Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sunday Post + Mailbox Monday



SUNDAY POST is hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's "a post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead."

The August host of MAILBOX MONDAY is
5 Minutes for Books. It's "a gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week and explore great book blogs. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists." 

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Recap! Here's what happened last week:

Monday: At Novel Reflections, we interviewed Lilou DuPont as part of her DANGEROUS LOVE book tour.

Tuesday: At Novel Reflections, we hosted a book feature and excerpt as part of Deanna Lynn Sletten's MEMORIES book tour. I also reviewed the book HERE.

I posted my review for A FITTING END (Paranormal Cozy Mystery) HERE.

Wednesday: At Novel Reflections, we interviewed Darcy Burke as part of her Secrets & Scandals series book tour.

My Waiting On Wednesday post featured THE ORACLE GLASS by Judith Merkle Riley.

Thursday: At Novel Reflections, we interviewed Anna Meadows as part of the COWBOY LUST book tour. 

I participated in Booking Through Thursday on Tumblr, and the question was, "What was the most emotional read you have ever had?"

Friday: At Novel Reflections, we interviewed Gabrielle Bisset as part of her BLOOD BETRAYED book tour.

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If you're wondering about Novel Reflections, let me explain. :-) NR is a joint blog I share with my good friend Tanya. Honestly, Tanya does most of the work over there. She's done an outstanding job with the blog, and I couldn't get by without her!

NR focuses mainly on the romance genre, but we do feature other books too. It's also the place where you'll find all of the author interviews, giveaways, guest posts and book tours we host.

Book of Secrets is more of a "personal" book blog where I post my reviews, a few memes, and participate in the big giveaway hops. I really like having a separate place for reviews. That way, they won't get lost in the shuffle. ;-)

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Received for Review:

The King's Damsel by Kate Emerson
Burning Up by Anne Marsh
Deception by Kris Kennedy
Murder Unmentionable by Meg London
Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae


From Notting Hill with Love...Actually 
by Ali McNamara (NetGalley)

I also bought two of Leslie Sansone's latest DVDs. I love her! She's the only one who can motivate me to work out!!

Have a great week!

26 comments:

  1. Sounds like you have had a great week. I hope next week is too. Great book haul, enjoy them.

    Jenea @ Books Live Forever
    http://booksliveforever.com/?p=3427

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  2. Thanks so much for stopping by!
    I'm off to check out your most emotional read. And I love the sound of From Notting Hill With Love ... Actually. I love those Brit chick flicks!!

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  3. Nice choices. I have been seen The King's Damsel around some as I visit other STS posts. I hope it is good. Thanks for visiting my blog and happy reading!

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  4. Great mailbox! I hope you enjoy From Notting Hill With Love...Actually. I read it last year and thought it was cute.

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  5. I haven't read Anne Marsh's contemp books but I love her PNR series. Hope you like it :-)


    Paranormal Haven

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  6. Awesome haul this week! I have already added a few of these to my TBR list.
    Happy Reading,
    Dani
    My Sunday Edition @ Paulette’s Papers

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  7. Another great mailbox this week!

    I have added Murder Unmentionable and Last Wool and Testament to my TBR pile!

    I've heard great things about Anne Marsh's books!

    Enjoy your books!

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  8. Great looking books :D I have to take a closer look at the Emerson one

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  9. Wow..lovely book haul, I look forward to your thoughts on the King's Damsel. I will be sure and check out this weeks reviews. So cool that you and Tanya partner up. Have a great week and thanks for being a part of The Sunday Post

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  10. i really liked deception! hope you enjoy it!

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  11. Oh! The Kings Damsel... I want to hear what you think of that one. It sounds like it is right up my alley! Great Haul! Enjoy them all!

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  12. wow, looks like you had a busy week! I think the idea of 2 blogs is a great one, but busy :) Anyhow, you got some great looking reads this week and good luck with the exercise videos! Book Savvy Babe

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  13. Thanks for stopping by my blog! You had a really busy week and so many great books! Hope you enjoy all these. :)

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  14. Nice selection of romance this week!! That'll keep you busy for a bit, huh? And you actually can workout at home? I'm so entirely impressed ~ workout videos become drink coasters in my house. And I checked out your post on Tumblr, very cool!!

    Thanks, yet again, for beating me to the blog!! Yeah, I'm always catching up and trolling in the evenings :) Have a great week!!

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  15. Deception looks great, hope you love it.
    Happy reading and have a great week!
    Brandi’s Sunday post

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  16. Great list this week! I haven't heard of "From Notting Hill with Love...Actually" but it sounds so fun! Happy reading.

    -Nancy@5M4B

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  17. That's pretty cool that you have a joint blog and a personally one, seems like things might get a bit busy though. I hope you enjoy your new reads and have a wonderful week!

    Michelle

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  18. GREAT WEEK for you!!

    ENJOY!!

    Elizabeth
    Silver’s Reviews
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/08/mailbox-monday-august-20-2012_20.html

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  19. A hope all of your new books are winners! Enjoy!

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  20. Some great books on your list. Murder Unmentionable sounds interesting. Enjoy all your new reads.

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  21. The King's Damsel caught my eye.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/08/mailbox-monday_20.html

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  22. I hope you enjoy your books! Good luck with the exercise DVDs. I think I have one of her DVDs but sadly, I have never opened it! I really should give it a try. Good to know you enjoy her!

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  23. Have fun with your new books! Have a great reading week...!!!

    Here is my post.

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  24. From Notting Hill with Love, Actually totally grabbed my attention. Guess it's just a little obvious what kinds of movies I like to watch. LOL! Hope it's a great read too.

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