Good morning! Today’s post will link up to Sunday Salon, The Sunday Post, and Book Journey, for Weekly Updates.
**Mailbox Monday is now hosted at the home site: Mailbox Monday.
Good morning, Bloggers! Grab some coffee, and let’s talk about our weeks.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS OUT THERE!
LAST WEEK ON THE BLOGS:
Sunday Potpourri: The Day Before Monday, Which I Now Love
Creative Monday: Desperately Seeking New Books
Monday Potpourri: Books, Blogs, & Soaps
Tuesday Risks: Intros/Teasers – “Don’t Try to Find Me”
Hump Day Potpourri: Waiting on “Small Blessings”
Hump Day Thoughts: How Do You Organize Your Bookish World?
Interior Thoughts: The Collision of Past & Present – Disturbing Dreams
Thursday Potpourri: On Impulse Buying — Again!
Creative Friday: Book Beginnings/Friday 56 – “Nantucket Sisters”
Quirky Phones from the Past — & the Future
Creative Saturday: Townhouse Revisited
A Cozy Chat with Gran: Excerpt from “Interior Designs”
Review: Keep Your Friends Close, by Paula Daly
Review: Abroad, by Katie Crouch
Review: The Stories We Tell, by Patti Callahan Henry
Review: A Matter of Choice (e-book), by Nora Roberts (Mt. TBR Challenge)
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INCOMING BOOKS: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
ONE book came in my mailbox, from Amazon Vine; I downloaded four e-books to feed Sparky…she was hungry!
Until You’re Mine, by Samantha Hayes (Vine)
Downloads: (Sparky is happy!)
The Matchmaker (e-book), by Elin Hilderbrand
Paper Towns (e-book), by John Green
Monday, Monday (e-book), by Elizabeth Crook
In the Mirror (e-book), by Kaira Rouda
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UP NEXT WEEK: (Titles/Covers Linked to Amazon)
Don’t Try to Find Me, by Holly Brown (Vine Review)
Nantucket Sisters, by Nancy Thayer (Vine Review)
The Idea of Him, by Holly Peterson (Vine Review)
She Can Hide, by Melinda Leigh (Author Review Request)
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That’s my week, past and future. What does yours look like? Happy Father’s Day! Some fathers enjoy a game with their kids….like my son Brett and his three. This photo was from an old Dodger’s Game…but they took in another one together yesterday.
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SERENDIPITY 
Lots of books for me to check out! I have In The Mirror, and want to read Paper Towns after I read The Fault In Our Stars.
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Yes, the John Green books were not on my radar until the movie was coming out, so I had to read TFIOS…and loved it. So Paper Towns seemed logical. LOL
Thanks for stopping by…enjoy, Vicki.
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There is definitely a resemblance between your son and his kids. Great haul book, have a nice week 🙂
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Thanks, iza…I am in for some good reading! Glad you could stop by.
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You have have such good books! Enjoy them.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever’s Sunday Post
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Thanks, Jenea…I am definitely looking forward to them.
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Great new books, Laurel-Rain. Happy reading and thanks for stopping by my blog.
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So glad you could return the visit, Catherine…let’s enjoy our books!
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Great picture of Brett, they all enjoy the Dodgers than 🙂
We have Father’s Day here in the UK as well, but not in Germany today (where my dad lives).
Have a great week and Happy Reading.
My Sunday Post is here
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My eldest son lives in Germany, which I have probably mentioned numerous times…LOL. They don’t have “Mum’s Day” there, either. Before Berlin, he lived in Prague…and before that, Ireland and London.
My second-oldest, Brett, has been in LA since he finished college in 1992…and all the kids grew up there. They love all the sports events. The oldest one is now attending Berkeley.
Thanks for visiting, Peggy.
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Lots of great books in this post – enjoy.
What kid doesn’t enjoy attending a baseball game with their father? Looks like your family had a great time 🙂
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I am so happy that they enjoy these outings together. The kids are “stair steps,” (three in three years) which works out nicely now…but when they were babies, not so much! LOL
Thanks for visiting, JoAnn.
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Your son is handsome and what beautiful grandchildren. I love Baseball 🙂 Awesome haul Laurel. I really need to try a Green book. Hope your week is simply amazing!
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Thanks, Kimba…and I agree about how handsome and beautiful they are! LOL
Hope you have a wonderful week, too, and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Our Fault in Our Stars.
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I have every single book you received this week on my wishlist except John Green’s. I am waaay behind the crowd on discovering his titles, and seeing “Fault” in the movies.
A good week for you = a good week for me because I will get to read your reviews and I trust your opinions. I envy your Amazon Vine! I read your post about impulse buying but forgot to leave a comment on that blog–yep, cleaning out or organizing shelves and e-readers give me the go ahead to buy more! Hope taking part in COYER this summer helps me.
That Paula Daly book still near top of my to-buy list– I loved her first one, rather quirky and different. Thanks for sharing your books.
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I LOVED both Paula Daly books…hope you do, too. And I am not a fan of YA or books that get all the buzz…but I wanted to see the movie because I have enjoyed Shailene Woodley’s work. Thanks for stopping by, Rita, and enjoy your week. I’ll try to post good reviews! LOL
I am reading Don’t Try to Find Me today…and it’s really good so far.
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Must feed Sparky! 😀
Wonderful selection of books and I look forward to your thoughts on The Matchmaker. Happy reading!
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Yes, that’s my justification for book buying, and I’m sticking to it! LOL
Thanks for stopping by, Bea, and enjoy your week.
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Nice picture, a baseball game is a great way to spend Father’s day- or any day, actually. I liked your Day before Monday post, have to say I can relate. I like Sundays, although not crazy about the Monday part… 🙂
PAper Towns looks good, went and read the blurb and have to say I’m intrigued now. I know TFIOS is getting all the attention but I think this one sound kinda good too…
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Thanks, Greg…and I hated Monday with everyone else until I launched my “freelance” life. Hope you have a great week….
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Looking at Nantucket Sisters puts me in the mood for the beach. =)
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Me, too, Diana! I must, I must, go to the beach! Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy your week.
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Looks like you got some great books! Nantucket Sisters has a great cover – very summery. I’m looking forward to your reviews. Have a great week!
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I love the cover, too, Katherine…thanks for stopping by!
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I so love Elin Hilderbrand’s books. Before I got backlogged with reviews, I was reading her books as quickly as I could. Now, I’m behind and I really need to get back to them. Hers and Nancy Thayer’s.
Have a great week!
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Yes, I am behind on both authors, who were my favorites before I started discovering new authors. But they are still like comfort food for me….I am happy that I got a Nancy Thayer from Vine.
Thanks for visiting, Yvonne, and enjoy!
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What a great photo of your son and grandkids! I’m hoping to read The Matchmaker. I really like Elin Hilderbrand’s novels. Have a good week, Laurel.
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Thanks, Mary…I really enjoy seeing them have fun together. Hope you have a great week, too.
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Until You’re Mine sounds awesome. Thanks for putting it on my radar. Enjoy!
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I think so, too! Thanks for stopping by, Lucy…and enjoy your week.
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I’m in need of some new fiction, I think. Thanks for all the good suggestions!
Here’s my It’s Monday!
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Enjoy Until You’re Mine – it sounds really good!
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I think it does, too, Sam. Thanks for stopping by!
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I’ve had Paper Towns sitting on my bookshelf for *cough* years. Hoping you’ll inspire me to pick it up lol. Nantucket Sisters is calling my name, probably because we’ve had a cold spell over the weekend … winter is here (blah)
Nice that all 3 of your son’s kids enjoy going to a game with their dad. Have a wonderful week and happy reading 🙂
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Thanks for stopping by, Teddyree…I am very happy that Brett and his kids enjoy going to the games. Games and movies are their favorite things to do together…and travel.
I hope to enjoy Paper Towns…I’m not sure when I’ll get to it…so many other books in the queue!
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I’m really excited about The Matchmaker. I hope we both enjoy it!
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Me, too, Kathy…a perfect looking summer read. Thanks for stopping by!
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Nice, Nice, Nice. What great books. And what a very nice photo too.
I didn’t know Ms. Hilderbrand had a new book. She is awesome. I will need to check it out.
ENJOY all your books.
Elizabeth
Silver’s Reviews
My Mailbox Monday
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Thanks for visiting, Elizabeth…I’m eager to read Hilderbrand’s new book, too. Read one of her older ones a few weeks ago (Summerland) and loved it!
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Love, love, love Paper Towns! I haven’t read anything by Nancy Thayer for awhile, but I remember liking her books.
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Hope to love Paper Towns…and Nancy Thayer is one of my favorites, but it has been awhile for me, too. Thanks for visiting, Lisa.
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Nice assortment of books. I really liked She Can Hide and hope you do too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
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I am sure I will, Kathy, as I have loved every other book by this author. Thanks for stopping by!
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Those downloads look really good and your other books look equally good. Enjoy them all.
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Thanks, Mystica…I am eager to read them, too. Glad you could stop by.
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I have Monday, Monday in my shelf! I like your mailbox!
Hope you like your mailbox! Happy reading!
Here is my post.
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Thanks, Gautami…I am eager to read them all. Enjoy yours, too.
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I can see why Sparky is happy! Those are great ebooks you got. The Matchmaker sounds like a good beach read.
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I agree, Laura…and the ease of downloading makes it possible to always keep Sparky happy. Thanks for stopping by.
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I like the title Don’t Try And Find Me. You have good titles. Your blog is so cheerful. Had to get your button. It’s too cute.:)
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Thanks, Tea…glad you feel cheered by my blog. The button is my very own VW bug paperweight, photographed and framed with the title on it. I had fun creating it. Enjoy your week! And Don’t Try and Find Me is a page turner so far!
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I just don’t know how you do it all. Spent the day with our daughter and grandsons yesterday and playing catch up today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
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Thanks for the kind thoughts, Lori, but there is a lot that remains undone! Glad you could stop by, and that you had a great day with family.
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How fun to have a nice day at a baseball game. I was supposed to go to a Rockies game last year but it got rained out. 😦 Good thing about baseball though is that there are tons of games throughout the summer to go to!
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Yes, a fun way to spend a summer day….thanks for stopping by, Angela, and enjoy your week!
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What a great, happy picture!
Some awesome books you got, too. I hope you love Papertowns; I read it recently and had a great time with it!
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Thanks, Kay…glad you could stop by. I hope I enjoy Paper Towns, too.
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The Matchmaker is getting a lot of buzz
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Definitely! Makes me want to read it NOW. Thanks for stopping by, Serena.
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Great week for Sparky! I can still remember going to baseball games with my family… sometimes cousins came along too.
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Those are some of my favorite memories, too, Leslie. Thanks for stopping by…and yes, Sparky is happy.
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