So Many Books, So Little Time

Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme started by Marcia at To Be Continued.  It's a great way to share all the bookish things you get each week!  Check it out here ! I only got one book this week but it looks like it will be a good one! From the Library: Growing up Duggar by Jana, Jill, Jessa and Jinger Duggar I am fascinated by the Duggars so I'm very interested to see how this book is. What did you get in your mailbox this week?

I finally broke down and signed up for the Read-a-thon!  I have had so much fun participating in the past and this post convinced me I should give it a shot again.  I haven't participated since last April and I've had a baby since then so I'm not sure how this is going to go.  I'm going to try to get as much reading done as I can between chasing Julia and all the other commitments I have. I'm hoping to make a dent in the following books: The Runaway Highlander by R.L. Syme The King by J.R. Ward Also, my hold on Catching Fire (the movie) came in a the library so I will finally get to watch it tomorrow!  It's book related so it counts, right? I'll update this post throughout the day to let you know how I'm doing.  Have fun everyone! Hour 0 Kick Off post 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I'm in Kansas. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I can't wait to read The King 3) Which...

From Goodreads:  Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. A self-proclaimed "homicidal adventurer," Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse or limits, to live with "intensity." Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit.  Chyna is a survivor, toughened by a lifelong struggle for safety and self-respect. Now she will be tested as never before. At first her sole aim is to get out alive--until, by chance, she learns the identity of Vess's next intended victim, a faraway innocent only she can save. Driven by a newly discovered thirst for meaning beyond mere self-preservation, Chyna musters every inner resource she has to save an enda...

From Goodreads:  A chance to run a B&B in snowy, remote Vermont—it’s an offer Kira Danner can’t resist after six soul-crushing years of working as a lawyer in Florida. As Kira and her husband, Peter, step into a brand new life, she quells her fears about living with the B&B’s co-owners: Peter’s sexy, irresponsible brother Rand, and Rand’s wife, Alyssa…who is essentially a stranger. For her part, Alyssa sees taking over the B&B as the latest in a string of adventures. Plus, a quiet place might help her recover from the news that she can’t bear children. But the idyllic town proves to be anything but serene: Within weeks, the sisters-in-law are scrambling to prepare for their first big booking—a winter wedding—and soon a shy, mysterious woman comes to work for them. Dawn Zukoski is hiding something; that much is clear. But what the sisters-in-law don't realize is that Dawn is also hiding from someone… My Thoughts:   This isn't a book I probably wo...

Mailbox Monday is a great way to showcase all of the bookish goodies you receive each week.  Check it out here ! I hope everyone's having a wonderful Sunday whether you celebrate Easter or not! For Review: Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman Catching Air by Sarah Pekkanen Roan Rose by Juliet Waldron (ebook, not pictured) From the Library: The King by J.R. Ward Intensity by Dean Koontz (ebook, not pictured) What books did you get this week?  

Blackwell's Paradise by V.E. Ulett Publication Date: January 8, 2014 Old Salt Press LLC Formats: Ebook, Paperback Series: Blackwell's Adventures, Volume II Genre: Historical Adventure/Naval HF Relive the pleasure of falling into the past with the author of Captain Blackwell’s Prize, in Volume II of Blackwell’s Adventures. The repercussions of a court martial and the ill-will of powerful men at the Admiralty pursue Royal Navy captain James Blackwell into the Pacific, where danger lurks around every coral reef. Even if Captain Blackwell and Mercedes survive the venture into the world of early nineteenth century exploration, can they emerge unchanged with their love intact. The mission to the Great South Sea will test their loyalties and strength, and define the characters of Captain Blackwell and his lady in Blackwell’s Paradise. Enter the Goodreads Giveaway --> Goodreads Book Giveaway Blackwell's Paradise by V.E. Ulett ...

Synopsis:  From one of America’s most imaginative storytellers comes a passionate tale of love and treachery, spanning the days of Catherine de Medici’s court to the twenty-first century and starring a woman drawn back, time and again, to the past. In 1533, an Italian orphan with an uncanny knack for creating fragrance is plucked from poverty to become Catherine de Medici’s perfumer. To repay his debt, over the years René le Florentine is occasionally called upon to put his vast knowledge to a darker purpose: the creation of deadly poisons used to dispatch the Queen’s rivals. But it’s René’s other passion—a desire to reanimate a human breath, to bring back the lives of the two people whose deaths have devastated him—that incites a dangerous treasure hunt five centuries later. That’s when Jac L’Etoile—suffering from a heartache of her own—becomes obsessed with the possibility of unlocking Rene’s secret to immortality. Soon Jac’s search reconnects her with G...