Monday, July 25, 2011

Mailbox Monday: July Edition

Not counting how many books came into my house this month - need to remain oblivious to how far behind I am getting! Not counting....not counting....don't tell me!

Mailbox Monday is on tour and for June it is being hosted at A Sea of Books. Head over there to share your links, or to see what everyone else has posted about this week.

Netgalley

Nanberry by Jackie French - I have read one Jackie French novel before, so thought I would give this one a go when I saw it up for grabs.

Empire Day by Diane Armstrong - This is a new author to me, and the setting of just after the end of WWII sounds fascinating.

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson - A new series from Maureen Johnson, and I wanted to get in early for the first books.

Sweet Invention by Michael Krondl - a history of dessert, and a future Weekend Cooking post I am sure.

The King's Courtesan by Judith James - I have heard such good things about Judith James, and even own one of her other books!

Unclaimed by Courtney Milan - There has been a lot of hype about the novella that precedes this book. I own it, so I wanted to have this one lined up ready to go when I read the first book and the novella.

Bought







Murder in the Kitchen by Alice B Toklas and Exciting Food for Southern Types by Pellegrino Artusi - Two books from the Penguin Great Food Series. I have already posted about Murder in the Kitchen.

Exclusively Yours, Undeniably Yours and Yours to Keep by Shannon Stacey - I downloaded Exclusively Yours one Friday night, read it and then got up at 6am on a Saturday morning and downloaded the next two, and then proceeded to read both of them straight through. So good!

Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison - I have heard so many good things about this book and it is not yet available from the library so I decided just to buy it.

Dear Cupid, Falling for You, Lean on Me and Don't Tempt Me by Julie Ortolon - I read Julie Ortolon five years ago but then had lost track of her. Now that her backlist is digitised I ended up buying all the ones I hadn't yet read.

Freebies



The Mistress House by Leigh Michaels, The Fire Lord's Lover by Kathryne Kennedy and Never a Bride by Amelia Grey - These are all new to me authors but they sounded interesting so I thought I would try them out.


Won:


The Other Countess by Eve Edwards - My local bookstore had a contest! The owner knows what I will like and so gave me this YA historical fiction.

For Review


The Private World of Georgette Heyer by Jane Aiken Hodge - With thanks to Sourcebooks.

15 comments:

  1. Lots if romance ahead of you! I scored all three of those freebies, too! I'm gonna have to check out The Name of the Star. Have no clue what it's about, but that cover is awesome!

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  2. Great looking books! I like the sound of Murder in the Kitchen By Alice B. Toklas...that takes me back...LOL

    Enjoy your books.

    Here's MY MONDAY MEMES POST

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  3. Oh, Nanberry looks really interesting. Looks like a good haul all around!

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  4. The Private World of Georgette Heyer sounds really, really good. Looking forward to your review!

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  5. Looking forward to The Other Countess and adding the Georgette Heyer one to my WL. That dessert book looks interesting too :) Enjoy!

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  6. Enjoy all of your new books!

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  7. You are like me. No matter how behind I am, or how many books I have, I can't seem to stop adding more to my collection. I keep telling myself that one day I will stop this insanity, but it's been going strong for so many years that I am not sure that that is true anymore! I hope that you enjoy all your new reads!

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  8. Nice haul of books, I hope you enjoy them all.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/07/mailbox-monday-dark-city-by-catherine.html

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  9. Wow, what a week, no wonder you're not counting! Lol, Empire Days does sound good as I like that time frame too. Have a great week and enjoy your new reads!

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  10. We went out of town for the weekend, expecting to having swimming weather, but it didn't end up being all that warm. Darn cold wind. Grrr...http://maxalas.blogspot.com

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  11. I'm the same way...after buying so many books per month I just stop counting! I bought Dragon Bound last weekend at the Borders sale. I've seen so many wonderful reviews for it. Ooo! And I want the Shannon Stacey books too. I hope you enjoy them!

    Diana @ Book of Secrets

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  12. I've enjoyed a couple of Shannon Stacey books and also Courtney Milan's.

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  13. You won't run out of books for a while! I hope they're all great!

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  14. Great mailbox! I hope they are all good reads!

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  15. I've got Empire Day from NetGalley too - looks good, hope to read it in August.

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