Mailbox Monday and Library Loot

by Carol6 Comments
Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. I'm sorry I'm posting this on a Tuesday, but I was out of town over the weekend.     Lucan by Susan Kearney Received From Hachette Book Group for a blog tour later this month. Healer and high priestess of her people, Lady Cael is fated to life without a mate. But a mysterious explorer named Lucan Rourke doesn't know her secrets, and his touch makes her crave a future that her extraordinary birthright has forbidden her. Lucan has just one mission on Pendragon: to find the mythical Holy Grail, Earth's only hope for survival. His powerful attraction to Cael is a distraction he can't afford, unless he convinces her to join forces with him. Yet working so closely together only heightens their passion . . . even when the terrifying truth of Cael's heritage threatens to shatter Lucan's every belief-and the galaxy itself.   NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman I won this at Wendy's Minding Spot. Thanks! In...
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Giveaways in Blogland

by Carol2 Comments
I thought I’d let you know some of the giveaways I ran across this week. As always, my current giveaway is listed on my sidebar and make sure you check out West of Mars- Win a Book! where there's always a ton of links to great contests, interviews and guest posts. Cleopatra's Daughter and The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, at Books 'n Border Collies  (ends September 9, International) The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran and a beautiful pair of earrings, at Books 'n Border Collies  (ends September 9, International) Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran, at Walking on Sunshine (ends September 9, International) Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran with a pair of earrings and The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, at Peeking Between the Pages (ends September 11, International) Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran, at Deb's Desk (ends September 12, US and Canada, no PO boxes) Killer Mousse by Melinda Wells, at Stacy's Books (ends September 15) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins and a limited edition t-shirt,...
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The Witch’s Grave by Shirley Damsgaard

by Carol2 Comments
The Witch's Grave by Shirley Damsgaard This is the 6th in the Ophelia and Abby Mystery series. I've read all of them, so of course I had to buy this one. Ophelia Jensen is a psychic and novice witch. She is guided and helped by her grandmother, Abby, also a witch who learned most of what she knows in the hills of Appalachia.  The story begins with Ophelia having erotic dreams about a stranger, but she soon meets this man of her dreams, exposé author Stephen Larsen, at a library fundraiser. Unfortunately, he's shot right after their first kiss, and is left in a coma. Ophelia continues to have dreams, only now she's a model in WWII Paris. What connection can there be to the present day happenings? And was Stephen the gunman's true target, or was it Ophelia? Luckily for Ophelia, Abby is around to help her learn to trust in her gifts and solve the mystery, but of course Ophelia runs into her fair share of danger along the way.  This wasn't...
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Booking through Thursday

by Carol3 Comments
Join in at Booking through Thursday. What’s the biggest book you’ve read recently? (Feel free to think “big” as size, or as popularity, or in any other way you care to interpret.) I don't know. I don't actually keep track of page counts, unless they are long enough to qualify for the Chunkster challenge, but the last one I read that fit that category was all the way back in May, Turning Angel by Greg Iles. Last year, I read The Count of Monte Cristo, which was just huge, but recently I haven't really read anything long. As far as popular books go, I'd have to say it was Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It just seemed like everywhere I went, whether on-line or in real life, people were talking about it. What about you? Any big books recently?...
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