Posted a review of Finding Nouf over at WordPress for SBD.

Very quick post of my thoughts about this very good explanation of the melt down of mortgage backed securities in 2008 that lead to the on-going recession.  Over at WordPress.

Originally posted at WordPress.

Bear, Otter and the Kid by T.J. Klune

© 2011, published by Dreamspinner Press

Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with her new boyfriend, leaving Bear to raise his six-year-old brother Tyson, aka the Kid. Somehow they’ve muddled through, but since he’s totally devoted to the Kid, Bear ( Read more... )

For the Memorial Day SBD:

Title: Stroke to His Cox

Author: J.L. Merrow

Copyright: 2011, Dreamspinner Press

Length/format: e-short story

Poking around Dreamspinner a while ago, I ran across this short story. At first the title made me roll my eyes, then once I read the blurb, I appreciated the word play: the narrator is the coxswain for his college ( Read more... )

I probably never would have picked up a copy of this ebook if I hadn't seen it mentioned on Twitter, primarily because I don't get the Hello Kitty phenomenon. I'm not sure if it was @avidbookreader, @McVane, or @limecello who recommended it, or a conversation the three of them had. In any case, I downloaded a sample of the book and was hooked, ( Read more... )

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Robyn Donald's Harlequin Presents are like cotton candy: quickly consumed and really not all that good for me.  And still I read them.

The title is kind of ridiculous, even more ridiculous than the usual mistress/virgin/Greek/sheikh mix and match titles that HP specializes in.  The heroine isn't a princess; even at the end of the book, once she ( Read more... )

Happy Valentine's Day.  Or not, depending on your perspective.  FWIW, I think of the holiday as Love Sucks Day, because one of my roommates used to wear black and refuse to participate in the whole thing.  How about happy Monday instead?

Today's SBD is brought to you by Groupon and its awesome $20 for $10 Barnes & Noble gift certificate.   ( Read more... )

Wendy the SuperLibrarian is hosting the TBR Challenge for 2011.  I slacked off last year and read very few books from the TBR, so I didn't feel like I should sign up to participate officially.  Serendipitously, I was reading a book pulled from the TBR on January's TBR day, even though it wasn't the correct subgenre.

Title:  Lord Carew's Bride
Author ( Read more... )

Since I missed last week, this is the first SBD of 2011 for me :)  My goal (not a resolution, since I never keep them, being a not very resolute person) is to do at least 26 SBD posts this year...assuming Beth keeps doing them.

Title:  One Real Thing
Authors:  Anah Crow and Dianne Fox
Publisher: Carina Press (excerpt available)
Release date: January ( Read more... )