TBR Thursday

This meme was based off TBR Thursday orginally hosted by Book Love Blog where they announce the books in all forms and from all sources that they received/bought/picked up to read.  I didn't see a reason to change a good thing, so here is my version!   Leave a link to your TBR in comments...

Surrender The Dark by L.A. Banks

Celeste Jackson has fought all her life against a fog of hallucination and substance abuse, but it’s not until she meets her protector, Azrael, an angel who has left the safety of the Light, that she learns of the evil forces that have been trying to ruin her, and why. A fierce battle for control of the mortal realm is brewing, and only Celeste—with the help of the Remnant, her half-human, half-angel brethren—can stand in the way. Together, Celeste and Azrael must gather an army of sensitives to defeat the dark powers that have ruled humanity for centuries, but time is running out. If Azrael surrenders to his growing desire for Celeste, he risks being trapped among humanity forever. But the longer he stays, the harder she is to resist. To save the world, Celeste must draw on her own dark experiences with addiction to help Azrael overcome the one temptation that could possibly make him an eternal prisoner—his obsession with her.

Plain Jane:Brunettes Beware By Cristyn West
From Glenn Skinner:
Plain Jane is a roller coaster ride full of twists and turns that keep you second guessing everything you’ll read and perceive. The story revolves around Kent Harbinger a brilliant FBI profiler who for lack of a better description, teetered the fine line between genius and insanity a little too long, falling long ago onto what side of it, even he doesn’t know. With the help of Detective Nicole Usher and hindrance of her partner Ruben Torres. You are taken into the mind and world of a serial killer in a race against time to find and apprehend him before he kills again. The Author skillfully manipulates the reader through a never-ending series of heightening suspense and misdirection. Just when you think you’ve figured it out, you find you were totally wrong. The past triangle of relationships between Kent, Nicole and Ruben only heighten the tension and complexity of the story.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

Indian Moon By Carolyn McCray

  

Regina could feel her cheeks turn red, but there was nothing she could do about it.  Quinton had used the cheesiest line in the universe, yet somehow it worked.  Of course, cheesy was better than nothing.  Every man in town either did not want to give her a compliment or were to scared to do it. This man, however, was either stupid or had balls to match Wayne's. 

From Amazon:

Despite tragedy and heartbreak, under an Indian Moon, anything seems possible... even love.

While set in the lush and misty Pacific Northwest, Indian Moon doesn't contain any vampires or teeny boppers.

Just real romance... for the rest of us.
Dead Barchetta by Katherine Lively

 

At any other place, on a weekend night in some club at the beach, I might have seen this pretty auburn haired girl in her tight pants and peek-a-boo top and mustered the courage to make conversation.  Left-brain logic nagged at me to pin her to the ground and screaming until somebody called the cops but somehow my inner compassion had overpowered that.  Besides, anybody checking the picture window might see me on top on her and give me the thumbs up rather than assist in her apprehension.

From Amazon:


Music tutor by day and tribute band guitarist by night, Matt “Lerxst” Johnston doesn’t have an enemy in the world…so he thinks. One night a pretty young woman tries to smother him in his sleep, and it’s not for the usual reasons a woman would have for wanting to inflict harm upon him! The dream he enjoyed at the time quickly spirals into a nightmare of mistaken identities and nosy investigators who threaten Lerxst’s freedom, to say nothing of coming close to discovering his grandmother’s secret “herb garden.” Armed only with a guitar and endless questions, Lerxst escapes the discomfort of his beach home and hides out in New York City to learn the true identity of his would-be assailant. Instead he learns more about himself and what he needs to do to survive the next attempt on his life. And what a long, strange trip it is…

18 & Over Book Blogger Tag

Hosted by Bitten by Paranormal Romance  

18 and over book blogger tag along is for a specific group of book bloggers. You have to primary review adult books. Yes, I know some of you still read teen and adult, so if you do both your welcome to join in. You can read any genre paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery and of course, erotica books. And if you blog has a few extra hot male pictures, well, that’s an added bonus! LOL. So if you have a book blog like this and would like to find others please join in the tag along.

Question of the week: Where is you favorite place to buy or swap books?

I love the fact that so many good ebooks are now free in a lot of places.  I also have good friends who buy books so we trade off frequently.  There is also an used book shop that has them for like $1!  You can't beat a deal like that!! 

Follow Friday

Today's Follow Friday Question:

Q.  Inspired by the inane twitter trend of #100factsaboutme, give us five BOOK RELATED silly facts about you.

1.  I just got my new Kindle.  I've been reading ebooks on computer which makes reading in bed really, really hard! 

2.  My TBR pile of ebooks and real books is growing out of control.  There aren't enough hours in the day to read all the books I would love to read!

3.  I would really love to write a paranormal romance but urban fantasy is so hot in my mind right now!

4.  I keep thinking I like romance novels but I'd rather have a lot of mayhem with some romance (or at least hot sex) tossed in the mix! :)

5.  I wish I could go and knock on Charlaine Harris' door and beg for the new Sookie Stackhouse book!  I love True Blood but the books make the story so much better!

To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { Parajunkee.com } and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers - http://readingwithrebecca.blogspot.com/
3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
5. Follow, Follow, Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI"
6. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
7. If you're new to the Follow Friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

Happy Follow Friday!

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers

My teasers:


I'm actually humming.  I am walking through the food store, collecting the rest of the ingredients for the angel food cake I'm finally going to tackle this afternoon.  My first true excursion into the terrfying world of baking and yet, I'm humming.  This is the hum of woman who is in that zone where it is probable that the man she gave her number to will call her.


The Book: 


Life From Scratch by Melissa Ford


Book Description:  

Her life's a mess. And so is her kitchen. Divorced, heartbroken and living in a lonely New York apartment with a tiny kitchen, Rachel Goldman realizes she doesn't even know how to cook the simplest meal for herself. Can learning to fry an egg help her understand where her life went wrong? She dives into the culinary basics. Then she launches a blog to vent her misery about life, love and her goal of an unburnt casserole.To her amazement, the blog's a hit. She becomes a minor celebrity. Next, a sexy Spaniard enters her life. Will her souffles stop falling? Will she finally forget about the husband she still loves? And how can she explain to her readers that she still hasn't learned how to cook up a happy life from scratch?

Follow Friday

If you are interested in more details about Follow Friday, check it all out here!

This week's Follow Friday question:

Q. How did you come up with your blog name?

For me, reading is a way to let go of the tensions in daily life, a place where I can get lost for a little while and come back refreshed.  This blog is a way for me to let out the tension and find my happy place in the written word (Release) and a way for me to share what I read with someone who is interested (Notes).  There you have it, Release Notes!

Make sure you comment and leave a link!  I love to check out new blogs and I follow back!!

Book Blogger Hop

Hosted by Crazy-For-Books.com

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word!  This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!  It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read! 

 If you are interested in all the details, click here for more information!

This week's question comes from Somer who blogs at A Bird's Eye Review (her blog design is ADORABLE - check it out!):

 "Do you read only one book at a time, or do you have several going at once?"

My answer:  I usually have one at a time unless I'm reading something that's really not holding my attention then I'll put it to the side and come back to it later.  I really like to digest one before moving on to the next one!