Santa Cruise by: Carol Higgins Clark & Mary Higgins Clark

Title: Santa Cruise Author: Carol Higgins Clark & Mary Higgins Clark Publisher: Scribner Pages: 272 Series: Regan Reilly Mysteries #12 Description: Alvirah Meehan, lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and private investigator Regan Reilly are guests, along with their spouses, on the...

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The Christmas Thief by: Carol Higgins Clark & Mary Higgins Clark

Title: The Christmas Thief Author: Carol Higgins Clark & Mary Higgins Clark Publisher: Simon & Schuster Inc. Pages: 204 Series: Regan Reilly Mysteries #9 Format: Kindle Description: "Alvirah Meehan, the lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, teams up with private investigator Regan...

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The Cat Who Talked Turkey by: Lilian Jackson Braun

Title: The Cat Who Talked Turkey Author: Lilian Jackson Braun Publisher: Jove Pages: 256 Series: The Cat Who #26 Format: Kindle Description: James Qwilleran and his famous felines, Koko and Yum Yum, are back for another mystery-solving stint in the beloved bestselling Cat Who . . . series....

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Millennials, Joe Paterno, and Compassion Deficit Disorder

Millennials, Joe Paterno, and Compassion Deficit Disorder Byline: Ange-Marie Hancock is associate professor of political science and gender studies at USC and the author of Solidarity Politics for Millennials: A Guide to Ending the Oppression Olympics (Palgrave). As a former Penn State faculty member, I am overwhelmed and outraged by the stories we are hearing out of Happy Valley.  My colleagues...

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Love Triangles...oh my

I have seen this a lot and read about what others think on this topic.  Time and time again I've been noticing love triangles.  I will list some books that deal with it. The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay Matched, Crossed Fallen, Torment, Passion Those are just...

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Cantrip by: Rebecca McKinnon Review

Title: Cantrip Author: Rebecca McKinnon Series: The Refuge Triology Bk 2 Format: Kindle Edition Virtual Blog Book Tour 11-28 til 12-2 Description: She spent the summer in The Refuge.  Now, she’s come home.  Within days she realizes:  She wants back in.  Only...

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Guest Post: Rebecca McKinnon

Thank you Rebecca for taking the time to post with us today.  Her two books are Annexed and Cantrip.  I put these books up there with The Hunger Series, Twilight Series, in some ways I think they are far better than Twilight Saga.  Her characters to me seem more real and greater than...

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November Wrap Up

November Wrap Up: Books Read: Dirty Work by: Stuart Woods Forever by: Maggie Stiefvater Annexed by: Rebecca McKinnnon The Secret Circle by: L.J. Smith Crossed by: Ally Condie Lost in Time by: Melissa De La Cruz Dream Dark by: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Divergent by: Veronica...

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It's Monday what are you reading? #22

It's Monday What are you Reading? Is a weekly bookish meme where we get together to share what books we've read in the past week, what books we're currently reading and what new books we're planning on reading in the coming week along with any reviews or interesting posts. It's hosted by Sheila...

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The Blue Bistro by: Elin Hilderbrand

Title: The Blue Bistro Author: Elin Hilderbrand Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks Format: Paperback Pages: 358 Description: Adrienne Dealey has spent the past six years working for hotels in exotic resort towns. This summer she has decided to make Nantucket home. Left flat broke by her...

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A Beautiful Place to Die by: Philip R. Craig

Title: A Beautiful Place To Die Author: Philip R. Craig Publisher: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 224 Series: Martha’s Vineyard Mystery #1 Description: During his career as a Boston cop, Jeff "J.W." Jackson saw enough of the evil that men do to last a lifetime. So he retired to the serenity...

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Happy Thanksgiving 2011

For those of us in the USA I wanted to take the time to extended a very Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at Community Bookstop to all of you.  For those not in the USA I will be working on some reviews to put up soon! We are grateful for all the new bloggers, publishers and authors who...

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It's Monday what are you reading? #21

It's Monday What are you Reading? Is a weekly bookish meme where we get together to share what books we've read in the past week, what books we're currently reading and what new books we're planning on reading in the coming week along with any reviews or interesting posts. It's hosted by Sheila...

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On What Grounds by: Cleo Coyle

Title: On What Grounds Author: Cleo Coyle Publisher: Mass Market Paperback Pages: 275 Series: Coffeehouse Mystery #1 Description: Introducing a delightful new series featuring Clare Cosi, manager of the historic Village Blend coffeehouse... Clare arrives at work to discover the assistant...

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Author Article by: Deborah Coonts

Inspiration for the Lucky Series: A Sinful Escape By Deborah Coonts, Author of Lucky Stiff When my then fifteen-year-old son suggested a family relocation to Las Vegas, my then husband and I started packing. Okay, maybe we didn't think it through, but after five years in suburban Maryland we...

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Divergent by: Victoria Roth Review

Title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Harper Collin’s Children’s Books Pages: 489 Series: Diverget #1 Description: Beatrice "Tris" Prior has reached the fateful age of sixteen, the stage at which teenagers in Veronica Roth's dystopian Chicago must select which of five factions...

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Gratitude Blog Hop Guest Post by: Raven c.s. McCracken

What I am thankful for by: Raven c.s McCracken As a writer, I'm thankful that my readers like my work. Writing, aside from being a compulsion, is one of the only things that I have complete control over. Since my fire 3 years ago, and the subsequent loss of all my possessions,...

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