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Mailbox Monday

December 14, 2009January 14, 2010 by Carol14 Comments

Marcia at The Printed Page hosts Mailbox Monday every week. I got some great books and goodies. Turn Up the Heat by Jessica Conant- Park and Susan Conant, signed, was a win from Lori's Reading Corner. Thanks I received Rion by Susan Kearney from Anna at Hachette Book Group for review. Then on Saturday morning, I received the Giving Thanks tote bag I won at TJ Bennett's blog, IMHO. Thanks! In addition to the cute black and white tote, it included five signed books and some goodies. Passionate by Anthea Lawson A Stroke of Magic by Tracy Madison The Promise by TJ Bennett Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas The Pleasures of Sin by Jessica Trapp $20 Barnes and Noble Gift Certificate A pear scented candle, bookmarks and a magnet for my car What books found their way to your house this week?...

Mailbox Monday

December 7, 2009January 14, 2010 by Carol10 Comments

Marcia at The Printed Page hosts Mailbox Monday every week. I got one in the mail and it's perfect for this time of year. Sorry my photo is a little fuzzy. I didn't notice until just now. Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole and Gina Showalter (from the publisher)...

P is for Persuasion

November 25, 2009January 14, 2010 by Carol13 Comments

Vicki of Reading At The Beach hosts A-Z Wednesday. Today's letter is P. I'm going with a classic this week. I read Persuasion in November of 2007 and rated it 5 out of 5 stars. At the time, I said that one reason I really enjoyed this book was that the main characters had some life experience that they were bringing with them. Anne was almost too perfect, but I still liked her and was rooting for her. This is not the edition I read, but I really like this cover. Persuasion by Jane Austen Anne Elliot, heroine of Austen's last novel, did something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let the love of her life get away. In this case, she had allowed herself to be persuaded by a trusted family friend that the young man she loved wasn't an adequate match, social stationwise, and that Anne could do better. The novel opens some seven years after Anne sent her...

Chosen by Desire by Kate Perry

November 20, 2009 by Carol17 Comments

Chosen by Desire by Kate Perry I'm a sucker for a fun hot romance, especially one with a touch of the paranormal, so this was right up my alley. I loved it. By the way, this is the second of the Guardians of Destiny, after Marked by Passion, but I didn't feel like I missed much by not reading the first. Carrie is working on finishing her thesis and needs final proof before she leaves China: Wei Lin's journal. She ends up "borrowing" it from a monastery, along with another scroll, the legendary Book of Water. She just kinda got stuck, stealing is not something she would usually do. Here begins the Book of Water, wherein lies the truth about man and energy. For energy is but a tool, good or bad determined by he who wields it... (pg. 44) Max, the alpha hero who is living as a monk, sees her steal the scrolls and follows her back to California, determined to retrieve...

Teaser Tuesday

November 17, 2009January 28, 2010 by Carol12 Comments

Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from...that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given. Please avoid spoilers! My teaser: And he looked. He couldn't help it. Carrie floated in the pool, her face registering bliss—the kind of bliss that, in the dark of night, he imagined giving her. -pg. 105, Chosen by Desire by Kate Perry Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along. My copy was provided by the publisher for review. I am an Amazon Associate.....

J is for Jacob

October 14, 2009October 14, 2009 by Carol7 Comments

Vicki of Reading At The Beach hosts A-Z Wednesday. Today's letter is J. I read this book in May of 2008. At the time I wrote, "I honestly couldn't put this book down. I loved it- sex, love, adventure, danger, magic, all rolled into one." Jacob (The Nightwalkers, Book 1) by Jacquelyn Frank Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers——the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer. Jacob knows the excuses his people give when the madness overtakes them and they fall prey to their lust for humans. He's heard every one and still brought the trespassers to justice. Immune to forbidden desires, uncontrollable hungers, or the curse of the moon, his control is total...until the moment he sees Isabella on a shadowy New York street. Saving her life wasn't in his plans. Nor were the overwhelming feelings she arouses...