Posts Tagged ‘my weekly book news’

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

I’ve been sitting here at my computer for over 10 minutes and came up with zilch to talk about!

I got distracted by Big Bang Theory so I figured why not share some fun stuff from my favorite show.

Enjoy!

Here are some funny bloopers.

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and some favorite scenes.

I just love this show. I can watch reruns and laugh just as hard as the first time. LOL

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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New ones just for fun!

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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What I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

Print books

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Huge thanks to the blog hosts, authors, and tour organizers for these wonderful prizes

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

Their coming is just the beginning…Dawn Of Destiny, EPIC Series #1 ~ My Review and Giveaway

The Star Seer’s Prophecy ~ New Release Sale and Giveaway

The Authorship Adventure Series by Ella Medler

Teaser Tuesdays #119 ~ Shadow Of Danger by Kristine Mason

The EPIC Series ~ Dawn Of Destiny and Outlaw Trigger ~ Reviews and Giveaway

The Children Of Darkness ~ Book Blast and Giveaway

#M9B Friday Cover and Chapter Reveal and Giveaway ~ Into The Dark by Caroline Patti

The Friday 56 #67 ~ Shadow Of Darkness by Kristine Mason

Reviewing Hope For The Wicked and Pennies For The Damned by Edward Lorn

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For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

Last week I mentioned my experience at the dentist and I want to thank all of you for your kind wishes.

I’m almost back to normal after chillin this week and raring to get back to visiting everybody:)

I just finished reading the second book in an exciting series and learned the new one is now available. It ended with one hell of a great cliff hanger and I’m dying to read more.

Here’s the thing. I can get it fairly cheaply buying the eBook, but I have the first two books in paperback. I’d love to have the third one in print too but it’s pretty pricey.

Do I wait for the price to go down? Do I cave and pay that higher price? Or, do I grab the eBook? I try not to impulse buy but have a feeling I’ll be going for that print copy. LOL

How do you buy your series? Do you try to get all of the books in the same format? Does it matter?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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I can’t believe it. I have taken in zero books for review this week. I’m looking at some, but not sure which ones yet.

And I didn’t grab any just for fun either. I’m sure I’ll be making up for that this coming week. LOL

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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What I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

I’ve won several books but haven’t received them in the mail yet. I also won some wonderful prizes and a couple of gift cards.

I’ll share pictures of the goodies I got and bought next week when they arrive.

Huge thanks to the blog hosts, authors, and tour organizers for these wonderful prizes

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

8 Novellas/8 Authors ~ The Lei Crime Series ~ Tour and Giveaway

Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur….Kittens Can Kill ~ Review and Giveaway

A Holly Hart Cozy Mystery ~ Footprints in the Frosting ~ Review and Giveaway

Cover and Chapter Reveal ~ Heart-Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis Graves

A Cli-Fi Adventure ~ Nature’s Confession Tour Review and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #66 ~ Mayhem In Margaux

#M9B Friday Reveal and Giveaway ~ Nameless by Jennifer Jenkins and Serpentine by Cindy Pon

Super Book Blast ~ Aegis Incursion by S.S. Segran ~ Excerpt and Giveaway

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Fora list of my reviews go HERE

For a list of free books updated daily go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

This week was a big pain. Well, acutually it was a tooth ache. Who would believe something as small as a tooth could cause such pain.

I could feel it coming, the dull ache, the slight swelling. By the time I got to the dentist it was full blown pain. He couldn’t save my tooth, as the infection spread through the root into the bone. So now I’m minus a tooth and you’d expect, minus the pain.

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Not so. The left side of my face is still swollen, I am still in pain and will be until the antibiotics knock out the infection. I do get brief pain free moments. thanks to a powerful pain med. I take advantage of those, catching up on my blog, and actually swimming in the pool.

The pain has lessened now. I feel I’m on the downward side of the infection. I can’t wait!!!

Enough about that. Let’s get to the good stuff. Books!

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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What I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

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Print books.

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Huge thanks to the blog hosts, authors, and tour organizers for these wonderful prizes

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

Book Release Blast for Blood and Scales ~ A Young and New Adult Fantasy Anthology

Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ Restless Earth and Blessing Sky by Emily Mah

Teaser Tuesdays #118 ~ Grizzly Trade

Spooky Shenanigans ~ Dying For The Past ~ Tour Review and  Two Giveaways

Midnight Supper at the Rise & Shine ~ Super Book Blast and Giveaway

You can’t run far enough….Madman Across The Water ~ Tour Review

Choose Your Own Death ~ Review, Author Interview, and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #65 ~ The Scale

#M9B Friday Reveal & Giveaway ~ Donna Galanti and Scott Craven

This is….Perfectly Twisted by Kristine Mason ~ Review and Giveaway

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Fora list of my reviews go HERE

For a list of free books updated daily go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

So here we are, another Sunday, and I don’t know what to talk about. I actually started this comment on Saturday. Now it’s Sunday and I’m still at a loss. LOL

I thought about the Triple Crown? My dog? My cat? My life? All good things. Then I checked my emails!

There ya go! There’s a ton of them. And, while I would love to check out every single one, if I did, I’d be glued to the computer forever!

Here’s how I usually do emails. I first go to my buddies blogs. Then I wing it. I look for fun tags to posts, some giveaways I might be interested in, and then I try to visit blogs I haven’t been to for a couple days. Some I save, meaning to get back to them. A few I do, but most of time they languish in my emails and eventually get deleted. And then I feel guilty, sad.

Do you feel that way when you delete someones email? They worked hard on their post, hoping someone would come by and read it, like I do. I’ve done some posts I was so proud of and had no comments. I had visitors, but no one left a comment. I wonder why that is? I visit posts and don”t comment too. Sometimes, it’s because I can’t think of anything to say, and sometimes it’s because I’ve been at my computer so long, my eyes are burning. LOL I do at least like the post and tweet it. Try to let my fellow blogger know I’ve been there.

So how do you handle your emails? And what about commenting?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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I know. I went a little crazy. But these are spread out over a couple of months, thank god! LOL

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New ones just because.

I grabbed these short stories free on Amazon.

Click the covers to get yours.

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

   

   

     

   

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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What I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

These are from a couple of weeks.

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Print books.

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Swag

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Huge thanks to the blog hosts, authors, and tour organizers for these wonderful prizes!

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

New Release Blast ~ The Day The World Ended by K.C. Finn

The Missing Planets: The Cairns Of Sainctuarie II ~ Tour and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #117 ~ Don’t Try To Find Me

Release Day Giveaway ~ The Good Girls by Sara Shepard ~ Sweet But Deadly!

New Release Giveaway ~ No Substitute For Myth ~ A Subbing Isn’t For Sissies Cozy Mystery

A girl with a view ~ Kika the Upside-Down Girl ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

Two For Thursday #T4T Blitz Giveaway ~ To Bear An Iron Key and Crown Of Ice

A cat like no other ~ Avalon ~ My Review and a Giveaway

Death is just the beginning ~ The IX by Andrew P. Weston ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

#M9B Friday Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ Strange Country Day

The Friday 56 #64 ~ HEXED

A Romantic Summer Read ~ Sunk by Renea Porter ~ Blog Tour and Giveaway

Blood and Scales Trailer reveal ~ An Anthology Coming Soon!

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Have you joined TSU yet?

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Fora list of my reviews go HERE

For a list of free books updated daily go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Sun is shining, A light breeze to keep the humidity at bay. A perfect summer day!

After a week of clouds and rain, the sun finally shows itself again. Glorious day! I rushed outside to meet it, taking my computer, my phone, my Kindle, and a print book just in case. I spent many hours out their, reading, swimming in the pool, and just closing my eyes to listen to the seagulls. Man, I love summer! LOL

I also did a bit of writing.

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Writing, you ask?  Yep, I’ve been trying my hand at a few short stories that have been in my head for years. I don’t plan on trying to publish them.  But I do plan on sharing them on my blog. When I do, Ill be asking for feedback. Good or bad! I thought it would be a fun discussion post and I need more of those.

If you have any plots you’d like me to take on, a challenge of sorts, bring em on. It might take a while, but I’ll try to get to them. Should challenge me and it would be fun to see what I can come up with.

These will be very short stories and flash fiction to start. When I do my reviews, most times I write my own synopsis and that’s whet my appetite to try to do more. Scary!

And a lot of them are horror shorts. I do love my scares. I also learned real quick to not write them on my computer. You’ll see why in the gif below.

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This was me fairly quickly. LOL I now use pen and paper to get a rough draft written first.

So, what are your plans for the weekend?  I’d love to hear!

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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The 6:41 To Paris first caught my attention with the cover. Sounds fun.

And I jumped on the authors offer to read Cold Hearted. I loved the first book!

I’ve read books from a few different series’ by Joyce and Jim Lavene and jumped on this new release,

A Watery Death,  from a series I hadn’t read yet!

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New ones just because.

I grabbed these beauties from my favorite used books store. They are in perfect condition and they are autographed editions! How cool.

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

   

     

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And some freebies for all of you game lovers!

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

I won a few books and some awesome swag. Going to wait until it arrives and share the pictures of all the goodies.

I also won a couple of gift cards. I’ll show pictures of what I bought after I finish shopping. LOL

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

I’m tellin ya….Bubba Done It _ Cozy Southern Mystery Review and Giveaway

Shining the Light on Taylor Dean’s Newest Release ~ Girl Of Mine ~ Blast and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #116 ~ Cannibal Reign

Cover Reveal ~ Madison’s Song by Christine Amsden

This it it, the…Climax: The Publicist #3 ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

#T4T Blitz Giveaway ~ Call Me Grim and Into The Fire

Rumble in the jungle ~ Fevers by Joel Homer ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

The Friday 56 #63 ~ Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

GHOSTCROW: A Tale Of Andor ~ Tour Review

Exclusive Character Bios & Excerpt with Giveaway and Q&A ~ Dawn Of The Chupacabra ~ It’s coming!

New Cover! A Haunted House Tale ~ Free Friday and Saturday

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Have you joined TSU yet?

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Fora list of my reviews go HERE

For a list of free books updated daily go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend!

I’d like to thank all of the men and women in our military and their families for their service to our country and to us.

I’m having a marvelous weekend myself. My mother arrived at my house yesterday and a bunch of us got together and went to lunch. Then it was home to play Skip – Bo.

We are so addicted to that card game and our family is very competitive. Everybody hates to lose and the language can get very colorful. LOL

I moved to the Gulf Coast of Alabama over 29 years ago. My father had moved here. Then my brother did. Then I did. Then one of my sisters came down for vacation, went back to Michigan, packed up her stuff, and moved here. And then another of my sisters eventually moved here from California. I still have one brother and sister and my mother living in Michigan. My brother recently retired and visits often and may eventually move to the area. And I have a feeling when my sister retires, her and her husband may move to Texas as their daughter lives there.

So many of us now live in southern climes. It’s hard to live so far apart and now most of us live less than an hours drive apart. When my mother comes down for the summer it’s funny. We all want her to stay with us and we make sure we all get equal time with her at our homes. She’s my best friend. My comfort, support, and shopping buddy. And I believe she is an angel walking this planet. I’m am on Cloud Nine right now.

If I’m absent from here. If I don’t visit your posts and comment much, you’ll know my mother is at my house, and we are having fun!

Now. On to books! Got some good ones to share today!

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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How could I resist Kika The Upside-Down Girl!

And I just got Avalon: A Heartwarming True Cat Story.

I’ll be reviewing this on June 4th and the author has an amazing giveaway too!

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New ones just because.

No new ones! I’m doing good. Trying to review all of the books I’ve amassed. Yeah, right. LOL Well, a lot of them anyway:)

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

   

   

 

   

       

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

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I also have some others that I’ll be adding in for mini reviews. Not sure which ones yet. I thought I had a couple written but I sure can’t find those drafts. LOL

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What I won.

I won these wonderful children’s books from a give on Kristi’s Book Nook.

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I am buying, picking up free, and winning many children’s books and loving the fun of reading and reviewing them. I may have to start another blog just for them. LOL

Thanks so much Kristi!

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

A Science Fiction Dystopian ~ Aftermath ~ Blitz and Giveaway

They won’t see it coming ~ The Bleikovat Event ~ Tour and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #115 ~ Joshua and the Lightning Road ~ My Review

From a place far, far away ~ Anzard by Christopher Conroy ~ Tour review

Blitz Giveaway ~ Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays ~ Author Rachel Schieffelbein

Shelf Life ~ The Publicist #2 by Christina George ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

Fated ~ A Vanguard legacy Novel by Joanne Kershaw ~ Book Blitz and Giveaway

Book Excerpt Tour and Giveaway ~ Hearts Beneath The Badge by Karen Solomon

New Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ Night Of The Chupacabra by Michael Hebler

M9B Friday Cover Reveal and Giveaway ~ Serpentine

The Friday 56 #62 ~ Chasing The Green Fairy

Amaranthine: The Heart Of Decompose by Nina R. Schluntz ~ Blog Tour and Giveaway

AWOL: A Character Lost ~ Free May 22nd and 23rd

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Have you joined TSU yet?

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Fora list of my reviews go HERE

For a list of free books updated daily go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

It’s kind of a dog day afternoon. Mostly cloudy and breezy and lots of looming rain clouds. Even my dog, Quigley, and my cat, Sheba, know when it’s a day to chill. To do what they love best. Sheba is so funny. Quig will be all stretched out and there will be just a tiny space on the sofa. She’ll eye it and meow. Then she’ll jump up and turn round and round looking for room to lie down. Quig will lift his head, softly rumble, and she’ll settle down. They are such a pair.

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I’ve been reading a bunch of books and felt like I needed a break. So I’ve spent a lot of time going through Netflix, watching some obscure and low rated movies. I was surprised to find a few that were pretty good. And a bunch that were god awful bad. LOL  And guess what? Now I”m kind of burnt out on watching television. So what am I doing now? Well, I’ve been working crosswords, playing some video games, and I actually started playing solitaire with an actual deck of cards. Plus I’ve pulled out a few crafting projects that needed to be finished.

I think it’s time to get out of the house and do something fun. So what do you do when you can’t focus on one thing?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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I was contacted by the publisher about reading The Anatomy Of Melancholy. I was intrigued by the cover and had to check it out.

I just couldn’t resist Kittens Can Kill. Just look at it! LOL

And Drop Dead Punk sounds just twisted enough for me.

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New ones just because.

After buying my new Paperwhite last week I tried to resist buying some new books. I did pick up a freebie that looked fun.

On my Kindle

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

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I won these awesome books from the April Mystery Box Giveaway on Book Hounds. Thanks a bunch Mary!

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And I won these cool comic books from a giveaway on Mymcbooks Blog. Thanks Ella!

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These books I won from the Spring Cleaning Giveaway on The Howling Turtle. Thanks so much Larissa!

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

Things get mighty hot in… Southern Heat by David Burnsworth ~ Review and Giveaway

Teaser Tuesdays #114 ~ The City of Blood ~ A Paris Homicide Mystery

Ghost Love by Nelli Rees ~ Blog Tour and Giveaway

2 ghosts bought on eBay ~ Ghost For Sale by Sandra Cox ~ Cover Reveal

It’s a mad world… The Publicist by Christina George ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

#T4T Two For Thursday Blast & Giveaway ~ Reaper’s Rite Series by Dorothy Dreyer

In the shadows, in the mist… Madman Across The Water ~ Debut Book Release Blast

From boy to man…Anthony by Harold J. Fischel ~ Tour Review & Giveaway

#M9B Friday Book Trailer Reveal & Giveaway ~ Joshua and the Lightning Road

The Friday 56 #61 ~ Jill Kismet: The Complete Series

Unleash The Undead ~ Tour Review & Giveaway

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Have you joined TSU yet?

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Fora list of my reviews go HERE

For a list of free books updated daily go HERE

For all of my giveaways go HERE

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

bookshelves photo: Bookshelf bookshelves.jpg

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

It was a hot and busy week at work so I came home every day and dove into my house. AAH! The delicious AC! LOL I don’t know how they did it before it was invented.

One thing that still feels like spring here on the Gulf Coast is the cooler mornings and low humidity before that scorching sun builds it up and you are trying to breath that moist air.

I spend most mornings enjoying a hot cup of tea on my back porch and start my weekend mornings there too. This is my outdoor office. I’m working now.

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Nice, eh?!  When I’m not reading or on my computer, I pick up my gardening tools and tweak things and plunge in the pool to cool off. I’m in Heaven:)

And I want to thank everyone for your helpful comments about what eReader I should buy last week. You ALL Rock!

I made up my mind and this recently arrived in my mailbox. Yeah!

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Yep, I chose the Paperwhite and am learning about all of the bells and whistles now. I love it!

And for all the moms and soon to be moms out there, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

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My mother is flying down and arrives next Wednesday. I can’t wait to see her!. She’ll be here for five months. I have a brother and a sister that live close by and we all fight over her. LOL She’s my best friend and an angel on this planet. I can only hope I’m as a great a mother to my son as she is to me. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom. I love you so much!

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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I was thrilled to be offered Special Passage. I’ve read the other three and love this series.

And I was also thrilled to get Terminal. I’ve read the first three books and loved them. Just got to tidy up a review and on to this one.

And I couldn’t pass up In The Eyes Of Madness when the author offered it for review. Just my kind of reading!

I was thrilled to get The Gatherers. Been waiting a long time for this one. I had wicked fun with the first book, The Harvesting.

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New ones just because.

On my Kindle

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I got so lucky and spotted this free on Amazon! I just reviewed Killing Weeds, the 8th book in this series and plan to go back and read the others. How cool that I got this one free. I prefer getting cozies in print but I still need to get 6 more books in this series and that gets a bit pricey.

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I’m into a lot of books for young readers and this sounded fun for all ages. Just check out the description!

A fast paced, original adventure about a boy who tries to outrun a nightmare. An epic trip into a rich and beautiful world.
Packed with detailed maps and 18 stunning illustrations – Tyler’s Dream is a thrilling tale that is underscored by a fierce and breathtaking pace.

And it’s FREE until the 16th. Click on the cover to get your copy.

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From Netgalley

I know. I said no more. LOL

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And here are some freebies for ya!

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

This arrived in the mail this week.

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It’s an American flag I won from the Marikay’s Rainbow Book Launch Party.

Thanks so much Marilyn.

I’ll be hanging it this week and will take pictures then:)

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And I won Boring Girls from Stephanie’s giveaway on A Dream Within A Dream.

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Thanks so much Stephanie and thank you to Author Sara Taylor.

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Plus I won Learning To Float by Allan Ament.

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The author sent me his book, some yummy chocolates, and a cool coffee mug!

Thanks so much Allan.

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News from around the web.

Over on Rabid Reads Carmel has a question for ya – Do You Read ARCs?

Check out Vicky’s 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Blogging post on Books, Biscuits and Tea

A Guide To Epic Book Hoarding ~ This fun post by Shannon on It Starts At Midnight had me laughing! Great gifs!

And check out her review and giveaway post for Salt and Stone. It was a blast. Those gifs get me every time!

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

My Monday Minis Reviews #39 ~ Ever have one of those days where everything is trying to eat ya?!

Three New Anthologies ~ Release Blitz & Giveaway ~ Help Fight Diabetes While You Read!

Teaser Tuesdays #113 ~ Tunnels

The Final Approach ~ Aoleon The Martian Girl #5 ~ The Pyramid Of Cydonia ~ Tour Review

A modern ghost story ~ When They Come Calling ~ Kickstarter and Giveaway

Swoon Romance YA Wednesday Blitz & Giveaway ~ Snark and Circumstance by Stephanie Wardrop

#T4T Two For Thursday Blitz & Giveaway ~ Very Superstitious & Two and Twenty Dark Tales Anthologies

Loss Angeles by Mathieu Cailler ~ A Short Story Collection

Oh Say Can You Fudge ~ A Candy-Coated Cozy Mystery ~ Review and Giveaway

#M9B Friday Reveal & Giveaway ~ Meet Lisa T. Cresswell ~ Author of Vessel

Book Reviewer Yellow Pages ~ $50 Blast Giveaway

Killing Weeds ~ A Peggy Lee Garden Mystery ~ #10th Anniversary Tour Review and Giveaway

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So, what did you get to read this week?

Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

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This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

Another fun way to share your book news and enjoy others is The Sunday Post hosted by

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Some chit chat.

Not much new has happened since last week. I did get a four day weekend and am enjoying it. Was weeding in one of my flower gardens and ran into a very nasty thorned vine. I came inside and forgot to wash my hands. Rubbed my eyes and they were on fire. I was freaking out. It took hours for my burning and watering eyes to get better. Now I’ll wear latex gloves under my gardening gloves. That was a toxic vine.

I’d love some help here. My Kindle is doing the slow death. It works, it doesn’t work. It freezes and drives me crazy.

I’ll go to use the highlight and it freezes. I shut it down, reload, which takes forever, and then it doesn’t save my place and I have to find it again. So frustrating.

I’ve begun keeping a print book close by while I use it in case it freezes up on me.

I bought it a couple of years ago and I’m glad it lasted this long with how much I use it.

Now I’m looking at new ones.

Which should I get?

A Kindle Fire, Paperwhite, or basic Kindle eReader?

I noticed the Kindle Fire is on sale right now for $99 and I almost grabbed it. Then I checked the Paperwhite and debated the price. Then I talked to my sister.

I remember she mentioned the Kindle Fire didn’t have a long battery life.

The Paperwhite is so much like the basic Kindle, the only thing I noticed different was it’s great for outdoor reading. Since I read in the shade, my basic Kindle is fine for that.

Got any suggestions on which I should get? What do you like about yours?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

From Netgalley

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And this new one just released by Kristine Mason!

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And I’ll be reviewing Madman Across The Water by Caroline Angel. Can’t share the cover with you yet. Plus waiting on a couple more.

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New ones just because.

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I had to grab Dog River Blues.

I live right across Mobile Bay, not too far from where this story takes place, and I’m excited to read about places and people I’ll recognize!

I surprised myself at only grabbing this one new book. But lately I’ve been on a buying spree and need to read, not get more. LOL

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button.

     

   

   

   

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

Another light week on reviews. I’ve been averaging around seven a week and needed some brain down time.

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

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I also have a couple more that I will fit in somewhere. Not sure which ones yet.

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What I won.

I won these lovely books from the Bestselling Poetry For Kids Giveaway.

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And check this out! Each book has the audible disc inside.

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I plan on reviewing the book and the audible version for each. Should be a fun mix!

Thanks so much Heather!

And I won a couple of gift cards.

One from Taylor Dean from her Wordless Wednesday Posts. It’s a really fun meme and you can check it out HERE.

And one from Goddess Fish for hosting. Thanks ladies!

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News from around the web.

Kayla has a fun post for her Top Ten Tuesday meme on Bibliophilia, Please ~ Books Which Feature Characters Who Are Talking Animals

And this post by Cait from  her blog Paper Fury was awesome fun and a huge hit ~ 10 Things You SHOULD Regularly Tell Writers

I know I had more than this to share with you. I just have to figure out which wrong folder I sent them too! LOL

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

Find Her by Amanda Kaitlyn ~ Tour Excerpt and Giveaway

An Eldritch City Short ~ Beneath ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~ The Tale of Willaby Creek by Victoria Lindstrom

Teaser Tuesdays #112 ~ Unlovely by Celeste Conway

Moccasin Trace by Hawk MacKinney ~ Tour Excerpt and Giveaway

The How To Series by Cassie Mae ~ Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays Blitz and Giveaway

The Shadeborn Series by K.C. Finn ~ Blog Tour and Giveaway

#T4T Two For Thursday Blitz & Giveaway ~ The Dead Zed Series by Scott Craven

A Mothman Mystery ~ Wrong Side Of The Grave by Bryna Butler ~ Tour Review and Giveaway

M9B Friday Reveal ~ Cover Reveal and Giveaway for Minotaur by Phillip W. Simpson

The Friday 56 #60 ~ Dying For The Past by TJ O’Connor

When a clone is killed, is it murder? The Day Before by Liana Brooks

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Got any recommendations?

I’d love to know and thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew.

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Head on over and leave a link to your Sunday Post and hop around to visits others.

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Some chit chat.

The other night I had just finsihed reading a book and I glanced over to my nightstand to see which one I’d read next.

I had to laugh. There are two stacks there. One is books I’ve finished and need to write reviews for and one is the next books in line to be read.

I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I prefer to read print books over eBooks. Not to say I don’t read eBooks. I love my Kindle and wouldn’t have discovered so many amazing authors and books without using it.

It’s just that I find it easier to flip back and forth in a print book when I want to check back on something I’d read. Plus I love the smell of them. LOL

My kindle lets me highlight quotes I want to glance at when writing a review, but print books are a different story!

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That’s what some of them look like after I mark points in the book I want to reference in my reviews.

Something else interesting. Many times, when I’m writing my reviews, I don’t even end up using these tagged sections. I just get going on the review and don’t need them. But they are handy for adding quotes I liked.

So, which do you prefer. Print or Ebooks? And do you use highlights or bookmarks?

I’ll be hopping over to check out your Sunday posts so be sure to leave me your link!

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Here are my new books for review.

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New ones just because! Like I need a reason. LOL

My local library had a Buy The Inch sale and I found some goodies!

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When they measured them is was just a tad under 2 feet.

I need more bookshelves!

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And here are some freebies for ya!

Click on the covers to get yours and remember to make sure they’re still free before you click that buy button!

   

     

     

   

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Books I reviewed this week. Click on the covers for my reviews.

I was a bit lighter on the amount of reviews this week. I’ve been averaging around seven a week and needed some brain down time. LOL

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Books I’ll be reviewing next week.

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What I won.

I mentioned I won my choice of book from Melanie Karsak and I asked her to surprise me with which one she sent.

She sent me two. Thanks so much Melanie! ! So Awesome. Check these out.

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I won this book in the YA Spring Fling Giveaway

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Thanks so much to the tour hosts and Author H. J. Lawson!

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News from around the web.

Check out heather’s Book Chatter. An exciting post: What You Need To Know About Amazon Giveaways

Faye shares her thoughts on… Characters @ A Day Dreamer’s Thoughts

Over on Freda’s Voice is an interesting post: Learning About Blurb Tools

And Carmel @ Rabid reads asks: What eReader feature Do You Use The Most?

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Other Posts on my blog this week.

They’re coming for our cows! Review Tour for Aoleon, The Martian Girl #4 ~ Illegal Aliens

Freebie Alert! April 20th & 21st ~ Fields Of Elysium by A.B. Whelan

Teaser Tuesdays #111 ~ Constricted by @beccajcampbell ~ Review and Free Book

The woods belong to Vexel ~ Escape Through The Wilderness ~ Review Tour

Blast & Giveaway ~ Wedding Haters by Melissa Baldwin

Cozy Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~ You Can’t Get Blood Out Of Shag Carpet by Juliette Harper

#T4T Two For Thursday Blitz & Giveaway ~ The Atman Series ~ Life, A.D. and M.I.A.

Thursday Theatre #29 ~ Arnold is back! Maggie and The Last Stand

Banished Spirits, Reapers, Hunters & Creators ~ My Demonic Ghost Series by Jacinta Maree

#M9B Friday Cover Reveal & Giveaway ~ Last Siege Of Haven ~ The Undertakers #4 by Ty Drago

The Friday 56 #59 ~ Cut Me Free by J.R. Johannson

The Holy Dark by Kyoko M ~ Blitz Review & Giveaway

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Got any recommendations?

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