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.
It was a mixed week last week, some bad stuff and some good stuff. In the good news department, I have a temporary teaching job, and I have some editing jobs lined up. As far as the bad news, well, a friend is ill and in the hospital, we don't know for how long. I have my fingers crossed that treatment will kick in quickly but I'm not hopeful. Also, I have another new roommate, a cat named Claude. He belongs to the daughter of a former co-worker; the daughter and her husband are moving to Australia and forget to allow time for Claude's quarantine. Claude doesn't get along with her mother's cats so he's staying with me until he can legally enter Australia, which should be in January.
The Week In Review
Reviews: Limelight by K. Ball (Bea)
Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance (Bea)
The Sweetest Summer by Susan Donovan (Bea)
Cactus Soup by Eric A. Kimmel & Illustrated by Phil Huling (Bea)
Excerpts: Pack of Lies by Lucy Felthouse
Guest Posts: Casting My Characters for Pack of Lies by Lucy Felthouse
Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance (Bea)
The Sweetest Summer by Susan Donovan (Bea)
Cactus Soup by Eric A. Kimmel & Illustrated by Phil Huling (Bea)
Excerpts: Pack of Lies by Lucy Felthouse
Guest Posts: Casting My Characters for Pack of Lies by Lucy Felthouse
Memes: Sunday Book Share #103 Quote-Tastic - Limelight by K. Ball Cat Thursday - Napping Goof The Friday 56 #39 - Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
Odd, interesting, or funny search phrases leading to the blog: a mix of old and new phrases last week: "nuzzle my cleavage", "lady cottington's pressed fairy book" (Jax reviewed that a while back), "cat run outdoor", "how to catch a cat", and "joys of owning a cat".
Giveaways: Swag, $10 gift card and ebooks from author Lucy Felthouse, ends August 31st
10 autographed copies of Mean Streak by Sandra Brown, open internationally, ends August 31st
Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash! Ends August 31st
Print copy of Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance, US only, ends September 3rd
10 autographed copies of Mean Streak by Sandra Brown, open internationally, ends August 31st
Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash! Ends August 31st
Print copy of Remains of Innocence by J.A. Jance, US only, ends September 3rd
BOOKS! - click on the cover to go the book's goodreads page
Library
I got the Baby book via NetGalley about 4 years ago but had an assortment of technical difficulties and was never able to read it. Now I can, thanks to my library. :)
Library
I got the Baby book via NetGalley about 4 years ago but had an assortment of technical difficulties and was never able to read it. Now I can, thanks to my library. :)
Review
It's Christmas in..August? :D Harlequin sent out their holiday title email and I succumbed. Most of the these will be for the Caffeinated Reviewer's Ho Ho Ho a Thon in November.
It's Christmas in..August? :D Harlequin sent out their holiday title email and I succumbed. Most of the these will be for the Caffeinated Reviewer's Ho Ho Ho a Thon in November.
Kindle Freebies
Did 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.
Seems like you had a productive week. I hope your friend will get well soon! Have a good week ahead :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your friend. Hopefully things will turn around quickly. That's awesome you were able to help Claude. Poor little man.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your friend :( But I'm sure Claude will cuddle with you and give you comfort :) Congrats on the jobs, anyway ! Sins of the heart looks veeeerry good to me, I'll be awaiting your review impatiently ! Have a great week, hope that you'll have good news for your friend <3
ReplyDeleteMy week sounds very similar to yours. Some good stuff and some bad stuff. Congrats on the job, and I'll be praying for your friend. Looks like you're stocking up for Christmas reads right now! Hope you enjoy them all! Have a great week!
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Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Sorry to hear about your friend. I hope that he gets better. The cat will become very attached to your home. I'm sure he will be great to cuddle with. You got some nice looking books. Especially the Christmas books.
ReplyDeleteGrace @ Books of Love
Sorry your friend is so sick. But Congrats on the new job. :) Enjoy the new books you got.
ReplyDeleteJenea @ Books Live Forever's Sunday Post
Hope things turn around for the better for all concerned. Enjoy your time with Claude, your new job, and your new books.
ReplyDeleteMy Sunday/Monday post: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/08/weekly-book-recap-80.html
So sorry about your friend, I will keep them in my prayers for a quick recovery <3
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job!
Enjoy all your new reads and Have a great week oxox
Oh yeah you are ready for the Ho-Ho-Ho read-a-thon. I have Morgan's book but haven't selected any others yet. I am waiting till after the wedding to see how many I can handle.Hope your friend is doing better, and that both cats are well..LOL
ReplyDeleteSo sorry about your friend...hope all turns out well.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the new kitty! Sounds cute....and oh, wow, Christmas books are making me realize how little time there is before the holidays! Enjoy...and thanks for visiting my blog.
Best wishes and prayers for your friend, I hope everything gets better. And a new cat friend... hope that goes well. Moving to Australia- that will be a long trip for the cat when the time comes!
ReplyDeleteI think Tokyo Kill looks good, and nice cover. I might want to give that one a try...
I really hope your friend gets well soon, and congrats on the job :) Hope you love all your new Christmas-y books. (I’m scared to look at the calendar – I don’t want to know how close it is!)
ReplyDeleteI got the Sarah Morgan book and I'm curious about the Brenda Novak. I've had mixed results with her books. Tokyo Kill looks good. I'm sorry about your friend. Enjoy your visiting cat!
ReplyDeleteHope your friend gets better. That's great that you're looking after Claude for them. And congrats on the job!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the job...seems like we both got new jobs this week.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry about your friend and I hope for a speedy recovery.
How nice of you to take care of Claude until January.
I love Christmas romances and those all look wonderful.
Cowboy Crazy looks good, hope you enjoy and have a great upcoming week.
ReplyDeleteChristmas books already, my gosh! Halloween hasn't even passed yet.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy all your new books :)
Sending more Americans to Australia!! Typical *wink* Haha! The more the merrier down here, I think!! lol
ReplyDeleteI read that series od Eve Silvers long before I started blogging... I really enjoyed it.
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Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
Congrats on the new work you have lined up and I hope your friend recovers soon.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to your friends moving over here to Australia. I'm sure they will love it here.
Have a great week Bea.
Sharon @ Sharon's Book Nook!
Sorry to hear about your friend. {{{posivibes}}} for a fast recovery. Yay for the jobs! And it's nice of you to house Claude until he can go to Australia. I'm loving your books this week even though I am so not ready for Christmas. lol
ReplyDeleteHope your friend recover, Bea! Huge hugs to you, my dear, and well done on your job!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about your friend, Bea - I hope she's doing better now.
ReplyDeleteGreat news on the job, though I wish it were more than temporary! And I like your holiday titles. How do you get on that Harlequin email list, though?