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This week’s question:
How do you organize/store your books? Do you go through them often? Or
do you pretty much just shelve them and then leave them alone until
you need them?

My answer:
What a fun question!!  However, looking at my shelves, it’s time to do a little rearranging.

I am surrounded by 3 different shaped bookcases, each with it’s own purpose in my office/reading room.   The corner bookcase is for books I have finished reading and are lined up by height with photo albums on the bottom shelf.  The top shelf is for electronics.  Th 3 shelf bookcase holds my precious signed copies of books. And the bottom 2 shelves are books I have won over the years.  Again all shelved by height.  And the big 5 shelf one holds 2 shelves of requested review books, cataloged with a post it that holds date received, from who, date of review and any notes.  These are stored in the order that I receive them.  The next 2 shelves are TBR personal shelves that are lined up by height.  The bottom shelf is TBR PBs, which are doubled up in width and height so that they fit.  And my EReaders sit on the table next to my recliner.

Most of the shelves are left alone except for my requested review shelves. Those shelves I visit often especially when I’m almost done with my current read and need to decide what’s next.

What about you?  Do you organize your books in a certain way?

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I didn’t put in much reading time this past week, real life was quite busy.

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

Today I have 2 special guests that I have the pleasure to introduce you to.   I was contacted by Jessica at Forever/GCP  and asked if I could read and review today’s guest author’s book.  Jessica is the new publicity manger at Forever so this will also be her first time visiting CMash Reads.  However, because I have said YES too many times for requests, I just can’t seem to say that word NO to books, I am completely backlogged, but asked if the author would stop by, visit and talk about her new book.  So, I ask if you could help me give both Jessica and Ms. Webb, a warm welcome to the CMash blog!!

DEBRA WEBB

DEBRA WEBB, born on a farm in Alabama, wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the military behind the Iron Curtain—and a five-year stint with NASA—that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has penned more than 100 novels including her internationally bestselling Colby Agency series. Her debut romantic thriller series, the Faces of Evil, propelled Debra to the top of Amazon’s bestselling lists for an unparalleled twenty-four weeks and garnered critical acclaim from reviewers and readers alike. Don’t miss a single installment of this fascinating and chilling twelve-book series!

Debra has won numerous awards, including a Romantic Suspense career achievement award and multiple Reviewers Choice awards. She has appeared on the Borders, Waldenbooks and USAToday bestseller lists. One part of her work that she loves most, she confesses, is the research. She spent four months in Camden, Maine, in the dead of winter to write a romantic suspense novel. Can you say snow?

All else aside, Debra’s absolute favorite thing in the world to do (besides writing killer books) is to explore and renovate old houses. While in Maine on research she explored dozens of centuries old houses. When she and her family returned to Alabama they bought a century old house of their own that was ready to be condemned and completely restored and renovated it from top to bottom. She and a neighbor who was doing the same type of reno challenged each other to get the job done with as much repurposing as possible. Debra’s entire kitchen is made up of repurposed items from other people’s castoffs during renovations. Even the granite countertops are remnants!

Debra is incredibly excited about her newest writing venture, the Faces of Evil series. The first two books, OBSESSION and IMPULSE, received amazing reviews. New York Times bestseller Cindy Gerard said of OBSESSION, “Move over Jack Reacher, Jess Harris is coming to town!” Top ten New York Times bestseller CJ Lyons praised the novels, saying “…readers won’t be able to resist.” And if you’re still not convinced that you need to give the Faces of Evil a try, RT Book Lovers magazine rated the newest release in the series, POWER, with an amazing four and a half stars and boasted: “Jess Harris doesn’t have to go looking for trouble–it finds her. Jess is one of the toughest, smartest, most stubborn lady cops to strut the pages lately, but Webb’s given her just enough vulnerability to keep her likable. This third entry in the Faces of Evil series is a hard-to-put-down police procedural with pitch-perfect voice, well-developed characters and a setting that is as much a part of the cast as the protagonists”
Connect with the author at her website, on her Facebook or Twitter.

Q&A with Debra Webb

ABOUT THE BOOK

POWER, an e-book original on sale September 4^th,  the third of the series, sees FBI Special Agent Jess Harris begins the next chapter of her life as the new deputy chief of Birmingham’s major crimes division, reporting to her first love, Chief of Police Dan Burnett.  She’s focusing all of her attention on work, including the demise of a celebrated ballet instructor, whose death is ruled an accident. Jess’s instincts tell her otherwise and, even with the case now moved to another division, she can’t shake the feeling there’s more to the story.  Her investigation leads her to Birmingham’s gang culture and its powerful elite, where she soon becomes the killer’s next target.

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I have some exciting news to share with you!!!  As most of you know, I own Partners In Crime Tours (www.partnersincrimetours.net).  A virtual tour company for mystery, suspense and crime novels.  Over the past year, I have had requests for tours that do not fall under PICT’s specialty, and had to refuse them.  Until now!!

Providence Book Promotions (PBP), a subsidiary of Partners In Crime Tours has been established and is being unveiled today.  I invite you to visit our new site at http://www.providencebookpromotions.com/ or on Facebook.   PBP will coordinate tours for novels of “general fiction/literature”.  If you would be interested in becoming a tour host/reviewer for Providence Book Promotions, please fill out the form below and send to CMash@providencebookpromotions.com.

Hope to hear from you!

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Today’s question:
This week’s musing — courtesy of http://abookandashortlatte.wordpress.com – asks…
Do you take notes while you read?

My answer:
Yes.  I started taking notes when I started reviewing requested reads.   Prior to finding this book blogging community, I never did.  And the notes are always written on a notepad, never in the book, if I’m reading a print.

My notes usually will contain facts about the characters, especially if there are a lot of them, emotions and thoughts that I feel about certain scenarios as I’m reading, will note the page numbers if there is a quote or paragraph that I feel I will need in writing my review, where the book takes place for one of the challenges I signed up for, etc.

I usually write my review as soon as I finish one book and before starting my next book.  I feel that I want all the content to be fresh in my mind plus not getting anything confused between books.  Guess that is why I don’t read multiple books at the same time.

What about you?  Do you take notes?  Anything specific?

September is being hosted by BookNAround

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.”
Click on title for synopsis via IndieBound.

Tuesday: 
*The Prophet by Ethan from The Story Plant
*Leaving the Hall Light On by Madeline Sharples from Dream of Things
Thursday:  EBooks from Authors via  author, Melissa Foster, for Thriller Event
*Last One Chosen by Stephen Woodfin
*A Death on The Wolf by G.M. Frazier
*Omar: A Novel by Craig Thompson 
*Chasing Innocence by John Potter
*After The Fog by Kathleen Shoop
*River in the Sea by Tina Boscia
*Project Moses by Robert B.Lowe
*Pegasus Falling by Wm E. Thompson
*The Fall of Billy Hitchings by Kirkus MacGowan