Ya’ll! It’s been one FAVE-tastic week! So today’s post was going to be so easy- you know just pick a FAVE post from the week. I was gleeful when I thought of how easy it would be. I was SO wrong. Can I just say that you all that are participating in this- basically you just went to your blogs and BROUGHT IT?! I mean, seriously. Snaps for everyone! (Cue Reese Witherspoon as Elle in Legally Blonde!) But alas, I must pick a fave- and so here goes…………. Continue reading
I’m SO late with this Month of Faves post! Crap on a cracker! I’ve never participated in the whole 6 degrees of Separation meme- and even though this pains me to admit- I’m feeling a bit out of my league with the idea (like I’m so not sure I’m doing it right!) Now, the whole 6 degrees meme is hosted at Annabel Smith’s blog (and the official linkup for this doesn’t happen till Dec 6th and her book selection is THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH). But don’t fret chickadees- Estella’s Revenge has a little linkup for all of us #amonthoffaves (created by Girlxoxo) peeps and then you can always join in to Annabel’s linkup on the 6th. Continue reading
Whoo! We’ve made it to DAY 3 in the Month of Faves! I so hope you’ve been enjoying this wonderful event created by Girlxoxo and hosted by Estella’s Revenge and myself.
Today’s Prompt: 10 Fave Book Covers (Tanya, 10!! Just 10?! It’s like asking a mom to pick her fav child. Or what kind of chocolate you want- it’s really impossible.) ** I may have come close to crying into my wine glass as I considered this IMPOSSIBLE task.**
The details for the day- link up your 10 Fave Book Covers here at my blog (and be gentle with me- this is the first ever link-up I have EVER hosted!) and then feel free to comment (or commiserate) on being limited to 10 fave covers 🙂 🙂 Continue reading
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Murder 101
Summary from Goodreads:
New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman’s beloved Decker and Lazarus embark on a new life in upstate New York—and find themselves entangled in deception, intrigue, and murder in picturesque elite college town.
As a detective lieutenant with the LAPD, Peter Decker witnessed enough ugliness and chaos for a lifetime. Now, he and his devoted wife Rena Lazarus are ready to enjoy the quiet beauty of upstate New York, where they can be closer to their four adult children and their foster son.
But working for the Greenbury Police department isn’t as fulfilling as Decker hoped. While Rina has adapted beautifully to their new surroundings, Decker is underwhelmed and frustrated by his new partner, Tyler McAdams, a former Harvard student and young buck with a bad ‘tude. Just when he thinks he’s made a mistake, Decker is called to his first real crime here—a possible break-in at the local cemetery.
At first, it seems like a false alarm until it’s discovered that a mausoleum’s stunning Tiffany panels have been replaced by forgeries. Then, a coed at one of the exclusive local colleges is brutally murdered. Poking into the hallowed halls of academia to find a killer, Decker and McAdams are drawn deep into a web of dark secrets, cold case crimes, international intrigue, and ruthless people who kill for sport.
Suddenly, the job is anything but boring. This case just might be too much to handle and Decker will have to draw on every ounce of experience that he has garnered in the past thirty years as a Homicide cop. And then again, even that might not be enough!
Today is day 2 of #AMonthOfFaves! Today’s prompt is going to be super fun- because it’s 5 Faves by a Theme- and there ain’t nothing better than I like to pull out my sparkly notebooks, glittery pens and make a list. I hemmed and hawed- but finally decided that Book Boyfriends Who Stole Your Heart will be my theme. Don’t forget to check out Girlxoxo and Estella’s Revenge (I just know those 2 chickadees have come up with something so outrageously fun!) And in case you are just now joining in- check out the link for all the prompts of the month- A Month of Favorites! Continue reading
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
Death With All The Trimmings
It’s Christmas time in Key West and Hayley is not feeling all “Silver Bells”! Why is our favorite little food critic got the blues? Oh, it could be this ole mean spirited elf named Ava that has Hayley down. Continue reading
So, thanks to Girlxoxo for coming up with this brilliant month long plan of December posts (whew, now I don’t have to scramble to come up with post plans!). Today, the blog world is going to be a-filled with all about you posts- answering all these wonderful questions that Tanya came up with! If you don’t know me, well I hope you find something you like about my blog. And if you do know me- maybe you’ll find some more info that you didn’t know! Continue reading
Ya’ll- it’s been a fabulous year of JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF posts! Harlequin Books has always brought out some great sounding books for the giveaways- and I’m BLOWN AWAY each month by the support you, the readers, pour into this giveaway! So, let’s end this year on a high note- and curl up with a good book and some mistletoe! Continue reading
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This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.
The Distance
Summary from Goodreads:
A dark, ultra-contemporary, and relentlessly paced debut thriller about a London society woman trying to put her secret criminal past behind her, and the hit man who comes to her with an impossible job she can’t refuse.
Charlotte Alton is an elegant socialite. But behind the locked doors of her sleek, high-security apartment in London’s Docklands, she becomes Karla. Karla’s business is information. Specifically, making it disappear. She’s the unseen figure who, for a commanding price, will cover a criminal’s tracks. A perfectionist, she’s only made one slip in her career—several years ago she revealed her face to a man named Simon Johanssen, an ex-special forces sniper turned killer-for-hire. After a mob hit went horrifically wrong, Johanssen needed to disappear, and Karla helped him. He became a regular client, and then, one day, she stepped out of the shadows for reasons unclear to even herself. Now, after a long absence, Johanssen has resurfaced with a job, and he needs Karla’s help again. The job is to take out an inmate—a woman—inside an experimental prison colony. But there’s no record the target ever existed. That’s not the only problem: the criminal boss from whom Johanssen has been hiding is incarcerated there. That doesn’t stop him. It’s Karla’s job to get him out alive, and to do that she must uncover the truth. Who is this woman? Who wants her dead? Is the job a trap for Johanssen or for her? But every door she opens is a false one, and she’s getting desperate to protect a man—a killer—to whom she’s inexplicably drawn. Written in stylish, sophisticated prose, The Distance is a tense and satisfying debut in which every character, both criminal and law-abiding, wears two faces, and everyone is playing a double game.
Hello folks- today I have a guest post by Lea Rachel with an interesting thought process- what if you had to pretend to be a man for success? Lea discusses how many female writers (then and now) publish under male names. In THE OTHER SHAKESPEARE, Lea takes a fictional sister to William- and spins a tale that makes readers wonder “what if?” Read on for Lea’s thoughtful guest post! Continue reading
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