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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
AMERICAN DERVISH
by AYAD AKHTAR
Today’s guest is more like family. She has visited many times, not only here but all over bloggy land. I think that’s one of the reasons, beside her writing and books, that I most admire about her. The fact that she is so accessible, loves and appreciates her readers, has an unending abundance of energy, is a genuine, caring person with a huge heart. So grab a seat, something to drink and eat, and let’s have a book get together with Melissa Foster!!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Melissa Foster is the bestselling, award-winning author of three novels, Megan’s Way, Chasing Amanda, and Come Back to Me. She has also been published in Indie Chicks, and anthology. She is the founder of the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for women, and the WoMen’s Literary Cafe, a cross-promotional site for authors, reviewers, bloggers, and readers. Melissa is currently collaborating in the film production of Megan’s Way, and hard at work on her next novel.
Melissa’s interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping women see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod. A portion of every book sold is donated to Provincetown Cares.
Melissa enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an invitation to your event.
You can visit Melissa at the following sites: website, Facebook, Twitter, The Women’s Nest. WoMen’s Literary Cafe.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Tess Johnson has it all: her handsome photographer husband Beau, a thriving business, and a newly discovered pregnancy. When Beau accepts an overseas photography assignment, Tess decides to wait to reveal her secret—only she’s never given the chance. Beau’s helicopter crashes in the desert.
Tess struggles with the news of Beau’s death and tries to put her life back together. Alone and dealing with a pregnancy that only reminds her of what she has lost, Tess is adrift in a world of failed plans and fallen expectations. When a new client appears offering more than just a new project, Tess must confront the circumstances of her life head on.
Meanwhile, two Iraqi women who are fleeing honor killings find Beau barely alive in the middle of the desert, his body ravaged by the crash. Suha, a doctor, and Samira, a widow and mother of three young children, nurse him back to health in a makeshift tent. Beau bonds with the women and children, and together, with the help of an underground organization, they continue their dangerous escape.
What happens next is a test of loyalties, strength, and love.
See my review here.
Watch the trailer:
Read my review for Megans’ Way here.
Awards received for her previous books:
Awards:
Megan’s Way
2011 Beach Book Award Winner (Spirituality)
2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Fiction/Drama), Finalist (Women’s Fiction)
2010 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist (Spirituality)
Chasing Amanda
2011 Readers Favorite Awards, Winner (Paranormal), Finalist, (Women’s Fiction, Mystery)
2011 Dan Poynter’s Global eBook Awards, Winner, (Paranormal)
THANKS TO AUTHOR, MELISSA FOSTER,
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by MELISSA FOSTER
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COME BACK TO ME by Melissa Foster
Published by Greenforge Books (October 26, 2011)
ISBN-10: 0984716513
ISBN-13: 978-0984716517
This is the 2nd book I have read of Ms. Foster’s. The fist being Megan’s Way, which I also enjoyed. I highly recommend not only this book, but this author. This book is a must read, but, it is a box of tissue read. An Awesome Read!!!!
Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading
Today’s question:
Are there any “raved reads” –books that everyone seems to be talking about– that you’re hoping to get read this year, yourself? What books are they, and why are you hoping to read them? Is it because you want to say you’ve read it? Or, would you have chosen to read it, even if you’d discovered it yourself, and no one was raving about it?
My response:
I don’t think I have heard about any “raved reads” yet.
I have received an ARC that I was approached about and that I am anxious to read. I read his debut book this past year, Dead of Wynter and it was fantastic. The author is Spencer Seidel and his new novel is Lovesick. I’m not sure if it will be considered a “raved read” but I was excited when I was asked to review his latest novel.
Plus there are some other authors that I am hoping will have new books published this year. Will they be “raved reads”? I don’t know. But then I choose books that I enjoy not just because it’s the “hottest title out there”.
What abut you? Any “raved reads”? Or are you like me, it doesn’t matter what the IT book is, it depends if it is something I would enjoy?
January is being hosted by At Home with Books
Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of A girl and her books and is now on tour.
According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
Two weeks in a row….no books in my mailbox. It’s not like I don’t have enough books waiting for me to read. I have a bookcase and 2 Ereaders full of books, however, I love hearing the UPS truck pulling up to my house or checking the mailbox and seeing a big envelope containing a book and ripping it open to see what I received…but…not this week. Oh well….I’ll just come by your place and see what you got so I can add it to my “hopefully in my lifetime tbr list“
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An email has been sent to the winner and he has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Thank you to those that entered.
……..BUT……..
I had absolutely no choice, not a one, just had to, backed into a corner, hand cuffed type justification to add one more challenge (a quiet snicker lol)
Justification….I, along with Gina from Hott Books, co host the Reading Challenge Addict Challenge and our resident Queen of Challenges, Bev from My Reader’s Block, has just decided that she is once again hosting this challenge and has posted it on A Novel Challenge. So my thinking is that it would be rude of me if I didn’t sign up. Don’t you agree? Please say yes!!! lol
Here are the rules if you would like to play along.
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Hosted by Bev from My Reader’s Block
Last year I found that I had quite the color-theme going on with my reading and I decided to put together a challenge based on colors in the title to tempt all those Reading Challenge Addicts out there. I had only 5 or 6 folks join me, so I thought I might shelve it for a year or so and try again later. But I’ve had a couple of the participants tell me how much they enjoyed it and I’m game for another go round. So, for your challenge reading pleasure, I will once again host The Color Coded Reading
Challenge:
Here are the rules:
*Read nine books in the following categories.
* Any book read from January 1 through December 31, 2012 will count.
*Crossovers with other challenges are fine.
*Everyone who completes all nine categories will be entered in a year-end drawing for a book-related prize package.
*Please post about the challenge on your blog. Sign ups accepted until Nov 30, 2012.
*Please sign up using the Linky below. Give your name & blog (Example: Bev @ My Reader’s Block) and use a direct link to your challenge post as your url. Please don’t connect to just your home page.
*Please use the Review Page to post review links and a final wrap-up post when you finish the challenge.
*No blog? That’s okay. Post a comment here to announce your entry into the challenge and when you have completed the challenge just post a comment at the review site with a list of your books.
For more information and to sign-up, please see this post.
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