Bea Reviews Rodeo King by Cheryl Yeko and Char Chaffin

Publisher: Char Chaffin & Cheryl Yeko
Series: Dustin Lovers #1
Source: the author in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Challenges: COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt
Buying Links: Amazon*
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Blurb from goodreads:

Caleb Johnson, 'King of the Rodeo,' is on his way to becoming Wyoming's National Champion. Until an ornery bull sidelines him with a potentially career-ending injury. Returning home to recuperate puts him in the path of Rosemary Carmichael, the girl he deserted to become a rodeo star.

Now he's got to figure out what he really wants: returning to the rodeo circuit and going for that big, National prize, or convincing the woman he loves that he wants a life with her . . . and the son he never knew he had.

Sunday Book Share #155

 

 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.

Done with summer subbing! I'm not scheduled to work again for a while so I'm hoping that this week I'll be able wrap up car shopping.

I had to laugh Saturday night. A friend who lives up the road was out for an evening walk and saw an ambulance turn into my condominium complex. She immediately whipped out her cell phone and called me, "You better not be having an asthma attack!" LOL No, no asthma attack. The ambulance wasn't there for me; it was parked in front of the building next to mine. I hope my neighbor is okay and I'm grateful to my friend for checking on me even as her comment made me laugh.

Steph Reviews Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell

Publisher: William Morrow
Series: Kay Scarpetta #22
Format Read: Paperback
Source: From the pr firm in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | OmniLit*| iTunes | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is about to head to Miami for a vacation when she notices seven pennies on a wall behind their home. Is this a kids' game? If so, why are all of the coins dated 1981 and so shiny they could be newly minted? Then she learns there's been a homicide five minutes away. A high school teacher was shot with uncanny precision as he unloaded groceries from his car.

Yet no one heard or saw a thing.

Soon more victims surface. The shots seem impossible to achieve, yet they are so perfect they cause death in an instant. There is no pattern to indicate where the killer will strike next. First it was New Jersey, then Massachusetts, and then the murky depths off the coast. There she comes face to face with shocking news that implicates her niece, Lucy—Scarpetta's own flesh and blood.

REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Two! by Tia Perkin

Publisher: Tia Perkin
Source: the author in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Buying Link: Amazon*
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Blurb from goodreads:

"Two!" is a funny little rhyming book about what it's like to spend a day with a toddler - from food eaten off the floor to a child running out the door!

Cat Thursday - No, It's MY Blanket

 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.

Recently, Claude has become quite attached to the afghan on my bed. It's been there for months, so I'm not sure what prompted this recent spate of loving. He jumps up, begins kneading (I was actually under the afghan when I took these pictures with my phone ), and buries his mouth in it, licking it and purring, licking and purring, licking, kneading and purring. Crazy beast.  

 

 

Bea Reviews The Forgotten by Heather Graham

Publisher: Harlequin Mira
Series: Krewe of Hunters #16
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Challenges: NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge | What An Animal | COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | ARe*   | iTunes | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

Murdered by a dead man?

A woman named Maria Gomez is murdered in Miami, apparently by her husband—who'd been presumed dead, slain by a crime boss. FBI agent Brett Cody can't believe it; dead or alive, the man had loved his wife. He also can't help feeling guilty, since he was responsible for protecting Miguel and Maria Gomez.

A few miles away, Lara Mayhew has just begun working at a dolphin research facility. She loves her new job—until a dolphin brings her something unexpected from the deep. A human hand. More body parts show up, and when Brett looks into the situation, he discovers that the dismembered corpse is Miguel's.

Soon, rumors of crazed zombies abound in the Miami media, and the Krewe of Hunters, an elite FBI unit of paranormal investigators, is called in. Brett and Lara find themselves working with the Krewe—and working closely together. An elderly crime boss who's losing his memory seems to be key to solving this case, but…there's no motive. Unless Brett and Lara can uncover one in the Miami underworld. And that means they have to protect themselves. And each other.

EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: Saga by J.A. Campbell

I'm thrilled to be part of the release for another adventure by J.A. Campbell. Saga—Legends of the Travelers is the first book in this new series and is sure to excite fantasy fans of all ages with its action and suspense. To find more books by J.A. Campbell stop by Untold Press.

About the Author ~ 

J.A. Campbell Julie has been many things over the last few years, from college student, to bookstore clerk and an over the road trucker. She’s worked as a 911 dispatcher and in computer tech support, but through it all she’s been a writer and when she’s not out riding horses, she can usually be found sitting in front of her computer. She lives in Colorado with her three cats, her vampire-hunting dog Kira, her new horse and Traveler-in training, Triska, and her Irish Sailor.She is the author of many Vampire and Ghost-Hunting Dog stories and the young adult fantasy series Tales of the Travelers. She’s a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Dog Writers of America Association and the editor for Steampunk Trails fiction magazine.