Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott

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Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott From the back: Nikki Sands was like every other aspiring actress—waiting tables between jobs. But Nikki had taken serving wines to heart. She knew enough to impress Napa Valley's golden boy, Derek Malveaux, who offered her a job at his vineyard. And though Nikki may have left her dreams of stardom behind, the world of wine is ripe with intrigue—and the seeds of sleuthing are planted. Nikki has just set foot on Napa Valley's rich soil when she realizes her new job may not be as safe as she thought. First off, Derek Malveaux is disconcertingly sexy. Second, his top winemaker is dead in the bushes outside Nikki's cottage. It doesn't take a connoisseur of foul play to know something's taken a terrible turn... My thoughts: I actually wasn't planning on reading this. I picked it up to glance at it before returning it to the library and got hooked. Nikki is a great main character and I had to see...
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Winners!

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Congratulations! You won The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson. Allykatt Mishia Freda Mans Renee G Dixie I've also got another winner of The Man's Book by Thomas Fink. Megan I'll send you an e-mail later today, but I'll just need your mailing address to pass on to the Hachette Book Group. I hope you enjoy the book....
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Booking through Thursday

by Carol2 Comments
In the perfect follow-up to last week’s question, as suggested by C in DC: Is there a book that you wish you could “unread”? One that  you disliked so thoroughly you wish you could just forget that you ever read it? One immediately popped into my head: Smonk by Tom Franklin. I hated it, but at the same time had to finish it, kinda like a car wreck you can't look away from. It was gross, gory, violent, just basically too over-the-top for me. What about you, any books you wish you could unread? Join in!...
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The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe

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The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe From the cover: Where is Bunnicula? That's what Chester the cat, Harold the dog, and Howie the dachshund puppy would like to know. When Chester makes the chilling discovery that Bunnicula the vampire bunny has vanished from his cage in the Monroe household, his head is filled with visions of killer parsnips, bloodthirsty string beans, and homicidal heads of lettuce! Everyone knows that vampire victims become vampires themselves—and the neighborhood gardens reveal the ultimate horror: bloodless zombie vegetables! Determined to save Bunnicula's victims and the unsuspecting Monroes, Chester leads the valiant friends on a wild bunny chase involving a hazardous garbage truck ride, a hair-raising encounter with an irate tomcat...and that's just the beginning! My thoughts: This was a fun read. I'm so glad Amber likes this series, since it's one of the few I remember from when I was her age. The title just stuck in my head. There are parts of it that are laugh out loud...
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Teaser Tuesday (a day late)

by Carol4 Comments
Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. 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: Someone had just been in here. Either the wines had been deliberately destroyed, or knocked off accidentally while someone attempted to get out. -pg. 47, Murder Uncorked by Michele Scott Tuesday Teaser is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Play along....
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Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter

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Bread And Wine: Readings For Lent And Easter Description: A time for self-denial, soul-searching, and spiritual preparation, Lent is a fitting season for daily reading and reflection. Hence this book, which offers meditations from a wide spectrum of classic and contemporary Christian writers. Containing selections grouped around such themes as temptation, crucifixion, resurrection, and new life, Bread and Wine can be dipped into at leisure or used as a guide to daily devotions—and returned to any time of year for spiritual revitalization. For breadth of scope and depth of insight, nothing rivals this collection. Thoughts: Next year, I hope to read this book more regularly during Lent. It took me way too long this year, simply because I wasn't consistent. It features writings from a wide variety of  thinkers and authors, including Martin Luther, John Donne and 20th-century theologians like C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton and Dorothy Day. There is also a generous sampling from contemporary writers, including Philip Yancey, John Updike, and Madeleine L'Engle. Many of the...
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