The Geekish Reader

  To sign up for the Julia Quinn 2012 Reading Challenge - CLICK HERE   Below is the link up for all your AUGUST reviews. Please link directly to your review, not just your website. In the name field, please include the book title.. Example:  Aislynn @ S-R-C (When He Was Wicked)

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors BLOGGERS!! --------------------   A Day in the Life I am thrilled to be part of the Day in the Life of blog feature! What a fun, creative way to get to know people! Here is a little bit about The Lit Bitch . Inquiring minds always want to know what my real name is. It’s Anne. My day job: High school Registrar. For those of you who don’t know what that is….I handle all new student enrollment, curriculum evaluation, graduation, transcripts, and scheduling as well as a host of other duties but this gives you a general idea. I’ve worked in education for 6 years. My educational background: BA in English Literature and Writing with Film Concentration, minor in History. I also graduated Summa Cum Laude. Blogging background: I have been blogging for a little over two years. I started blogging after a ho...

Title:   Demon Hunting in the Deep South Author:   Lexi George Genre:   Paranormal Romance Pages:   336 Published:   July 2012 Publisher:   Kensington Source:   NetGalley Buy Links:   Amazon, Kobo, Book Depository Synopsis: The warrior and the wallflower . . . Shy, self-conscious Evie Douglass tries to stay under the radar, especially when her nemesis Meredith Peterson, aka The Death Starr, is anywhere around. Meredith and her bitch posse of skinny girlfriends have tormented Evie since the seventh grade, calling her names like The Whale and Thunder Thighs. Evie tries to stay invisible, but that’s not an easy thing for a plus-sized gal to do in a small town like Hannah, Alabama. She finds it doubly hard to avoid Meredith’s wrath once she takes a job at the lumber mill. You see, Meredith’s husband is Evie’s new boss. Translation: more torture time for The Death Starr. Evie thinks things couldn’t get much worse until the morning she finds Meredith...

Title:   Too Tempting To Resist Author:   Cara Elliott Genre:   Historical Romance Pages:   334 Published:   May 2012 Publisher:   Forever Source:   NetGalley Buy Links:   Amazon, Kobo, Book Depository Synopsis: In the Wolf's Lair . . . Determined to stop her wayward brother from squandering their dwindling fortune, Lady Eliza Brentford decides to follow him to his favorite den of depravity. There, among the candlelight and raucous revelry, she encounters her brother's role model in debauchery, the notorious Marquess of Haddan, Gryffin Dwight. Staring into his smoldering green eyes, Eliza can't help but find the rakehell nobleman seductively charming-and sinfully attractive. In a Lover's Paradise . . . When Gryffin appears on Eliza's estate as a guest of her brother, a stolen kiss among the garden's blooms leads to a night of unbridled passion. Suddenly the lovely widow feels herself opening up, like the petals of a rose. Could this master of s...

Title:   Loving Lady Marcia Author:   Kieran Kramer Genre:   Historical Romance Pages:   368 Published:   August 2012 Publisher:   St Martin’s Source:   NetGalley Buy Links:   Amazon , Kobo , Book Depository Synopsis: (via GoodReads) In the House of Brady, three very lovely girls have hair of gold—and hearts to match—but finding a match among the gentlemen of London is one comedy of errors that could bring down the house… MARCIA GETS SCHOOLED… Of the three Brady sisters, Lady Marcia has always seemed the girl most likely to lead a perfectly charmed life. But after a handsome cad breaks her heart, she swears off love and devotes her life to teaching girls at a private school. In spite of her family’s wish for a London debut, Marcia is happy where she is—until terrible news sends her back to the Brady clan…and into the arms of an unexpected suitor. ON THE SUBJECT OF LOVE A dark and dashing earl who knows Marcia’s past, Duncan Lattimore is surp...

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors BLOGGERS! -------------------- Ash is a 30-something avid reader and book blogger who lives with her husband and their three children cats. Ash relocated to Atlanta with her menagerie in June so that her husband can complete his Psychiatry residency at Emory University. Ashley, a social worker new to the field, so she is full of passion and energy and not yet jaded and fed-up with it all, is currently looking for a position helping children or homeless youth or domestic violence victims…or someone! Aside from reading, Ash loves owls (duh), scrapbooking, social media, board games, dancing and organizing stuff. Since I currently don’t have a job, my life is a little bit of everything. My days kinda touch all these areas: Coffee : Café con leche is morning ritual. I use 1% milk and Splenda, which is not as tas...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! ( make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others! ) Share the title & author , too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!   “Back by eleven,” I reminded her, then cut her off at the first sign of a groan.  “Complain, and it will be ten-thirty.. and if you’re not in that door on time, I’ll show up at the Dairy Freeze in my bathrobe yelling your full legal name.” “You wouldn’t.”  She hissed. “Try me.  Now, have a good time.”  I kissed her forehead. ~ The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires by Molly Harper Kobo ebook, Chapter 10, page 42.   About the book: Iris Sca...

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My Goals To clean up my TBR pile!  I have quite a few books that I have been putting off that I am going to finally get read! Books to Read The Healing by Wanda E. Brunstetter Nightfall in Mogadishu by Veronica Li Tall, Dark & Determined by Kelly Eileen Hake Sweet Ophelia by Kenneth Rosenburg Heart of the Druid Laird by Barbara Longley My Ruthless Prince by Gaelen Foley Miss Hillary Schools A Scoundrel by Samantha Grace Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey (DONE!) The Half Stitched Amish Quilting Club by Wanda E. Brunstetter Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood A Waltz At Midnight by Crista McHugh Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson (Almost half way through.. ) Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne (I’m about half way through….) Westmore by Carol Cassada The Taming of a Scottish Princess by Karen Hawkins   (DONE!) A Night Like This by Julia Quinn (A little over 1/4 of the way through…) Driving Mr. Dead by Molly Harper (DONE!) The Care ...

Title:   Medical Crisis – Secrets your doctor won’t share with you Author:   Dr. Anthony Martin Genre:   Health & Wellness Pages:   190 Published:   2006 Publisher:   Dr. Anthony Martin Source:   Borrowed Buy Links:   Author , Amazon Synopsis: (via Amazon) Of all the people we trust in life, our doctor is probably the one that we put most of our faith in. We expect him to advise us, call the shots, and keep us out of harm’s way. But what if they aren’t telling us everything we ought to know, wouldn’t that be putting us at risk? Obviously it would be inappropriate to suggest that our primary care physician is trying to harm us, but should we be taking a more pro-active role in our own health and well-being, as opposed to waiting for the doctor to give us instructions? This is what Dr. Anthony Martin is calling into question in his new book Medical Crisis: Secrets Your Doctor Won’t Share With You. Perhaps one of the starkest examples Dr. Ma...

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors BLOGGERS! -------------------- I started Cocktails and Books in May 2011 as a way to share my views on books with the members of my old Book Club (we were called the Friday Night Cocktail Society, so you can probably figure out where the blog name came from). Of course, that snowballed into my blog. I generally read about a book a day. This is in conjunction with working full time  (I’m a Sr. Learning Consultant) and raising 2 boys (a pre-teen and a teenager) with my husband. I’ve learned the hours between 8pm and 1am are an excellent time to read a book In my spare time, I also review books for Night Owl Reviews and Romancing the Book . My Favorite Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood My Book Boyfriends: Zsadist, Darling Cruel, Christian Grey My Book Husband: Bones and Senator Nick Cappuano A Day in a...

  Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of..... This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors BLOGGERS!!   -------------------- Mandi lives two lives. One at home with a husband and two boys. Another surrounded by romantic happily ever afters and sometimes if she is feeling daring, a dangerous urban fantasy world. She has collected numerous fictional boyfriends along the way that keep her quite busy. While she has many favorite authors, on her auto-buy list currently are Courtney Milan, Cara McKenna, Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh and Marie Sexton….just to name a few.  Find her on Twitter & Goodreads . I’d like to thank Aislynn for inviting me to share my day! Fictional 7 am : Barrons wakes me up by..well…let’s just say I wake up happy. I roll over and check my phone for any important messages or tweets. I usually have at least one with a link to a hot boy pictures. Barrons gets jealou...

A look back at what books I've read, the books I've reviewed, the guests I've featured on "A Day in the Life of...", and other fun events that have happened through out the past month. Books read year to date: 120 Reviewed year to date: 81 Books I’ve Read: Books I’ve Reviewed: An Unexpected Baby by Shadonna Richards Gentlemen Prefer Nerds by Joan Kilby Rogue's Pawn by Jeffe Kennedy How To Romance A Rake by Manda Collins Something New by Dianne Christner Pleasures of a Tempted Lady by Jennifer Haymore When You Wish Upon A Duke by Isabella Bradford A Scandalous Affair by Karen Erickson The Waxing Moon by J Lloyd Morgan The Carny by Brooke Moss Conquered by a Highlander by Paula Quinn Events & Tours: Book Tour:  An Unexpected Baby Guest Post by Amanda Usen Book Tour:  Medusa, A Love Story Book Blitz:  The Carny Book Tour:  Seduction of the Phaeton Black Book Tour:  Rogue's Pawn Book Tour:  The Carny Cover Reveal - Power A Day in the Life of: She...