Monthly Archives: March 2010

Review: Darling Jim by Christian Moerk

Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (March 31, 2009) ISBN-10: 0805089470 Source: Purchased Three women are found dead in a home in a Dublin suburb.  They are identified as Moira Hegarty and her two nieces, Fiona and Róisín … Continue reading

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Announcing: The Winner of Numbers by Rachel Ward

Congratulations!  I’ll send your mailing address to the publicist, who will ship your book directly. 

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Teaser Tuesday: At Witt’s End by Beth Solheim

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that … Continue reading

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

  It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book … Continue reading

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Review: Pieces of Happily Ever After by Irene Zutell

Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (September 1, 2009) ISBN-10: 0312540094 Source: SheKnows Alice Kirshall has a storybook life, or so it seems.  Her husband, Alex, a Hollywood entertainment lawyer signs on with a new client, actress Rose Maris. … Continue reading

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Adventures in Parenting: Adolescent Love

Since the premiere post for Adventures in Parenting featured my youngest son,  I thought I’d be fair and focus on my oldest son, John (affectionately called John-John), for this episode. One night last week as we were all getting settled … Continue reading

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Review: Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff

Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books (March 30, 2010) ISBN-10: 0312581580 Source: Publisher Lily Woodward and the other citizens of Toccoa, Georgia are eagerly awaiting the return of the town’s soldiers from World War II.  To celebrate their return, … Continue reading

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Iron Man Super Hero Super Giveaway!

To get everyone ready for the release of Iron Man 2, Hachette Books is hosting an awesome giveaway of Iron Man books! Normally, I don’t host this sort of review, but my boys and I are HUGE fans of Iron … Continue reading

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Mini-Review: The Cold Room by J.T. Ellison

Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Mira Books; Original edition (March 1, 2010) ISBN-10: 0778327140 Source: Planned Television Arts Homicide detective Taylor Jackson has seen her share of disturbing murders during her career in Nashville.  She’s met her match with … Continue reading

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Teaser Tuesday: Fireworks over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that … Continue reading

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