Posted by Melanie on Sunday, May 06, 2018 with No comments
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!
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Since this is my first week participating, I didn't keep track of 100% of the books I added to my shelves...I've included the ones I think I added this past week. These are either review books, ones I borrowed from the library, purchased, or received as gifts. I won't include all the Kindle freebies, as I buy too many of those. lol
Books Added To My Shelves This Week
Library/eBooks/Purchases/Gifts
NetGalley/Review Books
What books did you add to your shelves last week? Are you excited about any of the ones I added to mine?
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Posted by Melanie on Saturday, May 05, 2018 with 5 comments
Hosted by Because Reading. On the first Saturday of the month you pick three books from your TBR list and ask for help from your followers and the people on the linky to help you choose which book to read that month. Then, on the second Saturday, you announce the results and get to reading. :) The goal is to review said book on the last Saturday of the month.
I picked three books from my review shelf. There's a poll at the bottom of this post for you to vote. I can't wait to see which one gets the most votes. :)
The Books:
Just as merchant’s daughter Felicity Mayson is spurned once again because of her meager dowry, she receives an unexpected invitation to Lady Blackstone’s country home. Being introduced to the wealthy Oliver Ratley is an admitted delight, as is his rather heedless yet inviting proposal of marriage. Only when another of Lady Blackstone’s handsome guests catches Felicity’s attention does she realize that nothing is what it seems at Doverton Hall.
Government agent Philip McDowell is infiltrating a group of cutthroat revolutionaries led by none other than Lady Blackstone and Ratley. Their devious plot is to overthrow the monarchy, and their unwitting pawn is Felicity. Now Philip needs Felicity’s help in discovering the rebels’ secrets—by asking her to maintain cover as Ratley’s innocent bride-to-be.
Philip is duty bound. Felicity is game. Together they’re risking their lives—and gambling their hearts—to undo a traitorous conspiracy before their dangerous masquerade is exposed.
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A New Beginning
A youthful indiscretion has cost Lizzie Poole more than just her honor. After five years living in exile, she's finally returning home, but she's still living a secret life. Her best friend Ria's dying wish was for Lizzie to assume her identity, return to London, and make amends that Ria herself would never live to make. Bearing a striking resemblance to her friend, and harboring more secrets than ever before, Lizzie embarks on a journey that tempts her reckless heart once again . . .
A committed clergyman, Geoffrey Somerville's world is upended when he suddenly inherits the title of Lord Somerville. Now he's invited to every ball and sought after by the matchmaking mothers of London society. Yet the only woman to capture his heart is the one he cannot have: his brother's young widow, Ria. Duty demands he deny his feelings, but his heart longs for the mysterious beauty. With both their futures at stake, will Lizzie be able to keep up her façade? Or will she find the strength to share her secret and put her faith in true love?
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IN THE LINE OF FIRE
Navy chaplain Angela Gallagher wants to put the past behind her, but she's still haunted by the wartime death of her assistant. So when his brother claims he's in danger and pleads for her to use her family's private detective company's resources to help him stay alive, she can't turn him down. But someone will stop at nothing—even murder—to keep her from revealing their secrets. She'll have to depend on a military colleague to keep her head above water. Dr. Dan Blackwell was in the field with her when her assistant died, and he's determined to keep her safe. Can they sift through the web of lies to find the truth without losing their lives?
Pick one of the three books in the poll below to help me choose what book I will read this month:
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Posted by Melanie on Thursday, May 03, 2018 with 1 comment
I didn't read nearly as much as I wanted to -- Saturday was a busy day for me and things kept getting in the way of my reading...BUT, I did manage to find some reading time and finished TWO books during the readathon! Here's what I read:
Finished the last 20-30% of Blue Ridge Sunrise.
Then I started and finished To Save Her Child.
I then moved on to Trespasses and read around 40%.
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Posted by Melanie on Tuesday, May 01, 2018 with 1 comment
Monthly Reflections, where we take the time to reflect on the previous month.
How I Did With My April Goals:
Finish 2 nonfiction
Get Netgalley score to 60% (might be a little too high of a goal, but I'm going to try!)
Finish at least 1 series
-My nonfiction reading slump has continued. Didn't finish any. Why am I having such a hard time with nonfiction lately??
-Still at 56%
-I finished the Tales of Faith series by Amanda Tero
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A New Beginning
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