Saturday, May 31, 2014

Clean Sweep ARC Reading Challenge and May Wrap Up Post

Clean Sweep ARC Challenge May 2014


May is over and I did fairly well...at least for me...

Here's what I read for the Clean Sweep ARC Challenge:

Hanging By A Hair by Nancy J. Cohen
Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon
Murder Is Academic by Lesley A. Diehl
Healing Her Heart by Audra North (review to be posted during the blog tour on June 3rd)
The Yankee Way by Willie Randolph
Uncharted by Tracey Garvis-Graves
All Things Murder by Jeanne Quigley (review to be posted during the blog tour on June 6th)

and added to my May count, but not for the Clean Sweep ARC Challenge is...

How to Moon A Cat by Rebecca M. Hale

So, that makes 7 books for the Clean Sweep ARC Challenge.  I wanted to read 10 but 7 isn't bad.  Plus, I did a couple from NetGalley and Edelweiss, so that helped especially since they were books I've been dying to read anyway.

My total for May is 8 books which also isn't bad.  I usually do a few more when I read audios, but no audios this month. 


Friday, May 30, 2014

Spotlight/Book Giveaway/Guest Post: Engaged in Murder by Nancy J. Parra (Guest Post/Giveaway)



About the Book

Genre: Cozy Mystery, #1 in A Perfect Proposals Mystery Series
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime Mystery
Release Date: June 2014

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Follow Friday Four Fill In Fun Blog Hop-Week #165

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This is a fun meme and it's hosted by Hilary at Feeling Beachie. Check out her lovely blog, if you'd like to participate.


This week’s statements:

The Friday 56



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

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


It's that simple.

I just started reading...

Armchair BEA - Day 4 - Giveaway!!!

http://www.armchairbea.com/

It's giveaway day at Armchair BEA and I'm giving away two cozy mysteries. You are always reading my reviews about them, so now you can win two of your own. Both of these are new and the first book of new cozy series. You can start reading at the beginning.  Read my review of The Whole Cat and Caboodle by clicking here and The Pickled Piper by clicking here.



Just a few simple rules...

1) You must fill out the rafflecopter form below.

2) Contest is open to anyone over 18 years old

3) US Residents Only

4) For one extra entry: Tweet about this giveaway.

5) For one extra entry: Follow this blog...old followers, too! Just let us know how you follow and under what name.

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

The giveaway begins on May29th (7:30 am est) and ends on June 2nd (midnight est).

The winner will be chosen randomly by Rafflecopter. The winner will be notified by email and has 48 hours to respond, otherwise a new winner will be chosen. I will announce the winner here on my blog.

Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Cat Thursday - May 29th




Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! This fun meme is hosted by The True Book Addict. Go over to her site to join in the fun.

2014 E-Book Reading Challenge Completed-Wrap Up Post



My second completed reading challenge of the year.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Blog Tour: Murder Is Academic by Lesley A. Diehl (Review)





About the Book

Book Giveaway Winner







The winners of  A Danger to Himself and Others by J.E. Fishman are:


Entry #12 Ronna L.
Entry #25 Topazshell N.

The winners have already been notified by e-mail.



Congrats to Ronna and Topazshell!

Thanks to all who participated!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Armchair BEA: Day 2 - More Than Words

http://www.armchairbea.com/


It's day 2 of Armchair BEA and today's topic is More Than Words...


Teaser Tuesdays/First Chapter Tuesdays - May 27th


Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon. Care to join us?



If you'd like to play along on Teaser Tuesdays, just click the button above.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


This week, I'm reading...

Monday, May 26, 2014

Armchair BEA Introduction

http://www.armchairbea.com/


I've always wanted to either attend BEA or join everyone for Armchair BEA and I never got around to it.  So, I'm really excited to be here this year.

To start off...here's something about Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews....


Sunday, May 25, 2014

Review: Uncharted (An On The Island Novella, #1.5) by Tracey Garvis-Graves


Genre:
Fiction

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
Dutton Adult (Penguin Group)

Release Date:
July 2013

Book Giveaway Winner!







The winner of  an ebook version of Quality Snacks by Andy Mozina is:


Entry #10 Vicki S.


The winner has already been notified by e-mail.



Congrats to Vicki!

Thanks to all who participated!

Sunday/Monday Posts - May 25th and 26th





The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It's a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

If you'd like to participate with The Sunday Salon, it is now a Facebook group.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. This is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

I'm also linking to  Stacking The Shelves which is hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews

Happy Sunday and Monday Everyone! 

Friday, May 23, 2014

Review: How To Moon A Cat by Rebecca M. Hale (#3 in A Cats and Curios Mystery Series)

Genre:
Cozy Mystery

Format:
Paperback

Publisher:
Berkley Prime Crime Mystery

Release Date:
July 2011

The Friday 56



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

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


It's that simple.

I am about to start reading...

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Follow Friday Four Fill In Fun Blog Hop-Week #164

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This is a fun meme and it's hosted by Hilary at Feeling Beachie. Check out her lovely blog, if you'd like to participate.


This week’s statements:

Book Giveaway Winner!




The winner of  Any Other Name by Craig Johnson is:


Entry #24 Sharon


The winner has already been notified by e-mail.



Congrats to Sharon!

Thanks to all who participated!

Spotlight: Join the Exclusive Reader Buzz Club for The Publicist by Christina George


Author Christina George has a fun new reader club to help celebrate the upcoming third book in her series, The Publicist.

Cat Thursday - May 22nd



Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! This fun meme is hosted by The True Book Addict. Go over to her site to join in the fun.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday - May 21st



"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I was browsing through Kensington's upcoming cozy mysteries and they had so many great ones coming out. This one caught my eye...

Teaser Tuesdays/First Chapter Tuesdays - May 20th


Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where we share the first paragraph or (a few) of a book we are reading or thinking about reading soon. Care to join us?



If you'd like to play along on Teaser Tuesdays, just click the button above.


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

* Grab your current read
* Open to a random page
* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
* BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


This week, I'm reading...

Monday, May 19, 2014

Promo/Spotlight: Right Click: An Online Love Story (book #3) by Lisa Becker



Right Click is the third and final installment in the Click: An Online Love Story trilogy by author Lisa Becker. Click: An Online Love Story, Double Click and Right Click, which all unfold exclusively in emails, marry the friendships of “Sex and the City,” the epistolary nature of “Bridget Jones’ Diary” and the online love story of “You’ve Got Mail” to be light and breezy stories for anyone who's ever been dumped, been in love, had a bad date or is still searching for "the one."

Lisa Becker had endured her share of hilarious and heinous cyber dates, many of which inspired Click: An Online Love Story and Double Click. She is now happily married to a wonderful man she met online and lives in Manhattan Beach with him and their two daughters. So, if it happened for her, there’s hope for you!



Find Lisa: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest  Web


Click: An Online Love Story - Fast approaching her 30th birthday and finding herself not married, not dating, and without even a prospect or a house full of cats, Renee Greene, the heroine of Click: An Online Love Story, reluctantly joins her best guy pal on a journey to find love online in Los Angeles. The story unfolds entirely through emails between Renee and her best friends (anal-compulsive Mark, the overly-judgmental Ashley and the over-sexed Shelley) as well as the gentlemen suitors she meets online. From the guy who starts every story with "My buddies and I were out drinking one night," to the egotistical “B” celebrity looking for someone to stroke his ego, Renee wades into the shallow end of the dating (cess)pool and endures her share of hilarious and heinous cyber dates. Fraught with BCC's, FWD's and inadvertent Reply to All's, readers will cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee and friends. And ultimately, they will root for Renee to "click" with the right man.

Double Click - Fans of the romantic hit Click: An Online Love Story will enjoy another voyeuristic dive into the lives of Renee, Shelley, Ashley, Mark and Ethan, as Double Click picks up with their lives six months later. Are Renee and Ethan soul mates? Does Mark ever go on a date? Has Shelley run out of sexual conquests in Los Angeles? Will Ashley's judgmental nature sabotage her budding relationship? Through a marriage proposal, wedding, new baby and unexpected love twist, Double Click answers these questions and more. Readers will continue to cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee and friends.

Right Click - Love. Marriage. Infidelity. Parenthood. Crises of identity. Death. Cupcakes. The themes in Right Click, the third and final installment in the Click series, couldn't be more pressing for this group of friends as they navigate through their 30's. Another six months have passed since we last eavesdropped on the hilarious, poignant and often times inappropriate email adventures of Renee and friends. As the light-hearted, slice of life story continues to unfold, relationships are tested and some need to be set "right" before everyone can find their "happily ever after."

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Sunday/Monday Posts - May 18th and 19th





The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It's a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

If you'd like to participate with The Sunday Salon, it is now a Facebook group.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is a meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. This is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

I'm also linking to  Stacking The Shelves which is hosted by Team Tynga's Reviews

Happy Sunday and Monday Everyone! 

Friday, May 16, 2014

Book Giveaway Winner


The winner of  the SECRET trilogy by L. Marie Adeline is:


Entry #11 Charlotte


The winner has already been notified by e-mail.



Congrats to Charlotte!

Thanks to all who participated!

The Friday 56



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

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


It's that simple.

I am currently reading...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Cat Thursday - May 15th



Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! This fun meme is hosted by The True Book Addict. Go over to her site to join in the fun.

Release Day Blitz (May 14th) (Giveaway Too!): Besotted by Georgia Le Carre



Review: Guidebook to Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery) by Lynn Cahoon



Genre:
Cozy Mystery

Format:
E-Book

Publisher:
eKensington

Release Date:
April 2014

Book Giveaway Winner





The winner of  The Pickled Piper by Mary Ellen Hughes is:


Entry #142 Sheila K.


The winner has already been notified by e-mail.



Congrats to Sheila!

Thanks to all who participated!

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Waiting on Wednesday - May 14th



"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week it's easy because I'm reading book #1 and anxiously awaiting book #2