Teaser Tuesdays - May 4th

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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



I'm loving this book, here's a teaser........

"There's no need for alarm." She set the manuscript on the table beside the tea things. "It's only that I thought...well, you seem like a nice young woman. I liked you the moment I saw you. I thought perhaps you might help me decide what to do with the manuscript." Harriet looked at me with a plea in her eyes. "I've gotten so muddled in my own mind..."

"It's okay. I won't tell anyone." I paused, wondering what I could say that would best ease her mind. "It can be our little secret."

Monday Musings - Secondhand Bookstores

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Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about second hand book stores...

Do you frequent secondhand bookstores? Have you ever bought a book home only to find anything interesting within their pages?

I love secondhand bookstores. There's only one near me and I haven't been there in awhile, but it's great. It's small with personalized service - it's just the owner of the shop who is in there and I've gotten to know her over the years. We enjoy the same types of books so she's always recommending something to me and hasn't steered me wrong yet.

No, can't remember ever finding anything interesting within their pages, except for a good story :)


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Sunday Salon - April Wrap Up

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I can't believe it's already time to list April's reads. I feel like it wasn't all that long ago that I was posting March's books. Time is really flying. Anyway, I had a fair month. Here's what I read in April...

A-Rod by Selena Roberts
Look Again by Lisa Scottoline (audio)
The 6th Target by James Patterson
Looking Back by Belva Plain (audio)
Mr. & Miss Anonymous by Fern Michaels
Daniel X: Watch the Skies by James Patterson (audio)
Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
The Moon Looked Down by Dorothy Garlock

That's a total of 8 books. I think my favorites were The 6th Target and Knit One, Kill Two.

So, how did you do this month?


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The Moon Looked Down by Dorothy Garlock

Genre: Romance

Sophie Heller and her family escaped Germany and made their home in the small town of Victory, Illinois. It’s wartime and the people of Victory are preparing to send their men off to World War II. When Sophie’s family bar is burnt to the ground, she realizes they are a victim of hatred. Her father refuses to run nor will he report the crimes against them to the police. They quickly learn that hatred doesn’t just go away.

Sophie tries to protect her family, but she’s alone in her fight. Then she meets a local teacher, Cole Ambrose. A physical handicap keeps him from joining the other men in going off to war, which makes him feel more than a little inadequate. His father also holds him responsible for the death of his mother and he’s battling demons of his own.

Cole falls in love with Sophie as soon as he sees her and vows to protect her. He’s not going to let her or her family suffer at the hands of cruelty and prejudice, but he’s afraid his handicap will get in the way. Sophie has no such fears. She plans to marry Cole and make a life with him, until her family is once again threatened and this time she might not be able to help them.

It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book by Dorothy Garlock and she’s as good as she always was. This book sweeps you right into the 1940’s and tugs at your heartstrings. Sophie and Cole are two people readers will really be cheering for and suffer their pain and agony right along with their characters. I’m looking forward to reading her next book.



For reading challenges:

Romance Reading Challenge
Read Your Own Book Reading Challenge

Contest Winners!

CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR TWO BOOK GIVEAWAYS!

This winners for the Dorothy Garlock book are:

Scottsgal
Anita Yancey
Charlotte
Karen
Cynthia

The winners for the Dee Davis book are:

Kaye
blackroze
Dawn M
Janet Faye
Christina

All winners have been notified by email. If I don't hear from anyone by Tuesday, another winner will be chosen.

Thank you for all for participating!