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.
I hope everyone had a great week! Note: There are two more days to enter the Six Year Blogoversary Giveaway at Story Corner.
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Tuesday Sparks: Intros/Teasers – “The Deepest Secret”
Hump Day Serendipity – Waiting for “Little Mercies”
Hump Day Potpourri: Procrastination
Weekend Thoughts: An Excerpt from “Interior Designs”
Check out the First Chapter of “Interior Designs”
Yes, Virginia, Guilty Pleasures Do Still Exist!
Friday Potpourri: Book Beginnings/Friday 56 – “And Then I Found You”
Thoughts from the Interior: Organizing Those E-Books
Review: Casebook, by Mona Simpson
Review: The Deepest Secret (e-book), by Carla Buckley
Review: Hidden (e-book), by Catherine McKenzie
INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
I received two review books in the mail from Amazon Vine, and then I went a little nuts downloading e-books!
And Then I Found You, by Patti Callahan Henry (Amazon Vine Review)
Mercy Snow, by Tiffany Baker (Amazon Vine Review)
Nell (e-book), by Nancy Thayer
All the Summer Girls (e-book), by Meg Donohue
Driving Lessons (e-book), by Zoe Fishman
Sweet Water (e-book), by Christina Baker Kline (Freebie)
Divas of Damascus Road (e-book), by Michelle Stimpson (Freebie)
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NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOGS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
What Nora Knew (e-book), by Linda Yellin
Killer (e-book), by Jonathan Kellerman
Waiting for Wednesday (e-book) (Frieda Klein Series), by Nicci French
A Desirable Residence, by Madeleine Wickham
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That’s my week! What did yours look like? What’s coming next?
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SERENDIPITY 
Lots of good books! Did you join the Read-a-thon?
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I think so, too, and no, I didn’t sign up, Harvee, and I should have! I don’t know why I keep forgetting to do this! I actually took a day off from reading today, meaning that I only read for a little while. I had lots of movies stored on my DVR. Thanks for stopping by.
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Nell has a lovely cover and so many of the covers have spring or summer designs. You must be in the mood for spring. 😀
Enjoy!
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I love the cover on Nell, too, Bea…I’ve noticed that Nancy Thayer has brought out several of her older titles on e-book. I hadn’t read this one before, so it feels totally new (and spring-like). Thanks for stopping by.
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Congrats on your blogoversary! 🙂 Six years is really a great milestone! 🙂 I wish you many more. You’ve got some great books this week and I really hope you’ll enjoy them. Great haul! 🙂
Here is our Sunday Post!
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Thanks, Tanja…I am already enjoying What Nora Knew and I’m eager to dive into the next one. It is hard to believe it’s been six years of blogging…but I can’t imagine life without it.
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Great book haul this week!
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I agree, Finley Jayne…and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your week.
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Driving Lessons sounds good, and hope that you enjoy
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Yes, I found that one on someone’s blog from last week. See how that works? LOL Thanks for stopping by, Brandi, and enjoy your week.
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So many books… Mercy Snow caught my interest this week. Enjoy!
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Yes, I’ve been noticing that one around the blogosphere for awhile…glad that it was on Vine. Thanks for stopping by, JoAnn, and enjoy your week.
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Great Haul! I hope you enjoy all your new reads.
Really like the cover of Mercy Snow!
Have a great week!
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Oh, so do I, Limabean…I had been seeing Mercy Snow all around and just had to have it. It came from Vine.
Enjoy your week, and thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks for sharing your article about organizing eBooks. I’m always looking for ways to keep them organized and actually READ them. It’s so easy to horde electronic books because I don’t see them every day like my physical book collection.
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Exactly…out of sight, out of mind. I feel better now that they are tucked into collections. Thanks for stopping by, Terri….enjoy your week!
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Nice selection of e-books, Laurel-Rain! I’m curious about the Nancy Thayer book.
My Sunday recap: http://www.bookclublibrarian.com/2014/04/weekly-book-recap-64.html
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I was excited to find it, Catherine…even though the original book came out a few years ago, it wasn’t one I had already read. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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I want to read every book in this post. I grabbed up Sweet Water right away. Thank you for bringing it my attention. I hope you have a wonderful week!!
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Thanks, Lori, and I, too, love grabbing books I find on other blogs. Glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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Nice book selection. And Then I Found You is supposed to be really good.
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I’ve heard such good things about it, Jenea…thanks for stopping by!
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Nice posts this week, and congrats on 6 years! Wow, that’s awesome. I liked your guilty pleasures post- thank goodness for comfort, right? 🙂 And True Blend sounds like a fine read- you wouldn’t know from the cover that it gets suspenseful.
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Oh, I know, Greg…all the other books by this author were great, but True Blend was the first suspense novel to the degree that it was. I also love enjoying those guilty pleasures moments. And thanks for the congrats.
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You always have such interesting hauls, now I need to read synopsis for all of them. What Nora knew was funny. Enjoy Laurel and have a wonderfully bookish week.
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I am enjoying it, Kimba, although I have mostly been watching Netflix today. Back to reading now!
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You got quite some new books this week! I hope you enjoy your new books! I like the cover for Divas of Damascus Road.
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Me, too, Lola…it was another freebie, so I am grateful for the chance to explore it and the other freebies I have. Thanks for stopping by.
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Looks like you downloaded some great books for the approaching summer months. Have a great week.
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Thanks, Pat…I do look forward to reading them all, through the spring and summer. Enjoy yours!
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You got some great books last week! I really liked your post for organizing ebooks. There was some really good tips I’ll have to try. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great week!
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Thanks for visiting, katarguellas, and I’m glad you enjoyed the post about organization. Have a great week!
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I’ve been collecting Kellerman’s books. I really need to start reading them. 😀 Have a great week!
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I have missed a few Kellermans along the way…must catch up! Thanks for visiting, Voracious Reader, and enjoy your week.
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You always have such good books on your list. I’m definitely adding the Nancy Thayer book to my wishlist.
Have a great week!
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Thanks, Yvonne…I do love finding books that I can enjoy, and also share with others. Nancy Thayer has been a go-to author for me for many years. Glad you could stop by.
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I got MERCY SNOW from Amazon Vine too. I can’t wait to dig in! Here’s my MAILBOX. Happy reading!
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I am very eager to read that one, too, Diana…next week, I think. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy.
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All The Summer Girls and Driving Lessons appeal to me. Hope you enjoy Mercy Snow as much as I did. Have a great week.
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Thanks, Nise…I am looking forward to them all…will probably read Mercy Snow soon, as it’s a review book. Enjoy your week!
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I can see why you went a little nuts downloading some of those books, covers are enticing, I need to sift through and see….! Thanks for your post on organising ebooks, now getting my Kindle organised so thanks for the nudge.
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Thanks, Kathryn…glad you liked the post. I know that I love to chat with other bloggers about what works…and what doesn’t, and ask for ideas. Enjoy your week!
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Wow… 6 years!! WOOT WOOT! I am about to check out your post on organizing ebooks because I know for sure I need to do that!
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Thanks, Angie…I hope you enjoy the post…and your new week! I am happy that I have them catalogued by when I purchased them…and now I’ve “collected” the freebies, too.
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Maybe a little nuts, cant blame you though they all sound good!
Have a great reading week
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
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Yes, I get these e-mails about the freebies and discounted books…and even though I don’t often see books that appeal, when I do, I get very excited…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Shelleyrae, and enjoy your week.
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I won Driving Lessons on LibraryThing, and downloaded Sweet Water onto my Kindle.
Enjoy all your books!
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Thanks for stopping by, Vicki….Yes, I have seen both of those titles around the blogosphere, and I loved Orphan Train, so Sweet Water was an easy decision.
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I like nuts lol … and I adore the cover of Nell, I’d buy it not even knowing what it was about … now that’s nuts. Have a wonderful week and happy reading 🙂
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Yes, I am also easily captivated by covers, Teddyree…and it’s silly, too, since I can’t even stare at the covers on my Kindle! That’s what I miss about print books. Thanks for stopping by.
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I think it was the moon that is responsible for the book downloading, I did some too…but such good choices! Have a lovely time reading them all 🙂
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Thanks, Sam, and I’ll go along with the moon thing! Enjoy your week, and I’m glad you could stop by.
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I always go crazy when I start looking for Ebooks or when I get on Netgalley! There’s just so many books out there I want to read! I love the cover for ‘What Nora Knew’, and how her name is the only one spelled with just purple letters. Somehow I feel that means something!
Thanks for sharing 🙂 I hope you enjoy all of your books!
My Monday post
Juli @ Universe in Words
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I am enjoying What Nora Knew…hope to finish it today. I am a big Nora Ephron fan, anyway, so anything that stirs up thoughts about her writing captures my interest. Yes, I think that the name in purple does seem important. Thanks for visiting, Juli, and enjoy your week.
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AWESOME mailbox. NELL looks quite good.
ENJOY all your books.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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I am eager to read Nell, too, Elizabeth…I’m such a fan of Nancy Thayer. Enjoy your week!
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Tons of great books here. All the Summer Girls and Driving Lessons look amazing.
Hope you have a great week.
http://www.thebusymomsdaily.com/2014/04/mailbox-monday-april-27.html
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I agree, Cheryl, and thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your week!
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I’ve been reading good things about Mercy Snow. The cover of Nell is really lovely. You had a good time downloading books. Enjoy your week.
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Yes I did, jkb…almost as much fun as when I had the Amazon credit and spent it all within minutes…like on The Price is Right! LOL Thanks for visiting.
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What a varied selection of reads. I wish I could have got to that freebie in time!
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Yes, sometimes they last awhile, and then they’re gone. Enjoy your week, Mystica.
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You have some nice looking books on your stack. I hope you enjoy them all. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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Oh, I hope so, too, Kathy…and thanks for visiting. Have a great week!
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I see you have Waiting for Wednesday. I just finished listening to the audiobook – that series just keeps getting better and better.
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I can’t wait for the next one, Leslie…even though I haven’t yet read Waiting for Wednesday. There is something about Frieda Klein…just love revisiting favorite characters.
Thanks for stopping by.
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And a cast of likable characters too. It’s been two years since I read the last book and I remembered most of the details once I started in on the new one. I’m already hoping the series goes longer than one week!
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Oh, I completely agree, Leslie…and it does seem a long time since the second book.
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What a great mailbox! Mercy Snow sounds good to me. Enjoy your new books!
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I agree, Kay. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week!
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SO many books Laurel! This scares me, ha… that’s months and months of reading for me. 🙂
Some great titles though, enjoy and have a great week.
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And it takes me awhile to get to some of them, since the review books take priority. But I love having the books…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Mari.
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Nell and Mercy Snow caught my eye.
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Definitely! Thanks for visiting, Mary Ann, and enjoy your week.
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Wow, you had a busy week and scored some great looking books! I love the covers on Nell and Driving Lessons. Those colors are some of my favorites. Happy reading!
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I love those, too, Gin. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great week.
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Ooh, so many good books in your mailbox/eReader! I won a copy of the PCH book and can’t wait to read it – love her books. Have a great week.
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Lucky you! Hope we both enjoy it, Mary. Thanks for stopping by.
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So many beautiful covers! Enjoy your new books!
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Thanks for stopping by, Anna…I love the covers, too. Enjoy your reading!
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Every single book looks awesome…and I have read quite a few of them but of course I have to check out the ones I haven’t!
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I do love sharing about the books I read…and seeing what everyone else is reading. Thanks for stopping by, Patty!
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Congratulations on six years, Laurel. You got some great looking books last week. Your article on organizing your e-books is great. That’s something I need to do. I hope you’re having a good week.
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Thanks, Jan….so glad you could stop by. Enjoy your week!
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I do like the sound of a lot of those books
Gill x
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Thanks for stopping by, Gill…I am loving them!
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