Musing Mondays (1 of 4)

MONDAY
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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Today’s Question:
Name your top 2-3 favorite genres (the ones you read most from).

My Answer:
Today’s question is an easy one.  My 1st choice, and as been for years, is the genre of Mystery/Suspense.  Those books keep me engaged and love to try and solve the mystery.  Maybe I was a PI in another life lol.  The 2nd would be Contemporary Chick Lit/Romance.  These you will find on my shelves and tbr list.

Its Monday, What Are You Reading (2 of 4)

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This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.
FINISHED:
  Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe (what a book !!! Rated a 5)
  Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer (the perfect summer read.  I rated it a 4)
READING:
  Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
UP NEXT:
  Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
  Dare To Die by Carolyn Hart
 

Mailbox Monday (3 of 4)

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Hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page
It was another busy week for the postal service.  I sometimes wonder what my mail carrier thinks delivering all these books every week.  I really should give her my link so she can see lol.  This is what she delivered:
Monday from Media Muscle (The Book Trib)
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Tuesday from Doubleday
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Wednesday from Pump Up Your Book
A signed copy from the author!!!
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Thursday from The Book Club Cook Book….I won
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Thursday from Pump Up Your Book
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All these books look so good, I can’t wait to read each and every one of them !!!!

Challenge Final Results (4 of 4)

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Hosted by Kristen from Bookworming in the 21st Century

The Challenge is over as of 12 midnight last night.  I didn’t quite make it but came pretty darn close.  I finished 2 books and wrote reviews for both.  I want to thank Kristen for hosting and hoping she does another Read-A-Thon.  My final tally is:

Yesterday’s Total:  4 hours
Challenge Goal:  40 hours
Final Challenge Total:  37.5 hours

"Damaged" Giveaway Has Just Ended

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Anita Yancey
and
Xmas Dolly
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Winners have been notified via email and have 48 hours to respond.  If not, another winner will be chosen. 
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Book Review Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe

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Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe
Published by HarperCollins
ISBN 978-0-06-172830-3
At the request of LibraryThing, an ARC was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest review.
  Synopsis (from back of book): Grace Brookstein is the very young, naive wife of financial superstar Lenny Brookstein. Lenny is a billionaire many times over, with estates around the world, a fleet of yachts, and a life that is the stuff of fantasy. He and Grace live in New York where Lenny is revered as King of the Wall Street social scene. A noted philanthropist, he is both liked and respected in the worlds of high finance and high society. When the stock market goes into a terrifying freefall, the Brookstein’s glamorous lifestyle of Palm Beach polo tournaments and G5 jets is barely touched.
  That is, until the day Lenny goes sailing from their Nantucket beach estate and never comes home. When his abandoned yacht is found far out at sea, the police investigation reveals Brookstein’s death was no accident. The famous investor was involved in some sort of spectacular fraud and was about to be exposed by someone close to him.
  But as Lenny’s malfeasance comes to light, Grace learns there was more to his boating “accident” than she originally thought. And suddenly her life may be in danger too….
  My Thoughts and Opinion: I started reading Sidney Sheldon’s books in the 70s and remember them to be great reads, always waiting anxiously for his next novel to be released.  I also remember hearing of his passing and thinking what a tremendous loss for fans and the literary world.  But thankfully the family did not let that happen, entrusting an author to continue his legacy.  And Tilly Bagshawe most definitely did.  I have to say that I honestly was a little skeptical when I started reading this book, wondering if it would live up to the older Sidney Sheldon books?  And the answer is a resounding YES!!
  Ms. Bagshawe created a cast of characters that you either loved or hated, had compassion for or envied, cheered them on or wer glad when they fell.  The plot is a non stop “who done it” of multiple possibilities to the very end.  And speaking of the end, it is one that I did not see coming until the very last pages !!! Throughout the entire book, the story line is a continuous, fast paced, speeding suspenseful ride with the elements of love, betrayal, hate, envy, trust, greed, strength, lies and revenge, and self preservation, just to name a few.  Do I recommend this book?  My answer, another resounding YES!!  This is a definite can’t put down, page turning novel !!!

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DISCLAIMER
I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me,
in exchange for my HONEST review.
No items that I receive
are ever sold…they are kept by me,
or given to family or friends.

"Damaged" Giveaway Has Just Ended

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Anita Yancey
and
Xmas Dolly
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Winners have been notified via email and have 48 hours to respond.  If not, another winner will be chosen. 
Random.Org
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
 19     6
Timestamp: 2010-06-20 22:06:03 UTC

Book Review Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe

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Sidney Sheldon’s After The Darkness by Tilly Bagshawe
Published by HarperCollins
ISBN 978-0-06-172830-3
At the request of LibraryThing, an ARC was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest review.
  Synopsis (from back of book): Grace Brookstein is the very young, naive wife of financial superstar Lenny Brookstein. Lenny is a billionaire many times over, with estates around the world, a fleet of yachts, and a life that is the stuff of fantasy. He and Grace live in New York where Lenny is revered as King of the Wall Street social scene. A noted philanthropist, he is both liked and respected in the worlds of high finance and high society. When the stock market goes into a terrifying freefall, the Brookstein’s glamorous lifestyle of Palm Beach polo tournaments and G5 jets is barely touched.
  That is, until the day Lenny goes sailing from their Nantucket beach estate and never comes home. When his abandoned yacht is found far out at sea, the police investigation reveals Brookstein’s death was no accident. The famous investor was involved in some sort of spectacular fraud and was about to be exposed by someone close to him.
  But as Lenny’s malfeasance comes to light, Grace learns there was more to his boating “accident” than she originally thought. And suddenly her life may be in danger too….
  My Thoughts and Opinion: I started reading Sidney Sheldon’s books in the 70s and remember them to be great reads, always waiting anxiously for his next novel to be released.  I also remember hearing of his passing and thinking what a tremendous loss for fans and the literary world.  But thankfully the family did not let that happen, entrusting an author to continue his legacy.  And Tilly Bagshawe most definitely did.  I have to say that I honestly was a little skeptical when I started reading this book, wondering if it would live up to the older Sidney Sheldon books?  And the answer is a resounding YES!!
  Ms. Bagshawe created a cast of characters that you either loved or hated, had compassion for or envied, cheered them on or wer glad when they fell.  The plot is a non stop “who done it” of multiple possibilities to the very end.  And speaking of the end, it is one that I did not see coming until the very last pages !!! Throughout the entire book, the story line is a continuous, fast paced, speeding suspenseful ride with the elements of love, betrayal, hate, envy, trust, greed, strength, lies and revenge, and self preservation, just to name a few.  Do I recommend this book?  My answer, another resounding YES!!  This is a definite can’t put down, page turning novel !!!

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DISCLAIMER
I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me,
in exchange for my HONEST review.
No items that I receive
are ever sold…they are kept by me,
or given to family or friends.