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Stacking The Shelves #32

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews , where people like me can showcase our new books of the week and make you jealous! NetGalley: His for Christmas by Jennifer Haymore

Book Review: Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi

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Title: Love Overdue Author: Pamela Morsi Published September 1st 2013 by Harlequin MIRA Age: Adult Meet Dorothy Jarrow: devotedly unsexy librarian Buttoned-up book lover DJ is all sensible shoes, drab skirts and studious glasses. After an ill-advised spring-break-fueled fling left her mortified, she's committed to her prim and proper look. When she's hired by a rural library in middle-of-nowhere Kansas, she finally has the lifestyle to match-and she can't wait to get her admin on. But it's clear from day one that the small-town library is more interested in circulating rumors than books. DJ has to organize her unloved library, win over oddball employees and avoid her flamboyant landlady's attempts to set her up with the town pharmacist. Especially that last part-because it turns out handsome Scott Sanderson is her old vacation fling! She is not sure whether to be relieved or offended when he doesn't seem to recognize her. But with every meeti...

Waiting on Wednesday: The Extra by Kathryn Lasky

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. My pick: The Extra by Kathryn Lasky Is the chance to serve as an extra for Hitler’s favorite filmmaker a chance at life — or a detour on the path to inevitable extermination? One ordinary afternoon, fifeen-year-old Lilo and her family are suddenly picked up by Hitler’s police and imprisoned as part of the "Gypsy plague." Just when it seems certain that they will be headed to a labor camp, Lilo is chosen by filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl to work as a film extra. Life on the film set is a bizarre alternate reality. The surroundings are glamorous, but Lilo and the other extras are barely fed, closely guarded, and kept in a locked barn when not on the movie set. And the beautiful, charming Riefenstahl is always present, answering the slightest provocation with malice, flaunting the power to assign prisoners to life or...

Book Review + Giveaways: Kinetic by S.K. Anthony

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Kinetic Series: The Luminaries #1 Author: S.K. Anthony Age: Adult Being strong is one thing. Being an unlimited source of power is quite another. Genetically altered by the Organization, Annie Fox takes down criminals CIA-style with her luminary strength. With nothing to mend but her broken heart, she is relentlessly pursued by her boss Derek Lake. Just when Annie is about to give him a chance, her ex-husband unexpectedly comes out of hiding. A wanted man, Nick Logan is a cold-hearted murderer who is considered enemy number one, and orders are clear: kill on contact. He is more powerful than ever and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear. His plan? Get his hands on Annie and use her Kinetic energy to destroy them all. When Annie finds herself with an opportunity to end him, she pauses, horrified by the scars covering the face she once loved. A split second that will cost her everything… ** Kinetic is a stand-alone novel. All books in series are part of ...

Stacking The Shelves #31

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews , where people like me can showcase our new books of the week and make you jealous! I'm a very bad girl, requesting more books from NetGalley when I have others to read first! A Very Scandalous Holiday by Nancy Fraser, Sophia Garrett, Amber Lin, Crista McHugh Never Desire a Duke (One Scandalous Season #1) by Lily Dalton Words Once Spoken by Carly Drake Angels by Alexis York Lumbard  ( review ) Freebies from Amazon: The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Renee Anderson Unexpected Gifts by Elena Aitken Shadows (Lux 0.5) by Jennifer L. Armentrout What did you get this week?

Picture Book Review: Angels by Alexis York Lumbard

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Title: Angels Author: Alexis York Lumbard Did you know that angels of all kinds are everywhere? “Some are big, some are tiny. They're all so bright and very shiny.” This lyrical, breezy, and nondenominational picture book introduces children and adults to a magical place which radiates warmth, love, and caring throughout its colorful and delicate pages. With its rich paintings, readers are transported through many colorful scenes, places and seasons to see how angels work behind the scenes, weaving their graces. I really liked this book. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is about the different types of angels and how they watch over children. I'd have loved this book when I was a little girl, I'm sure all children would love it at feel more safe after reading it. Perfect bed time story! More about this book at  Goodreads , Amazon .

Stacking The Shelves #30

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews , where people like me can showcase our new books of the week and make you jealous! I'm trying not to buy more books for a while, but it's difficult! I have too many books on my TBR shelf and I need to start reading them or giving them away.... My excuse is that these books were very very cheap and since they are the spanish editions, my mother can enjoy them too :P Navy Brat by Debbie Macomber Stop Me by Brenda Novak Christmas Angel for the Billionaire by Liz Fielding The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Sounds amazing and original, my kind of book The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien I stole it from my mother hehe I loved the movie so probably I'm going to like the book right? That's all for now. What did you get this week?

Book Review: Incarnate (Newsoul #1) by Jodi Meadows

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Incarnate by Jodi Meadows Newsoul #1 Release Date: January 31st 2012 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Age: Young Adult New soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. No soul Even Ana's own mother thinks she's a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she'll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame? Heart Sam believes Ana's new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana's enemies--human and creature alike--let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake th...