Mailbox Monday #22 - Packing for a Trip

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.

No Oscars  for me. Though I do want to read American Sniper by Chris Kyle. I would like to see the movie as well. I am getting ready for a trip that I leave for early Friday. I plan on telling you when I post from their next week post. I would keep an eye out and check it out. Again "Reading 4 Autism' sign up open up on this coming Sunday. Sign up post will post

But, I digress! Hope everyone had a good week and a few new books in their mailbox.

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Coming Soon

Here are the banners for the event that is coming this year. You will be able to sign up for the event in March. Signs up are going to be open from March 1, 2015 though March 30, 2015. Rules are being created. I will soon create a donation page as well as a page for this event. You will be able to copy the banners codes once I create the code for them. They will be on the page created for this event. The event will be lunched April 1, 2015 and runs though April 31, 2015.

Book Title: Anna Crossing
Author: Suzanne Woods Fisher
Series: An Amish Beginnings #1
Received; I got from Bethany House for honesty review
Description:

When Anna Konig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the "Charming Nancy," their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naive farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness,

Book Title: The Promise of Palm Grove
Author: Shelley Shepard Gray
Genres: Amish, Fiction, Christian Fiction, Adult
Publisher: Avon Inspire
Published: January 27, 2015 (288 Pages, Paperback)
Series: Amish Brides of Pinecraft #1
Disclaimer: I received this book from edelweiss / Litfuse for an honesty review
Description: 

A young Amish woman finds herself torn between the man she's pledged to wed and the man her heart desires in this heartwarming story of chance, duty, and choice in the face of love--the first volume in beloved New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray's new Amish Brides of Pinecraft series
Amish bride-to-be Leona is thrilled to be in Florida, on a mini vacation in the pretty town of Pinecraft. Her girlfriends think she's happy because she's away from the stress of wedding planning. They have no idea that Leona's real joy is in being away from her fiance.
Edmund is a good man and will make a decent husband . . . just not for Leona. The more time she spends with him and his overbearing ways, the less she wants to be his wife. Her cousins are sure Edmund is the right man for her--and their certainty makes Leona begin to doubt herself. But when a chance encounter with a wayward cat brings her face-to-face with a handsome, fun-loving Amish man named Zachary Kaufmann, Leona's faced with two vastly different futures.

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Mailbox Monday #22 - Valentine's Day Weekend

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.

Still snowing in much of the Northern and Eastern US, so the mail will be picked up whenever. On a positive note, all this bad weather gives us more time to sit inside and read where it's cozy and warm. Unless we can fly off to a Florida or California. Back to reality!

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Book Title: How to Catch a Prince
Author: Rachel Hauck
Genres: Romance,
Publisher: Zondervan
Series: The Royal Wedding Series
Published: February 24, 2015 (
Disclaimer: I revived book free from Litfuse for a honesty review though a book tour
Description:

She caught her prince once. Can she catch him again?

American heiress Corina Del Rey’s life was devastated by war. Every thing she loved was lost. But after five years of grief, she’s shed her grave clothes and started over in the sunshine along the Florida coast.

But some things are not so easily forgotten. When a secret from her past confronts her face to face, she realizes she must follow her heart. Even if it cost her everything.

Prince Stephen of Brighton Kingdom is a former Royal Air Command lieutenant turned star rugby player, trying to make sense of his life after the devastation of war.
When his brother, King Nathaniel, discovers Stephen’s pre war secret, he must deal with an aspect of his life he longed to forget. But how can he do so without exposing the truth and breaching national security?
Yet, true love has a destiny all it’s own. As the cathedral bells peal through Cathedral City, Corina and Stephen must chose to answer the call of love on their hearts.
Or let it be lost forever?

Book Title: Visiting the Sins
Author: Melanie Denman
Genres: Women's fiction, Southern fiction
Publisher: Word Association Publishers
Published: January 2015 (244 pages, Paperback)
Disclaimer: I received this book from +Laura Fabiani iRead Book Tours for a book Tour and for an honesty review
Description:

Set in the Bible Belt of Deep East Texas, Visiting the Sins is a darkly funny story about mothers and daughters, naked ambition, elusive redemption, and all the torment it's possible to inflict in the name of family.
Down through the decades, the lofty social aspirations of the feisty but perennially dissatisfied Wheeler women -- Pokey, the love-starved, pistol-packing matriarch; Rebanelle, the frosty former beauty queen turned church organist; and Curtis Jean, the backsliding gospel singer -- are exceeded only by their unfortunate taste in men and a seemingly boundless capacity for holding grudges. A legacy of feuding and scandal lurches from one generation to the next with tragic consequences that threaten to destroy everything the Wheeler women have sacrificed their souls to build.

Book Title: Vostok
Author: Steve Alten
Genre: Science fiction thriller
Publisher: Rebel Press
Published: February 17, 2015 ( Pages, Paperback)
Disclaimer: I received this book from +Laura Fabiani iRead Book Tours for a book Tour and for an honesty review
Book Description: 

East Antarctica: The coldest, most desolate location on Earth. Two-and-a-half miles below the ice cap is Vostok, a six thousand square mile liquid lake, over a thousand feet deep, left untouched for more than 15 million years. Now, marine biologist Zachary Wallace and two other scientists aboard a submersible tethered to a laser will journey 13,000 feet beneath the ice into this unexplored realm to discover Mesozoic life forms long believed extinct – and an object of immense power responsible for the evolution of modern man.

In this sequel to The Loch and prequel to the upcoming MEG 5: Nightstalkers, New York Times best-selling author Steve Alten offers readers a crossover novel that combines characters from two of his most popular series.

Book Title: The Camelot Kids
Author: Ben Zackheim
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
Publisher:
Published: December 11, 2014 (482 pages, Paperback)
Disclaimer: I received this book from a book tour and for an honesty review
Description: 

Here it is! The complete collection of The Camelot Kids Parts 1-4, with new illustrations and extra story.
The Camelot Kids is a series that tells the story of Simon Sharp, a 14-year-old orphan. Simon isn’t a normal teenager. He’s a kid on a mission. He's determined to find a place to belong.
If you ask him how his parents died, he'll tell you King Arthur killed them. They died looking for proof that Camelot is real.
An estranged uncle flies Simon to Scotland for room and board. The fourteen year old soon discovers someone wants him dead. But who cares about some outcast teenager from America?
When a grumpy, 3276 year old Merlin shows up to protect him, Simon finds that the answer is an epic adventure away.
Packed with surprises, The Camelot Kids is a fresh take on the beloved myth.

If you ask him how his parents died, he'll tell you King Arthur killed them. They died looking for proof that Camelot is real.
An estranged uncle flies Simon to Scotland for room and board. The fourteen year old soon discovers someone wants him dead. But who cares about some outcast teenager from America?

When a grumpy, 3276 year old Merlin shows up to protect him, Simon finds that the answer is an epic adventure away.
Packed with surprises, The Camelot Kids is a fresh take on the beloved myth.
An estranged uncle flies Simon to Scotland for room and board. The fourteen year old soon discovers someone wants him dead. But who cares about some outcast teenager from America?
When a grumpy, 3276 year old Merlin shows up to protect him, Simon finds that the answer is an epic adventure away.
Packed with surprises, The Camelot Kids is a fresh take on the beloved myth.
When a grumpy, 3276 year old Merlin shows up to protect him, Simon finds that the answer is an epic adventure away.
Packed with surprises, The Camelot Kids is a fresh take on the beloved myth.

Book Title: A Heart's Disguise
Author: Colleen Coble
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Series: A Journey of the Heart #1
Published: March 3, 2015 (128 Pages, Paperback)
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from Litfuse for a book tour and honesty review
Description: 

In the aftermath of the Civil War, a young woman searches for her lost love at the edge of the West.
The Civil War has destroyed Sarah Montgomery's marriage before it's even begun.
After Sarah receives word that her fiance, Rand Campbell, has been killed fighting for the Union, her brothers and ailing father persuade her to pledge herself to Ben Croftner--despite her strong misgivings. But when Sarah finds out that Rand is in fact alive--and that Ben Croftner knew it--she indignantly breaks off the engagement and goes in search of Rand.
But Ben Croftner does not take rejection lightly--and a single woman with a sick father makes an easy target. When Sarah is abducted by her treacherous fiance, Rand finally comes to her aid . . . only to reveal that he has been posted at Fort Laramie, Wyoming, and intends to take her there as his wife. But could Sarah leave her dying father's side for the love of her life? And what plans are forming in the jealous heart of Ben Croftner?

Book Title: A Home for Her Family
Author: Virginia Carmichael
Genres: Romance
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: September 16, 2014 (288 pages, Paperback)
Description: 

Never in a hundred years does  Sabrina Martinez expect to meet someone  like handsome millionaire Jack Thorne— let alone find him volunteering at the Denver mission where she works. She's grown up in a humble home and is surprised an heir to a fortune could have such a kind and generous heart. But Sabrina can't let anything distract her—not even love. She's battling for custody of her nieces and there's nothing more important than that. Jack wants to help, but the divide between him and Sabrina seems impossibly wide. Can they learn to see past their differences, and give themselves a chance at true love—and a real family?

Book Title: The Deputy's New Family
Author: Jenna Mindel
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: Love Inspired
Published: August 19, 2014 (288 pages, Paperback)
Disclaimer:
Description: 

Lessons Learned

Because of her painful past, teacher Beth Ryken has one rule when it comes to men and marriage: never fall for a cop. So when the new sheriff's deputy asks her to tutor his young son, she agrees to work with the boy while hoping to avoid the handsome widower. She knows former big-city detective Nicholas Grey moved to LeNaro, Michigan, to give his child a safe and stable life. But sometimes a cop's job means risk and danger. As Beth works with Nick's struggling son, she grows unexpectedly close with the small Grey family. How will she possibly protect her heart from breaking all over again?

Book Title: Dawn of Destiny
Author: Lee Stephen
Genres: Sci-fi, Adult Fiction
Series: Epic #1
Publisher: Stone Aside Publishing, L.L.C.
Published: November 2006,
Disclaimer: I received this book from +Laura Fabiani iRead Book Tours for a book Tour and for an honesty review
Description:

Some men go to war for the glory. Some men go to war to escape. For Scott Remington, war is entirely different. It is a belief. It is a calling. It is a destiny. Leaving everything behind—his fiancée, his future, his life—he embarks on a mission of faith into a battle he can barely understand. This is his story. This is his war. This is only the beginning.

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Mailbox Monday #21

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.

Valentine's Day is next weekend and that means spring is right around the corner for us snow weary northerners. I'm still envious of those who have sunshine and warmth!

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This week I did not get any new books yet. Though I am looking for them to arrive soon. I am in a few book tours and I will show off the books as soon as I get them.

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Mailbox Monday #19

Mailbox Monday is a meme that can topple your TBR Pile with more books then you will add keep adding to it.

This past week as been going fine. It been cold and snowing and freezing but that winter. My Great Uncle pass away this last Thursday. I really have not had any kind of emotions either way. I will miss him but it not heart broken. He was would have been 90 in March of this year. I am using this weather to read as much as I can.

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The week of 1/18/15 - 1/25/15:

Bright Fire by M.J. Austin
Tour Stop: 3/11/15

Book Title: Bright Fire
Author: M.J Austin
Published: 1/18/14 (E-book)

Delfia thought she was a normal girl about to turn sixteen until her adoptive parents are murdered by creatures from the underworld. Her life gets thrown into chaos as she teams up with her best friend, a strange guy, and a prophetess. She soon discovers her biological father, Hades, ordered the attack on her and her family because a prophecy names her as the one to take him down. She must first complete a set of tasks to free Persephone, her mother, from the underworld and defeat Hades. Will she be reunited with her mother or will she get sucked into the underworld?

A Life of the Twentieth Century
Book Tour: 3/12/15

Book Title: A Life Of the Twentieth Century
Author: Irene Even
Publisher: Booklocker
Published: 9/1/14 (Paperback, 356 Pages) E-book

A Life of the Twentieth Century is a fictionalized biography depicting the life of Aya, which started in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains. From there, she went to Budapest where she survived the Nazi occupation. After the war, she went to Palestine and experienced life in a Kibutz. Later, she immigrated to Canada where she graduated with a B.A. and a teacher's diploma from McGill University. Ava spent the rest of her life teaching.

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Mailbox Monday #18

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: MailboxMonday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

We've had some light snow here near Pittsburgh Pa, We had some that did linger but it was gone in couple of day or it still there mostly because of the temperatures. Temperatures are all over the place -- below 30 and above 30 -- a real yo-yo. I hope everyone had a great reading week.

I'd also like to take a moment to have everyone reflect on Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Civil Rights Movement on Jan. 19, in honor of the holiday.

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Here what came in my mailbox this week 1/11/15 - 1/17/15

 Book Title: Fatete Return
Author: Christina Ow
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Published: January 2015 (E-book)
Book Source: I received from Author / Book Tour
Series: Dukkha Fates #1

Ashat is a werewolf who’s lived three centuries in sorrow and torment after his family was killed by an enemy-Baku. The only way he is able to bear his long life is drinking himself into a drunken stupor, women and hunting down Baku. His world suddenly changes when he meets Merilee and he is finally able to love and be happy again.

Merilee lost her family in a fire when she was five. However she isn’t too sure about that, her nightmares show her something very different to what her shrink has been telling her for thirteen years. She was raised by her two adoptive sisters Ann and Maria in an orphanage. She has a fear of letting people in and losing them. This fear makes her put up with an obnoxious boyfriend Steve until she’s finally gets the courage to get rid of him.
She finally meets a man who she instantly has a crush on and ultimately falls in love with after their first night together.

But Merilee and Ashat have met before in the worst of situations.

 Book Title: By Winter's Light
Author: Stephanie Laurens
Publisher: Mira
Published: October 28, 2014 (Hardcover, 352 Pages)
I won in giveaway I believe or requested it

It’s December 1837, and the young adults of the Cynster clan have succeeded in having the family Christmas celebration held at snow-bound Casphairn Manor, Richard and Catriona Cynster’s home. Led by Sebastian, Marquess of Earith, and by Lucilla, future Lady of the Vale, and her twin brother, Marcus, the upcoming generation has their own plans for the holiday season.

Yet where Cynsters gather, love is never far behind—the festive occasion brings together Daniel Crosbie, tutor to Lucifer Cynster’s sons, and Claire Meadows, widow and governess to Gabriel Cynster’s daughter. Daniel and Claire have met before and the embers of an unexpected passion smolder between them, but once bitten, twice shy, Claire believes a second marriage is not in her stars. Daniel, however, is determined to press his suit. He’s seen the love the Cynsters share, and Claire is the lady with whom he dreams of sharing his life. Assisted by a bevy of Cynsters—innate matchmakers every one—Daniel strives to persuade Claire that trusting him with her hand and her heart is her right path to happiness.

Meanwhile, out riding on Christmas Eve, the young adults of the Cynster clan respond to a plea for help. Summoned to a humble dwelling in ruggedly forested mountains, Lucilla is called on to help with the difficult birth of a child, while the others rise to the challenge of helping her. With a violent storm closing in and severely limited options, the next generation of Cynsters face their first collective test—can they save this mother and child? And themselves, too?

Back at the manor, Claire is increasingly drawn to Daniel and despite her misgivings, against the backdrop of the ongoing festivities their relationship deepens. Yet she remains torn—until catastrophe strikes, and by winter’s light, she learns that love—true love—is worth any risk, any price.

A tale brimming with all the magical delights of a Scottish festive season.

Book Title: The BeeKeeper's Son
Author: Kelly Irvin
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 1/12/2015 (Paperback)
Received from Book Look Blogger
Series: The Amish of Bee County #1

Sometimes it takes a barren landscape to see the beauty of God s creation.

Phineas King knows better than to expect anything but shock and pity wherever he shows his face. Horribly scarred from the tragic accident that claimed his mother s life, he chooses to keep his distance from everyone, focusing his time and energy on the bees his family raises. If no one sees him, no one can judge him. So why does he start finding excuses to seek out Deborah Lantz, the beautiful new arrival in town?

Deborah can t get out of Bee County, Texas, soon enough. Once her mother and younger siblings are settled, she is on the first bus out of this dusty town. She is only waiting on the letter from Aaron, asking her to return to lush Tennessee to be his fraa. But that letter never comes. As she spends time getting to know Phineas hoping to uncover the man beneath the scars she begins to realize that she no longer minds that Aaron hasn t sent for her.

As both Deborah and Phineas try to come to terms with lives that haven t turned out the way they imagined, they discover that perhaps Gott s plans for them are more extraordinary than they could have dreamed. But they need to let go of their own past sorrows and disappointments to find the joy and beauty that lies just ahead for them both. "

Book Title: Max and Dax Meet
Author: Marissa Shortt
Won in a giveaway

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Mailbox Monday #17

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 mailbox has been looking like this one the past week. The poor mail carrier has to dust off the snow and ice just to get the mail inside! Hopefully everyone had some nice goodies in their mailbox last week and better weather than I am putting up with in the Midwest.

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This week I got no books, Well I do not know.. except for the fact I need to pick something up at the mailbox tomorrow. There might be books in there for me. 1/4/15-1/10/15. Here are the books I got anyway.

Book Title: The Preacher's Daughter
Author: Beverly Lewis
Series: Annie's People #1
Publisher: Bethany House
Publish Date: 11/1/2005
Disclaimer: Download from Google Play for phone Free

A new series from The New York Times best-selling author of the Abram's Daughter's series. The Preacher's Daughter begins a remarkable journey of heartache and homespun delight - a series readers will find impossible to forget. Paradise, Pennsylvania, is likened to a little slice of heaven on earth...but for Annie Zook - the preacher's eldest daughter, it seems like a dead-end street.

She is expected to join the Amish church, but at 20 she is still deciding. Because of the strict rules that guide the Plain community, she must continually squelch her artistic passion, although it has become her solace.

In her signature style, with character depth and unexpected plot twists, beloved novelist Beverly Lewis once again opens the door to the world of the Amish.

Book Title: The Children Return: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel

Author: Martian Walker

Publisher: Knopf

Publish Date: April 28, 2015

Received from Edelweiss For Review

The Dordogne's favorite chief of police is back in a heart-poundingly suspenseful case that finds his small town innocently targeted by a global terrorism network.

When an agent tracking domestic jihadists is found murdered near St. Denis, it's troubling enough for Bruno's beloved village. But when Sami--an autistic Muslim youth raised locally but thought lost to Islamic extremism in Afghanistan--comes home, things get far more complicated: abducted and exploited for his technological genius, Sami has used that same talent to gather a trove of al-Qaeda intel. Now the same jihadists who killed the agent aim to silence Sami, and as an international tribunal descends to process Sami's case, Bruno must scramble to track the terrorists down before they exact their own justice. Meanwhile, Bruno's juggling the affections of a sometime lover and the mixed, alluring signals of one of the high-ranking U.S. intelligence officers on Sami's case. Add to that a member of the tribunal with dangerous skeletons in his closet, and a high-profile Jewish philanthropist whose presence in St. Denis seems to be attracting attention from the jihadists. It's almost enough to make Bruno miss out on the village's wine harvest supper.

Book Title: The Promise of Palm Grove

Author: Shelley Sheppard Gray

Series: Amish Brides of Pinecraft #1

Received from Edelweiss for review

Publisher: Avon Inspire

Published Date: 1/27/15

A young Amish woman finds herself torn between the man she's pledged to wed and the man her heart desires in this heartwarming story of chance, duty, and choice in the face of love—the first volume in belovedNew York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray's new Amish Brides of Pinecraft series

Amish bride-to-be Leona is thrilled to be in Florida, on a mini vacation in the pretty town of Pinecraft. Her girlfriends think she's happy because she's away from the stress of wedding planning. They have no idea that Leona's real joy is in being away from her fiancé.

Edmund is a good man and will make a decent husband . . . just not for Leona. The more time she spends with him and his overbearing ways, the less she wants to be his wife. Her cousins are sure Edmund is the right man for her—and their certainty makes Leona begin to doubt herself. But when a chance encounter with a wayward cat brings her face-to-face with a handsome, fun-loving Amish man named Zachary Kaufmann, Leona's faced with two vastly different futures.

Leona must decide: Should she follow the path set out before her? Or take a chance with only the promise of what could be to guide her?

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Mailbox Monday #16 - Happy New Years

Mailbox Monday is a Meme that is hosted weekly to show off the new books we get in our inbox or mailbox. It has hosted at one point,  But now it has it own blog named "Mailbox Monday". You many end up adding books to your ever so large TBR Pile. TBR stands for To Be Read.

This holiday came and went like blur. We brought in 2015 with no more then when we exited 2014. There not much to do with bringing in the new year. What new books arrived or came late in the week? What did you get done with the blog or want get done.. If you want you can check out my Sunday Post. I just started my first book for 2015. It is nane is "Dobyn's Chronicles" by +Shirley McLain. Well on the this weeks books that came in. Happy New Years.

This week 12/28/14 - 01/4/15

 Book Title: Almost Perfect
Author: Diane Daniels Manning
Genre: Animals, Fiction, Young Adult, Adult Fiction, Autism
Publisher: Beltor (Paperback, 340 Pages)
Published: January 29, 2014
Going to be on Tour: January 26 though February 13 - with +Laura Fabiani iRead Book Tours (Tour Stop 29th )

An old woman who has given up hope and a boy who believes the impossible wonder if life would be perfect at the Westminster Dog Show.

Seventy-year old Bess Rutledge has dreamed of winning the Westminster Dog Show all her life. Despite her decades-long career as one of America’s top Standard Poodle breeders, she has decided she’s too old to hold on to her foolish dream. She sells off all the dogs in her once famous kennel except for the aging champion McCreery and his mischievous, handsome son Breaker. Part of her senses they might have been the ones to take her to Westminster, if only she’d dared to try.

Bess meets Benny, a teenager with mild autism who attends a therapeutic special school, and learns he has a dream of his own: to impress his self-absorbed mother. Benny is drawn into the world of dog shows and becomes convinced he has found the perfect way to win his mother’s attention. If he can win Westminster with either McCreery or Breaker, he just knows she will finally be proud of him. Getting Bess to go along with his plan, however, is not going to be so easy. . .

Book Title: Beyond All Dreams
Author: Elizabeth Camden
Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Romance, Historical Romance, Fiction
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (Paperback, 368 Pages)
Published: December 15, 2014

Sweeping and Romantic Historical Drama from an Award-Winning Author
Anna O'Brien leads a predictable and quiet life as a map librarian at the illustrious Library of Congress until she stumbles across a baffling mystery of a ship disappeared at sea. She is thwarted in her attempts to uncover information, but her determination outweighs her shyness and she turns to a dashing congressman for help.
Luke Callahan was one of the nation's most powerful congressmen until his promising career became shadowed in scandal. Eager to share in a new cause and intrigued by the winsome librarian, he joins forces with Anna to solve the mystery of the lost ship.
Opposites in every way, Anna and Luke are unexpectedly drawn to each other despite the strict rules forbidding Anna from any romantic entanglement with a member of Congress.
From the gilded halls of the Capitol, where powerful men shape the future of the nation, to the scholarly archives of the nation's finest library, Anna and Luke are soon embroiled in secrets much bigger and more perilous than they ever imagined. Is bringing the truth to light worth risking all they've ever dreamed for themselves?
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Mailbox Monday #15

Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week. Warning: MailboxMonday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.

I hope you all had  a good and Merry Christmas. I know i did even though I wish to see my dad and Jenise and Montana\ in Florida. I did spend it with my mom and Icicle and my aunts and uncles and Grandma and Pappap and with my cousins. We all got a surprise with my Aunt Colleen and Shayla had come for the holiday and it was surprise to us all.

I got a few things for Christmas gifts that i love. Here you will see the list for my Mailbox Monday. I received a gifts from my family and I think they know me well.
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Book Title: A Season of Angels

Author: Debbie Macomber

Series: Angels Everywhere #1, Angelic Intervention #1

Publisher: Avon (Paperback, 376 Pages)

Published: June 28, 2011 

A heartwarming story of love and joy from bestselling author Debbie Macomber. Three angels are each given a prayer request to answer during the four weeks before Christmas. But there's a catch: each angel must teach her charge a memorable lesson before the wish is granted.

Book Title: The Trouble With Angels

Author: Debbie Macomber

Series: Angels Everywhere #2, Angelic Intervention #2

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Paperback, 336 Pages)

Published: January 31, 2006

A Wing and a Prayer
When irrepressible angels Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy set out for the City of Angels to grant three rush Christmas prayer requests, they are sure they can help without resorting to, er, divine intervention. But they soon find it will take more than one miracle to teach their precious lessons of love--as well as make three special holiday dreams come true!

Book Title: Touched by Angels

Author: Debbie Macomber

Series: Angels Everywhere #3, Angelic Intervention #3

Publisher: Avon (Paperback, 386 Pages)

Published: October 25, 2011

In Touched by Angels, the beloved author of Mrs. Miracle, showcases three of her most popular characters: the well-meaning if somewhat dizzy heavenly helpers, Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy. Macomber’s delightful angelic trio alights in New York City in Touched by Angels, and before they re-enter the Pearly Gates, they need to answer the prayers of a troubled school teacher, a shy and lonely young woman, and a wannabe Broadway actress a long way from home.

 Box Set Title: The Discovery Series (6 Books)
Author: Wanda E. Brunstetter
Series: Discovery #1-6
Publisher: Barbour Publishing Inc. (Paperback, 768 Pages)
Published: November 1, 2013
Book Titles: Goodbye to Yesterday, The Silence of Winter, The Hope of Spring, The Pieces of Summer, A Revelation in Autumn, A Vow for Always
Collection: The Discovery: (A Lancaster County Saga)

I have a gotten these books as a gift and two movies called Home Alone and Double Feature with Jack Frost and Christmas Vacation 2 (DVD). I hope you are having a good holiday and ready to soon bring in the New Year. I also got a gift cards and steelers stuff and a bike.

What Arrived in your inbox/Mailbox or what gifts did you get this week?

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Mailbox Monday #13

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.
This week was low in books that came into my inbox, mailbox. Though that a good thing. December 8th - December 14th. This past week was birthday as well. It was Thursday. I had a good one, I got calls and presents. My dad will be getting me present when he can,

This Past week this is what I got done on NRC. What to becoming

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Last week: 12-8-14 / 12/14/14

• A-Z Survey (Fun)
• Zodiac (Review)
• An Amish Second Christmas (Review)
• Where the Treetop Glisten (Review)
• Celebrated my Birthday

Today: December 14, 2014

• Aoléon The Martian Girl (Book Tour- Review) - Part 1

Upcoming on to NRC:

• Reading for Autism (Talks are going on February 2015) +Laura Fabiani iRead Book Tours 
• Reading for Autism Banners in the works (December - January)
• Reading 4 Autism Post and Page (Launch in Late February 2015)
• Reading for Autism (Sign ups during March 2015)
• Reading for Autism Reading Challenge (April 2015)

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Mailbox Monday #12

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. Thanks to those that Host this meme. +Vicki Newell, +Serena Agusto-Cox and +Leslie M 

This week has been a busy week for me. Though I have missed the week before post on Monday. Though I was just worn out to do much after Thanksgiving. This week I am a little late. This week is my birthday as well. Well tomorrow is my birthday. I will tell you all the books that arrived by far that did not mention in the post before.

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Embark on a dazzling journey with ZODIAC, the first novel in an epic sci-fi-meets-high-fantasy series set in a galaxy inspired by the astrological signs.

Book Title: Zodiac
Author: Romina Russell
Publish Date: December 9, 2014 (e-book, 336)
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Astrology, Romance, Fiction, Space
Series: Zodiac
Publisher: Razorbill
Description: At the dawn of time, there were 13 Houses in the Zodiac Galaxy. Now only 12 remain….
Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. While her classmates use measurements to make accurate astrological predictions, Rho can’t solve for ‘x’ to save her life—so instead, she looks up at the night sky and makes up stories.

When a violent blast strikes the moons of Cancer, sending its ocean planet off-kilter and killing thousands of citizens—including its beloved Guardian—Rho is more surprised than anyone when she is named the House’s new leader. But, a true Cancrian who loves her home fiercely and will protect her people no matter what, Rho accepts.

Then, when more Houses fall victim to freak weather catastrophes, Rho starts seeing a pattern in the stars. She suspects Ophiuchus—the exiled 13th Guardian of Zodiac legend—has returned to exact his revenge across the Galaxy. Now Rho—along with Hysan Dax, a young envoy from House Libra, and Mathias, her guide and a member of her Royal Guard—must travel through the Zodiac to warn the other Guardians.

But who will believe anything this young novice says? Whom can Rho trust in a universe defined by differences? And how can she convince twelve worlds to unite as one Zodiac?

Embark on a dazzling journey with ZODIAC, the first novel in an epic sci-fi-meets-high-fantasy series set in a galaxy inspired by the astrological signs.

Book Title: Lights Out
Author: Melissa Groeling
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Publish Date: December 7, 2013 (E-book, 386 Pages)
Publisher: Black Opal Books
Description: Even when the lights are out, he can still see you…Paul Holten’s profession doesn't leave much room for doubt or conscience but he’s reaching his breaking point. The nightmares are getting worse, the jobs are getting harder to finish and the volatile relationship with his boss, Aaron, is falling apart. Now faced with the possibility of an impending death sentence, Paul makes the fatal decision to run. Drawn into one hellish situation after another, he’s forced to confront his dark past---and wonder if perhaps dying isn't the better option.

Book Title: The Man I Love
Author: Suanne Laqueur
Genre: Ficton, Romance
Publish Date: June 16, 2014 (E-book, 1,590 Pages)
Publisher: Cathedral Rock Press
Description: "You never got over her. You just left."Erik Fiskare once had the bravery to make a gunman stand down. But now he lacks the courage to confront his own past. 

As a college freshman, he is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage. The moment he lays eyes on a beautiful, accomplished dancer named Daisy Bianco, his atoms rearrange themselves and he is drawn into a romance both youthfully passionate and maturely soulful. It is a love story seemingly without end. But when a disturbed friend brings a gun into the theater, the story is forever changed. Six lives are lost and Daisy is left seriously injured, her professional dreams shattered.

Traumatized by the experience, the lovers spiral into depression and drug use until a shocking act of betrayal destroys their relationship. To survive, Erik must leave school and disconnect from all he loves. He buries his heartbreak and puts the past behind. Or so he believes.

As he moves into adulthood, Erik comes to grips with his role in the shooting, and slowly heals the most wounded parts of his soul. But the unresolved grief for Daisy continues to shape his dreams at night. Once those dreams were haunted by blood and gunfire. Now they are haunted by the refrain of a Gershwin song and a single question: is leaving always the end of loving?

The Man I Love explores themes of love and sexuality, trauma—physical and mental—and its long-lasting effects, the burden of unfinished business and the power of reconciliation. Through Erik’s experience we reflect on what it means to be a man, a son and a leader. A soul mate, a partner and a lover. What it means to live the truth of who you are and what you feel. What it means to fight for what you love.

Book Title: The Warrior's Bride
Author: Jessica Ravera
Genre: Historical Romance,
Publisher: La Mela Avvelenata
Publish Date: June 12, 2013 (E-book, 34 Pages)
Description: In the ancient Britannia, a land of people devoted to their religion, Freya, the daughter of the noble governor of a small village, lives free and serene. Grew up with boys, has spent his childhood running and playing with them among the woods, without any idea of what are the duties and occupations of a girl in a marrying age. Has already by lives as much as the just to be happy.

One day, his brother and his best friend must leave the village: an invading army is putting at risk the security of the kingdom. Most of the young men must be trained with weapons to deal with any future attack, Frejya is desperate: both the kids are not able to fight and her fears for their fate.

But it is not the most tragic event: his family receives a visit from a rich lady and of her followed by a distant county, in search of a noble bride for the son warrior of their mistress, so as to enshrine the unity of the two kingdoms.

Despite the young is very attractive and the ways gentiles, Freya he will not tolerate it as warrior. She hates everything that has to do with the war, because it associates her with the loss of his loved ones, and to this marriage imposed, impossible to accept. Every night, it is categorically refuses to fulfill its duties as a wife.

Here are the books I received at some point in the last two weeks. One came today.

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