The Geekish Reader

Title:   Monkey Wrench Author:   Terri Thayer Genre:   Cozy Mystery Pages:   288 Published:   May 2012 Publisher:   Midnight Ink Source:   NetGalley Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: A new pattern in our popular quilting mystery series With two weeks left before the annual Quilters Crawl, Dewey Pellicano is excited to showcase her quilt shop after a four-year absence from the crawl. Quilters from all over visit as many quilting shops as they can within a short time. But Dewey's giveaway planning and Twitter promotion are cut short when her assistant manager, Vangie, is implicated in her boyfriend's untimely demise following a protest against a campus drug bust.  I have to admit, I’m a total sucker for a quilting or knitting based novel.  Especially those that are part of a series – after all I own every one of the Elm Creek Quilter’s novels – so this for me wasn’t a question of whether I’d like the book but rather how much was I go...

Title:   The Bro-Magnet Author:   Lauren Baratz-Logsted Genre:   Contemporary Romance, Comedy Pages:   213 Published:   December 2011 Publisher:   TKA Source:   via Author (through NetGalley) Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Women have been known to lament, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." For Johnny Smith, the problem is, "Always a Best Man, never a groom." At age 33, housepainter Johnny has been Best Man eight times. The ultimate man's man, Johnny loves the Mets, the Jets, his weekly poker game, and the hula girl lamp that hangs over his basement pool table. Johnny has the instant affection of nearly every man he meets, but one thing he doesn't have is a woman to share his life with, and he wants that desperately. When Johnny meets District Attorney Helen Troy, he decides to renounce his bro-magnet ways in order to impress her. With the aid and advice of his friends and family, soon he's transforming his wardrobe, buying throw pillows,...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!   The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst Where to buy:  Amazon A marriage in name only... To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend's older brother—the powerful man who once shattered her heart. Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn’t believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father’s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister’s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he offers Alexa a bold proposition. A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn’t be that hard to follow, right? Except fate...

Title:   Sisters of Glass Author:   Stephanie Hemphill Genre:   YA, Historical Pages:   160 Published:   March 2012 Publisher:   Alfred A. Knopf Source:   NetGalley Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Maria is the younger daughter of an esteemed family on the island of Murano, the traditional home for Venetian glassmakers. Though she longs to be a glassblower herself, glassblowing is not for daughters—that is her brother's work. Maria has only one duty to perform for her family: before her father died, he insisted that she be married into the nobility, even though her older sister, Giovanna, should rightfully have that role. Not only is Giovanna older, she's prettier, more graceful, and everyone loves her. Maria would like nothing more than to allow her beautiful sister, who is far more able and willing to attract a noble husband, to take over this role for her. But they cannot circumvent their father's wishes. And when a new young glassblower ...

Stacking the Shelves is a new feature created by Tynga of Tynga's Reviews . This week I picked up two kindle books.   From NetGalley for review That’s everything for this week!

Title:   Illuminate Author:   Aimee Agresti Genre:   YA, Paranormal Pages:   534 Published:   March 2012 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Source:   via Thomas Allen Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit. As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways fro...

  Title:   Sound of the Heart Author:   Genevieve Graham Genre:   Historical Romance, Hint of Paranormal Pages:   336 Published:   May 2012 Publisher:   Penguin Source:   via Publisher Where to buy:   Amazon Synopsis: From Genevieve Graham, author of Under the Same Sky , comes a sweeping romantic historical novel of one man’s strange gift and dangerous battles… Dougal MacDonnell, a fierce warrior from the Highlands of Scotland, is able to hear the thoughts of other men and dream how the future will unfold. Devastated by the loss of his family during the Battle of Culloden in 1746, he fosters a deep hatred for the English. But when Glenna, the love of his life and a Scottish outlaw, is captured and shipped overseas, Dougal is forced to join an English army made of vanquished Scots. Now fighting on the side of his sworn enemies, he embarks on a journey that will take him across the seas to the colonies. There he will risk everything for th...