Teaser Tuesday: Sons and Princes by James LePore

"So you think you're a killer like your father?"
"I don't know what I think. I know I have to leave through."

~Page 45, Sons and Princes by James LePore

Mondays: Mailbox/Whereabouts/Musings

Mailbox Monday has moved over to Amy of Passages to the Past for the month of April 2011.

I received the following two books in the the mailbox this week after a long famine!

1) The Nesting Dolls by Gail Bowen

Just hours before her body is found in a car in a parking lot, a young woman hands her baby to a perfect stranger and disappears. The stranger is the daughter of Delia Wainberg, a lawyer in the same firm as Joanne Kilbourn's husband. One close look at the child suggests that there might be a family relationship, and soon the truth about the child Delia gave up for adoption years ago comes out. The boy must be Delia's grandson. Then his mother is found dead, sexually assaulted and murdered. Not only is there a killer on the loose, but the dead woman's partner is demanding custody of the child.

2) Other Eyes by Barbara D'Amato

Blue Eriksen is a famous forensic archaeologist based at Northwestern University. She and her team are traveling the globe, testing mummies to research the use of hallucinogens in the development of ancient religions.  Armed with evidence from ancient peoples, Blue has become convinced that psilocybin--a hallucinogen derived from mushrooms--can prevent or cure drug addiction.  She hopes to develop testing and treatment centers.

Leeuwarden Associates is the cover name for a deeply secret  international organization that facilitates the production, delivery, and sale of illegal drugs worldwide, much as OPEC facilitates the sale of oil.  Leeuwarden considers Blue a long-term threat and sends Felix Hacker--one of their enforcers--to kill her.  Blue has no idea she's being stalked and prepares for a dig high in the Peruvian mountains...

I also downloaded the following free e-books from Amazon, along with a free Kindle for PC!

1) Blue by Lou Aronica
2) Crime Scene at Cardell Ranch by B J Daniels
3) Dancing in the Moonlight by RaeAnne Thayne
4) Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel
5) Getting Away is Deadly: A Mom Zone Mystery by Sara Rosett
6) Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry
7) The Homecoming: A Novel by Dan Walsh
8) Immortal by V.K. Forrest
9) The Maverick Experiment by Drew Berquist
10) Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson 
11) Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly
12) Slow Ride: A Rough Riders story by Lorelei James
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I finished three e-books:

1) Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson 
2) Slow Hands by Leslie Kelly
 3) Slow Ride: A Rough Riders story by Lorelei James



Will post reviews soon

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When you were little did other children tease you about your reading habits?

No. Most of my friends were into reading. So it was rather a pleasure exchanging books. Any one of us having a new book meant other children getting to share it! Cool!!

Sunday Salon: March 2011 Wrap Up

Maybe I shouldn't do this post! I am repeating myself like an old record. I am reading way too less. I read 4 books in Jan, none in Feb and 2 in March! And by this time, I should have read at least 30 books!! 6 is way too low! At this rate, I will not even read 50 books, let alone 100!

Well, I might as well do a March Wrap up. I read the following two books. Do check out the reviews by clicking on the titles.

1) Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek
2) Out At Night by Susan Arnout Smith

I downloaded some free e-books from Amazon. I don't have a kindle but I downloaded a Kindle for PC from their site. I have already read two of those e-books, and on my third. It is not easy reading books on the computer but I thought I ought to give it a try if I am to get a e-reader at any time.

Book Blogger Hop/Follow me/Friday Find

Follow Friday, is hosted by ParaJunkee,  Book Blogger Hop, is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy-For-Books), and

Follow Friday 40 and over is hosted by Java

Jennifer asks: Since today is April Fool's Day in the USA, what is the best prank you have ever played on someone OR that someone has played on you?

I don't really remember!

Parajunjee asks: What is the book that you really don't want to admit to loving??

Brenda Joyce romance novels, although I really love to read and re-read those!

Do feel free to explore my blog. You will definitely find something that interests you as I read wide range of genres, except maybe for a few. I also write poetry. You can read that on my other blog, rooted. Now go, explore both of my blogs! And follow them, if you like!! I follow blogs I like via Google Reader...

Enjoy!

Friday Find:


Before I Go to Sleep by S J Watson

'As I sleep, my mind will erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of choice ahead of me ...' Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past, even the people you love - all forgotten overnight. And the one person you trust may only be telling you half the story. Welcome to Christine's life.

Booking through Cereal boxes

What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever read? (You know, something NOT a book, magazine, short story, poem or article.)

I read the labels on anything. Shampoos, cartons, you name it I read it! I have read the compositions of any medicine, be it skin ointment or oral medicines. I read all the instruction manuals. Then I read all the road signs..If that isn't odd, then what is?

Top Ten Authors That Deserve More Recognition

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish.  Each week, we get a theme to list our top tens. 

This week is all about Top Ten Authors That Deserve More Recognition!

I will only list one name:

Warwick Deeping (1877-1950): A medical doctor, native of England, he left his practice to write novels. His most creative period was 1903-1950 and his most famous work was Sorrell and Son, 1925. He wrote some 60 odd novels and was very widely known in England and America. He wrote many historical novels and excelled in the Edwardian period. I have read around 10 of his novels, mostly pertaining to the time period he lived. The simplicity of the prose and complexity of the story make some of his novels outstanding. I would have read more but his books are unavailable. Right now I am trying to get hold of ebooks which are available for free. I do think that he needs to be read. Despite being a best-selling author in the 1920s and 1930s, for some reason, he is not at all known now. I hope some publisher thinks of resuscitating his books. It would be worth anything. Do check him out at wikipedia.

Teaser Tuesday: No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

“Here,” she whispered.
He sucked in a breath. What the—
She lifted the hem of her blue robe and drew it up over her pants, revealing the white canvas suicide bomber vest wrapped around her torso.
His heart stopped. “Oh, shit, Sam…”


~Page 154, No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

Mondays: Mailbox/What Are You Reading/Musings

Mailbox Monday has moved over to  I'm Booking It for the month of March 2011.

I received nothing in the mailbox this week too! That makes it more than a month!

Update (I forgot!!) I did receive the following e-books in pdf forms: (it will TAKe me AGES to read those!)

1) No Turning Back by Kaylea Cross

Book Description:
CIA communications expert Samarra Wallace is on the run from a faceless enemy when she learns terrorists have kidnapped and threatened to execute her cousin. She will do whatever it takes to free her, including breaking cover to contact the former teammate she is dangerously attracted to. Now all she has to do is convince him she's not working for the bad guys.

Ex-Army Ranger Ben Sinclair isn't sure he can trust Sam, but he can't turn her away. Lives are at stake and she may be the only way to capture the terrorist mastermind his team is hunting. Despite his reservations, he finds himself falling for her. But when Sam's innocence is questioned again during a botched operation in the remote mountains of Afghanistan, the team pays a terrible price for trusting her. In the wake of that staggering betrayal Ben must decide if she's the innocent woman he fell in love with, or if she's a traitor who'd set them up to die.

2) Across Eternity by Aris Whittier

Book Description: 

 Born a genius; education, wealth, and prestige came easy to Logan Richards. Actually, there wasn’t much that Logan couldn’t learn or acquire. However, he knew there was more to life than money and power. Logan was determined to find the woman who he'd dreamed of his entire life and know what it was like to love her before he died.

    Amber Lewis, a waitress for a five-star restaurant in, Dana Point, California, was overworked, stressed, and wary of life since her sister, Heather, had passed away. Then, one evening while working she fell hopelessly in love with Logan Richards, a chivalrous man who felt deeply familiar. 

    For Amber, it was the beginning of a voyage of self-discovery and renewal. For Logan, it was the completion of life. For each of them it was the deepest sort of love.

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Currently reading Silent Partner by Jennifer Chase
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Do you read books while you…
…eat? … bathe?… watch movies or tv?…  listen to music?… While you’re on the computer?

I read while listening to music and watching tv. None of the other!

Sunday Salon: Birthday week

This post is not at all about books and reading. It is going to be a rant, which will fizzle out as you read along.

2011 has not been good so far reading wise. I am reading VERY slowly. There are many reasons for that, a mix of my mood, work and other factors. But I am not really bothered about that. I am also receiving a lot less books. That does not bother me as I have too many unread books. 

Anyway, this post is NOT about books. It is about my birthday, which was on 22 March. Except for my  mom, youngest brother and his family, and facebook friends, everyone who is an important part of my life forgot my birthday. That includes my older two brothers and a few of my closest friends. I really felt hurt for a day or two. I make it a point to remember their birthdays, anniversaries etc etc, and how could they forget mine? But they did and that is that. I did not receive any gifts other than from my mom. 

Today, I invited my younger brother and his family for lunch. We did have a good time. He and my SIL gifted me a pair of  oxidized Silver Bangles! I wore those throughout the lunch! That is WHAT made up for my week! I should have modelled the bangles on my wrist!

Anything Goes On Saturday - my poetry blog

"Anything Goes on Saturday" is a meme hosted by Yvonne of Socrates' Book Reviews. It's a chance to choose any topic you want and talk about it on Saturday - it can be about a book, TV show, movie, a recipe or just an update on your week. Whatever you choose. 

I will shamelessly promote my poetry blog today. I write poetry at my blog, rooted. I started it much before this book blog. I do have a lot of poets in my network. I write poetry for my own pleasure as well as prompts. You go, read any of my poems and don't forget to comment there. And do let me know, here too.

Enjoy!