Bea Reviews Musseled Out by Barbara Ross

Publisher: Kensington
Series: Maine Clambake #3
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: April 28, 2015
Challenges: Cruisin' Through the Cozies | May 2015 Clean Sweep ARC Challenge | NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge |
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit*  | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

The busy summer tourist season is winding down in Busman's Harbor, Maine, but Julia Snowden senses trouble simmering for the Snowden Family Clambake Company. Shifty David Thwing - the "Mussel King" of upscale seafood restaurants - is sniffing around town for a new location. But serving iffy clams turns out to be the least of his troubles....

When Thwing is found sleeping with the fishes beneath a local lobsterman's boat, the police quickly finger Julia's brother-in-law, Sonny, as the one who cooked up the crime. Sure, everyone knows Sonny despised the Mussel King...but Julia believes he's innocent. Proving it won't be easy, though. It seems there's a lot more than murder on the menu, and Julia needs to act fast....

Includes traditional Maine clambake recipes!

Cat Thursday: Claude's Corner

 Welcome to the weekly meme hosted by The True Book Addict that celebrates cats; their foibles and humorousness and the joy they bring. You can join in by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you made or came across, cat art or share with us pics of your own felines, then post your link up at The True Book Addict.

Claude's favorite spot to hang out these days is on the back of the couch in the living room. If Goof is on the couch cushions, Claude jumps up here. He's so quiet that I often forget he's even up there. :D

 

Harlequin Rewards: A New Program

I'm busy with real world stuff and trying to write some overdue reviews but in the meantime, check out this new program from Harlequin Books. I signed up about a month ago and so far, I like it. Maybe I'll add writing a review of it to my to-do list. :)

Some details:

Harlequin My Rewards is a brand-new, FREE rewards loyalty program. Effective immediately, American and Canadian residents can log onto Harlequinmyrewards.com to register and begin earning points.


Sign up by July 7 and earn 2000 points!


REWARD YOURSELF

• SHOP—Earn points for every Harlequin book you buy, no matter where you purchase!
• SHARE—Earn bonus points when you share your comments, reading preferences and ideas.
• REDEEM—Use your points to get free books or to redeem exclusive experience rewards such as an autographed copy of a book, a Skype chat with your favorite author and more! (5000 points required for a free book from Harlequin.com, under $8.99, print or digital.)

 If you're participating, what are your thoughts? Do you like it?

Sunday Book Share #146

 

 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; and Bought Borrowed and Bagged, hosted by TalkSupe. All of these memes are about sharing the print and digital books received and/or posts and events on the blog.

It was a quiet week on the blog last week and probably will be again this week. Between the work and life in general, I've not had much time or energy to blog. Also, I won't be online much today as it's Father's Day here in the US and it's everywhere, there's no escaping it. I'll call my stepmother later since this is the first Father's Day since my dad died. I have plenty to do so I'll have no trouble keeping busy today. 

The Friday 56: The Ultimatum by Dick Wolf

This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join in the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

I'm reading an thriller, "The Ultimatum", by Dick Wolf, the creator of the TV show "Law & Order". The quote is from 56%  in the eGalley; I haven't gotten there yet as I'm at 31%.

Before he could get out, while he jerked the shifter into park and readied up his Glock, the Asian leveled the TAR-21 at the cop approaching on Twenty-Fifth Street from the east, a big guy who. at the sight of the rifle, ducked behind a parked van.

Cat Thursday: Flirty Fluffy

 Welcome to the weekly meme hosted by The True Book Addict that celebrates cats; their foibles and humorousness and the joy they bring. You can join in by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you made or came across, cat art or share with us pics of your own felines, then post your link up at The True Book Addict.

Ooooo, naughty Fluffy. ;) :P

COYER Scavenger Hunt Sign Up Post

 

It's COYER time again! This summer there are activities galore planned, most of which I will not do but I am going to try do one or two. You can read all about them here.

For those of you unfamiliar with COYER, it's a challenge run several times a year to help you read those freebies cluttering up your ereader. This summer the hosts, Michelle @ Because Reading, Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews, Oh My! and Berls @ Fantasy is More Fun are also counting print books. My focus will be on ebooks but a few print books may make their way in.

I'm not going to make a list as my reading lists lately have simply not gone according to plan. :D Instead, I have a total goal: 22 books. That's 2 books a week, which should be doable. Every month I'll include my COYER results in my monthly challenge wrap up post. 

It's not too late, you can still sign up! If you're participating, good luck and have fun!