Exploring My Bookshelves is a weekly meme created by Victoria at Addlepates and Book Nerds and co-hosted with Shannon at For the Love of Words. Visit either blog for the list of topics. I found out about this through Zezee with Books whose blog I really enjoy.
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Take a “shelfie” (a picture of your bookshelf Continue reading “This Chick is Exploring My Bookshelves”
I have eagerly anticipated this installment of the Fever series, as Mac and Barrons are two of my favorite fantasy romance characters. Mac has grown away from the Barbie from the south stereotype who we met in volume one, evolving into a fighter trying to save humanity, and more importantly those she loves. Barrons is still a grunting man-beast Continue reading “This Chick Read: Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning”
From the first page, this story reached out and yelled GOTCHA! I will admit, this is my favorite type of weekend read. A great mystery, a gripping plot, a strong female lead with a hint of vulnerability, and a take charge hero who is great to look at! Karen Robards is a master at developing a roller coaster thrill Continue reading “This Chick Read: Darkness by Karen Robards”
Roan and Kay are orphans. A fire destroys their old life, but they have one chance to enter the School of Faith. They are given one month to pass the entry trials, but as Roan excels and Kay fails, their devotion to each other is put to the test.
They swore they would face everything together, but when the stakes are losing the life they’ve always dreamed of, what will they do to stay together? What won’t they do? Continue reading “This Chick Read: Faith and Moonlight by Mark Gelineau and Joe King”
If this book were a film I would describe this as Film Noir. Is there such a term as Book Noir? I don’t know, but Noir is the best way for me to describe the feeling of how this book was written. The setting is post World Wars, when the government played on the fear of its citizens going on communist witch hunts. Speakeasy’s were commonplace, and jazz music was popular. The story follows a cop, Michael Cassidy, who is as deeply layered Continue reading “This Chick Read : Night Life by David C. Taylor”
I read this book sitting on the couch, occasionally laughing out loud and getting strange looks from my husband, as well as grabbing a Kleenex and sniffling, trying to hide my tears. I didn’t fool anyone, including myself. I was totally into the characters and storyline, and wasn’t going to put this book down until I was done. When I was, I looked up stating, Continue reading “This Chick Read: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin”
This is a fascinating story of a young woman who survives tragedy and reinvents herself at the turn of the 20th century. The setting changes from the Missouri social scene, to living a tough life on one of the San Juan Islands, to Skagway Alaska during the Goldrush of 1898. Eliza Waite, as did many women of her time, had very little control Continue reading “This Chick Read: Eliza Waite by Ashley E. Sweeney”
As I was reading Lost in Her, I was reminded of reading Harlequin and Silhouette romances as a teenager in California. This was a sweet tale with a somewhat naive heroine who meets a man who isn’t ready to commit due to a personal tragedy. Sandra Owens, the author, did a good job of inserting Continue reading “This Chick Read: Lost in Her by Sandra Owens”
While reviewing the note about the author on Amazon, I knew that what I would be reading would be an unusual take on a murder mystery. The author, L. J. Charles, is a past yoga instructor, who, when deciding to write full time was driven to the paranormal genre because she wanted to include her life experiences with energy into her stories. This might raise question marks Continue reading “This Chick Read: A Touch of Ice (Book 1 ): The Everly Gray Adventures by L. J. Charles”
I had just finished the mystery, Missing Pieces by Heather Gudenkauf, and was ready for a little lighthearted romance. Come on Closer was my first novel by Kendra Leigh Castle, so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the cover was very reminiscent of a Jill Shalvis cover, so I thought there were good odds I’d like it. I’m a sucker for sweet romances Continue reading “This Chick Read: Come on Closer by Kendra Leigh Castle”
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