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Rating: 4/5 Stars Last night was the very first book club meeting for the Women of Washington Oaks (WoWO). Since I organized this book club by winning copies from the author of Happy Hour , Michele Scott, it made sense it would be at my house to start. There were 6 of us last night and we had a ball. Obviously the book chosen was Happy Hour by Michele Scott. In this story about friendship and support, are 4 friends who are going through some of the toughest times in their lives. Kat, a bit of a control freak - but who can blame her, is the divorced mother of 2 boys. Jamie is a wife and mother when tragedy hits and she's left to take care of her mother-in-law and raise a child on her own. Alyssa has a past that nobody knows about, until it comes back to find her in several ways. Danielle, mother of two girls, is trying to get her vineyard up and running when life takes an unexpected turn. Through their trials, at least these women have each other and their "Happy Hour" g...

I made this a while ago for my friend who had a baby and never posted it. Will be seeing her soon, can't wait to see the baby.

I made two more Valentine's Day Cards tonight.. Not sure what I'll do with all of these, but it's fun to make them!

Rating 4/5 Stars Dexter is in for the challenge of his life when Deb gets stabbed and the person who stabbed her is on the loose. Dexter vows for revenge but things turn out different then they first seemed and there is no going back. Everything gets out of control and Dexter has to sink or swim and he's swimming for his life. I think that Dexter on Showtime has ruined me for these books. Excellent story, but I can't separate the two characters from each other and I keep finding flaws in the books character that I'd never see in the Showtime character and it disappoints me. In the earlier books I could separate them, but in this one I just couldn't and it didn't live up to my expectations because of it. Jeff Lindsay is amazing and has a great imagination. If it weren't for the showtime series, I'd have given it 5 stars. This book fits the following Challenges and Categories: RYOB Challenge Thriller and Suspense Reading Challenge PBT Jan Tag: Other Month...

Ok.. this is the last challenge - I swear! It's too good to pass up! Besides how can I say no to posting a picture of Gerard Butler on my blog! The Romance Reading Challenge is being hosted by The Bookworm 1. "Romance" isn't limited to steamy Harlequin novels. There is a huge selection of books in this category such as contemporary romance, historical romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance to name a few. As long as the story has romantic love between the two main characters your selection will fit this challenge. The novels do not need to have a happy ending either, there can also be unrequited love. Here's a few suggestions: *Twilight By Stephenie Meyer *Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell *Outlander by Diana Gabaldon *The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss *Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen or any other novel by Miss Austen *Frederica by Georgette Heyer *The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory *Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti *Be...

Rating: 3/5 Stars I would not consider myself a Shakespeare fan and I only read this for the Marriage tag at the PlayBookTag group, but now I'm so glad I did. At first the writing bored me because I am not used to reading old English but after a time it fell right into place and I thoroughly enjoyed the witty banter between the male and female characters. As the story of Hero and Claudio and Beatrice and Benedick unfolds I found myself enthralled with their stories and their banter. A classic story of love and deception that I really enjoyed reading and very glad I did. I definitely want to see the movie that was based on this play now and introduce myself to more Shakespeare. This Book fits the following Categories and Challenges for me: PBT Jan Tag: Other PBT Twelve Days of Christmas : Day Five - Marriage Monthly Mixer Mele: M in noveMber

•Pick a number of books you’d like to read in one year •Choose those books from your OWN collection •Read them between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010And, that’s it!Some other guidelines for this challenge: •Re-Reads are NOT allowed (the challenge is to get more of your own books read that have been sitting there waiting!) •Audiobooks & e-books ARE allowed •You do NOT need a blog to participate — you can leave comments on this post with your progress Enter here: http://readerchallenges.wordpress.com/ryob-read-your-own-books/ Ok.. I know .. ANOTHER CHALLENGE? I just can't help myself! I am going to plan to read at least 20 books from my TBR pile but I hope to do more. Check back for my progress here on my blog: 1. Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay 2. Happy Hour by Michelle Scott 3. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson 4. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks 5. Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark 6. Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein 7. Dust to Dust by Tami Hoag 8. The He...

This is an opportunity for you to finish all of those series that have been sitting on your book shelf looking at you. With this challenge you count series completed, not books read. The object of this challenge is to finish the series. Challenge Guidelines: 1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate. --Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section. 2. There are four levels: -- Curious – Finish 2 series. -- Fascinated – Finish 3 series. -- Addicted – Finish 5 series. -- Obsessed – Finish 10 series. 3. Any genre counts. 4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you. 5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. 6. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, put the direct link to the post about the Finish Your Series Reading Challenge. Include the URL so that other participants can find join in and read your reviews and post --- For Me, I will be starting the chal...

My first book of 2010 is finally finished! Rating: 4/5 Stars Book 7 of the Women's Murder Club is the best one yet. There are two story lines and as I always want but never get, until now, the stories converge! That's all the spoilers you'll get from me but it's really very well done. The first story line is of deadly house fires happening in wealthy suburban houses that don't look exactly accidental. Leads to the case are hard to come by and catching whose responsible seems impossible but, Lindsay Boxer and her partner are on the case to figure out who is setting these fires and why. In the second story the son of a prominent political figure has been missing for some time and finally a lead pans out and information comes pouring in - with unsettling results. There are several other subplots that work around the Ladies of the women's murder club and keep things interesting for all involved. All-in-all a worthy addition to the women's murder club ser...

I haven't finished any new books in a couple of days (Dexter by Design and 7th Heaven reviews coming soon!) but I did manage to do two valentines day cards. So in the meantime, Enjoy!

For Christmas I received a subscription to PaperCrafts Magazine. I received my first issue over the weekend and I was excited to get started with some of the inspirations in the book. This is my first card of the new year and I'm really excited about how it turned out.

Its time to say goodbye to 2009 and hello to 2010. But before we do that I would like to take a second and wrap-up December's reads: The art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - 5 stars (Favorite) Beat the reaper by Josh Bazell - 5 stars (Favorite) The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus - 3 Stars For my Daughters by Barbara Delinsky - 3 Stars Timeline by Michael Crichton - 3 stars The princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford - 2 Stars Books read for the PBT Tag - Satire: The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus Books read for the PBT Tag - Other: Timeline by Michael Crichton The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell For My Daughters by Barbara Delinsky Now on to the 2009 Year Wrap-up: I read 63 books in 2009, which is great for me. With school and work, it's really hard to find spare time to read for pleasure but have made it more of a priority this year and it shows. My ...