My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel

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  My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel Description: Alexandrine Marit is a witch in mortal danger. An evil mage craves the powerful, mysterious talisman that supplies her magic, and the only person who can keep her safe is a dark and dangerous fiend called Xia. With his fierce animosity toward witches, he's hardly the ideal bodyguard. Yet as days turn into nights, she can't deny the white-hot passion between them. Xia hates witches. They enslave and mercilessly kill his kind. But he's been ordered to protect Alexandrine, who, to his surprise, has a spirit he admires and a body he longs to possess. With the mage and his henchmen closing in, Alexandrine and her protector must trust the passion that can unite them...or risk losing everything to the enemies who can destroy them both. My thoughts: I love a good paranormal romance and this one kept me hooked the whole time. Dinner was late at least once because I couldn't put it down. It's steamy, but nothing...
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Giveaways in Blogland

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I thought I’d let you know some of the giveaways I ran across this week. If you have one you want added to next week’s list, let me know in the comments. As always, my current giveaways are listed on my sidebar and make sure you check out West of Mars- Win a Book!, where's there's always a ton of links to great contests. The Vixen Manual by Karine Steffans, at Wendy's Minding Spot (ends July 9, US and Canada, no PO boxes) Dark Haven and The Blood King (ARC) by Gail Z. Martin, at SciFiChick.com (ends July 24) I'm Perfect, You're Doomed by Kyria Abrahams, at A Reader's Respite (ends July 13, international) Olivia Kidney by Ellen Potter, at J. Kaye's Book Blog (ends July 25, US and Canada) A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand, at Booking Mama (ends July 8, US and Canada, no PO boxes) Your Home Library: The Complete System for Organizing, Locating, Referencing, and Maintaining Your Book Collection by Kathie Coblentz, at Lori's...
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Friday Fill-ins

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(I'm getting ready for a weekend full of games.) 1. She had a great train route. 2. My well-polished sword is by my side, always. 3. I know this: Minerals are better than sheep. 4. I can't believe you're in the gun battle still. 5. These words apply to me:  uncooperative and an occasional cheater. 6. Maybe the sun was shining. 7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to playing games, tomorrow my plans include going to the Origins Game Fair and Sunday, I want to eat at the Starliner Diner! (hint, hint) Join in!...
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Winners!

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Congratulations to the winners of I Hate People! by Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon! kim kathemc gwendolyn b. Emilie S ShootingStarsMag I've e-mailed all the winners. I just need your mailing address so I can pass it on to the Hachette Book Group....
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Booking through Thursday

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Now that summer is here (in the northern hemisphere, anyway), what is the most “Summery” book you can think of? The one that captures the essence of summer for you? (I’m not asking for you to list your ideal “beach reading,” you understand, but the book that you can read at any time of year but that evokes “summer.”) I was trying to think of a book that evoked summer for me and having no luck, but then I thought of Jimmy Buffett. His songs, attitude, everything screams summer to me, as do his book titles. Maybe I'll pull a couple of his out of the pile downstairs and read them this summer, finally. I know I have Tales from Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant? somewhere. What about you? Join in at Booking through Thursday....
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The Mystery of Alligator Swamp created by Gertrude Chandler Warner

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The Mystery of Alligator Swamp (Boxcar Children Special #19) created by Gertrude Chandler Warner From the cover: Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny head down south to Louisiana and find themselves swamped in a new mystery! In the lush bayou country, the Aldens learn all about fishing, Cajun cooking, and the alligators of the swamp. When a boat is found with a bite in it, the local fishermen wonder if the legendary alligator, Gator Ann, is up to her old tricks. Impossible—unless Gator Ann is a ghost! Could Alligator Swamp be haunted? The Boxcar Children put their heads together to catch a gator! My thoughts: This was another cute Boxcar Children mystery. I've never been to Louisiana, let alone the bayou, but this book definitely made me want to visit.  Amber and I learned a lot about alligators and the swamp. I think one of the fun things about reading childrens' mysteries is that the clues are so blatant and the plots so predictable, I can usually guess what's...
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