Monday, July 18, 2011

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?


Sheila, of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books, is the host of It's Monday! What Are You Reading? This is a weekly event to share what we read last week, what we are currently reading and what books we plan to read this week.

Recently read:

  • Sometimes It Happens - Lauren Barnholdt
    Summary: A teenage girl is afraid of the consequences after she tells her best friend the truth about her summer.
  • Night Road - Kristin Hannah
    Summary: One night and a bad decision forever changes a tight-knit family.
  • Save Me - Lisa Scottoline
    Summary: A mother investigates the cause of a school fire.
I'm reading:
  • Pinch Me - Adena Halpern
I'm listening to:
  • Silver Girl - Elin Hilderbrand
Reading soon:
  • Maine - J. Courtney Sullivan
What are you reading this week?

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. (Button courtesy of Bewitched Bookworms.)

Here's what I'm looking forward to:

Title: With a Little Luck
Author: Caprice Crane
Release Date: July 26

From Amazon.com:

If love is in the cards, then somebody stacked the deck.

Los Angeles radio DJ Beryl “Berry” Lambert, whose name means luck, doesn’t much believe in it—although, thanks to her dear old gambling dad, she’s a bit superstitious, certain that everything happens for a reason. She keeps a four-leaf clover in her wallet, never takes off her horseshoe necklace, and won’t tempt fate by walking under a ladder or opening an umbrella indoors. Ever.

When it comes to love, though, she could use a little luck. Two disastrous relationships back-to-back can mean only one thing to a woman who knows that everything good or bad happens in threes: A third Mr. Wrong is imminent. But fellow DJ Ryan Riley goes against the odds. Their on-air battle of the sexes is a hit for the station and sparks some serious heat after hours. Ryan is funny and sexy, and he thinks Berry’s quirkiness is cute. Is their romance doomed by the numbers—or is a girl who leaves nothing to chance finally ready to gamble?

Caprice Crane’s witty, winsome novel about the game of modern romance proves that with a little luck and the right stakes, everybody wins.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. (Button courtesy of Bewitched Bookworms.)

Here's what I'm looking forward to:

Title: Pinch Me
Author: Adena Halpern
Release Date: July 19

From Amazon.com:
LILY MARRIED THE MAN OF HER DREAMS.THEN SHE WOKE UP.“Never marry a man unless he’s short, bald, fat, stupid, and treats you badly.” That is the advice that twenty-nine-year-old Lily Burns has heard her entire life from her grandmother Dolly and her mother, Selma. Despite this, when she meets Gogo, the handsome, successful pediatrician who treats her like a queen, she has no choice but to let her heart take over. When she agrees to marry him, Dolly and Selma are inconsolable. They decide it’s time to tell her the truth: their family is cursed. If she marries for love, there will be unimaginable consequences.Nevertheless, Lily and Gogo elope. Unable to believe her good fortune, Lily asks Gogo to pinch her—to make sure all this isn’t just a dream. The moment he does, Lily finds herself transported back to the house she lived in when she was single. Gogo is gone. When Lily tracks him down, she finds that he’s married to someone else and has no memory of her. In this modern fairy tale, Lily must find a way to break the curse and turn her nightmare back into a dream come true.

Monday, July 4, 2011

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?


Sheila, of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books, is the host of It's Monday! What Are You Reading? This is a weekly event to share what we read last week, what we are currently reading and what books we plan to read this week.

Recently read:

  • Friendship Bread - Darien Gee
    Summary: A recipe for Amish friendship bread unites a community.
  • The Checklist Manifesto - Atul Gwande
    Summary: Using a checklist is necessary for productivity.
I'm reading:
  • Night Road - Kristin Hannah
  • One-Minute Tips Unclutter Your Mind - Donna Smallin
I'm listening to:
  • Still deciding
Reading soon:
  • Books Can Be Deceiving - Jenn McKinlay
  • Sometimes It Happens - Lauren Barnholdt
What are you reading this week?