Good morning! Today’s post will link up to Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post, and Book Journey, for What Are You Reading?
**Mailbox Monday is now hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
Good morning, Bloggers! Grab some coffee, and let’s talk about our weeks.
This week has been less about reading and blogging, and more about polishing up my newest WIP, Interior Designs, which I hope to have published within the next couple of months. I’ve been busily excerpting on my Creative Journey blog.…and doing another read-through. It seems that the rereading is never done, but when I do it after a breather, as I have done this time, I am able to read for flow and continuity, rather than for finding the words.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Take a Risk on Tuesday: Intros/Teasers – The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress
Hump Day Sparks: Eagerly Awaiting “Goodnight June”
Thursday Potpourri: Obsessive Book Buying
Creative Friday: Book Beginnings/The Friday 56 – “Return to Tradd Street”
Creative Weekend: Saturday Snapshots
Review: Memento Mori (e-book), by Muriel Sparks
Review: The Wife, the Maid, and the Mistress, by Ariel Lawhon
Review: The Dream You Make (e-book), by Christine Nolfi
INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
No books in the mailbox this week! But I downloaded three e-books to feed Sparky, and bought one from a favorite author at Barnes & Noble.
Bluebonnets for Elly (e-book), by Sandra Nachlinger (Her blog is Writing with a Texas Twang).
The Spectacular Now (e-book), by Tim Tharp
The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook (e-book), by Josie Brown (Freebie)
Wife-in-Law, by Haywood Smith (Purchased at Barnes & Noble)
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COMING UP NEXT: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Return to Tradd Street (e-book), by Karen White (Currently Reading)
Touch & Go (e-book), by Lisa Gardner (From Mt. TBR)
The Lost Years, by Mary Higgins Clark (From Mt. TBR)
Then Again, by Diane Keaton
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Now that two months are almost behind us, I am more determined than ever to seriously cut down on review books and concentrate on my TBR stacks. I can hope, can’t I?
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SERENDIPITY 
I know….I can’t believe it is the end of February already.
Nice post. Wife-in-Law looks so good. 🙂
THANKS for sharing.
Elizabeth
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Thanks for stopping by. Yes, February is a short month, but it went too fast! I have enjoyed every Haywood Smith book I’ve read. Can’t wait to read this one. Hope you have a great weekend, Elizabeth.
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I wonder where the time goes each month. They fly by quicker and quicker it seems. Looking forward to your thoughts on THEN AND AGAIN by Diane Keaton. She seems like such an interesting person. Hope you have a great week.
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Oh, it is hard to believe that it’s still winter…our weather is kind of spring-like here…Knock wood! I enjoy Diane Keaton’s movies, and I’m eager to read the book.
Enjoy your week, Mason, and thanks for stopping by.
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Time really is flying, isn’t it? Good luck with your WIP. I’m trying to get my act together and get back to writing. I, too, cut back on reviews and tours. We’ll see how it goes.
Have a great week!
Here’s my Sunday/Monday post.
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Thanks for stopping by, Yvonne. I haven’t done any blog tours this year, and have really cut down on Author Review requests, but there are some I can’t resist.
Enjoy your week, and now I’m off to do some more on my WIP.
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I haven’t read any of her more recent books, but I love Lisa Gardener. I really need to catch up with her.
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So do I, Jenna…and I also love Lisa Unger. Those Lisas really know how to write! LOL
Thanks for stopping by.
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You can definitely whittle down Mt. TBR. I am whittling down both my personal and my review TBR piles and it feels good. 🙂 Finding a balance can be tricky but it’s definitely doable.
Good luck finishing up your WIP. 🙂
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I agree, Bea, since my toppling stacks once numbered around 166…and now we’re closer to 40 and holding. Read one, bring one in…that’s how it rolls. Thanks for stopping by.
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Nice new books, Laurel-Rain. So exciting for you to be so close to publishing your next book, which by the way, I love the title of!
My weekly recap: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/02/weekly-book-recap-55.html
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Thanks, Catherine….the MC is an interior designer who is trying to redesign her life after her marriage fell apart.
Hope you have a great week!
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The Housewife book made me giggle. Fantastic haul this week. I hope the week is a good one!
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Yes, I am sure it’s going to be great fun. Thanks for visiting, Kimba, and have a great week.
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I got The Spectacular Now for Christmas! But I haven’t had the chance to read it yet, eep. Lovely haul, hope you enjoy all your new books! Have an awesome week (:
Cyn @ Book Munchies
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I saw the movie The Spectacular Now and had to have the book. Hope to love it. Thanks for visiting, Cyn, and enjoy your reading.
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February is really flying by! Yikes. Best of luck with Interior Designs and The Spectacular Now looks good. Like the sound of it.
Liked your snapshots too, love the pics of Prague and nice family shots. Have an awesome week!
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Thanks, Greg….I would love to visit Prague, but that trip will have to wait…until I overcome my fear of flying long distances…LOL. I’m looking forward to my books…and bringing out another of my own creations.
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I loved the movie The Spectacular Now though I hear the book is quite different. I’m eager to hear what you think of it. Enjoy your books and have a great week!
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That does happen, doesn’t it? Orange is the New Black in book form was different than the show. I’m curious about Spectacular Now…hope I love the book. Thanks for visiting, Lucy, and have a great week.
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Interesting haul – some great variety there.
Here are my new additions
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Yes, I love variety, Bob. Thanks for stopping by!
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Nice variety of books. All I did was read last week and thought I was making a dent in my stacks and then took a look. I think I need to spread the stacks out around the house maybe!? LOL
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Ha-ha…whatever works! Mine used to be on the floor in my bedroom, but now they’re in my office atop a bookcase…and seven really chunky ones are on the floor near the computer desk. My stacks are considerably smaller than they were….less than 40.
Thanks for stopping by, Nise, and enjoy your week.
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The Spectacular Now looks like a heart-warming story and a cute movie. I can’t believe Shailene Woodley is in it too. She’s on a roll with leads in Divergent and Fault in Our Stars movies coming up. Let me know if the “Spectacular” book is any good. Cheers. http://www.thecuecard.com/
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I have enjoyed Shailene Woodley’s performances in some movies…and also on a show, now done, called The Secret Life of the American Teenager.
She can play sweet…and bratty.
Thanks for stopping by, Susan, and have a great week.
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I’ve never heard of these. Happy reading!
Here is mine
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Thanks for stopping by, Brooke, and enjoy your reading.
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Denting the TBR does seem like a dream for me these days! I recently culled over 100 books but still find myself accepting new ones for review. Make me stop!!!
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I’m glad that I have less than 40 books on my stacks now (that I’ve purchased, or won). The review books don’t stick around long, as I hurry to finish them. I stopped doing blog tours, because they only added to my stacks…and the deadlines felt too much like work!
Thanks for stopping by, Colleen, and enjoy your reading.(and culling).
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The Josie Brown book looks fun! Enjoy your week. 🙂
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I picked it from a discount e-book mailing…mainly because it sounded so fun, and because I had read and enjoyed another book by the author.
Thanks for visiting, Diana, and have a great week.
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Wife-In-Law looks good, I haven’t read anything by the author. Wishing you will power & good luck with the review books lol, I’m semi-succeeding with it but I also have hundreds and hundreds of books on the TBR stack, a small incentive 😉
Have a great week and happy reading!
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Wow, that is a huge stack! I wish you luck with them…but then again, I know that I love being surrounded by books. Enjoy, Teddyree, and thanks for stopping by. Haywood Smith really captured my interest when she wrote about the Red Hat Club.
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Love the Bluebonnets for Lily cover, hope the book is good.
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So do I, Kathryn…and I am sure I’m going to love it, as I read excerpts from it when the author was blogging about it. Thanks for stopping by.
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I’d love to concentrate on my TBR pile but I keep getting requests from lovely authors who have written books that sound very intriguing and of course I can’t resist. 🙂
I can’t believe that it’s the end of February already either. Time flies when your having fun I suppose. Have a great week!
Sharon
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Thanks, Sharon, and yes, it is difficult to pass on books! Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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Interesting new tittes. Enjoy your new books and your TBRs!
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Thanks, Pat….I hope to do that. I read too late last night, until my eyes felt like sandpaper. Not good…right? Hope you enjoy your new books, too.
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Wife in Law looks good to me. I hope you make a lot of progress on your WIP this week!
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Thanks, Kathy….Rereading can be time-consuming, especially since I’m tempted to change this little bit or that one…and that could go on forever! Glad you could stop by. And I have enjoyed several books by Haywood Smith, so I think I’m in for a treat.
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I hope you are enjoying the new tradd street
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Oh, I am! Thanks for visiting, Serena, and have a great week.
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The Housewife’s Assassin Handbook sounds like a book I would enjoy! I hope you enjoy all of them! Thanks for sharing 🙂 and I hope you have a good week!
My MM
Juli @ Universe in Words
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Thanks, Juli…I am so looking forward to them all, Hope you enjoy your week, too.
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I’m trying to cut down too so I can get to my TBR pile as well. But we’ve heard that said before. 🙂
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Oh, yes….and the beat goes on. LOL Thanks for visiting, Laura, and have a great week.
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The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook looks hilarious. I’m a fan of Lisa Gardner, too. Actually, I helped her promote one of her D.D. Warren novels a couple of years ago, which is how I was introduced to her work.
I’m trying to cut back on review books, too. Hopefully you have more success than me.
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Oh, wow, what fun to be in on the promotion of her book! Hope you enjoy your week, Cheryl, and thanks for visiting.
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Wife in law looks interesting, hope you enjoy
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I am eagerly anticipating it, Brandileigh. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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I try not to wish away time but after the winter we’ve had I’m ready for Spring! Enjoy your new downloads. I enjoyed The Housewife Assassin’s Handbook – fun read.
Good luck with the WIP work!
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Oh, that’s good to know, Mary. I was drawn in to the fun that seems to exude from the cover and blurb. Thanks for stopping by, and for your lovely comments.
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Enjoy your new additions!
My Mailbox Monday
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Thanks, Vera, I plan to do that! Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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The end of February is near and maybe Spring will come early with warmer weather.
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I think it is already feeling like Spring here….mild weather, no sweaters or jackets needed. Of course, that could all change. Thanks for stopping by, Mary Ann.
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All of them sound like ‘must reads’ to me, I kept thinking when reading your post and looking at the covers ‘yes, that one stands out’. ‘and that one’ ‘and that one’ 🙂 I’ve certainly realised that keeping up with the blog and reviewing digs into your reading time, but I also seem to read with more of a purpose, if you know what I mean. Thanks for stopping by.
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Oh, I agree, Peggy. Since I started blogging, I have expanded my reading horizons, choosing books that I would never have imagined before. It’s like a whole new world of reading. Thanks for stopping by.
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I’m curious to hear about the Diane Keaton book. I read The Lost Years a while back. It was ok, pretty much what I expected and a quick read.
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I hope to enjoy both of those books, Leslie. MHC is a mystery writer I enjoy, and Keaton is an actress whose work I have followed. Thanks for visiting.
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The title of “Wife In Law” has me curious. I’ll have to check it out!
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Yes, that grabbed me, too, Vicki. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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Ill be interested to see what you think of Return to Trad Street, the premise sounds good.!
have a great week!
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I loved it, Shelleyrae. The review is at Rainy Days and Mondays. Thanks for stopping by.
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Your post just reminded me how much I liked The House on Tradd Street, so I should try to get this book as well. enjoy Laurel
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Oh, I’m glad, Diane. My first experience with Karen White’s books was this series, and I’m very grateful to have found a new favorite author. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week.
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