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March 31, 2024
March 2024 Books #AmReading
March ending means we have passed a quarter of the year. I am not quite sure where the time is flying… I guess the big question is, what did I read, and did I continue to get words down? I started the month with 5 NetGalley ARCs and around another 30K to write on book […]
March 11, 2024
Book & A Brew with Ritu and Jenni Keer @JenniKeer At The Stroke Of Midnight #BookReview #BookAndABrew @BoldwoodBooks
Today, I am extremely excited to have a fantastic author, and relatively new writer friend ofmine, Jenni Keer, over to talk about her latest release, At the Stroke of Midnight. Hello, and welcome to But I Smile Anyway, Jenni! Let’s get you set with a drink first.I have the usual assortment of hot drinks available, […]
February 29, 2024
February 2024 Books #AmReading
Can you believe February has come to a close? And one with an extra day thrown in for reading, since it was a Leap Year! I guess the big question is, what did I read, and did I continue to get words down? I started the month with 6 NetGalley ARCs and around another 50K […]
January 31, 2024
January 2024 Books #AmReading
The first month of the year has flown by, hasn’t it? I cannot believe we are in 2024, now! I started the year with a few ARC requests that I was waiting on, one sitting waiting to be read, and one I hadn’t quite finished last year… I end the month with a few more. […]
January 29, 2024
The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz @deankoontz #BlogTour #BookReview @fmcmassociates
Today, I am on the blog tour for Dean Koonts’z new release, The Bad Weather Friend. The Blurb Benny is nice – too nice – so much so that they feel compelled to destroy him. But he has a friend who is going to scare the hell out of them … Benny Catspaw’s perpetually sunny disposition […]
January 22, 2024
Book & A Brew with Ritu and Nina Kaye @NinaKayeAuthor Stand Up Guy #BookReview #BookAndABrew #BlogTour
Today, I am so happy to have a lovely writer friend, Nina Kaye, visit my blog to talk about writing and her newest release, Stand Up Guy! Hello, and welcome to But I Smile Anyway, Nina! Let’s get you set with a drink, first. Tea,coffee, hot chocolate, or maybe a masala chai? Hot chocolate, please. […]
January 17, 2024
Book and a Brew with Ritu – Sing With Me by Bettina Hunt @BeautySwot #NewRelease #BookReview #Book&ABrew
Busy week with my Book & A Brew posts! Today, I am thrilled to welcome back a special friend and romance author, Bettina Hunt, to my blog for a cuppa and a bit of a chat about all things writerly, especially her latest release, Sing For Me. Hello, and welcome to But I Smile Anyway, […]
January 15, 2024
Book & A Brew with Ritu and Jeevani Charika @jeevanicharika @RhodaBaxter Knowing Me, Knowing You#BookReview #BookAndABrew #BlogTour
How exciting to have another Desi author to chew the fat with! Today, the lovely Jeevani Charka joins me for a Book and a Brew. Hello, and welcome to But I Smile Anyway, Jeevani! Let’s get you set with a drink first. Tea,coffee, hot chocolate, or maybe a masala chai? Tea, please! Milk, no sugar. […]
December 31, 2023
Word Of The Year – 2024 edition! #WOTY Balance
Another new year has arrived. Hello, 2024. And wishing you all a Happy New Year, too! I’ll keep it a teeny bit subdued, as when I get excited about something at the start, things have a tendency to nosedive… It’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? We end with awful atrocities still happening in Ukraine, […]
December 2023 Books #AmReading
2023… I read many, many books, which were wonderful, but I am glad to see the end of you, as a year. It’s not been my best… Goodreads I completed 157 books this year, and that isn’t counting some I proof read or read as an alpha reader! When they send me my update, I’ll be […]
