Welcome to It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and Mailbox Monday.
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a place to meet up and share what you have been, are and about to be reading over the week. It's a great post to organize yourself. It's an opportunity to visit and comment, and er... add to that ever growing TBR pile! So welcome in everyone. This meme started with J Kaye's Blog and then was taken up by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at the Book Date.
Happy Monday! Here we are at mid-August with a little over a month to go before the first day of fall. Autumn remains my favorite season. I know I would miss the cooler weather and all the great fall smells from the Northeast if we ever moved, but we would adjust.
Our hotel is booked, most of the Lil' Princess' things are packed, and we pick up her new car soon (hopefully today). We leave Friday to drive her to UNCW by Saturday morning.
This weekend, we visited with a family friend who is moving--oddly enough--to Wilmington, NC. She has been a dear friend for decades. We are sorry to see her go, but she needs to be closer to her family. It is comforting to know the Lil' Princess will have a familiar face not far from campus.
In addition to reading, I am plugging away at an editing project. I love the way this author writes. I'll be sure to share when her book is available for sale.
Last week on my blog I featured the First Chapter Review of Birthright by Jeanette Baker. You can read it here.
I am partway through this book. Charyn delivers historical fiction that seems as if it could be 100% true. The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson remains my favorite so far, but I am enjoying Big Red. Look for my review on September 23.
Look for my review of this writing craft book here on August 25.
I am also going through this one when I have time, which isn't often.
This Christmas one is next.
After that, it is probably these.
Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.
My physical mailbox was empty, but I grabbed this Kindle freebie. I am a sucker for a pretty cover and anything set on the water--which I still find hilarious considering my fear of the water.
Her engagement off, Zoe Griffin retreats to tiny Wildflower Island in the Puget Sound. Hiding out as a cook and maid at a shabby bed-and-breakfast seems crazy for a chef who’s used to running her own five-star kitchen. And just as she starts to feel at home, her klutzy mishaps make Zoe fear her handsome new boss will fire her.
Dr. Nick Jackson is done with medicine, and owning a B&B is as far from doctoring as he can get. He needs help, but his only employee’s mistakes give him doubts. As Zoe lets her defenses down, Nick begins to see a competent and caring woman. One whose wounds are as deep as his own. But as they fall for each other, Nick and Zoe must learn the hardest lesson of all—to forgive. Only then can they heal the past and embrace the future . . . together.
On a side note, we visited an historical home in Manteo while on vacation, which would be the perfect B&B. In my next life, I will own it and live there.
That's it for me this week. Hope you enjoy browsing these books and sharing some of what your reading.
