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MY FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME and weekly update #mullettoss #florabama

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Mullet Toss celebrates a landscape and culture in flux (WUWF by T S Strickland).

Hi Everyone. This is Mullet Toss weekend, but I will not be attending. What used to be a party of twenty or more of our family, friends and friends of our friends, The Florabama Open (our personal golfing event) has petered out. It lasted for more than twenty years, so I think it had a good run. My hubby, Eric, and I still celebrate it and are thinking of getting a room next year, even if no one else wants to come. Rooms are super expensive, but, even though we live close, the traffic and parking are outrageous, so the only way we do it is to get a room at the Phoenix Ten, a condo complex right beside the Florabama, home of the Mullet Toss.

I know I said I was going to be blogging more, but the best laid plans….This week I am holding myself to it. I have numerous reviews waiting to be written, so keep your eyes open. I hope you have a great week and I’ll be talking at ya.

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I don’t have a lot listed, but I will be writing some reviews and may have some giveaways, also, so be sure and check in during the week for new posts.

  • Sherry’s Shelves
  • Giveaway – The Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery Series by Elena Taylor
  • $25 GC – The Whisper Legacy by T J O’Connor
  • Giveaway – Murder On The Mississippi by Erik S Myers
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Book To Movie Adaptation – It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover @colleenhoover

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I was watching TV the other day and saw a promotion for Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us movie. I first read a book of hers back in 2012. I had won a copy of Hopeless and she sent me signed copies of HOPELESS and SLAMMED. I have never been a huge romance fan, unless there is some blood and guts involved, but the quality of her writing made me open myself up to more romance novels. Good writing can make a good book no matter what the genre…for me…and blogging has opened my mind in ways I never anticipated.

As I created this post, I found a nice surprise on Goodreads. Colleen Hoover is having a Giveaway for a copy of It Ends With Us, so hop on over and sign up HERE.

Colleen has a lot of books, so I’ll just pass you the Amazon link and you can browse for yourself HERE.

International and #1 New York Times bestselling author of romance, YA, thriller, women’s fiction and paranormal romance.

I don’t like to be confined to one genre. If you put me in a box, I’ll claw my way out.

My social media username is @colleenhoover pretty much everywhere except my email, which is colleenhooverbooks@gmail.com

Founder of www.thebookwormbox.com charity and Book Bonanza.

Are you familiar with Colleen Hoover? Have you read any of her books?

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Awesome new covers for the Idle Hands series by Michael B Chikondi @M_B_Chikondi

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Curious if the Idle Hands would be a good fit for you? Do the covers draw you in? Check out my review links below.

MY MICHAEL B CHIKONDI REVIEWS

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Sherry’s Shelves 5.26 – 6.1.24 #weeklyupdate

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Hi Everyone. Hope you all had a good week and are looking forward to next week. I am feeling pretty good. Rehab is going so well, I have been discharged from both Occupational and Physical Therapy. It’s great that they came to the house, instead of me having to go to them. That would have been a super hassle. I will continue to do all the exercises and walking that I was doing when they came, but this time it will be up to me…and Eric. I am still having the nurse come once a week. Have you ever tried to gain weight? I have put on four pounds in the last month, but that is not enough. I had lost over twenty pounds and was on a liquid diet for so long, my tummy doesn’t have enough room for a normal amount of food. I eat six small meals and snacks a day, and drink two to three protein drinks. Dehydration is always an issue because I get so caught up in a book or blogging, I forget to get my sixty four ounces of liquid each day. If I drink at the the wrong time, then I’m not hungry.

Well, enough about me. What have you been up to? Any plans for something special this coming week? Read any good books? Thanks for dropping in. It is always nice to hear from you. 🙂

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  • Sherry’s Shelves
  • $20 GC – The Devil You Knew by Mike Coff
  • Review – Titan’s Tears by Chad Lester
  • Giveaway – Need You Now by Maria K Alexander
  • Giveaway – Clowders by Vanessa Morgan
  • Books From The Backlog
  • Review – Matt Archer: Monster Summer by Kendra Highley
  • $25 GC – Kill Or Bee Killed by Jennie Marts
  • Tackling The TBR
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#BooksFromTheBacklog – The Chronicles Of The Good And Evil – Dracula’s Lair/The Darkest Tower by C David Murphy @cdavidmurphy

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Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

If you would like to join in, swing by Carole’s Random Life in Books.

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AMAZON SYNOPSIS

450. Southwest Ireland. Daniel Milligan is born. And dies the same day. But his Life is not over. It’s just beginning. And he’s not a Vampire. Daniel Milligan has become an Angel. And a Warrior. The 13th in an elite legion of Angels. With a life and death mission: The preservation of Good and the death of Evil.

Their foe is the essence of evil incarnate. Satan. The Devil himself. Now allied with Dracula. Not Bram Stoker’s monster of Legend, Folklore and Myth, but the real flesh and blood creature. Will the Supernatural powers of their massed army of Demons, Werewolves and Vampires enable them to rule the World?

Earth’s landscape is soon to be reshaped. But for good? – Or evil? Magic and Wizards are powerless. Evil lingers in the abyss of night. And only the Epic Quest of Daniel and his Angel Warriors can challenge it.

But Daniel is torn between the family he never knew – and his duty to all mankind. Thrust into an unknown Paranormal World and time where the line between Fantasy and reality is vague – Daniel must choose between his Human family and his duty to all Humanity.

In the darkest tower of Draculas castle – an apocalyptic battle will decide the fate of all mankind. There can be only one victor. One who will write the final chapter in the Chronicles of Good and Evil.

  • Genre: Angels, Apocalypse, Dystopian, Fantasy, Fiction, Gods and Godessess, Paranormal, Satan, Supernatural
  • Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published: December 10, 2012 by First Class Artists
  • Language: English

Goodreads Ratings: 3.75 4 ratings 2 reviews

I added Dracula’s Lair by David C Murphy to my reading link on 3.8.13. I’m glad I came across this one, because I am in the mood for a good and evil battle between gods. How about you? Does this sound like one that would be a good fit for you.

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#BooksFromTheBacklog – Lady Justice by Robert Thornhill @booksbybob

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Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.

If you would like to join in, swing by Carole’s Random Life in Books.

Lady Justice and the Avenging Angels   Lady Justice And The Candidate   Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders

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ABOUT ROBERT THORNHILL

Award-winning author, Robert Thornhill, began writing at the age of sixty-six and in ten short years has penned forty-three novels in the Lady Justice mystery/comedy series, the seven volume Rainbow Road series of chapter books for children, a cookbook and a mini-autobiography.

Lady Justice and the Sting, Lady Justice and Dr. Death, Lady Justice and the Vigilante, Lady Justice and the Candidate, Lady Justice and the Book Club Murders, Lady Justice and the Cruise Ship Murders, Lady Justice and the Vet and Lady Justice and the Pharaoh’s Curse won the Pinnacle Award for the best new mystery novels of Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Summer 2012, Fall 2012, Spring of 2013, Summer of 2013, Spring of 2014 and Fall of 2014 from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs.

Many of Walt’s adventures in the Lady Justice series are anecdotal and based on Robert’s real life.

Although Robert holds a master’s in psychology, he has never taken a course in writing and has never learned to type. All 53 of his published books were typed with one finger and a thumb!

His wit and insight come from his varied occupations, including thirty-three years as a real estate broker.

He lives with his wife, Peg, in Independence, Missouri.

Visit him on the Web at: http://BooksByBob.com

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I added all three books on March 7, 2013. I have read some of his work and enjoyed. Not only good for a light mystery, but plenty of laughs come along the way. Look below for a review link of other Robert Thornhill books and you’ll see why I enjoyed it.

MY ROBERT THORNILL REVIEW

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2024 Library Love Challenge #LibraryLoveChallenge

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Welcome back to the eighth annual Library Love Challenge hosted by Angel’s Book Nook & Books of My Heart.

Share using #LibraryLoveChallenge

What you could win: One (1) lucky winner gets a $100 Amazon Gift Card (US) or $100 worth of books from Better World Books (INT).  The International winner can pick physical book(s) from Better World Books and the US winner can pick the GC or Books from Amazon!  The Winner will be notified by eMail, and will have 48 hours to respond or a new Winner will be chosen.  Winning entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded.  No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.
Giveaway Starts Jan. 1st 2024 & Ends Jan. 4th, 2025

How to enter: Visit Angel’s Book Nook & Books of My Heart.

There is never enough time to read all the books I want to read. I would need to be immortal and I still don’t think I could read them all. I am determined to spread out my reading this year, between my TBR, review books and library books…and other books that happen to be laying around, either on a shelf, table, hearth, or the ones that haven’t made it to my TBR yet. My goal is, at least, twelve. That will average one a month.

To see all my library books, enter Library in the search bar or in the categories drop down menu. Happy reading.

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The Rose Bowl – Michigan Wolverines vs Alabama Tide #therosebowl #michigan #alabama #football

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We’re #1 Michigan Wolverines

This is what I will be anticipating all day long….GO BLUE!

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