Feature & Follow Friday 9/26/2014

by Carol7 Comments
Question of the Week: Book character(s) you'd like to see with their own Twitter page - Suggested by A Great Read I really don't know. Sherlock, maybe, or anyone from Harry Potter World. And the characters from whatever book I'm currently reading or just finished - like Winter Magnusson or his brother Lowe from Bennett's Roaring Twenties series or Ruth Zardo from Penny's Inspector Gamache series. Which character's twitter feed would you like to see? Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The goal of the hop is to gain new followers and make new friends. All my "follow me" links are on the sidebar....
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Book Blitz: Miracle Man by William R. Leibowitz

by Carol3 Comments
Book Excerpt: A tall figure wearing a black-hooded slicker walked quickly through the night carrying a large garbage bag. His pale face was wet with rain. He had picked a deserted part of town. Old warehouse buildings were being gutted so they could be converted into apartments for non-existent buyers. There were no stores, no restaurants and no people. “Who’d wanna live in this shit place?” he muttered to himself. Even the nice neighborhoods of this dismal city had more “For Sale” signs than you could count. He was disgusted with himself and disgusted with her, but they were too young to be burdened. Life was already hard enough. He shook his head incredulously. She had been so damn sexy, funny, full of life. Why the hell couldn’t she leave well enough alone? She should have had some control. He wanted to scream-out down the ugly street, “It’s her fucking fault that I’m in the rain in this crap neighborhood trying to evade the...
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Fitness Tuesday

by Carol1 Comment
Here's my plan, more or less. (SS stands for strength training/stretching; CT stands for cross-training) Since last check-in, I finished Week 8 again. Tuesday  I ran four miles at a pace of 11:25 min/mile. Then, I did a workout from Self that uses a 10-lb weight plate. I also took the dog for a mile walk. He's likes this cooler weather much better than the hot summer temps. I forget what I did on Wednesday. I think I did some dumb bell exercise and some crunches. Thursday I did 60 minutes on the recumbent bike and Friday I ran 2.8 miles at a rate of 9:46 min/mile. I didn't run on Sunday because I ran out of time. We ended up getting last minutes tickets to the Pirates game. I did my 5 miles on Monday, instead. It was such a nice, cool evening. Readers' Workouts is hosted by Joy's Book Blog. Thanks, Joy, for keeping me accountable. 133.5 - Aug 12, 132.5 - Aug 19, 134 - Aug...
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The Lazarus Curse by Tessa Harris

by Carol5 Comments
I could break The Lazarus Curse down into three parts: the mystery- what happened to Matthew Bartlett, the botanist/artist who disappeared upon returning from Jamaica; the background research and storyline on the plight of slaves who were brought to England by their masters; and what's going on with Lydia, Thomas' lover. The mystery was okay. There's supposedly a Lazarus Potion that can bring people back from the dead, and the theory is that the expedition found the formula and someone killed Bartlett for the information. There were a couple of suspects but no good option. The wrap-up to this part surprised me in a good. It was interesting how it worked out, even if I don't entirely understand the reasoning. The part of the plot centering around the slaves was the most engrossing. There were Americans currently staying in London. In England at the time, slavery was not legal, but the American's slaves are still more or less considered property for all intents and purposes. Thomas sees the unfairness...
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