WOW! I can't believe how many e-mails I received from readers wanting to know where Book Bloggy Happenings and Copyrights and Your Blog were. They are still around, I am revamping them. Copyrights and your blog is undergoing some changes to include things besides sharing and stealing blog posts. I think a lot of readers will be very happy with the changes.

I have had several readers ask for Book Bloggy Happenings to be it's own Meme:) So I have decided to take the plunge. I will admit I was a little hesitant because Meme's can be a little heartbreaking, lol. If no one does it you feel bad, lol. It is not going to work the way it is though so I am revamping it also. It will be back either today or tomorrow, so be on the look out for it:) This is actually one of my favorite things I do here. Not only is it fun to bring new stuff to you but it also gives me a reason every week to read my google readers, visit other blogs, and browse good reads/amazon for new books.

Til We Read Again,
Bobbie

Before we get to the give away I would like to thank Christine Lemmon for sponsoring this contest and letting my readers get in on it:) I am looking very forward to reading this book and doing the blog tour:)

2 days 'til Sand in my Eyes: Great Beach Bag Giveaway

Between today and July 1 when Sand in my Eyes releases, I am giving away some of the best beach books of summer!
Pre-order Christine Lemmon's new book, Sand in my Eyes, from Amazon now, email your receipt to jclemmon@gmail.com with subject line Beach Bag Giveaway, and you'll be entered to win a beach bag full of 7 fabulous new summer beach reads including Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook, The Island by Elin Hilderbrand, Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner, The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch, The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen, The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst and Thin Rich Pretty by Beth Harbison.

Added bonus: sweet pair of women's Oakley sunglasses and a $50 Amazon gift card for even more reading fun.

If one of you wins please come back and tell me all about it! Good Luck!!!!

Til We Read Again,
Bobbie

This is a wonderful Meme by Sheila at Book Journey
Please check out my:
First Hosted Challenge:Autobiographies/Memoirs Challenge. You could win a $50.00 GC to Amazon for completing it.
June Give Away- Win a copy of The Devlins Diary and Sunday at Tiffany
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Well I didn't do a lot of reading last week. Even though I was by the pool it was so hot I needed to be in the pool, lol.
I did get Death by Darjeeling read and posted a review.


This weeks reading is up in the air. I have some books to read for some book tours but I am not sure which ones I will read first. This is not a very informative post this week, lol. Well I hate to leave you with nothing so here are some new books I found this week I would like to read:
The Bohemian girl  by Kenneth Cameron: When Denton, the famous American author and expatriate in turn-of-the-century London, receives a letter from a young woman saying she’s in danger and needs his help, he doubts there’s anything he can do. The letter is months old, and was only forwarded to him when the buyer of a painting found it stuck behind the frame. But why did she hide the note instead of sending it? The search for answers leads Denton into the heart of Bohemian London—the world of artists and their models, of brilliance and depravity, where the border between genius and madness is hard to discern but easy to cross. And before he has learned the shocking truth, Denton will discover what it’s like to be the object of a lethal obsession and endure a terrifying confrontation with his own demons


The Man Who Loved Books To Much by Allison Hoover:
Triggered by a chance encounter with a 400-year-old German library book, journalist Allison Hoover Bartlett began researching the rare books trade, and was drawn down the rabbit hole (so to speak) into a fascinating world of literature, history, capitalism, obsession, and crime. The result is her 2009 narrative nonfiction book,The Man Who Loved Books Too Much -- the story of John Gilkey's addiction, and what it took to catch him. Along the way, she talks with dealers at book fairs and owners of rare book shops, sharing with us the tidbits and anecdotes she learns, like when the dust cover was introduced, how to identify a real first edition, why eBay isn't the best place to buy rare books, why some books are more valuable than others, etc.


Soulless by Gail Carriger:
Prickly, stubborn 25-year-old bluestocking Alexia Tarabotti is patently unmarriageable, and not just because she's large-nosed and swarthy. She's also soulless, an oddity and a secret even in a 19th-century London that mostly accepts and integrates werewolf packs, vampire hives and ghosts. The only man who notices her is brash Lord Conall Maccon, a Scottish Alpha werewolf and government official, and (of course) they dislike each other intensely. After Alexia kills a vampire with her parasol at a party—how vulgar!—she and Conall must work together to solve a supernatural mystery that grows quite steampunkishly gruesome. Well-drawn secondary characters round out the story, most notably Lord Akeldama, Alexia's outrageous, italic-wielding gay best vampire friend. 


Til We Read Again,
Bobbie

When a man is poisoned by tea, Theo is the prime suspect. Now she has to prove her innocence and track down the real killer-before someone else takes their last sip


My Review:
Death by Darjeeling was a great cozy mystery. I loved Theo. She was strong, likable character and her co-characters were mesmerizing to. The story flowed well and when the big reveal came I have to say I was surprised. I really enjoyed the fact they introduced different teas and explained them in a way that fit the story. I got some awesome ideas for mine and the girls English Tea Party we will be having soon.  If you enjoy cozy mysteries I would definitely recommend these. I am going to save the rest of the series for the winter. I feel they would be a great read for crisp nights and a cup of warm tea. 
Recommendation: I am going to save the rest of the series for the fall. I feel they would be a great read for crisp nights and a cup of warm tea.


Other books in the series: ( In order of publication)
DEATH BY DARJEELING
GUNPOWDER GREEN
SHADES OF EARL GREY
THE ENGLISH BREAKFAST MURDER
JASMINE MOON MURDER
CHAMOMILE MOURNING
BLOOD ORANGE BREWING
DRAGONWELL DEAD
SILVER NEEDLE MURDER
OOLONG DEAD
THE TEABERRY STRANGLER


Til We Read Again,
Bobbie

I have been seeing a lot of posts about Audio books this week and I must admit it sparked my interest. The Girls and I had to take some books back to the library and I decided to get my first audio book. They had so many to choose from that I immediately got lost. Which one was a good one? Did the voice on the CD matter? How long was to long? After browsing for so long that my girls almost finished the book they picked out I decided on Pride and Prejudice. I admit it, I have never read it before. So after my girls picked out another book to actually read at home I checked out my first audio. I will admit I was rather excited. My plan was to come home, settle beside the pool and let Jane Austen take me away. What is the saying about best laid plans? Oh yeah here it is, "the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray". Yep, that fits perfect. 


 So we get home and it is then I realize that I have no CD player. No problem, I decided to sync it to my MP3 player. So I synced to first CD and out to the pool I went. I started the MP3 player and the first thing I heard was beautiful classical music. Then a lady with a lovely voice came on and introduced the book. The book started and I was enjoying it until.... it repeated from the beginning. I jumped up and looked at the MP3 player only to find it was stuck on repeat and I had no idea how to get it off. No problem, I would just forward it when I needed to. So off we go again.

If you are coming over from a Blog Hop before you comment and run please stop by my give aways. If you are a follower you have a chance to win:)

It has been such a busy week. I am sorry I have not been posting as much. So what is going on here at 'Til We Read Again? Well next month we have several blog tours coming up. I hope you will stop by and meet these wonderful authors and hear about their books.

Give Aways:
Please don't forget the June Giveaway located HERE
$40.00 GC up for grabs from CSN HERE

Challenges:
My Autobiography/Memoir Challenge is still going:) You can read about HERE  You can be entered into a drawing for a $50.00 GC just for finishing.

Book Reviews Coming Up:

Death by Darjeeling by Laura Childs

These are some posts I wrote for another blog. Since I have so many new and different followers here I thought I would share them. Two deal with parenting and one deals with us as people. Hope someone likes them:)

Book Title: The Girl Who Chased the Moon
                          Author- Sarah Addison Allen
                          Pages: 288
                          Publisher: Bantam
Summary:
Allen's latest (after The Sugar Queen) takes the familiar setup of a young protagonist returning to the small town where her elusive mother was raised, and subverts it by sprinkling just enough magic into the narrative to keep things lively but short of saccharine. Seventeen-year-old Emily Benedict, intent on learning more about her mother, Dulcie, moves in with her grandfather, but is disappointed to find that her grandfather doesn't want to talk much about Dulcie. She soon discovers, though, that many still hold a grudge against Dulcie for the way she treated an old sweetheart before dumping him and disappearing. Luckily, Dulcie's high school adversary, Julia Winterson, back in town to pay down her deceased father's debt, takes a shine to Emily. She's working another quest as well: baking cakes every day with the hope that they'll somehow attract the daughter she gave up for adoption years ago. There are love interests, big family secrets, and magical happenings (color-changing wallpaper, mysterious lights) aplenty as Allen charts the spiraling inter-generational stories, bringing everything together in an unexpected way
My Review:
I was not a big fan of Garden Spells but a friend of mine said I had to read The Sugar Queen, so I did. I loved it. When The Girl Who Chased the Moon came out I decided I wanted to give the author another shot since I was 1 and 1. I am glad I did. This book was so enchanting. I felt like I was reading a fairy tale. Emily was the heart of the story.   I really enjoyed both Julia and Emily but I think my favorite part of the story was all of the magic. Things I had never heard of before. When you read paranormal you start to feel that you have read everything. However, Ms. Addison really brought some fresh paranormal activity to the table.
I read this book by the pool and couldn't put it down. The story really draws you in and the mystery is very exciting. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to escape the world for awhile and be swept away by a gentle giant, a girl trying to fit in, a woman trying to find happiness by baking cakes, and a boy whose families past threatens his future. All of the characters were the heart of the book. Since I am now 2 to 1 I will definitely pick up another book by Ms. Allen.
Recommendation:
For anyone that loves books with a lot of heart and a little magic. I see this being a beach read but also a sitting by the fire with hot chocolate read.
Other books by this Author:
Garden Spells
The Sugar Queen

Til We Read Again,
Bobbie

This challenge is hosted by My Book Retreat. The challenge is to pick books you would like to read this summer and then keep a record of how you do. This is my mail post but I will also be adding this to my challenge page located at the top of my blog.

The Books I would like to read this summer ( These are what I would like to read in addition to the blog tour books I am reading)

Confessions of A Prarie Bitch
The Way I See It: A Look Back at MyLife on Little HousePrairie Tale: A Memoir
Cranford
Tallgrass
The Diary of Mattie Spenser
Satan is the New Cupid
The Virgin Suicides
The Lotus Eaters
Please Excuse my Daughter:A Memoir
The House Next Door
My Name is Mary Sutter
Two Guys Read Jane Austen
The Kitchen House

Wish me Luck! Hope to see you at the Challenge!

Til We Read Again,
Bobbie