Contest Winner!

The winner of the book giveaway for Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab is....



Anne R

Congratulations!

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Teaser Tuesdays - November 15th

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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 going to start reading...



The old man gripped his cane with both arthritic hands as he attempted to wrestle it from a solid black feline the size of a cocker spaniel. The cat answered with a growl that sounded like something from a When Good Pets Go Bad television episode.

Musing Mondays - Book Collections

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This week’s musing asks…

Are you currently collecting any authors? Why?
Do you have all of their books? If not, why not?
Did you buy all the books in the collection at the same time, or did you buy a book here, a book there? Have you actually read all of the collection? If not, why not?

My Answer...

I used to collect all books by James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Nora Roberts and Debbie Macomber. I bought everything they wrote as soon as each book was released. Of course I never actually read them when they were released and I still have quite a few in my TBR but those were my favorites.

Over the years, I "discovered" other authors and genres that I like so these authors had to share my time with my newly discovered authors. I'm sure everyone has the same thing - not enough hours in the day to read everything we want.

Now, I don't really collect any books. I tend to borrow more from the library, especially since they have a wonderful ebook collection, too. Plus I get alot of freebies for my Nook and it saves me some money not collecting. I know we're all looking for ways to save.

How about you? Do you collect books?

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! D 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!

Last week I finished...

I'm currently reading...



I'm listening to...



Next up...

Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge 2011 - Wrap Up

Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge
hosted by The Book Vixen

The goal of this challenge was to outdo yourself by reading more books in 2011 than you did in 2010. I read a total of 75 books in 2010. My goal was to read 6-10 books (Out of Breath level) more and I already succeeded. Here's what I read so far in 2011 and the year still has a month and a half to go...

1. Go Small or Go Home by Heather Wardell
2. Dewey Nine Lives by Vicki Myron
3. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
4. Bloated Goat by Manley Peterson
5. How Sweet It Is by Sophie Gunn
6. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
7. The Innocent by Vincent Zandri
8. Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris
9. Soul Sacrifice by Leanore Elliot
10. Kiss the Girls by James Patterson
11. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
12. The Wishing Hour by Jewel Adams
13. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Stir Until Thoroughly Confused by Heather Wardell
15. Capable of Murder by Brian Kavanagh
16. Three Sisters by Helen Smith
17. Indefensible by Pamela Callow
18. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
19. Vestal Virgin by Suzanne Tyrpak
20. Fatal Embrace by Aris Whittier
21. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
22. The Embroidered Corpse by Brian Kavanagh
23. Anasazi Intrigue by Linda Weaver Clarke
24. Better Together by Raymond Rose
25. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
26. Bloody Ham by Brian Kavanagh
27. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
28. Mayan Intrigue by Linda Weaver Clarke
29. Miss Hildreth Wore Brown by Olivia de Belle Byrd
30. Haunting Jordan by P.J. Alderman
31. A Red Hot Mess by Kimberly Van Meter
32. Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Wood
33. The Shepherd by ethan Cross
34. Opal Fire by Barbara Annino
35. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
36. Executive Sick Days by Maria E. Schneider
37. With Victoria's Blessing by Mary Nichols
38. The Last Darling by Cloud Buchholz
39. Montezuma's Intrigue by Linda Weaver Clarke
40. Bossy Pants by Tina Fey
41. Curiosity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly
42. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
43. Cruise Ship Chronicles: Cozumel Cool by James Vaughn
44. Eternity Embraced by Larissa Ione
45. Deadly Reunion by June Shaw
46. Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs
47. You Can Be Happy by Richard Carlson
48. The Reckoning by Kimberly Van Meter
49. If You Ask Me by Betty White
50. The Cat, The Professor and The Poison by Leann Sweeney
51. Throw Out Fifty Things by Gail Blanke
52. A Canterbury Crime by Brian Kavanagh
53. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
54. Settling by Shelley Workinger
55. The Summoner by Layton Green
56. Ecstasy by Belle Andre
57. Season to Knit by Kate Jacobs
58. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
59. Touchdowns and Potions by Markee Anderson
60. Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand
61. Foxy's Tale by LB Gschwandtner and Karen Cantwell
62. The Rebel by Julianne Maclean
63. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
64. Wanna Get Lucky? by Deborah Coonts
65. Always on Sunday by Michael Harris
66. A Veiled Deception by Annette Blair
67. Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend
68. The Midnight Club by James Patterson
69. A Glazed Murder by Jessica Beck
70. A Dog Named Slugger by Leigh Brill
71. Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
72. The Egyptian by Layton Green
73. Mai Tai One On by Jill Marie Landis
74. Belleporte Summer by Laura Abbot
75. Thereby Hangs A Tail by Spencer Quinn
76. Wedlocked by Bonnie Trachtenberg
77. The Undertaker by William F. Brown
78. What Happens in Vegas by Natasha Deen
79. Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman
80. To Fetch A Thief by Spencer Quinn
81. Secrets of Bella Terra by Christina Dodd
82. Classified As Murder by Miranda James
83. The Christmas Wedding by James Patterson
84. Bingoed by Patricia Rockwell
85. A Life that Fits by Heather Wardell
86. Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab
87. Double Cover by Sherban Young

So, I exceeded my goal and already read 12 more than in 2010. Another challenge completed :)