tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999483020809552182024-03-19T03:48:41.395-05:00The Book BagSo many books ..... so little time!Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.comBlogger3496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-77951666704551269152024-03-18T10:30:00.001-05:002024-03-18T10:30:45.956-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading? March 18, 2024 #IMWAYR<p style="text-align: center;"> <span> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uk30w56PFzrteEdGUaSvbVKRv2Zo-1thxL3RNlih5TEMCHtJx7L5D9BpMPfkawDQik_gYqS2S-GxfSnkawgZwP2L9N4sQyM28x6pNliSwwOIKscwjfBv3e5WQU_CgH8h5n5xJMjaz_1G/s200/It%2527s+Monday%2521+What+Are+You+Reading.jpg" /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i>It's Monday! What Are You Reading?</i><i> </i>is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. And here we are!<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">**************************************</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I'm currently reading</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189872770-the-liars" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZvblKaUpLn7KOH1aRw_3rY5T5ZPhTUcuW1h_xt2-D1hmP-2Ydh1zCUmn9ij-IY8WaWywln4HvnVa84O8ddpdleIL0283_Ppt8jfBxLTzfh_DzUUTi3l6yYH6-kPkn1k2FA7ZKoUVtzylGyxqQOOqk9x2J9GonD-mj3dqnsF4lfrc9n376Rxegl8iMZNl/s320/Liars.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>The Liars</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/237893-the-seaside-saga" target="_blank"><b>(The Seaside Saga #20)</b></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Joanne DeMaio</b></div><div>e-book from author</div><div>Published March 4, 2024</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11885478-how-lucky-you-are" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xARKnmOo82aZqXRD2j0osr0bmUTrL_lyEtNe6KjJDOv6dmkndnT7j6CKDIStgaPvodbHBSkAWDaEZwmdKUeqfq2J3Ws13WL8R1aV0wrjIaU0sVkZ2Hn4_pZVyKYGGyduHnajWovOwvtDzyRqRloLEWqKTZq_sM1aEsvVGelHzcIL7Bl5HRgEQQL3JrF_/s320/HowLucky.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>How Lucky You Are</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by Kristyn Kusek Lewis</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">print from my collection for a challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published January 2012</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41451746-next-girl-to-die" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKOajsWyDdOTLW9sxHvFFxuBoQOnG_RoZRX0BwhpaktSlDwwSU2tmbSPs7LBh7OcO8AVnY4BF450-JxAIse0-IZuiMGv81RUJMegqIMcaQiCf3rvDpVTbh7WiYjeQ51PkaDQMZ7hKlYCfqmaKQjYdg9BjbKpPYGFgywJK1Mvecuo0LDVrp4IIQqwR3IBU/s320/NextGirl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Next Girl to Die</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/247540-the-calderwood-cases" target="_blank"><b>(The Calderwood Cases #1)</b></a></div><div><b>by Dea Poirier</b></div><div>audio-book from my collection</div><div>Published May 2019</div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">What I recently finished</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203741836-songbird-s-second-chance" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="347" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH7S5TpgHFo_mf5VGxUnMC3U-fgzcQu5rRKLfFfncmZE_hIpevZRt7zcELFXKHmF56zp0E76bhCP6d7krnTHFOsYq9792nP38iJG6ZnMQxMxebkR96WCrEH6htwiPg8X56zbjfvJPQ1FNZQzq2qfXvx5znpOUt1yWT1F3GjhYSGp_0yPr3weyb2Z3aCl6/s320/Songbird.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>Songbird's Second Chance</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLH3BHS4?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin" target="_blank"><b>(Marsh Point #3)</b></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Ashley Farley</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">eARC from author</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ April 16</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoenN3V87bfDEsR5y25XbxAEQhlcxf-szKxQuEoEuxAeQLGlw38MFPMra4RHMW3J-Lu_3Pfby53k2NH7sIrcWRdKVxS4ss-1ioMt9BWqtoSQGGDtkFItDNE0gKFGVyJOLsK8ZzFT9ZclYKE0Z9IywkItspvZgFSJB1cle_dp2zl33zeWAxzE5OrmxKpdz/s445/Everyone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoenN3V87bfDEsR5y25XbxAEQhlcxf-szKxQuEoEuxAeQLGlw38MFPMra4RHMW3J-Lu_3Pfby53k2NH7sIrcWRdKVxS4ss-1ioMt9BWqtoSQGGDtkFItDNE0gKFGVyJOLsK8ZzFT9ZclYKE0Z9IywkItspvZgFSJB1cle_dp2zl33zeWAxzE5OrmxKpdz/s320/Everyone.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b><i>Everyone Is Watching</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;"><b>by Heather Gudenkauf</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;">eARC from NetGalley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 400;">Pub date ~ March 26</div></div></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197596633-a-heart-like-home" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiuykLqrJPn7DHTbRuXkW5J4zBux7t2fOTdijeO5QFZiAq8Bcez8PEKAtimnaL3GWM0VmjmOaKDGCb1l0-7SXy3sNH7ee3ze5ekdN46P8TBBcLVbLsnN579q9RhXLZZPrrPZXFJFXlEj-D-WPltY5loEeQEbRbjbGORXyQfQBxGHCjxtcNnk2i7ngevtjq/s320/HeartLikeHome.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>A Heart Like Home</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Christine Nolfi</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">eARC from author</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ April 16</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I really love my reading life!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-5658258464150490982024-03-16T10:30:00.001-05:002024-03-16T10:35:19.739-05:00This OR That #Giveaway № 142 ~ Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline OR The Cinderella Blues by Obren Bokich #DontGo #TheCinderellaBlues<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s400/ThisOrThat.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s320/ThisOrThat.png" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have sooooo many books!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15793165-don-t-go" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsh8tvO81Wen4wzoQdlG4ZwobCubqgkPiieTE-UJ-kQYhBO3mBr5Z9cu4te6X6Hp6B9sopCMHZ2R3mQn0el5LAbGxoazq3uRBIwpbdzzl-iUsoSKw3HcKiGLp-Bl50PnmbTxebKTUdta-Ioukcz0yrBhVanui-2yc0i84c8_nwU5kWsyggc2L0iH6sOeN1/s320/DontGo.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Don't Go</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">by Lisa Scottoline</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;">Paperback ~ April 2013</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">When Dr. Mike Scanlon is called to serve as an army doctor in Afghanistan, he's acutely aware of the dangers he'll face and the hardships it will cause his wife Chloe and newborn baby. And deep inside, he doesn't think of himself as a warrior, but a healer.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">However, in an ironic turn of events, as Mike operates on a wounded soldier in a war-torn country, Chloe dies at home in the suburbs, in an apparent household accident. Devastated, he returns home to bury her, only to discover that the life he left behind has fallen apart. His medical practice is in jeopardy, and he is a complete stranger to the only family he has left - his precious baby girl. Worse, he learns a shocking secret that sends him into a downward spiral.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Ultimately, Mike realizes that the most important battle of his life faces him on the home front and he'll have to put it all on the line to save what's dearest to him – his family.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="text-align: justify;">The Madison sisters, once close, are suddenly alienated as oldest Helen returns to Stella Mare. Her desire to help everyone includes keeping them at a distance, so her own secrets stay private. Her plan backfires, making her persona non grata and upsetting her father. To keep the peace with Dad, she suggests a group activity: the four sisters will hike the Fundy Footpath, an iconic and challenging backpacking trip along the Bay of Fundy. Why not? They’re young, they’re strong, and besides, they’re Madisons.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Despite each sister’s reservations, the desire to reconnect pulls them into this adventure. The hike is arduous and not for the faint of heart. Daunting cliffs, deep forests, rushing rivers and unpredictable tides accompany the gorgeous views, stunning sunrises, and the sheer power of nature. The challenges, though shared, fracture things further, and even Helen’s campfire confession doesn’t heal the breach. But when crisis happens, Helen is called to rise to the occasion and be the sister they need her to be.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Returning to Stella Mare was hard. Regaining her place in the family was harder. Come home to Stella Mare with Helen, as she, Rett, Evie and Dorie learn once again how to be sisters.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">“Time to burn some of those calories,” Helen called out. “Let’s get going.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Evie cast her a curious gaze. “Is there something we’re hurrying for? You should let us know, Helen.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">She narrowed her eyes. “We need to get going. We’re like sitting ducks here.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Rett laughed. “We’re nobody’s target. We started early, we already did the tidal crossings, so we are not worried about tides right now, and we have time to take a break if somebody is vomiting. Really.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Helen shook her head and walked away toward the tree line. Where was that wolf? And why couldn’t her sisters take direction?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Annoyed, she kept gazing into the woods, though she kept an ear tuned toward the conversations behind her. Soon enough, everybody got ready to go again, and Evie called to her. “We’re all set, Helen.” She huffed a little as she headed back, chin held high.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Evie started off beside Dorie, the two easily chatting. Rett waited for Helen. “Tone it down a bit,” she advised.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Are you bitching about me, too?” Helen snapped.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Like that,” Rett said noncommittally. “Take it down a notch.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“You’re so helpful,” she sniped. “Like anybody even notices me.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Everybody notices you.” Rett’s tone was correcting. “Especially when you’re being a royal pain in the neck. Tone it down. Nobody’s here to make a fool of you.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Helen, shocked, took the impact of those words on her chest. <em>Nobody’s here to make a fool of you.</em> She had nothing to say.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Rett nudged her with an elbow. “Come on. Let’s make it a good day for a hike.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">She nodded tightly and followed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Hiking made her brain run faster. Rett’s words rang in her memory. Nobody’s here to make a fool of you, Helen.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>I don’t need anyone to do that. I’ve done it myself, more than once. A lot more than once.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Despite her tired body, her mind was super-charged as thoughts, memories and feelings flooded her. She couldn’t outrace them, and even the challenging terrain didn’t distract her, though after a series of switchbacks, landing at the brook felt like an accomplishment. Or at least a break from her thoughts.</p><p style="text-align: center;">**********************</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Annie M. Ballard writes about women and family ties in the small villages that feel like home. With one foot in the Canadian Maritimes and the other in New England, she digs deep into the lives of her characters. When she’s not writing, she’s happily baking, gardening, powerlifting and trying to make friends with every dog in her neighbourhood.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Annie’s stories include strong women living real lives, good men trying to do better, and always a happy ending.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Annie</span></p>
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This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. And here we are!<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">**************************************</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I'm currently reading</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xARKnmOo82aZqXRD2j0osr0bmUTrL_lyEtNe6KjJDOv6dmkndnT7j6CKDIStgaPvodbHBSkAWDaEZwmdKUeqfq2J3Ws13WL8R1aV0wrjIaU0sVkZ2Hn4_pZVyKYGGyduHnajWovOwvtDzyRqRloLEWqKTZq_sM1aEsvVGelHzcIL7Bl5HRgEQQL3JrF_/s320/HowLucky.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>How Lucky You Are</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by Kristyn Kusek Lewis</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">print from my collection for a challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published January 2012</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41451746-next-girl-to-die" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKOajsWyDdOTLW9sxHvFFxuBoQOnG_RoZRX0BwhpaktSlDwwSU2tmbSPs7LBh7OcO8AVnY4BF450-JxAIse0-IZuiMGv81RUJMegqIMcaQiCf3rvDpVTbh7WiYjeQ51PkaDQMZ7hKlYCfqmaKQjYdg9BjbKpPYGFgywJK1Mvecuo0LDVrp4IIQqwR3IBU/s320/NextGirl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Next Girl to Die</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/247540-the-calderwood-cases" target="_blank"><b>(The Calderwood Cases #1)</b></a></div><div><b>by Dea Poirier</b></div><div>audio-book from my collection</div><div>Published May 2019</div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">What I recently finished</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209681628-ghost-with-the-most" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkDE0oYwInPw85qh5blCfiMZqBXUhGWVrjZI3-gUq2MOTAYbdRJytIXOtxDI3pnsrjeMbAGnzHizuAW1pwNWxX23MymAAUAhaeBNPZT3ZjKgBGOIg_KdwGd5WaRCRxq9Qc0ks8dQplp3KOApMSL995J8eYey9ceJLckpwKkx3wsffFwyKcB5zb_ydPCal/s320/Ghost.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ghost With the Most</span></i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/352932-ghostwriter-mystery" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(GhostWriter Mystery #2)</span></b></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Mallory Pierce</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pub date ~ March 20</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189872770-the-liars" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZvblKaUpLn7KOH1aRw_3rY5T5ZPhTUcuW1h_xt2-D1hmP-2Ydh1zCUmn9ij-IY8WaWywln4HvnVa84O8ddpdleIL0283_Ppt8jfBxLTzfh_DzUUTi3l6yYH6-kPkn1k2FA7ZKoUVtzylGyxqQOOqk9x2J9GonD-mj3dqnsF4lfrc9n376Rxegl8iMZNl/s320/Liars.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>The Liars</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/237893-the-seaside-saga" target="_blank"><b>(The Seaside Saga #20)</b></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Joanne DeMaio</b></div><div>e-book from author</div><div>Published March 4, 2024</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I really love my reading life!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-40222823779124057522024-03-10T10:00:00.001-05:002024-03-10T10:01:50.566-05:00Book Blitz! 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<p style="text-align: justify;">Erez is a single dad, with a young brother to support. His boss offers him a dream position, but there’s a catch: first, review a new, promising startup and make it as favorable as possible. His future is on the line, and he must suppress his feelings for Dafna, keeping his hands and other parts to himself.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dafna can’t stop wanting Erez, he is the man who made her get over her ex-husband. They spend hours together, and soon, they’re using the office desks for more than emails.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Erez is falling for Dafna, she is the woman he has always looked for. When he suspects shady dealings within her company, he finds himself at a loss. Investigating it can cost him his dream job, as well as the love of his life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><i>Pulling Her Resources</i> is a stand-alone later-in-life steamy romance featuring a forbidden workplace affair, financial intrigue and a Happy Ever After.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">“Do you have a condom?”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fuck! Rookie mistake!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“A condom?” He stalled, panic building in his abdomen, realizing that he most definitely didn’t have one. He didn’t travel everywhere with them. His brother would have been better prepared. Eitan always had one in his trousers’ back pocket.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“You know, that’s so embarrassing. I don’t.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“This is my one and only night at the luna park, and I want to go on all the rides.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“We could do other stuff. Tell me what you want.” He would make more love to her tonight, condom or no condom.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“To feel you <em>in</em> me, <em>on</em> me,” Dafna answered.</p>
<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">She was killing him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**********************</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Mia Sivan is an Israeli woman who lives, works and loves in Tel Aviv. The city is as much a part of her books as any other character. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mia has worked as a senior investment manager for many years, and the books she writes draws much from her personal experience, as well as real-life scams that took place in the Israeli financial market.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When not writing or dreaming up steamy scenes, she lives with her handsome husband and even handsomer two sons, and enjoys long walks by the beach (it’s Tel Aviv, it’s never too cold).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Mia</span></p>
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Cunningham OR Wrecked by Maria Padian #BeingAntiSocial #Wrecked<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s400/ThisOrThat.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s320/ThisOrThat.png" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have sooooo many books!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. 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Cunningham</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222;">Paperback ~ May 2012</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Mace Evans is single at thirty-eight. When her much unloved older sister, Shannon, declares that Mace is anti-social, she embarks on a journey to understand her condition; whether she was born that way or if it is the accumulation of thirty-eight years of unfortunate encounters with other humans and dogs. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">For reasons unbeknown to Mace, she has an affair with a work colleague, which brings an unexpected end to her perfect marriage. And as if the self-imposed torture and regret is not enough, Mace endures ongoing judgment from her older sister and mother, which further exacerbates already tenuous relationships. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">With support from her four best friends, merlot and pizza, and with guidance from her life coach and mentor, Oscar Wilde, Mace recovers to a degree, but in her quest to understand her anti-social ways, she finds herself wondering about the quality of the fabric that keeps her network of friends intact. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">When Mace's mother is diagnosed with cancer, Mace searches for common ground on which to connect before it is too late. 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This is, hands down, one of the best sexual assault reads in YA.”— Book Riot</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What really happened at the party that night?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Haley saw Jenny come back to the dorm, shell-shocked.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Richard heard Jordan brag about the cute freshman he hooked up with.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Jenny accuses Jordan, Jordan claims she’s lying. 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Murder Road by Simone St. James ~ My Thoughts #MurderRoad @BerkleyPub<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196614815-murder-road" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1695" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uetlw6TcsOfxDW2CnpKv-u-u6cm2-5vY_C9wA2Idxj1QujOGIJlHJrpooGGn-T1AKrlwPshp2enocUeJU0891KIN3IwKkthA1D4pBUCR99DzfGm3xGiNlOhZGNs2Ww_6ECe3PTeQGrXNuhrOAd4Am0nYYKss-EW6jDIwIYpmlxBvPMLxAAXOD2gmqniL/w265-h400/MurderRoad.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations Simone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>Murder Road</i>!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div><b><i>Murder Road</i> by Simone St. James</b></div><div><b>Mystery, Thriller, 352 pages</b></div><div><b>Published March 5, 2024 by Berkley</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deserted road in this terrifying new novel.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>July 1995.</i> April and Eddie have taken a wrong turn. They’re looking for the small resort town where they plan to spend their honeymoon. When they spot what appears to a lone hitchhiker along the deserted road, they stop to help. But not long after the hitchhiker gets into their car, they see the blood seeping from her jacket and a truck barreling down Atticus Line after them.</div><div><br /></div><div>When the hitchhiker dies at the local hospital, April and Eddie find themselves in the crosshairs of the Coldlake Falls police. Unexplained murders have been happening along Atticus Line for years and the cops finally have two witnesses who easily become their only suspects. As April and Eddie start to dig into the history of the town and that horrible stretch of road to clear their names, they soon learn that there is something supernatural at work, something that could not only tear the town and its dark secrets apart, but take April and Eddie down with it all.</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/174137255-murder-road" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Road-Simone-St-James-ebook/dp/B0C76XHYL8?ref_=ast_author_mpb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>My thoughts about </b><i><b>Murder Road ~~</b></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First lines—<i>"That July night seemed full of possibilities, with the empty highway stretching out before us."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do you have any authors that you'll read without even knowing what the story is about, like just give me the book, I know I'm going to be thoroughly<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>entertained? Simone St. James is one of those authors for me. Since I first discovered her books, I have absolutely loved the weird, spooky, creepy rides that she takes me on. And I love each new book more than the previous one. How does she do that? I totally devour each and every one of her stories!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Murder Road</i> is an exciting, breathtaking thriller with the right amount of supernatural happenings, things that could, maybe, really occur... maybe. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time and totally loved everything about it. The twist that ties it all together is mind-blowing. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I highly recommend <i>Murder Road</i> but be prepared to spend some time with April and Eddie because you won't be able to rest until they do. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I received a copy of <i>Murder Road </i>from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiintwLJnqkDzLCZEWvFAcBpmEti3MtjyJwuGy70z27Hozz_9Uwm2yVQ5VP_4Q4iwg-n_RrwgZj6nY096Hvcb0LmuoNn7O2XIyj2DRmUQdOLJT95VpdzeZEPJLrdkhA002aDude-E_nVAJeKqzuwTULUtFofbjwM6EUX3lPlVoFSvbdPv7uIKj-fEZQqw1k/s200/StJames.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="200" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiintwLJnqkDzLCZEWvFAcBpmEti3MtjyJwuGy70z27Hozz_9Uwm2yVQ5VP_4Q4iwg-n_RrwgZj6nY096Hvcb0LmuoNn7O2XIyj2DRmUQdOLJT95VpdzeZEPJLrdkhA002aDude-E_nVAJeKqzuwTULUtFofbjwM6EUX3lPlVoFSvbdPv7uIKj-fEZQqw1k/s1600/StJames.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Simone St. James is the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of <i>The Book of Cold Cases, The Sun Down Motel, The Broken Girls</i> and <i>The Haunting of Maddy Clare</i>, which won two RITA awards from Romance Writers of America and an Arthur Ellis Award from Crime Writers of Canada. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">She lives outside Toronto, Canada with her husband and a spoiled cat.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Simone</span><br /><br /><a href="https://www.simonestjames.com/" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simonestjames" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4981568.Simone_St_James" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simonestjames" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.56px;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-75808225047336919542024-03-05T10:30:00.001-06:002024-03-05T10:30:00.248-06:00Release Day! Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering ~ My Thoughts #ByeBaby @carolatlovering @StMartinsPress<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918285-bye-baby" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UPIca6Ysw8GWEd_O3IWga8soR4JSPpWwh8zyOlN4wJW3SscgehbPkkf7MAV3SA373kDzBF9fcnFw5wott8ujTY3td_EHviOfWhPqgizbbcRFWgPy64ausX_dNDOkU1OrKkhEa7fpsQxXVJgSR3FDCRZKFX7LVRYbpDT7lkmDtWDf6uo5ddbRunfHSnfq/w260-h400/ByeBaby.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations Carola</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>Bye, Baby</i>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><i>Bye, Baby</i> by Carola Lovering</b></div><div><b>Mystery Thriller, 344 pages</b></div><div><b>Published March 5, 2024 by St. Martin's Press</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>A missing baby. A fraught friendship. A secret that can never be told.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>On a brisk fall night in a New York apartment, 35-year-old Billie West hears terrified screams. It's her lifelong best friend Cassie Barnwell, one floor above, and she's just realized her infant daughter has gone missing. Billie is shaken as she looks down into her own arms to see the baby, remembering—with a jolt of fear—that she is responsible for the kidnapping that has instantly shattered Cassie’s world.</div><div><br /></div><div>So begins the story of Billie and Cassie's friendship--both in recent weeks, and since they met twenty-three years ago, in their small Hudson Valley hometown the summer before seventh grade. Once fiercely bonded by their secrets, including a traumatic, unspeakable incident in high school, Cassie and Billie have drifted apart in adulthood, no longer the inseparable pair they used to be. Cassie is married to a wealthy man, has recently become a mother, and is building a following as a fashion and lifestyle influencer. She is desperate to leave her past behind--including Billie, who is single and childless, and no longer fits into her world. Hurt and rejected by Cassie’s new priorities, Billie will do anything to restore their friendship, even as she hides the truth about what really happened the night the baby was taken.</div><div><br /></div><div>Told in alternating perspectives in Lovering’s signature suspenseful style, <i>Bye Baby</i> confronts the myriad ways friendships change and evolve over time, the lingering echoes of childhood trauma, and the impact of women’s choices on their lifelong relationships.</div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918285-bye-baby" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bye-Baby-Novel-Carola-Lovering-ebook/dp/B0C1X6VTTB?ref_=ast_author_mpb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>My thoughts about </b><i><b>Bye, Baby ~~</b></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First lines—<i>"The baby stops fussing, settling into my arms like a sleepy puppy. The soft weight of her."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This book made me feel so many emotions. I loved the friendship that Billie and Cassie had when they were young, with each of them having each other's backs as they went through tough things. And then the adult versions of themselves, not so much. I got so frustrated with both of them, sabotaging their deep friendship. How could they do that to each other?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I won't go any further into the story because I don't want to give anything away but..... seriously? I had to keep going to see what was going to happen next. And I'm glad I did, but oh what a ride to get there. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like other books of Ms. Loveing's that I have read, this one had me on the edge of me seat, feeling it all, and racing to the end. <i>Bye, Baby</i> is an exciting and riveting thriller that I highly recommend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I received a copy of <i>Bye, Baby </i>from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3YSOjQXVAoVBo4WU6Q6iKH7Vevv-1msp_LDL0OTtSHq0C9QfUGXB0B1mZwwPhX2hZjzWJYpRjPIW8mAwtkBxDg7m6qxno7sd68msDzVNUZWpEbQr_CCgZr1rIe4sGacfqETLk49_Ti5F_WqvSTfXREQ-QXjmrFf13CiRausSGKhyisseT8D4ZXfFyZpz/s266/Lovering.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="177" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3YSOjQXVAoVBo4WU6Q6iKH7Vevv-1msp_LDL0OTtSHq0C9QfUGXB0B1mZwwPhX2hZjzWJYpRjPIW8mAwtkBxDg7m6qxno7sd68msDzVNUZWpEbQr_CCgZr1rIe4sGacfqETLk49_Ti5F_WqvSTfXREQ-QXjmrFf13CiRausSGKhyisseT8D4ZXfFyZpz/s1600/Lovering.jpg" width="177" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Carola Lovering is the author of <i>Tell Me Lies, Too Good to Be True, Can’t Look Away</i>, and the forthcoming <i>Bye, Baby</i>. She is a graduate of Colorado College, and her work has appeared in <i>Vogue, The Cut, Marie Claire, W Magazine, National Geographic</i>, and <i>Yoga Journal</i>, among other publications. Her novel, <i>Tell Me Lies</i>, has been adapted into a television series for Hulu. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two young children.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Carola</span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.carolalovering.com/" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/carolatlovering" style="color: #66afcc;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16009671.Carola_Lovering" style="color: #66afcc;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/carolatlovering/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/carolatlovering" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.56px;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-80936389983235390472024-03-04T10:45:00.002-06:002024-03-04T10:51:48.074-06:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading? March 4, 2024 #IMWAYR<p style="text-align: center;"> <span> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uk30w56PFzrteEdGUaSvbVKRv2Zo-1thxL3RNlih5TEMCHtJx7L5D9BpMPfkawDQik_gYqS2S-GxfSnkawgZwP2L9N4sQyM28x6pNliSwwOIKscwjfBv3e5WQU_CgH8h5n5xJMjaz_1G/s200/It%2527s+Monday%2521+What+Are+You+Reading.jpg" /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i>It's Monday! What Are You Reading?</i><i> </i>is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. 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I hope you all have a good week. </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I'm currently reading</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127975602-everyone-is-watching" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FOhXQa5OfggQhfktPCoOjBVMWmwKZPo67gjmkrUQ1crkLv2oWHLJFeh57cwrJHNOCvU-MGL2Vy7fZbvcjTZH5fkiULoN9z08OFNYck5duHfWApxd88qX5T7LKrZ1OIEyVs6-64JFrRkokNnc_aGecUSKTed_7kguBUp6HDsUEn3VB8YqPDhkp66YFa0M/s320/EveryOne.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Everyone Is Watching</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by Heather Gudenkauf</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">eARC from NetGalley</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11885478-how-lucky-you-are" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xARKnmOo82aZqXRD2j0osr0bmUTrL_lyEtNe6KjJDOv6dmkndnT7j6CKDIStgaPvodbHBSkAWDaEZwmdKUeqfq2J3Ws13WL8R1aV0wrjIaU0sVkZ2Hn4_pZVyKYGGyduHnajWovOwvtDzyRqRloLEWqKTZq_sM1aEsvVGelHzcIL7Bl5HRgEQQL3JrF_/s320/HowLucky.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>How Lucky You Are</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by Kristyn Kusek Lewis</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">print from my collection for a challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published January 2012</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41451746-next-girl-to-die" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="660" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKOajsWyDdOTLW9sxHvFFxuBoQOnG_RoZRX0BwhpaktSlDwwSU2tmbSPs7LBh7OcO8AVnY4BF450-JxAIse0-IZuiMGv81RUJMegqIMcaQiCf3rvDpVTbh7WiYjeQ51PkaDQMZ7hKlYCfqmaKQjYdg9BjbKpPYGFgywJK1Mvecuo0LDVrp4IIQqwR3IBU/s320/NextGirl.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Next Girl to Die</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/247540-the-calderwood-cases" target="_blank"><b>(The Calderwood Cases #1)</b></a></div><div><b>by Dea Poirier</b></div><div>audio-book from my collection</div><div>Published May 2019</div></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I recently finished</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918128-the-trail-of-lost-hearts" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2842" data-original-width="1872" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdfFCDt4WdmhOKIMMz90EwJc4SW2bJFqewv_9_Yz_7ribw-ptGJt9Q5Xef4kip_3VsLgeN_t3Yt9f0PiC9MRlo3LgW5FF1ra9QCdgkKNkGCCth3DzsrV_HGMm8dq-efpp4jCD-0oDYkYFVHFrDoIFjRLcBp20ty_9bLRqEpmnFs_ovKNDXLi2OwF_xqMV/s320/TrailOfLostHearts.jpg" width="211" /></a></div>The Trail of Lost Hearts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;">by Tracey Garvis Graves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit;">eARC from NetGalley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit;">Pub date ~ March 26</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918285-bye-baby" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z9J_FQQpAMztV5E8fH0h546Vbl9AQLJZTi0ORSitjq9kTwfaDa4XJeatF62Mm4o8Mo9ddmpQfLGH64u6fAeEci53KmJtbXv5k008Fr26aTNlEE11-wlJQehBpMmfPXLRhVvoaKTw8-cziAHUwsODE37ZTJQeJ_ng7gw7yiPpAal265OQBjMOvqiUiufB/s320/ByeBaby.jpg" width="208" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>Bye, Baby</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Carola Lovering</b></div>eARC from NetGalley</div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ March 5, 2024</div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209038058-barriers-to-entry" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv5ymZR7cEBQllfSMcDOBPJLeYpD8tMqjkfBm52iqjm00I9wVAD-jfe6lHQFGRhERhlPs0p2c3KR3NTbthiBHOHER4SNA-rHARhOK1ei4t3PZKi9OBSLzbXhvz3lFm_1BxaDmBchlq4pp9AlZaUx_mAVx0DrAu14w-lM5OwkYBp70J9VprM_T8cMC0h8w/w200-h200/Barriers.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Barriers to Entry</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRGLGDGM?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin" target="_blank"><b>(Blaze Collection)</b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by Ariel Lawhon</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">audio-book from my collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published February 22,2024</div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200685657-house-on-fire" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1VLx8hKOCrxNb3Gvegf8Bbi-1dw58XQAbsOcUjxUJWCSgEoVw9Y1rGfxmN2kf5oQPiWfC7IX-PFTlfLSqHmGL7r1lxI_VsxpmxJ9nU622hYlqOpcJNw5ESBRwns1WC4o11AEP7y_DuN3zg1gUXWmlj_3-djZXFL29R6VdgDZSy2GXN55oYHQNl7myyOD/w200-h200/HouseOnFire.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>House on Fire</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by D. Liebhart</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">audiobook from my collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published April 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/189872770-the-liars" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZvblKaUpLn7KOH1aRw_3rY5T5ZPhTUcuW1h_xt2-D1hmP-2Ydh1zCUmn9ij-IY8WaWywln4HvnVa84O8ddpdleIL0283_Ppt8jfBxLTzfh_DzUUTi3l6yYH6-kPkn1k2FA7ZKoUVtzylGyxqQOOqk9x2J9GonD-mj3dqnsF4lfrc9n376Rxegl8iMZNl/s320/Liars.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>The Liars</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/237893-the-seaside-saga" target="_blank"><b>(The Seaside Saga #20)</b></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Joanne DeMaio</b></div><div>e-book from author</div><div>Published March 4, 2024</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I really love my reading life!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-52317340118597061362024-03-02T10:00:00.005-06:002024-03-02T10:00:00.130-06:00This OR That #Giveaway № 140 ~ For Internal Use Only by Cari Kamm OR I Know You're There by Susan Allison-Dean #ForInternalUseOnly #IKnowYoureThere<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s400/ThisOrThat.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s320/ThisOrThat.png" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have sooooo many books!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">For Internal Use Only</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Cari Kamm</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paperback ~ February 2013</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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However, with her singular dedication to her career, she soon realizes that in sacrificing her personal life, she has never been in love. A hopeless romantic who is terrified of heartbreak, Chloe begins to enlist the help of her circle of friends to learn about love through their very different stories and experiences.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In Chloe’s emotional rollercoaster to having the greatest love story ever told, she’ll learn that like her photography she must use the negatives in life to develop and prove that she’s a strong woman who found her way to love through light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Inspired by the notion that women grow up with ideas of true love and destiny, <i>For Internal Use Only</i> approaches those ideas with a decidedly twenty-first century viewpoint. 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When life’s tide changes and she is bombarded by tragedy, loss, and betrayal all at once, she can no longer cope. In a moment of despair, she books a trip to a Caribbean island in an effort to escape her problems. She finds respite and romance, but her problems have also packed their own suitcase.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: justify;">Helen Bradley is Jill’s mother. Like many mothers of her time, she has dedicated her life to her life to her family. Despite her best efforts, however, she hasn’t always been able to be the type of mother she wished she could be. She has a secret she was hoping would just go away, but it won’t. 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<p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">S.E.T.I. researcher, Gwen Fox, is a woman on a mission—to answer the cosmic question of the ages: Are we alone?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Along with her work family, Gwen is perfectly happy spending her days listening for extraterrestrial signals— until the worst happens. They get word that they’re about to be shut down by Ty Sterling, their billionaire backer whose heart is as cold as interstellar space.</div><p></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">About to lose everything, Gwen has no choice but to travel to Peru to change his mind. Armed only with scientific zeal and optimism, Gwen faces off against Ty, who just might be the most stubborn, cynical man in the galaxy.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">As the tension between the pair builds, so does the undeniable chemistry that neither of them saw coming. Against the breathtaking backdrop of the Peruvian jungle, the space between enemies and lovers begins to collapse.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Will Gwen and Ty discover that together they form a supernova of passion? Or will their budding relationship crash and burn on impact?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">*** <em>The Space Between Us</em> is a swoony, adventure-filled, delightfully funny tale of a woman who will do anything to save her job and the stubborn billionaire who dared to get in her way. It’s a standalone rom-com with a little more spice than a regular Melanie Summers book. ***</p>
<p>WHAT TO EXPECT:<br />
Enemies to lovers<br />
S.T.E.M. romance<br />
Billionaire<br />
Adventure, romantic settings, and a little danger<br />
Forced Proximity/Only one tent<br />
A secret cinnamon roll hero<br />
Loads of banter, awkward moments, and delicious tension</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">EXCERPT</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">He wants me. And it’s been so very long since someone wanted me. <em>So </em>long. Like I’m pretty sure I’m revirginated at this point. Let’s face it, I want him right back. I want to feel him against me and inside me and on top of me and under me. I want to taste his kisses and his skin and to feel the way he moves. There’s a silent alarm going off in the back of my mind, trying to tell me this is a terrible idea. It’s saying something about betraying my work family and risking my heart with a man who literally just told me he has no interest in happily ever after with anyone.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">And yet…</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Here we are, two consenting adults, completely alone and absolutely wanting to do this. I stare up at him, taking in his chiseled jawline, his stubble, his dark eyes that are undressing me right now. My heart pounds in my chest, my body hums with excitement. “A night to remember? That’s a bold prediction,” I say in a breathy voice I don’t even recognize.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“I’m confident I can back it up,” he tells me, lowering his face to mine.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">He leaves just the smallest space between our mouths. Enough that I can feel his breath and can almost feel his lips against mine. It’s less than an inch and yet it’s infinitely far away because there’s still time for me to say no. To get up and walk away without allowing anything to happen. We could go back to whatever we were a minute ago. Just two people stuck out here alone together passing the time. That would be the smart thing to do— to get up and walk away because he is the very last man I should want like this.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But he’s also the man I’ve wanted like no other. The desire I have for him is all that matters in this moment. There is nothing, no one else on this planet that means anything to me right now. There’s no future, no past. It’s just the two of us here in this perfect moment.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Melanie Summers also writes steamy romance as MJ Summers.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Melanie made a name for herself with her debut novel, Break in Two, a contemporary romance that cracked the Top 10 Paid on Amazon in both the UK and Canada, and the top 50 Paid in the USA. Her highly acclaimed Full Hearts Series was picked up by both Piatkus Entice (a division of Hachette UK) and HarperCollins Canada. Her first three books have been translated into Czech and Slovak by EuroMedia. Since 2013, she has written and published three novellas, and eight novels (of which seven have been published). She has sold over a quarter of a million books around the globe.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In her previous life (i.e. before having children), Melanie got her Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, then went on to work in the soul-sucking customer service industry for a large cellular network provider that shall remain nameless (unless you write her personally - then she'll dish). On her days off, she took courses and studied to become a Chartered Mediator. That designation landed her a job at the R.C.M.P. as the Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator for 'K' Division. Having had enough of mediating arguments between gun-toting police officers, she decided it was much safer to have children so she could continue her study of conflict in a weapon-free environment (and one which doesn't require makeup and/or nylons).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Melanie resides in Edmonton with her husband, three young children, and their adorable but neurotic one-eyed dog. When she's not writing novels, Melanie loves reading (obviously), snuggling up on the couch with her family for movie night (which would not be complete without lots of popcorn and milkshakes), and long walks in the woods near her house. She also spends a lot more time thinking about doing yoga than actually doing yoga, which is why most of her photos are taken 'from above'. She also loves shutting down restaurants with her girlfriends. Well, not literally shutting them down, like calling the health inspector or something--more like just staying until they turn the lights off.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">She is represented by Suzanne Brandreth of The Cooke Agency International. </p>
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Ghost Island by Max Seeck #GhostIsland @MaxSeeck<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKWDd3reSv7EK0QJw5ROEaqlfgrujyZxPRn1IRWGMCbMXWn640CIQWeekL0YWk5vH_YNOQ3xhM9tTsruxrt63zgqsKIBPDltHXWGbTaOl-q-NKqtsFNkRJE5YCsxesV0Ld1zD0kmJyoBNX4QqeET9XC-02fLvb_SJTnYHxVLcaKiUVcZcmC0SGxggO-U4/s4950/GhostIsland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4950" data-original-width="3300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKWDd3reSv7EK0QJw5ROEaqlfgrujyZxPRn1IRWGMCbMXWn640CIQWeekL0YWk5vH_YNOQ3xhM9tTsruxrt63zgqsKIBPDltHXWGbTaOl-q-NKqtsFNkRJE5YCsxesV0Ld1zD0kmJyoBNX4QqeET9XC-02fLvb_SJTnYHxVLcaKiUVcZcmC0SGxggO-U4/w266-h400/GhostIsland.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations Max</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>Ghost Island</i>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><i>Ghost Island</i> by Max Seeck</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LK2H1V8?binding=kindle_edition&qid=1708973127&sr=1-1&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin" target="_blank">(Ghosts of the Past #4)</a></b></div><div><b>Occult Horror, Fiction, 380 pages</b></div><div><b>Published February 27, 2024 by Berkley</b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>On a secluded island, homicide detective Jessica Niemi must investigate a drowning that is tied to a frightening ghostly legend in this riveting new novel from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Witch Hunter</i>.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Jessica Niemi is put on leave after a violent altercation between her and a belligerent man makes headlines. To escape the unwanted scrutiny, Jessica travels to a remote island in the Åland archipelago and rents a room at a small seaside inn. She is hoping to be left alone as she faces the possibility that she is losing what is left of her sanity but three elderly visitors have arrived at the inn for their yearly sojourn. Jessica learns that they are the remaining ‘birds of spring’, former refugees who fled Finland as children during World War II and lived together for a few months in an orphanage on the island.</div><div><br /></div><div>The orphanage no longer exists but the local legend about one of its inhabitants, a girl named Maija, still haunts the surviving orphans. Every evening Maija would put on her blue coat and stand on the pier, looking out at the dark water until one night, she disappeared and was never seen again. When one of the ‘birds of spring’ is found dead, drowned alongside the same pier, and Jessica learns about two other deaths from the past, also connected to the orphanage, she has no choice but to try and put the pieces of this terrifying mystery together.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jessica can’t be sure whether she’s facing a killer or—just like the legend says—the ghost of Maija, the girl in the blue coat. Uncertain what is real and what is not, Jessica desperately searches for answers that she hopes will stop the murders and finally silence her own demons once and for all.</div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165938558-ghost-island" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6HKF24F?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_3&storeType=ebooks&qid=1708973127&sr=1-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkZYmhFWCRpfHMOpZhu4Ox9rtG4_W-5ZCcKbwC84d6K2jzjJB7p48T6UlgQl8j-fStvcXHTl0_oKWuaZe7KNhn_O0dAwhFuNVRjSJmA2Sf_PxUNvNeQDYQJHgpgU806yIdLn4Sjoe1HnNi_Ov1bL9uOFwqEHt7BQOZ40zwrcqdmiu4q0jEglNo50mbqul/s266/Seeck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="180" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSkZYmhFWCRpfHMOpZhu4Ox9rtG4_W-5ZCcKbwC84d6K2jzjJB7p48T6UlgQl8j-fStvcXHTl0_oKWuaZe7KNhn_O0dAwhFuNVRjSJmA2Sf_PxUNvNeQDYQJHgpgU806yIdLn4Sjoe1HnNi_Ov1bL9uOFwqEHt7BQOZ40zwrcqdmiu4q0jEglNo50mbqul/s1600/Seeck.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">International and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Max Seeck writes novels and screenplays full-time. He lives with his wife and children near Helsinki. </span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Max</span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.maxseeck.com/" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maxseeck" style="color: #66afcc;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15753851.Max_Seeck" style="color: #66afcc;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maxseeck" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/maxseeck" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.56px;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-8570495448410924412024-02-26T12:45:00.001-06:002024-02-26T12:45:00.128-06:00Release Day! Falling Through the Night by Gail Marlene Schwartz ~ My Thoughts #FallingThroughTheNight @GSchwartzauthor @booksforwardpr<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6f9-oP8FS65kvidKPPFDUxiLoniwy50Wle8zViH5WM6K6iB4cfxmdWT-h4viTptuPbgMdYVvd1wd-qcKUDq2ZNLFilrnK_8LTuHasb8S4EffNbtj9tc8DV9jUJ-pIAhV2WNe0y4Nz-sKBsNZhoaKwCSPfuLs0KxLVTxUAORd2X9z5FQaCncpwIbb7XQq/s500/Falling.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6f9-oP8FS65kvidKPPFDUxiLoniwy50Wle8zViH5WM6K6iB4cfxmdWT-h4viTptuPbgMdYVvd1wd-qcKUDq2ZNLFilrnK_8LTuHasb8S4EffNbtj9tc8DV9jUJ-pIAhV2WNe0y4Nz-sKBsNZhoaKwCSPfuLs0KxLVTxUAORd2X9z5FQaCncpwIbb7XQq/w266-h400/Falling.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations Gail</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>Falling Through the Night</i>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><i>Falling Through the Night </i>by Gail Marlene Schwartz</b></div><div><b>Women’s Fiction & LGBTQ+</b></div><div><b>Published February 26, 2024 by Demeter Press</b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><b>Teaching Excellence Award recipient, Gail Marlene Schwartz, gracefully navigates difficult topics in her sapphic, Jewish adult novel <i>Falling Through the Night</i> (Demeter Press, Feb. 25th, 2024). Inspired by Schwartz’s personal experiences (immigration, anxiety, and a close friend’s suicide), <i>Falling Through the Night</i> is a romantic, funny coming-of-age story that explores the complicated journey of healing trauma and learning how to love. </b></div><div><br /></div><div>Audrey Meyerwitz, an introverted 30-something adoptee with anxiety, wants nothing more than to fall in love and create a healthy family, but the path to romance isn’t simple. Audrey’s life has been packed with sleepless nights, psychiatrists, and a string of nightmare ex-girlfriends. Determined to ensure that her future is a step in a healthier direction, Audrey lets her best friend Jessica, a recovering alcoholic, sign her up for a queer online dating app. What ensues is Audrey’s scary first step toward her lifelong dream: a strong, loving family. </div><div><br /></div><div>When Audrey falls for Denise, a French Canadian from Montreal, she finds herself immigrating to Canada and building a new life in Quebec, where she finds community in a collection of queer friends and, eventually, embarks on her dream of starting a family. But when she unearths a secret about her adoptive mother, she must re-evaluate everything she understood about her place in the world. </div><div><br /></div><div>Funny, honest, and profound, <i>Falling Through the Night</i> is a stirring story about cultivating healthy love from profound alienation: accepting both gains and losses, taking off the blinders of fantasy, and embracing the messiness that defines human nature and imperfect families.</div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203804543-falling-through-the-night" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Through-Night-Marlene-Schwartz/dp/177258486X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X5KWG4FJ8MBN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._GHEl5-lZHcD1fcCiGWQIQ.faCEbrUlJ5-VzEY_ivLgFDI72GnoIWC78vIeid4m3SM&dib_tag=se&keywords=9781772584868&qid=1708876995&s=books&sprefix=9781772584868%2Cstripbooks%2C206&sr=1-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>My thoughts about </b><i><b>Falling Through the Night ~~</b></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First lines—<i>"It's Monday morning, and I'm ready for step one. I'm lying in bed, staring at the water stain on the ceiling, the same one that's been there since I rented my place nine months ago. Squinting at it, I play Rorschach, and a new shape emerges: a sperm."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Falling Through the Night</i> was a heart-warming debut novel by a new-to-me author. While Audrey struggles in her life with anxiety and other mental issues, all she really wants is to have someone to love, a family, and stability. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The story walks us through Audrey's steps to get where she wants to be. And it wasn't always easy for her but her drama is what kept the story going for me. I enjoyed watching, and being a part of, Audrey's life as she figures it all out. Her life isn't perfect but she works through her problems and forges ahead. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I enjoyed <i>Falling Through the Night</i>, which gave me a glimpse at a life that is so totally different from my own. I found myself having more understanding and empathy for those who struggle with issues like Audrey and her friends do. This was an eye-opening book for me and one I will be thinking about for awhile. </div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I received a copy of <i>Falling Through the Night </i>from <a href="https://booksforward.com/" target="_blank">Books Forward</a> and this is my honest opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Advanced praise for <i>Falling Through the Night</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Schwartz writes in muscular prose when documenting the highs and lows of dating and pregnancy… A sometimes-heartbreaking novel about what it means to be a daughter and a mother.”–Kirkus Reviews</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“Author Gail Marlene Schwartz paints a picture of complex human relationships, of family found, formed, and chosen, and of the ways that people find strength and meaning in their lives, despite [their] unexpected turns. The first-person perspective at times gives the book the feel of a memoir, while the dialogue keeps the story moving and makes readers feel like they are in the room with the characters. Despite (or perhaps because of) the sometimes-heavy topics, this is an ultimately hopeful tale, as we see flawed, human characters finding their way, just as we might be doing.”–The Mombian Database of LGBTQ Family Books</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Falling Through the Night</i> is a breathtaking debut novel. Audrey is thoroughly relatable as a person dealing with mental health issues who is also full of talent, courage, creativity, and love. A page turner, the book engaged me as both a human with my own struggles but also as a therapist who understands the complexities of early childhood trauma and all the pain involved in healing. Audrey's immigration to Quebec was a wonderful opportunity to experience that culture and the particularities of a young queer artist fumbling and learning as she adapts. A wonderful portrayal of a woman doing the personal work we all need to do to grow. Inspiring, engaging, and ultimately incredibly hopeful.”–Glo Harris, therapist and corporate coach</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The winning combination of Schwartz’s beautifully crafted prose and attention to detail allows the reader to journey with Audrey across two countries in her quest for a new family and a better life. <i>Falling Through the Night</i> shines a light on the ups and downs of anxiety disorder, and spins a story where the LGBTQ protagonist learns to recognize and accept herself, but so does everyone else.”–Lori Shwydky, Publisher, Rebel Mountain Press</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Falling Through the Night</i> is a moving look at the ways in which anxiety and family issues intersect. The book is one part magical romance and two parts unflinching account of a queer woman’s messy journey. Audrey’s path is to create a healthy family despite and because of a past shaped by lies and haunted by a mother she never knew. The book could be described as a page-turning beach read, as we are privy to the whirlwind, sweet, and romantic lesbian love story at the heart of this book. But [“Falling Through the Night”] is so much more than that—it is also a deep dive into family, friendship, addiction, and mental health, at times leaving the reader breathless with all the complexity and beauty that is life.”–Dr. Jennifer Marlow, author and Professor of English, College of St. Rose</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV6InZ0sBMcBHT1go2E4RdtKo49mUfqk_LwtLK09EtcOb2GOEzZPfzDtuK3bY5ZjQ4G_tCHGtVmrGT069L5DH8Vx0HKdDjY9lSWBKlEhktmu1fUmQHl0CCVRDNFoIWwNUy0L8B14H2cMQIn-Z6KzlPNssxm0Iys4CYs3gmaS622Kqjf_vDcIb15C-PsCm/s512/Schwartz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="512" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDV6InZ0sBMcBHT1go2E4RdtKo49mUfqk_LwtLK09EtcOb2GOEzZPfzDtuK3bY5ZjQ4G_tCHGtVmrGT069L5DH8Vx0HKdDjY9lSWBKlEhktmu1fUmQHl0CCVRDNFoIWwNUy0L8B14H2cMQIn-Z6KzlPNssxm0Iys4CYs3gmaS622Kqjf_vDcIb15C-PsCm/w200-h113/Schwartz.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Gail Marlene Schwartz is a dual citizen, a relationship artist, and an above-average pianist. She is co-author of the books <i>My Sister’s Girlfriend</i> and <i>The Loudest Bark</i> (Rebel Mountain Press) and co-editor of the forthcoming essay collection, <i>Boyhood Reimagined: Stories of Queer Moms Raising Sons</i> (Motina Books). </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">She is a founding editor of </span><i style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">Hotch Potch Literature and Art</i><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">, a collaborative online magazine, and also a freelance editor, writing coach, and writing instructor at the Community College of Vermont.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">Gail lives in Montpelier, Vermont with her partner, Erin; she spends every other weekend in Montreal with her best friend, Lucie, and their teenage son, Alexi. You can read more about her at </span><a href="http://gailmarleneschwartz.com" style="font-size: 15.4px;">gailmarleneschwartz.com</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Gail</span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://gailmarleneschwartz.com/" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GailMarleneSchwartzauthor" style="color: #66afcc;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7202832.Gail_Marlene_Schwartz" style="color: #66afcc;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gailmarleneschwartzauthor/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/GSchwartzauthor" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.56px;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-7845341363410908292024-02-26T11:00:00.001-06:002024-02-26T11:00:01.589-06:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading? February 26, 2024 #IMWAYR<p style="text-align: center;"> <span> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uk30w56PFzrteEdGUaSvbVKRv2Zo-1thxL3RNlih5TEMCHtJx7L5D9BpMPfkawDQik_gYqS2S-GxfSnkawgZwP2L9N4sQyM28x6pNliSwwOIKscwjfBv3e5WQU_CgH8h5n5xJMjaz_1G/s200/It%2527s+Monday%2521+What+Are+You+Reading.jpg" /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i>It's Monday! What Are You Reading?</i><i> </i>is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. 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I hope you all have a good week. </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I'm currently reading</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918285-bye-baby" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z9J_FQQpAMztV5E8fH0h546Vbl9AQLJZTi0ORSitjq9kTwfaDa4XJeatF62Mm4o8Mo9ddmpQfLGH64u6fAeEci53KmJtbXv5k008Fr26aTNlEE11-wlJQehBpMmfPXLRhVvoaKTw8-cziAHUwsODE37ZTJQeJ_ng7gw7yiPpAal265OQBjMOvqiUiufB/s320/ByeBaby.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>Bye, Baby</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Carola Lovering</b></div>eARC from NetGalley</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ March 5, 2024</div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200685657-house-on-fire" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1VLx8hKOCrxNb3Gvegf8Bbi-1dw58XQAbsOcUjxUJWCSgEoVw9Y1rGfxmN2kf5oQPiWfC7IX-PFTlfLSqHmGL7r1lxI_VsxpmxJ9nU622hYlqOpcJNw5ESBRwns1WC4o11AEP7y_DuN3zg1gUXWmlj_3-djZXFL29R6VdgDZSy2GXN55oYHQNl7myyOD/w200-h200/HouseOnFire.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>House on Fire</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by D. Liebhart</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">audiobook from my collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published April 2023</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I recently finished</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">eARC from NetGalley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Pub date ~ March 5</div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-28538465695186267332024-02-24T11:00:00.010-06:002024-02-24T11:31:40.739-06:00Release Day! A Healing Touch by Melissa A. Hansen ~ My Thoughts #AHealingTouch<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HJbv43dZ0eS7sBI-h1bdidZ_8yBWaJT0tYb9y9dCF75rVulIuFBXRgvi2D2x7hR5O3FP7URS0XsLfRau0UxhbM0XehV7-MQjidXQWAFm0iCodNM1-zUXjYRWu_dZlsKobsVaQtuJ_mHCppDwvukuDqZU7siieT-SfTelJboh8E91fXU8_ajLF6Jlnhy_/s2480/HealingTouch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="1636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HJbv43dZ0eS7sBI-h1bdidZ_8yBWaJT0tYb9y9dCF75rVulIuFBXRgvi2D2x7hR5O3FP7URS0XsLfRau0UxhbM0XehV7-MQjidXQWAFm0iCodNM1-zUXjYRWu_dZlsKobsVaQtuJ_mHCppDwvukuDqZU7siieT-SfTelJboh8E91fXU8_ajLF6Jlnhy_/w264-h400/HealingTouch.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations Melissa</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>A Healing Touch</i>!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div><b><i>A Healing Touch</i> by Melissa A. Hansen</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSFB2PLW?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin" target="_blank">(Riverview Series #3)</a></b></div><div><b>New Adult & College Romance, 292 pages</b></div><div><b>Published February 24, 2024 by mah</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><br /></div><div><div><div>A hazy night rips away nineteen year old, Natasha Wakefield’s innocence. Weeks from the end of what had been a great freshman year in college. Natasha no longer feels safe and finds herself withdrawing from her friends and family. Instead of returning home to Riverview for the summer, Natasha lands a dream internship at a local architecture firm. She focuses on work and tries to ignore the pain and bury it, but there’s someone watching her, unwilling to let her forget.</div><div><br /></div><div>Twenty-three year old, Troy DeLuca, is following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, and has been trained since childhood to take over the family architecture practice. The day Natasha is hired as an intern, his well-planned life is beginning to flip upside down. There’s something oddly familiar about the quiet, subdued girl. Painful past memories that he thought he’d buried years before, are now flooding his present.</div><div><br /></div><div>Will Troy’s touch be enough to heal the angry and raw wounds that Natasha carries? Will she continue to shut herself off and run? Or will she find the strength to take her life back?</div><div><br /></div><div>A story about stolen innocence and the struggles to forget, forgive, and move forward.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>“Some content in this book may be upsetting for some readers. This book contains references to rape and suicide.”</i></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208140649-a-healing-touch" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CVDNZBG3?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_2&storeType=ebooks" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>My thoughts about </b><i><b>A Healing Touch ~~</b></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First lines—<i>"The party was raging out of control. The two-story house was beyond hot and stuffy."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First off, <i>A Healing Touch</i> is book 3 in Melissa's wonderful <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSFB2PLW?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin" target="_blank">Riverview Series</a>. It totally can be read as a standalone but why would you do that? Go ahead and read the first two books so that you can enjoy the depth of the characters. It was wonderful to be immersed in this series again and reconnect with the close group of friends surrounding Natasha. It felt like old times. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Natasha is off to college and as a way to come out of her shell and meet more people, she attends a party with her roommate. Well, the unthinkable happens and Natasha's world is shattered. Her wonderful network of friends quickly surround her to help her heal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I absolutely loved this story—although it did cover some tough topics—which sadly, is all very common among young people today. I had conflicting feelings about some of the characters throughout the book, wondering if they were good or bad influences in Natasha's world. So many emotions! And I had to sit back and process it all when I finished the book. I love when that happens!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A lot of new characters were introduced in this book and I would really love to see what the author might be able to do with some of them. More books in this series would be a wonderful thing!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Like I said, I loved <i>A Healing Touch</i> and I loved the other books in this series, as well. I highly recommend them all! </div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I received a copy of <i>A Healing Touch </i>from the author and this is my honest opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13500217-a-healing-heart" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="209" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi389UnC6fTfevYKWLNWeWoZRYPJ1WTmn7yaJCirjJcPHrDlhOTfL50v02S07PhMZfuxJwUmvagv13SHQ_mnpPg2IsUqJWxWGekOoDoFu37Zx4UvULI3p-sZeqpS9ZwS7LmUziMchfdaw4ulsI0dSc71I34Nr-BuvDlX5YCr_j5Q6wmB3H9tI5AYrn4vSpA/w131-h200/HealingHeart.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26111361-a-healing-spirit" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="255" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBNynJJhf4on8_OwzQanliaRNUYQb2wVNTDTcB7csYY7vecW06CablHxc0waYwNSOSwG_YKrq8vy-B0DoB97EBmvwtqgsCOF8aGMwlTEeUifQEWGEdvxwOnzkct5qMxKJQS8o-ykC7scdUZQecAyk3Lymo0vvBEXF6cUPGQ0p6mRlAaM1zxYZmtTjSsZQ/w127-h200/HealingSpirit.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read my thoughts about book 1, <i>A Healing Heart</i> <b><a href="https://susan-thebookbag.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-healing-heart-by-melissa-hanson-and.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read my thoughts about book 2, <i>A Healing Spirit</i> <b><a href="https://susan-thebookbag.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-healing-spirit-riverview-series-2-by.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.</div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jqR9JmosbgME2cPSpg1wPcwXNzRfAfc69zjYPwJlWG9OAl9_9IlD5mPw_6b6ouiozBd7SwaM6s5gPD2y9aV6e_HNXbnSbwlRvKhWXwykSIt_z6Fvp_9Sjriiq1QZ19F-geGbS9Kx_4iMs-lNSJsIUBTeNIOpxGh91l8JZApaSYE9159bt4cmDQrBEOeT/s200/Hanson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jqR9JmosbgME2cPSpg1wPcwXNzRfAfc69zjYPwJlWG9OAl9_9IlD5mPw_6b6ouiozBd7SwaM6s5gPD2y9aV6e_HNXbnSbwlRvKhWXwykSIt_z6Fvp_9Sjriiq1QZ19F-geGbS9Kx_4iMs-lNSJsIUBTeNIOpxGh91l8JZApaSYE9159bt4cmDQrBEOeT/s1600/Hanson.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Melissa A. Hanson lives in Southern California with her husband and two sons. Growing up in Southern California, inspiration for the city of “Riverview” is based on her hometown, Redlands.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Melissa's journey to writing began with a passion in reading that started in sixth grade. In high school she started writing, but writing took a back seat when she decided to pursue a career in architecture. Almost twenty years later, her first novel was written.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">“A Healing Heart” was her first completed novel, and is book 1 of the Riverview Series. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">It is Bailey and Collin's story.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">“A Healing Spirit", is book 2 of the Riverview Series. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">It is Mia and Dylan's story.</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">"A Healing Touch" book 3 of the Riverview Series will be released in Feb 2024. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">It is Natasha and Troy's story</span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Each book is a stand-alone novel.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">While Melissa spends most days designing buildings, she still loves reading and creating stories. ~ Goodreads</span></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Melissa</span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.mahwriting.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Website</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mahwriting" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span style="color: #222222;"> | </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5759948.Melissa_A_Hanson" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melissa_a_hanson" target="_blank">Instagram</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.56px;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-55167365961161949212024-02-20T11:00:00.002-06:002024-02-24T12:47:46.379-06:00Release Day! The Guest by B.A. Paris ~ My Thoughts #TheGuest @baparisauthor @StMartinsPress<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwgi1jnargYpJBuXIVRHzwU-RYAfwz3zFIZnDan-RSChpYgLZF0XvABn_j6bMttRoHrY3RKCVxCrOUs1l4OSPwDb42bQTwuMTTfhh7Ky_8qInlxNeaSPfg8RzfxoI0On7XY3-pAeQJq7IK9l_M5DRT5O3oCcRBnw8VTV_xvYTCp4_VLTRz-He_MIgDcSB/s499/Guest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwgi1jnargYpJBuXIVRHzwU-RYAfwz3zFIZnDan-RSChpYgLZF0XvABn_j6bMttRoHrY3RKCVxCrOUs1l4OSPwDb42bQTwuMTTfhh7Ky_8qInlxNeaSPfg8RzfxoI0On7XY3-pAeQJq7IK9l_M5DRT5O3oCcRBnw8VTV_xvYTCp4_VLTRz-He_MIgDcSB/w263-h400/Guest.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations B.A.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>The Guest</i>!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div><b><i>The Guest</i> by B.A. Paris</b></div><div><b>Thriller, Mystery, 320 pages</b></div><div><b>Published February 20, 2024 by St. Martin's Press</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with <i>Behind Closed Doors.</i> Now she invites you into another heart-pounding home full of secrets, in <i>The Guest</i>.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Some secrets never leave.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Iris and Gabriel seem to have it all: a beautiful home in the British countryside, a daughter happily working in Greece, and good friends Laure and Pierre from Paris, who they often vacation with. But when a young man has a tragic accident in a nearby quarry, Gabriel is the one to find him and hear his final words, leaving Gabriel with a guilty burden.</div><div><br /></div><div>As Iris tries to help ease her husband’s trauma, they acquire an unexpected house guest. Laure has seemingly moved in after her husband’s revelation that he has had a child with another woman. Iris and Gabriel insist Laure stay as long as she needs. But Laure keeps wearing Iris’s clothes, following her every move, and asking her about the recent death of the young man.</div><div><br /></div><div>Their only respite from the increasingly tense atmosphere in their own home comes from a couple new to town and expecting their first child. But with them comes their gardener, who has a checkered past.</div><div><br /></div><div>With fractured relationships and secrets piling up around them, can Iris and Gabriel’s marriage survive?</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65213277-the-guest" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guest-B-Paris-ebook/dp/B0BQGG7P6J?ref_=ast_author_mpb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>My thoughts about </b><i><b>The Guest ~~</b></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First lines—<i>"Gabriel, his fingers shaking slightly on the stem. handed Iris a glass of champagne, and then gave one to Esme."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Twists and turns. Lies and deceit. Murder and mayhem. Secrets, lots of secrets. Yep, this story has it all! And more. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've read all of Ms. Paris's books and have loved them all. This one did not disappoint and rates right up there with all of the rest of her stories. I inhaled it and had no idea how it was going to end. I had the 'disturbed' person wrong over and over. First I thought it had to be this one, and then no, I changed my mind. It had to be this other person. I was kept guessing until the end. And I loved it!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The Guest</i> is a book that you will need to devote some time to because once you start it, you will not want to stop reading. Keep that in mind. I highly recommend this one!</div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I received a copy of <i>The Guest </i>from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><img alt="B.A. Paris" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1497031605p5/14425604.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px;" /></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">B.A. Paris is the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>Sunday Times</i> Number 1 bestselling author of seven novels including the word-of-mouth hit, <i>Behind Closed Doors</i> and her upcoming thriller, <i>The Guest</i>.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Over 7 million editions of her work have been sold worldwide and her books have been translated into 41 languages. Her novels have been optioned for major screen adaptations with a film of <i>The Breakdown</i>, titled <i>Blackwater Lane</i>, in post production.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Before becoming an author, B.A. Paris worked as a bank trader and teacher in France. Today, she writes from her cottage in Hampshire, England, where she lives with her husband with visits from her five grown-up daughters. She has a newsletter and is on social media @baparisauthor</span></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with B.A.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/author/baparis/" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;">Website</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BAParisAuthor/" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/BAParisAuthor" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14425604.B_A_Paris" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;">Goodreads</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span face=""verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></span></div><div><div style="line-height: 21.56px;"><div style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.56px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-33155278093801191902024-02-20T10:00:00.002-06:002024-02-20T10:00:00.144-06:00Release Day! The Trouble with You by Ellen Feldman ~ My Thoughts #TheTroubleWithYou @StMartinsPress<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Release Day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TiBDUCp5_jAXaUOaI2C_PxtshujoGOcxm0_zQdRIYgTbTxWatftox52J-KZfezpJU0Be9aG4h03669YX51BknVS7JAulH0zzdN-BH0iyOjL6OXi8pad_baydZyeEXxUAestPBTnR2uJ9ik9kpbqnLH3K3bhytgpOaVpbQXC762Ot3CeG86Qc2vFv1ps7/s346/Trouble.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="239" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TiBDUCp5_jAXaUOaI2C_PxtshujoGOcxm0_zQdRIYgTbTxWatftox52J-KZfezpJU0Be9aG4h03669YX51BknVS7JAulH0zzdN-BH0iyOjL6OXi8pad_baydZyeEXxUAestPBTnR2uJ9ik9kpbqnLH3K3bhytgpOaVpbQXC762Ot3CeG86Qc2vFv1ps7/w276-h400/Trouble.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Congratulations Ellen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">on the release today of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>The Trouble with You</i>!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div><b><i>The Trouble with You</i> by Ellen Feldman</b></div><div><b>Historical Fiction, 356 pages</b></div><div><b>Published February 20, 2024 by St. Martin's Griffin</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose between the safe and the ethical, and the men who represent each.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II, when the men were coming home, the women were exhaling in relief, and everyone was having babies, <i>The Trouble with You</i> is the story of Fanny Fabricant, whose rosy future is upended in a single instant. Educated for a career as a wife and mother, she is torn between her cousin Mimi, who is determined to keep her a “nice girl,” and her aunt Rose, who has a rebellious past of her own.</div><div><br /></div><div>Forging a new life, she gets a job in radio serials. Then through her friendship with an actress who stars in and a man who writes the series, she comes face-to-face with the blacklist, which is wrecking lives.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ultimately, Fanny must decide between playing it safe or doing what is right in this vivid evocation of a world that seems at once light-years away and strangely immediate.</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126919023-the-trouble-with-you" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxc-WT_fudMaXzYXJT4MsZZpmn0IaKdn1T_TX7XZTdHq5LhyphenhyphenHqN_e7xULX6DoPkyqaTsoK72G7mSUG_T4eB9a6YU7VL-E6qD7ttYUuIJq4K1xcwE8lIOBVthJG1kN-x2gFv-MNM8p-vbg/s1600/goodreads.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-You-Novel-Ellen-Feldman-ebook/dp/B0C1X7XC5B?ref_=ast_author_mpb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="42" data-original-width="120" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtqV0zNEbfgixqttrWntWbW51ay2kVXXZUvcY2Q3SsWIY8snQUmhIRfJ8D8hjPYJZT9TrfNqbbHyeS0RVSRXfLIiklEtpB2dB7rpKfUGc1rXbRQ74AB8XJn_cPBgZ7PwiXbbptsjOeL82tMjb7aCiNBJ0IATiIgmpr6zVCe0LM9-5TE2hvSsmgYQxFRxv/s1600/Amazon.gif" width="120" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>My thoughts about </b><i><b>The Trouble with You ~~</b></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first line.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First lines—<i>"December 25, 1947 ~ She was going to be a flower girl. She was six years old, well five and a half, and had a red velvet dress with a red satin sash because it was a Christmas wedding, and she was going to walk down the aisle with a basket of rose pedals and drop them on a long silk carpet."</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once again, I found myself totally engrossed in an Ellen Feldman novel about the past. I love her historical fiction stories. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The Trouble with You</i> takes us into the life of Fanny Fabricant, a single mom just trying to make ends meet. When she takes a job working for a radio serial producer, she is introduced to a whole different world from the sheltered life she had led. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And once again, Ms. Feldman introduced me to a part of history that I wasn't that familiar with—the blacklisting of the writers and others after the war. Ms. Feldman writes so well and makes each story enjoyable, with her interesting characters and beautifully written prose. Each story is educational, while also entertaining. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="text-align: center;">The Trouble with You </i><span style="text-align: center;">is the perfect story for all historical fiction lovers. Highly recommend.</span></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">I received a copy of <i>The Trouble with You </i>from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">**************************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk_MQM4bMR3ucRqLS-aqzc3nNoh6UwPZG9h9H0HPZuyhm8_47NDgZQ2wp1U7WjdLVSlv-FFd9qLCcAcj-hsdW155plc3vy_caJZ3SlvGM3MHULbvlF7geN_ec4AxIzDoi3HNjnTkU0Odz/s261/Feldman.jpg" style="color: #66afcc; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="200" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk_MQM4bMR3ucRqLS-aqzc3nNoh6UwPZG9h9H0HPZuyhm8_47NDgZQ2wp1U7WjdLVSlv-FFd9qLCcAcj-hsdW155plc3vy_caJZ3SlvGM3MHULbvlF7geN_ec4AxIzDoi3HNjnTkU0Odz/s0/Feldman.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ellen Feldman, a 2009 Guggenheim fellow, is the author of <i>Scottsboro, The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank</i>, and <i>Lucy</i>. She writes both fiction and social history, and has published articles on the history of divorce, plastic surgery, Halloween, the Normandie, and many other topics, as well as numerous book reviews. She has also lectured extensively around the country and in Germany and England, and is a sought-after speaker to reading groups both in person and by telephone.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">She grew up in northern New Jersey and attended Bryn Mawr College, from which she holds a B.A. and an M.A. in modern history. After further graduate studies in history at Columbia University, she worked for a New York publishing house.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">She lives in New York City and East Hampton, New York, with her husband and Cairn terrier named Lucy. </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Connect with Ellen</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="m_8915396983759377281MsoHyperlink"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.deannalsletten.com&source=gmail&ust=1529842402466000&usg=AFQjCNGxTeS9f_DcA8PXqZn0pNBE6GKs9w" href="https://ellenfeldman.com/" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Website</a> | </span><span class="m_8915396983759377281MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3727.Ellen_Feldman" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ellen-Feldman/e/B001HCXS7M/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1" style="color: #66afcc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*********************</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-56653508904835131732024-02-19T10:30:00.001-06:002024-02-19T10:30:00.142-06:00Book Blitz! 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<p style="text-align: justify;">“Ma’am?”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Honeypie Sweetwater stared out the window of her condo. The rain was coming down in sheets, which was fitting for her current financial situation. Unwillingly, she turned her head to face the stern woman sitting across the table from her.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“I’m sorry, Mrs. Steam, I—”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“It’s SIStine, like the chapel? And I’m Ms.” She twitched her nose just like the old television show with the witch. <em>Also fitting.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“This is your copy of the documents for the foreclosure on this property.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“It’s my <em>home</em>. We’re not talking about a lemonade stand. I raised my son here and started a business—”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“And that failed too, didn’t it?”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Honeypie dug what was left of her fingernails into her palms, doing her level best not to lose her cool. “You just look at the numbers. You don’t have any idea what my life has been like, or what it took just to put food on the table for my kid some months.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">After a brief stare-down that Honeypie felt confident she’d won, the banker leaned back, causing the wobbly wooden chair to creak in protest. She flopped an arm over the back of the chair and stuck her tongue in her cheek before delivering the next blow.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“There is also the matter of your inheritance. The land and property in Washington State will also become our holdings after you sign the paperwork.” She shuffled through her papers containing a collection of colorful stickers. “I hear great things about the museum in Misty Cove.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“The Chewseum? I didn’t realize that was still open. It’s a food museum. Kinda cheesy, get it?”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ms. Sistine ignored H.P.’s attempt at humor and shoved the documents in front of her.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Please sign on the lines I’ve highlighted.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Her inheritance. Her childhood. Everything that made her the woman she was today.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><i>USA Today</i> bestselling author, Joann Keder spent most of her years in the Midwest, growing up and raising a family on the Great Plains of Nebraska. She worked for sixteen years as a piano teacher before returning to school to receive a master's degree in creative writing. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">A mid-life move to the Pacific Northwest led her to re-examine her priorities. She now creates stories about life and relationships in small towns while her ever-patient husband encourages her on.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Connect with Joann</span></p>
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This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. And here we are!<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">**************************************</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">We had a pretty uneventful week. Hubs and I were hoping to go out to dinner on Valentine's Day but we got hit with a snowstorm (school even let out early) and after watching the blowing snow all afternoon out the window, we decided not to venture out in it. We did go out the next night. The nice thing about snow in February is that it probably won't stick around long. </div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Other than that snowy adventure, we didn't go anywhere or see any of our kids or grands. We are hoping to be able to get to TN soon to see our son and his family. Not sure if we're going to make it in February though. I really do miss them all! </div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thanks for stopping by. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196614815-murder-road" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjydppVPtFXOUyqG3tN76sHV4KN9SOe_Nv5_PKvyea1Nc0xktQRuDaBboD4HcY2-1UYUq6nJKNLARAlXwvz0Y8CIcGB9AgTa4JD4Mn3OpsKhUFB6IFHOhXQh8yNppAcCSDOp93rdxB8AePyYssMKDiDGKBlduiGN__QvDLlwWMnX3TKhYpWSeMedgCkYfX7/s320/MurderRoad.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>Murder Road</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by Simone St. James</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">eARC from NetGalley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pub date ~ March 5</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203804543-falling-through-the-night" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21oORgXwlxwToQdzTCqxjqrKbVqlO0oFrY1S4i6NUflSVLM2EnaWlKQ1C3WpcA-UHmvmZ_cEDc0vuHLqiC4eyLdPmmzJATFhJfUITtWUIETwmNWkTHU-pvYCLqj9_1uyhQC6PKl3-5xjcuXAolTqr0iN8YqwF9tQxVu2XfdAsF90J73SCSMuR1YVfM1mH/s320/Falling.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><b><i>Falling Through the Night</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><b>by Gail Marlene Schwartz</b></div><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;">Print ARC for review</div><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ February 26</div><div style="font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200685657-house-on-fire" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1VLx8hKOCrxNb3Gvegf8Bbi-1dw58XQAbsOcUjxUJWCSgEoVw9Y1rGfxmN2kf5oQPiWfC7IX-PFTlfLSqHmGL7r1lxI_VsxpmxJ9nU622hYlqOpcJNw5ESBRwns1WC4o11AEP7y_DuN3zg1gUXWmlj_3-djZXFL29R6VdgDZSy2GXN55oYHQNl7myyOD/w200-h200/HouseOnFire.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>House on Fire</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by D. Liebhart</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">audiobook from my collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published April 2023</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I recently finished</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205559576-the-healing-train" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGCYyvU5wXvW_n_6bjOR5nmIpuAblQD0vBrayC1_o_Nt1NEMVFjCA7E0sehETYW_QvZsnAPiacnV-LzCaEeldhNc0HESXR3BhRwWOZB4C0If5fJj3bKpCI-hgzKdhetnE5qMIxvMzz43naIDwMsIWF3H3pZal-RlnjOn2iq0jbBE7zEAlkTqECR8wU0Nh/s320/HealingTrain.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b><i>The Healing Train</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b>by Kim Cano</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">print from author for review</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Published January 2024</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205125311-a-healing-touch" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="1636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-EnFVSUp8bgNGu_tYKH_cJ16w4BmlGPMtMqgQgKqY3fsPAOw9aNa3CLEA2B1BTGHbsRhA9ZAFig8IoVxbXtaq8F8R9XR6iHRpY09pjZIry6sqq4w0D5E196Ja1ivgc6StH54SkeBiyCd8KmtJdyCZRQqfXAGvASrgPnGqapt6ngE8WIxcVbrgoaWl9s2/s320/HealingTouch.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>A Healing Touch</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSFB2PLW?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tkin" target="_blank">(Riverview #3)</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Melissa A. Hanson</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">eARC from author for review</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pub date ~ March 6</div><div style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127281194-the-trouble-with-you" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zMrGTHxE4z_7AhashYFjc66u0_alDQ5BG98YSQcLHZ5ZqYU8qwT_6k2MLWNlDlpgqEAsJNRulc9JNtnV3arzX-QHH7L2pQa4v5mPIUAyWmWD-aqyhyphenhyphenBCS0wb-xf4HKrdTz7hmhF-edrAV4pRdp97ftm-g1LyzdCCYdMS5xk3ynaDjHSaKaUMnX8_qnB7/s320/Touble.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><b><i>The Trouble with You</i></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><b> by Ellen Feldman</b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">eARC from NetGalley</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pub date ~ February 20</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/126918285-bye-baby" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_z9J_FQQpAMztV5E8fH0h546Vbl9AQLJZTi0ORSitjq9kTwfaDa4XJeatF62Mm4o8Mo9ddmpQfLGH64u6fAeEci53KmJtbXv5k008Fr26aTNlEE11-wlJQehBpMmfPXLRhVvoaKTw8-cziAHUwsODE37ZTJQeJ_ng7gw7yiPpAal265OQBjMOvqiUiufB/s320/ByeBaby.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>Bye, Baby</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Carola Lovering</b></div>eARC from NetGalley</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ March 5, 2024</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I really love my reading life!</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-25984786151313956702024-02-17T10:00:00.001-06:002024-02-17T10:00:00.141-06:00This OR That #Giveaway № 139 ~ Dumplin' by Julie Murphy OR The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s400/ThisOrThat.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s320/ThisOrThat.png" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have sooooo many books!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30653682-dumplin" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHuLNs2-DmiHhS6teqAHWnTscGdfvrXdheI2SY0TU18ffXMVjnB7SolLB2a8sHVRSVzqEAioTumpafMpsKwAavpyLpr6oFmNy-hN6uWTxdxnyg5aIIhyphenhyphenRTVrhAjIrxC67ZP_9-TRFYFyVx88MlmCDYqAFc-jKTNrx7eV_lW6s6e9xfFobI_MnTMgS-su5/s320/Dumplin.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Dumplin'</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/181406-dumplin" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Dumplin' #1)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by Julie Murphy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paperback ~ September 2015</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked...until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Clover City beauty pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any girl does. 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"</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">One moment, Selena Cole is at the playground with her children . . . the next, she has vanished without a trace.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">The body of Dominic Newell, a well-respected lawyer, is found on a remote mountain road, blood oozing from the stab wound in his neck.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">In the sleepy borderland between England and Wales, sheep outnumber people and serious crimes are rare. Which makes this Tuesday morning, with two calls coming in to the local police station, even more remarkable. Detective Constable Leah Mackay and her brother, Detective Sergeant Finn Hale, begin their respective investigations, but soon find them inextricably linked. And when Selena is found alive and unhurt twenty hours later, the mystery deepens.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Selena's work consulting on kidnap and ransom cases has brought her into close contact with ruthless criminals and international drug lords. But now, as Selena walks back into her life wearing a blood-spattered sweater, claiming no memory of the preceding hours, Leah can't be sure if she is a victim, a liar, or a murder suspect.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Leah and Finn delve into each case, untangling the secrets and betrayals--large and small--that can lie just beneath the surface of a life, yet unprepared for where both trails will lead.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">With engrossing characters, devilish twists, and evocative prose, <i>The Missing Hours</i> is that rare page-turner--as satisfying and complex as it is unpredictable.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15.4px;">*****************</span></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xpmdMsULj0T0CeBEW9S0aWl5FvEVj3U0TOaR6saog5ebkWIkVLnuc_lhor_8VbgBL4PHF3jYQG1rug2n1lSkzYxuoiCyhd9I8CgD9kbhfYqlXh-unmVoC0YmhtfBEDwj7GD50XqQIBDW/s364/GiveawayTime%2521.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xpmdMsULj0T0CeBEW9S0aWl5FvEVj3U0TOaR6saog5ebkWIkVLnuc_lhor_8VbgBL4PHF3jYQG1rug2n1lSkzYxuoiCyhd9I8CgD9kbhfYqlXh-unmVoC0YmhtfBEDwj7GD50XqQIBDW/s320/GiveawayTime%2521.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="rcptr" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/faa0d1fe847/" rel="nofollow" data-raflid="faa0d1fe847" data-theme="classic" data-template="" id="rcwidget_ek5xl8gi">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
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February 12, 2024 #IMWAYR<p style="text-align: center;"> <span> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Uk30w56PFzrteEdGUaSvbVKRv2Zo-1thxL3RNlih5TEMCHtJx7L5D9BpMPfkawDQik_gYqS2S-GxfSnkawgZwP2L9N4sQyM28x6pNliSwwOIKscwjfBv3e5WQU_CgH8h5n5xJMjaz_1G/s200/It%2527s+Monday%2521+What+Are+You+Reading.jpg" /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i>It's Monday! What Are You Reading?</i><i> </i>is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's an opportunity to visit other blogs and to comment on their reads. And ... you can add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. 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I hope you all have a good week. </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Happy reading!</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I'm currently reading</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zMrGTHxE4z_7AhashYFjc66u0_alDQ5BG98YSQcLHZ5ZqYU8qwT_6k2MLWNlDlpgqEAsJNRulc9JNtnV3arzX-QHH7L2pQa4v5mPIUAyWmWD-aqyhyphenhyphenBCS0wb-xf4HKrdTz7hmhF-edrAV4pRdp97ftm-g1LyzdCCYdMS5xk3ynaDjHSaKaUMnX8_qnB7/s320/Touble.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>The Trouble with You</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b> by Ellen Feldman</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">eARC</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pub date ~ February 20</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200685657-house-on-fire" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1VLx8hKOCrxNb3Gvegf8Bbi-1dw58XQAbsOcUjxUJWCSgEoVw9Y1rGfxmN2kf5oQPiWfC7IX-PFTlfLSqHmGL7r1lxI_VsxpmxJ9nU622hYlqOpcJNw5ESBRwns1WC4o11AEP7y_DuN3zg1gUXWmlj_3-djZXFL29R6VdgDZSy2GXN55oYHQNl7myyOD/w200-h200/HouseOnFire.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><i>House on Fire</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>by D. Liebhart</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">audiobook from my collection</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published April 2023</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I recently finished</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52195151-the-vanishing-half" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;">Published June 2020</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203804543-falling-through-the-night" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21oORgXwlxwToQdzTCqxjqrKbVqlO0oFrY1S4i6NUflSVLM2EnaWlKQ1C3WpcA-UHmvmZ_cEDc0vuHLqiC4eyLdPmmzJATFhJfUITtWUIETwmNWkTHU-pvYCLqj9_1uyhQC6PKl3-5xjcuXAolTqr0iN8YqwF9tQxVu2XfdAsF90J73SCSMuR1YVfM1mH/s320/Falling.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>Falling Through the Night</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Gail Marlene Schwartz</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Print ARC</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ February 26</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b> </b></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I really love my reading life!</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-25657424614327374022024-02-10T10:00:00.001-06:002024-02-10T10:00:00.151-06:00This OR That #Giveaway № 138 ~ Broken Build by Rachelle Ayala OR Yesterday's Memories by Sharon Coady #BrokenBuild #YesterdaysMemories<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s400/ThisOrThat.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s320/ThisOrThat.png" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have sooooo many books!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Jen Jones hides a horrible secret behind her new degree, toned body, and exciting job at Silicon Valley’s hottest startup—until a man linked to her past is killed in a hit-and-run.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">CEO and founder Dave Jewell is about to land a huge deal. He doesn't need blood on his car, threatening phone calls, and Jen wrapped in broken code and blackmail.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">A gang of thugs hunts Jen, and she takes refuge in Dave’s protective arms. Together, they must thwart a killer and rescue an innocent victim from their past. Love blossoms, but a damaging revelation points straight at Jen, threatening to tear them apart forever.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Content advisory: language, sexual situations</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-size: 15.4px; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18833024-yesterday-s-memories" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwP6Oj_OuaW6otOlOCQi1Vbn5JDNj4Z17ilL7gDvAx7xtGzBi3LX0yQadEx2RrQFbcY6zcaAoPj5Xfn3eoHml_ZMOfDGuM047d8ihyphenhyphenvmPlL_Rvo7iWSc_zq0BMB6LW2ooXcnBGJx-eeEIwuQJq1jfOl-6h6oGwcYtmPHEOeElaEG59nv_51Pl95UpsMok/s320/YesterdaysMemories.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Yesterday's Memories</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by Sharon Coady</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Paperback ~ May 2013</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">One year after Rogers death Emily finds herself driving outside of a small mountain town. She never expected to find her destiny as she rounded the bend in the road. There sitting on a small hill was a beautiful old home that appeared empty. Something compelled her to pull into the drive. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">As she parked her car and climbed out Emily felt she had finally come home. After she finds items of the former owners in an Antique store in town, she restores the home and decides to open a Bed and Breakfast. 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<p style="text-align: justify;">After a few months spent looking for the right project, Sam has landed a dream opportunity: three blissful weeks of working at a beautiful artist residency program in remote northern Vermont. But almost as soon as the residency begins, strange things start happening. Eager to settle into her work and make new friends, Sam tries to ignore the vaguely sinister feelings trying to warn her that something is afoot. But when a body is discovered, Sam can’t ignore what’s going on any longer.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If she has any chance of getting out of here – alive – Sam will have to figure out who the killer is.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">“Sam, it’s your turn.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I jolted out of my daydreaming, looking up at the dark-eyed, even darker-haired man across from me at the table. From the intensity of his expectant stare, you’d think we were plotting world domination, not playing a simple getting-to-know-you game. If you could call revealing unexpected or odd facts about yourself a game. Everyone was just trying to one up each other in achievements, fame or outright weirdness – because this was a group of artists, after all.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Uh, sure. I’m Sam. Samantha, but everyone calls me Sam,” I said, stumbling over my words and sure that my cheeks were as bright red as they felt. Whatever I had been planning to say was instantly forgotten. Was there anyone who actually enjoyed these kinds of introductions?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“I’m here from Boston,” I continued. “I just graduated from school in the spring and I’m…taking a kind of gap year at the moment. I primarily work in ceramics and sculpture, especially miniatures.” I paused, willing anyone else to make a comment or ask a question, anything to save me from having to think of an interesting fact to share. What was there to say that was appropriate for this group? I grew up in New York? I have a cat named Paul? I once tripped over the body of a dead famous sculptor who’d been poisoned?</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">There were polite smiles around the table, which I returned, slightly nodding my head, signaling that I was done with my intro. I was saved from further humiliation-by-spotlight by the woman on my right, who moved her wheelchair closer to the table so everyone could see her.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“I’m Tony. Tonya, but everyone calls me Tony,” she said, throwing a small smile my way. “I’m here from LA, where I make immersive installations that challenge viewers’ perceptions of their interactions with, and limitations within, the physical world.” Tony waited a beat, tilting her chin as if daring any of us to ask the obvious question. There were more polite smiles, although I noticed about half of our group were studiously avoiding eye contact.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, only Eliot took the bait. “What inspired you towards that kind of work?” he asked with a kind of forced obliviousness. I didn’t think any of us needed more of an introduction to Eliot: over the course of the previous twenty-four hours since we’d gotten to the Winterbrook Artist Residency, he’d made himself known as the type of pompous, arrogant artist that gives the rest of us a bad name.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">“Well, Eliot,” Tony said, returning his tone. “I’ve used a wheelchair since I was a kid, after a spinal injury. So after all these years experiencing a very different side of the physical world, I thought I’d give other people the chance to have a similar view.” The pair politely smiled at each other (although, one did have to admit – and admire – that Tony’s smile had more than a hint of crocodile to it) while the rest of us avoided engaging. “But if you’ll forgive me, I think I’ll actually head up to bed now,” Tony said, wheeling away from the table. “It was great to meet all of you!” she called cheerily as she turned towards the door, her wheelchair making an unmistakable bumping motion over Eliot’s foot as she left. I couldn’t help but grin.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">About the author</span></p>
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This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from <a href="http://bookjourney.net/">Book Journey.</a> Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the <a data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank" href="https://thebookdate.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Book Date</a>. And here we are!<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div><div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;">**************************************</div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not a real eventful week. Our 15 yo granddaughter came over from school one day last week for lunch. She does that once in awhile. Her school is right across the street. She says I make the best lunches ever. Of course, is she comparing mine to school lunches? Ha ha. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Weather-wise, we had a few nice sunny days and hubs and I went out for walks. Lately it's been so foggy and overcast, no sun. I know I should be walking in that kind of weather too but it's hard to get motivated when it's so gloomy out. And I don't think we'll be seeing the sun for awhile. Bummer. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This week, I'm meeting one set of friends for lunch and another set for dinner. I'm so blessed with friends. Then on the weekend, I'm going to my daughter's place. She lives an hour away. We are going to a Bloody Mary Fest on Saturday. I love Bloody Mary's and am always on the hunt for THE best one! 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margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwmPOmAQI7e127nak-utyoeJ6uupd8MmpbDGSqvl6b-qB4wT3KuL__uMkT_Sain5L7pEuc9C3tPHINJq5m48dXNphWqKKEvmheMOgQe_Z2JHeEJRIDEQ67pugLO20keWLm_QgzCsgCcOR6JjuWDIzo3EJmAHNurpimNPMpxYGjU_OX_u3A7t-U0BrGdZ9/s320/TrustMe.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><b style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal;"><i>Trust Me: A Novel</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><b>by Hank Phillippi Ryan</b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published August 2018</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">print from my collection for a challenge</span></div><div><br /><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80342210-the-guest" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Vo4gZN9_svS_wh3YNEjy6xQNmeYyf95_gKtb_3FM-2EHEaW3SaUBx39Yej2nkiHEj3lDJ6S-g6t0sQ43SEARJ6Pg8NJVwBmvVwARrRN0hMVIyD-sJT19UTy8cz6CvA8M2LFsGRoFs8MNG-KfP9oQTz-KxzcQoyswOET1MXvxBl0zhhn4uN_UK2rE7LRc/s320/Guest.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><b><i>The Guest</i></b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><b>by B.A. Paris</b></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">eARC for review</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pub date ~ February 20, 2024</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197690134-a-welcome-reunion" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcp4ieuRCKvGL8qe8A9wiSV6IdmP3fduT9OAwgW_pXaXgYajclhehyphenhyphenKGGOBPIfprIuvdEfVeS2r4dDx6i1rlZzFs0qDSbZFx80FWU-NvlsTwmAx4WaNqEpXzRiBaGyHwjzhVXEmegmCLWTwxAyG6ve0dMkshWkPwQ0EM_j8F58k42I54KfJMfVJN4yd9s5/w200-h200/WelcomeReunion.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Welcome Reunion</span></i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/377009-hannah-bauer" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">(Hannah Bauer #1.5)</span></b></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Lucinda Berry</span></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">audiobook from my collection</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Published August 2023</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">What I am going to read next</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203804543-falling-through-the-night" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21oORgXwlxwToQdzTCqxjqrKbVqlO0oFrY1S4i6NUflSVLM2EnaWlKQ1C3WpcA-UHmvmZ_cEDc0vuHLqiC4eyLdPmmzJATFhJfUITtWUIETwmNWkTHU-pvYCLqj9_1uyhQC6PKl3-5xjcuXAolTqr0iN8YqwF9tQxVu2XfdAsF90J73SCSMuR1YVfM1mH/s320/Falling.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b><i>Falling Through the Night</i></b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>by Gail Marlene Schwartz</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Print ARC</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Pub date ~ February 26</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b> </b></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">I really love my reading life!</span></div></div></div></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="clear: both;"><div style="clear: both;"><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">What are you reading this week?</span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;">*************************</div></div><div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue;">Be sure to check the sidebar for all of my current giveaways!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Susan @ The Book Baghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-199948302080955218.post-11113289422272853682024-02-03T10:00:00.001-06:002024-02-03T10:00:00.156-06:00This OR That #Giveaway № 137 ~ Summer Secrets by Jane Green OR A Groom with a View by Jill Churchill #SummerSecrets #AGroomWithAView<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s400/ThisOrThat.png" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSyzx8Kj99yoLBGnmt0pq1i3yuznDin8KMwNYUtLOkIGans8Z4aP-eYKNpRFfb343dKfr1ODDd4hev-5LvUX2h72x_FiXUWZY_ogcvQfZVOi9iJogjIGjP1mRaMYnlCpwcqzf5bcVig6P/s320/ThisOrThat.png" width="320" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have sooooo many books!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The This or That Giveaway! feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to cull my collection and to share some of the many books I have. I get to clear off some of my shelves to make room for more books and give someone else the chance to enjoy these treasures.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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She lives in London, works as a journalist, and parties hard. Her lunchtimes consist of several glasses of wine at the bar downstairs in the office, her evenings much the same, swigging the free booze and eating the free food at a different launch or party every night. When she discovers the identity of the father she never knew she had, it sends her into a spiral. She makes mistakes that cost her the budding friendship of the only women who have ever welcomed her. And nothing is ever the same after that.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><b>June, 2014:</b> Cat has finally come to the end of herself. She no longer drinks. She wants to make amends to those she has hurt. Her quest takes her to Nantucket, to the gorgeous summer community where the women she once called family still live. Despite her sins, will they welcome her again? What Cat doesn’t realize is that these women, her real father’s daughters, have secrets of their own. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1239812.A_Groom_with_a_View" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="306" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxqzKVGaKT0BPuZW8Wfg2nsLHrFkfbpzrpbsF8l7gJV7BB-FzrJf9W1Fo_9LY8ZNjtQYKtulb9xeyEv_0uKTOtjNVhI_-dpHZLLrea_IjfxMFjOUulFKE2q2zQl0qNfC-05tkYg3dWJl2gaAJW5qgQyR49D1H5jewAYPK2dkN_-Hy-dKUckE565_vFA6K/s320/GroomWithAView.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>A Groom with a View</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/41263-jane-jeffry" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Jane Jeffry #11)</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by Jill Churchill</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hardcover ~ January 1999</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sleuth and wedding consultant Jane Jeffry of Chicago investigates the murder of a bride's dressmaker. There might be a connection to a treasure, said to be buried on the premises. The wedding was held in a former monastery.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Caterers Jane and Shelly are pleased as punch to host a lavish wedding in the old monastery, but when a sudden thunderstorm knocks out the electricity, murder breaks the guests' nuptial spell, and Jane steps in to investigate. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15.4px;">*****************</span></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></span></div></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xpmdMsULj0T0CeBEW9S0aWl5FvEVj3U0TOaR6saog5ebkWIkVLnuc_lhor_8VbgBL4PHF3jYQG1rug2n1lSkzYxuoiCyhd9I8CgD9kbhfYqlXh-unmVoC0YmhtfBEDwj7GD50XqQIBDW/s364/GiveawayTime%2521.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xpmdMsULj0T0CeBEW9S0aWl5FvEVj3U0TOaR6saog5ebkWIkVLnuc_lhor_8VbgBL4PHF3jYQG1rug2n1lSkzYxuoiCyhd9I8CgD9kbhfYqlXh-unmVoC0YmhtfBEDwj7GD50XqQIBDW/s320/GiveawayTime%2521.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15.4px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><div><a class="rcptr" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/faa0d1fe845/" rel="nofollow" data-raflid="faa0d1fe845" data-theme="classic" data-template="" id="rcwidget_0h6ag4v7">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a>
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