"Made in the USA" by Billie Letts releases May 4, 2009. I'll be hitting 100 Posts this May, so in honor of that we are doing a few more giveaways then usual! Be sure to stay tuned to my blog so you don't miss something awesome!Thank you to Hachette books for offering this book for 5 copies to my lucky Blog Readers."Made...

St. Thomas's Eve or Kings' Confidante by Jean Plaidy Reissue of St. Thomas's Eve is called "The King's Confidante" and is available on Amazon with the following specs: (my copy is the one shown) Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Three Rivers Press (April 7, 2009) ISBN-10: 030734620X The Burton Review Rating:4 stars Blurb...

Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine". This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:Twilight of Avalon: A Novel of Trystan & Isolde (Paperback)by Anna Elliott Releases May 5, 2009Another pretty cover, and since I'm on a Tristan/Isolde kick this week (see my mailbox) this was fitting. I saw one rating for...

Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Should be Reading:♦Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page.♦Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.♦You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some...

"Follow Me" by Joanna ScottCategory: FICTIONFormat: HARDCOVER BOOKPublish Date: 4/22/2009Price: $24.99/$27.99ISBN: 9780316051651Pages: 432The Burton Review Rating:3.75The book opens up with a guy jumping off a bridge.. and then we meet Sally the younger who decides to write the story that her grandmother, also Sally, told...

"The Noticer" by Andy AndrewsPublished by the Thomas Nelson GroupThe Burton Review Rating = 5, recommended for Everyone!"Sometimes, all a person needs is a little perpective."Jones is the humble elusive man that comes at the perfect moment to the people in the story conveniently when they would need him the most. Jones...

Happy Monday!! I bought lots of books, so my total is 15 books this week! Woohoo! And also a Busy Monday for me today in the Book Blog World!Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. And I am adding what I purchased. Here's what I received during...

Happy Sunday to everyone! It's a bit rainy here in Texas but we enjoyed the outdoors yesterday with the frisbee and the kite.I wanted to post the winners of my book giveaway for Kevin Roose's "The Unlikely Disciple":The top 5 winners are:NightDweller, Bridget3420, Sharon54220, TaterTot, and AlyceCongrats to you... Please...

"What Would Jane Austen Do?" by Laurie BrownPaperback: 352 pagesPublisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (May 1, 2009)ISBN-10: 1402218311Price: $6.99The Burton Review Rating: 3 starsWelcome to Regency England, Eleanor.. our heroine is having a bad day (despite the 12-pack on the cover) when she meets up with some ghosts during...

Happy Friday everyone!! What a week... and today is going to prove to be a busy one for me (at least I won't be bored right?) But nothing about the word Audit is pretty. On to the much better topic of Blogging Biz of The Day..:::It's FRIDAY FILL-IN TIME, hosted by Janet:::And...here we go! 1. Apparently there's some sort...

Sponsored by "Breaking the Spine"This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:'Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery' by Eric Ives will be published October 2nd 2009.Hardcover: 416 pagesPublisher: Wiley-Blackwell (October 2009)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1405194138From the Back Cover: "Lady Jane Grey is the queen...

It's the moment I've been waiting for. My FIRST Author Interview! Thank you to Robin Kaye for graciously offering 2 signed copies of her book, "Too Hot to Handle" during my giveaway. And also I thank Danielle from Sourcebooks Casablanca for setting this up for us.As part of the giveaway, I had asked my readers to come...

Teaser Tuesdays is hosted by Should be Reading: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great...

"Too Hot to Handle" by Robin Kaye Paperback: 416 pagesPublisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (May 1, 2009)ISBN-10: 1402217668, Price $6.99The Burton Review Rating= 4In this snappy sequel to Robin Kaye's first Domestic God novel "Romeo, Romeo", the author Robin Kaye brings back supporting characters and makes Annabelle Ronaldi's...

Happy Monday!! Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page. We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week. And I am adding what I purchased.. bad, bad girl...Here's what I received during the last week:From a Surprise Giveaway from My Friend Amy : A box of chocolates & goodies for Easter woo...

Hello All!It's the end of the 24 Hour ReadAThon, and I am impressed with those that really were able to put their all into it! Maybe next time I can really participate but with little kids around that is doubtful. My measly progress was entered here on yesterday's post.The Giveaway for Laura Rider's Masterpiece ended yesterday,...

"The Girl She Used To Be" by David CristofanoFICTION3/19/2009Price: $22.99/$25.99ISBN: 9780446582223Pages: 256The Burton Review = 3.5 Pretty Good!This is a debut novel by David Cristofano and he really did very well; it is a suspenseful page turner with threats of violence and romance. Melody is a 26 year old woman who...

http://24hourreadathon.com/The First Meme for the Read A Thon:Where are you reading from today? "The Girl She Used to Be" by David Cristofano;"The Noticer Project" by Andy Andrews; "Follow Me" by Joanna Scott3 facts about me …How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? 3Do you have any goals for...

Okay so I just wanted to my two cents in. I was doing my normal meandering around my blogosphere of fellow book junkies and read My Friend Amy's Post in reaction to another post.. I started writing this really long drawn out comment to that on her post, and I felt maybe I should do a post here myself. (I wonder if long...