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Manicure Monday (32): The Iron Duke

Manicure Monday (32): The Iron Duke

Manicure Monday is a weekly feature that combines my love of nail polish and reading. Each week I’ll show you one of my current reads along with what’s on my nails. Hi, everyone. Sigh – it’s another Monday. I hope you all had a good …

Stacked (72)

Stacked (72)

Hello, everyone. I hope you are all having a good weekend. I just started “training” for a 5K run I signed up for next weekend. This is pretty funny if you know me because I am so not a runner. I am not totally unfit …

Uncovered (81): The Creeps

Uncovered (81): The Creeps

Hello and welcome to Uncovered, my weekly cover squee post.  OMG how fantastic is this cover? The Samuel Johnson series by John Connolly has a history of really great covers and The Creeps is no exception. I love the feel of it. It’s dark and …

Non-Fiction Review: Skirt a Day Sewing by Nicole Smith

Non-Fiction Review: Skirt a Day Sewing by Nicole Smith

Title: Skirt a Day Sewing  Author: Nicole SmithPublication Date: July 2, 2013Publisher: Storey PublishingGenre: Adult Non-Fiction Crafting/SewingFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book DepositorySource: Publisher via NetGalley Design a skirt for every day of the week! With these 28 irresistible projects, you’ll learn all the techniques you need to custom-design and sew fabulous skirts that fit you perfectly. …

A Tryst with Trouble Giveaway (INTL – Ends 9/23)

A Tryst with Trouble Giveaway (INTL – Ends 9/23)

Back in early 2012, Alethea and I were lucky enough to read a fantastic Regency romance called A Tryst with Trouble by Alyssa Everett. It was so awesome that both us us gave it 5 stars. You can see our reviews here and here. Unfortunately …

Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show

Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show

Hi and welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is Top Ten Books I Would Love To See As A Movie/TV Show (set in a perfect world…in which movies don’t butcher the books we love.) I am pretty …

Review: The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

Review: The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan

Title: The Heiress Effect (Brothers Sinister #2) Author: Courtney MilanPublication Date: July 15, 2013Publisher: Courtney MilanGenre: Adult Historical RomanceFind It: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, Book DepositorySource: Publisher via NetGalley Miss Jane Fairfield can’t do anything right. When she’s in company, she always says the wrong thing—and rather too much of it. No matter how costly they …

Manicure Monday (31): Bittersweet

Manicure Monday (31): Bittersweet

Hello and welcome to another edition of Manicure Monday. Manicure Monday is a weekly feature on the blog where I bring together my love of reading and nail polish into a feature showcasing one of my current reads along with a bookish manicure. I hope …

Endless Summer Read-A-Thon Wrap Up

Endless Summer Read-A-Thon Wrap Up

The Endless Summer Read-A-Thon ended yesterday and, unsurprisingly, I did not get as much reading done as I’d hoped. I did manage to finish one full book (The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook) and about a quarter of the way through Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler. …

Stacked (71)

Stacked (71)

Oh my gosh you guys, this heat wave is never ending. It was seriously over 100 degrees yesterday, which is so not cool. I hope you guys are having better weather where you are or are at least staying out of the heat. This week’s …