I'm participating in The Sunday Post, hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer; Showcase Sunday hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea; Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga's Reviews; Bought Borrowed and Bagged, hosted by TalkSupe; and Library Loot co-hosted by The Captive Reader and Silly Little Mischief. All of these memes are about sharing the print
and digital books received and/or posts and events on the blog.
Weather-wise, it felt more like March than the end of May; life-wise, it was quiet. I like quiet. :D I got a lot of reading done, which makes me happy, and I enjoyed having Monday off for Memorial Day. One happy thing that happened, I was invited to become a reviewer at Romance at Random. I've done some guest reviews there in the past but now I'll be a regular reviewer. My first review will be up in July.
The Week In Review
Reviews: Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper (Bea)
Beyond Belief by Helen Smith (Bea)
Ten Busy Brownies by Talia Haven (Bea)
Excerpt: Unseasonal War by David Englund
Spotlight: Brazen New Releases
The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice
News: 50% ARE Rebate Sale. One Day Only! I was tagged! The Leibster Award The Brit Babes Street Team is Recruiting
Beyond Belief by Helen Smith (Bea)
Ten Busy Brownies by Talia Haven (Bea)
Excerpt: Unseasonal War by David Englund
Spotlight: Brazen New Releases
The Lemon Orchard by Luanne Rice
News: 50% ARE Rebate Sale. One Day Only! I was tagged! The Leibster Award The Brit Babes Street Team is Recruiting
Memes: Sunday Book Share #90 Quote-Tastic #42 - Different and Happy Cat Thursday - Everyone's Asleep. RUN! The Friday 56 #27 Cat-Eye Witness by Patricia Fry
Odd, interesting, or funny search phrases leading to the blog: Some new ones, "tiny bea escort review" and " quotes that make you smile on a bad day", and some returning ones, "nora roberts releases", "3d dimension asthma", and "devil in hell"
Giveaways: $100 Gift Card from author Kari Edgren, to winner's choice of Amazon or Barnes & Noble, ends June 5th.
Four (4) winners will receive an ebook copy of To Bear an Iron Key by Jackie Morse Kessler (INT) &
One (1) winner will receive an ebook copy of To Bear an Iron Key by Jackie MorseKessler AND a $10 Amazon Gift Card or B&N Gift Card – Winner’s Choice (INT), ends June 5th
$50 Gift Card from Brazen Romance, ends June 9th
$50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash, from Stan Ellsworth, ends June 17th
Four (4) winners will receive an ebook copy of To Bear an Iron Key by Jackie Morse Kessler (INT) &
One (1) winner will receive an ebook copy of To Bear an Iron Key by Jackie MorseKessler AND a $10 Amazon Gift Card or B&N Gift Card – Winner’s Choice (INT), ends June 5th
$50 Gift Card from Brazen Romance, ends June 9th
$50 Amazon Gift Card or PayPal Cash, from Stan Ellsworth, ends June 17th
BOOKS! - click on the cover to go the book's goodreads page
Better get comfy, a LOT of books arrived last week. :D :D
Library
Purchased
When I went to the library to pick up the two books above, they were having their used book sale, and, well, I left with a paper bag full of books. Some are books I haven't read by favorite authors, some are authors I've been wanting to try, and a couple are completely new to me authors.
Death Dance by Linda Fairstein
A Firing Offence by David Ignatius
Rx for Murder by Renee B. Horowitz
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (my first Christie!)
Lullaby and Goodnight by Wendy Corsi Staub
Nighttime Is My Time by Mary Higgins Clark
Life Support by Tess Gerritsen
Trace by Patricia Cornwell
Prayers for the Dead by Faye Kellerman
Cold Snap by Allison Brennan
Thursday's Child by Sandra Brown
To Die For by Linda Howard
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
The Heir by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Waiting for Nick & Considering Kate by Nora Roberts
Time and Again by Nora Roberts
Swimming Without A Net by Mary Janice Davidson
Better get comfy, a LOT of books arrived last week. :D :D
Library
Purchased
When I went to the library to pick up the two books above, they were having their used book sale, and, well, I left with a paper bag full of books. Some are books I haven't read by favorite authors, some are authors I've been wanting to try, and a couple are completely new to me authors.
Death Dance by Linda Fairstein
A Firing Offence by David Ignatius
Rx for Murder by Renee B. Horowitz
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (my first Christie!)
Lullaby and Goodnight by Wendy Corsi Staub
Nighttime Is My Time by Mary Higgins Clark
Life Support by Tess Gerritsen
Trace by Patricia Cornwell
Prayers for the Dead by Faye Kellerman
Cold Snap by Allison Brennan
Thursday's Child by Sandra Brown
To Die For by Linda Howard
Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr
The Heir by Barbara Taylor Bradford
Waiting for Nick & Considering Kate by Nora Roberts
Time and Again by Nora Roberts
Swimming Without A Net by Mary Janice Davidson
Review
Umm, I have a lot. :D Some that I had requested previously finally came in and then I went nuts over at Edelweiss. I am now booked for reviews through the end of August and I have a couple scheduled for January 2015. Eeep.
Kindle Freebies
Whew! That should keep me busy through the summer and into the fall. :DDid you add any books to your shelves or e-readers last week? Leave a link to your Sunday Post so I can visit you during the week.
Quiet is definitely a good thing :) Congrats on reviewing for Romance at Random.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great week!
Thanks Yvonne.
Deleteyou got some great books this week! Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteJodie @ Aussie Bookworm
I think so too, and thanks, you too. :)
DeleteCongrats regarding Random, I look forward to your post. Quiet is good, especially when reading is involved. Today it is suppose to rain, with severe storms..which to me says books and coffee! Have a wonderful week Bea!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kimberly. Enjoy rainy Sunday!
DeleteWow that's quite the haul. Good for you. I love it when you can load up at a used book sale. :) Hope this week is quiet as well...
ReplyDeleteUsed book sales and book stores are just too hard to resist. Have a good week.
DeleteWow, you got some good ones! From the library sale, I see some by favorite authors that I haven't yet read, like Nighttime is My Time and Swimming without a Net.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw your Nora Roberts Land, I was reminded that I have it...and want to read it soon! I also want to read The Lemon Orchard.
Congrats on the reviewing honor...enjoy!
Have a great week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
Too bad you aren't closer, I could share the books with you.
DeleteI'm psyched about the new reviewing opportunity and really looking forward to it.
Congrats for reviewing at Romance :) You never read Agatha Christie ? You're going to love Roger Ackroyd ! I got the Alexa O'Brien boxed set too. That's a huge book haul you had ! Have a great week :)
ReplyDeleteI know, some how I've gone all these years without reading her. How'd that happen? :D
Deletehave a good week :)
I used to love and dread those library sales, Bea! I inevitably ended up with books I'd never read because they were so cheap and I couldn't NOT buy them :))) Glad you had a quiet and peaceful week and had all your reading done, I love those and yay for all these delicious books, my dear!
ReplyDeleteI find that happens to me too :D But I just can't resist.
DeleteHave a great week!
You got some awesome books. Will be checking out a few of them. Happy Reading. My sunday post:
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Thanks for visiting and I hope you like the books.
DeleteThe Feral Child looks pretty cool - I hope it's as intriguing as it sounds! Have a lovely Sunday. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
DeleteCongrats on Romance at Random! That is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThose books sales are a blessing and a curse :)
I also went a little nuts on Edelweiss and Netgalley and then I went to BEA and went completely insane, I have books every where and I need a least a year off to read them all :)
I am looking forward to Jackaby I got a copy at BEA signed it really looks like a good book, can't wait to see what you think of it.
Have an amazing week Bea!!!
Enjoy all your new reads.
LOL WE need to read 24/7 to get through all of our books. Used book sales are such a great way to get books for cheap and try new authors, they're like crack.
DeleteI saw Jackaby in a book newsletter and loved the sound of it; I hope it'll be good.
have a great week!
Wow, you seriously had an exciting week Bea! Congrats on becoming a reviewer at Romance at Random! And you're so lucky even if my library has a sale….there are no books I would like to try out as they're all in Dutch >.<
ReplyDeleteThanks :) Yeah, books in the wrong language would not be helpful. :(
DeleteCongrats on being a reviewer at Romance at Random. Nice haul this week. Happy reading and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteSharon @ Sharon's Book Nook!
Thanks, you too.
DeleteWhat a fantastic book week! So many great reads in your future. I met Wendy Corsi Staub, Sandra Brown, and Robyn Carr at BEA the past few days--what a thrill!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog.
Oh, lucky you! I bet that was thrilling.
DeleteLots of great looking books this week. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's Sunday Post
Thanks, you too
DeleteQuiet and busy reading...sounds perfect to me! I love library sales...can't wait for mine to roll around again. I also got the Eastman book this week...can't wait to dig in:) Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThe Eastman book looks good and quiet weeks are good. :) Library sales, love 'em!
DeleteHave a great week!
Ugh, how gorgeous is the Made For You cover? And can't wait to read Jackaby! Happy reading! :)
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Kirsty @ StudioReads
I know! Lovely cover :) and I'm looking forward to Jackaby too.
DeleteVery nice week for you.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE library sales. Good to see you were able to get a bag of books. Our library sale is in July in my town.
Have a good Sunday and a great week.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Blog
Lots of library sales in July; my library does it several times a years.
Deletehave a good week :)
That's quite a list! Those library sales get me every single time! I didn't realize Nora Roberts land was a freebie! Heading to amazon now! I'm intrigued by the Romanov Stone as well. Looking forward to your reviews! Looks like you got some great ones!
ReplyDeleteI don't know if Nora Roberts Land is still free, here's hoping! I did get some good ones, I was lucky. :)
DeleteI want to read Made for You so much! But I cannot figure out how everyone is getting copies for review. Looks like I will be asking Melissa Marr herself.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on Romance at Random!
i love library book sales! Awesome haul!
ReplyDeleteDang, you made out good at the library. Hope you enjoy your books and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteMade For you looks good Bea, hope you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteNice haul at the library Bea! so many awesome reads. It's nice to have a quiet week to read.
ReplyDeleteThanx for visiting My Weekly Wrap-Up!
Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
It's my first time to visit romanceatrandom.com and I am instantly in love with the site! I think it's a perfect site for us romance readers! Thanks for introducing such awesome site ti me. And have a great week!
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That is one epic haul and yay for library sales! Congrats on the Romance at Random gig! *high fives* Since you like quiet I will hope you have another quiet, reading full week. :D
ReplyDeleteLibrary sales are great too, I'm sad I missed this year's, oh well...
ReplyDeleteI love library book sales. Enjoy your nice haul!
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