

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My continuing prayers include prayers for more unity in all nations, a calmer social atmosphere, and for revival.
I have personal prayers for health for Heather and Hui and business decisions for my office as we begin making staff changes.

We did have some hot afternoon's last week and heavy afternoon showers - a common Florida weather event. Easter morning was cool in the low 50s. (They still had a good crowd for the beach sunrise service.) The temps this week will be a little cooler - under 80.

I finished three audios this past week and posted three reviews with my memes.

I visited only 15 blogs again last week.
Shout out this week to S.J. PAJONAS. S.J. is an author with some Sci Fi I need to check out.

Audiobooks.com is still sharing some free listens for children.

• Sunday Post April 2. 2023/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday April 3, 2023.

• ATBR: Audio Book Review: Extreme Medical Services Box Set Vol 1 - 3 by Jamie Davis; Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.
  

• DNF - ATBR: Audible Book Review: Space: 1969 by Bill Oakley, Full Cast; Genre: Alternate History, Humor, Parody; My Rating: 2.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 2.0; Narration 4.0.
  

• ATBR: Audio Book Review: Moonshine & Magic by Bella Falls; Genre: Cozy Mystery, Paranormal, Magic; My Rating: 4.25 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.25; Narration 4.5. 

• MBS March 2023 Reading List Wrap Up.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement April 9, 2023 - He is Risen!

Finished Reading:

1. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Purgatory's Shore
Artillerymen, Book 1
By: Taylor Anderson
Narrated by: PJ Ochlan
Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 09-21-21
I'm glad I got into this.
I have book 2 already in my TBR.
Source: 2/5/22 Audible January Credit.
Click on book title for full description.

2. BookFunnel Audio Smartphone (IRead Tour Audio)

The Registration
By: Madison Lawson
Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
This has a different premise and lots of action.
Source: Author via Bookfunnel for IRead Tour.
My post will be 4/13.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Author Review (PDF)

The Rapture: 23 Biblical Answers To The Question: When Is It?
by Joshua J. Watson
I found the arguments interesting...

and partially persuasive.
Source: March 2023 Author supplied PDF.

Click on book title for full description.

Currently Reading:
1. Audio Smartphone (ATBR)

To Whisper Her Name
By: Tamera Alexander
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Series: A Belle Meade Plantation Novel, Book 1
Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
I am enjoying this lovely, character driven Civil War romance.
I inadvertently was thinking this was a "W" title but it begins with "T". Source: February 2018 Audible Sale $5.95.
Publisher's Summary
From best-selling author Tamera Alexander comes an exquisite historical novel set against the real history of Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville, Tennessee, that explores the struggles of real people of the post-war South and the journeys of a man and a woman scarred by betrayal.
Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, is shunned by proper society and gratefully accepts an invitation from Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Expecting to be the Hardings’ head housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason Elizabeth’s husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman.
Branded a traitor by some, Ridley Cooper, a Southern son who chose to fight for the Union, is a man desperate to end the war still raging inside him. Determined to learn “the gift” that Belle Meade's head horse trainer and former slave, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley harbors secrets that threaten both their lives.
As Ridley seeks to make peace within himself for fighting against the South he loved, Olivia is determined to never be betrayed again.
…
This inspirational historical romance can be listened to as a stand-alone novel or enjoyed as the first audiobook in Tamera Alexander’s Belle Meade series.
Audiobook length: approximately 125K words. Includes discussion questions for book clubs and a note from the author.
©2012 Tamera Alexander (P)2012 Zondervan

2. Audible Smartphone (ATBR)

Werewolf Cop
By: Andrew Klavan Narrated
by: Andrew Klavan
Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
Release date: 03-24-15
It took a while to pick my next listen.
I chose this for a true "W" title and for action.
Source: 10/31/2020 Audible Two for One Credit Sale.
Publisher's Summary
Zach Adams is one of the best detectives in the country. Nicknamed Cowboy, he serves on a federal task force that has a single mission: to hunt down Dominic Abend, a European gangster.
After a brutal murder gives them a lead, Zach feels like he's finally on Abend's trail. But things get complicated and very, very weird. Zach is beginning to suspect that Abend's evil goes beyond crime - perhaps to the edge of the supernatural.
In a centuries-old forest under a full moon, a beast assaults him, cursing him forever. In the aftermath Zach is transformed into something horrible - something deadly. Now the good cop has innocent blood on his hands. He has killed - and he will kill again - in the form of a beast that can't be controlled or stopped.
©2015 Amalgamated Metaphor (P)2015 Dreamscape Media, LLC

I had a hard time picking the second book so I will wait until I get there to pick the next one.


April 9, 2023 - I am enjoying this new plan on YouVersion. I totally enjoy watching the devotion videos so I am doing another BibleProject plan: The Full Story - "From the beginning to the Amen". I have never done a Chronological reading before.
I finished 5 day study: The Grave.
This week I did an 8 day study: Following Jesus Through Death & BACK AGAIN.

I finished three audio titles and reviewed three so I remain up to date.

NETGALLEY STATUS--
I still have two audio and one newer ebook on my NetGalley shelf.
I still have the two old NetGalley ebook titles.

I have one author review in my queue that I need to start reading on my computer. (I need to look back and see which one this is.)
(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 newest to the team, Emma at Words and Peace.
Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

I won two ebooks last week.
I purchased three books at Chirp.
I selected my VIP free audio at audiobooks. com.
I picked five more free Audible Plus Catalog audio books. (Eight shown were from last week.)
I got one free Kindle title last week.
Are your mailbox and TBR piles blooming?

Review Titles

NONE

Won

4/8/2023 I won two ebooks from author Nancy Lynn Jarvis at Bookworm.
The giveaway was for the book that was one of my MM picks:

Dearly Beloved Departed: a PIP Inc. Mystery (PIP Inc. Mysteries Book 4)
by Nancy Lynn Jarvis

Since I mentioned her experience as a realtor she generously gave me a second book:

The Widow's Walk League (Regan Mchenry Real Estate Mysteries Book 4)
by Nancy Lynn Jarvis

Purchased

4/7/2023 Chrip – three titles at $.99 each.
I have been interested in this time travel series. These are books 3, 4 and 5. I have book 1 on Kindle and may get the first two in a boxed audio set.

Crossroads in Time
Written by Sarah Woodbury
Narrated by Laurel Schroeder
Run Time 7h 56min
$9.99; $0.99

Children of Time
Written by Sarah Woodbury
Narrated by Laurel Schroeder
Run Time 8h 54min
$9.99; $0.99

Exiles in Time
Written by Sarah Woodbury
Narrated by Laurel Schroeder
Run Time 8h 36min
$9.99; $0.99

Free

4/7/2023 Audiobooks.com April VIP

Home for Christmas
Series: #1 of Swedish Seasons
Written by: Annika Devert, Jessika Devert
Narrated by: Natalie Pela
Duration 8 hours 1 minute


I added eight new Audible Plus titles last week that I didn't list.
4/1/2023 Audible Plus free titles:

A Purely Private Matter
A Rosalind Thorne Mystery
By: Darcie Wilde
Narrated by: Sarah Nichols
Series: Rosalind Thorne Mysteries, Book 2
Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
I'm glad to continue this series.

Pride, Prejudice, and Poison
A Jane Austen Society Mystery, Book 1
By: Elizabeth Blake
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
This English Cozy Mystery looks like fun.

Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery Boxed Set, Books 1-3
By: Tonya Kappes
Narrated by: Johanna Parker
Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
Since I’ve had years of enjoying RV vacations, I’m looking forward to trying this series.

Lethal in Old Lace
The Consignment Shop Mysteries, Book 5
By: Duffy Brown
Narrated by: Amy Tallmadge
Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Dog on the cover. 😊

The Ruin
By: Dervla McTiernan
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Series: The Cormac Reilly Series, Book 1
Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
I’ve eyed this Irish suspense for a while so I’m glad to get it for free.

Not by Sight
By: Kate Breslin
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
Historical Mystery Romance sounds good to me.

Duke of Knight
Gentlemen of Knights Series, Book 1
By: Elizabeth Johns
Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
A Regency / Victorian with a Duke and a feisty governess.

A Cowboy for Keeps
Colorado Cowboys, Book 1
By: Jody Hedlund
Narrated by: Susan Hanfield
Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
I like historical, western romance.

4/3-4/8/23 Five more Audible Plus titles this week:

I.C.O.N.
Wardens of Issalia, Book 0
By: Jeffrey L. Kohanek
Narrated by: Tim Campbell
Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
A sci fi mini story.

Shackled
An Aldoran Chronicles Prequel
By: Michael Wisehart
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Series: The Aldoran Chronicles, Book 0.5
Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins
“Dragons and Mythical Creatures” pulls me in.

The Extinction New Zealand Series Box Set:
The Rule of Three, The Fourth Phase, The Five Pillars
The Extinction New Zealand Series, Books 1-3
By: Adrian J. Smith
Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
Adding to my Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic TBR pile.

The World Over
By: Cassiopeia Fletcher
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Series: Stone World Saga, Book 1
Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
Another addition to my Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic TBR pile.

Galaxy on Fire: Publisher's Pack
By: Craig Robertson
Narrated by: Scott Aiello
Series: Galaxy on Fire, Book 1-2
Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
And a Space Opera.


One Kindle title:

(Thanks to seeing another book by this author at Book Reviews by Linda Moore, I found this title for free.)
The Making of a Matchmaker: A Prequel (The Mystery Matchmaker of Ella Pointe Book 1)
by Tess Thompson


One new title added to Kindle library.
Free titles might be found at Bookbub, Book Adrenaline, Ereader News Today, Inspired Reads, or Kindle ebooks.