Monday Bookish Linkups & #Frightfall Readathon

Time to get your scary story jammies on, readers!  The #FrightFall Read-a-thon for October 2018 is on!  Click the banner above to go to the sign-up page and Seasons of Reading.

The only "rule" I could see was that you should read at least one scary book (thriller, mystery, Gothic, etc.)!

There are all sorts of fun things planned, so be sure to check out on the host blog!

Possible reads for me include:
No Way Out and Other Scary Short Stories by MJ Ware
The Happy Hollisters and the Scarecrow Mystery by Jerry West
The Scarecrow: Solom #1 by Scott Nicholson
The Mountain King: Resurrected Horrors #1 by George Ernsberger

....and there are, oh, about 21 more books on my Kindle list that have 'horror' in the title.  That's "horror-ble" (cue the groans).

Anyhow, if you love fall, Halloween, etc, I hope you'll join the folks at Seasons of Reading (and me)! Happy Hauntings, y'all!

Also sharing with:

     

   

Thanks to Stephanie of Tynga's Reviews, Kathryn at Book Date, Ramona at Create With Joy
and Janice at Mostly Blogging for hosting these respective link-ups!  
(Click on the buttons to go to the respective blogs.)

Monday Booking Things

     

   

Thanks to Stephanie of Tynga's Reviews, Kathryn at Book Date, Ramona at Create With Joy and Janice at Mostly Blogging for hosting these respective link-ups!  (Click on the buttons to go to the respective blogs.)

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STACKING THE SHELVES

     

It was a slow book week, but that's ok.  I've been clear-cutting my gmail, as they stopped me from sending or receiving emails due to being over the storage limit!  So I missed all those "book deal" emails I usually get. ;p

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IT'S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?

   

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INSPIRE ME MONDAYS

Monday Bookish Things

     

   

Thanks to Stephanie of Tynga's Reviews, Kathryn at Book Date, Ramona at Create With Joy and Janice at Mostly Blogging for hosting these respective link-ups!  (Click on the buttons to go to the respective blogs.)

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STACKING THE SHELVES

Here's some of the books that found their way to me (yeah, I know! *lol*) this week (covers link to GoodReads):

   

    

   

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IT'S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Synopsis

When a baby goes mising, a Texas marshal and a woman from his past discover there's a whole lot more behind this kidnapping... 

Holden Ryland certainly didn't become a marshal just to end up busting his ex, Nicky Hart, for taking files from Conceptions Fertility Clinic. But only Nicky knows just what was really stolen: a newborn being held for ransom. A newborn who is kin to both her and Holden. The missing boy is only the start of a mystery that snakes through Texas, winding its way through their families. Bad blood may linger between them, but Holden can protect his nephew back at the Silver Creek Ranch. If they can lay their past to rest to rescue this child, is it possible for them to have a future together?

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Wow.  Stealing someone's frozen embryo (where the mom is now deceased), birthing a baby by surrogate, and then kidnapping it for ransom from the grandfather...now that's cold!  (Pun not intended, but, you know...)  That got me 'riled up' from the get go.  I just started reading this book a little while ago, so I'm still not into it very far, but far enough that the spit's just hitting the fan at the place where the baddies were holed up with the baby.

And there's just something that melts your heart about a law man who's good with babies, right? ;)

Y'all are welcome back on Wednesday, March 8th, for my full review!

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A LITTLE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR MONDAY!

(graphic is linked to the Pinterest board where I found it)

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So, what are you doing to make this day YOURS?

I'll start:

I'm going to catch up on reviews for the books I've read so far this year.  Then I'm going to reward myself by getting back to Holden and Nicky and the baby (see the book "Holden" above)!

And I'd like to extend a special invitation for all y'all to connect to me on GoodReads!  (I follow back.)  Hope to see you there and have a great week!

Monday Bookstuff/My 2017 Cruisin' thru the Cozies RC Sign-up

     

   

Thanks to Stephanie of Tynga's Reviews, Kathryn at Book Date, Ramona at Create With Joy and Janice at Mostly Blogging for hosting these respective link-ups!  (Click on the buttons to go to the respective blogs.)

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STACKING THE SHELVES

I hope this week I've done a better job of sticking with the purpose of the link-up better.  I've decided to post one for each day of the last week, book name linked to GoodReads:

Sunday, 1 January - 25 Mysteries to Die For (anthology-various authors)
Monday, 2 January - Highland Fire: Guardians of the Stone #1 by Tanya Anne Crosby
Tuesday, 3 January - Craving: A Willow Creek Vampire by Stephanie Summers
Wednesday, 4 January - A Friend of Silence (Roger & Bess Mystery #1) by M. Lee Prescott
Thursday, 5 January - Zoey's Post It Notes by Jeff & Zoey Steiner
Friday, 6 January - (I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN MY MORNING CUP OF COFFEE)
Saturday, 7 January - Carpe Bead'em by Tonya Kappes

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IT'S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING

dystopian, post-apocalyptic, YA

I'm on page 27 of 188 and anticipate being done by the time Monday rolls around, and will probably be on to this one:

paranormal romance

As always, the covers link to GoodReads.

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THE INSPIRE ME TWINS

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Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge is hosted by Yvonne at the Socrates' Book Reviews blog.  Click on the button to go to the sign-up page.

Level one (Snoop) - Read one book in each of these cozy sub-genres (total of 10 books)

- One from culinary (anything dealing with food:  restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
- One from British cozy mysteries (example:  Belinda Lawrence series)
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice!  (freebie!)

Level two (Investigator) - Read all the books in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 20)
Level three (Super Sleuth) - Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 30 books)
Level four (Sleuth Extraordinaire) - Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 20 cozy books of your choice (total of 40 books)

I think I'll put in for Level two - Investigator.

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QUESTION:

What book have you recommended most in the past?

(My Answer) - I don't know that I've 'formally recommended' any one book in the past, but The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck has been my favorite for years.

Monday Bookish Post - September 12, 2016

     

   

Thanks to Tynga of Tynga's Reviews, Kathryn at Book Date, Ramona at Create With Joy and Janice at Mostly Blogging for hosting these respective link-ups!  (Click on the buttons to go to the respective blogs.)

STACKING THE SHELVES

Last Monday (September 5th), I reviewed Heather Haven's new Alvarez Family Mystery, The CEO Came DOA.  Later that day, I was doing the reader's happy dance as I was able to obtain the first four books in the series:

  

  

This last one came through the OnlineBookClub.Org.  I have to admit that it gets extra points with me just for being set in my home state of Kentucky:

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IT'S MONDAY; WHAT ARE YOU READING?

(I'll be posting a review for this book tomorrow, Tuesday 13 September, 2016, here on the blog.)  My first experience with Alyssa Maxwell's work was with Murder Most Malicious, the first book in the "A Lady and Lady's Maid Mystery" series.  I'm enjoying this new book every bit as much and have put the entire "A Gilded Newport Mystery" series on my TBR.

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And for my friends at the "Inspire Me Mondays" link-ups, I hope this brings a little smile to your face:

Have a great week, y'all!

Monday Bookish Post - May 9, 2016

     

   

Thanks to Marie of Tynga's Reviews, Kathryn at Book Date, Ramona at Create With Joy and Janice at Mostly Blogging for hosting these respective link-ups!  (Click on the buttons to go to the respective blogs.)

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STACKING THE SHELVES

Here are some books I got last week:

  

Death at Breakfast will be reviewed here this Friday (May 13th).

The ESV Family Devotional Bible will be featured here on the blog on Saturday (May 14th).

   

Loving Eleanor will be reviewed here tomorrow, Tuesday, May 10th.

I won  Stars Over Sunset Boulevard in a contest on Silver's Reviews!

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IT'S MONDAY.  WHAT ARE YOU READING?

The Sleuthing Women Anthology, 10 full-length books in one, will be reviewed here on Wednesday, May 11.  I'm about half-way through, so I've got my work cut out for me!

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INSPIRE ME MONDAY TWINS

(I found this graphic here.)

What makes you come alive?

Here's mine.  I want to wish my husband a Happy 19th Anniversary!: