It's Monday! What Are You Reading? September 22, 2025 #IMWAYR

    

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 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 Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are! 

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. 

Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

At the Quiet Edge

by Victoria Helen Stone

e-book from my TBR collection for a challenge

Published May 2022

Hello Wife

by Lisa K Friedman

print ARC for review

Pub date ~ September 30

The Summer Girl

by Jenny Blackhurst

audio-book from Audible

Published July 2023

What I recently finished

Christmas People

by Iva-Marie Palmer

eARC for review

Pub date ~ September 30

What I am going to read next

The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult

print from my TBR shelf

Published February 2013

I lost access to the audiobook so I'll finish it in print.

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? September 15, 2025 #IMWAYR

      

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 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 Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are! 

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I got several shorter books read this week so that really upped my 'books read' number. And the Christmas books are starting to show up. I love when that time in my reading life comes around. We also enjoyed another weekend of football watching, spending time with our son and grandson. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. 

Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

Christmas People

by Iva-Marie Palmer

eARC for review

Pub date ~ September 30

Hello Wife

by Lisa K Friedman

print ARC for review

Pub date ~ September 30

The Summer Girl

by Jenny Blackhurst

audio-book from Audible

Published July 2023

What I recently finished


Messy Under the Mistletoe

(When Sparks Fly #2)
by Ashley Farley
eARC for review
Pub date ~ September 30


North of Tomboy
by Julie A. Swanson
print ARC for review
Published ~ September 2


A Carol for Mrs. Dickens
by Rebecca Connolly
e-book for review
Pub date ~ September 23


Megan's Hope
(Finding Emma #3)
Steena Holmes
e-book from my TBR collection
Published December 2014


Play Nice
by Rachel Harrison
eARC for review
Published ~ September 9
Read my thoughts here

What I am going to read next

The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult

print from my TBR shelf

Published February 2013

I lost access to the audiobook so I'll finish it in print.

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? September 8, 2025 #IMWAYR

     

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 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 Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are! 

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After reading a lot in August for a challenge, this month's reading is dragging drag for me. Granted there is a lot going on our lives right now—medical appointments (with more to come), family time, and of course football season starting up again! Go Huskers! Go Chiefs! Go SDSU! 

Hubs and I are celebrating our 52nd anniversary today! What a roller coaster ride our lives have been. We've got 4 kids, 3 significant others, and 9 grandkiddos to show for our longevity. I had no idea that this would be my family when I said 'I do' all those years ago! 💖💖

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. 

Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

eARC for review

Pub date ~ September 9

North of Tomboy

by Julie A. Swanson

print ARC for review

Pub date ~ September 2

The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult

audio-book from Audible

Published February 2013

What I recently finished

Dottie's Memories

(Finding Emma #2.5)

by Steena Holmes

e-book from my TBR collection

Published August 2013

Emma's Secret

(Finding Emma #2)

by Steena Holmes

e-book from my TBR collection

Published January 2013

What I am going to read next

A Carol for Mrs. Dickens

by Rebecca Connolly

e-book for review

Pub date ~ September23

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? September 1,2025 #IMWAYR

      

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 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 Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date. And here we are! 

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Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a good week. 

Happy reading!

What I'm currently reading

North of Tomboy

by Julie A. Swanson

print ARC for review

Pub date ~ September 2

Emma's Secret

(Finding Emma #2)

by Steena Holmes

e-book from my TBR shelf

Published January 2013

The Storyteller

by Jodi Picoult

audio-book from Audible

Published February 2013

What I recently finished

Ward D

by Freida McFadden

e-book borrowed from Amazon Prime

Published May 2023

The House in the Cerulean Sea

(Cerulean Chronicles #1)

by T.J. Klune

e-book from my TBR shelf for a challenge

Published March 2020

The Leftover Woman

by Jean Kwok

print from my TBR shelf

Published October 2023

Dear Jack

(Finding Emma #1.5)

by Steena Holmes

e-book from my TBR shelf

Published November 2012

Finding Emma

(Finding Emma #1)

by Steena Holmes

audiobook gifted from author

Published March 2012

What I am going to read next

Play Nice

by Rachel Harrison

eARC for review

Pub date ~ September 9

I really love my reading life!

What are you reading this week?

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Book Spotlight Giveaway! The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis

I have sooooo many books! The Book Spotlight Giveaway feature that I post every Saturday is a way for me to clear my shelves and to share some of the many books I have. This feature is a way for my to cull my collection and to give someone else the opportunity to enjoy these treasures.

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Good luck and be sure to stop back next week!

The Storyteller 

The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis
ARC, 402 pages
Published January 2012 by Amulet Books 

Anna and Abel couldn’t be more different. They are both seventeen and in their last year of school, but while Anna lives in a nice old town house and comes from a well-to-do family, Abel, the school drug dealer, lives in a big, prisonlike tower block at the edge of town. Anna is afraid of him until she realizes that he is caring for his six-year-old sister on his own.

Fascinated, Anna follows the two and listens as Abel tells little Micha the story of a tiny queen assailed by dark forces. It’s a beautiful fairy tale that Anna comes to see has a basis in reality. Abel is in real danger of losing Micha to their abusive father and to his own inability to make ends meet. Anna gradually falls in love with Abel, but when his “enemies” begin to turn up dead, she fears she has fallen for a murderer. Has she?

Award-winning author Antonia Michaelis moves in a bold new direction with her latest novel: a dark, haunting, contemporary story that is part mystery, part romance, and part melodrama.

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About the Author

Antonia Michaelis has lived and taught in India. She is the author of several award-winning books published in her native language German. ~ Goodreads

Connect with Antonia

Website | Goodreads | Amazon

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