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November 8, 2013
Review: Janet Evanovich / Lee Goldberg "The Heist"
Publisher: BantamISBN: 9780345543066
My rating: 4/5
FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world’s most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years, the only name she’s cared about is Nicolas Fox—an international crook she wants...
November 6, 2013
May I introduce: Kimberly Rae "Blue Ridge Setup"
It's an absolute delight to introduce you all to Kimberly Rae today. We share a similar illness and over the last few weeks we've shared some experiences and stories - it's good to talk to someone "who knows". Kimberly's recently released her latest book Blue Ridge Setup - I added it straight to my kindle, because not only did she include Addison's Disease into the story line, but the story's set in North Carolina, a place I'd love to visit one day. Blurb: ...
November 4, 2013
Tuesday Tales - ABRUPT
.•*¨*•♫ It's time for Tuesday Tales •*¨*•♫♪
Oliver is a Baseball player in Melbourne, Tyra is from Perth and has just moved to the Victorian Capital. Their first meeting wasn't as pleasant as Oliver has been used to with females.
So this week's Tuesday Tales prompt is ABRUPT.
Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click the link below to go back to the main Tuesday Tale site for more stories by very...
November 2, 2013
Snippet Sunday 03/11/2013 - Sweet Dreams, Miss England
Welcome to Snippet Sunday ! Thanks for all your kind comments on my previous post. I do appreciate it. My Snippet Sunday today is from "Sweet Dreams, Miss England"
Blurb:
She could still hear Daniel's grandmother saying, 'Sometimes we meet people but not to share the rest of our lives with them, but merely for them to guide us onto a different path'.
Set in London and Dublin we follow the life of Nicky, a young mother of two who is married to Shane, an actor...
Blurb:
She could still hear Daniel's grandmother saying, 'Sometimes we meet people but not to share the rest of our lives with them, but merely for them to guide us onto a different path'.
Set in London and Dublin we follow the life of Nicky, a young mother of two who is married to Shane, an actor...
October 31, 2013
Review: Jill Shalvis "Always on my mind" (Lucky Harbor #8)
Publisher: Grand Central
ISBN: 978-1455521104
My rating: 3/5
There’s nothing like the real thing.
After dropping out of pastry school and messing up her big break on a reality cooking show, Leah Sullivan needs to accomplish something in her life. But when she returns home to Lucky Harbor, she finds herself distracted by her best friend, Jack Harper. In an effort to cheer up Jack’s ailing mother, Dee, Leah tells a little fib – that she and Jack are more than just friends. Soon pretending to be h...
October 30, 2013
This Week's Book Choice: Kathy Bosman "Three Tiers for Win"
Three Tiers For WinbyKathy Bosman Blurb Three Tiers for Win is a story of adventure, romance, and family passion that unfolds with the backdrop of the 2012 London Olympics. Elaine said she would never date an athlete as they’re too driven. That’s until she meets kind, yet intensely focused and ambitious South African Olympic swimmer, Winston Harper. He stands for everything she’d chosen not to go for. Win also has a bad family history which keeps him from opening his heart to...
October 28, 2013
Tuesday Tales - SWEET
.•*¨*•♫ It's time for Tuesday Tales •*¨*•♫♪
Oliver is a Baseball player in Melbourne, Tyra is from Perth and has just moved to the Victorian Capital. Their first meeting wasn't as pleasant as Oliver has been used to with females.
So this week's Tuesday Tales prompt is SWEET.
Enjoy - and feel free to leave a comment. And don't forget to click the link below to go back to the main Tuesday Tale site for more stories by very...
October 27, 2013
New Beginnings has made it into the local Newspaper "The Courier"
NEW BEGINNINGS By Iris Blobel Publisher: Astrea Press R.R.P.: Not available Review: Frank Nolan
How would you feel if you were advised quite unexpectedly that you had inherited a house at 46 Chestnut Avenue, Battery Point, Tasmania? Then, to add to your surprise, you learn that your generous benefactor is some one you have never heard of. In her fourth romantic novel, Ballarat writer Iris Blobel places her heroine Sophie...
October 25, 2013
Review: Jill Shalvis "Out of this World"
Publisher: Kensington-Brava ISBN: 9780758214447
My rating: 3.5/5
Three weeks ago Rachel Bond inherited a bed-and-breakfast. Too bad that it's in a remote part of Alaska, staffed by a house chef who can't cook and a guide who can't read a map. There's something distinctly strange going on...and that's not counting the fact that Rachel just got hit by lightning, and her good friend Kellan is suddenly possessed with animalistic sexiness she's never seen before. Turns out, Rachel's inhe...
October 23, 2013
This Week's Book Choice: Alison F. Prince "In Shadows of Magic"
In Shadows of MagicbyAlison F. Prince. Blurb:In Shadows of Magic is a newly released Young Adult Paranormal novel.
Mandy McKinney lives the charmed life. She is beautiful, athletic, popular, dating the hottest jock in school, and certainly doesn't have any time for her loser twin sister. But Mandy also has a secret. When the truth is unveiled, her world is twisted upside down, and her very life is at stake.
Mandy's twin sister, Brianna, has never had any success in...
Mandy McKinney lives the charmed life. She is beautiful, athletic, popular, dating the hottest jock in school, and certainly doesn't have any time for her loser twin sister. But Mandy also has a secret. When the truth is unveiled, her world is twisted upside down, and her very life is at stake.Mandy's twin sister, Brianna, has never had any success in...
