tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49662896355305712024-03-28T19:01:05.606-04:00Cindy's Book CornerSerious book addict reviewing clean reads across multiple genres.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.comBlogger1183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-43390173630851504182024-03-28T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-28T05:00:00.137-04:00Love on Camera<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="947" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczFgsShGUe1TVZ_DzyInY0bj2rMNSPZt7hNeLWWaZDMu1VwmQCYqvJ8Nto6DqkL7zS8DMuf_XNNn0UvchnVzuzWrmO41QOp8A71J5O3VRoE7SWINfouV4WIlBSn0-S1QmDeBT7a5l-IE1W0WbUWAOkLAM3-_lBYKRD36F0xA036HEKb7E9DvGFGMNdQ/s320/61053282.jpg" width="210" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>itle</b>: Love On Camera<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: The Wonder Boys #1<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="https://lecheminantbooks.com/" target="_blank">Dana LeCheminant</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Narrators</b>: Mari Bee & Jon Brattin<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Findaway Voices<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance, Fiction,<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Hoopla<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Love on Camera</i> is my first book by Dana LeCheminant, but it won't be my last.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mari Bee and Jon Brattin did an awesome job with the narration. This is the first book I have read where both narrators read throughout the story. Normally the girl would do one chapter and the guy the next, but they were both in the conversations. It took the story to another level!<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Read for:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷childhood friend</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">brother's best friend</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">fake dating</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">pineapple and ham pizza</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the sweetest love story</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">reconciliation</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷no third act break-up</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷wonderful characters</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷witty banter</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">📷low drama</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was so sad to see this book end. I was also super sad to see that the next book is not in audio (at least through my library) so I am not immediately able to start listening to it. At least the next books have been written so I don't have to wait for them to come out!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61053282-love-on-camera" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">Madi doesn’t have time to date. Oliver has all the time in the world. <br /><br />When
wedding photographer Madi is challenged to find herself ten dates in
three months, she turns to her older brother’s three best friends to be
her stand-ins. It helps her win the challenge without having to deal
with the stress of dating. What could go wrong?<br /><br />Oliver hasn’t had
much to do since selling his company, and helping Madi has given his
life meaning again. But when she asks him to pose as her boyfriend—more
than just a date here and there—he suddenly finds himself questioning
his feelings toward the girl he always saw as a little sister. Feelings
that would get him murdered by his best friend.<br /><br />No one sees the
real Oliver the way Madi does, and Madi has never been as comfortable
around anyone as she is with Oliver. With the fake part of their
relationship feeling less and less fake, they both have to decide if
they’re brave enough to take that first step toward something real. Is a
chance at love worth risking a lifetime of friendship?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-89768681119829398762024-03-27T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-27T05:00:00.446-04:00Engaging the Office Enemy<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDISFspaJCqPOuxouV6QZR1sHROup0kEU-BW3Qhf_mmgRG1LLQOgpWgDTm1n629WwNkDSK3DRNcohiVyiKe6HBCrm3X3YIKvQRc21lx7sCwQp1Am1eykxlrTNHAjMycOfU571lMc4rfwbpBkISxU5u4iZ2wzEv2rRsJUATF6NVv6uw031VNSzm1MaPA/s320/61221832.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: Engaging the Office Enemy<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: California Dreamin' #5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://www.kristincanary.com/" target="_blank">Kristin Canary</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Dreaming of You Press<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: RomCom, Contemporary Fiction,<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Kindle Unlimited<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Engaging the Office Enemy</i> is the fifth book in Kristin Canary's <i>California Dreamin'</i> series. They are best read in order as each book builds upon the last one. The series follows a group of friends. <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have been curious about Alexis's story since I started the series. She has some serious man hate and I was curious why. All questions are answered in this story and she has great character growth.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Read for:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">enemies to lovers</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">fake dating</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">forced proximity</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">cruise ship </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">unexpected depth</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">witty banter</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Downside:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">🚢</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">a little cheese factor near the end (I won't say in relation to what, but it is minor)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, it is another great book in the series, I can't believe I am almost at the end of the series!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61221832-engaging-the-office-enemy" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">I hate fakers—and Dax Nyhart is as fake as they come.<br /><br />I also hate to lose.<br /><br />My
nemesis has been stealing all the best clients for the last year at the
marketing firm where we both work—and not because he’s better than me.
Because 1) his uncle is the boss and 2) he kisses up to people.<br /><br />And I’m sick of it.<br /><br />So when he asks me to fake an engagement so he can land another job—far away from me—I agree. It’s only one dinner, right?<br /><br />Yeah,
sure. One dinner turns into an entire Caribbean cruise. But I’ll do
anything to get rid of this pain in my backside. Even pretend to like
Dax. Or love him, as it were.<br /><br />Even hold his hand, laugh with him … kiss him. Discover that maybe there’s more to Dax Nyhart than meets the eye.<br /><br />The
problem? I have no idea what’s fake and what’s real anymore. I’m afraid
this game we’re playing might leave me losing more than just clients to
Dax.<br /><br />And this loss might be the most painful of all.<br /><br />Fans
of Jenny Proctor and Emma St. Clair will love this closed-door,
friends-to-lovers romantic comedy with lots of sizzle and spice, but no
on-page explicit content.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-66340633231159509072024-03-26T04:30:00.000-04:002024-03-26T04:30:00.141-04:00Top Ten Tuesday- "A" books<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well.
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 107%;">Movies/TV
Shows That Would Have Made Amazing Books (<i>Submitted by Sabrina @ </i><a href="https://paperplanenomad.wordpress.com" target="_blank"><i>Notes From a
Paper Plane Nomad</i></a>)</span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Seriously at a loss, thought about it for 2 days, and I have nothing. We don't watch a lot of TV or movies. So, I am going to take a page out of<a href="https://readbakecreate.com/" target="_blank"> Pam</a>'s book (<a href="https://readbakecreate.com/" target="_blank">Read!Create!Bake!</a>) and do titles that start with a letter, I was going to go with C because I can see 3 books on my TBR cart at a quick glance that start</span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with C, but better go with with A since it's my first time, LOL!</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten
Tuesday is hosted by <a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com" target="_blank"><b>That Artsy</b> <b>Reader Girl</b></a> and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ten books on my PHYSICAL shelves that I <strike>am</strike><i> <span style="color: red;">might (should)</span></i> <strike>going to</strike> read soonish that start with "A": </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><b>What did you do for today's topic? Have you read any of these? If so, which ones should I move to the top of the stack? </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span>I would love for you to share in the comments. To
see
what other topics our bookish friends are doing this week click on the
image below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/" target="_blank"><span><span><img alt="" class="wp-image-13780 aligncenter" height="160" src="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TTT-Transparent.png" width="399" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><p></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-75222487206964471412024-03-24T05:30:00.002-04:002024-03-25T13:01:36.852-04:00Never Fall Again<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-KKFndMM_c8c_oLnuvrZPsp1CUAFrbMdZ5cpG4785UYnDBdBUM_iH5lruNFdary6ft87AYSU_S-lETKrVLSMliCNP9TJWr4Zd4tcSoq60Irpo6L4gOh_gaeiVdXuxwlZ_bCMuVFJajV-xEOXPMMcIqRsoFX9Fm7xG3JNO10JG6jk6ETfvcUSWAV_Mg/s320/182092951.jpg" width="207" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: Never Fall Again<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Gossamer Falls #1<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <i>Lynn H. Blackburn</i><span><i> </i> </span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Revell<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Revell<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Never Fall Again</i> is the first book in Lynn H. Blackburn's newest series, <i>Gossamer Falls</i>.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>"Welcome to Gossamer Falls. Where we do things the way we want to. You can learn to do it our way, or you can leave."<br /></i></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Read for:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">small town in NC</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">strong family ties</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">single-parent</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">adorable children</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">long-time feud <br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">strong cast of characters</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">MC former marine <br /></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I enjoyed all the characters. I found them (except the villain) to be likable, and well-developed. I wondered about a few things as I read the story, but overall, it is a strong start to a new series. It is worth noting that there is not as much suspense in <i>Never Fall Again</i> as long-time fans would expect there to be. The romance seems to be more prominent than the suspense. Regardless, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and can't wait to read the next book in the series. <br /></span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you to Revell for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5 <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/182092951-never-fall-again" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">Landry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding
her life behind the secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on
the outskirts of Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. As the
artist-in-residence, and with her pottery prized by The Haven's guests,
Landry is finally ready to settle in permanently. She wants to give her
daughter, Eliza, a safe home to grow up in and hires former Marine
Callum Shaw to handle the construction.<br /><br />Cal grew up in Gossamer
Falls and always knew he would someday join his family's business. He
longs for a family of his own but has almost given up on that ever
happening. Landry is funny, gifted, and everything Cal could ever want
in a partner, but he vows to keep his distance. Landry has a daughter
and a past. Cal has been down that road before and barely survived when
the woman he loved left, taking her two sons with her. He can't bear to
lose like that again.<br /><br />Before construction on the house can begin,
Landry's pottery is destroyed in a suspicious fire. It soon becomes
clear that Landry and Eliza are in grave danger--but because of whom?
But, after losing one relationship, he is hesitant to try again.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-58810757240787181982024-03-23T14:45:00.003-04:002024-03-23T14:45:45.228-04:00Stacking the Shelves #114, Sunday Post #111, Sunday Salon #105<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJwmIb-3eO8zNaF2ppnILeWUzijnJWLdRHr1oNSTKI2U9AiGBRrCVTp2Nu9YLe591DyDUUHtSaMxC8oKeOpzjxCIZ4DJpxL_iCM5uRA4KyoyXFG0rXeKUVMg9Y0_h1Oz6OeKF_0Gf_Rft5cOWBmePGxujBn18xm7di_m5XaWtiiCnZlqKb0mpaXPrSg/s320/Stacking%20the%20Shelves%20hosted%20at%20httpswww.readingreality.net.png" width="320" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>Hey
bookish friends! How are you doing? It was another really long week and I am feeling the exhaustion from trying to carry on at this pace. My face is healing well and I am able to be bandage free. It is cold and currently flurrying, but I am sitting under a blanket, trying to relax!<br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank"><b>Stacking The Shelves</b></a> is
all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be
physical or virtual.This means you can include books you buy in
physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library,
review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the
Shelves meme is hosted at <a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank">Reading Reality.</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>NetGalley: </b>None.<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Library: </b>None<b>.<br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>K</b><span><span><span><b>indle Freebies: </b>None</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>ebook ARC:</b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b></b></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1706" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3dQt9VDqv_NlisgiqpVkx74LGYmmvLwXJkIS7yrzWVyL3QbwsnjbthTu3Sm7qnO331vwf__Rz3-PzGX-r_ECX1VC-f_jGj9_vuVDkt9nu2-fUjgQdcv1kkKuINJDPautPZvg2ZWTlx5R4AwgRkjJW6LaO859uMc6o9KTmsU2GHRCKzO6sYW1-0ZWnw/s320/175774639.jpg" width="213" /></b></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Book Mail: </b>None</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Bought:</b> None.<b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>O</b></span></span><b>ther updates</b>:</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span>I
finished 5 books this week. One was a graphic novel, and another was an audiobook. The review of the book I finished last night will be up on the blog tomorrow (Sunday). </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><b><span><span>What you might have missed on the blog this week:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/kicking.html" target="_blank">Kicking</a> by Robin Merrill</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/breath-as-prayer.html" target="_blank">Breath as Prayer</a> by Jennifer Tucker<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten Tuesday: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/top-ten-tuesday-spring-into-books.html" target="_blank">Spring Into Books</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-one-with-kiss-cam.html" target="_blank">The One With the Kiss Cam</a> by Cindy Steel<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/everything-is-okay.html" target="_blank">Everything is Okay</a> by Debbie Tung</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-hairdresser-and-hero.html" target="_blank">The Hairdresser and the Hero </a>by Jessica Marie Holt</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/full-steam-ahead.html" target="_blank">Full Steam Ahead</a> by Karen Witemeyer </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/04/dear-mr-knightley.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at <a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank">Caffeinated Reviewer</a>. I will also be joining Deb at <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Readerbuzz</a> for the Sunday Salon.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>What
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Have a great weekend!</b><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCiJlWOKJqTfHXBmzXwVFCUGvSpVzny7MCTTWaWRVatlBsuAVKrcRsY2-I1Gi76oK8w3Oe6eaUzR5mOAzLFsTubV9aVdHwnzQM2y1_7yiEpaerSVHIK3Cdf-5kEdc31A2oc2-fxxCi90OJKr7X6uIeQU5Ag861H3AKoE9LQ39nOjzjriY9-e4J8U0=s320" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7MOwTs3--9amv3LmpMFEHGhrlFyNG5FsH1CxMsFhZrkce2vgverChW_DuapaZUr-12Ai-WuJzN3lgxSwAQ_rMty-m465whRmU5_7_ts9ZTR1XSQKw8feSSACwlfou02ptX0nSlw6pjNKrdMPo7xmOFuzjP-eH5OgUBDXIfxf04OZsnL8v_kNug0" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sunday Post" class="wp-image-14768" height="320" src="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2015/08/0abf9b9e-b7ac-4d59-b451-7eb7c64ea1b9_zps47hi5hue-600x600.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-20182725148050083482024-03-22T15:31:00.000-04:002024-03-22T15:31:03.137-04:00Full Steam Ahead<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="307" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy6d50Bgpy4i5ZPVK1cpSMWKA5bw_PbFRruim_f6wg8WqOpqg95ZuWx-h1f-egTvcFElzgJwoRpx_AMb2vWP__VfO7wBcEInumU2ZQP8pEBPHpbDZEqsHg-P9jZMgL9IUnvQr2IqcqvOHonN8Egk6tbRDksUiEbcA0lBdgZeXC-k8ydRGfdP-DtHutg/s320/18652058.jpg" width="207" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: Full Steam Ahead Audiobook Review<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Full Steam Ahead #1<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: Karen Witemeyer</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Narrator</b>: Carine Montbertrand<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Grace Publishing<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Christian Romance, <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Hoopla<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I enjoy Karen Witemeyer's stories, but this one is my least favorite of all the ones I have read.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The audio narrator is inconsistent with her voice and I found her to be a distraction to the story. Sometimes she uses a flat voice for the narration, and sometimes she uses it with the characters. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What I liked:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">reclusive scientist</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">strong heroine</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">orphan boy</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">eccentric characters</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Darius' drive to find a solution </span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">What I didn't like:</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicole's impulsive nature</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nicole's obsession with the dagger</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">have quickly the two MCs fell in love</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">the lack of humor Witemeyer is known for <br /></span></li></ul><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, this was okay, but if the other books in the series are like this one, I don't want to read them. There was not enough to keep me engaged and wanting to proceed with this series.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18652058-full-steam-ahead" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston, Texas,
to find her father deathly ill. Though she loves him, Nicole's father
has always focused on what she's not. Not male. Not married. Not able to
run Renard Shipping.<br /><br />Vowing to find a suitable husband to give
her father the heir he desires before it's too late, Nicole sets out
with the Renard family's greatest treasure as her dowry: the highly
coveted Lafitte Dagger. But her father's rivals come after the dagger,
forcing a change in Nicole's plans.<br /><br />After a boiler explosion aboard the <i>Louisiana</i>
nearly took his life, Darius Thornton has been a man obsessed. He will
do anything to stop even one more steamship disaster. Even if it means
letting a female secretary into his secluded world.<br /><br />Nicole is
determined not to let her odd employer scare her off with his explosive
experiments, yet when respect and mutual attraction grow between them, a
new fear arises. How can she acquire an heir for her father when her
heart belongs to another? And when her father's rivals discover her
hiding place, will she have to choose between that love and her family's
legacy?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-39597068336164093372024-03-22T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-22T05:00:00.470-04:00The Hairdresser and the Hero<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadP9S5bwUZuWAABVDT-b1g4lN2ndQ1kT4_QUtFWa6gS3m6QQlcTvbhINi532iko8aspdOEV-mSvbkWZo68_L5Tl9vvPgg8KG144R3eW03vsQP40jdG2OR8YXUCGF5NKBk0gdKGeZdWG1RgiYh5NnmGFAtstuZJfdNGXnVkAH9aZHhlepUtcUD4bcvsA/s320/59483956.jpg" width="201" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: The Hairdresser and the Hero<br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: Jessica Marie Holt<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Self-published<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Contemporary Romance<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Kindle Own<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">When cleaning off my Kindle I came across <i>The Hairdresser and the Hero</i> by Jessica Marie Holt. The cute cover immediately grabbed my attention and I decided it was a great day to see what this book was about.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was instantly invested in the story. Just as Haley (our main FMC) is drawn to the idea of single dads having custody of their children, so am I. I was impressed with Noah's (MMC) parenting skills and the single dad's club. I could relate to Haley on so many levels, which added to my empathy and understanding of her character. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Hairdresser and the Hero</i> is a novella, but it has all the components of a full-length novel. Mainly, it read as a complete story. I did not feel like we came in in the middle of the story, nor did the story have an abrupt ending. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The only downside is that there were quite a few punctuation errors. While I normally wouldn't comment on that, it was quite a bit and was distracting at times. I would love to see those minor errors fixed and I would love for this story to be enjoyed by more people. It is a hidden gem.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (Goodreads):</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">When a former soldier needs a little help with
his spunky daughter, a hairdresser comes to the rescue, and sparks fly.
Can he make space in his heart for her? Can she open her heart to him?</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-36684429093112510012024-03-21T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-21T05:00:00.349-04:00Everything is Okay<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1772" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9sUS2NKrweN07Y7JWcLMaHDREP7UXJMwB8B51dWQB1x-ROoLQDF7mPdlZj90GsJuagGBFWbqKPjYWik98W6zqPaROoEbeHJo-oo8SNzmjoQ9KuGDqa_rEwDrjewEE1dH_OAuGi7eL_e1RD8_5t_WogAi10rZv7rQOgpEF9lmUrSZcvsp7SDFiwnXcg/s320/60320130.jpg" width="253" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>itle</b>: Everything is Okay<br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: Debbie Tung<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Andrews McMeel Publishing<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Graphic Novel, Memoir, Nonfiction<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Everything is Okay</i> by Debbie Tung is not the easiest read, but it is necessary, especially for anyone who is struggling with depression and anxiety or knows anyone who is struggling.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Debbie Tung tackles mental health stigma with a realistic and personal approach. She does not make light of depression and anxiety, but catalogs her journey to a healthier version of herself. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As someone who struggles with depression (and don't we all at times), this book is refreshing and a reminder to give ourselves grace. The struggle is real and while it is getting easier to talk about, it's still not an easy topic.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60320130-everything-is-ok" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">From the bestselling author of Quiet Girl in a
Noisy World comes a gently humorous and poignant collection of comics
about anxiety and depression—because sometimes even the simple things
like getting out of bed every day feel like an uphill battle.<br /><br />Everything
Is OK is the story of Debbie Tung’s struggle with anxiety and her
experience with depression. She shares what it’s like navigating life,
overthinking every possible worst-case scenario, and constantly feeling
like all hope is lost.<br /><br />The book explores her journey to
understanding the importance of mental health in her day-to-day life and
how she learns to embrace the highs and lows when things feel out of
control. Debbie opens up about deeply personal issues and the winding
road to recovery, discovers the value of self-love, and rebuilds a more
mindful relationship with her mental health.<br /><br />In this graphic
memoir, Debbie aims to provide positive and comforting messages to
anyone who is facing similar difficulties or is just trying to get
through a tough time in life. She hopes to encourage readers to be
kinder to themselves, to know that they are not alone, and that it’s
okay to be vulnerable because they are not defined by their mental
health struggles. The dark clouds won’t be there forever. Everything
will turn out all right.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-51266973948431241412024-03-20T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-20T05:00:00.128-04:00The One With the Kiss Cam<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKv2RKiHcg-_a-uqF7PDhbhp_QzsFl3nTGRK4SlYHx01Hr2wU8HB_2J50Xda_yPh46TiQ72qr2tD_mZgvmkDR_ri6CuZwjmCAoJjrIoVjpvkRsSY7eKc_0jZt_0bW4GQzNHBj6NQEwgDLoZfJuGso_OtiuFF6SPv6O_DUlNooZoXJIhGh7cA1asBZLg/s320/198638176.jpg" width="200" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>itle</b>: The One With the Kiss Cam</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: The One Series #1<br /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: Cindy Steel <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Cindy Steel<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Humor, Fiction<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Own<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The One With the Kiss Cam</i> is the first book I have read by Cindy Steel. I was drawn in by the fun cover and the unique premise.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What I enjoyed:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋unique meet-cute<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋not insta-love<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋bucket list items<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋witty banter<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋the flirting<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋 He falls first</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">💋clean romance-kissing only<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What I didn't enjoy:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">⛔He was in a long-term relationship and was flirting like he was single</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">⛔Setting boundaries only to break boundaries</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">⛔the mild language (he--)<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was surprised by some mild language and an obvious curse word being cut off mid-stride. I try to stay away from books with even mild cursing in, but sometimes I still get caught off guard. I plan to try other books by this author because I did enjoy her writing style.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198638176-the-one-with-the-kiss-cam" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;"><b>It was just one date.</b><br /> <br />My friend
told me I needed more fun in my life, so I reluctantly said yes. Fun
wasn’t exactly in my wheelhouse. After watching my own mother’s love
life implode time and time again it’s only natural that I have a few
rules to protect myself.<br /><br />Actually, it’s just one rule…<br />Avoid relationships with men so I don’t get attached.<br /> <br />I
wasn’t worried. Getting attached has never been a big problem for me.
This guy was just a warm body in a chair. I was here for the basketball
game. I was absolutely NOT here for my date. <br /><br />Or the kiss cam.<br />Or the kiss.<br />Or the impromptu evening with the one man who seems bent on throwing my tidy world off of its axis.<br /> <br />But
when my life takes a nose dive, he’s also the man who seems bent on
proving to me that good men do exist, dreams can come true, and
sometimes throwing out the rule book is when the magic really starts to
happen.<br /><br />★ The One with the Kiss Cam is the first in a series of
standalone romantic comedies by Cindy Steel. It is a sweet, closed-door
romance full of sizzle, witty banter, and chemistry, but without
explicit content.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-55990802513792319362024-03-19T05:00:00.002-04:002024-03-19T07:00:36.721-04:00Top Ten Tuesday-Spring Into Books<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well.
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on my Spring 2024 TBR. I am not planning my reading out very far these days, or taking on very many ARCs, so going to tweak this slightly. </span></span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten
Tuesday is hosted by <a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com" target="_blank"><b>That Artsy</b> <b>Reader Girl</b></a> and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten books I <b><i>migh</i>t</b> Spring Into Next:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Books Pictured are a combination of library books, books I own, Kindle books, and ARCs: The Scarlet Pimpernel; Miss Match by Erynn Magnum; Suffering the Scot by Nicole Van; The Do-Over by Bethany Turner; The Hairdresser and the Hero by Jessica Marie Holt; Building a Future and Breaking New Ground by Amy Clipston (trying to finish the series); Engaging the Office Enemy by Kristin Canary; The Garden Girls by Jessica Patch; and Never Fall Again by Lynn H. Blackburn.</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>What did you do for today's topic? Have you read any of these? If so, which ones should I move to the top of the stack? </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span>I would love for you to share in the comments. 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image below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/" target="_blank"><span><span><img alt="" class="wp-image-13780 aligncenter" height="160" src="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TTT-Transparent.png" width="399" /></span></span></a></span></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-14901810809558888702024-03-18T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-18T05:00:00.140-04:00Breath as Prayer<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="293" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KzYp5Plpj3LhQHtO9YMj3bg2J1lMm4XFem7dpllLSHb1P1hOmKXzJO2qai381CZB1URat_QsOunuGXdh0R3N-yvY4WxxXUYGSq4jcYbChtzOqHDlYTHsxG1pwlOIJrNapuUkIy44cW39iOy4j0NagDPUbLufJC9vuRPt5yTXQXXASvzc1vK-dtV3Zw/s320/59609064.jpg" width="234" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: Breath as Prayer: Calm your anxiety, focus your mind, and renew your soul<br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/48269768.Jennifer_Tucker" target="_blank">Jennifer Tucker</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Thomas Nelson<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Nonfiction, Spirituality, Prayer, Christian Living, Self-Help<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul</i> is the first book I have read by Jennifer Tucker.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From the beautiful cover to the calming illustrations within, everything about this book is calming. This is not a book you pick up and read cover to cover. This is a book you pick up and read when you have a specific need. The author begins by explaining what breath prayers are, and what they are not. There are eighty-four breath prayers in this book, making it a wonderful devotional book, or again, just a book you pick up as you need it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59609064-breath-as-prayer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">Find hope amid anxiety through the spiritual
practice of breath prayer in this beautifully illustrated and practical
guide to connecting body, mind, and spirit during times of stress.
Breath as Prayer will lead you through the practice and the proven
health benefits of Christian breath intentional prayers centered around
Scripture that focus our minds on Christ as we calm our bodies through
breathing. Breath as Prayer With a beautiful foil-accented cover, Breath
as Prayer is an ideal gift God created our bodies, minds, and spirits
to be intimately connected with one another. Purpose-filled breathing is
one of the most effective, calming ways to integrate all aspects of who
we are, especially during times of intense stress. Breath as Prayer
invites you to the crossroads of Christian contemplative practice,
Scripture, psychology, and science to deepen your faith, bring peace to
your body, and discover a new reliance on Christ. Breathe deeply, lean
into God's Word, and discover why every breath can be an invitation to
pray.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-61428825188142358302024-03-17T13:53:00.001-04:002024-03-17T13:53:34.034-04:00Kicking<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTHWpPu9NLx1IpXRCkF7uJWgyk9hxov6nXuytDny4Ou3lGj6nsPRhSy-gNA6aqf0Ht2T3gI37dQ9Yl2UBUnJYHbBx6FppMvjZ_B3m3S4_ao_1yH0BAuivHVgQkc-RLNRcO-DfC3yaqjIuWTBh6uTFJZWPyoeMWLIqfYWcZcLbqK7FDsLt7HqZYLZtvQ/s320/56046351.jpg" width="213" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>itle</b>: Kicking<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: New Beginnings #2<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://robinmerrill.com/" target="_blank">Robin Merrill</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Independently Published<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Christian Fiction, Contemporary, Women's Fiction, Inspirational</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Kicking</i> is the second book in the <i>New Beginnings</i> series by Robin Merrill. It is necessary to read the books in the order they are written. <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had a hard time getting into <i>Kicking</i>, just like I did in the first book, <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/knocking.html" target="_blank"><i>Knocking</i></a>. The story is told from multiple points of view, and once again you are introduced to many new characters in the first few chapters. I had a hard time keeping a few of them straight.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While I finished the book, I did not enjoy it as much as the first. I was not as invested in the storyline, and struggled to finish it. There are some inconsistencies from the first book to this one. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Overall, just an okay story, and not enough there for me to read the next four books in the series.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (Goodreads): </span></span></p><p><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Esther is her granddaughter's last chance.<br /><br />Esther hasn't seen Zoe in years and hardly knows her. But she's not going to turn her away. Zoe is family, and she's a child.<br /><br />A wild child. How will Esther keep her from self-destructing? <br /><br />Rachel.<br /><br />Zoe
wants nothing to do with the crazy-hat lady from her grandmother's
creepy old church. But as Rachel starts to share herself with young Zoe,
Esther sees a change. Will it be enough?</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> <br /></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-23200357479212301432024-03-16T15:22:00.002-04:002024-03-16T15:22:36.290-04:00Stacking the Shelves #113, Sunday Post #110, Sunday Salon #104<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53aiwLLkLKVnUH1pQoZwyzlEwVu1OmKyyA3cMVojkNYMcH0t3X2f5Tw5GHgOALU-eTXPklwRorShjfmPmj3FGjxN8wZqc7A5EVh_xX2xso2uLfyVF3R2113W6waeU72_9gUf5kgwrwUr-RAAaz1UuJAdbOYIvxjq0OArAwkrC4wKspw-LRT2L6q6Bog/s320/Stacking%20the%20Shelves%20hosted%20at%20httpswww.readingreality.net.png" width="320" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>Hey
bookish friends! How are you doing? It was a really long week, with lots of extras (dentist, haircut, meetings). I did have my cyst surgery yesterday, it was more complicated than they thought it would be, but it's done. I will have a small scar on my face when it heals. I worked this morning, and part of the afternoon. I am wiped out. </span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank"><b>Stacking The Shelves</b></a> is
all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be
physical or virtual.This means you can include books you buy in
physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library,
review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the
Shelves meme is hosted at <a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank">Reading Reality.</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>NetGalley: </b>None.<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Library: </b>None<b>.<br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>K</b><span><span><span><b>indle Freebies: </b>None</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>ARC: </b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b></b></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1BL2r1r_gES_6eOcKttCjLDQKlhWkMVS1rHgp6MB_WyDIGDlzjb70cwksvfmy_7I72W80AsqT2l2UuW1JNZkMGnEMmiHNu2nYJLYab-O7XIrFdFgdzCXiPlYirm79elmUaXh30nKg6QQPaAzX38w5i1BIEK7ZRIhgc96qkarBbPOa25bSXRe2nhv1A/s320/182092951.jpg" width="207" /></b></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b></b></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Book Mail: </b>None</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Bought:</b> None.<b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>O</b></span></span><b>ther updates</b>:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span>I spent hours over last week deleting books from my Kindle own to read shelf! I deleted a lot of cozy mysteries, mail order brides, and other stories that I had no idea what they were. My Kindle shelves were more out of control than my physical sheIves. I had only planned to work on them for about 15 minutes, but once I started I didn't want to stop! I deleted over 200 books. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span>I
finished 3 books this week. I am caught up on reviews since I didn't have time for a lot of reading this week. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-hearts-shelter.html" target="_blank">The Heart's Shelter</a> by Amy Clipston<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten Tuesday: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/top-ten-tuesday-bookish-books.html" target="_blank">Bookish Books</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-vanishing-at-castle-moreau.html" target="_blank">The Vanishing at Castle Moreau</a> by Jaime Jo Wright<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/my-lucky-charm.html" target="_blank">My Lucky Charm</a> by Courtney Walsh<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/04/dear-mr-knightley.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at <a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank">Caffeinated Reviewer</a>. I will also be joining Deb at <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Readerbuzz</a> for the Sunday Salon.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>What
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Have a great weekend!</b><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCiJlWOKJqTfHXBmzXwVFCUGvSpVzny7MCTTWaWRVatlBsuAVKrcRsY2-I1Gi76oK8w3Oe6eaUzR5mOAzLFsTubV9aVdHwnzQM2y1_7yiEpaerSVHIK3Cdf-5kEdc31A2oc2-fxxCi90OJKr7X6uIeQU5Ag861H3AKoE9LQ39nOjzjriY9-e4J8U0=s320" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7MOwTs3--9amv3LmpMFEHGhrlFyNG5FsH1CxMsFhZrkce2vgverChW_DuapaZUr-12Ai-WuJzN3lgxSwAQ_rMty-m465whRmU5_7_ts9ZTR1XSQKw8feSSACwlfou02ptX0nSlw6pjNKrdMPo7xmOFuzjP-eH5OgUBDXIfxf04OZsnL8v_kNug0" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sunday Post" class="wp-image-14768" height="320" src="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2015/08/0abf9b9e-b7ac-4d59-b451-7eb7c64ea1b9_zps47hi5hue-600x600.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span> <br /></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-81123782905085252062024-03-14T17:55:00.000-04:002024-03-14T17:55:10.830-04:00My Lucky Charm<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6eqaEzNgqMN3bCAuohy-JyEA_SajQUwPwMZKoiXqoxo4rExG8TABzGhWQcEl_avzRhLh0R8nw5BomxBHfpnT0XYyslco6FICcE8r4T7W3EIg5nzLsH1gttGXniMYXREVDN1jY2RpuNgC9JgsgX1EwjaJuNq1OA5OnJ_wR-cDX_Dni5kqPWVp0Gmhiw/s320/206111785.jpg" width="206" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: My Lucky Charm<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Holidays with Hart #2<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>:<a href="http://courtneywalshwrites.com/" target="_blank"> Courtney Walsh</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Sweethaven Press<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: RomCom, Holidays, Hockey Romance, Contemporary Romance,<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: own<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>My Lucky Charm</i> is the second book in the Holidays with Hart series by Courtney Walsh. It can easily be read as a standalone novel, but I recommend reading <i>My Phony Valentine</i> first.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Read for:</span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hockey Romance</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">witty banter</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">the grumpiest grump/sunshine trope</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">unexpected twist</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">grand gestures</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dr. Pepper</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">strong family ties</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">unexpected depth</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">feel-good story</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>My Lucky Charm</i> brought out all kinds of feelings. I felt for Eloise and the way people made her feel. I felt for Gray and how someone who was supposed to be safe made him feel. Once you know their stories, you understand their personalities better. I love is that they both go through character growth, but it does not change who they are. We all have moments that will grow us, but they don't have to change who we are at our core. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This was a beautiful story with some great LOL moments. I started to read one scene out loud to my husband, then I silently read some more, then laughing handed him the book saying: "Read this scene." We both got a good laugh out of it. What made it so funny is that it was written so well that I could actually <i>see</i> it, which doesn't happen for me very often. That is a sign of great writing. </span><br /></p><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">/5 <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (Goodreads): </span></span><p><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A humiliating break-up leads to an impulsive New Year’s Kiss with a complete stranger. </b><br /><b>What could possibly go wrong?</b><br /><br />It’s no secret that I love life. And Dr Pepper. But also, I love a challenge. . .<br /><br />So
when the coach of the Chicago Comets gives me the opportunity to help
their star player, newly traded to their team, acclimate to life in
Chicago, I'm all in.<br /><br />I have to be. After my last job went up in flames, I have something to prove.<br /><br />It turns out that the player, Grayson Hawke, is the rudest, most off-putting, reclusive guy I’ve ever met.<br /><br />It also turns out that he is the beautiful stranger I kissed on New Year’s Eve.<br /><br />I can do this job. I can do this job. I can do this job.<br /><br />And I can. Really well.<br /><br />I
can make Gray’s life easier, show him all the reasons to fall in love
with this city, and in the process, hopefully completely forget that the
amazing kiss ever happened.<br /><br />How hard can it be? We’re total opposites anyway.<br /><br />I love people . . . and all their stories. Gray loves hockey . . . and nothing else.<br /><br />I love to talk. Gray only stares.<br /><br />I’m happy-go-lucky. Gray’s all work and no play.<br /><br />There’s
just one problem. The more time I spend with Grayson Hawke, the more I
start to see that underneath his bristly, standoffish exterior, he’s
nothing like the man everyone thinks he is.<br /><br />And suddenly, all the
reasons for keeping my distance, staying professional, and not falling
for someone again. . . are impossible to remember. My Lucky Charm is a
grumpy/sunshine, sweet hockey romance with all of the sizzle but none of
the steam. It's the second in the Holidays with Hart series, but My
Lucky Charm can be read as a stand alone.</span></span></p></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-87158376632814376892024-03-13T12:44:00.000-04:002024-03-13T12:44:05.455-04:00The Vanishing at Castle Moreau<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4A7VW_BHhhlQO9RuDakZ-FkWvv-5Z_M2OUaM4ZucawBEca_PzKqaB8vbrJfy-PAoampzj6swKK6EH3RhFA3lr9UBrtthwraTU3ts-8NV54NMp9ax7VrbP44e3f8uOZ0oOs0ZnnPz6PLeLMBt-HiaAMybEFG0lZwe8y6UKKKEDHrmyU-jskTJjXSC3VA/s320/61140615.jpg" width="207" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>itle</b>: The Vanishing at Castle Moreau<br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: Jaime Jo Wright<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Bethany House<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Suspense, Christian Fiction, Historical, Dual-timeline<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have caught up with all of Jaime Jo Wright's books!! (for about 5 minutes anyway, until her next one releases 😂). <i>The Vanishing at Castle Moreau</i> is a bit more creepy than her other novels.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am struggling with what to say for this particular review, so I am going to lay out my random thoughts the best that I can. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This book was really good. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I figured some things out.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My son read the book before I did, so I would tell him my suspicions. He was mad when I figured out a few things that he did not 😂. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The ending was incredible. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This book brought out all kinds of feels. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spooky castle vibes.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I highly recommend this to anyone who loves atmospheric gothic vibes. I just can't say anything else without risk of spoilers. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61140615-the-vanishing-at-castle-moreau" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">In 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a
position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and finds that
the reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress inside hides more than the
harrowing tales in her novels. With women disappearing from the area and
a legend that seems to parallel these eerie circumstances, Daisy is
thrust into a web that may threaten to steal her sanity, if not her
life.<br /><br />In the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the grandson
of American aristocratic family the Tremblays to help his matriarchal
grandmother face her hoarding in the dilapidated Castle Moreau. But when
Cleo uncovers more than just the woman's stashes of collectibles, a
century-old mystery of disappearance, insanity, and the dust of the old
castle's curse threatens to rise again, and this time, leave no one
alive to tell its sordid tale.<br /><br />Fan-favorite Jaime Jo Wright draws readers into a seamlessly woven dual-time tale of suspense, mystery, romance, and redemption.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-27395642577696322662024-03-12T04:30:00.001-04:002024-03-12T04:30:00.147-04:00Top Ten Tuesday-Bookish Books<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well.
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I’m Worried I Might Not Love as Much the Second Time Around. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As someone who rarely rereads, I am going to skip this topic. I thought about doing books with "March" in the title, I have exactly zero on my Goodreads account. I also thought about books with "spring" in the title, yeah, it wasn't working either. Instead, I am going to
do ten books with "book" in the title. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten
Tuesday is hosted by <a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com" target="_blank"><b>That Artsy</b> <b>Reader Girl</b></a> and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><strike>10</strike> <span style="color: red;">8</span> Bookish Books (clicking on the book cover will take you to my review)<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17190361-everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-a-little-golden-book" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWw_uwQGiPtwetOoKyXx3gMWzvlTmORSEKFCsKRxxhELVIv9cn0aSWTZ_STPuTZtYqPpDsyXy7evMebaIAluzMQfxGV4pLSmHtWT5rVksEdpqwh2LnvJcutyJhIOIR07uCY5_Xt_EQU9UFppMajybJFNgBkwKev9xgcSE2DHS1lg7fnUyutHDeyC8wHw/s320/17190361.jpg" width="267" /></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39296114-book-love" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="1400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqbn4SgNIf6KjkoLZWr816Kqr1_BIwOobPbzSiSOAb_yirv4tUPJWb3tz4xIJLbXbEn53kSlhYle7COp6Lkuqhm4DX6jUvoKIw2v9PVDGqcSW6HcZuraY1hikiHxWk-Rsm83H3Z-LL_dABCbapVFbDQ5-qeTqgvEDNmV09y5OFHlaA45kYDpogYE15w/s320/39296114.jpg" width="231" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40590422-the-printed-letter-bookshop" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnn8nshhzTPsdm00mhCNajx19J0EyaIZ1I918KRWaZvsaPgFlLPONw2hyphenhyphenbcD5MgVIKGOiz2_bXJkXVYL1YKvWast941TCtx1qxgGNpWrTybxRTj3tWM7sIjLK4wkj_0x6UyFib0zUqNHFEGDR9KQYJ6ZsD3zyXPYXJQMXVgjNKsbyHHAHZWWbQFyUWQ/s320/40590422.jpg" width="210" /></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/02/jane-by-book.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qYu2Xy09wY_CdEKPe4BkBTIhWW5SX-1CDq5_h1r_YG1lsINqzchDFyXkrR4ATf9jB0sl9aQIZr3D9PrT7EVtFkuDDTZhY68tiu6gL18hNPvaHNJygplLwrIljH6Cajva3rRPsNiuopRFrGx2A_QMyBVYScTMT8bdZsFSi-2pYJTceRJ82s1S5uT9Kg/s320/41444593.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/10/sunday-spotlight-4-book-nerds-and.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWgh7dmfuMKmLRw-yN5dW4d2KghdXM6Ix_0fZI2j3CG2VScmxq61ka7SQzfyMzowjX6t4wgFkf0nlLVnMcu7IJOA_gNqENsZUldtAmI1pMzmRJFxy7ERk0SnvB-eQeHw4kbn4YBirDT-mN_EEV55l3aZAu64kNktbTh42YK-rl0ID4jO6fmIgy39fSw/s320/43434636.jpg" width="200" /></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/04/bookshop-by-sea.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbLhyphenhyphen7rhgDwZMmiAbZGIjaQFhxR4IQebcgDAN5NAduPKyJ_kbNNXhIy3HRZdSzjHmj0R5uxwEG2OCb7viPF5Dp1OJLX41M15A_KbC4nuXxo0jvddiMA4sgsGsW0K1IhBU-ljH2TzPeBTAYx2lVxSpVx2ot1Ysq7CTsHnbzS0GBvlBHdJv7_tYMiMj_ug/s320/54287748.jpg" width="211" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-christmas-courtship.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="1399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAoQl23FRgiBl0raUXBrLWL1lxo-KGOjjnZblDqsoIZSeirDw6LKZROb8Jt65qJoSJsRTyDJ3zSwsf1nwrZ6lXBbtgdlXfR_fAaY7gYdBLsVOhVJh3Y56oinPQ027uxe4Dnv0hgYOIDpqXKYAMTxBxbjxR7DZuJu1HwXLmFIxjO2HuQndYrJ6AqQUrQ/s320/56898170.jpg" width="206" /></a> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-blackout-bookclub.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFpybkEaoPPaeFiAULRAAKFZTUG_mCehhMeOnFqAakePQSDqTVVbqjAlkGsQzTKY-NTq28lE5eSzHHOlxjuUn_O2vU4k-BHhmDSj5T9EDjvqzj9iPpNtQUv6AfYty4EoEtw-751ABr8mLkKu_89zJx58X82Q7o9G9NuIUq6qm4B4z277yi-_oOvzV7g/s320/60324194.jpg" width="207" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Everything I Need to Know I learned From A Little Golden Book</li><li>Book Love by Debbie Tung</li><li>The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay</li><li>Jane by the Book by Pepper Basham</li><li>Book Nerds and Boyfriends by Sarah Monzon</li><li>Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter</li><li>A Christmas Courtship (Berlin Bookmobile series) by Shelley Shepard Gray</li><li>The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green</li></ol></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>What did you do for today's topic? Have you read any of these? </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span>I would love for you to share in the comments. To
see
what other topics our bookish friends are doing this week click on the
image below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/" target="_blank"><span><span><img alt="" class="wp-image-13780 aligncenter" height="160" src="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TTT-Transparent.png" width="399" /></span></span></a></span></span></div><p></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-91097531014846961032024-03-11T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-11T05:00:00.133-04:00The Heart's Shelter<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="255" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSSPKj9EnWtUny7HBjXs-gH2AruWJ_ciLLEsq5hFDWhaNHP1APcNh12QB5eVKvHndWDSwAFNEVsuVETqL6P2uYRbjeuy-a_yDs8jvutrwp_o_udsyQJ-SzYeOAggLLV1qhDjOCZrgpvt9abxkJF0dOcK8OGbu02jah4W55f1DUbRelfPGMXjZNTXU8w/s1600/cover312646-medium.png" width="255" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: The Heart's Shelter - Audiobook Review<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: An Amish Legacy #4<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://www.amyclipston.com/" target="_blank">Amy Clipston</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Narrator</b>: Lauren Berst <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Zondervan<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Amish, Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Net Galley & Zondervan<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>: </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Heart's Shelter</i> by Amy Clipston is the fourth book in the Amish Legacy series. There is enough background given that it was easy to dive into this book without reading the other books (I have only read the first one). <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Heart's Shelter</i> is a sweet story of Kira going to Pennsylvania to help her aunt care for her family after the birth of her son. Kira is trying to heal from a broken engagement, and her nieces and nephews (especially Ruby) provide the necessary distraction that she needs.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonah is not looking for a relationship. For him, that is a someday dream. However, once he gets to know Kira, that dream doesn't feel so far away. Unfortunately, several obstacles are in the way of him and Kira having a relationship. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In addition to Kira and Jonah, there is a lovely community of characters who round out this story. Kira's character grows as the story develops, and it is interesting to see her step into her calling.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lauren Berst did a good job with the narration. It was interesting to hear the pronunciations of the Pennsylvania Dutch words, as opposed to trying to figure them out when reading the book. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you to Zondervan, Thomas Nelson Audio, and Net Galley for the opportunity to listen to this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/180351909-the-heart-s-shelter" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">Kira has no interest in dating and putting down
roots in Pennsylvania—that is, until she finds a kindred spirit in
Jayden Bontrager. Kira Detweiler doesn't plan to be in Lancaster County
for long. She's left her family in Indiana to help her aunt after the
birth of her fourth boppli . Or at least that's what she tells people.
Deep down, she's trying to escape the heartache of a broken engagement
and has no plans to date again anytime soon. Jayden Bontrager watches
his older brothers with admiration, and he prays that someday he’ll have
the kind of life they do. Even so, he's only twenty-three and not in a
hurry to marry and start a family. He's content to watch from the
sidelines and is happy to see his brothers enjoying a close relationship
once again. When Jayden and Kira strike up a friendship, they are each
drawn to the other's gentle and humble demeanor, and they feel things
for one another unlike anything they've felt before. But Kira is torn
between her heart and her home. She sees no point in pursuing a
relationship with Jayden when she doesn't plan to put down roots in
Pennsylvania. The last thing she needs is another heartbreak. Will
Jayden and Kira be able to overcome the obstacles in their path to find
the future they both dream of? In this fourth and final book of the
Amish Legacy Series, readers will find out if the youngest Bontrager
brother will get his happily ever after.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-70967250155498122802024-03-09T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-09T05:00:00.140-05:00Stacking the Shelves #112, Sunday Post #109, Sunday Salon #103<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDuccYgVI8Apd1PRDkFbUOnU5WINmHcIExq8gEdV3rD50gkMpJmoJXWoo44Zc_v_Qzk6N5EVLpDUmXKutzupd2p1ePRHmrCB4eER_EMG8V-55qLdxPqpIVgBQGBK4cDZ4wLApKO4pSDrpXK7Awc23gtv2vtZZpg6thQbBGrATHDlaXWBDu5EVfQQT9w/s320/Stacking%20the%20Shelves%20hosted%20at%20httpswww.readingreality.net.png" width="320" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>Hey
bookish friends! How are you doing? It was a long week, but more productive. I have work this morning, but hope to relax for most of the day.
Tomorrow morning is church, and then I plan to spend the rest of the day
reading, blogging, and RELAXING 😀 while my son has friends over for a game day.<br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank"><b>Stacking The Shelves</b></a> is
all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be
physical or virtual.This means you can include books you buy in
physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library,
review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the
Shelves meme is hosted at <a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank">Reading Reality.</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>NetGalley: </b>None.<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Library:</b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjwe0YHFr8qG6DF_xeqpXyyfHMuf-IXY3Ae8NiH4O9T7dIvR0mIN2FxCA55nh6U958OslBkkA0obwSXOKBTdIFLshyphenhyphenlBdM2sVmVQH15To-3L_neHY3EoBQQuex854hAHn88AIYCdOy29gmSych2LDOAhyphenhyphenkXhVq4RBMONT5mDoYgjsHyF2Ni5J7HeMeg/s320/33550636.jpg" width="208" /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWhBaRQH_0-jTcLb5C0AX08TdTOjxhhZ4-WEzOrkHXnHCeq42P0h_TAOTFzDZqHu8M3CiZsWxdrVZqGzdhJSZU4TXgGjxe0Hmxue3mS5ehjR_QT0b14xDCJz-lVZ0NzAWlNyPYGqT_XqaU6oiSvNGvLsD0kev4r0aCW1BYm-jy4Z1LSqerDqjOlFuIg/s320/34221769.jpg" width="209" /></b></span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNwU5agBNOIGEo7p8c9Cw5g6CTv1HPngeRZHGg4lKuB17cqe_8DKC-cdYUaybjrwgZoRaxzFml6TC50OrT32yWmrYIC8NaVojKrdQxyWwBAQbwxB8cFHQvwqullhfcmwHnMNCVEJsVadGBCB2ES19m_B6GorMLouuF9t7hB64_RWLwOtOZtb70YRN6A/s320/59608830.jpg" width="210" /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwx9Z0ojn22Ab8MvEsfzq26kBZwuAcdIPePoeJ45ms_SPMsyEDDPMODl-pWkhpKjurs7B9LJfUvQtUJ20mIOLxGUlM-6aVBYSrZCJbl7G-221ugdfH1OMZEPMzCgXFiqs5QI_5OstPjLh-08K0xjSa5u-GSHvl-iFLVE8fV8ydAhWnFKKuNnpbOmX7Ug/s320/61349265.jpg" width="210" /></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>K</b><span><span><span><b>indle Freebies: </b>None</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>ARC: </b>None<b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Book Mail: </b>None</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Bought:</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwi8pvGn679BPq-Ws05zDhVd_1glWPnCoXPwx8QRyShVOEJvyI7kyS7Ee7zhS5Ppuu_guXHsmRgVU9lRo6pFQY9vT37iVbcSKnLLUT3F75mDFTxsqZrVPmwYRnaZ_bLrX2wrpj5_HWD4FZiaLmjKgFH-cch678Eko95xZAt0pA77W6mGx4-Z9ZWFO4Yg/s320/196602272.jpg" width="213" /></b></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span>I read this one when it first came out, but it is one I wanted for my keeper shelf 😀<b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>O</b></span></span><b>ther updates</b>:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span>I
finished 4 books and DNF'd one this week. I am caught up on reviews, YAY! I had 4 more library holds come in this week and I have 3 more pending. Two of them will be a while since I am 4th and 5th in line for them (which is good, hopefully I can catch up!).<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/kiss-me-in-carolina.html" target="_blank">Kiss Me In Carolina</a> by Brooke St. James<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/deception.html" target="_blank">Deception</a> by Patricia Bradley<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten Tuesday: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/top-ten-tuesday-green-covers.html" target="_blank">Green Covers </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-groom-of-ones-own.html" target="_blank">A Groom of One's Own</a> by Emma St. Clair <b>(6 days later and I am STILL sad I finished this one!)<br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-sweethaven-homecoming.html" target="_blank">A Sweethaven Homecoming</a> by Courtney Walsh</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-sweethaven-christmas.html" target="_blank">A Sweethaven Christmas</a> by Courtney Walsh<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/04/dear-mr-knightley.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at <a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank">Caffeinated Reviewer</a>. I will also be joining Deb at <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Readerbuzz</a> for the Sunday Salon.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>What
books have you added to your physical or virtual bookshelves? I would
love to hear from you. Click on the icons below to join in on the fun. Have a great weekend!</b><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCiJlWOKJqTfHXBmzXwVFCUGvSpVzny7MCTTWaWRVatlBsuAVKrcRsY2-I1Gi76oK8w3Oe6eaUzR5mOAzLFsTubV9aVdHwnzQM2y1_7yiEpaerSVHIK3Cdf-5kEdc31A2oc2-fxxCi90OJKr7X6uIeQU5Ag861H3AKoE9LQ39nOjzjriY9-e4J8U0=s320" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7MOwTs3--9amv3LmpMFEHGhrlFyNG5FsH1CxMsFhZrkce2vgverChW_DuapaZUr-12Ai-WuJzN3lgxSwAQ_rMty-m465whRmU5_7_ts9ZTR1XSQKw8feSSACwlfou02ptX0nSlw6pjNKrdMPo7xmOFuzjP-eH5OgUBDXIfxf04OZsnL8v_kNug0" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sunday Post" class="wp-image-14768" height="320" src="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2015/08/0abf9b9e-b7ac-4d59-b451-7eb7c64ea1b9_zps47hi5hue-600x600.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-16553940885338194772024-03-08T15:09:00.002-05:002024-03-08T16:06:31.330-05:00A Sweethaven Christmas<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tVJIlAylC7ZFGRMR4-5xImsgL4uasiLAQ8ax4lxw0xRUFkojBIIK-98zwcyWct31mWoQ6Z2ih1UcRVOmXdbqkgpQoLemP_SgXJ8doyT9gT62Gc_K9CDhG0bmHn4je3bgpjRvDbDmNlCfpP9f9y_Bqn4_tctS2KGeBqbgyMfdAcxEJbI4-CCublUS8g/s320/15864315.jpg" width="205" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: A Sweethaven Christmas<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Sweethaven Circle #3<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://courtneywalshwrites.com/" target="_blank">Courtney Walsh</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Guideposts<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library</span></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Sweethaven Christmas</i> is book three in the <i>Sweethaven Circle</i> by Courtney Walsh. This is a series that needs to be read in order.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Secrets.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Betrayal.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drama.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rekindled love.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Insecurity.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pride.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reconciliation.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Sweethaven Christmas</i> is
told from multiple points of view, just as the first two stories are. We get
brief snippets of the past, interspersed with the present. This story is
a continuation of the group of friends and what is going on in their
lives now.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> This was my least favorite of the series and I struggle with some of the mindsets of the characters.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15864315-a-sweethaven-christmas" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">The women of Sweethaven are reunited for a small-town Christmas! <br />It's
holiday time in Sweethaven, but things don't go quite as planned for
these scrapbookers. Lila is thrown for a loop when a woman claiming to
be her sister arrives in town. As she begins digging into the woman's
claims, Lila uncovers things about her family she may never be able to
accept or forgive. <br /> <br />After the girls find an old scrapbook on
Adele's bookshelf, she is reminded of her first love, a Sweethaven boy
whose heart she broke so many years ago. With help from modern
technology, Adele arranges a reunion with this man. And when Campbell
sees Luke with a ring, she isn't sure whether to be happy or terrified.
Are wedding bells in her future? For Jane and Meghan, Sweethaven is
filled with the promise of something new -- as well as good friends, a
new scrapbook, and a little holiday magic!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-15415900643134108432024-03-07T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-07T05:00:00.139-05:00A Sweethaven Homecoming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWaDFsBtqZS95A7ycktNXw9brrFNNTrB2Mpue79TUKWHKfwBfqGuAb6Mh-oPVp2kXU-miMHKo_LMennwCO72OwdCEIdK7nINQaqqeT8IlcQDsTCnMCyA2WIPUjXtH7BClz3kDYgwC2FPDJWqnHZGx9vfL_nx5Xlq8rfr7SVGDwJuQEM9mep8x4Hfz1w/s320/15730212.jpg" width="205" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: A Sweethaven Homecoming<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Sweethaven Circle #2<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://courtneywalshwrites.com/" target="_blank">Courtney Walsh</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Guideposts<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance,<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Sweethaven Homecoming</i> is book two in the <i>Sweethaven Circle</i> by Courtney Walsh. This is a series that needs to be read in order.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Sweethaven Homecoming</i> is more about Meghan than the other characters. Her story is hard, she has made a lot of mistakes, and she doubts herself. Trying to release an album while going through a messy divorce and realizing your kids don't even know you is hard.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Sweethaven Homecoming</i> is told from multiple points of view, just as the first story is. We get brief snippets of the past, interspersed with the present. This story is a continuation of the group of friends and what is going on in their lives now. I liked Luke in the first story for Campbell, but he is a jerk most of this book, and when he acts like nothing is off, he makes it worse. When he finally tells Campbell what is going on, in my o</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">pinion, it is too little too late. It didn't even make sense why he was keeping it from her. You'll have to read the story to see if Campbell continues to see him.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I love the way Courtney Walsh writes real, messy characters. It doesn't always make for the easiest read, but it does make for an in-depth, emotional story.<i> A Sweethaven Homecoming</i> is a story about redemption, forgiveness, and coming home.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15730212-a-sweethaven-homecoming" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">The Sweethaven Circle is back—and so is the friend they thought they’d never see again!<br /><br />Country
music star Meghan Rhodes has moved on with her life, leaving Sweethaven
and its painful memories in the past. But when she is confronted on
national television with her ex-husband’s plan to file for sole custody
of their twins, Meghan takes the first flight home, back to the charming
lakeside town full of regrets and relationships that need mending.<br /><br />As
Meghan searches for forgiveness—as well as the ability to forgive—she
is overcome with the need to make things right with her children, her
ex-husband, her mother, and even the friends she’d convinced herself she
no longer needed. But is she too late?<br /> <br />The Sweethaven Circle is
together again as Meghan works with Campbell, Jane, Lila, and Adele
begin a new scrapbook for memories yet to be made. Picking up where A
Sweethaven Summer left off, A Sweethaven Homecoming explores the strong
bonds of friendship, the power of forgiveness, and the importance of
unconditional love.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-43001042482933137562024-03-06T05:00:00.003-05:002024-03-06T14:28:34.959-05:00A Groom of One's Own<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBDJNJCVL2TbvIEIomeR9ODEcLU2bw5rzhTjh0XEn1x5nlMCc6BI1PdHyjcm2IiYvT_2jio3XhFatyeiWO67xzuWePaHY4Zd2U3ZD4OMoyJAmlrXJrW96iKE8CLdEOTUqW_c07Q2V6tfw28ELyhOaSQ4waoTWBLutYWumTKTshEcmVzOLycjGtwqu1Q/s320/201779211.jpg" width="214" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>itle</b>: A Groom of One's Own<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Appies #1<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://emmastclair.com/" target="_blank">Emma St. Clair</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Create If Writing LLC<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: RomCom, Contemporary Romance, Humor,<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Author Provided & Bought paperback<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i>A Groom of One's Own</i> is the first book in Emma St. Clair and Jenny Proctor's The Appies series. Even though it is the first in the series, I highly recommend reading <i>Just Don't Fall</i> by Emma St. Clair and <i>Absolutely Not In Love </i>by Jenny Proctor, because those two books introduce us to the Appies (the hockey team), setting the stage for this book.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I read <i>A Groom of One's Own </i>in two sittings. I did NOT want to put it down. Can I just say that Emma St. Clair is a romcom genius? I loved everything about this book. I was SO upset when I finished it because it was over. I was still struggling the next day, wanting more, but again, I finished it, LOL!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eli is in a class of his own. He loves his mom well. He loves his friends well. He actually wants to get married. He loves dogs...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bailey is adorably awkward. She is training to become a vet. She meets Eli when he comes to the shelter where she works for dog therapy.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They become awkward together.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Read for:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">🏒hockey romcom<br /> 🏒 marriage of convenience<br />🏒 shy FMC + extrovert MMC<br />🏒 found family<br />🏒 side character with chronic illness<br />🏒awesome teammates<br />🏒 shelter dogs<br />🏒 bowling in pajamas<br />🏒 all the witty banter<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I cannot wait until the next book in the series. I needed it yesterday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Thank you to Emma St. Clair for the e-copy of this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. I bought the paperback and I am SO glad I did. I WILL be reading this one again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷/5 </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201779211-a-groom-of-one-s-own" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;"><b>He always dreamed of getting married--but for love, not to avoid deportation. </b> <br /><br />Eli
Hopkins has it all--almost. A hockey career with the wildly popular
Appies. Teammates who are like brothers. The only thing he's missing is
someone to share it all with. Oh--and correctly filed visa paperwork.
Due to administrative error, Eli is about to lose everything. Unless he
can find someone to marry him in the next thirty days. And he might have
the perfect woman in mind. The only problem? He'd like to marry her for
real, not simply for legal purposes. Now Eli faces the challenge of
winning over a wife who thinks the marriage is in name only ... <br /><br />A
Groom of One's Own is a closed door marriage of convenience hockey
romcom with heart and humor, sizzle but NO spice. Perfect for fans of
sports romance who want a little less heat. This book connects to Just
Don't Fall & Absolutely Not in Love from the Sweater Weather series,
but all books can be read as standalones.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-17018031982211197972024-03-05T05:00:00.001-05:002024-03-05T05:00:00.129-05:00Top Ten Tuesday-Green Covers<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span>Happy Tuesday, my bookish friends!! I hope you all are doing well.
Today's
<b>Top Ten Tuesday</b> is </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Weird or Funny Things I’ve Googled Thanks to a Book (<em>Submitted by
Astilbe @ </em><a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/" target="_blank"><i>Long
and Short Reviews</i></a>) As someone who rarely ever googles things from books I read, I am going to skip this topic. Instead, I am going to do green covers in honor of St. Patrick's Day coming up. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten
Tuesday is hosted by <a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com" target="_blank"><b>That Artsy</b> <b>Reader Girl</b></a> and you can head over there to see what our other bookish friends are up to today. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ten books I own (physical or Kindle copy) with mostly green covers:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_hHaSObd3Qx0cVQc5nMJvl8-_qYEsNeYm9GM6w4BuAxI5zKZOH9BwkiXOR_LFv6LOygEX4lsXNvLFGhCasE7_XLqIr4hTnBPriX35YbBrOd0Qzjm20q1vTgg6IyvPZ6DSCoKWj-9qS1L-OH8tOTwN0OuajsTYdqXM-s-g_OZ5QXLarobicQQE16Hiw/s320/59608934.jpg" width="210" /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMV_vciLCkdrE9W8Eu1kElNrf4B1AP_INNulfMb5RPtN221bKX0QMI0Ep15e0gA6IbT9r-R4K3l3Ee-xFWoLZQV6-coqQ6Wodm1fjl1woNY3arvYmPILelmxcKNCvNFWbUkP7p1AZB24ielPMkdFGZK8gkGqeRW8X_R0cxLB_5kopH7dLofKM0lOYMQ/s320/206111785.jpg" width="206" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pictured: Flee the Night by Susan May Warren, Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels by Mindy Starns </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Clark</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">, Forevermore by Cathy Marie Hake, Beauty to Die For by Mindy Starns Clark, The Austen Escape by Katherine Reay, A Caffeine Conundrum by Angela Ruth Strong, Northern Deception by Laurie Wood, Lost in Darkness by Michelle Griep, Fall Out by Carrie Stuart Parks, and My Lucky Charm by Courtney Walsh.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>What did you do for today's topic? Have you read any of these? Which ones should I read sooner rather than later? </b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span><span>I would love for you to share in the comments. To
see
what other topics our bookish friends are doing this week click on the
image below. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/" target="_blank"><span><span><img alt="" class="wp-image-13780 aligncenter" height="160" src="https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TTT-Transparent.png" width="399" /></span></span></a></span></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-62797551233534941232024-03-04T12:43:00.004-05:002024-03-04T12:43:55.852-05:00Deception<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="1651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPzOzrjsm3WGFIL4ehyuLF1ZoV32J4lKR5UzXbnJnQlpO0XijyEkGG_Jf4bee-cT3YOz2G1wItAFAEP_RYhrYTFKSOoogyEwN0N9BSquXomqRFSpY1iNNejUb387pGR51j0BvUecM1Ar_cUjLrm7OgV1U5Sk4PLghG1Ss666JTquwwkMX1dh-jZZRYg/s320/59573535.jpg" width="207" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: Deception<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Natchez Trace Park Rangers #4<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://www.patriciabradleyauthor.com/" target="_blank">Patricia Bradley</a> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Revell</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Fiction, Suspense, Contemporary Romance<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Library<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Deception </i>is the fourth book in the </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Natchez Trace Park Rangers</i> series, but can easily stand alone. The series is connected more by location than characters. <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There are a lot of moving parts to this story. Madison and Clay are likable characters. Their relationship is not forced or rushed. They end up being work colleagues, working on some very intense cases. I feel like there is not much more I can say without giving spoilers.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An epic story with family secrets, things not being as they appear, learning to trust, and surprising revelations. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">★★★★/5<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59573535-deception" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">After being forced to kill an FBI agent gone
rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the
Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with
her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don't lie. So
she's less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in
Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being
forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome
park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.<br /><br />When a woman who looks just like
Madison is attacked on the same night Madison's grandfather is shot, it
becomes clear that there is something much bigger going on here and that
Madison herself is in danger. Madison and Clayton will have to work
together--and suppress their growing feelings for one another--if they
are to discover the truth before it's too late.<br /><br />USA Today
bestselling and award-winning author Patricia Bradley closes out her
popular Natchez Trace Park Rangers series with this complex story of
family secrets, mixed motives, and learning to trust.</span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-6718946581571487422024-03-03T05:00:00.003-05:002024-03-03T05:00:00.145-05:00Kiss Me in Carolina<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxsO0rxZbKEZLvJ1RXoAd5YIeKw8CxkbA_zwKPAZd86wUfMr2Gg-DV54hUq3lZVXAq2rD3Jgc85YuMT_fyvGw2OixdrVjWp1HQVtl9OPFaVkznpjsYMRZ2X34gA78fMWOggf8KtbVQwHDNm9MImfX7YQE68BddpQt91xrcB6AwWJfA5T7o0pDZiqZbg/s320/29549180.jpg" width="208" /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Title</b>: Kiss Me in Carolina<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Series</b>: Hunt Family #2<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Author</b>: <a href="http://www.brookesaintjames.com/" target="_blank">Brooke St. James</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Publisher</b>: Blue House Press<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Genre</b>: Christian Fiction, Contemporary Romance<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Source</b>: Kindle Own<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>My Review</b>:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Kiss Me in Carolina</i> is the second book in the <i>Hunt Family</i> series. I recommend reading them in order if you plan to read them all. Otherwise, this does fine as a standalone novel. <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This story is
insta-love, a bit cheesy, but a quick, easy read. Sometimes the dialogue is stilted, and I struggled with it at times. I thought it was overall a decent read with
some cute characters.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If
you can remember that the book is a work of fiction, you can get past
the unrealistic aspects and enjoy a sweet, clean romance. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> ★★★/5</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Synopsis</b> (Goodreads): </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Formatted" style="font-family: arial;">It's been said that the best time to find love
is when you aren't looking for it. Rachel Stephens was a prime example
of that. She was solely focused on completing her last year of dental
school and love wasn't even on her radar. <br /> <br />She also wasn't
excited about having London Ryder has a houseguest. The two weren't
necessarily the best of friends, so when London came to L.A. to visit
her A-list actor boyfriend, Rachel wondered why she asked to stay with
her. In fact, she was beginning to wonder if this actor was really even
London's boyfriend in the first place. But she decided to just grin and
bear it. <br /> <br />Rachel never expected London bring her along on a film
shoot. She certainly never expected to spend an afternoon alone with
the actor who might just turn out to be the man of her dreams. Then
again, sometimes we have to let go of our expectations and accept our
destiny. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></span></p>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4966289635530571.post-78925598823337954882024-03-02T04:30:00.001-05:002024-03-02T04:30:00.133-05:00Stacking the Shelves #111, Sunday Post #108, Sunday Salon #102<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWT0BDYUyEUQrszH6BtG39xqHiDlcmQmjkn5YXW3YP4FyYFX7mNn5KHKUBTGGw2vfofEaNUfXvg6oc9MBsArAsfLfJONPBWjTlAL27uCNbQ3__fg4mHaGyscbZczwyvYSRg3XURYq8X8ySNhGYiH816lC9iGf0pGEienfATddig1byjYjkHiEKLH1qw/s320/Stacking%20the%20Shelves%20hosted%20at%20httpswww.readingreality.net.png" width="320" /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>Hey
bookish friends! How are you doing? It was another long week. On Thursday I ended up at the doctor's office for an infected cyst on my face. She did not give me antibiotics, but sent me to a specialist. Thankfully, I was able to get in Friday morning. I am now on antibiotics and if all heals well, will have the cyst surgically removed on March 15. I have work this morning, but hope to relax for most of the day. Tomorrow morning is church, and then I plan to spend the rest of the day
reading, blogging, and RELAXING 😀.<br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank"><b>Stacking The Shelves</b></a> is
all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be
physical or virtual.This means you can include books you buy in
physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library,
review books, gifts and of course ebooks! And audiobooks. The Stacking the
Shelves meme is hosted at <a href="https://www.readingreality.net/" target="_blank">Reading Reality.</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>NetGalley: <br /></b></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6MxBgmC5bgWIuizBPWol-zW9nNsADqBr-sy86NXSWPTELgcHnU9xAORvUnlIhgHnVmS1ZOtD4omaoPpIbdpa6QMirbAL8pFx0EODpD6u8eLnTpyj_n-mn9w-3s5E0wUEwYlKV0FdiMpGLVgKJrZCv17mI9IeK5wYw3rONArOWxsuv4JgJLpEZkOpGQ/s255/cover312646-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="255" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6MxBgmC5bgWIuizBPWol-zW9nNsADqBr-sy86NXSWPTELgcHnU9xAORvUnlIhgHnVmS1ZOtD4omaoPpIbdpa6QMirbAL8pFx0EODpD6u8eLnTpyj_n-mn9w-3s5E0wUEwYlKV0FdiMpGLVgKJrZCv17mI9IeK5wYw3rONArOWxsuv4JgJLpEZkOpGQ/s1600/cover312646-medium.png" width="255" /></a></b></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Library:</b></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxnl9d_GOdvwnMus68PusJonW2UI680Ozz0fv8RQ0gG-xyP5qmYvPsPjxQ8gUy0-4AODnCQLQbtek7_VVqUiELmjsBoQ2l2Roc6qBhB5bqmtpIjvhNxI0RnqVDoTM7db3mFhI9eU2399hhSaqtOk86vG9M9tLWBABNE6SbyszImspD007IKWLiz9EVA/s320/15730212.jpg" width="205" /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fOhD-ZqtgFBspjHurK_tuUV4rJXCiUKpRrUp6E5Mx7k5ujAiuQL0OsZ0JYCD484eru4Jprk11CcPaJ0j4OMpYP2DcFw32LBWPZVhTpVuvv7BP6iapddD9YkQSkWY5wloI_3ECaFrVe0MNk2njXDMPGZG5y_msnUX_t-jGP0DIUFkLsTCwkNeFGDGrQ/s320/15864315.jpg" width="205" /></b></span> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDugbV0ReRqohKUFlZRR_R5agR2OamYeC04V4PSGaFuvuXwexujYHvRazrc3NXWS1q8276tTkbMi-ji1wzp0LafSzy6AxYn55lMbt-pXUsoeU9hRPSoCOy2vmgNke-H6-OtVC6DNIriNVEsJbJNWkmkPKGBDYpZ5oztuO57BTvN5T16k7KGM2JExq5HQ/s320/56046351.jpg" width="213" /> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAEd0DgmLHbfbwB6JUUmWlfyjmbSZBITTXffFOdOaY1RggvDt1POsMCN4tG7HMeERBD5WdJSMOgR5ISKyvOZLwiC1kjLM1Na3XRPeHgsmwA1KXFPrsvcqD6ftvG4CRNfM9Gxm8SJ_rA6d9stMH35I-bSpC9QReDA6Rgk9NQPMFpONAPzHOO0qVHX9SA/s320/56375514.jpg" width="213" /></b></span></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLleeXkGfZJ67mFe7swbYkv51_kjKtVLi_CckkR0-HCohnXwpvBTeh7VAhX2WKhIQUavZV8Ozg0HeUvNXgUuKVWUotaD0jQMZEYqNOh9Wg10tLvsE6RSL53dv6d89wBU-3CF0R_kkti6wM0EWxTLdS8A6JkbN2kaSbxA8yjmliM781maQehtwVGBJyw/s320/58429276.jpg" width="210" /></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>K</b><span><span><span><b>indle Freebies: </b>None</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>Ebook ARC:</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CcMyluMoXcgxdyX8cyWvvqJD1Qen8mSmc65JJG7ZqV3hifWvWXq3vffqwPsVM54-yhfbwLWsY7vEyOrEbAAUFESH9RPSP1AmjUZG-Bn8p9efaiJfKeQMh2Gezc7-1qlm1xiQB6zm2mAYuQmL2w4W4MeO0_1fnEFPfGJR3_PeYqh2hci9Jgv6CUtJhQ/s320/201779211.jpg" width="214" /></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Book Mail: </b>None</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b>Bought:</b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8_d1bsdjGx1ngJPWfE_m9zSUAZ_GlBl1DXhAZ_T25mDzRRWQd5pCNy0uOiFC26HIMSoxt72KJtAHW4n41YHHnoCJuYDak3lo3iJ2CM8ouMFqFpX1gvr-N9iySS8OaoyxOIgnuclEAp-AHOM2DpxIitB9wI0-0mGUpJXUpJqmpqtL6Wg1S_WPxLVzkw/s320/201779211.jpg" width="214" /></b></span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><b> O</b></span></span><b>ther updates</b>:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span>I
finished 3 books this week. I
still need to write the review for one of them. Four more of my library holds
came in this week too. </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><b><span><span>What you might have missed on the blog:</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/gentleman-of-her-dreams-haiku-review.html" target="_blank">Gentleman of Her Dreams</a> (Haiku review) by Jen Turano<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/belonging-with-her-best-friend.html" target="_blank">Belonging with Her Best Friend</a> by Kristin Canary<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Top Ten Tuesday: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/top-ten-tuesday-things-found-in-nature.html" target="_blank">Things Found in Nature</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/all-for-anna.html" target="_blank">All for Anna</a> by Nicole Deese<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Book Review: <a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/02/crosshairs.html" target="_blank">Crosshairs</a> by Patricia Bradley<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2024/03/february-2024-reading-wrap-up.html" target="_blank">February 2024 Reading Wrap-Up</a></span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/04/dear-mr-knightley.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span>I am also linking up with the Sunday Post. The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted at <a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank">Caffeinated Reviewer</a>. I will also be joining Deb at <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Readerbuzz</a> for the Sunday Salon.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><b>What
books have you added to your physical or virtual bookshelves? I would
love to hear from you. Click on the icons below to join in on the fun. Have a great weekend!</b><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><a href="https://www.readingreality.net" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1024" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCiJlWOKJqTfHXBmzXwVFCUGvSpVzny7MCTTWaWRVatlBsuAVKrcRsY2-I1Gi76oK8w3Oe6eaUzR5mOAzLFsTubV9aVdHwnzQM2y1_7yiEpaerSVHIK3Cdf-5kEdc31A2oc2-fxxCi90OJKr7X6uIeQU5Ag861H3AKoE9LQ39nOjzjriY9-e4J8U0=s320" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM7MOwTs3--9amv3LmpMFEHGhrlFyNG5FsH1CxMsFhZrkce2vgverChW_DuapaZUr-12Ai-WuJzN3lgxSwAQ_rMty-m465whRmU5_7_ts9ZTR1XSQKw8feSSACwlfou02ptX0nSlw6pjNKrdMPo7xmOFuzjP-eH5OgUBDXIfxf04OZsnL8v_kNug0" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Sunday Post" class="wp-image-14768" height="320" src="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2015/08/0abf9b9e-b7ac-4d59-b451-7eb7c64ea1b9_zps47hi5hue-600x600.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944760649572042209noreply@blogger.com28