Want a sneak peek at what a book blogger day is? I had like 800-plus emails, like three days’ worth, since it’s clear I need help with my YouTube starts, no matter how senseless they are. I also got two emails from indie authors who want to collaborate with me in some way, which I’m shocked about. While I looked at my emails, I switched to watching WhittyNovels vlogmas videos since I wasn’t that interested in the novel I was reading, AKA listening to it. I’m hoping by the time this post is up that my New Year ‘sathon announcement since it starts today, and I keep forgetting.
One of the things I worry about when I post book hauls close together is that I worry about people judging me, but I only have one book left from the Christmas haul that I haven’t read. Anyway, I’m leaving my rant here since I’m running late. Don’t forget about the Giveaway I have going on here (last chance). Sam is currently hosting WWW Wednesday from Taking On A World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
What are you currently reading?
Goodreads Blurb:
It was only supposed to last for one night.
Work-obsessed Nora Ruben is tired of playing by all the rules. Especially when no one else seems to be. When her boss delivers grim news – at the company “holiday” party, of all places – she’s done being the model employee. At least for one night – the night of the Matzo Baller, her friend’s famed Hanukkah harbor cruise around Manhattan. And if the cute co-worker from the suburban office is along for the ride? All the better.
She has just one no work talk, from sundown to sunrise.
Alex Beckman has never quite found where he fits in his family’s business. And he never wanted to take the lead on a major acquisition, especially of a company he knows nothing about. But when he’s sent to reduce the staff by half – and finds sexy, whip-smart Nora Ruben at the top of the list – he’s determined to dig deeper. It helps that she assumes he’s just a fellow comrade in the cubicles. When Nora invites him to ditch the party for the cruise, this nice Midwestern Jewish boy jumps at the chance…
But when eight hours on a boat turns into an amazing weekend together…firing Nora is the last thing on Alex’s mind. Will their Hanukkah hook-up confirm his worst fears about the future of his family business – or be the beginning of something miraculous?
What did you recently finish reading?
Goodreads Blurb:
“It’s an enigma, wrapped in a blanket of secrecy, bound with a web of deceit.”In the summer of 1939, Jessie Fordham graduates from Cambridge University with a mind buzzing with academic achievements but a heart burdened by family strife. Jessie is travelling to her parents’ summer house, le lac de minuit, the midnight lake, nestled in the tranquil French Ardennes. Yet, Jessie dreads the impending months, haunted by memories of a fractured childhood spent evading confrontations with her father, Albert, and stepmother, Armel. Suspicions of their clandestine affair during her mother’s illness linger, casting a shadow over family bonds.
As tensions simmer beneath the idyllic facade of midnight lake, the Fordham family reunites against the backdrop of looming war. With the spectre of conflict hanging heavy in the air, Jessie’s world is upended when Germany’s invasion of France in May 1940 thrusts her father, Albert, into the heart of diplomatic turmoil as Britain’s Military Attaché to France.
Summoned to the British Embassy in Paris, Albert entrusts Jessie with a perilous safeguarding a crucial secret and delivering it to British intelligence in London. Charged with the safety of her siblings and household staff, Jessie finds herself entangled in a desperate gambit to navigate the treacherous landscape of wartime Europe.
With Dunkirk as their beacon of hope amidst the chaos, Jessie must summon every ounce of wit and courage to protect her charges and safeguard her father’s clandestine mission. From the dense foliage of the Ardennes Forest to the battered streets of Dunkirk, Jessie’s journey is a testament to resilience in the face of adversity, where loyalty, sacrifice, and the bonds of family are tested to the limit, amidst the tumult of war.
What did you recently finish reading?
Goodreads Blurb:
Eleven years ago, Los Angeles was terrorized by The Sandman, a serial killer who claimed at least twelve women’s lives. Young FBI Agent Constantine ‘Con’ Striker stopped him, but not before enduring a devastating personal loss—his twin sister, Valerie, was one of the victims.
Or so he believes.
Even after a decade on death row and confessing to twelve murders, The Sandman denies knowing Valerie Striker. Desperate for closure, Con demands the killer reveal where his sister’s remains are buried. But The Sandman refuses to talk.
Con’s obsession with finding his sister has cost him nearly everything he his marriage is in tatters, his career is on the brink, and he’s burned through partners faster than he changes his clothes.
Now, rookie agent Alex Frost joins Con on a new stopping the piracy of Hollywood films before their release. As they investigate, they uncover a web of darkness and complexity far beyond simple theft… and more deadly.
When they discover a connection between the pirated films and Valerie’s disappearance, Con believes he’s on the brink of finally finding out the truth.
But the stakes have never been higher.
Con’s relentless pursuit of answers risks not only his sanity but also Alex’s life. And as the pieces come together, it soon becomes apparent that he may soon be searching for his partner’s body in addition to his sister’s.
Alex
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