Sunday Post February 14, 2021/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday February 15, 2021

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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.

Hubby and I got our second vaccine shots on Wednesday. Our arms hurt for three days. We both felt a little woozy the night we got the shot. I have felt fine since, but he has felt fatigued even through today.

Two of my office staff have become hooked on the Bridgerton series on Netflix. I thought I had the books from the series but must have traded them in years ago. I do have a couple on Audible and picked up book two this week. I found these books in my Julia Quinn collection at home and I have at least two other books boxed but not accessible in my office storage pod:

We'll be colder this week - 27 to 67 - and three more days of rain.

I enjoyed my reading this past week. I finished two audiobooks and one ebook. I posted three reviews and my usual memes.

I visited 17 blogs last week.
Shout Out this week to Brainfluff. Sarah Higbee is a sci fi (plus) writer who has been sharing on her blog for twelve years. Stop by and say 'hello'.

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 February 7, 2021/It's Monday! What are You Reading? Plus Mailbox Monday February 8, 2021.

• MBS January 2021 Reading List Wrap Up.

• eBTBR- Book Review: X-O Manowar, Volume 1: By The Sword by Robert Venditti; Genre: Comic, Graphic Novel, Sci Fi, Superhero; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0.

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway February 12, 2021. Open Worldwide. Ending 2/18/2021.

• ATBR- Audible Book Review: Unprepared, The Scourge, Book 1 by Tom Abrahams; Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction; My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

• ATBR- Audible Book Review: You're Going to Mars by Rob Dircks; Genre: Adventure, Humor, Sci Fi, Space Opera; My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

• Sunday Words of Encouragement February 14, 2021.

Finished Reading:

1. eBook/NetGalley App (NG2020)

Evolving Elizah: Initiatum
by C.J. Hall
I enjoyed this post-apocalyptic/dystopian thriller.
Source: 2020 NetGalley.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audible/Smartphone (ATBR)

From Here to Equality Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century
By: William A. Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
Release date: 04-20-20
I appreciate all of the information and arguments set forth in this book.
Source 6/28/2020 One June Credit at Audible.
Click on book title for full description.

3. Paperback (PTBR)

Noah - Another Storm is Coming
by Ellen G. White
This book speaks to the condition of man... and God's warnings as well as gift of redemption.
Source: My own bookshelf; gift from a church friend.
Click on book title for full description.

Currently Reading:
1. PDF on Computer (Author Ebook 2021)

200
by Jennifer Brody, Jules Rivera (Illustrator)
This is an interesting graphic Sci Fi.

Releasing 2/16/21. I expect to finish in a day and post the review this week.
Source: 1/11/2021 Received from Turner Publishing Marketing.
Click on book title for full description.

2. Audio/Smartphone (ATBR)

Night Stalker
by Shirlee McCoy
Read by Emily Durante
Run Time 5h 37min
I decided to pick a quick romance (or two) for February.
Source: 12/6/2020 Chirp $3.99.
After Special Agent Adam Whitfield’s ex-wife is nearly killed when she stops an abduction, the serial killer that Adam’s been hunting turns his focus on Charlotte Murray for getting in his way. Now, as the Night Stalker closes in, Adam has two missions: bring the murderer to justice and save Charlotte—because failure isn’t an option.

3. Kindle App on/Smartphone (NG2020)

Time of the Rose
by Bonita Clifton
The genres for this hit all the right buttons: Historical Fiction, Romance, Sci Fi & Fantasy. It's time travel romance.
Source: NetGalley 2020.
This is the 2nd Edition of the compelling and beloved classic Time of the Rose, award-winning Holt Medallion finalist (Virginia RWA), dusted off, reimagined, with new material and *Bonus Epilogue, guaranteed to leave your head spinning! Prepare to feel good, laugh and fall in love...
A notorious gunslinger with a vendetta and an attitude. A divorced travel agent determined to heal. An extraordinary rose. 1878 and present-day are about to collide…
Colton Chase searches for the monster that murdered his parents. It’s been ten years and every day that passes only fuels his grit. When he plucks a single rare rose, a wicked thunderstorm catches him in its wrath, and after the clouds clear, his entire world has changed. Madison Calloway is on a business trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, when she quite literally stumbles into the biggest horse she’s ever seen. The rugged old man leading the animal looks like he stepped out of a historical Wild West catalog. Her love of antiques is piqued, and she strikes up a conversation.
He claims he’s from 1878 and she feels bad for him; clearly, he suffers from dementia. But there’s an uneasy undertone—everything from his clothes to his strange turns of phrase back up his story. So when another storm brews and he tells her he’s going back, she follows. The two find themselves in 1878 and the old man is gone—in his place a strapping young man, handsome, fascinating, and irresistible.
Can Madison adjust to life more than a century in the past, leaving behind the world she knows? Or will she return home and forever lose the man she’s falling for? Her biggest fears are realized when she’s abducted by Colt’s fierce enemy, and if she survives, this event may well send her running home for good.

February 14, 2021 - I love seeing new things each time I read the Bible. I am still staying current with morning reading.
I am reading/listening the NLT Tyndale version of the Bible on You Version App so Hubby and I are reading the same passages each day.
I am on day 12 of this 21-day study: Open Heaven: 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer.

I completed three books and posted three reviews to remain up to date.
NetGalley shelf is now at 11. (I might allow myself to look again once I go below 10.)
Four author titles in queue as I added another ebook.
(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.
I received one new ebook from an author.
I went to pick my second January credit made the mistake of looking at the Audible Plus catalog and found a Valentine's sale - picked up four titles at $5.00 each. 
I used an Audiobooks.com credit on two for one books to movie deal.
I was looking for free or inexpensive titles for ladies book club which is resuming and found a lot of free Christian and romance Kindle titles this week. I added 83 free Kindle titles.
(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

Received from author. Release date is February 20, 2021. My review will post before March 12.

Frosted (Regency Retold #2)
by M.C. Frank
(Pretty cover don't you think?)

Won

NONE

Purchased

2/14/2021 - One January Audible Credit:
This was a request of my son so we cn read along with him and our grandchildren. :-)

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
The Wingfeather Saga, Book 1
By: Andrew Peterson
Narrated by: Andrew Peterson
Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 01-05-21

These four were on Valentine sale at $5.00 each - I just stumbled on the sale!

Freefall
Expeditionary Force Mavericks, Book 2
By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins

The Nowhere Man
An Orphan X Novel (Evan Smoak, Book 2)
By: Gregg Hurwitz
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins

As noted above, my staff members have found Bridgerton so I picked these up to share with them! I have read the 8 books in the series.

The Viscount Who Loved Me
By: Julia Quinn
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins

Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
By: Julia Quinn
Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins



2/14/2021 I used an Audiobooks.com credit for a 2 for 1 deal:

The Darkest Minds
By Alexandra Bracken
Narrated By: Amy McFadden
Duration: 13 h 59 min

Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror with Meg: Origins
By Steve Alten
Narrated By: Sean Runnette
Duration: 10 h 34 min

Free

83! free Kindle titles 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.

Sunday Words of Encouragement February 14, 2021

Happy Valentine’s Day – Celebrate Love!
Pastor continued and concluded his series titled Battle On.

On this day recognizing Love, we see that love is missing and misrepresented so much on Social Media. There is so much anger and vitriol instead. Can we show love to others in response to a post? Send them a message: I am praying for you. “…we surely ought to love each other.” 1 John 4:7-12.

Satan distorts love. It is not what we see in Hollywood or online. That is a distortion.  God brings us back to what love really looks like. Paul wraps up messages he has been sharing in Romans chapters 5-8.

We are loved in an unconditional way. Romans 8:26-39.
God (Holy Spirit) helps us in our weakness; He prays for us; He pleads for us; He causes things to work for the good (according to His purpose) of those who love Him; He chose believers to become like His Son (adopted us); He called them to come to Him, gave them right standing with Him, and gave them His glory. Romans 8:26-30.

“If God is for us, who can ever be against us?” v31
“Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one”….v33
“Who then will condemn us? No one”…v34
“Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?” v35
“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.” v38

God claims us as His own and no longer sees our flaws and sins.

The POINT: As Paul was, so should we be convinced that we are inseparable from God’s great love.

Once we know this truth – that God loves us – then we can recognize the distortions in this world.
God is Love. He gave us His son to redeem us and allow us right standing. Do not allow others, or yourselves, to condemn us. Rather, accept God's love and love one another.

I found this fitting song in my (long) file of song choices: No Matter What.

Verses for Today
1 John 4:11-12 (NLT)
11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.

Lord, please help me to do better to share Your love with others each day.

 

Audible Book Review: You're Going to Mars by Rob Dircks

This was a fun story, a mix of Willy Wonka, Survivor and America Ninja Warrior competition to get to Mars.

You're Going to Mars!
By: Rob Dircks
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
Release date: 11-13-18
Publisher: Audible Originals
Genre: Adventure, Humor, Sci Fi, Space Opera
My Rating: 4.5 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.5; Narration 4.5.

Publisher's Summary
Living and slaving in Fill City One, you get used to the smell. We call it the Everpresent Stink. But every once inI a while, on a spring day with a breeze, it clears away enough to remind us that there is something more out there. Most Fillers' wildest dreams would be just to get past the walls and live in the mainland. But my dream? It’s a little bigger.
I’m going to Mars.
Well, I’m only going to Mars if I can find a winning Red Scarab to get on Zach Larson’s crazy reality show. And then I’ll have to figure out how to escape this hellhole. And then compete on live television for three months. And somehow win a spot on the crew of the very first manned mission to Mars. Oh, and one more slight obstacle? There might be a reason that by 2085 a human still hasn’t set foot on the Red Planet. A dangerous reason. A reason worth killing for.
In You’re Going to Mars! Rob Dircks, Audible best-selling author of Where the Hell Is Tesla?, creates a near-future filled with family (the good kind and the insufferable kind), pop divas, mobsters, and the world’s first trillionaire - and sends them all on a science fiction odyssey/comedy/love story/adventure that will change their world forever.
©2018 Rob Dircks (P)2018 Audible Originals, LLC.

Review:
Paper (yes, that’s her name with triplet sisters, Rock and Scissors – there’s a story there of course), likes to play at making rockets and has a dream to go to Mars. This is most unlikely as she is a filler in a family stuck for generations in the Everpresent Stink, formerly known as Staten Island, one of the walled-in landfills operated by a private waste management company run by a mob family, the Gitanos.

The world’s richest man, Zach Larsen, is running a “Wonka chocolate" like contest so a limited number of people who secure a winning red scarab get the chance to travel on Zach’s funded Mars mission. Paper obtains a winning scarab with the help of her loving family. Next, with help from her downtrodden friends she escapes the Island. Then with the aid of an unexpected source and an alias name, Robin, she makes her way to the contest site with minutes to spare. The very last contestant to arrive is a singing diva, Aurora, who doesn’t like coming in second place.

The contestants are put through a “boot-camp” training reminiscent of a televised survivor version of Ninja Warrior. Some contestants voluntarily leave and others are eliminated from show to show. Robin/Paper isn’t expected to be a top contender, but she finds creative ways to stay in the contest and win the favor of the viewers. Several of the contestants have the ability to pull “MacGyver” fixes to solve problems. Events are moving along when suddenly there is sabotage. The remaining contestants, including Paper, manage to survive but now it is clear that someone is hiding something important and wants to stop the mission to Mars.

When Paper’s real name and background are exposed, she is forced to leave with the Gitano ‘enforcer’. Once again events take a reversal, and she ends up back in the team as the mission rushes forward. But the obstacles aren’t over as even the government steps in to try to stop the mission. Can Zach, Paper and her fellow contestants get to Mars and if they do will they be able to return without being blown out of space?

This is the second book I have read by Rob Dircks (The Wrong Unit) and my assessment: what fun! The characters are warm and likable, and it is easy to cheer on Paper, her family, and her friends, old and new. The characters have different levels of snark, sass and bravery. The nods to known books, tv shows and movies (include Wall-E and The Martian too) adds interest. Yes, there are cheesy moments but that too adds to the fun entertainment. I recommend this to sci fi fans who are looking for a humor break.

Audio Notes: Khristine Hvam does a wonderful narration on this story. She fully portrays the personality of Paper and provides appropriate voices for the other characters. And she does a fair job on the singing snippets too! I totally enjoyed the listening experience.

Source: 7/21/2019 Audible Daily Deal $3.95. This qualifies for 2021TBR, 2021Audiobook and 2021Alphabet goals.

Audible Book Review: Unprepared, The Scourge, Book 1 by Tom Abrahams

This is a descent post-apocalyptic but not stellar.
Unprepared
The Scourge, Book 1
By: Tom Abrahams
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 04-26-20
Publisher: Piton Press LLC
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0 Overall; Story 4.0; Narration 4.0.

Publisher's Summary
A mutating plague is spreading. It's killing two of every three people on Earth. And Mike Crenshaw is totally unprepared.
From the world of The Traveler Series comes a new cast of characters, new obstacles, and the same devastating, world-altering virus which plunges society into the depth of a dystopian hell.
Unprepared begins in the hours before The Scourge takes hold. As if ripped from today's headlines, governments react too slowly and the disease spreads too fast. Quarantines don't work. Infrastructure fails. People die.
Follow Mike and his friends as they try to survive this new landscape and find out how the world in which The Traveler Series was set came into being. It's a thrill ride that will keep you up at night with the lights on and the doors locked.
©2020 Piton Press LLC (P)2020 Piton Press LLC

Review:
Mike Crenshaw is just a regular guy, a second-rate radio salesman in Lake Mary, Florida. The sales leader, Brice, is an unlikely friend. As the world learns about a fast acting, deathly virus, Mike and Brice find themselves together, unprepared, without supplies, and trying to get out of town. Along the way they pick up a stranger who agrees to let them drive her to relatives on the coast.

In a nearby area of Orlando, a waning news reporter, Kandy, and her new boyfriend, (Phil?), barely escape an angry mob. They too begin to head to New Smyrna Beach seeking refuge with Phil’s family.

Part of the story also covers the scientists in the Ukraine who are desperately researching the virus and seeking cures. The female doctor originally thinks she is being punished being sent to Ukraine, not realizing that she has had a chance to be part of the event at ground zero. I also liked the personal snippets as the plague spread through 1349 London.

The virus and government handling (or mishandling) could mirror the early days of Covid19 although the book virus is much more deadly. The story moves a little slowly at the beginning as the author introduces the characters in their different locations. The story skims over the multitudes dying as it follows these handful of survivors trying to get past barricades to safety. I enjoyed the diverse characters, and I liked the threads of connection that are revealed closer to the end.

The setting in Florida is a plus for me as is the lack of foul language. There is some mild cursing. It is fun that the author slips in songs and authors that are familiar. There are apparently “Easter Eggs” from the Travelers series - the same world five years later with different survivors. I have the Audible books 1-3 of that series and I may try the Travelers series before I continue with this one. Unprepared may be less exciting because, although there are several tense scenes, the story is more focused on setting up the characters and their journey to refuge. I recommend this as a solid beginning to a post-apocalyptic series.

Audio Notes: Kevin Pierce is a skilled narrator in this genre. He manages to convey the personalities and his voice fits the intensity of the story. I look forward to listening to more by this author and narrator.

Source: 12/31/2020 Audible Two for One Credit Sale. This qualifies for 2021TBR, 2021Audiobook and 2021Alphabet goals.

Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway February 12, 2021

Happy Friday!  Happy Valentine's everyone! ♥

TO ENTER FRIDAY PICK.

US Entrants: Leave a comment and tell me WHICH BOOK you would like to get from the Friday Pick lists.

INTERNATIONAL: Leave a comment indicating "Gift Card" (see further comments near the end of the post.)

CUT OFF TIME IS THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 9:00 PM CENTRAL so I do not have to stay up too late to do the winner post! I will randomly pick two winners to announce Friday mornings with the next Pick post.

Thank you to all who entered the February 5, 2021 Pick. There were no automatic wins this week. Automatic wins are those who requested the book four times without other people asking for that book during those weeks. There was no title blocked.

CONGRATULATIONS
to Random.org picked Winners from February 5, 2021 Pick:
LIFE'S SIMPLE PLEASURE gets a GC
AND
ASHFA gets a GC

All winners please fill in the Winner's Acceptance Form or email me to confirm your win, send your snail mail address information and let me know if you would like bookmarks - sensual, sexy or sweet bookmarks. {The form is new because Google changed their forms and the old one wasn't letting me print out the responses.}

Image found at Pinterest.

New Book Groups #92 and #93 November 13, 2020.
#92 (15 books):

The Promise by TJ Bennett
A Most Unsuitable Man by Jo Beverley
Alaskan Renegade by Kate Bridges
Killing Floor by Lee Child
The Tender Stranger by Carolyn Davidson
Her Wedding Wish by Jillian Hart
Heart's Desire by Ruth Ryan Hagan
Snowflakes on the Sea by Linda Lael Miller
Murder in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
One Perfect Rose by Mary Jo Putney
The Deputy's Duty by Terri Reed
No Ordinary Man by Suzanne Simmons
The Scot by Lyn Stone
The Abducted Heiress by Claire Thornton
Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs

Box #93 (14 books)

Three Complete Novels by Sandra Brown (Best Kept Secrets, Mirror Image, and Slow Heat to Heaven)
Select Editions Four Novels: Safe Harbor, The Analyst, Fallen Angel and Open Season
Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready
There's Only Been You by Donna Marie Rogers (personally signed)
The Celtic Riddle by Lyn Hamilton
For the Love of Pete by Julia Harper
The Irish Bride by Alexa Harrington
The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
Castles in the Mist by Jose Litton
When We Met by Susan Mallery
Thief of Hearts by Teresa Medeiros
Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery
Familiar Stranger by Sharon Sala
All of Me by Lori Wilde

New Book Group #91 October 2, 2020 - Suspense themed

SINGLES: Ten books in this box:
Senseless by Mary Burton
Indefensible by Pamela Callow
Fight or Flight by Natalie J. Damschroder
Final Appeal by Joanne Fluke
The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman
The Sinister Pig by Tony Hillerman Audiobook


PICK TWO  your choice (listed below the picture) Nora Roberts:

Born in Fire Audiobook Cassettes
Montana Sky
A Little Magic (Sorry - I initially listed this as Dark Magic)
Valley of Silence
Inner Harbor and
Chesapeake Blue


New Book Group #90 June 19, 2020
Quite a few mysteries in this box.

SINGLES:
Siren's Song by Trish Albright (personally autographed)
Alias by Smy J. Fetzer
Angel Face by Suzanne Forster
Stalking the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall
Hot Sex by Janet Evanovich (Audio cassettes)
The Warrior by Frances Richey (poetry  hardcover)


New Book Group #89 March 6, 2020

Singles:
My Surrender by Connie Brockway
How to Tame a Modern Rogue by Diana Holoquist
Phoenix by A.J. Scudiere

New Book Group #88 November 8, 2019

Singles:
A Lady Never Tells by Candace Camp
Dawn of Redemption by Starla Childs


New Book Group #87 August 23, 2019

SINGLES:
Captain's Paradise by Kay Hooper
Open Season by Linda Howard AUDIO CASSETTES


New Book Group #86 June 7, 2019
Another group of variety from my shelves.

SINGLES:
Show No Fear by Marliss Melton
A Question of God's Balance (Vol 1) by Joseph Thek
King by Right of Blood and Might by Anna L. Walls


New Book Group #85 March 22, 2019
A variety from my shelves.

SINGLES:
Summer Skies by Judith Christenberry
Windfall (two stories) by JoAnn Ross
Daddy's Little Cowgirl (two stories) by Judith Bowen and Kimberly Raye
The Forever Year, Cold Pursuit, Lover's Lane and Temporary Sanity (Reader's Condensed)
ToxiCity by Libby Fischer Hillmann

New Book Group #84 December 15, 2018
Here are some Christmas titles to pick from.

SINGLES:
A Family for Thanksgiving
On this Holy Night
Christmas Haven
King Harold's Snow Job


New Book Group #83 November 30, 2018

(Starting bottom left and continuing up then down)
SINGLE
Seductive Secrets by Lynne Connolly
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich - Audio Cassettes
A Good Walk Spoiled by John Feinstein Audio Cassettes
Three Reader's Digest Condensed Books - each hardback:

Cold Harbour and The Courtship of Peggy McCoy
The Things We Do for Love, Three Weeks With My Brother, The Murder Artist and Night Train to Lisbon
Follow the Stars Home, Hunting Badger, The Quiet Game and Second Wind

New Book Group #82 November 9, 2018

SINGLES:
Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Killing Time by Linda Howard
The Wedding Night by Barbara Dawson Smith

New Book Group #81 August 17, 2018

SINGLES
Best Laid Plans by Allison Brennan
Darkness Tell Us by Richard Laymon
Cooking Most Deadly by Joanne Pence


New Book Group #80 August 17, 2018

Note: The Final Judgment and
The Book of Fate are Audio Cassettes
SINGLES:
Summer’s Moon by Lacey Baker
The Final Judgment by Richard North PattersonAudio Cassettes
Firebird by Janice Graham
No Getting Over a Cowboy by Delores Fossen
The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer Audio Cassettes


New Book Group #79 July 13, 2018
I found this box of books buried under some other boxes.

The Vanishing Act of Esme Lenox by Maggie O’Farrell
P.S. by Helen Schulman
Her Sexiest Surprise by Dawn Atkins (personally autographed)
Dakota Child by Linda Ford
Calling the Shots by Ellen Hartman
Promises, Promises by Amber Miller
This Time for Keeps by Jenna Mills
A Daughter’s Legacy by Virginia Smith
Another Man’s Baby by Kay Stockham


New Book Group #78 April 27, 2018

SINGLES
Blackberry Bush
Breaking Point
A Tangled Affair
Too Wicked to Love
Roses are Red Audio Cassettes


New Book Group #77 February 16, 2018- All gone

New Book Group #76 November 3, 2017
13 books remain of the original 37:

I finally Have them Listed!
Boots & Booties by Kristine Rolofson
Saucer the Conquest by Stephen Coonts
The Scorpion Seducer by Bonnie Vanak
Hell On Earth by David L. Porter
Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton
Crisscross by Harmon Henkin
Maelstrom by Anne McCaffrey
Inhuman Condition by Clive Barker
101 Commonsense Rules for the Office by John R. Brinkerhoff


This shelf of 35 books are what is left from Groups #1 (11/27/09) through Group #75 September 29, 2017

(Title list reads left at bottom to right at top - 14 titles.)
Rehabilitation
Secret Blessing
Named of the Dragon
Aunt Erma's Cope Book
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Bound by Destiny by Rayka Mennen

(Title list reads left at bottom to right at top - 21 titles.)
Plan of Attack by Dan Brown
(*Three One more very old books from my Gothics box.)
*The Man in the Garden by Paule Mason (1969 - yellowed)
Fire Dancer by Ann Maxwell
*Four One books are very old; pulled from a box of gothic novels I found.
*Maggie – Her Marriage by Taylor Caldwell (1953 very old, yellowed pages, some stain damage doesn't effect reading)
First Things First by Stephen R. Covey- Audio Cassette
Trilogy Of Mysteries Audio Book Shadow Prey, There Was A Little Girl, Smokescreen Audio Cassettes (NOT CDs)
Raintree Haunted by Linda Winstead Jones (spine creases)
The Shadowing by Joan Overfield
The Sweetheart Dance by Patti Ann Colt
BOX 4 2015 (reboxed from Boxes 47-53)
Undateable by Ellen Rakieten & Anne Coyle
Jezebel by Katherine Sutcliff
The Hidden Truth of Cytech's Randall Forty by Vickie Kennedy
Breakfast in Bed by Sandra Brown - Audio Cassette Tapes (link is for mass media version)
BOX 3 2015 (reboxed from Boxes 39- 47)
Shetland Summer by Janet Lynnford
BOX 2 2015 (reboxed from Boxes 24- 38)
The Trailsman: Texas Lead Slingers by Jon Sharpe
A Courtesans Guide to Getting Your Man by Susan Donovan and Celeste Bradley -- NOTE This book has dog bite damage; it is missing half back cover and the edges of pages in the back third of the book... it does not effect the text but I will understand if no one wants this one
An Honorable Man by Rosemary Rogers (spine creases)
The Willful Widow by Valerie King (spine wear)
Foundation (Foundation Novels) by Isaac Asimov
BOX #1 2015 (reboxed from Boxes 1- 23)
Ghost Writer (Shivers #3) by M.D. Spenser
Alien Chronicles - The Crimson Claw by Deborah Chester

If you saw the pictures posted of my bookshelves and boxes you know I do have lots of books! And that doesn't include the other eight or so boxes at my office!! And more books as I find deals too good to pass up! I am sharing my book bounty by these Friday Pick Giveaways.

I started Friday Pick on November 27, 2009 and in almost TEN years I have posted 91 groups of 16 books plus an additional 21 totaling 1,477 books available to find new homes! (As of November 6, 2020).

I am happy to say that so far about 1,351+ books have found new homes through this feature! YAY. [A year or so ago I posted I had reached 2000 books given away. As I calculated the numbers 11/2/17 I realized that had to be an error. I realized I went from 1098 to 2001 instead of 1101. Guess I was tired; sorry for the error.] I have to update my print out to check the exact number sent out - a few were never claimed. I periodically update the lists - deleting those won. You can still go to the Friday Pick list link to see older posts and the older lists book pictures if you want!

Note rules here regarding international entries.

Because postage to overseas can be prohibitive I am willing to give a $5.00 book certificate to international winners - Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, ARe, TWRP, ClassAct Books, eTreasures, Desert Breeze, etc....you tell me where and I'll set it up. So for my overseas visitors, your comment may indicate a smaller book and I'll check postage or note your choice of gift card.

I learned that The Book Depository does not ship to everywhere. The postage for some of the books to faraway places runs between $7.00 and $10.00 and up. Since I would award $5.00 for The Book Depository to an international winner, as an alternative you may choose a smaller book and we will hope the postage will not exceed $6.00. If the postage is more, or if you want to pick a larger book and you are willing to pay any extra postage beyond the $6.00 I will work with you on that. This may not make a difference to many but if it helps one or two of you to give one of my books a home that will make me happy too. :o)

Repeating this helpful blog tip: You can right click on a link and you will be given the choice to open the link in a new window or tab so you do not navigate away from the screen you are on!! I use this all the time!