Quote of the Day: Why Read?

Currently reading, like, so currently reading--that I checked it out of the library at 5pm and only got to page 64 on the way home. I'm think I'm the first to check this American edition out of my library. The spine is so stiff and the book even smells new. It's like finding a perfect meadow of freshly fallen snow and getting to decide if you are going to leave your tracks, or walk around it and leave it undisturbed.

Via here

'People are better in books,' she muttered ...

'But they're not real,' he said, as though that would put an end to the discussion.

Real. What was so great about reality? ... With books, she could be whoever she wanted, wherever she wanted. She could be touch, beautiful, charming; she could come up with the perfect line at the perfect moment, and she could...experience things. Real things. Things that happened to real people.

In books, people were charming and friendly, and life followed certain set patterns. If a person dreamed of doing something, then you could be certain that, by the end of the book, they would almost certainly be doing that very thing. And they would find someone to do it with. In the real world, you could be almost certain that person would end up doing absolutely anything other than what they had dreamed of.

'They're meant to be better than reality,' she said, 'Bigger, funnier, more beautiful, more tragic, more romantic.'

'So in other words, not realistic at all,' said Tom. He made it sound as though she had been talking about some romantic schoolgirl fantasy about heroes and heroines and true love.

'When they are realistic, they're more realistic than life. If It's a story about a meaningless, gray, normal day, then it'll be much more meaningless and gray than our own gray, meaningless day.'

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald, pg. 49

Some Resolutions for 2016

Just a few ONGOING resolutions for 2016

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Epilogue to End a Year: Words to Hold On To

And as the minutes of 2015 tick away, I thought I'd borrow from two authors to end the year and leave us with things to ponder:

"My little big friend Samy left me with one final scrap of wisdom. For once she didn't shout-- she tends to shout. She gave me a hug as I sat there, staring at the sea and couting the colors, and whispered very quietly to me: 'Do you know that there's a halfway world between each ending and each new beginning? It's called the hurting time, Jean Perdu. It's a bog; it's where your dreams and worries and forgotten plans gather. Your steps are heavier during that time. Don't underestimate the transition, Jeanno, between farewell and new departure. Give yourself the time you need. Some thresholds are too wide to be taken in one stride.'

Since then I have often thought about what Samy called the hurting time and the halfway world, about the threshold that you have to cross between farewell and new departure. I wonder whether my threshold starts here ... or whether it began twenty years ago.

Have you experienced that hurting time too? ... Do you mind my asking these questions?"

~ The Little Paris Bookshop, by Nina George, p. 301

During this transition time, perhaps these following words will help you. They are helping lots of people who are choosing to be Furiously Happy, no matter what.

from Jenny Lawson's Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, c. 2015

Read this Epilogue.

The Entire Epilogue. 

All of it.

I keep reading it and every time I get something else out of it. Thanks Jenny.

Epilogue: Deep in the Trenches

To all who walk the dark path, and to those who walk in the sunshine but hold out a hand in the darkness to travel beside us:

Brighter days are coming.
Clearer sight will arrive.
And you will arrive too.

No, it might not be forever. The bright moments might be for a few days at a time, but hold on for those days. Those days are worth the dark.

In the dark you find yourself, all bones and exhaustion and helplessness. In the dark you find your basest self. In the dark you find the bottom of watery trenches the rest of the world only see the surface of. You will see things that no normal person will ever see. Terrible things. Mysterious things. Things that try to burrow into your mind like a bad seed. Things that whisper dark and horrid secrets that you want to forget. Things that scream lies. Things that want you dead. Things that will stop at nothing to pull you down further and kill you in the most terrible way of all ... by your own trembling hand. These things are fearsome monsters ... the kind you always knew would sink in their needle-sharp teeth and pull you under the bed if you left a dangling limb out. You know they aren't real, but when you're in that black, watery hole with them they are the realest thing there is. And they want us dead.

And sometimes they succeed.

But not always. And not with you. You are alive. You have fought and battled them. You are scarred and worn and sometimes exhausted and were perhaps even close to giving up, but you did not.

You have won many battles. There are no medals given out for these fights, but you wear your armor and your scars like an invisible skin, and each time you learn a little more. You learn how to fight. You learn which weapons work. You learn who your allies are. You learn that those monsters are exquisite liars who will stop at nothing to get you to surrender. Sometimes you fight valiantly with fists and words and fury. Sometimes you fight by pulling yourself into a tiny ball, blotting out the monsters along with the rest of the world. Sometimes you fight by giving up and turning it over to someone else who can fight for you.

Sometimes you just fall deeper.

And in the deepest, night-blind fathoms you're certain that you're alone. You aren't. I'm there with you. And I'm not alone. Some of the best people are here too ... feeling blindly. Waiting. Crying. Surviving. Painfully stretching their souls so that they can learn to breath underwater ... so that they can do what the monsters say is impossible. so that they can live. And so that they can find their way back to the surface with the knowledge of things that go bump in the night. So that they can dry themselves into the warm light that shines so brightly and easily for those above the surface. So that they can walk with others in the sunlight but with different eyes ... eyes that still see the people underwater, allowing them to reach out into the darkness to pull up fellow fighters, or to simply hold their cold hands and sit beside the water to wait patiently for them to come up for air.

Ground zero is where the normal people live their lives, but not us. We live in the negatives so often that we begin to understand that life when the sun shines should be lived full throttle, soaring. The invisible tether that binds the normal people on their steady course doesn't hold us in the same way. Sometimes we walk in sunlight with everyone else. Sometimes we live underwater and fight and grow.

And sometimes ...

... sometimes we fly.

May we all fly into 2016 and soar.

Auntie Nettie (Didn't) Reads A Lot 2015 - 3rd/4th Quarters

Yt hath been a tough yeare, but thou hast endured. Give thyself a rounde of applause. Take cheer and reade sum poetrye. Thou art awesome.

— Chaucer Doth Tweet (@LeVostreGC) December 23, 2015

Sorry, Geoff -- not so keen on poetry, but I did try to read other things. The Festival killed my momentum on library books, so I immersed myself in first in "adult crack" of the Twilight Series (judge me not, lest ye be judged) and then spent many happy hours back in time in The Worlde of ye Gabaldon's Outlander. Then my August/November extended vacations and insane work schedule for December also killed my momentum. 

Alas. Alack. Resolutions for 2016 abound - as does my reading "wish" list.

The usual caveat applies: If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've (or NOT) read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently. Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library (now noted) or a public library.  Go forth and READ!

July through September
The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer (I know, I know -- whatever, mine, reread) 

Circling the Sun: A Novel by Paul McLain (ARC) 
A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley (ARC) 
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
Voyager by Diana Gabladon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
An Echo in Bone by Diana Gabaldon (mine, reread) (long reads) 
Written in my Heart’s Own Blood by Diana Gabaldon (mine, READ - FINALLY) (long reads) 
This is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan Evison (ARC) 
The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne (Mine, reread) 
Cleopatra's Shadows: A Novel by Emily Holleman (ARC) 
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson (ARC) (didn't finish) 
Since You've Been Gone by Anouska Knight (ARC, reread) 
The Lake Season: A Novel by Hannah McKinnon 
The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley 
Ever After: A Nantucket Brides Novel by Jude Deveraux 
It's Not Me It's You by Mhairi McFarlane 
The Woman Who Stole My Life: A Novel by Marian Keyes 
Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Philips (reread) 
Re Jane: A Novel by Patricia Park 
You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost): A Memoir by Felicia Day 
Midnight Crossroad (Book 1) by Charlaine Harris 
Black Dove White Raven by Elizabeth Wein (didn't finish) 
The Care and Management of Lies by Jacqueline Winspear (didn't finish) 
The Little Free Library Book: Take a Book- Return a Book by Margret Aldrich 
For All Time: A Nantucket Brides Novel by Jude Deveraux 
True Love: A Nantucket Brides Novel by Jude Deveraux  

October through December 
Landline by Rainbow Rowell 
Play for Me by Celine Keating (didn't finish) 
Ever After: A Nantucket Brides Novel by Jude Deveraux (reread) 
The Japanese Lover: A Novel by Isabel Allende (ARC) 
Day Shift: A Novel of Midnight (Book 2) by Charlaine Harris 
Blueprints: A Novel by Barbara Delinsky 
Once Upon a Summertime by Melody Carlson 
Beach Town: A Novel by Mary Kay Andrews 
If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins** 
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling 
Bending the Rules by Susan Andersen (didn't finish) 
The Other Daughter: A Novel by Lauren Willig 
Casting Off by Nicole R. Dickson Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) 
    by Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess   
The Sparrow Sisters: A Novel by Ellen Herrick 
Steadfast: An Elemental Masters Novel by Mercedes Lackey (reread) 
The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion 
The Rosie Effect: A Novel by Graeme Simsion 
BossyPants by Tina Fey 
The Little Paris Bookshop: A Novel by Nina George 
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess
[Whoops I forgot to write things down at some point mid-November] 
The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth (ARC) 
Hidden Riches by Nora Roberts (didn't finish vintage Readers Digest condensed book version at my auntie’s house) 
Star of Fortune (Guardians Trilogy Book 1) by Nora Roberts (mine) 
The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennett by Kate Rorick and Rachel Kiley (mine)

 

Huh. Looking at it like this, maybe I DID read a lot at some point this year.

 

** Can I just say how weird it is to be reading along and the author a) mentions the place you used to work***, so that throws you out of the story and then b) also mentions a real-author that you kindof knew of in real-life when you were growing up, who lived about 6 houses away up the hill, who your brother delivered papers to and babysat his kids - so that REALLY throws you out of the story? No, just me? As you were.

*** The Big J / Juilliard and Wally Lamb.

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Updates: Kute Kids 'Kaus - The Twins

With thanks to Grumpa for grabbing these off the sib's social media, so I can collect them and share all at once:

May 2015

Quoth Kelli: What do you do when your kid paints herself with peanut butter? 

 Quoth Grumpa: I think I have seen that look somewhere before!

June 2015

Quoth Kelli: Splash pad? We don't need no stinkin' splash pad! 

Quoth Kelli: My twins refuse to be potty trained. 

They believe that underwear is meant to be a fashion statement for their heads......UGH!

Happy Father's Day?

The Twins at Thanksgiving Point

July 2015

Quoth Bro: Sarah's not happy until she gets her morning cup o' Joe!

Quoth me: Me NEITHER!

Quoth Kelli: New books from the library and peace and quiet for Mom..........priceless!

This makes me happier than I can say.

Quoth Kelli: Sarah loves broccoli stalks. Of all the green veggies she could like.......weird daughter. 

early August 2015 

Quoth Kelli: Looks like someone ate a grasshopper:)

 

Forget your little finger. She's wrapped around all your fingers.

Auntie Nettie Reads A Lot 2015 - 2nd Quarter

I made a concerted effort to pick up more books this quarter. Though the looks at the local library when I went in to pick up my interlibrary loans "holds" were a tad judgey (look, just because I'm picking up 10-20 books at a TIME...), I did made some progress on my "to be read list" -- at least this month. Once June turned the corner, with Festival ...All bets were off.  

 

The usual caveat applies: If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've (or NOT) read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently. Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library (now noted) or a public library.  Go forth and READ! 

April through June 

The Cookbook Collector: A Novel by Allegra Goodman (reread) 
The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting by Clara Parkes (didn't finish) 
Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray 
The Collector by Nora Roberts 
Northern Lights by Nora Roberts 
Love by the Book: A Novel by Melissa Pimentel 
First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen by Charlie Lovett 
Light of the Moon: A Novel by Luanne Rice (reread) 
The Book Mobile: A Novel by David Whitehouse 
Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick 
The Week Before the Wedding: A Novel by Beth Kendrick 
A Pinch of Ooh La La: A Novel by Renee Swindle 
The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners: A Novel by Luanne Rice 
The Ashford Affair: A Novel by Lauren Willig 
Winter Street: A Novel by Elin Hilderbrand (didn't finish) 
The Lodger: A Novel by Louisa Treger (didn't finish) 
How to be a Heroine, Or What I've Learned from Reading Too Much: A Memoir by Samantha Ellis 
Impulse & Initiative: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds 
A Murder of Magpies: A Novel by Judith Flanders 
A Scent of Triumph: A Novel of Perfume and Passion by Jan Moran 
Kitchen Chinese: A Novel About Food, Family, and Finding Yourself by Ann Mah 
Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lesson in Food and Love From a Year in Paris by Ann Mah 
Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming 
Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick (didn't finish) 
Life from Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness by Sasha Martin 
My Mad Russian: Three Tales by Steven Key Meyers (didn't finish) {1st tale read, was about Caramoor and the founders, HIGHLY Hopefully fictionalized) 
Pemberley by the Sea by Abigail Reynolds 
Sister of Shiloh: A Novel by Kathy & Becky Hepinstall 
Amherst: A Novel by William Nicholson (didn't finish) 
I Heart New York: A Novel by Lindsey Kelk 
Mrs. Grant & Madame Jule by Jennifer Chiaverini (didn't finish) 
The Guest Cottage by Nancy Thayer 

This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson 

The Dead Beat: Lost Souls Lucky Stiff and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson 

Travels in Vermeer: A Memoir by Michael White 

The Royal We: A Novel by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan 

Behind the Scenes: A Memoir by Judi Dench 

Oh! You Pretty Things: A Novel by Shanna Mahin (didn't finish) 

Love and Miss Communication: A Novel by Elyssa Friedland 

Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid (didn't finish) 

Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-town Obituary Writer by Heather Lende

A book or two I forgot to write down 
The Girls of Mischief Bay by Susan Mallery

Quote of the Day: Friendships over Centuries

Phone and emayle and skype allowe us to maintayne friendshippes over many miles. Bookes allow us to maintayne friendshippes over centuryes.

— Chaucer Doth Tweet (@LeVostreGC) June 8, 2015

Quote of the Day: Invisible People

"Who knows how many people are invisible because their stories don't fit our categories?" ~Marilyn Johnson, This Book is Overdue!

Auntie Nettie Reads A Lot 2015 - 1st Quarter

Much to the detriment of regular blogging, I have been bringing home "homework," because there just isn't enough time during "working" hours. "Working hours" should be renamed: MEETINGS or "Endless REPLY ALL free-for-alls." Once I have "worked" during "working hours" and done "homework," I just haven't had it in me to blog.**

 

I HAVE been trying to give myself a break by reading ye old-fashioned books. Since I have at least four bookshelves full, a nightstand with a pile underneath it AND on top of it, an Amazon.com wish-list pages long, and a To-Get-From-the-Library list that's 10+ pages long, I've been trying to place "catch-up" on my reading, just a bit. I think this quarter shows quite a difference from this time last year.

 

The usual caveat applies: If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've (or NOT) read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently. Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library (now noted) or a public library. 

Go forth and READ!  

January to March
Crystal Line by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 
All Emergencies, Ring Super by Ellen Emerson White  (mine, reread) 
The Christmas Bus by Melody Carlson 
The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (ARC) (Have tissues) 
Texts from Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg 
The Mermaid of Chelsea Creek by Michelle Tea (mine) 
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy Book 1) by Deborah Harkness (mine, reread) 
Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy Book 2) by Deborah Harkness (mine, reread) 
The Book of Life (All Souls Book Trilogy Book 3) by Deborah Harkness (mine) 
The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale (mine, reread) 
Friends for Life by Ellen Emerson White (mine, reread) 
 Life Without Friends by Ellen Emerson White (mine, reread) 
Stately Pursuits by Katie Fforde (mine, reread) 
Long May She Reign by Ellen Emerson White (mine, reread) 
Picnic in Provence: A Memoir with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard (ARC) 
The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne (reread) *** 
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer 
A Perfect Proposal by Katie Fforde 
Dear Mr. Knightley: A Novel by Katherine Reay 
Lizzy and Jane: A Novel by Katherine Reay 
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris: A Novel with Recipes by Jenny Colgan 
Carrie Goes Off the Map By Phillipa Ashley 
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School 1) by Gail Carriger 
Curtsies & Conspiracies (Finishing School 2) by Gail Carriger 
Waistcoats & Weaponry (Finishing School 3) by Gail Carriger 
The Divorce Papers by Susan Rieger (didn't finish) 
The Matchmaker by Elin Hilderbrand 
At Bluebonnet Lake: A Novel by Amanda Cabot 
Shifting Shadows  by Patricia Briggs 
Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega Novel) by Patricia Briggs (reread) 
Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega Novel) by Patricia Briggs (reread) 
Fair Game (Alpha and Omega Novel) by Patricia Briggs (reread) 
The Witch with No Name (Final Hollows Novel) by Kim Harrison 
The Book Stops Here (A Bibliophile Mystery) by Kate Carlisle 
Dead Heat (Alpha and Omega Novel) by Patricia Briggs 
Prudence (Custard Protocol Book 1) By Gail Carriger

** I will "retro-blog" soon or "back-date" stuff, so if you check in the archives, eventually, I may fill in the blank past of the blog. 

43 Ideas for Birthday 43: Shopping Spree at The Strand

One  can never have too many books, but the price of soft covers and hardbacks these days is ... OUCH! Therefore I haven't been keeping up with adding books to my collection. I actually only collect a few specific authors, and I am behind in some of the additions to their various series. Wouldn't it be great if I could find some gently used and/or reduced priced copies of some of the books I haven't collected?

Thus, a shopping spree at The Strand would be super fun.

Haven't heard of The Strand? Shame on you.

Per Wikipedia: The Strand Bookstore is an independent bookstore located at 828 Broadway, at the corner of East 12th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, two blocks south of Union Square.^[1][2] In addition to the main location, the store's Central Park kiosk is open on fair weather days at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street.^[3] The company's slogan is "18 Miles Of Books", as featured on its stickers, T-shirts, and other merchandise.

 

You lose time in wandering the stacks at the Strand. One could spend a whole day just perusing sections ... Say, the Fiction: Science-Fiction/Fantasy or Crafts or ...

Gift Cards

Gifts

43 Ideas for Birthday 43: Trading Joe's Cooking

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43 Ideas for Birthday 43: Bibliomania

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43 Ideas for Birthday 43: Books

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Auntie Nettie Reads A Lot 2014 - 4th Quarter

The usual caveat applies: If you are just finding the blog, please note that this list was maintained mainly so that I could remember what I've (or NOT) read this year. The record does not fully represent me or all of my interests, so don't judge my reading habits. My interests change quite frequently. Also, as a general rule, I don't do book recommendations or link to major retailers or publishers. Except for the ARCs listed below [thanks major publishers!], most of these books came from MY library (now noted) or a public library. 

Go forth and READ!   


October to December 
Top Secret Twenty-one by Janet Evanovich 
Save the Date: A Novel by Mary Kay Andrews 

The Late Starters Orchestra by Ari L. Goldman 
Catching Air: A Novel by Sarah Pekkanen 
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman (didn't finish) 
The Supremes at Earl's All-you-can-eat: A Novel by Edward Kelsey Moore (didn't finish) 
A Quilt for Christmas: A Novel by Sandra Dallas (ARC) 
For All Time (Nantucket Brides Novel) By Jude Deveraux 
Secrets of the Lighthouse by Santa Montefiore
A Nantucket Christmas: A Novel by Nancy Thayer 

Definitely Not Mr Darcy by Karn Doornebos 

The Bookstore: A Novel by Deborah Meyler 
Where She Went by Gayle Forman (reread, mine) 

Does This Church Make Me Look Fat? by Rhoda Janzen 

When We Were on Fire: A Memoir by Addie Zierman (didn't finish) 

One Day: A Novel by Gayle Forman (mine) 

One Year: A Novel by Gayle Forman (mine) 

How to Be Alone: A Poem by Tanya Davis 

Someone Else's Love Story: A Novel by Joshilyn Jackson 

The Vintage Teacup Club: A Novel by Vanessa Greene 

Bliss: A Novel by Hilary Fields 

Love Overdue: A Novel by Pamela Morsi 

Knitting Under the Influence by Claire LaZebnik 

A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family: By Leila Philip (non

fiction) 
Somewhere in France: A Novel of the Great War by Jennifer Robson 

The Paris Winter: A Novel by Imogen Robertson (ARC) 

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (have tissues. lots of tissues) 

Truth Kills: An Angelina Bonaparte Mystery by Nancy Rathburn 

Romance Is My Day Job: A Memoir of Finding Love at Last by Patience Bloom 

Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives by Becky Aikman 

I Shall Be Near To You: A Novel by Erin Lindsay McCabe (have tissues) 

My Wish List: A Novel by Gregoire Delacourt (translated from the French by Anthea Bell) 

Here and Again: A Novel by Nicole R. Dickson 

Nerilka's Story by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 

Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 

Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 

The People of Pern by Robn Wood (mine, reread) 

Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein 

A Paris Apartment: A Novel by Michelle Gable 

Vienna Nocturne: A Novel by Vivien Shotwell 

With Every Letter: A Novel (Wings of the Nightingale Vol. 1) by Sarah Sundin 

Paris Letters: One Woman's Journey from the Fast Lane to a Slow Stroll in Paris by Janice MacLeod (memoir) *** 

Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen by Mary Sharratt 

Get off the Unicorn by Anne McCafrrey (mine, reread) 

When in Doubt, Add Butter by Beth Harbison (reread) 

Killashandra by Anne McCaffrey (mine, reread) 

The Secrets of Midwives: A Novel by Sally Hepworth (ARC) 

Catherine by April Lindner (mine) 

Vision in White (Book 1) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread) 

Bed of Roses (Book 2) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread)  

Savor the Moment (Book 3) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread)  

Happy Event After (Book 4) by Nora Roberts (mine, reread)