It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts with: Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.   The Friday 56 which was hosted for many years by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an eBook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them. Since Freda's blog is currently on hiatus, the meme is being ma ..read more

  Today I'm participating in the Vanilla Chai and a Vanishing Victim Blog Tour. In this post you'll find book and author information along with my review. Be sure to enter the giveaway contest below. About the book . . .  Vanilla Chai and a Vanishing Victim A Waterwheel Cafe Mystery Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – Cotswold, England Kanga Press (January 5, 2024) Number of Pages c. 240 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C4V4CCGT Synopsis . . . A missing child. A half-baked ransom demand. Can a community cop sift through clues and rescue the tot before teatime? Sergeant Keya Var ..read more

  It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts via Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.  Today I'm featuring Vanilla Chai and a Vanishing Victim by Victoria Tait. The excerpts shared are from an advanced eBook version provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Book Beginning . . . Thirty-three year old Sergeant Keya Varma slumped into he ..read more

  It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts via Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.  Today I'm featuring Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll. The excerpts shared are from a hardcover version borrowed from the library.     Book Beginning:  Pamela Montclair, New Jersey, Day 15,825 You may not remember me, but I have never forgotten you, begins the letter ..read more

  Today I'm participating in the Murder by the Seashore Blog Tour. In this post you'll find book and author information along with my review. And be sure to enter the giveaway below. About the book . . .      Murder by the Seashore (A California Bookshop Mystery)  Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – California Crooked Lane Books (October 17, 2023) Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639104933 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639104932 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BSKSHZF5 Synopsis . . . Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Ellery Adams, Scarlett Gardner’s dream was to open a boo ..read more

As one week ends and another begins, it's time to share my latest reading updates with these weekly memes. . .   . . .   Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Reviewer, The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz, Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene at Reading Reality and It's Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date . . .   It's been a somewhat slow reading week for me. Although the weather is very conducive to curling up with a book (we've had seven straight weekends of rain), I suspect it's because I've devoted more of ..read more

 It's time to share updates from the past week and the upcoming week with . . .     . . . Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Reviewer and It's Monday! What are you reading? hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date I used to participate regularly in both of these memes in the early years of my blog. But as life in general got busier, I found myself cutting way back on my weekly blog posts. This past week, I celebrated Book Club Librarian's eleven year blogaversary and thought it would be fitting to return to Sunday memes. I missed all of you and am happy to be bac ..read more

    It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts with: Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.   The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an eBook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them. First Line Friday hosted by Reading Is My SuperPower Today I'm featuring Hester ..read more

Today I'm participating in the The Socialite's Guide to Death and Dating Blog Tour. In this post you'll find book and author information along with my review. And be sure to enter the giveaway below. About the book . . . The Socialite's Guide to Death & Dating (A Pinnacle Hotel Mystery)  Historical Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – 1958 New York City Crooked Lane Books (October 10, 2023) Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639104852 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639104857 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BS2SG88V   Synopsis . . . Perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Ashley Weaver, the second ..read more

    It's Friday . . . time to share book excerpts with: Book Beginnings on Fridays hosted by Rose City Reader, where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires.   The Friday 56 hosted by Freda's Voice, where you grab a book and turn to page 56 (or 56% of an eBook), find one or more interesting sentences (no spoilers), and post them. First Line Friday hosted by Reading Is My SuperPower   Today I'm featuring ..read more