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.
My blogging picked up this past week…and I also spent some time on my website, getting ready to incorporate my newest book into it. My thoughts have also turned toward Bloggiesta, which is happening next weekend!
Our weather here has turned spring-like, and I spent some time on the patio.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Creatively Musing: Books I Can’t Wait to Get My Hands On!
Serendipitous Tuesdays: Intros/Teasers – “Elizabeth is Missing”
From the Interior: An Eagerly Anticipated Book – “All Fall Down”
Hump Day Potpourri: Anticipation….
Pondering Past Relationships: An Excerpt from “Interior Designs”
To Reread or Not to Reread: Bookish Thoughts
It’s Spring! Let’s Bloggiesta!!
Creative Moments: A Family Grows
Review: Elizabeth is Missing, by Emma Healey
Review: The Blonde, by Anna Godbersen
Review: And the Dark Sacred Night, by Julia Glass
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Covers/Titles Linked to Amazon)
Two review books arrived in my mailbox…and I downloaded two books for Sparky (He was hungry!)
This Dark Road to Mercy, by Wiley Cash (Amazon Vine Book)
True Blend, by Joanne DeMaio (Publicist Request)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (e-book), by Truman Capote
The Life List (e-book), by Chrissy Anderson
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WHAT’S COMING NEXT: Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon
My reading did not go as well as I’d hoped, so I still have one of last week’s on the list, and I’m ambitiously adding three more:
Reconstructing Amelia (e-book), by Kimberly McCreight
The Theory of Opposites (e-book), by Allison Winn Scotch (Mt. TBR Challenge)
Letting Go (e-book), by Belinda Toors (Mt. TBR Challenge)
No Book but the World, by Leah Hager Cohen
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That’s my week! What did yours look like? What’s coming next?
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SERENDIPITY 
You had a very busy week…I think I finished two books but it feels to me as though I am reading really slowly! I have to pick it up…lol!
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Yes, my reading has felt slow this week, too. I think the books are just more complex than the mysteries I read sometimes. And a bit longer, too. My eyes get tired! LOL
Thanks for stopping by, Patty.
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You did have a busy week. True Blend has such a cozy cover but it sure doesn’t sound cozy. I’d have to be in the right mood to read that one.
Bloggiesta already? That was fast. Good luck this time around.
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Yes, we had a Mini-Bloggiesta a few weeks ago; this one is the main spring event.
True Blend, if it’s like the others by this author, is about relationships, issues like friendship, etc. Not cozy, but a nice, feel-good read.
Thanks for stopping by, Bea, and enjoy your week.
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I really should participate in Bloggiesta but am trying to cut back on my computer time. I am planning to do a bit of work informally.
Have a great week!!
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What I enjoy about Bloggiesta is how you can do as much or as little as you choose…and you get to visit other blogs.
But yes…you would have to be on the computer some. Hope you find the right balance for you, Lori, and thanks for stopping by.
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Wow! 12 posts in one week! That’s amazing! All the books in your incoming list are new to me. Something for me to check them out. Thanks for stopping by my post. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Michelle…I was impatiently awaiting cover proofs from the publisher for my new book…so I had to keep busy! LOL
Glad you could stop by.
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This Dark Road to Mercy is excellent. I enjoyed both his books. Have a great reading week!
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Oh, that’s good to know. I’d been seeing it around…and heard good things about it. Thanks for visiting, Harvee, and have a great week.
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I love so much that you got to spend time out on the patio! It was such nice weather here last week and then yesterday we got dumped on with snow. Spring needs to hurry. I need to get my Bloggiesta post typed up today!
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Good for you! I’ll be watching for your Bloggiesta makeover. I get very excited about it! LOL
I keep feeling sad for those of you who still have snow…may spring come soon, Angie. Thanks for visiting.
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Looks like you had a good week, so many good books! I have 5 of your choices either on my wishlist or my kindle. I liked your review of Elizabeth is Missing and look forward to the review of And the Dark Sacred Night tomorrow. Are you doing a cover reveal here when you have it for your new book? And what is the title again, so I can put it on my wishlist 🙂 thanks.
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Oh, yes, I’ll be showing the cover everywhere, Rita…LOL. It’s called “Interior Designs,” and it’s about a woman who is an interior designer, but whose marriage fell apart; she is now “redesigning” her life. It’s kind of a sequel to Embrace the Whirlwind, as the MC is the antagonist in that book. TMI?
Thanks for stopping by, and my review is now up here on this blog for And the Dark Sacred Night. Loved it!
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True Blend sounds really good. I’m going to add that one to my wishlist.
Have a great week!
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I am looking forward to it, Yvonne…I’ve read all of the author’s previous books. Enjoy your week!
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This Dark Road to Mercy looks good and oh lord Laurel I am so jelly your patio furniture is up and look at the sun..we are cold and expecting snow tomorrow. I want my dang flip-flops. Hope your week is awesome!
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I am loving wearing sandals, Kimba, but I feel a little guilty, since so many are still in winter mode. My patio furniture stays up year round, since it never snows here.
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Jealous, we lived in Florida for 6 years and I loved it!
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I’m really curious about Reconstructing Amelia. And I really enjoyed your excerpt of Interior Designs- I like how at the end there Martha is wondering who may be following or watching her. Sounds like she has a lot of things on her plate to work out.
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Oh, thanks, Greg…I’m glad you liked the excerpt. I have been “marinating” that novel since 2010, when I started it during NaNoWriMo. Hopefully it will be like fine wine…improved with age. LOL
Glad you could stop by, and I’m excited about Reconstructing Amelia, too.
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Fantastic new reads, Laurel-Rain. Most of your books always wind up on my TBR list, and this week is no exception. I’m a little jealous that you’re able to enjoy your patio. I think it will be a few more weeks before I can comfortably sit outside. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Thanks for stopping by, Catherine…the downside to sitting outside (for me) is my allergies. I have to load up with all kinds of meds! Hope you enjoy your reading.
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I need to read Breakfast at Tiffany’s! I hope that you enjoy it.
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When I saw it advertised, I realized that I had only ever seen the movie. I love the cover, too, and the excerpt I read.
Thanks for visiting, Pamela, and enjoy your week.
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Looked like a really great week! The Life List really sounds intriguing. Although, it’s not my usual cup of tea (I imagine I would get all anxious reading it LOL) but I’m looking forward to what you’ll say about it in your review. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by my Sunday Post earlier and have a great week ahead!
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Thanks, Camille…the book was cheap and easy to download…I hope I enjoy it, too. Glad you could stop by.
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I only finished one book last week, hoping to do better this week. Reconstructing Amelia seems to be doing the blog rounds. Enjoy your new reads and have a great week 🙂
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When I first started it, I was afraid the whole thing would be in text…but then I realized that the perspectives change frequently, which I enjoy in a book. Thanks for stopping by, Teddyree…enjoy your week. I’m sure your reading will pick up!
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I love love love this cover for Breakfast at Tiffany’s! I’m not sure why, it really speaks to me.
I enjoyed Reconstructing Amelia. It had a good pace and mystery.
Enjoy you reading! 🙂
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I had the same reaction, Kay…I don’t know what the other covers looked like for this book, but this one definitely caught my eye.
I am enjoying Reconstructing Amelia so far…and I like the pace,, too. Thanks for visiting. Enjoy your week.
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s is fantastic – I liked it more than the movie.
Have a great week!
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I think that will be the case for me, too, as the excerpt I read had fantastic prose, which shouldn’t surprise me. I read In Cold Blood by Capote.
Thanks for visiting, Sam, and enjoy your week.
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I like the cover of No book But the World. I’m thinking of taking part in Blogiestta this weekend.
Have a great week,
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
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I love that cover, too, Shelleyrae…hope to see you at Bloggiesta. I always have a lot of fun. I enjoy making over blogs…LOL.
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The film version of Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a favourite of mine and I’m always telling myself to read the book but it’s just getting round to fitting it in – I hear it differs from the film in some aspects.
Happy Reading!
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I know…downloading it is one thing, while finding time to read is another. I have been determined to read more of my purchased books this year, but those review books keep enticing me. What a dilemma! Thanks for visiting, Jade…enjoy your week.
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What a great reading week Laurel and lots of new books to choose from. Can’t wait for patio time, but it might be Memorial Day as we still have a few snow piles and it’s 19 degrees this morning.
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Oh, I’m sorry to hear about the ever-present snow! I have never wanted to live in snowy climes. We are close enough to the mountains here to “visit” snow whenever we like. Thanks for visiting, Diane, and enjoy your week.
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We had a taste of spring but cold weather has come back. You’re really going to like This Dark Road to Mercy!
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I have heard such good things about it, Kathy. Can’t wait! Thanks for visiting…and may spring come for you soon!
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Reconstructing Amelia has been on my TBR for ages. I’ve come back home from cool Melbourne to very steamy Colombo!
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Ooh, sounds like quite the shift in weather. I am enjoying Reconstructing Amelia so far…thanks for visiting, Mystica, and enjoy your week.
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Letting Go sounds interesting! Happy reading Laurel!
Check out what we are reading this week.
Also check out our OUAT 4 year Giveaway.
Leydy @OUaT & RCE
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I think so, too, Leydylaura…thanks for stopping by, and have a great week!
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Enjoy your books!
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I will, Serena! Thanks for visiting…and have a great week!
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Reconstructing Amelia was great – enjoy!
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I am really loving it so far, Vera…I like books that go back and forth in time, with several narrators.
Thanks for visiting…enjoy your week!
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The Life List and True Blend sound amazing. Thanks for sharing them.
Hope you’ll visit me at http://www.thebusymomsdaily.com/2014/03/mailbox-monday-march-24.html
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I am looking forward to both of those books. Thanks for stopping by, Cheryl, and enjoy your week.
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I’m so jealous! The first thing I see is your patio table and umbrella – something that has been missing from my deck since October – a favorite place for reading.
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My only problem with it: I have allergies! I load up with meds…and go for it! Thanks for visiting, Leslie, and I hope your patio season comes soon!
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I am a bit envious that you can sit out on your patio. Mine still looks like the picture I posted for my February wrap-up (covered in snow). We were blessed/cursed with more this morning. I’ve got to get to Dark Road. Have a great week.
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Oh, I am sorry about all that snow! We make up for the winters by having long, very hot summers. But I prefer it, if I must choose.
Thanks for stopping by, Nise, and enjoy your week.
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We are getting snow again tomorrow, enjoy! your warm weather, nice mailbox.
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Thanks, Mary Ann…I will enjoy the spring, which I prefer to our summers. Enjoy your reading.
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hurray for the classics (though I admit I never read Breakfast at Tiffany’s), I think you will always “see” Audrey Hepburn when reading it. TheLife List looks good as well.
Thanks for stopping by:)
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I must admit to only seeing the movie, but since I read Capote’s In Cold Blood, I decided this one would be good. Thanks for stopping by, Peggy.
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I was so surprised by how different Breakfast at Tiffany’s the book compares to the movie. Cute book cover! Enjoy all your books (maybe outside on the patio!) and have a good week 🙂
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I am glad to hear that, Lucy, as I thought the movie was a little silly….except for Audrey, of course. Thanks for stopping by.
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Isn’t that a great cover on True Blend? Enjoy spring – it hasn’t arrived in my area yet. We’re supposed to get snow tonight *sigh*
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Oh, I wish spring would come for you!
I love that cover on True Blend, too…I can’t wait to read it! Thanks for visiting, Mary.
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Great week for you.
This Dark Road to Mercy is good. I hope I get Elizabeth is Missing…your review is great and makes the book sound so good.
THANKS for sharing.
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That’s good to know, Elizabeth…I have heard good things about Dark Road…and Elizabeth is Missing was awesome, IMO. Thanks for stopping by!
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So many good books!! Enjoy!
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I agree, Vicki…thanks for stopping by, and enjoy!
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You were busy busy! The Life List looks interesting. And I’ve never read Breakfast at Tiffanys so I look forward to your thoughts on it.
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Thanks for stopping by, Trish, and I could not believe it has taken me this long to read Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but I am looking forward to it. Another busy week ahead! Enjoy yours.
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You’ve been super busy! I’m so jealous that you’ve been able to sit on your patio. We don’t have snow on the ground right now and its warming up but we’re expecting another bad snow storm so it’ll be a few weeks before I can sit on my patio and read.
Thanks for stopping by my Sunday Post!
–Kimberly @ Turning the Pages
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Well, after feeling so happy about my patio time, Kimberly, we had some windy days and then some rain. But I guess I can’t complain. Thanks for stopping by.
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Good luck on your website! 🙂 I sort of envy you since winter is having a blast fighting spring, but that’s the Midwest for you. All roller coasty. :p
~Sophia @ Bookwyrming Thoughts
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I have always lived in California…but have traveled from the West Coast to the East Coast, and some places in between. Despite our earthquakes and wildfires, I still feel comfortable here. I guess it’s what we get used to…thanks for stopping by.
I am feeling impatient as I await my cover reveal, followed by the roll-out on Amazon. It’s been a little over five years since my last book came out. I’m very excited.
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