It's Monday! What Are You Reading? - May 20

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.   

Welcome back to Monday! Hope you all had a wonderful week. We had lots of good news around here. The Lil' Diva is getting married! She released her Save the Date postcards last week, and we are going dress shopping on Thursday. So hard to believe this little girl is old enough to get married. 

The Lil' Princess learned this week that she made the Spring 2024 Dean's List at UNCW. She worked so hard and ended up with all A's! 

It was also a week of snuggling with and snapping photos of our zoo.

Boots

Giggles

Travis

Dwight

An unhappy Theo

We dog sat Tyno this weekend

Sunday evening walk

In my reading world, I reviewed this one at The Children's and Teen's Book Connection. Funniest book ever! Read my review here.

My review of this one appeared on May 16th. You can read it here. 

You can read my review of this book here. 

I started this one for a May 31st review. 

I also need to read these three. 

I didn't finish this one in time for book club, but I will read the last few chapters this week. 

These will come on vacation with me in July. 

Upcoming virtual book tours:

• I Will Ruin You: The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trial by Emilio Corsetti III - May 31 (Review)
• Royally Arranged by Amber Malloy - June 4 (First Chapter Review)
• Rock, Crush, and Roll by Hunter Snow - June 12 (First Chapter Review)
• Is Truth Stranger Than Fiction? You Decide... by JB Miller - July 3 (Review)
• The Righteous Arrows by Brian J. Morra - July (Review)

Shared a Christmas in the News post at the Christmas Year Round blog. You can check that out here.

Feels weird not sharing a Mailbox Monday post, but alas that meme has run its course. Maybe it will return one day. 

That's it from me. Looking forward to visiting your blogs today. 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Oct 3

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.   

 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.  

Welcome to the first Monday of October! Hope you had a great week. Mine was very productive. I tackled a work project that has been on my to-do list for probably a year. It was low priority, so that's why I put it off, but it needed to get done. I also finished the editing project I was working on for a while. 

On Thursday, we had a family friendly work event at a local farm, which my husband attended with me. Then this weekend, I planted pansies and garlic. Then I switched over my wardrobe from spring/summer to fall/winter. That made the cats and dog curious enough to peek in.

I was laughing because his hair really isn't this white.

McCray's Farm

McCray's Farm

Dwight in a box

Theo plotting to disturb Travis

Travis in a box

As far as reading goes, I am almost done with this seasonal short story collection. If you want to read an excerpt, you can find it here.

A First Chapter Review of this middle grade fantasy novel appeared at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection. 

I posted a First Chapter Review of this young adult Christian futuristic novel yesterday. It was a book I grabbed as a Kindle freebie in 2012. You can read my thoughts here. 

My review of this Christian leadership book was posted on September 28. You can read it here.

I started this Christian mentorship guidebook to prepare for my review on October 28. 

I read the first chapter of this young adult novel on I will review on October 19 at The Children's and Teens' Book Connection. 

I also started this historical novel, which I will review on October 20. 

I have these tours coming up in November, because good books always call my name.

Still hoping to read these soon.  

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

Last week, the mail carrier delivered the historical novel I was waiting on. Look for my review on October 20.

Philadelphia, June 1780. George Washington's two least likely spies return, masquerading as husband and wife as they search for traitors in Philadelphia.

Months have passed since young widow Becca Parcell and former printer Daniel Alloway foiled a plot that threatened the new nation. But independence is still a distant dream, and General Washington can't afford more unrest, not with food prices rising daily and the value of money falling just as fast.

At the General's request, Becca and Daniel travel to Philadelphia to track down traitors who are flooding the city with counterfeit money. Searching for clues, Becca befriends the wealthiest women in town, the members of the Ladies Association of Philadelphia, while Daniel seeks information from the city's printers.

But their straightforward mission quickly grows personal and deadly as a half-remembered woman from Becca's childhood is arrested for murdering one of the suspected counterfeiters.

With time running out-and their faux marriage breaking apart-Becca and Daniel find themselves searching for a hate-driven villain who's ready to kill again.

That's it from me. Hope you enjoy your week. 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday - Aug 2

Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.

 

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.

Welcome to August. This will be a busy month with at least two new listings, a trip to Chicago for leadership training, the girls heading back to North Carolina, and the Lil' Princess starting her final year of high school. 

This last week was a fun one. I had three closings, so I felt I could spend some time at the end of the week indulging in my other passion--writing. I finished two chapters of my middle grade historical, which means it is 80% complete. I have figured out how the rest will go, but I need to write it. Today, I'm meeting with one of my critique partners to hand over these two chapters for feedback. Other than that, I did some cleaning, scheduled some blog posts, and made some good food.

Dwight and Travis looking adorable

The view during showings this weekend

Theo likes to walk in the woods (very buggy lately)

Chicken pot pie

Chicken and rice soup

As far as reading and reviewing goes, I am desperately working to stay ahead of the game. I finished this fabulous memoir-in-verse on Sunday. Look for my review at this blog on August 18.

These are next on the list. 

If I am wise, after that I will concentrate on my large TBR pile. 

Mailbox Monday is a meme started by Marcia of To Be Continued. Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. It now has a permanent home at the Mailbox Monday blog.

Nothing in my physical mailbox this week, but I did order this book. I will be editing the second book in the series, so I want to read this one to remain as consistent as possible. 

Brave Eagle grows to manhood amid the constant changes and turmoil on the Plains. Now, in a world full of choices, Brave Eagle must make many decisions, some for his survival. This period is a time of exploration, discovery, and settlement in the West; intervention and treaties with the U. S. Government; leadership issues between the peace chief Black Kettle and the war leader Roman Nose, the Dog Soldiers, the Sand Creek Massacre, the Massacre at Washita. Is Brave Eagle to be a man of war or a man of peace? Is he to be a fierce frightening warrior or a wise peacemaker? Can he learn to adapt to the white man's world, or would he be able to hold on to the rich traditions of the grandfathers? In the middle 1800's, the white man's world collides with the world of the Native Americans. How would this affect the people of the Plains? Where will this life journey take Brave Eagle?

Doesn't this book sound amazing? I've read about this time period before, so I feel that will help me understand the characters. 

That's it for me. Hope you have a great week.