Thursday, May 19, 2022

My Weekly Bookishness ~ 5/20/2022


All things bookish!
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What I Read:



Review to Come Soon!

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What I'm Reading:


Blurb:

Can one summer together make up for eight years of separation?

Commander Brett Murphy left his family’s construction firm in Oklahoma City for a life of hard work at Three Rivers Ranch. Alone, without a wife and kids, Brett needs the camaraderie he enjoyed while serving overseas with his Army buddies, Squire Ackerman and Peter Marshall.

What Brett doesn’t need is the reappearance of his ex-wife. Fiery Kate Donnely has come to Three Rivers to confess to Brett that they’re still married, and oh, he has a seven-year-old son she never told him about. At least not in letters she mailed.

Eight years ago, Kate left Oklahoma City only weeks after Brett’s first deployment, shamed because of her bad choices and the unborn child of a man she’d already asked for a divorce. She needs him to sign the papers now or she can’t have access to her hefty inheritance. But Brett absolutely does not want Kate to take his son away from him again.

They strike a deal: She’ll stay at Three Rivers for the summer so Brett can have the opportunity to get to know his son. How far will they have to go and how much will they have to forgive in order to become a family?

First Lines:

"The presence of Kate Donnely's son had never been such a burden."

56%/Page 56

"He normally didn't have time to simply ride on the range.  He tipped his head back and let the hot wind zip past his neck."

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What I'll (Probably) Read Next:


Blurb:

When Eva's film star sister Katrina dies, she leaves California and returns to Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Katrina's ashes and in doing so return her to the place where she belongs. But Eva must also confront the ghosts from her own past, as well as those from a time long before her own. For the house where she so often stayed as a child is home not only to her old friends the Halletts, but also to the people who had lived there in the eighteenth century. 

When Eva finally accepts that she is able to slip between centuries and see and talk to the inhabitants from hundreds of years ago, she soon finds herself falling for Daniel Butler, a man who lived - and died - long before she herself was born. Eva begins to question her place in the present, and in laying her sister to rest, comes to realise that she too must decide where she really belongs, choosing between the life she knows and the past she feels so drawn towards. 

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Book Haul:



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Book Blogger Hop:

Q.  Do you drink tea or coffee while reading? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)

A.  No, I don't usually drink tea OR coffee while reading.  I don't drink coffee EVER, as a matter of fact.  I enjoy a good cup of tea, especially Vanilla Chai, but usually only in the winter when I'm cold.

My drink of choice while reading is Diet Dr. Pepper!

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Bookishly Yours,


Linking up to: 

   


https://www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com/

http://www.fredasvoice.com/  http://www.rosecityreader.com/


32 comments:

  1. I like the quotes. Enjoy your current read!

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  2. Always nice to find someone else who doesn't drink coffee! I stick with water, personally, but that's just me.

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    1. I should be drinking more water and less diet! lol

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  3. An interesting Friday 56. I haven't read any books that involve Ranches.

    Have a great weekend!

    Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
    https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/20/the-friday-56-book-lovers-by-emily-henry/

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    1. I love books that take place on ranches! So much fun :)

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  4. I hve seen the Rose Garden around some time ago. I hope you enjoy it.

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    1. I'm looking forward to reading The Rose Garden!

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  5. I love the sound of this book. The author is on my TBR list. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)

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  6. Happy Friday!
    I'm currently reading A Perilous Plan by Melanie Dickerson. I'm really enjoying it!
    "Penelope felt sick. David and Camille? How Camille must be laughing at her for being gullible and senseless."
    I hope you have an excellent weekend filled with fun reading time!

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    1. I hope to get my current read finished this weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

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  7. I have a few Liz Isaacson books on my Kindle. I haven't read them yet but they look good.

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    1. I have them on my kindle as well and they have been good so far!

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  8. My first line comes from To Tame A Cowboy by Jody Hedlund :
    Front Range, Colorado Territory, May, 1867
    “Savannah Marshall’s heart pulled taut like a rope in a tug-of-war.”

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  9. Sounds like a nice read! Happy weekend!

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  10. My son is a dr pepper fan... my go to if I'm drinking pop is diet coke

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    1. If I don't have Diet Dr. Pepper then any diet will do :) But I prefer Diet Dr. Pepper!

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  11. No coffee. Vanilla Chai when cold. Dr Dr Pepper ... We are twins!!

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  12. I really enjoyed these quotes - they give great insight into the book. I hope you enjoy all these books. Have a wonderful week ahead!

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  13. Hope you enjoy all your new books! Have a great week!
    https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2022/05/22/weekly-wrap-up-68-may-22nd-2022/

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  14. I've never read Susanna Kearsley, but my mother is a fan. Hope you enjoy The Rose Garden.

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  15. Sounds like a good one! Have a great weekend and happy reading! 😊

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  16. Horse stories! Those look fun! I hope you enjoyed them!

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  17. I used to love coffee...It didn't love me back.
    I'm not much of a romance reader myself, but The Rose Garden sounds intriguing. Idea-ist@GetLostInLit

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  18. Your books all sound good. I am a huge tea drinker, but don't drink coffee.
    Thanks for visiting my blog last week.

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  19. I do like the sound of All Things: Finding God in Ordinary Life. I will look for your review and I'll try to find that one.

    I'm a coffee drinker. Books and coffee are a perfect combination for me.

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  20. I agree with you on the no-coffee rule. I'm drinking Diet Pepsi while visiting blogs today. I enjoyed The Rose Garden, but it wasn't my favorite Kearsley title. I hope you enjoy it. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  21. All Things sounds like a good study. I like all of your new books. I have a boxed set of Isaacson books on audio and this reminds me I might want to listen to them sooner than later. I like Susan Sleeman too. Have a good week and Happy Reading!

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