Jenn's 2016 Challenge
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Looking forward to another year of reading with all of you!
Categories are in the process... drum roll
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2. "The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future" Theodore Roosevelt
History
1.Vanished: The Sixty- Year Search for Missing Men of World War II by Wil Hylton
2.Lost Paradise by Kathy Marks
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3. "The important thing is to never stop questioning" Albert Einstein
Science
1. What does it mean to be human by Rick Potts
2. The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
3.The Intellectual Devotional by David Kidder
Science
1. What does it mean to be human by Rick Potts
2. The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
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4. " I was born with a reading list I will never finish" Maud Casey
1001 Books to read before you die
1.Never Let Me Go by Kazuro Ishiguro
2. Quicksand by Nella Larsen
3. Passing by Nella Larsen
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5. "The mountains are calling and I must go" John Muir
Homesteading
1.The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan
2. Five Acres and Independence by M.G Kains
3.Choosing and Keeping Pigs by Linda McDonald-Brown
4.Chickens in the Road by Suzanne McMinn
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6. "My Life is my message" Gandhi
Biographies
1.Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
2.My Name is Brian by Stacy Lewis Carroll
3.Call Me Tuesday by Leigh Byrne
4.The Profiler by Pat Brown
5.Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
6.Farewell of the East End by Jennifer Worth
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7. "Ye're no verra peaceful Sassenach, but I like ye fine" James Fraser - Diana Gabaldon Outlader
Historical Fiction
1.Border Storm by Amanda Scott
2.A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
3.A Paid Companion by Amanda Quick
4.Summer's Fury by Katie Wyatt
5.Lass of the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
6.Lost in the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
7.Love in the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
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8.""Keep calm and cast on" Unknown
Crafts
1.Simple Crochet by Erika Knight
2.Perfectly Feminine Knits by Lene Holme Samsoe
3.Secret Garden Embroidery by Sophie Simpson
4.The Embroidered Garden by Kazuko Aoki
5.Native American Crafts by David Montgomery
6.Knit Wear Love by Amy Herzog
7.Sew Happy by Karen Kiegler
8.Curls 2 by Hunter Hammersen
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9. "If you're afraid of butter, use cream" Julia Childs
Cookbooks
1.Thug Kitchen Party Grub by Thug Kitchen
2.Wheat Belly by William Davis
3.Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore
4.The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen
5.DIY Canning: Over 100 Small-Batch Recipes for All Seasons
6.The Amish Canning Cookbook by Georgia Varozza
7.Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert Atkins
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10. "If a book is well written, I always find it too short." Jane Asuten
Fiction
1.The Tarnished Eye by Judith Guest
2.Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
3.We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
4.The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
5.Orphan Train by Christina baker Kline
6.The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer
7.Until the real thing comes along by Elizabeth Berg
8.Silence by Natasha Peterson
9.Broken Silence by Natasha Peterson
10.The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig
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11. Keep Calm and belive in ghost
Paranormal
1.Dark Lover by J.R Ward
2.Lover Awakened J. R Ward
3.Lover Enshrined by J. R Ward
4.Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell
5.Cynful by Dana Marie Bell
6.Jacob: The Nightwalkers by Jaquelyn Frank
7.Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
8.Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
9.Bodyguard by Jennifer Ashley
10.Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
11House of Dreams by Brenda Joyce
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12. "To those of you who seek lost objects of history, I wish you the best luck. They're out there and they are whipsering" Clive Cussler
Adverture/Thriller
1. Deep Six by Clive Cussler
2.The Lost Island by Douglas Preston
3.Inferno by Dan Brown
4.Poseidon's arrow by Clive Cussler
5.Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler
6.In the Dark of the Night by John Saul
7.Red Sky in the Mourning by Tami Oldham Ashcraft
9.The Eye of Heaven by Clive Cussler
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13. Shiny Baules- Anything that catches my eye.
1.The Cabin by Dale Mulfinger
2.The Age of Barns by Eric Sloane
3.Devastation by m.J Haag
4.The Marriage Risk by Debbie Macomber
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14. "Elementary, my dear Watson"- Sherlock Holmes
Mystery
1.Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen
2.Hemlock Bay by Catherine Coulter
3.Devil's Bridge by Linda Fairstein
4.Daisy McDare and the Art Affair by K.M Morgan
5.Kiss and Tell by Suzanne Brockmann
6.Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart
7.A Deeper Sleep by Dana Stabenow
8.Green Lake by S.K. Epperson
9.Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
10.Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters by M.L. Bullock
11.Shadows Stir at Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
12.The Stars that Fell by M.L. Bullock
13.The Stars we walked upon by M.L. Bullock
14.The Sun Rises over Seven Sisters by M.L. Bullock
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15. "Age before beauty" Unknown
TBR
1.Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman
2.New Mercies by Sandra Dallas
3.The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
4.The Lighthouse Keeper by James Michael Pratt
5.Wreckage by Emily Bleeker
6.Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
7.Envy by Sandra Brown
8.Haunted by Heather Graham
9.Cold in the Earth by Aline Templeton
10.Perfect Evil by Alex Kava
11.The Hiding Place by Karen Harper
12.Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
13.Magyar Venus by Lyn Hamilton
14.Rose Cottage by Mary Steward
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16. Romance
1.A Battle Raging by Sharon Cullars
2.A Bride for a Bargain by Amelia Rose
3.Wild Irish Heart by Tricia O'Malley
4.A Laird for all time by Angeline Fortin
5.Open Season by Linda Howard
6.Hart Broken by Annie Arcane
7.Stranger In Town by Brenda Novak
8.Brides for Brother by Debbie Macomber
9.Depravity by M.J Haag
10.Deceit by M.J Haag
11.Christmas Eve At Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
12.Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
13.Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
14.Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
15.In his Eyes by Peggy Henderson
16.Nellie by Cynthia Woolf
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Love all of the quotes you found to go with your categories. I'll be looking forward to see what you choose in several of your categories, especially horror and 1001 books. Happy reading!
21Chrischi_HH
Love the quotes! Happy reading!
24rabbitprincess
Welcome back and have fun! :)
25cammykitty
Quotes are always fun!
26LittleTaiko
Love how varied your reading is! Good luck.
28MissWatson
Love the quotes. Enjoy the reading!
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Book 1
Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman
2 of 5 stars
Not my favorite Janet Chapman series. I much preferred the Pine Creek Highlander Series, a little time travel, and little highland druid. This series the characters just seemed weak.
Into the donation pile and more room on my shelves.
Not a bad way to start the year
Amazon Description:
Maximilian Oceanus arrives in Spellbound Falls just in time to save Olivia Baldwin from an overly aggressive suitor, only to find himself attracted to the beautiful, if rather aloof, widow. And although Mac has come to Inglenook to get a handle on fatherhood, his newly discovered six-year-old son has set his sights on finding his father a wife.
Olivia, however, is busy getting Inglenook ready for its new season, so she doesn’t have time to deal with her growing attraction to the dangerously seductive Mac. Besides, weird stuff seems to happen all around him. Take the fact that her seatbelt keeps getting stuck in his presence, or locks magically open for him without keys, and that he seems to have a talent for sensing things. Never mind the three lost albatrosses walking down the road in the middle of the night. Since when are there albatrosses in Maine?
But despite Olivia’s resistance to falling under the sexy man’s spell, Olivia is having trouble fighting her longing. Because she knows Mac is just the man to unlock the powerful passion deep within her….
Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman
2 of 5 stars
Not my favorite Janet Chapman series. I much preferred the Pine Creek Highlander Series, a little time travel, and little highland druid. This series the characters just seemed weak.
Into the donation pile and more room on my shelves.
Not a bad way to start the year
Amazon Description:
Maximilian Oceanus arrives in Spellbound Falls just in time to save Olivia Baldwin from an overly aggressive suitor, only to find himself attracted to the beautiful, if rather aloof, widow. And although Mac has come to Inglenook to get a handle on fatherhood, his newly discovered six-year-old son has set his sights on finding his father a wife.
Olivia, however, is busy getting Inglenook ready for its new season, so she doesn’t have time to deal with her growing attraction to the dangerously seductive Mac. Besides, weird stuff seems to happen all around him. Take the fact that her seatbelt keeps getting stuck in his presence, or locks magically open for him without keys, and that he seems to have a talent for sensing things. Never mind the three lost albatrosses walking down the road in the middle of the night. Since when are there albatrosses in Maine?
But despite Olivia’s resistance to falling under the sexy man’s spell, Olivia is having trouble fighting her longing. Because she knows Mac is just the man to unlock the powerful passion deep within her….
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Happy New Year, Jenn. I'm looking forward to following your reading once again this year.
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Book 2
New Mercies by Sandra Dallas
3.5 of 5 stars
Very pleasant trip into another era, particular enjoyed the southern flair. Add in a couple mysteries, no one has more skeletons in their closets than an old southern family.
Amazon:
An unexpected inheritance comes with family secrets, a crumbling plantation, and emotional solace for heiress Nora Bondurant, who arrives in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1933, to settle her heretofore-unknown aunt's estate. The feisty, practical Denverite is alternately aghast and charmed with the thoroughly quirky southern community as townsfolk hint politely at the murder-suicide of Aunt Amalia (known as the "goat lady") and the neighboring plantation owner, a spurned beau. To escape a painful divorce, Nora investigates her newfound family's history and learns some unpleasant home truths, but the whole truth lies with the family's freed slaves, Aunt Polly and Ezra, who won't say a word against their beloved former mistress. Old fans will recognize Dallas' trademark leisurely pace in a new setting, a gothic-tinted South instead of the wide-open Midwest, and be pleasantly surprised. The languid pacing will not keep readers from eagerly turning pages to discover why Amalia was murdered and the reasons behind Nora's failed marriage. Dallas has crafted a honey-and-Spanish-moss-tinged tale certain to please gentle fiction readers who don't mind a little mystery
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>31 deep220: I had no idea that Dallas had a book set in Natchez. I'm going to have to take a book bullet on that one, being a native of Mississippi.
ETA: It was already in my wish list, so I guess I discovered it was in the past and added it.
ETA: It was already in my wish list, so I guess I discovered it was in the past and added it.
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Book 3
Thug Kitchen Party Grub by Thug Kitchen
4 of 5 stars
Okay so this doesn't exactly sound like a good cookbook but when I spied it on the new arrival shelf at the library I had to give it a go. And well I found myself cracking up. If you have an issue with color language skip it. Chapter 1 is : wake up and bake some shit. This cookbook is incredibly entertaining to read. Even the man sat down to look this one over. The recipes are also fabulous!
Amazon Description
From the duo behind New York Times bestseller, Thug Kitchen, comes the next installment of kick-ass recipes with a side of attitude: Thug Kitchen Party Grub. Get ready to party your ass off without damaging your waist or wallet. With more than 100 recipes for healthy, vegan meals, sides, snacks, and cocktails, Party Grub helps you throw a bomb-ass party without serving gut grenades.
Thug Kitchen Party Grub by Thug Kitchen
4 of 5 stars
Okay so this doesn't exactly sound like a good cookbook but when I spied it on the new arrival shelf at the library I had to give it a go. And well I found myself cracking up. If you have an issue with color language skip it. Chapter 1 is : wake up and bake some shit. This cookbook is incredibly entertaining to read. Even the man sat down to look this one over. The recipes are also fabulous!
Amazon Description
From the duo behind New York Times bestseller, Thug Kitchen, comes the next installment of kick-ass recipes with a side of attitude: Thug Kitchen Party Grub. Get ready to party your ass off without damaging your waist or wallet. With more than 100 recipes for healthy, vegan meals, sides, snacks, and cocktails, Party Grub helps you throw a bomb-ass party without serving gut grenades.
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Book 4
Envy by Sandra Brown
4 of 5 stars
My first book by Sandra Brown and I wasn't disappointed.
Google Book Description:
Reclusive best-selling writer Parker Evans creates a masterful new novel under a pseudonym about the destructive rivalry between friends and its devastating repercussions, a novel that leads to a deadly confrontation with the husband of Parker's editor, who recognizes the story as his own and sets out to silence Parker before he can expose his treachery
Envy by Sandra Brown
4 of 5 stars
My first book by Sandra Brown and I wasn't disappointed.
Google Book Description:
Reclusive best-selling writer Parker Evans creates a masterful new novel under a pseudonym about the destructive rivalry between friends and its devastating repercussions, a novel that leads to a deadly confrontation with the husband of Parker's editor, who recognizes the story as his own and sets out to silence Parker before he can expose his treachery
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Book 5
The Lighthouse Keeper by James Michael Pratt
3 of 5 stars
Not really my cup of tea. Slow moving and no emotional involvement with the characters. However I had a family member that would love it. So cleared off my shelve and getting a new home. :)
Amazon Description:
Ten-year-old Peter O'Banyon's life changes forever when his family dies in an accident. Orphaned, he goes to live with his garrulous Uncle Billie, the keeper of the Port Hope Island Lighthouse in Massachusetts. There, as the beacon leads sailors home, Peter learns an astonishing truth about Billie's past-- and the power of love. This message guides Peter's life, even when World War II's brutality rocks his faith, even when he returns to his young bride and an unimaginable tragedy. Now, in the final days of his own life, Peter needs to pass on the lighthouse keeper's secrets to his own daughter, but to do it may take nothing less than a miracle.
The Lighthouse Keeper by James Michael Pratt
3 of 5 stars
Not really my cup of tea. Slow moving and no emotional involvement with the characters. However I had a family member that would love it. So cleared off my shelve and getting a new home. :)
Amazon Description:
Ten-year-old Peter O'Banyon's life changes forever when his family dies in an accident. Orphaned, he goes to live with his garrulous Uncle Billie, the keeper of the Port Hope Island Lighthouse in Massachusetts. There, as the beacon leads sailors home, Peter learns an astonishing truth about Billie's past-- and the power of love. This message guides Peter's life, even when World War II's brutality rocks his faith, even when he returns to his young bride and an unimaginable tragedy. Now, in the final days of his own life, Peter needs to pass on the lighthouse keeper's secrets to his own daughter, but to do it may take nothing less than a miracle.
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Book 6
Wreckage by Emily Bleeker
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Lillian Linden is a liar. On the surface, she looks like a brave survivor of a plane crash. But she’s been lying to her family, her friends, and the whole world since rescue helicopters scooped her and her fellow survivor, Dave Hall, off a deserted island in the South Pacific. Missing for almost two years, the castaways are thrust into the spotlight after their rescue, becoming media darlings overnight. But they can’t tell the real story—so they lie.
The public is fascinated by the castaways’ saga, but Lillian and Dave must return to their lives and their spouses. Genevieve Randall—a hard-nosed journalist and host of a news program—isn’t buying it. She suspects Lillian’s and Dave’s explanations about the other crash survivors aren’t true. And now, Genevieve’s determined to get the real story, no matter how many lives it destroys.
In this intriguing tale of survival, secrets, and redemption, two everyday people thrown together by tragedy must finally face the truth…even if it tears them apart
Wreckage by Emily Bleeker
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Lillian Linden is a liar. On the surface, she looks like a brave survivor of a plane crash. But she’s been lying to her family, her friends, and the whole world since rescue helicopters scooped her and her fellow survivor, Dave Hall, off a deserted island in the South Pacific. Missing for almost two years, the castaways are thrust into the spotlight after their rescue, becoming media darlings overnight. But they can’t tell the real story—so they lie.
The public is fascinated by the castaways’ saga, but Lillian and Dave must return to their lives and their spouses. Genevieve Randall—a hard-nosed journalist and host of a news program—isn’t buying it. She suspects Lillian’s and Dave’s explanations about the other crash survivors aren’t true. And now, Genevieve’s determined to get the real story, no matter how many lives it destroys.
In this intriguing tale of survival, secrets, and redemption, two everyday people thrown together by tragedy must finally face the truth…even if it tears them apart
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Book 8
Choosing and Keeping Pigs by Linda McDonald-Brown
3 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the selection that discussed the breeds of pigs and which are more docile, hardy, or good foragers. However the rest of the book was pretty thin or just skimmed over. Since I am looking for a good on pigs for small farms / private ownership vs large scale pig keeping I thought this would be a good choice but it is missing a lot. However the information for the individual breeds was great.
Amazon Description:
Everything you need to know about small-scale pig keeping, either for food or as a pet.
Backyard pig keeping is growing in popularity, both as a food source, as demonstrated by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, and as pets. Pigs are easy to rear, breed and feed, and they are hardy and adaptable animals that help clear ground, recycle waste and fertilize soils.
This practical and accessible guide is the ideal beginner's handbook and includes expert advice on:
How to choose and purchase a quality animal and how to help preserve rare breeds
Equipment, housing and fencing
Moving and handling
Feeding, nutrition and pasture
Pig health care and common diseases
Selecting a boar or sow for breeding, hogging, farrowing, taking care of piglets and pedigree breeding
Preparing for slaughter, butchering and subsequent storage
Showing pigs in competitions.
Choosing and Keeping Pigs by Linda McDonald-Brown
3 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the selection that discussed the breeds of pigs and which are more docile, hardy, or good foragers. However the rest of the book was pretty thin or just skimmed over. Since I am looking for a good on pigs for small farms / private ownership vs large scale pig keeping I thought this would be a good choice but it is missing a lot. However the information for the individual breeds was great.
Amazon Description:
Everything you need to know about small-scale pig keeping, either for food or as a pet.
Backyard pig keeping is growing in popularity, both as a food source, as demonstrated by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, and as pets. Pigs are easy to rear, breed and feed, and they are hardy and adaptable animals that help clear ground, recycle waste and fertilize soils.
This practical and accessible guide is the ideal beginner's handbook and includes expert advice on:
How to choose and purchase a quality animal and how to help preserve rare breeds
Equipment, housing and fencing
Moving and handling
Feeding, nutrition and pasture
Pig health care and common diseases
Selecting a boar or sow for breeding, hogging, farrowing, taking care of piglets and pedigree breeding
Preparing for slaughter, butchering and subsequent storage
Showing pigs in competitions.
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Book 9
Haunted by Heather Graham
4 of 5 stars
I have to complete 11-12 books per month to make my challenge goal. Fingers crossed I have two in the works. Should make January but February is always an issue.
Haunted by Heather Graham
4 of 5 stars
I have to complete 11-12 books per month to make my challenge goal. Fingers crossed I have two in the works. Should make January but February is always an issue.
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Book 10
A Battle Raging by Sharon Cullars
5 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Maya Temple looks forward to teaching her weekend art class where she hopes to introduce the joy of still life drawing to her enthusiastic students. But her plans for her class go awry as soon as one late student, Zachary Yarborough, wheels into her class
A Battle Raging by Sharon Cullars
5 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Maya Temple looks forward to teaching her weekend art class where she hopes to introduce the joy of still life drawing to her enthusiastic students. But her plans for her class go awry as soon as one late student, Zachary Yarborough, wheels into her class
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Finishing this weekend. Can't wait to get the internet back up at home.
Book 11
Nellie The Brides of San Francisco Book by Cynthia Woolf
Book 12
Lost Paradise by Kathy Marks
4 of 5 stars
After reading Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid last year which used the mutiny on the Bounty as part of her plot line I thought it would be interesting to read some historical counts of the mutineers and Pitcairn Island. And what did I find a book already on my selves about a modern account of the islanders.
What a horrible story of years of abuse that was ignored and generally accepted by a group of people. Which I was also surprised on how many people were willing to overlook or lessen the individuals responsibility siting cultural differences.
Book 11
Nellie The Brides of San Francisco Book by Cynthia Woolf
Book 12
Lost Paradise by Kathy Marks
4 of 5 stars
After reading Grave Tattoo by Val McDermid last year which used the mutiny on the Bounty as part of her plot line I thought it would be interesting to read some historical counts of the mutineers and Pitcairn Island. And what did I find a book already on my selves about a modern account of the islanders.
What a horrible story of years of abuse that was ignored and generally accepted by a group of people. Which I was also surprised on how many people were willing to overlook or lessen the individuals responsibility siting cultural differences.
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Book 13
Dark Lover by J.R Ward
4 of 5 stars
A re-read. Since I have a couple novels from this series in my TBR pile I thought I should revisit the series. Can't quite place what was going where I left off.
Dark Lover by J.R Ward
4 of 5 stars
A re-read. Since I have a couple novels from this series in my TBR pile I thought I should revisit the series. Can't quite place what was going where I left off.
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>39 deep220: You may not be looking to get a heritage breed but this website http://www.livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/heritage-swine is pretty useful. They used to have a place in their online store to look at other books about raising and keeping different animals but I can't find any books in their online store anymore. Also they have a classifieds section where you can find pigs that might be for sale in your area (if you are in the U.S.): http://www.albc-usa.org/classifiedsection/
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Book 14
Lover Awakened by J. R Ward
Book 15
Lover Enshrined by J. R Ward
Both are re-reads to get back into the series to tackle the new book.
Lover Awakened by J. R Ward
Book 15
Lover Enshrined by J. R Ward
Both are re-reads to get back into the series to tackle the new book.
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book 16
Cold in the Earth by Aline Templeton
4 of 5 stars
My first mystery by this author and nice read. Kindle free download but a rather long series so I have the next couple books.
Amazon Description:
A quiet farming town where all they reap is death …
A corpse, a missing girl, and a mysterious family's dangerous obsession with bull running provide a sinister backdrop to Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming's first murder investigation. To find the killer, DI Fleming must unearth an evil presence that has long been in hiding, all the while praying that her very first case will not be her last …
Cold in the Earth by Aline Templeton
4 of 5 stars
My first mystery by this author and nice read. Kindle free download but a rather long series so I have the next couple books.
Amazon Description:
A quiet farming town where all they reap is death …
A corpse, a missing girl, and a mysterious family's dangerous obsession with bull running provide a sinister backdrop to Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming's first murder investigation. To find the killer, DI Fleming must unearth an evil presence that has long been in hiding, all the while praying that her very first case will not be her last …
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book 17
Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler
4 of 5 stars
Description:
Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear.
Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German u-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar.' Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half- Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself.
Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler
4 of 5 stars
Description:
Thousands of years ago, the Persian king Xerxes the Great was said to have raided the Treasury at Delphi, carrying away two solid gold pillars as tribute. In 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army stumble across the pillars in the Pennine Alps. Unable to transport them Napoleon creates a map on the labels of twelve bottles of rare wine. And when Napoleon dies, the bottles disappear.
Treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are exploring the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Delaware when they are shocked to discover a World War II German u-boat. Inside, they find a bottle taken from Napoleon's 'lost cellar.' Fascinated, the Fargos set out to find the rest of the collection. But another connoisseur of sorts has been looking for the bottle they've just found. He is Hadeon Bondaruk - a half- Russian, half-Persian millionaire. He claims to be a descendant of King Xerxes himself.
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Book 18
Perfect Evil by Alex Kava
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
A killer is watching . . .
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again.
Morreli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings -- a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing.
Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil
Perfect Evil by Alex Kava
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
A killer is watching . . .
The brutal murders of three young boys paralyze the citizens of Platte City, Nebraska. What's worse is the grim realization that the man recently executed for the crimes was a copycat. When Sheriff Nick Morrelli is called to the scene of another grisly murder, it becomes clear that the real predator is still at large, waiting to kill again.
Morreli understands the urgency of the case terrorizing his community, but it's the experienced eye of FBI criminal profiler Maggie O'Dell that pinpoints the true nature of the evil behind the killings -- a revelation made all the more horrific when Morrelli's own nephew goes missing.
Maggie understands something else: the killer is enjoying himself, relishing his ability to stay one step ahead of her, making this case more personal by the hour. Because out there, watching, is a killer with a heart of pure and perfect evil
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Book 19
Simple Crochet by Erika Knight
4 of 5 stars
Lovely pieces that I may actually be able to complete.
Amazon Description:
Simple Crochet brings a modern twist to a traditional craft. Using a stunning range of natural materials—some unexpected—Erika Knight shows how to produce 20 elegant pieces for the home, ranging from cushions, throws and slippers, to boxes and baskets. What is more, you need no previous experience! Simple Crochet uses only a couple of basic stitches and step-by-step instructions give you all the know-how you need to master them. The appealing and original designs are worked in a contemporary color palette based on neutrals with touches of vibrant color, and will fit easily into modern interiors as well as more traditional ones. Simple Crochet is a must for anyone who wants to use their creativity to make simple but beautiful textiles for their home
Simple Crochet by Erika Knight
4 of 5 stars
Lovely pieces that I may actually be able to complete.
Amazon Description:
Simple Crochet brings a modern twist to a traditional craft. Using a stunning range of natural materials—some unexpected—Erika Knight shows how to produce 20 elegant pieces for the home, ranging from cushions, throws and slippers, to boxes and baskets. What is more, you need no previous experience! Simple Crochet uses only a couple of basic stitches and step-by-step instructions give you all the know-how you need to master them. The appealing and original designs are worked in a contemporary color palette based on neutrals with touches of vibrant color, and will fit easily into modern interiors as well as more traditional ones. Simple Crochet is a must for anyone who wants to use their creativity to make simple but beautiful textiles for their home
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>50 deep220: Let us know how the pieces you try turn out!
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Book 20
Bodyguard by Jennifer Ashley
3 of 5 stars
Kinda of disappointing. I was looking forward to the book for Ronan's character and I feel like it was just a rushed short novella (224 pg vs 350 pgs for the rest of the series).
Amazon Description:
Elizabeth Chapman is saved from an armed robber by a giant Kodiak bear who shifts into a large, well-muscled, and fully naked human male. But when it's revealed that the robber is the brother of a dangerous criminal, Elizabeth finds herself the target of a vendetta.
Ronan, the Bear Shifter, takes her to Shiftertown for safety, where Elizabeth learns that the mateless Ronan, alone in the world, takes care of Shifters who have also been left on their own. Having grown up in foster care, Elizabeth can only admire how protective Ronan is.
But Ronan will only let Elizabeth leave the confines of Shiftertown if he becomes her 24/7 bodyguard. Elizabeth chafes at her restriction, but agrees. The trouble is, the sassy human Elizabeth is triggering Ronan's long-buried need to find himself a mate
Bodyguard by Jennifer Ashley
3 of 5 stars
Kinda of disappointing. I was looking forward to the book for Ronan's character and I feel like it was just a rushed short novella (224 pg vs 350 pgs for the rest of the series).
Amazon Description:
Elizabeth Chapman is saved from an armed robber by a giant Kodiak bear who shifts into a large, well-muscled, and fully naked human male. But when it's revealed that the robber is the brother of a dangerous criminal, Elizabeth finds herself the target of a vendetta.
Ronan, the Bear Shifter, takes her to Shiftertown for safety, where Elizabeth learns that the mateless Ronan, alone in the world, takes care of Shifters who have also been left on their own. Having grown up in foster care, Elizabeth can only admire how protective Ronan is.
But Ronan will only let Elizabeth leave the confines of Shiftertown if he becomes her 24/7 bodyguard. Elizabeth chafes at her restriction, but agrees. The trouble is, the sassy human Elizabeth is triggering Ronan's long-buried need to find himself a mate
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Book 21
The Cabin by Dale Mulfinger
5 of 5 stars
Big Dreams.
Amazon Description:
Building on the theory that less is more, The Cabin takes this idyllic retreat from mind's eye to reality--with striking photographs and ample charm.
In this one-of-a-kind book, you'll discover an amazing array of design styles and materials -- from sticks and stones to sheet metal and glass. You'll find 37 inspirational cabins from all over the country showing how people are building, reclaiming and transforming this unique American dwelling. The Cabin celebrates the appeal of this unique form or retreat, providing inspiration and practical ideas for realizing your own cabin dream.
Based on design, shape, age and material, the cabins are divided into four distinct styles: rustic, traditional, modern and transformed. Whatever the style, each is a classic American getaway
Book 22
The Age of Barns by Eric Sloane
4 of 5 stars
This is a re-issue of Sloane's classic folksy history of barn folklore, architecture, and history, which has been out of print for twenty years. "Eric Sloane's An Age of Barns" is filled with fabulous black-and-white illustrations from this great American artist. Covering all types of American and Canadian barns and everything associated with them-implements and tools, hex signs, silos, out buildings, hinges, barn raising, and more-"Eric Sloane's An Age of Barns" is a spectacular album tribute to this important facet of our architecture and agriculture. This book is sure to once again become a collector's item.
The Cabin by Dale Mulfinger
5 of 5 stars
Big Dreams.
Amazon Description:
Building on the theory that less is more, The Cabin takes this idyllic retreat from mind's eye to reality--with striking photographs and ample charm.
In this one-of-a-kind book, you'll discover an amazing array of design styles and materials -- from sticks and stones to sheet metal and glass. You'll find 37 inspirational cabins from all over the country showing how people are building, reclaiming and transforming this unique American dwelling. The Cabin celebrates the appeal of this unique form or retreat, providing inspiration and practical ideas for realizing your own cabin dream.
Based on design, shape, age and material, the cabins are divided into four distinct styles: rustic, traditional, modern and transformed. Whatever the style, each is a classic American getaway
Book 22
The Age of Barns by Eric Sloane
4 of 5 stars
This is a re-issue of Sloane's classic folksy history of barn folklore, architecture, and history, which has been out of print for twenty years. "Eric Sloane's An Age of Barns" is filled with fabulous black-and-white illustrations from this great American artist. Covering all types of American and Canadian barns and everything associated with them-implements and tools, hex signs, silos, out buildings, hinges, barn raising, and more-"Eric Sloane's An Age of Barns" is a spectacular album tribute to this important facet of our architecture and agriculture. This book is sure to once again become a collector's item.
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>53 deep220: I've never read The Age of Barns, but I have looked through it. I'm glad it's back in print. It's a shame that we no longer have as many of these around!
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Book 23
A Bargain for A Bride by Amelia Rose
2.5 of 5 stars
Pretty basic plot and not very well developed characters. Short read 164 pgs
Amazon Description:
When Lady Moira Brennan leaves her home at Brennan Castle for the wilds of her own homestead claim in the Montana territory, she had no idea that a husband awaited her. Sold into marriage by her uncle, she arrives to find a bleak landscape of scarce farmers, all desperately trying to scratch out a living on their claims.
Pryor MacAteer came to Montana himself only three years ago, and his farm has prospered. All that he needs to make it complete is a wife and family, one whose passage he paid, and whose name is on the marriage contract.
Will Moira realize her dream of owning her own land and uncover the truth behind a marriage contract with her name on it?
A Bargain for A Bride by Amelia Rose
2.5 of 5 stars
Pretty basic plot and not very well developed characters. Short read 164 pgs
Amazon Description:
When Lady Moira Brennan leaves her home at Brennan Castle for the wilds of her own homestead claim in the Montana territory, she had no idea that a husband awaited her. Sold into marriage by her uncle, she arrives to find a bleak landscape of scarce farmers, all desperately trying to scratch out a living on their claims.
Pryor MacAteer came to Montana himself only three years ago, and his farm has prospered. All that he needs to make it complete is a wife and family, one whose passage he paid, and whose name is on the marriage contract.
Will Moira realize her dream of owning her own land and uncover the truth behind a marriage contract with her name on it?
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Book 24
Wild Irish Heart by Tricia O'Malley
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
It is time…
An ancient book, a power untouched, and a heart unloved lead Keelin O'Brien from her graduate studies in Boston to a small village on the coast of Southern Ireland. Determined to unearth the secrets lying hidden in the enchanted waters of the cove, Keelin has little time for a surly Irishman who infuriates her during the day and haunts her fantasies at night.
Inexplicably drawn to the woman who has stepped from his dreams and into his world, Flynn fights a stubborn battle against his increasing attraction for Keelin. Forces unknown have better plans for the two.
Only the secrets of the cove can show Keelin who she really is, the beauty of her mysterious power, and a love that will break the bounds of what she knows.
Book 25
Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Once a Bear sets his mind on a mission, it’s best to stay out of his way. Alexander “Bunny” Bunsun is that Bear. Something’s not right with his cousin Chloe, and he’s come to Halle, PA, to sort it out, turn his Harley around and head home to Oregon. Until an enticing scent lures him into the local tattoo shop.
There she is. An inked, Southern-drawled she-Wolf with lime-green hair. His perfect mate.
Tabitha Garwood’s rotten day just got worse. Her Outcast status makes her a target for harassment with alarming regularity. And now, in the middle of a root touch-up, looking like a half-melted Skittle, she’s met her destined mate. The only upside? She finally has a protector in the form of a huge, tattooed, shaved-head Bear who vibrates with carefully restrained power.
When Chloe is left for dead and Tabby is threatened, only Alex can keep his growing family safe. Giving Tabby the loving home she needs, though, could come at a price—Alex must give up the control he’s worked a lifetime to attain.
Which means someone could die at the hands—and claws—of his beast.
Book 26
Cynful by Dana Marie Bell
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Julian DuCharme, a rare Spirit Bear with legendary healing powers, is finally free from the threat of death, finally free to claim his mate—but she’s not having it. While his Bear screams it’s time to mate, the love of his life wants to date.
Holding his Bear in check while convincing her he’s not out to control her won’t be easy. She’s stubborn and a closeted geek—in other words, perfect for him.
Cynthia “Cyn” Reyes, owner of Living Art Tattoos, thinks Julian is the hottest thing on two legs. That doesn’t mean she’s going to roll over for his masculine charm. She watched her mother flounder when her father passed away, and she’s determined to never lose herself to someone else. Not even a man who would jump the moon for her, if she asked that of him.
When the women of Living Art are targeted by a killer, Julian doesn’t think twice about pouring out his last drop of power to keep Cyn safe. But it’s Cyn who’ll give up everything—her independence, even her humanity—to keep a terrifying vision from coming true.
One of his death
Wild Irish Heart by Tricia O'Malley
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
It is time…
An ancient book, a power untouched, and a heart unloved lead Keelin O'Brien from her graduate studies in Boston to a small village on the coast of Southern Ireland. Determined to unearth the secrets lying hidden in the enchanted waters of the cove, Keelin has little time for a surly Irishman who infuriates her during the day and haunts her fantasies at night.
Inexplicably drawn to the woman who has stepped from his dreams and into his world, Flynn fights a stubborn battle against his increasing attraction for Keelin. Forces unknown have better plans for the two.
Only the secrets of the cove can show Keelin who she really is, the beauty of her mysterious power, and a love that will break the bounds of what she knows.
Book 25
Bear Necessities by Dana Marie Bell
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Once a Bear sets his mind on a mission, it’s best to stay out of his way. Alexander “Bunny” Bunsun is that Bear. Something’s not right with his cousin Chloe, and he’s come to Halle, PA, to sort it out, turn his Harley around and head home to Oregon. Until an enticing scent lures him into the local tattoo shop.
There she is. An inked, Southern-drawled she-Wolf with lime-green hair. His perfect mate.
Tabitha Garwood’s rotten day just got worse. Her Outcast status makes her a target for harassment with alarming regularity. And now, in the middle of a root touch-up, looking like a half-melted Skittle, she’s met her destined mate. The only upside? She finally has a protector in the form of a huge, tattooed, shaved-head Bear who vibrates with carefully restrained power.
When Chloe is left for dead and Tabby is threatened, only Alex can keep his growing family safe. Giving Tabby the loving home she needs, though, could come at a price—Alex must give up the control he’s worked a lifetime to attain.
Which means someone could die at the hands—and claws—of his beast.
Book 26
Cynful by Dana Marie Bell
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Julian DuCharme, a rare Spirit Bear with legendary healing powers, is finally free from the threat of death, finally free to claim his mate—but she’s not having it. While his Bear screams it’s time to mate, the love of his life wants to date.
Holding his Bear in check while convincing her he’s not out to control her won’t be easy. She’s stubborn and a closeted geek—in other words, perfect for him.
Cynthia “Cyn” Reyes, owner of Living Art Tattoos, thinks Julian is the hottest thing on two legs. That doesn’t mean she’s going to roll over for his masculine charm. She watched her mother flounder when her father passed away, and she’s determined to never lose herself to someone else. Not even a man who would jump the moon for her, if she asked that of him.
When the women of Living Art are targeted by a killer, Julian doesn’t think twice about pouring out his last drop of power to keep Cyn safe. But it’s Cyn who’ll give up everything—her independence, even her humanity—to keep a terrifying vision from coming true.
One of his death
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book 27
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
4 of 5 stars
Can't believe I had this one on my shelves foe so long. Great quick read.
Amazon Description:
Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" that Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, haunted by a terrible past and motivated by greed. Her plan is simple: she will win this man's devotion, and then, ever so slowly, she will poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on, though, is that Truitt — a passionate man with his own dark secrets —has plans of his own for his new wife. Isolated on a remote estate and imprisoned by relentless snow, the story of Ralph and Catherine unfolds in unimaginable ways.
A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
4 of 5 stars
Can't believe I had this one on my shelves foe so long. Great quick read.
Amazon Description:
Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" that Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, haunted by a terrible past and motivated by greed. Her plan is simple: she will win this man's devotion, and then, ever so slowly, she will poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on, though, is that Truitt — a passionate man with his own dark secrets —has plans of his own for his new wife. Isolated on a remote estate and imprisoned by relentless snow, the story of Ralph and Catherine unfolds in unimaginable ways.
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book 28
Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen
3.5 of 5 stars
Good mystery for the beginning of Tess Gerritsen career.
Amazon Description
A beautiful young woman’s corpse is found dumped in a garbage-strewn alley. Now laid out in the office of medical examiner Kat Novak is an unidentified body that betrays no secrets—except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets, using a deadly drug to do his dirty work. The police are skeptical. The mayor won’t listen. One of the town’s most prominent citizens, with a missing daughter of his own, is also Kat’s chief suspect. As the death toll rises, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is close enough to touch her.
Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen
3.5 of 5 stars
Good mystery for the beginning of Tess Gerritsen career.
Amazon Description
A beautiful young woman’s corpse is found dumped in a garbage-strewn alley. Now laid out in the office of medical examiner Kat Novak is an unidentified body that betrays no secrets—except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets, using a deadly drug to do his dirty work. The police are skeptical. The mayor won’t listen. One of the town’s most prominent citizens, with a missing daughter of his own, is also Kat’s chief suspect. As the death toll rises, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is close enough to touch her.
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>58 deep220: I haven't tried any of Gerritsen's books yet, but they sound interesting.
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Book 29
Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
3 of 5 stars
Interesting plot line, instead of following characters the story follows the home as people move in and out of it. Very quick read.
Amazon Dscription:
In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots
arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family’s lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House
Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
3 of 5 stars
Interesting plot line, instead of following characters the story follows the home as people move in and out of it. Very quick read.
Amazon Dscription:
In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots
arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after family’s lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House
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Book 30
The Tarnished Eye by Judith Guest
3.5 of 5 stars
Well written just didn't really like the ending.
Amazon Description:
Acclaimed author Judith Guest makes a triumphant return with this poignant and powerful novel that's sure to add luster to her reputation as one of the most thoughtful observers of the human condition.
Taking as part of her inspiration a baffling, unsolved true-life crime, Guest achieves in this absorbing new novel an extraordinary combination of page-turning mystery and intimate, emotionally charged family drama.
The Tarnished Eye takes readers to the community of Blessed, in northern Michigan, where Sheriff Hugh DeWitt still grieves for his infant son, who died of SIDS a few years earlier. Obsessed with the past, he's endangering his future with his beloved wife and daughter.
Meanwhile, up the road from the DeWitts, in one of the rich summer cottages, Paige Norbois grieves for a lost love of her own. Married to a stern and unresponsive man, Paige wills herself to stay in the marriage and sacrifice her personal feelings for the sake of her children's stability.
But soon an unimaginable tragedy destroys all dreams of stability in Blessed. Paige, her husband, Edward, and their four children are brutally slaughtered in their home. Sheriff DeWitt, deeply moved by the horrific murder scene, must find answers to a string of urgent questions.
When, exactly, did the murders occur? Why did nobody miss the family earlier? Who had a motive to kill? The man with whom Paige was having an affair? The business partner, who was stealing from Edward's publishing firm? Which family member was the primary, intended victim? And above all, what sort of trauma could fuel a killer's capacity to commit such hate-driven violence?
The Tarnished Eye by Judith Guest
3.5 of 5 stars
Well written just didn't really like the ending.
Amazon Description:
Acclaimed author Judith Guest makes a triumphant return with this poignant and powerful novel that's sure to add luster to her reputation as one of the most thoughtful observers of the human condition.
Taking as part of her inspiration a baffling, unsolved true-life crime, Guest achieves in this absorbing new novel an extraordinary combination of page-turning mystery and intimate, emotionally charged family drama.
The Tarnished Eye takes readers to the community of Blessed, in northern Michigan, where Sheriff Hugh DeWitt still grieves for his infant son, who died of SIDS a few years earlier. Obsessed with the past, he's endangering his future with his beloved wife and daughter.
Meanwhile, up the road from the DeWitts, in one of the rich summer cottages, Paige Norbois grieves for a lost love of her own. Married to a stern and unresponsive man, Paige wills herself to stay in the marriage and sacrifice her personal feelings for the sake of her children's stability.
But soon an unimaginable tragedy destroys all dreams of stability in Blessed. Paige, her husband, Edward, and their four children are brutally slaughtered in their home. Sheriff DeWitt, deeply moved by the horrific murder scene, must find answers to a string of urgent questions.
When, exactly, did the murders occur? Why did nobody miss the family earlier? Who had a motive to kill? The man with whom Paige was having an affair? The business partner, who was stealing from Edward's publishing firm? Which family member was the primary, intended victim? And above all, what sort of trauma could fuel a killer's capacity to commit such hate-driven violence?
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Book 31
Wheat belly by William Davis
2 of 5 stars
I was looking more for a cookbook that had recipes where the wheat has been replaced. This had a little of that but I don't need a wheat free omelet recipe. most of the book was filled with recipes that never had wheat to begin with.
Wheat belly by William Davis
2 of 5 stars
I was looking more for a cookbook that had recipes where the wheat has been replaced. This had a little of that but I don't need a wheat free omelet recipe. most of the book was filled with recipes that never had wheat to begin with.
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Book 32
Perfectly Feminine Knits by Lene Holme Samsoe
5 of 5 stars
Okay I am obsessed with this woman's designs. I am ordering all three of her books for my personal library.
Perfectly Feminine Knits by Lene Holme Samsoe
5 of 5 stars
Okay I am obsessed with this woman's designs. I am ordering all three of her books for my personal library.
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Book 33
The Magyar Venus by Lyn Hamilton
4 of 5 stars
I am glad I have another by this author. Although I will have to go digging to find it. I have had this lovely little read on my shelves for years.
Amazon Description:
Roommates from college draw Lara McClintoch into an encounter with an old lover and the mystery surrounding a 25,000 year-old statue. To determine if the antiquity is real or fake, Lara traces the path of a 19thC adventurer who is said to have found the statue in Hungary. Both her old lover and her old college friends follow her to Budapest. Lara learns that digging up the past can be dangerous, whether it is someone else’s or your own in this Arthur Ellis-nominated crime novel.
The Magyar Venus by Lyn Hamilton
4 of 5 stars
I am glad I have another by this author. Although I will have to go digging to find it. I have had this lovely little read on my shelves for years.
Amazon Description:
Roommates from college draw Lara McClintoch into an encounter with an old lover and the mystery surrounding a 25,000 year-old statue. To determine if the antiquity is real or fake, Lara traces the path of a 19thC adventurer who is said to have found the statue in Hungary. Both her old lover and her old college friends follow her to Budapest. Lara learns that digging up the past can be dangerous, whether it is someone else’s or your own in this Arthur Ellis-nominated crime novel.
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book 34
Call Me Tuesday by Leigh Byrne
5 of 5 stars
That she was able to survive was amazing.
Amazon:
At eight-years-old, Tuesday Storm's childhood is forever lost when the death of her older sister, Audrey sends her family spiraling out of control into the darkest of dysfunction. In the wake of the tragedy, her mother, distraught and seeking a scapegoat, singles Tuesday out from her siblings to take on the blame for Audrey's death and then targets her for unspeakable abuse. Almost overnight, Tuesday's already less than perfect childhood becomes an endless nightmare of twisted "games" and sadistic punishments as she's forced to confront the cruelty lurking behind the beautiful face of the mother she idolizes.
Based on a true story, Call Me Tuesday recounts, with raw emotion, a young girl's years of physical and mental torment at the mercy of the monster in her mother's clothes--a monster she doesn't know how to stop loving. Tuesday's painful journey through the hidden horrors of child abuse will open your eyes to what could be going on behind your neighbor's door, while her unwavering love for the parents who betray her will tug at your heart.
Call Me Tuesday by Leigh Byrne
5 of 5 stars
That she was able to survive was amazing.
Amazon:
At eight-years-old, Tuesday Storm's childhood is forever lost when the death of her older sister, Audrey sends her family spiraling out of control into the darkest of dysfunction. In the wake of the tragedy, her mother, distraught and seeking a scapegoat, singles Tuesday out from her siblings to take on the blame for Audrey's death and then targets her for unspeakable abuse. Almost overnight, Tuesday's already less than perfect childhood becomes an endless nightmare of twisted "games" and sadistic punishments as she's forced to confront the cruelty lurking behind the beautiful face of the mother she idolizes.
Based on a true story, Call Me Tuesday recounts, with raw emotion, a young girl's years of physical and mental torment at the mercy of the monster in her mother's clothes--a monster she doesn't know how to stop loving. Tuesday's painful journey through the hidden horrors of child abuse will open your eyes to what could be going on behind your neighbor's door, while her unwavering love for the parents who betray her will tug at your heart.
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Book 35
Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
5 of 5 stars
WOW! Started it last night before bed and just couldn't stop. About 2 a.m. woke the BF crying my eyes out. Great book.
Amazon Description:
They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.
Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.
A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?
Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
5 of 5 stars
WOW! Started it last night before bed and just couldn't stop. About 2 a.m. woke the BF crying my eyes out. Great book.
Amazon Description:
They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .
Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.
Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.
A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?
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>66 deep220: Oh my gosh. What a reaction. I still haven't read any JoJo Moyes even though I have this one as e-book and another of hers in physical form.
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Book 36
My Name is Brian by Stacy Lynn Carroll
4 of 5 stars
Amazing what a person is able to achieve.
Amazon:
If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too? Bryan chose to dive. Moments later, as he lay on the beach, unable to move his arms or legs, two questions ran through his mind: Would he walk again? And would he ever have kids? Based on the incredible true story of life, love, and never giving up.
My Name is Brian by Stacy Lynn Carroll
4 of 5 stars
Amazing what a person is able to achieve.
Amazon:
If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump too? Bryan chose to dive. Moments later, as he lay on the beach, unable to move his arms or legs, two questions ran through his mind: Would he walk again? And would he ever have kids? Based on the incredible true story of life, love, and never giving up.
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Book 37
Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart
2 of 5 stars
Struggled to finish this one. The plot was predictable and the characters didn't have much depth.
Amazon Description
Rose Cottage, a tiny thatched dwelling in an idyllic English country setting, would appear the picture of tranquility to any passerby. But when Kate Herrick returns to her childhood home to retrieve some family papers in the summer of 1947, she uncovers a web of intrigue as tangled as the rambling roses in its garden. The papers are missing. The village is alive with gossip. Did her elderly neighbors, suspected of being witches, really see nighttime prowlers and ghosts in the cottage garden?
Kate's search for the truth brings her together with many childhood friends and neighbors, some suspicious of her return, but most eager to help. It also leads her down a trail of family bitterness, jealousy, and revenge--and into an exploration of her own past. She ends up discovering a long-hidden secret that will change her life dramatically--along with romance in a place she least expects.
Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart
2 of 5 stars
Struggled to finish this one. The plot was predictable and the characters didn't have much depth.
Amazon Description
Rose Cottage, a tiny thatched dwelling in an idyllic English country setting, would appear the picture of tranquility to any passerby. But when Kate Herrick returns to her childhood home to retrieve some family papers in the summer of 1947, she uncovers a web of intrigue as tangled as the rambling roses in its garden. The papers are missing. The village is alive with gossip. Did her elderly neighbors, suspected of being witches, really see nighttime prowlers and ghosts in the cottage garden?
Kate's search for the truth brings her together with many childhood friends and neighbors, some suspicious of her return, but most eager to help. It also leads her down a trail of family bitterness, jealousy, and revenge--and into an exploration of her own past. She ends up discovering a long-hidden secret that will change her life dramatically--along with romance in a place she least expects.
70thornton37814
>69 deep220: I think I read that one at some point. It wasn't her best. It's an older book so I probably read it before LT.
71deep220
A little behind on updating.
Book 38
A Laird for all time by Angelina Fortin
2 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
After ten long years of education and residency, Dr. Emmy MacKenzie feels the time is long overdue for a vacation. A little “me” time. A little alone time. But when traveling the British Isles, a twist of fate at the gates of the ancient castle of Duart hurls Emmy more a hundred years into the past and into the arms of a magnificent highlander who thinks she is his long-lost wife, Heather MacLean!
The ten years since his new bride abandoned him on his wedding day had brought Connor MacLean, earl Strathclyde, nothing but misery and bitterness but that is nothing compared to the anger he feels when she shows up at his front gates on the 10th anniversary of that day. Determined to punish her for the humiliations she dealt him, he is shocked when his wife claims mistaken identity and insists that she is not his wife at all! Endeavoring to cling to his anger, Connor finds he cannot deny the new attraction he feels for his mysterious wife and soon he is wanting nothing more than to take her in his arms and make her his.
With no choice but to play the part of the long lost Heather MacLean, Emmy cannot help but wonder how any woman could ever leave Connor MacLean, a man unlike any she had ever known. A man who thrills and challenges her. A man to love forever. Questions of destiny plague Emmy making her question her very life as she wavers between the desire to return to her own time and the hope for a life with her earl. She begins to question what she really wants out of life. And who can give it to her.
But Emmy’s isn’t the only secret lurking in Duart Castle. Painful secrets will be revealed. Not only hers but that of another. When the truth of Heather MacLean’s disappearance comes to light more than Connor’s life might be destroyed. Choices will have to be made. Forgiveness begged. Second chances taken not just for the people of Duart, but for Emmy herself.
Book 39
Hemlock Bay by Catherine Coulter
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
FBI Agent Dillion Savich is on a challenging case involving the kidnapping of two teenage boys when trouble boils up in his personal life. His younger sister Lily has crashed her Explorer into a redwood in California's Hemlock Bay. Is it another suicide attempt, the second since the loss of her young daughter some seven months before? Savich and Sherlock discover that four of Lily's paintings, left to her by their very famous grandmother, artist Sarah Elliot, now worth millions, are at the heart of an intricate conspiracy. Lily and art broker Simon Russo are thrust into ever widening circles of danger that radiate from a notorious collector's locked room.
Book 40
Lost Island by Douglas Preston
2 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief--is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security.
Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment--only to learn that hidden beneath the gorgeously illuminated image is a treasure map dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks. As they ponder the strange map, they realize that the treasure it leads to is no ordinary fortune. It is something far more precious: an amazing discovery that could perhaps even save Gideon's life.
Together with his new partner, Amy, Gideon follows a trail of cryptic clues to an unknown island in a remote corner of the Caribbean Sea. There, off the hostile and desolate Mosquito Coast, the pair realize the extraordinary treasure they are hunting conceals an even greater shock-a revelation so profound that it may benefit the entire human race . . . if Gideon and Amy can survive.
Book 41
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE
Book 38
A Laird for all time by Angelina Fortin
2 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
After ten long years of education and residency, Dr. Emmy MacKenzie feels the time is long overdue for a vacation. A little “me” time. A little alone time. But when traveling the British Isles, a twist of fate at the gates of the ancient castle of Duart hurls Emmy more a hundred years into the past and into the arms of a magnificent highlander who thinks she is his long-lost wife, Heather MacLean!
The ten years since his new bride abandoned him on his wedding day had brought Connor MacLean, earl Strathclyde, nothing but misery and bitterness but that is nothing compared to the anger he feels when she shows up at his front gates on the 10th anniversary of that day. Determined to punish her for the humiliations she dealt him, he is shocked when his wife claims mistaken identity and insists that she is not his wife at all! Endeavoring to cling to his anger, Connor finds he cannot deny the new attraction he feels for his mysterious wife and soon he is wanting nothing more than to take her in his arms and make her his.
With no choice but to play the part of the long lost Heather MacLean, Emmy cannot help but wonder how any woman could ever leave Connor MacLean, a man unlike any she had ever known. A man who thrills and challenges her. A man to love forever. Questions of destiny plague Emmy making her question her very life as she wavers between the desire to return to her own time and the hope for a life with her earl. She begins to question what she really wants out of life. And who can give it to her.
But Emmy’s isn’t the only secret lurking in Duart Castle. Painful secrets will be revealed. Not only hers but that of another. When the truth of Heather MacLean’s disappearance comes to light more than Connor’s life might be destroyed. Choices will have to be made. Forgiveness begged. Second chances taken not just for the people of Duart, but for Emmy herself.
Book 39
Hemlock Bay by Catherine Coulter
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
FBI Agent Dillion Savich is on a challenging case involving the kidnapping of two teenage boys when trouble boils up in his personal life. His younger sister Lily has crashed her Explorer into a redwood in California's Hemlock Bay. Is it another suicide attempt, the second since the loss of her young daughter some seven months before? Savich and Sherlock discover that four of Lily's paintings, left to her by their very famous grandmother, artist Sarah Elliot, now worth millions, are at the heart of an intricate conspiracy. Lily and art broker Simon Russo are thrust into ever widening circles of danger that radiate from a notorious collector's locked room.
Book 40
Lost Island by Douglas Preston
2 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Gideon Crew--brilliant scientist, master thief--is living on borrowed time. When his mysterious employer, Eli Glinn, gives him an eyebrow-raising mission, he has no reason to refuse. Gideon's task: steal a page from the priceless Book of Kells, now on display in New York City and protected by unbreakable security.
Accomplishing the impossible, Gideon steals the parchment--only to learn that hidden beneath the gorgeously illuminated image is a treasure map dating back to the time of the ancient Greeks. As they ponder the strange map, they realize that the treasure it leads to is no ordinary fortune. It is something far more precious: an amazing discovery that could perhaps even save Gideon's life.
Together with his new partner, Amy, Gideon follows a trail of cryptic clues to an unknown island in a remote corner of the Caribbean Sea. There, off the hostile and desolate Mosquito Coast, the pair realize the extraordinary treasure they are hunting conceals an even greater shock-a revelation so profound that it may benefit the entire human race . . . if Gideon and Amy can survive.
Book 41
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.
We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.
Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE
72deep220
Book 42
Devil's Bridge by Linda Fairstein
4 of 5 stars
One of my favorite series.
Amazon Description:
The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York City’s most magnificent vistas, boasting both the majestic Statue of Liberty and the George Washington Bridge, the world’s busiest span for motor vehicles. But in Devil’s Bridge, Detective Mike Chapman will discover the peril that lurks along this seemingly benign expanse as he takes on his most personal case yet: the disappearance of Alex Cooper.
Coop’s sudden disappearance is fraught with terrifying complications: scores of enemies she has made after a decade of putting criminals behind bars; a recent security breach with dangerous repercussions; and a new intimacy in her relationship with Mike, causing the Police Commissioner himself to be wary of the methods Mike will use to get Coop back... if he can.
Devil's Bridge by Linda Fairstein
4 of 5 stars
One of my favorite series.
Amazon Description:
The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York City’s most magnificent vistas, boasting both the majestic Statue of Liberty and the George Washington Bridge, the world’s busiest span for motor vehicles. But in Devil’s Bridge, Detective Mike Chapman will discover the peril that lurks along this seemingly benign expanse as he takes on his most personal case yet: the disappearance of Alex Cooper.
Coop’s sudden disappearance is fraught with terrifying complications: scores of enemies she has made after a decade of putting criminals behind bars; a recent security breach with dangerous repercussions; and a new intimacy in her relationship with Mike, causing the Police Commissioner himself to be wary of the methods Mike will use to get Coop back... if he can.
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book 43
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
4 of 5
My first Kate Morton novel and I am sure there will be more. The start was a little slow I actually put the book down for a couple of weeks and finished some others before picking it back up again. But I am glad I did.
Amazon Description:
During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and watches as her mother speaks to him. Before the afternoon is over, Laurel will witness a shocking crime. A crime that challenges everything she knows about her family and especially her mother, Dorothy—her vivacious, loving, nearly perfect mother.
Now, fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress living in London. The family is gathering at Greenacres farm for Dorothy’s ninetieth birthday. Realizing that this may be her last chance, Laurel searches for answers to the questions that still haunt her from that long-ago day, answers that can only be found in Dorothy’s past.
Dorothy’s story takes the reader from pre–WWII England through the blitz, to the ’60s and beyond. It is the secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds—Dorothy, Vivien, and Jimmy—who meet by chance in wartime London and whose lives are forever entwined. The Secret Keeper explores longings and dreams and the unexpected consequences they sometimes bring. It is an unforgettable story of lovers and friends, deception and passion that is told—in Morton’s signature style—against a backdrop of events that changed the world.
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
4 of 5
My first Kate Morton novel and I am sure there will be more. The start was a little slow I actually put the book down for a couple of weeks and finished some others before picking it back up again. But I am glad I did.
Amazon Description:
During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and watches as her mother speaks to him. Before the afternoon is over, Laurel will witness a shocking crime. A crime that challenges everything she knows about her family and especially her mother, Dorothy—her vivacious, loving, nearly perfect mother.
Now, fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress living in London. The family is gathering at Greenacres farm for Dorothy’s ninetieth birthday. Realizing that this may be her last chance, Laurel searches for answers to the questions that still haunt her from that long-ago day, answers that can only be found in Dorothy’s past.
Dorothy’s story takes the reader from pre–WWII England through the blitz, to the ’60s and beyond. It is the secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds—Dorothy, Vivien, and Jimmy—who meet by chance in wartime London and whose lives are forever entwined. The Secret Keeper explores longings and dreams and the unexpected consequences they sometimes bring. It is an unforgettable story of lovers and friends, deception and passion that is told—in Morton’s signature style—against a backdrop of events that changed the world.
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Book 44
Daisy McDare and the deadly Art Affair by K. M Morgan
3 of 5 stars
A very short read. Characters well okay considering shortness of book (151 pages).
Amazon Description:
Welcome to Cozy Creek, a quaint tourist town nestled along the Pacific Coast.
Daisy McDare is busy nursing a broken heart, trying to build up her interior decorator business, and baking cookies when murder strikes Cozy Creek.
At first she leaves the investigation to Chris Crumple, the local bumbling police detective. But when Crumple arrests the wrong suspect, Daisy takes the investigation into her own hands.
Cracking the case won't be easy. She'll need help from her pastry-baking best friend Samantha, her wise-cracking Granny Annie, and her trusty West Highland Terrier Shamus.
It's up to Daisy McDare to find the murderer in Cozy Creek before they strike again.
Daisy McDare and the deadly Art Affair by K. M Morgan
3 of 5 stars
A very short read. Characters well okay considering shortness of book (151 pages).
Amazon Description:
Welcome to Cozy Creek, a quaint tourist town nestled along the Pacific Coast.
Daisy McDare is busy nursing a broken heart, trying to build up her interior decorator business, and baking cookies when murder strikes Cozy Creek.
At first she leaves the investigation to Chris Crumple, the local bumbling police detective. But when Crumple arrests the wrong suspect, Daisy takes the investigation into her own hands.
Cracking the case won't be easy. She'll need help from her pastry-baking best friend Samantha, her wise-cracking Granny Annie, and her trusty West Highland Terrier Shamus.
It's up to Daisy McDare to find the murderer in Cozy Creek before they strike again.
75deep220
book 45
The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
5 of 5 stars
Great book. Did not see the plot twist!
Amazon Description:
A haunting and hopeful tale of discovering light in even the darkest of places.
For his whole life, the boy has lived underground, in a basement with his parents, grandmother, sister, and brother. Before he was born, his family was disfigured by a fire. His sister wears a white mask to cover her burns.
He spends his hours with his cactus, reading his book on insects, or touching the one ray of sunlight that filters in through a crack in the ceiling. Ever since his sister had a baby, everyone’s been acting very strangely. The boy begins to wonder why they never say who the father is, about what happened before his own birth, about why they’re shut away.
A few days ago, some fireflies arrived in the basement. His grandma said, There’s no creature more amazing than one that can make its own light. That light makes the boy want to escape, to know the outside world. Problem is, all the doors are locked. And he doesn’t know how to get out
The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen
5 of 5 stars
Great book. Did not see the plot twist!
Amazon Description:
A haunting and hopeful tale of discovering light in even the darkest of places.
For his whole life, the boy has lived underground, in a basement with his parents, grandmother, sister, and brother. Before he was born, his family was disfigured by a fire. His sister wears a white mask to cover her burns.
He spends his hours with his cactus, reading his book on insects, or touching the one ray of sunlight that filters in through a crack in the ceiling. Ever since his sister had a baby, everyone’s been acting very strangely. The boy begins to wonder why they never say who the father is, about what happened before his own birth, about why they’re shut away.
A few days ago, some fireflies arrived in the basement. His grandma said, There’s no creature more amazing than one that can make its own light. That light makes the boy want to escape, to know the outside world. Problem is, all the doors are locked. And he doesn’t know how to get out
76lkernagh
I was about chime in how much I loved The Secret Keeper only to discover that it is The Distant Hours that I have read and thoroughly enjoyed. Glad to see The Secret Keeper was a good read for you!
77deep220
I have been forgetting to update my books so now I have to go back and try to remember what I read.
Book 46
A Deeper Sleep by Dana Stabenow
4 of 5 stars
Book 47
Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart
4 of 5 stars
Can't wait for the next one in the series. Finishing up a couple of read I have been working on then will dive into that.
book 48
Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore
5 of 5 stars
I know I have more I will have to check the bedside. :)
Book 46
A Deeper Sleep by Dana Stabenow
4 of 5 stars
Book 47
Dirty Little Secrets by Liliana Hart
4 of 5 stars
Can't wait for the next one in the series. Finishing up a couple of read I have been working on then will dive into that.
book 48
Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore
5 of 5 stars
I know I have more I will have to check the bedside. :)
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Book 49
Border Storm by Amanda Scott
2.5 of 5 stars
Book 50
Kiss and Tell by Suzanne Brockmann
3 of 5 stars
Book 51
The Embroidered Garden by Lois Vickers
5 of 5 stars
Book 52
Secret Garden Embroidery by Sophie Simpson
5 of 5 stars
Book 53
In the dark of the night by John Saul
4 of 5 stars
book 54
The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen
5 of 5 stars
book 55
DIY Canning: Over 100 Small-Batch Recipes for All Seasons by Rockridge Press
4 of 5 stars
book 56
Open Season by Linda Howard
4 of 5 stars
Border Storm by Amanda Scott
2.5 of 5 stars
Book 50
Kiss and Tell by Suzanne Brockmann
3 of 5 stars
Book 51
The Embroidered Garden by Lois Vickers
5 of 5 stars
Book 52
Secret Garden Embroidery by Sophie Simpson
5 of 5 stars
Book 53
In the dark of the night by John Saul
4 of 5 stars
book 54
The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen
5 of 5 stars
book 55
DIY Canning: Over 100 Small-Batch Recipes for All Seasons by Rockridge Press
4 of 5 stars
book 56
Open Season by Linda Howard
4 of 5 stars
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Book 58
The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Pachett
2.5 starts
Really enjoyed the beginning but it went down hill from there. Really disappointed at the end.
Amazon Description:
How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer’s intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with Jane Hamilton and Sue Miller.
At the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it–and Mike–behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. The Dive from Clausen’s Pier animates this dilemma–and Carrie’s startling response to it–with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction
The Dive from Clausen's Pier by Ann Pachett
2.5 starts
Really enjoyed the beginning but it went down hill from there. Really disappointed at the end.
Amazon Description:
How much do we owe the people we love? Is it a sign of strength or weakness to walk away from someone in need? These questions lie at the heart of Ann Packer’s intimate and emotionally thrilling new novel, which has won its author comparisons with Jane Hamilton and Sue Miller.
At the age of twenty-three Carrie Bell has spent her entire life in Wisconsin, with the same best friend and the same dependable, easygoing, high school sweetheart. Now to her dismay she has begun to find this life suffocating and is considering leaving it–and Mike–behind. But when Mike is paralyzed in a diving accident, leaving seems unforgivable and yet more necessary than ever. The Dive from Clausen’s Pier animates this dilemma–and Carrie’s startling response to it–with the narrative assurance, exacting realism, and moral complexity we expect from the very best fiction
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Book 59
The Amish Canning Cookbook by Georgia Varozza
2 of 5 stars
Really disappointed with the recipes in this book and the layout. It constantly has you referring to other pages during the recipe. I don't know about you but when cooking I don't have time to flip back and forth for instructions.
The Amish Canning Cookbook by Georgia Varozza
2 of 5 stars
Really disappointed with the recipes in this book and the layout. It constantly has you referring to other pages during the recipe. I don't know about you but when cooking I don't have time to flip back and forth for instructions.
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Book 61
A Paid Companion by Amanda Quick
4 of 5 stars
Great quick read.
Amazon Description:
Elenora Lodge is in quite a fix. Her stepfather lost her farm and all of her possessions in a mining venture, and her fiance dumps her faster than the proverbial hot potato. But Elenora is practical and pragmatic. So when Arthur Lancaster, earl of St. Merryn, offers her a position as a paid companion, she accepts. St. Merryn is in a bit of a fix himself. His favorite uncle has been murdered, and he's sworn vengeance on the killer, a mad alchemist intent on perfecting the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Unfortunately, St. Merryn's fiancee has also dumped him, and his renewed status as one of London's most eligible bachelors is interfering with his quest for justice, hence his paying Elenora to pose as his new fiancee.
Book 62
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
5 of 5 stars
Great read. Already checked out the next two in the series.
Amazon Description:
Viewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in London's East End slums. While delivering babies all over the city, Jenny encounters a colorful cast of women—from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English, to the prostitutes of the city's seedier side.
A Paid Companion by Amanda Quick
4 of 5 stars
Great quick read.
Amazon Description:
Elenora Lodge is in quite a fix. Her stepfather lost her farm and all of her possessions in a mining venture, and her fiance dumps her faster than the proverbial hot potato. But Elenora is practical and pragmatic. So when Arthur Lancaster, earl of St. Merryn, offers her a position as a paid companion, she accepts. St. Merryn is in a bit of a fix himself. His favorite uncle has been murdered, and he's sworn vengeance on the killer, a mad alchemist intent on perfecting the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Unfortunately, St. Merryn's fiancee has also dumped him, and his renewed status as one of London's most eligible bachelors is interfering with his quest for justice, hence his paying Elenora to pose as his new fiancee.
Book 62
Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
5 of 5 stars
Great read. Already checked out the next two in the series.
Amazon Description:
Viewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in London's East End slums. While delivering babies all over the city, Jenny encounters a colorful cast of women—from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English, to the prostitutes of the city's seedier side.
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Book 63
Hart Broken by Annie Arcane
5 of 5 stars
Was up all night reading it..
Amazon:
Mickey Hart doesn't do one-night stands. Until she wakes up in a luxury penthouse. With nothing but a t-shirt. And no idea who it belongs to.
Enter Cale Windermere. Driven. Ambitious. Successful. And so gorgeous he could've walked straight out of a romance novel...
Except I can't walk.
Not that it ever stops me from getting what I want.
And I want her.
Even if she's keeping secrets.
That could tear me to f*cking shreds.
Hart Broken by Annie Arcane
5 of 5 stars
Was up all night reading it..
Amazon:
Mickey Hart doesn't do one-night stands. Until she wakes up in a luxury penthouse. With nothing but a t-shirt. And no idea who it belongs to.
Enter Cale Windermere. Driven. Ambitious. Successful. And so gorgeous he could've walked straight out of a romance novel...
Except I can't walk.
Not that it ever stops me from getting what I want.
And I want her.
Even if she's keeping secrets.
That could tear me to f*cking shreds.
86deep220
Book 66
Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan
4 of 5 stars
Really good starter book. Briefly touches a lot of topics but also includes authors own recommendations. Enjoyable read but also prompted some highlighting for future reference.
Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan
4 of 5 stars
Really good starter book. Briefly touches a lot of topics but also includes authors own recommendations. Enjoyable read but also prompted some highlighting for future reference.
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Book 67
Jacob: The Nightwalkers by Jaquelyn Frank
3.5 of 5 stars
Not bad. Not interested in continuing the series.
Amazon Description:
Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers--the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer. . .
For 700 Years, He Has Resisted Temptation.
But Not Tonight. . .
Jacob knows the excuses his people give when the madness overtakes them and they fall prey to their lust for humans. He's heard every one and still brought the trespassers to justice. Immune to forbidden desires, uncontrollable hungers, or the curse of the moon, his control is total. . .until the moment he sees Isabella on a shadowy New York City street. Saving her life wasn't in his plans. Nor were the overwhelming feelings she arouses in him. But the moment he holds her in his arms and feels the soft explosion of her body against his, everything changes. Their attraction is undeniable, volatile, and completely against the law. Suddenly everything Jacob has ever believed is inflamed by the heat of desire. . .
Bring on the night.
Jacob: The Nightwalkers by Jaquelyn Frank
3.5 of 5 stars
Not bad. Not interested in continuing the series.
Amazon Description:
Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers--the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer. . .
For 700 Years, He Has Resisted Temptation.
But Not Tonight. . .
Jacob knows the excuses his people give when the madness overtakes them and they fall prey to their lust for humans. He's heard every one and still brought the trespassers to justice. Immune to forbidden desires, uncontrollable hungers, or the curse of the moon, his control is total. . .until the moment he sees Isabella on a shadowy New York City street. Saving her life wasn't in his plans. Nor were the overwhelming feelings she arouses in him. But the moment he holds her in his arms and feels the soft explosion of her body against his, everything changes. Their attraction is undeniable, volatile, and completely against the law. Suddenly everything Jacob has ever believed is inflamed by the heat of desire. . .
Bring on the night.
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Book 68
Call the Midwife Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
5 of 5 stars
Series just keeps getting better. Already have checked out the third.
Amazon:
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century.
Orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank lived in the workhouse until Frank got free and returned to rescue his sister. Bubbly Jane's spirit was broken by the cruelty of the workhouse master until she found kindness and romance years later at Nonnatus House. Mr. Collett, a Boer War veteran, lost his family in the two world wars and died in the workhouse.
Though these are stories of unimaginable hardship, what shines through each is the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of people determined to build a future for themselves against the odds. This is an enduring work of literary nonfiction, at once a warmhearted coming-of-age story and a startling look at people's lives in the poorest section of postwar London
Call the Midwife Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
5 of 5 stars
Series just keeps getting better. Already have checked out the third.
Amazon:
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century.
Orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank lived in the workhouse until Frank got free and returned to rescue his sister. Bubbly Jane's spirit was broken by the cruelty of the workhouse master until she found kindness and romance years later at Nonnatus House. Mr. Collett, a Boer War veteran, lost his family in the two world wars and died in the workhouse.
Though these are stories of unimaginable hardship, what shines through each is the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of people determined to build a future for themselves against the odds. This is an enduring work of literary nonfiction, at once a warmhearted coming-of-age story and a startling look at people's lives in the poorest section of postwar London
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Book 69
Green Lake by S.K. Epperson
5 of 5 stars
So this is a re-read for me. I like it as much the second time as the first. Hence the bump up to 5 stars. I felt it was well written and the characters very well developed. I was prompted to re-read it when I was browsing amazon and I notice some very poor reviews. However I found the topic that the reviews were referring too very brief (no spoiler alerts here).
Amazon:
The suicide of Madeleine Heron’s husband leaves her at her sister’s lake house for the summer, until she can ‘sort things out’ for herself and find a new direction, but life in the lake community is anything but conducive to calm; right away a three year old girl goes missing from the dam, Madeleine is nearly assaulted when her truck breaks down, and she discovers her neighbors have an affinity for digging holes and burying things in their yard, usually things they find floating in the lake, like a hand, or an arm… Native American conservation officer Eris Renard appears to be the only sane person around, and without warning Madeleine finds herself falling for him, but he’s an adopted Indian who’s just found his birth mother, a famous artist who hates Madeleine.
Green Lake by S.K. Epperson
5 of 5 stars
So this is a re-read for me. I like it as much the second time as the first. Hence the bump up to 5 stars. I felt it was well written and the characters very well developed. I was prompted to re-read it when I was browsing amazon and I notice some very poor reviews. However I found the topic that the reviews were referring too very brief (no spoiler alerts here).
Amazon:
The suicide of Madeleine Heron’s husband leaves her at her sister’s lake house for the summer, until she can ‘sort things out’ for herself and find a new direction, but life in the lake community is anything but conducive to calm; right away a three year old girl goes missing from the dam, Madeleine is nearly assaulted when her truck breaks down, and she discovers her neighbors have an affinity for digging holes and burying things in their yard, usually things they find floating in the lake, like a hand, or an arm… Native American conservation officer Eris Renard appears to be the only sane person around, and without warning Madeleine finds herself falling for him, but he’s an adopted Indian who’s just found his birth mother, a famous artist who hates Madeleine.
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book 70
Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg
2 of 5 stars
Really weak. I have not read much by Elizabeth Berg but this was really disappointing. Nothing particularly happens. The plot is weak and over dramatic.
Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg
2 of 5 stars
Really weak. I have not read much by Elizabeth Berg but this was really disappointing. Nothing particularly happens. The plot is weak and over dramatic.
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Book 71
Perfect by Judith McNaught
4 of 5 stars
I feel in love with Judith McNaught's historical romances years ago.
Amazon Description:
A rootless foster child, Julie Mathison had blossomed under the love showered upon her by her adoptive family. Now a lovely and vivacious young woman, she was a respected teacher in her small Texas town, and she passionately lived her ideals. Julie was determined to give back all the kindness she'd received; nothing and no one would ever shatter the perfect life she had fashioned.
Zachary Benedict was an actor/director whose Academy Award-winning career had been shattered when he was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. After the tall, ruggedly handsome Zack escaped from a Texas prison, he abducted Julie and forced her to drive him to his Colorado mountain hideout. She was outraged, cautious, and unable to ignore the instincts that whispered of his innocence. He was cynical, wary, and increasingly attracted to her. Passion was about to capture them both in its fierce embrace...but the journey to trust, true commitment, and proving Zack's innocence was just beginning....
Perfect by Judith McNaught
4 of 5 stars
I feel in love with Judith McNaught's historical romances years ago.
Amazon Description:
A rootless foster child, Julie Mathison had blossomed under the love showered upon her by her adoptive family. Now a lovely and vivacious young woman, she was a respected teacher in her small Texas town, and she passionately lived her ideals. Julie was determined to give back all the kindness she'd received; nothing and no one would ever shatter the perfect life she had fashioned.
Zachary Benedict was an actor/director whose Academy Award-winning career had been shattered when he was wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. After the tall, ruggedly handsome Zack escaped from a Texas prison, he abducted Julie and forced her to drive him to his Colorado mountain hideout. She was outraged, cautious, and unable to ignore the instincts that whispered of his innocence. He was cynical, wary, and increasingly attracted to her. Passion was about to capture them both in its fierce embrace...but the journey to trust, true commitment, and proving Zack's innocence was just beginning....
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Book 72
Brides for Brothers by Debbie Macomber
4 of 5 stars
So I love most books that take place in Alaska.
Amazon Description:
The three O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are campaigning to bring women to the town of Hard Luck, Alaska. Sawyer O'Halloran, the middle brother, isn't entirely in favor of this scheme. But he considers himself immune to any woman--even the lovely Abbey Sutherland. She's arriving in Alaska within days. However, there's a complication...or two. She hasn't told them she's arriving with kids!
Book 73
Depravity by M.J. Haag
4 of 5 stars
A retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story with out getting too hot and heavy on the romance side. Enjoyable read but probably not a re-read.
Amazon Description:
Benella is concerned with two things--avoiding the two village boys who torment her and scrounging for food to help feed her family. Unfortunately, the best wild fruit and vegetables are near the walls of the estate, a dark misty place inhabited by an unforgiving beast.
When her tormentors lock her behind the massive gates, Benella knows her fate is sealed. Yet, the fate isn’t one she expects. Her encounter with the beast starts a bizarre cycle of bargaining for her freedom, a freedom the beast seems determined to see her lose.
A classic fairy tale with a seductively dark new twist, the Beauty and the Beast saga begins with Depravity.
Book 74
Deceit by M.J Haag
Part Two in the Beauty and the Beast Saga.
Amazon Desciption:
Safely hidden within the estate’s enchanted walls, Benella no longer has time to fear her tormentors. She’s too preoccupied attempting to determine what makes the beast so beastly. It might be the taxing visits from the aged enchantress who cursed him or his growing vexation at not being allowed to touch Benella.
In order to gain her freedom, she must find a way to break the curse, but first, she must help him become a better man while protecting her heart.
Book 75
Devastation by M.J. Haag
Amazon Desciption:
The Beauty and the Beast saga ends with Devastation...
Abused and rejected, Benella strives to regain a purpose for her life, and finds herself returning to the last place she ever wanted to see. She must learn when it is right to forgive and when it is time to move on.
Brides for Brothers by Debbie Macomber
4 of 5 stars
So I love most books that take place in Alaska.
Amazon Description:
The three O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are campaigning to bring women to the town of Hard Luck, Alaska. Sawyer O'Halloran, the middle brother, isn't entirely in favor of this scheme. But he considers himself immune to any woman--even the lovely Abbey Sutherland. She's arriving in Alaska within days. However, there's a complication...or two. She hasn't told them she's arriving with kids!
Book 73
Depravity by M.J. Haag
4 of 5 stars
A retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story with out getting too hot and heavy on the romance side. Enjoyable read but probably not a re-read.
Amazon Description:
Benella is concerned with two things--avoiding the two village boys who torment her and scrounging for food to help feed her family. Unfortunately, the best wild fruit and vegetables are near the walls of the estate, a dark misty place inhabited by an unforgiving beast.
When her tormentors lock her behind the massive gates, Benella knows her fate is sealed. Yet, the fate isn’t one she expects. Her encounter with the beast starts a bizarre cycle of bargaining for her freedom, a freedom the beast seems determined to see her lose.
A classic fairy tale with a seductively dark new twist, the Beauty and the Beast saga begins with Depravity.
Book 74
Deceit by M.J Haag
Part Two in the Beauty and the Beast Saga.
Amazon Desciption:
Safely hidden within the estate’s enchanted walls, Benella no longer has time to fear her tormentors. She’s too preoccupied attempting to determine what makes the beast so beastly. It might be the taxing visits from the aged enchantress who cursed him or his growing vexation at not being allowed to touch Benella.
In order to gain her freedom, she must find a way to break the curse, but first, she must help him become a better man while protecting her heart.
Book 75
Devastation by M.J. Haag
Amazon Desciption:
The Beauty and the Beast saga ends with Devastation...
Abused and rejected, Benella strives to regain a purpose for her life, and finds herself returning to the last place she ever wanted to see. She must learn when it is right to forgive and when it is time to move on.
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book 76
Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Warning.. this is more of novella which has 6 parts. Together makes one very long book but each individual novella only about 150-200 pages.
Amazon Desciption:
"Classic Southern Ghost Storytelling At Its Finest!"
Step back in time with dream catching historian, Carrie Jo Jardine.
Carrie Jo has a secret--she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets.
Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?
book 77
Moonlight falls on Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Part two
Amazon Description:
The Ghostly Saga of Seven Sisters Continues
Step Into the Moonlight Garden--If You Dare
When a young, wealthy heiress, Calpurnia Cottonwood, disappears from Seven Sisters in 1850, rumors swirl. But no trace of the girl had ever been found”"until now. Historian Carrie Jo Jardine and her handsome employer, Ashland Stuart, find clues to the heiress' whereabouts and even more mysteries are revealed. With Carrie Jo's ability to dream about the past, she watches a sinister plot unfold. Is she unable to prevent tragedy, or can she intercede without ending up lost too? Uncanny encounters with an unhappy presence and a walk in the Moonlight Garden leave Carrie Jo wondering if the past is trying to repeat itself. Can she and Ashland survive threats from the present and the past? Will they be safe when moonlight falls on Seven Sisters?
Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Warning.. this is more of novella which has 6 parts. Together makes one very long book but each individual novella only about 150-200 pages.
Amazon Desciption:
"Classic Southern Ghost Storytelling At Its Finest!"
Step back in time with dream catching historian, Carrie Jo Jardine.
Carrie Jo has a secret--she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets.
Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?
book 77
Moonlight falls on Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Part two
Amazon Description:
The Ghostly Saga of Seven Sisters Continues
Step Into the Moonlight Garden--If You Dare
When a young, wealthy heiress, Calpurnia Cottonwood, disappears from Seven Sisters in 1850, rumors swirl. But no trace of the girl had ever been found”"until now. Historian Carrie Jo Jardine and her handsome employer, Ashland Stuart, find clues to the heiress' whereabouts and even more mysteries are revealed. With Carrie Jo's ability to dream about the past, she watches a sinister plot unfold. Is she unable to prevent tragedy, or can she intercede without ending up lost too? Uncanny encounters with an unhappy presence and a walk in the Moonlight Garden leave Carrie Jo wondering if the past is trying to repeat itself. Can she and Ashland survive threats from the present and the past? Will they be safe when moonlight falls on Seven Sisters?
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book 78
Lass of the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
3.5 of 5 stars
Part 1
Amazon Description:
Scottish Romance book lover? Lass of the Ley Lines will immerse you in a love story that transcends time!
Kate Carson's Lass of the Ley Lines Series is a captivating world - Get Swept Away!
Left orphaned and homeless following a tragic accident, Millie Canvers is desperate to find her place in the world and the family she always wanted. When she is recruited for a rather unusual quest by the patriarch of the MacAllister Clan, Millie readily accepts the offer and travels through time to 1345, Leith, Scotland.
Once she arrives through the ley lines, the meaning behind a string of recurring nightmares comes to light and Millie's real journey beings. Saving the MacAllister clan from ruin is only the beginning of what she must overcome. As Millie's own heart feels the pull of a love that cannot be, Millie must rally the help of allies in order to save the clan from the brewing war.
As her time in the past runs out, will Millie have the strength to end the clan's struggles and reconcile her feelings for a man that only exists in the past?
Lass of the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
3.5 of 5 stars
Part 1
Amazon Description:
Scottish Romance book lover? Lass of the Ley Lines will immerse you in a love story that transcends time!
Kate Carson's Lass of the Ley Lines Series is a captivating world - Get Swept Away!
Left orphaned and homeless following a tragic accident, Millie Canvers is desperate to find her place in the world and the family she always wanted. When she is recruited for a rather unusual quest by the patriarch of the MacAllister Clan, Millie readily accepts the offer and travels through time to 1345, Leith, Scotland.
Once she arrives through the ley lines, the meaning behind a string of recurring nightmares comes to light and Millie's real journey beings. Saving the MacAllister clan from ruin is only the beginning of what she must overcome. As Millie's own heart feels the pull of a love that cannot be, Millie must rally the help of allies in order to save the clan from the brewing war.
As her time in the past runs out, will Millie have the strength to end the clan's struggles and reconcile her feelings for a man that only exists in the past?
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Book 79
Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
4 of 5 stars
This is a re-read for me before continuing the series.
book 80
Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Young Savannah Dubrinsky was a mistress of illusion, a world-famous magician capable of mesmerizing millions. But there was one-Gregori, the Dark One-who held her in terrifying thrall. Whose cold silver eyes and heated sensuality sent shivers of danger, of desire, down her slender spine.
With a dark magic all his own, Gregori-the implacable hunter, the legendary healer, the most powerful of Carpathian males-whispered in Savannah's mind that he was her destiny. That she had been born to save his immortal soul. And now, here in New Orleans, the hour had finally come to claim her. To make her completely his. In a ritual as old as time . . . and as inescapable as eternity.
Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
4 of 5 stars
This is a re-read for me before continuing the series.
book 80
Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
4 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Young Savannah Dubrinsky was a mistress of illusion, a world-famous magician capable of mesmerizing millions. But there was one-Gregori, the Dark One-who held her in terrifying thrall. Whose cold silver eyes and heated sensuality sent shivers of danger, of desire, down her slender spine.
With a dark magic all his own, Gregori-the implacable hunter, the legendary healer, the most powerful of Carpathian males-whispered in Savannah's mind that he was her destiny. That she had been born to save his immortal soul. And now, here in New Orleans, the hour had finally come to claim her. To make her completely his. In a ritual as old as time . . . and as inescapable as eternity.
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Book 81
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Really enjoyed the book. Will be running to the library to get the rest of the series. A little bit of romance and little bit a magic made it perfect for a fall day in the hammock.
Description:
Mark Nolan's happy-go-lucky bachelorhood is interrupted by the death of his sister and his subsequent guardianship of her six-year-old daughter, Holly, who is traumatized into muteness and desperately seeking a maternal figure. Enter Maggie Collins, a toy shop owner who lost her own husband to cancer.
Book 82
Rainshadow Road by Lida Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Book 2 in the series
Description:
Lucy Marinn is stunned and blindsided when her fiance Kevin leaves her. His new lover is Lucy's own sister. Facing the severe disapproval of Lucy's parents, Kevin asks his friend, Sam Nolan to "romance" Lucy and hopefully loosen her up and get her over her anger. Compications ensue when Sam and Lucy begin to fall in love.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Really enjoyed the book. Will be running to the library to get the rest of the series. A little bit of romance and little bit a magic made it perfect for a fall day in the hammock.
Description:
Mark Nolan's happy-go-lucky bachelorhood is interrupted by the death of his sister and his subsequent guardianship of her six-year-old daughter, Holly, who is traumatized into muteness and desperately seeking a maternal figure. Enter Maggie Collins, a toy shop owner who lost her own husband to cancer.
Book 82
Rainshadow Road by Lida Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Book 2 in the series
Description:
Lucy Marinn is stunned and blindsided when her fiance Kevin leaves her. His new lover is Lucy's own sister. Facing the severe disapproval of Lucy's parents, Kevin asks his friend, Sam Nolan to "romance" Lucy and hopefully loosen her up and get her over her anger. Compications ensue when Sam and Lucy begin to fall in love.
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book 83
Inferno by Dan Brown
4 of 5 stars
Description:
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces -- Dante's "Inferno" -- as he battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle.
Book 84
The Stars that fell by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
book 4 of six..
Amazon Description:
"Classic Southern Ghost Storytelling At Its Finest!"
Step back in time with dream catching historian, Carrie Jo Jardine.
Carrie Jo has a secret--she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets.
Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?
Inferno by Dan Brown
4 of 5 stars
Description:
In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces -- Dante's "Inferno" -- as he battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle.
Book 84
The Stars that fell by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
book 4 of six..
Amazon Description:
"Classic Southern Ghost Storytelling At Its Finest!"
Step back in time with dream catching historian, Carrie Jo Jardine.
Carrie Jo has a secret--she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets.
Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?
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Book 85
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Book 3 in the series. Already checked out book 4 in the series from the library. Very cute quick reads with just a dab of magic and romance.
Amazon Description:
They say that opposites attract. But what happens when one of them has been devastated by betrayal and the other is so damaged and jaded that his heart is made of stone? In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Dream Lake, readers well enter the world of Friday Harbor, an enchanting town in the Pacific Northwest where things are not quite as they seem and where true love might just have a ghost of a chance. . . .
Alex Nolan is about as bitter and cynical as they come. One of three Nolan brothers who call Friday Harbor home, he's nothing like Sam or Mark. They actually believe in love; they think the risk of pain is worth the chance of happiness. But Alex battles his demons with the help of a whiskey bottle, and he lives in his own private hell. And then, a ghost shows up. Only Alex can see him. Has Alex finally crossed over the threshold to insanity?
Zoë Hoffman is as gentle and romantic as they come. When she meets the startlingly gorgeous Alex Nolan, all her instincts tell her to run. Even Alex tells her to run. But something in him calls to Zoë, and she forces him to take a look at his life with a clear eye and to open his mind to the possibility that love isn't for the foolish.
The ghost has been existing in the half-light of this world for decades. He doesn't know who he is, or why he is stuck in the Nolans' Victorian house. All he knows is that he loved a girl once. And Alex and Zoë hold the key to unlocking a mystery that keeps him trapped here.
Zoë and Alex are oil and water, fire and ice, sunshine and shadow. But sometimes it takes only a glimmer of light to chase away the dark, and sometimes love can reach beyond time, space, and reason to take hold of hearts that yearn for it. . . .
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Book 3 in the series. Already checked out book 4 in the series from the library. Very cute quick reads with just a dab of magic and romance.
Amazon Description:
They say that opposites attract. But what happens when one of them has been devastated by betrayal and the other is so damaged and jaded that his heart is made of stone? In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Dream Lake, readers well enter the world of Friday Harbor, an enchanting town in the Pacific Northwest where things are not quite as they seem and where true love might just have a ghost of a chance. . . .
Alex Nolan is about as bitter and cynical as they come. One of three Nolan brothers who call Friday Harbor home, he's nothing like Sam or Mark. They actually believe in love; they think the risk of pain is worth the chance of happiness. But Alex battles his demons with the help of a whiskey bottle, and he lives in his own private hell. And then, a ghost shows up. Only Alex can see him. Has Alex finally crossed over the threshold to insanity?
Zoë Hoffman is as gentle and romantic as they come. When she meets the startlingly gorgeous Alex Nolan, all her instincts tell her to run. Even Alex tells her to run. But something in him calls to Zoë, and she forces him to take a look at his life with a clear eye and to open his mind to the possibility that love isn't for the foolish.
The ghost has been existing in the half-light of this world for decades. He doesn't know who he is, or why he is stuck in the Nolans' Victorian house. All he knows is that he loved a girl once. And Alex and Zoë hold the key to unlocking a mystery that keeps him trapped here.
Zoë and Alex are oil and water, fire and ice, sunshine and shadow. But sometimes it takes only a glimmer of light to chase away the dark, and sometimes love can reach beyond time, space, and reason to take hold of hearts that yearn for it. . . .
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Book 86
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Book 4 in the series.
Amazon Description:
ONE WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN CURSED NEVER TO FIND LOVE . . .
ONE MAN WITHOUT A SOUL WHO WANTS HER MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF . . .
THEY MEET IN A SMALL ISLAND TOWN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WHERE MAGIC IS IN THE AIR AND FATE IS A FORCE TOO POWERFUL TO DEFY. . . .
In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Crystal Cove, Justine Hoffman has made a comfortable life for herself on the island of Friday Harbor. She is the proprietor of a successful boutique hotel, and she has the safe, predictable life she has always wanted. Growing up with her flighty, nomadic mother, Marigold, has instilled in her a deep longing for stability. But in spite of everything Justine has achieved, there is still something missing. Love. And after years of waiting and dreaming, she is willing to do whatever it takes to change her destiny.
What Justine soon discovers is that someone cast a spell on her when she was born, with the result that she will never find her soul mate. Determined to change her fate, Justine finds a way to break the enchantment, never dreaming of the dangerous complications that will follow.
And when Justine meets the mysterious Jason Black, she accidentally unleashes a storm of desire and danger that threaten everything she holds dear . . . because Jason has secrets of his own, and he wants more from her
Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
4 of 5 stars
Book 4 in the series.
Amazon Description:
ONE WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN CURSED NEVER TO FIND LOVE . . .
ONE MAN WITHOUT A SOUL WHO WANTS HER MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF . . .
THEY MEET IN A SMALL ISLAND TOWN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WHERE MAGIC IS IN THE AIR AND FATE IS A FORCE TOO POWERFUL TO DEFY. . . .
In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's Crystal Cove, Justine Hoffman has made a comfortable life for herself on the island of Friday Harbor. She is the proprietor of a successful boutique hotel, and she has the safe, predictable life she has always wanted. Growing up with her flighty, nomadic mother, Marigold, has instilled in her a deep longing for stability. But in spite of everything Justine has achieved, there is still something missing. Love. And after years of waiting and dreaming, she is willing to do whatever it takes to change her destiny.
What Justine soon discovers is that someone cast a spell on her when she was born, with the result that she will never find her soul mate. Determined to change her fate, Justine finds a way to break the enchantment, never dreaming of the dangerous complications that will follow.
And when Justine meets the mysterious Jason Black, she accidentally unleashes a storm of desire and danger that threaten everything she holds dear . . . because Jason has secrets of his own, and he wants more from her
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Book 87
The Hiding Place by Karen Harper
3.5 of 5 stars
Nice read. The twist at the end was a little predictable.
Amazon Description:
After spending nine months in a coma, Tara Kinsale awakes to devastating news. Her best friend, Alexis, has been murdered, leaving Tara as guardian to her daughter, Claire. And Tara's husband has divorced her for another woman.
Forced to start over, Tara focuses on reopening her P.I. firm and caring for Claire. But soon her world is shattered again when Nick MacMahon, Claire's uncle, returns from military service in Afghanistan to take guardianship of his niece. The bad dream turns unbearable when Tara learns that something precious was taken from her while she was in a coma.
Working with Nick, a man haunted by his own past, Tara begins to investigate the missing months of her life. Together, they will find that secrets don't stay buried forever...even when they are kept in the darkest of hiding places.
The Hiding Place by Karen Harper
3.5 of 5 stars
Nice read. The twist at the end was a little predictable.
Amazon Description:
After spending nine months in a coma, Tara Kinsale awakes to devastating news. Her best friend, Alexis, has been murdered, leaving Tara as guardian to her daughter, Claire. And Tara's husband has divorced her for another woman.
Forced to start over, Tara focuses on reopening her P.I. firm and caring for Claire. But soon her world is shattered again when Nick MacMahon, Claire's uncle, returns from military service in Afghanistan to take guardianship of his niece. The bad dream turns unbearable when Tara learns that something precious was taken from her while she was in a coma.
Working with Nick, a man haunted by his own past, Tara begins to investigate the missing months of her life. Together, they will find that secrets don't stay buried forever...even when they are kept in the darkest of hiding places.
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Book 88
The Marriage Risk by Debbie Macomber
4 of 5 stars
Cute Alaskian series.
Amazon Description:
Hard Luck, Alaska—a Town that Needs Women!
Location: 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 150 (mostly men)—but growing! Because the O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are heading a campaign to bring women to Hard Luck!
Charles O'Halloran—The oldest brother. Surveyor and not-so-silent partner in Midnight Sons. Like his brothers, he has a distrust of marriage in general—and a distrust of anyone related to Catherine Harmon Fletcher, the woman who did so much to destroy his parents' marriage.
Lanni Caldwell—She's the only woman Charles has ever fallen for, the only one who might convince him to take the marriage risk. They meet when she visits Hard Luck on a family matter. But there's something Lanni hasn't told Charles—and doesn't want to. She's Catherine's granddaughter….
The Marriage Risk by Debbie Macomber
4 of 5 stars
Cute Alaskian series.
Amazon Description:
Hard Luck, Alaska—a Town that Needs Women!
Location: 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 150 (mostly men)—but growing! Because the O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are heading a campaign to bring women to Hard Luck!
Charles O'Halloran—The oldest brother. Surveyor and not-so-silent partner in Midnight Sons. Like his brothers, he has a distrust of marriage in general—and a distrust of anyone related to Catherine Harmon Fletcher, the woman who did so much to destroy his parents' marriage.
Lanni Caldwell—She's the only woman Charles has ever fallen for, the only one who might convince him to take the marriage risk. They meet when she visits Hard Luck on a family matter. But there's something Lanni hasn't told Charles—and doesn't want to. She's Catherine's granddaughter….
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Book 89
The Sun Rises Over Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Final novella in series.
Amazon Description:
The revelation that a significant, active curse rests on the Cottonwood family puts a damper on Carrie Jo’s excitement about her new baby. Worried about protecting the child and Ashland, she does all she can to help Ashland break the curse and keep their family safe from danger. When Hurricane Jasmine bears down on Mobile, everything goes wrong. When her mother shows up unannounced, Carrie Jo isn’t sure what to do. Can they heal and move on? The Sun Rises over Seven Sisters is the last book in the Seven Sisters series.
The Sun Rises Over Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Final novella in series.
Amazon Description:
The revelation that a significant, active curse rests on the Cottonwood family puts a damper on Carrie Jo’s excitement about her new baby. Worried about protecting the child and Ashland, she does all she can to help Ashland break the curse and keep their family safe from danger. When Hurricane Jasmine bears down on Mobile, everything goes wrong. When her mother shows up unannounced, Carrie Jo isn’t sure what to do. Can they heal and move on? The Sun Rises over Seven Sisters is the last book in the Seven Sisters series.
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Book 90
Lost in the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
3 of 5 stars
2nd novella in series.
Amazon Description:
The second installment in Kate Caron's Ley Lines Series is as gripping as the first!
Left reeling from the Clan's departure into battle, Millie Canvers is running out of time to save the only family she's ever known. The fate of the MacKay and MacAllister clan hangs in the balance, and Millie has never felt more like an outsider to this time. But saving her friend Isabel from marrying the brutal Nicol MacKay is only the beginning of her troubles.. Millie isn't prepared for the consequences of her actions that set an unexpected, unstoppable course into motion for Cian. Will Millie gather the strength to fight for her budding relationship when she feels utterly Lost in the Ley Lines?
Book 91
Love in the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
3 of 5 stars
Final novella in series. And the final Novella series that I mistakenly downloaded. So annoying.
Amazon Description:
The dissolution of the pending union between Isabel and Nicol has left Millie to deal with the fallout and its devastating consequences. As her time in the past nears its end, she must decide which battles are worth fighting, and how far her feelings for Cian MacKay will test the boundaries of her new family's trust. Can Millie reverse the fate of the MacAllister Clan and change their fortunes? Will Cian comply with his family's plans? Does Millie's heart belong in her past or present?
Book 92
Chickens in the Road by Suzanne McMinn
4 of 5 stars
So I am a night reader. Can't fall asleep until I have been able to read and relax. This wasn't a book that I should have had for night reading. So couldn't help but laughing at her attempts around the farm and the antics of the goats. Problem- woke up the boyfriend. Twice. He is such a good sport.
Amazon Description:
Suzanne McMinn, a former romance writer and founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com, shares the story of her search to lead a life of ordinary splendor in Chickens in the Road, her inspiring and funny memoir.
Craving a life that would connect her to the earth and her family roots, McMinn packed up her three kids, left her husband and her sterile suburban existence behind, and moved to rural West Virginia. Amid the rough landscape and beauty of this rural mountain country, she pursues a natural lifestyle filled with chickens, goats, sheep—and no pizza delivery.
With her new life comes an unexpected new love—"52," a man as beguiling and enigmatic as his nickname—a turbulent romance that reminds her that peace and fulfillment can be found in the wake of heartbreak. Coping with formidable challenges, including raising a trio of teenagers, milking stubborn cows, being snowed in with no heat, and making her own butter, McMinn realizes that she’s living a forty-something’s coming-of-age story.
As she dares to become self-reliant and embrace her independence, she reminds us that life is a bold adventure—if we’re willing to live it.
Chickens in the Road includes more than 20 recipes, craft projects, and McMinn’s photography, and features a special two-color design.
Lost in the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
3 of 5 stars
2nd novella in series.
Amazon Description:
The second installment in Kate Caron's Ley Lines Series is as gripping as the first!
Left reeling from the Clan's departure into battle, Millie Canvers is running out of time to save the only family she's ever known. The fate of the MacKay and MacAllister clan hangs in the balance, and Millie has never felt more like an outsider to this time. But saving her friend Isabel from marrying the brutal Nicol MacKay is only the beginning of her troubles.. Millie isn't prepared for the consequences of her actions that set an unexpected, unstoppable course into motion for Cian. Will Millie gather the strength to fight for her budding relationship when she feels utterly Lost in the Ley Lines?
Book 91
Love in the Ley Lines by Kate Carson
3 of 5 stars
Final novella in series. And the final Novella series that I mistakenly downloaded. So annoying.
Amazon Description:
The dissolution of the pending union between Isabel and Nicol has left Millie to deal with the fallout and its devastating consequences. As her time in the past nears its end, she must decide which battles are worth fighting, and how far her feelings for Cian MacKay will test the boundaries of her new family's trust. Can Millie reverse the fate of the MacAllister Clan and change their fortunes? Will Cian comply with his family's plans? Does Millie's heart belong in her past or present?
Book 92
Chickens in the Road by Suzanne McMinn
4 of 5 stars
So I am a night reader. Can't fall asleep until I have been able to read and relax. This wasn't a book that I should have had for night reading. So couldn't help but laughing at her attempts around the farm and the antics of the goats. Problem- woke up the boyfriend. Twice. He is such a good sport.
Amazon Description:
Suzanne McMinn, a former romance writer and founder of the popular blog chickensintheroad.com, shares the story of her search to lead a life of ordinary splendor in Chickens in the Road, her inspiring and funny memoir.
Craving a life that would connect her to the earth and her family roots, McMinn packed up her three kids, left her husband and her sterile suburban existence behind, and moved to rural West Virginia. Amid the rough landscape and beauty of this rural mountain country, she pursues a natural lifestyle filled with chickens, goats, sheep—and no pizza delivery.
With her new life comes an unexpected new love—"52," a man as beguiling and enigmatic as his nickname—a turbulent romance that reminds her that peace and fulfillment can be found in the wake of heartbreak. Coping with formidable challenges, including raising a trio of teenagers, milking stubborn cows, being snowed in with no heat, and making her own butter, McMinn realizes that she’s living a forty-something’s coming-of-age story.
As she dares to become self-reliant and embrace her independence, she reminds us that life is a bold adventure—if we’re willing to live it.
Chickens in the Road includes more than 20 recipes, craft projects, and McMinn’s photography, and features a special two-color design.
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Book 94
Silence by Natasha Preston
3 of 5 stars
So I was really enjoying this book until the end. It upset me so much I had to read the next book in the series just to change the ending.
Amazon description:
For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking, and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world.
Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her, refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer?
When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?
Book 95
Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler
3 of 5 stars
Really not by favorite Clive Cussler and I love Clive Cussler.
Amazon:
It is the greatest advance in American defense technology in decades—an attack submarine capable of incredible underwater speeds. There is only one problem: A key element of the prototype is missing—and the man who developed it is dead.
At the same time, ships have started vanishing mid-ocean, and when a few reappear, bodies are found aboard burned to a crisp.Could these mysterious events be connected to an Italian submarine that itself disappeared in 1943?
It is up to NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his team, aided by a beautiful NCIS agent and by Pitt’s children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, to go on a desperate international chase to find the truth, from Washington to Mexico, Idaho to Panama. What they discover at the end of it is a much, much greater threat than even they imagined.
Silence by Natasha Preston
3 of 5 stars
So I was really enjoying this book until the end. It upset me so much I had to read the next book in the series just to change the ending.
Amazon description:
For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking, and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world.
Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her, refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer?
When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?
Book 95
Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler
3 of 5 stars
Really not by favorite Clive Cussler and I love Clive Cussler.
Amazon:
It is the greatest advance in American defense technology in decades—an attack submarine capable of incredible underwater speeds. There is only one problem: A key element of the prototype is missing—and the man who developed it is dead.
At the same time, ships have started vanishing mid-ocean, and when a few reappear, bodies are found aboard burned to a crisp.Could these mysterious events be connected to an Italian submarine that itself disappeared in 1943?
It is up to NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his team, aided by a beautiful NCIS agent and by Pitt’s children, marine engineer Dirk and oceanographer Summer, to go on a desperate international chase to find the truth, from Washington to Mexico, Idaho to Panama. What they discover at the end of it is a much, much greater threat than even they imagined.
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Book 96
Broken Silence by Natasha Preston
3 of 4 stars
This really should have been one book. The horrible rushed ending in Silence doesn't make any sense. Broken Silence gives the story an actually ending.
Amazon description:
It has been four years since Oakley, her mum, and brother fled to Australia. With the trials looming, she makes the decision to return to England. Oakley is desperate for closure so she can put the past behind her and move on with her life.
How will she cope when she comes face to face with the two people that hurt her the most, and the one person that she hurt the most?
Her love for Cole never faded, but how will he react to her return after so long? Will they be able to put everything behind them in order to have a happy ending?
Book 97
In His Eyes by Peggy Henderson
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Carefree and strong-willed, Katherine Montgomery is the daughter of a successful Montana horse rancher. When a tragic accident claims her father's life, Katherine is left to deal with an overbearing mother whose agenda does not include a young daughter. Fate deals her another devastating blow, leaving her to face an uncertain future far away from everything and everyone she's loved.
Trace Hawley used to push the limits of the law, and no one was going to plan his future for him. The death of the man who always had his back leaves him to finally face responsibility. The promises he made a decade ago have shaped him into the man he is today, and will bring him face to face with the one girl from his past he always tried to avoid.
After a ten year absence, Katherine returns to the ranch she once loved to discover the shocking reason her mother summoned her home. Surprised to find Trace still at the ranch, her childhood infatuation grows into something far stronger as he challenges her to lead the life she once wanted, but seems to have forgotten. When Katherine is forced to make a choice between saving her father's dreams or following her own, Trace might be the only one who holds the key to both
Broken Silence by Natasha Preston
3 of 4 stars
This really should have been one book. The horrible rushed ending in Silence doesn't make any sense. Broken Silence gives the story an actually ending.
Amazon description:
It has been four years since Oakley, her mum, and brother fled to Australia. With the trials looming, she makes the decision to return to England. Oakley is desperate for closure so she can put the past behind her and move on with her life.
How will she cope when she comes face to face with the two people that hurt her the most, and the one person that she hurt the most?
Her love for Cole never faded, but how will he react to her return after so long? Will they be able to put everything behind them in order to have a happy ending?
Book 97
In His Eyes by Peggy Henderson
3 of 5 stars
Amazon Description:
Carefree and strong-willed, Katherine Montgomery is the daughter of a successful Montana horse rancher. When a tragic accident claims her father's life, Katherine is left to deal with an overbearing mother whose agenda does not include a young daughter. Fate deals her another devastating blow, leaving her to face an uncertain future far away from everything and everyone she's loved.
Trace Hawley used to push the limits of the law, and no one was going to plan his future for him. The death of the man who always had his back leaves him to finally face responsibility. The promises he made a decade ago have shaped him into the man he is today, and will bring him face to face with the one girl from his past he always tried to avoid.
After a ten year absence, Katherine returns to the ranch she once loved to discover the shocking reason her mother summoned her home. Surprised to find Trace still at the ranch, her childhood infatuation grows into something far stronger as he challenges her to lead the life she once wanted, but seems to have forgotten. When Katherine is forced to make a choice between saving her father's dreams or following her own, Trace might be the only one who holds the key to both
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book 98
Shadows Stir at Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Couldn't figure out why my numbers didn't match. Left out a couple books in the series.
Amazon Description:
Where is Calpurnia Cottonwood?
Find the Answers in Shadows Stir at Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters, an antebellum restoration in downtown Mobile, has come to life recently...and not in ways historian Carrie Jo Jardine had expected. After battling and surviving a dangerous encounter with a visitor from the past, Carrie Jo and Seven Sisters’ handsome owner Ashland Stuart have one last mystery to uncover. Where is Calpurnia Cottonwood?
Risking it all, Carrie Jo once more puts her dream catching gift to work. She returns to the past, searching for clues, and she’s determined to finally put this family secret to rest
book 99
The stars we walked upon by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Amazon description:
Carrie Jo Stuart’s dream catching has gotten out of control and threatens to wreck her happy home. She decides to tell her husband a secret that changes everything, but Ashland has ghosts of his own. Ashland’s childhood friend Detra Ann Dowd battles a frightening supernatural being but travels across time to receive help from an unexpected ally. Henri Devecheaux’s past catches up to him, and he realizes how much his friends mean to him”"especially one in particular.
Delilah Iverson’s life continues to unfold in CJ’s dreams, and CJ learns the truth about Delilah’s connection to Karah Cottonwood and the scheming Isla Beaumont. Can Delilah escape the danger that awaits her at Seven Sisters?
book 100
Farewell to the east end by Jennifer Worth
5 of 5 stars
Loved!! Loved!!!
Amazon Description:
The last book in the trilogy begun by Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestseller and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End is the last book in Worth's memoir trilogy, which the Times Literary Supplement described as "powerful stories with sweet charm and controlled outrage" in the face of dire circumstances.
Here, at last, is the full story of Chummy's delightful courtship and wedding. We also meet Megan'mave, identical twins who share a browbeaten husband, and return to Sister Monica Joan, who is in top eccentric form. As in Worth's first two books, Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times and Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse, the vividly portrayed denizens of a postwar East End contend with the trials of extreme poverty—unsanitary conditions, hunger, and disease—and find surprising ways to thrive in their tightly knit communit
Shadows Stir at Seven Sisters by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Couldn't figure out why my numbers didn't match. Left out a couple books in the series.
Amazon Description:
Where is Calpurnia Cottonwood?
Find the Answers in Shadows Stir at Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters, an antebellum restoration in downtown Mobile, has come to life recently...and not in ways historian Carrie Jo Jardine had expected. After battling and surviving a dangerous encounter with a visitor from the past, Carrie Jo and Seven Sisters’ handsome owner Ashland Stuart have one last mystery to uncover. Where is Calpurnia Cottonwood?
Risking it all, Carrie Jo once more puts her dream catching gift to work. She returns to the past, searching for clues, and she’s determined to finally put this family secret to rest
book 99
The stars we walked upon by M.L Bullock
4 of 5 stars
Amazon description:
Carrie Jo Stuart’s dream catching has gotten out of control and threatens to wreck her happy home. She decides to tell her husband a secret that changes everything, but Ashland has ghosts of his own. Ashland’s childhood friend Detra Ann Dowd battles a frightening supernatural being but travels across time to receive help from an unexpected ally. Henri Devecheaux’s past catches up to him, and he realizes how much his friends mean to him”"especially one in particular.
Delilah Iverson’s life continues to unfold in CJ’s dreams, and CJ learns the truth about Delilah’s connection to Karah Cottonwood and the scheming Isla Beaumont. Can Delilah escape the danger that awaits her at Seven Sisters?
book 100
Farewell to the east end by Jennifer Worth
5 of 5 stars
Loved!! Loved!!!
Amazon Description:
The last book in the trilogy begun by Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestseller and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End is the last book in Worth's memoir trilogy, which the Times Literary Supplement described as "powerful stories with sweet charm and controlled outrage" in the face of dire circumstances.
Here, at last, is the full story of Chummy's delightful courtship and wedding. We also meet Megan'mave, identical twins who share a browbeaten husband, and return to Sister Monica Joan, who is in top eccentric form. As in Worth's first two books, Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times and Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse, the vividly portrayed denizens of a postwar East End contend with the trials of extreme poverty—unsanitary conditions, hunger, and disease—and find surprising ways to thrive in their tightly knit communit
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Book 101
The Chef's Mail Order Bride by Cindy Caldwell
2 of 5 stars
Book 102
Untying the Knot by Linda Gillard
4 of 5 stars
Really enjoyed.
Description:
Marrying a war hero was a big mistake. So was divorcing him.
A wife is meant to stand by her man, especially an army wife. But Fay didn't. She walked away - from Magnus, a traumatised war veteran and from the home he was restoring: Tullibardine Tower, a ruined 16th-century castle on a Perthshire hillside.
Now their daughter Emily is getting married. But she's marrying someone she shouldn't.
And so is Magnus..
Book 103
Live for this by Kathryn Biel
4 of 5 stars
Read in a day. Great little romance.
Description:
Samirah Lundgren is living the party girl life. While she's trying to forget about her past and put off having a meaningful future, her lifestyle catches up with her, leaving her in a wake of personal destruction. Alone and homeless, she encounters Michael Salinger, a man carrying his own baggage in the form of a spinal cord injury, not to mention his former fiancé is marrying his former best friend.
Can a man with a broken body and a woman with a broken soul help each other find the redemption they need to become whole again
The Chef's Mail Order Bride by Cindy Caldwell
2 of 5 stars
Book 102
Untying the Knot by Linda Gillard
4 of 5 stars
Really enjoyed.
Description:
Marrying a war hero was a big mistake. So was divorcing him.
A wife is meant to stand by her man, especially an army wife. But Fay didn't. She walked away - from Magnus, a traumatised war veteran and from the home he was restoring: Tullibardine Tower, a ruined 16th-century castle on a Perthshire hillside.
Now their daughter Emily is getting married. But she's marrying someone she shouldn't.
And so is Magnus..
Book 103
Live for this by Kathryn Biel
4 of 5 stars
Read in a day. Great little romance.
Description:
Samirah Lundgren is living the party girl life. While she's trying to forget about her past and put off having a meaningful future, her lifestyle catches up with her, leaving her in a wake of personal destruction. Alone and homeless, she encounters Michael Salinger, a man carrying his own baggage in the form of a spinal cord injury, not to mention his former fiancé is marrying his former best friend.
Can a man with a broken body and a woman with a broken soul help each other find the redemption they need to become whole again
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Book 104
Red Sky in Mourning by Tami Oldham Ashcaft
4 of 5 stars
Description:
Red Sky in Mourning is the story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft's 41-day journey to safety, which she survived through fortitude and sheer strength of character. Interspersed with flashbacks to her romance with her doomed fiancé Richard, this survival story offers an inspiring reminder that even in our darkest moments we are never truly alone.
Book 105
Native American Crafts and Skills by David Montgomery
3 of 5 stars
Don't think I would really be able to replicate anything that was listed in the book. Really general instructions but all the pictures were great.
Book 106
Knit Love Wear by Amy Herzog
4 of 5 stars
Haven't tried any of the patterns but appreciated the information and worksheet about preparing for making your sweater and recording you stitches for future reference.
Red Sky in Mourning by Tami Oldham Ashcaft
4 of 5 stars
Description:
Red Sky in Mourning is the story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft's 41-day journey to safety, which she survived through fortitude and sheer strength of character. Interspersed with flashbacks to her romance with her doomed fiancé Richard, this survival story offers an inspiring reminder that even in our darkest moments we are never truly alone.
Book 105
Native American Crafts and Skills by David Montgomery
3 of 5 stars
Don't think I would really be able to replicate anything that was listed in the book. Really general instructions but all the pictures were great.
Book 106
Knit Love Wear by Amy Herzog
4 of 5 stars
Haven't tried any of the patterns but appreciated the information and worksheet about preparing for making your sweater and recording you stitches for future reference.
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Book 107
Never Let Me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
5 of 5 stars
Great book
Amazon Description:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day comes a devastating new novel of innocence, knowledge, and loss. As children Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were.
Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special–and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together. Suspenseful, moving, beautifully atmospheric, Never Let Me Go is another classic by the author of The Remains of the Day.
Book 108
The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig
5 of 5 stars
I have read Lauren Willig entire Secret of the Pink Carnation Series and loved it. When I saw a new book by this author I had high hopes. And what a great little period romance.
Amazon Description
Raised in a poor yet genteel household, Rachel Woodley is working in France as a governess when she receives news that her mother has died, suddenly. Grief-stricken, she returns to the small town in England where she was raised to clear out the cottage...and finds a cutting from a London society magazine, with a photograph of her supposedly deceased father dated all of three month before. He's an earl, respected and influential, and he is standing with another daughter-his legitimate daughter. Which makes Rachel...not legitimate. Everything she thought she knew about herself and her past-even her very name-is a lie.
Still reeling from the death of her mother, and furious at this betrayal, Rachel sets herself up in London under a new identity. There she insinuates herself into the party-going crowd of Bright Young Things, with a steely determination to unveil her father's perfidy and bring his-and her half-sister's-charmed world crashing down. Very soon, however, Rachel faces two unexpected snags: she finds she genuinely likes her half-sister, Olivia, whose situation isn't as simple it appears; and she might just be falling for her sister's fiancé...
Book 109
Sew Happy by Karin Ziegler
4 of 5 stars
Making some holiday gifts this year! Going great so far and so cute!
Amazon Description:
Sew Happy features 25 exclusive, simple sewing projects from German fashionista Karin Ziegler to give your wardrobe a makeover, whether you want to create a new piece or customize and revitalize your favorite skirt or sweater. Visual step-by-step instructions make each project achievable, from simple hairband accessories to shirts with appliqués and pockets. Get started with the patterns included in the back of the book for the projects that require them.
Ziegler's expert tips will teach you everything from basic techniques to how to shop for tools, fabrics, and patterns, and her use of colors, playful designs, and decorative detail will inspire your own individual style in no time
Book 110
Curls 2 by Hunter Hammersen
Love the designs and the concept of knit at any gauge. However I am also skeptic. So I have started on this week and we will see how it goes
Amazon Description:
Do you love shawls but find them hard to wear? Struggle to get gauge? Have a stash full of special, single skeins? Then Curls are just what you've been looking for!
Each of these 14 new patterns creates a delightfully curved shape that drapes beautifully around your neck and shoulders. They're easy to wear in lots of different ways, work at any gauge and can be knit to any size. Let your favorite skein of yarn determine your gauge and the size of your project. Make a cowl, a scarf or a shawl. You're in charge and you're going to love the results.
One small note, the structure of these pieces lends itself much better to charted instructions than to written out instructions. So please be aware that all the patterns use charts. If you're new to charts, never fear. There is a lovely introduction to using charts at the front of the book. Read through it, and you'll be ready to go in no time!
Book 111
Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
2 of 3 stars
I was in the mood for a fairy tale. This is was so so.
Never Let Me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
5 of 5 stars
Great book
Amazon Description:
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day comes a devastating new novel of innocence, knowledge, and loss. As children Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were.
Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special–and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together. Suspenseful, moving, beautifully atmospheric, Never Let Me Go is another classic by the author of The Remains of the Day.
Book 108
The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig
5 of 5 stars
I have read Lauren Willig entire Secret of the Pink Carnation Series and loved it. When I saw a new book by this author I had high hopes. And what a great little period romance.
Amazon Description
Raised in a poor yet genteel household, Rachel Woodley is working in France as a governess when she receives news that her mother has died, suddenly. Grief-stricken, she returns to the small town in England where she was raised to clear out the cottage...and finds a cutting from a London society magazine, with a photograph of her supposedly deceased father dated all of three month before. He's an earl, respected and influential, and he is standing with another daughter-his legitimate daughter. Which makes Rachel...not legitimate. Everything she thought she knew about herself and her past-even her very name-is a lie.
Still reeling from the death of her mother, and furious at this betrayal, Rachel sets herself up in London under a new identity. There she insinuates herself into the party-going crowd of Bright Young Things, with a steely determination to unveil her father's perfidy and bring his-and her half-sister's-charmed world crashing down. Very soon, however, Rachel faces two unexpected snags: she finds she genuinely likes her half-sister, Olivia, whose situation isn't as simple it appears; and she might just be falling for her sister's fiancé...
Book 109
Sew Happy by Karin Ziegler
4 of 5 stars
Making some holiday gifts this year! Going great so far and so cute!
Amazon Description:
Sew Happy features 25 exclusive, simple sewing projects from German fashionista Karin Ziegler to give your wardrobe a makeover, whether you want to create a new piece or customize and revitalize your favorite skirt or sweater. Visual step-by-step instructions make each project achievable, from simple hairband accessories to shirts with appliqués and pockets. Get started with the patterns included in the back of the book for the projects that require them.
Ziegler's expert tips will teach you everything from basic techniques to how to shop for tools, fabrics, and patterns, and her use of colors, playful designs, and decorative detail will inspire your own individual style in no time
Book 110
Curls 2 by Hunter Hammersen
Love the designs and the concept of knit at any gauge. However I am also skeptic. So I have started on this week and we will see how it goes
Amazon Description:
Do you love shawls but find them hard to wear? Struggle to get gauge? Have a stash full of special, single skeins? Then Curls are just what you've been looking for!
Each of these 14 new patterns creates a delightfully curved shape that drapes beautifully around your neck and shoulders. They're easy to wear in lots of different ways, work at any gauge and can be knit to any size. Let your favorite skein of yarn determine your gauge and the size of your project. Make a cowl, a scarf or a shawl. You're in charge and you're going to love the results.
One small note, the structure of these pieces lends itself much better to charted instructions than to written out instructions. So please be aware that all the patterns use charts. If you're new to charts, never fear. There is a lovely introduction to using charts at the front of the book. Read through it, and you'll be ready to go in no time!
Book 111
Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall
2 of 3 stars
I was in the mood for a fairy tale. This is was so so.
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Book 112
Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert Atkins
4 of 5 stars
The writting of the book it for children. If you can get over the simplicity of the writing style and the constant repeating the diet it self worked wonderfully. Lost 4 lbs in my first week. Felt great no longer was craving sugar and carbs then developed gout... LOL so atkins with no red meat, shell fish or turkey... I don't think the chicken and fish diet will last long.
C'est la vie!
Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert Atkins
4 of 5 stars
The writting of the book it for children. If you can get over the simplicity of the writing style and the constant repeating the diet it self worked wonderfully. Lost 4 lbs in my first week. Felt great no longer was craving sugar and carbs then developed gout... LOL so atkins with no red meat, shell fish or turkey... I don't think the chicken and fish diet will last long.
C'est la vie!
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Book 113
House of Dreams by Brenda Joyce
4 of 5 stars
I read this many years ago. Couldn't actually remember it. Great re-read.
Amazon Description:
New York Times bestselling author Brenda Joyce weaves a spellbinding tale of love and danger that will linger long after the last page is turned. In House of Dreams, two aristocratic families, one English, one Spanish, have been tragically destined to come together time and again over centuries. Cassandra de Warenne spends her days in a quiet English manor, looking after her young niece while her sister Tracey lives the glamorous life of a jet-setter. When Cass meets Tracey's newest conquest, Antonio de la Barca, she isn't prepared for the intense and immediate attraction-an attraction that heralds something deeper, more powerful, and more dangerous than Cass could ever imagine. For the de Warennes and the de la Barcas have a tangled history of horrendous heartbreak, bitter rivalry, and bloodshed that began 450 years ago, with one woman, Isabel, forsaken and betrayed by her family, her lover and her friends. Today, Isabel has summoned the two families together one final time-this time to complete a quest for vengeance from beyond the grave.
House of Dreams by Brenda Joyce
4 of 5 stars
I read this many years ago. Couldn't actually remember it. Great re-read.
Amazon Description:
New York Times bestselling author Brenda Joyce weaves a spellbinding tale of love and danger that will linger long after the last page is turned. In House of Dreams, two aristocratic families, one English, one Spanish, have been tragically destined to come together time and again over centuries. Cassandra de Warenne spends her days in a quiet English manor, looking after her young niece while her sister Tracey lives the glamorous life of a jet-setter. When Cass meets Tracey's newest conquest, Antonio de la Barca, she isn't prepared for the intense and immediate attraction-an attraction that heralds something deeper, more powerful, and more dangerous than Cass could ever imagine. For the de Warennes and the de la Barcas have a tangled history of horrendous heartbreak, bitter rivalry, and bloodshed that began 450 years ago, with one woman, Isabel, forsaken and betrayed by her family, her lover and her friends. Today, Isabel has summoned the two families together one final time-this time to complete a quest for vengeance from beyond the grave.
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Book 114
Orphan train by Christina Baker Kline
5 of 5 stars
Wow. Couldn't put it down.
Description:
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck or chance. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude?
As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past.
Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past.
Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship
Orphan train by Christina Baker Kline
5 of 5 stars
Wow. Couldn't put it down.
Description:
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck or chance. Would they be adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and adolescence of hard labor and servitude?
As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past.
Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she discovers that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they appear. A Penobscot Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions about the past.
Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and unexpected friendship
