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April 2021 #TBRChallenge Review! SOMEONE TO WED by Mary Balogh (Westcotts #3)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/21/2021

It’s #TBRChallenge time! Once again feel I need to justify my choice for the monthly prompt. April’s is “old school,” and I’m guessing most people wouldn’t consider a 2017 book from a series that still has a book coming out later this year to be “old school”–but hear me out 😉 Mary Balogh’s books just feel old fashioned to me. Her writing style and her characters have a gentle, easy vibe (even when things get angsty–and they do!) that I don’t often associate with a lot of the historical romances I read today. When I was scouring my TBR pile…

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New Release Review! SOMEONE TO HOLD by Mary Balogh (Westcotts #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 10/03/2017

Someone to Hold by Mary Balogh Synopsis: Humphrey Wescott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a fortune and a scandalous secret that will forever alter the lives of his family—sending one daughter on a journey of self-discovery… With her parents’ marriage declared bigamous, Camille Westcott is now illegitimate and without a title. Looking to eschew the trappings of her old life, she leaves London to teach at the Bath orphanage where her newly discovered half-sister lived. But even as she settles in, she must sit for a portrait commissioned by her grandmother and endure an artist who riles her…

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New Release Review! SOMEONE TO LOVE by Mary Balogh (Wescott #1)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/05/2016

Someone to Love by Mary Balogh Synopsis: Humphrey Westcott, Earl of Riverdale, has died, leaving behind a fortune that will forever alter the lives of everyone in his family—including the daughter no one knew he had… Anna Snow grew up in an orphanage in Bath knowing nothing of the family she came from. Now she discovers that the late Earl of Riverdale was her father and that she has inherited his fortune. She is also overjoyed to learn she has siblings. However, they want nothing to do with her or her attempts to share her new wealth. But the new…

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NaNoWriMo, Why Do You Hate Me So? (Week in Review: 11-15-13)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/16/2013

Oh, NaNoWriMo, you always seem like such a good idea at the time… Two years ago, I was happily plugging away at my NaNo novel when–my laptop died. Just died. On Thanksgiving, With a whole lot of tears, prayers, and desperate promises to whomever was listening, I managed to get it to boot up one last time so I could get my project off of it (yes, I know, always back up your work, and I do. Just not as often as I should, obviously) and then woke up at 4 AM on Black Friday to camp out at our…

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Book Review: Mary Balogh’s The Arrangement (The Survivors’ Club series, book two)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/14/2013

 Title: The Arrangement Author: Mary Balogh Series: The Survivors’ Club Genre: Historical romance Published: 2013 Pages: 400 Format read: paperback and ebook Rating: A- Blurb: Desperate to escape his mother’s matchmaking, Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, flees to a remote country village. But even there, another marital trap is sprung. So when Miss Sophia Fry’s intervention on his behalf finds her unceremoniously booted from her guardian’s home, Vincent is compelled to act. He may have been blinded in battle, but he can see a solution to both their problems: marriage. At first, quiet, unassuming Sophia rejects Vincent’s proposal. But when such a gloriously handsome man…

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Week in Review: What I’m Reading (Writing. I mean WRITING. 11-9-13)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/09/2013

  It’s November 9, so all the WriMos out there know what that means, right? Time for the all-day writing marathon, online and locally! (I get emails from my local chapter, but have yet to actually attend any of their events. If you’re not as lame as I am, you can find your local liaison here and see if they have anything planned that you can join in on.) It’s also a big day for donations, so if you think the NaNoWriMo program is one that should be kept going, please consider a donation! You’ll get a cool halo on…

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Books on Sale: Another Barnes & Noble Nook Book Sale!

Published by beckymmoe on 09/28/2013

  In case you couldn’t make it to the Baltimore Book Festival–or perhaps even if you could–Barnes & Noble is having another big Nook book sale this weekend! Apparently, there’s 300 books on sale altogether for 50% off. Many of them are fairly pricey regularly, so they’re not all super cheap, but there’s some pretty big titles here, including: Dr. Sleep, Stephen King’s latest and the sequel to The Shining, is $7.49      …and in case you missed it, The Shining is on sale too, for $3.99.   Rachel Gibson’s latest, Run to You, just came out on Tuesday, and it’s $3.99.    Mirror, Mirror,…

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