The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures – I mean books! My Week I’ve been in New Mexico with Robin, my mom and stepdad, and… Read more »
The Joy of Advent: Daily Reflections from Pope Francis
The Joy of Advent: Daily Reflections from Pope Francis by Diane M. Houdek on Oct. 2, 2015 Genres: Christmas, Religion Pages: 144 Format: eARC Source: the publisher through NetGalley Add to Goodreads With prayerful reflections drawn from the words of Pope Francis, this Advent companion helps you prepare for the… Read more »
Christmas Gifts (Mary Balogh)
Christmas Gifts by Mary Balogh Published by self-published on Oct. 27, 2015 Genres: Christmas, Historical Romance Pages: 168 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Proposal, The Arrangement, The Escape, Only Enchanting, The Heart of Christmas, Christmas Miracles, Only a Promise, Someone To… Read more »
The Heart of Christmas (Balogh, Cornick, Milan)
The Heart of Christmas by Courtney Milan, Mary Balogh, Nicola Cornick Published by HQN Books on Sept. 2, 2009 Genres: Christmas, Historical Romance Pages: 378 Format: Kindle or ebook Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Proposal, The Arrangement, The Escape, Only Enchanting, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Miracles,… Read more »
My Top Ten New Releases of 2015
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Best Books I Read in 2015. Last week I posted my top ten new-to-me authors; this week, I’m listing the 10 best new releases I read this year. (In other… Read more »
The Rogue Not Taken (Sarah Maclean)
The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean Series: Scandal & Scoundrel #1 Published by Avon on Dec. 29, 2015 Genres: Historical Romance Pages: 384 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also by this author: The Day of the Duchess, How the Dukes Stole Christmas LADY SOPHIE’S SOCIETY SPLASH… Read more »
Sunday Post – 12/13/15
The Sunday Post is hosted by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news, recap the past week, take a look ahead, and showcase our new treasures – I mean books! My Week I’ve been with my dad and stepmother in Utah since Tuesday, having a… Read more »
News & Notes – 12/12/15
News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Books-a-Million Goes Private (Publishers Weekly) Wisconsin School Board Member Tries to Ban Muppets Book (GalleyCat) Scribd adds sheet music from publisher Hal Leonard to its ebook… Read more »
The Martian: A book-and-movie review
The Martian by Andy Weir Published by Crown on Feb. 11, 2014 (hardcover) Genres: Science Fiction Pages: 387 Format: Paperback Source: the library Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Project Hail Mary Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now,… Read more »
Top Ten New-To-Me Authors of 2015
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Things I Love/Hate About Romance in Books. These are my favorites among the over 20 authors I read for the first time this year. I know I’ll be following… Read more »