Book Club Tuesday #6 ~ 8/7/18

Welcome back to Book Club Tuesday!  Thank you so much to everyone who visited and/or participated last week!  I hope you had fun :)


Guess what?!?!  Book Club Tuesday was featured over at Megan Weyenbacher's website on #TeaAndWord Tuesday!!!  So exciting!

Now for this week's Book Club:

The idea is that we each read books from our shelf, write reviews and then share them here with the Book Club.  So, no need to buy new books that may or may not interest you, just read what you already have and share it here each Tuesday!

 



 The "rules":

~Must be family friendly.
~Mingle and check out each other's reviews.

That is it!

For now, until I see how much interest there is in having a Book Club Tuesday, please leave a comment including a direct link to your review.  If we have enough interest, I'll look into a "linky" option.

I hope you'll join me and let your friends know about the Book Club!

Colletta

Book Club Tuesday #5 ~ 7/31/18

Welcome back to Book Club Tuesday!  Thank you so much to everyone who visited and/or participated last week!  I hope you had fun :)

This week I want to remind you of a  Giveaway that ends today on my blog.  I absolutely loved this book and really want to share it with you!  Click on the picture or link below of the book to read my review and to enter the giveaway!

 

Review and Giveaway

Now for this week's Book Club:

The idea is that we each read books from our shelf, write reviews and then share them here with the Book Club.  So, no need to buy new books that may or may not interest you, just read what you already have and share it here each Tuesday!

 



 The "rules":

~Must be family friendly.
~Mingle and check out each other's reviews.

That is it!

For now, until I see how much interest there is in having a Book Club Tuesday, please leave a comment including a direct link to your review.  If we have enough interest, I'll look into a "linky" option.

I hope you'll join me and let your friends know about the Book Club!

Colletta

Book Club Tuesday #4 ~ 7/24/18

Welcome back to the 4th week of Book Club Tuesday!  Thank you so much to everyone who participated last week!  I hope you had fun :)

Here are a few of the Book Reviews that were linked up last week:

Review & Giveaway

 

 

Brandi Raae

 

Stone Cottage Adventures



Now for this week's Book Club:

The idea is that we each read books from our shelf, write reviews and then share them here with the Book Club.  So, no need to buy new books that may or may not interest you, just read what you already have and share it here each Tuesday!

 



 The "rules":

~Must be family friendly.
~Mingle and check out each other's reviews.

That is it!

For now, until I see how much interest there is in having a Book Club Tuesday, please leave a comment including a direct link to your review.  If we have enough interest, I'll look into a "linky" option.

I hope you'll join me and let your friends know about the Book Club!

Colletta

Book Club Tuesday #3 ~ 7/17/18

Welcome back to the 3rd week of Book Club Tuesday!  Thank you so much to everyone who participated last week!  I hope you had fun :)

Here are a few of the Book Reviews that were linked up last week:

C. Jane Read

 

 

Create With Joy

 

 

Joanne Viola

 

 

Bronwyn Marcus

 

Now for this week's Book Club:

The idea is that we each read books from our shelf, write reviews and then share them here with the Book Club.  So, no need to buy new books that may or may not interest you, just read what you already have and share it here each Tuesday!

 



 The "rules":

~Must be family friendly.
~Mingle and check out each other's reviews.

That is it!

For now, until I see how much interest there is in having a Book Club Tuesday, please leave a comment including a direct link to your review.  If we have enough interest, I'll look into a "linky" option.

I hope you'll join me and let your friends know about the Book Club!

Colletta

Book Review ~ The Reluctant Duchess by Roseanna M. White

 

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 Blurb:

 

 Will Fleeing the Scottish Highlands Only Leave Her in More Danger?

Lady Rowena Kinnaird may be the heiress to a Highland earldom, but she's never felt good enough--not for her father, not for the man she thought she'd marry, not for God. But after a shocking attack, she's willing to be forever an outcast if it means escaping those threatening her life.

Brice Myerston, the Duke of Nottingham, has never been one to shy away from manor-born ladies, yet the last thing he needs is the distraction of the newly introduced Lady Rowena. He has enough on his plate having recently come into possession of a rare treasure for which many would kill, yet those around him seem intent on pairing him with this desperate but beguiling girl.

Rowena is reluctant to marry this notorious flirt. And when she learns that Brice is mixed up in some kind of questionable business with a stolen treasure, she fears she'll end up in more danger than she fled.

My Thoughts:

 

This is the second book of the "Ladies of the Manor" series.  I loved the first book, "The Lost Heiress" so much that I went straight into reading this one.

 

I love reading stories set in Scotland and England.  "The Reluctant Duchess" starts out in the Scottish Highlands and ends up in Brighton, England with many stops along the way.

 

I was very curious what would happen with the red diamonds, the "Fire Eyes".  I won't give too much away but I will say that Lady Pratt is still after them.  There was also a another closer enemy that really took me by surprise.

 

Amidst the mystery and intrigue was the romance between Rowena and Brice.  It most definitely was a reluctant match but I loved how Brice was so completely trusting in his faith that the marriage was the right thing to do.

 

This book took me a while to read because I wanted to find time to read it when I could fully devote my attention to the book and really sink in.  No quick chapters for me on this one.

 

I hope to get my hands on Book 3 of the series and read Ella's story soon!

 

 

 

  



Colletta

Book Club Tuesday #2 ~ 7/10/18

Welcome back to the 2nd week of Book Club Tuesday!  Thank you so much to everyone who participated!  I hope you had fun :)

Here are just a few of the Book Reviews that were linked up last week:

 

Caught by Surprise by Jen Turano

Labor Not In Vain

 

 

Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs

Barbara H.

 

 

Modern Vintage Style by Emily Chalmers

Stone Cottage Adventures

 

Now for this week's Book Club:

The idea is that we each read books from our shelf, write reviews and then share them here with the Book Club.  So, no need to buy new books that may or may not interest you, just read what you already have and share it here each Tuesday!

 



 The "rules":

~Must be family friendly.
~Mingle and check out each other's reviews.

That is it!

For now, until I see how much interest there is in having a Book Club Tuesday, please leave a comment including a direct link to your review.  If we have enough interest, I'll look into a "linky" option.

I hope you'll join me and let your friends know about the Book Club!

Colletta

First Lines Friday ~ 7/6/18

Today's "First Lines" are from:

 

 

August 1912
Lochaber, Highlands, Scotland

She could have been more than she was.  Rowena dug her toes into the cold sand, wrapped her wool-clad arms around her tweed-clad knees, and stared out into the clear, fathomless waters of Loch Morar.  Here, land gave way gently to loch.  Not so a mile northward, where the crags tumbled down into water too deep to plumb.  Deep and cold and wind-wracked.

 

Colletta

P.S.  I hope you will come link up your book reviews on the very first ever Book Club Tuesday at Colletta's Kitchen Sink!

 

 

Also linking up to:

 

Book Review ~ The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White

 

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 Blurb:

 

Brook Eden has never known where she truly belongs. When her friend Justin uncovers the fact that she is possibly a missing heiress from Yorkshire, Brook leaves the sun of the Mediterranean to travel to the moors of the North Sea and the estate of her supposed family.

The mystery of her mother's death haunts her, and though her father is quick to accept her, the rest of the family and the servants of Whitby Park are not. Only when Brook's life is threatened do they draw close—but will their loyalty come too late to save Brook from the same threat that led to tragedy for her mother?

As heir to a dukedom, Justin is no stranger to balancing responsibilities. When the matters of his estate force him far from Brook, the distance between them reveals that their friendship has grown into something much more. But how can their very different loyalties and responsibilities ever come together?

And then for a second time, the heiress of Whitby Park is stolen away because of the very rare treasure in her possession—and those who can save her still aren't sure whom to trust.  

My Thoughts:

 

This was an epic love story that spanned continents, languages and over 400 pages.  I can say that this was easily the longest book I've read in years.  Usually, the books I read are just over 300 pages.  That being said, this book did not seem overlong or boring in the least.

 

The book was full of mystery, intrigue, romance, and faith.  All the good stuff :)

 

Brook and Justin's love story was timeless.  They were childhood friends who find themselves feeling differently about each other.  It just takes some time for them to be on the "same page" as far as romantic love goes.  Then life gets in the way and responsibilities of adulthood separate Brook and Justin and left me wondering if they would come back together.

 

I loved the relationship between Brook and Justin.  They argued.  They fought.  They screamed at each other in French!  And they loved each other with a love that overcame all the diversity in their lives.

 

I was very curious to find out the details of how Brook ended up in Monaco after her mother's death.  The author ties everything together nicely.

 

I have the second book of the "Ladies of the Manor" on my shelf and will be reading it next.  I'm looking forward to learning more about Brice, Lord Worthing.

 

 

 

  



Colletta

Book Club Tuesday #1 ~ 7/3/18

I'd like to start hosting a weekly Book Club here on Colletta's Kitchen Sink.

The idea is that we each read books from our shelf, write reviews and then share them here with the Book Club.

So, no need to buy new books that may or may not interest you, just read what you already have and share it here each Tuesday!

 



 The "rules":

~Must be family friendly.
~Mingle and check out each other's reviews.

That is it!

For now, until I see how much interest there is in having a Book Club Tuesday, please leave a comment including a direct link to your review.  If we have enough interest, I'll look into a "linky" option.

I'll go first :)  Check out the comments.

I hope you'll join me and let your friends know about the Book Club!

Colletta