Teaser Tuesdays and It's Tuesday...Where Are You?

It's Tuesday...Where Are You?

I've been beaten and left for dead. To add insult to injury...I have no recollection of who I am. All that I have to go on is a card from the Crossroads Crisis Center and the name my attackers called me...."Susan."
~Forget Me Not- Vicki Hinze

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TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
Please avoid spoilers!

 
"Then I found that business card for Crossroads in my pants 
pocket and saw 'Susan' written on it. That's when I remembered the abductor calling me 'Susan.' I thought maybe someone here would know me."
(p. 59)

Mailbox Monday....It's Monday What Are You Reading?

Mailbox Monday

is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.
We share what books that we found 

in our mailboxes last week.

For Review from Author:

Glorious - Bernice McFadden
I received this book from the author and I'm really excited to get to it this week!!!
Glorious is set against the backdrops of the Jim Crow South, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights era. Blending the truth of American history with the fruits of Bernice L. McFadden’s rich imagination, this is the story of Easter Venetta Bartlett, a fictional Harlem Renaissance writer whose tumultuous path to success, ruin, and revival offers a candid portrait of the American experience in all its beauty and cruelty.



For Review from Publisher:

The Bridegrooms- Allison Pittman
Look for my review on April 20th of this one...love the cover and the story sounds great!
Tragedy hits the Allenhouse family on a hot summer night in Ohio when a mother of four vanishes. Eight-year-old Vada virtually grows up overnight and raises her three younger sisters while her father loses himself in his medical practice in the basement of their home. Suddenly, the subdued house is filled with visitors, from a flirtatious, would-be sports writer to the Bridegrooms’ handsome star hitter to the guilt-ridden ballplayer who should have caught the stray shot. The medical case brings Dr. Allenhouse a frustration and helplessness he hasn’t felt since his wife’s disappearance. Vada’s sisters are giddy at the bevy of possible suitors. And Vada’s life is awakened amid the super-charged atmosphere of romantic opportunity.

Forget Me Not- Vicki Hinze
This review will be posted on April 15th...
Crossroads Crisis Center owner Benjamin Brandt was a content man—in his faith, his work, and his family. Then in a flash, everything he loved was snatched away. His wife and son were murdered, and grief-stricken Ben lost faith. Determination to find their killers keeps him going, but after three years of dead ends and torment, his hope is dying too. Why had he survived? He’d failed to protect his family. Now, a mysterious woman appears at Crossroads seeking answers and help—a victim who eerily resembles Ben’s deceased wife, Susan. A woman robbed of her identity, her life, of everything except her faith—and Susan’s necklace.

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Hosted by Sheila
One Persons Journey Through a World of Books
Weekly meme where we discuss the books you've read
and those you plan to read in the coming week.

 
Last Week I finished and reviewed these books:

The Girl Who Chased the Moon- 4.5/5 Loved it!!!
A Bride Most Begrudging- 4.5/5 again another great book
Love Comes Softly- 4/5 I really enjoyed this one too!


Reviews for this week:
The Cougar Club- review and giveaway April 7th
Life O'Reilly- review and giveaway April 8th
I, Alex Cross- Six Sentence Saturday April 9th (posted on Friday due to Read-a-Thon on Saturday)
The Last Song- Six Sentence Saturday April 9th
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag- Six Sentence Saturday April 9th

Books on Deck:

Easter Sunday

Michigan State Rules!

We're coming for you, Butler!

Six Sentence Saturday

 Welcome to Six Sentence Saturday.

Where I try to express my thoughts on recent reads using only 6 sentences!!!!.
At the end of each review I will post a
rating scale of 1-5 using the cute and original (lol) Playing Cards.
Rating scale will be as follows:

5 of Hearts- You must read this book NOW!!
4 of Hearts- A great read, put it on your TBR list.
3 of Hearts- Glad I read but no big deal
2 of Hearts- Why did I finish this?
Joker Card - Don't bother (why did I?)

The Girl Who Chased the Moon- Sarah Addison Allen
Allen is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I  devoured this book in a day and loved every minute that I spent in Mullaby, North Carolina. I did however, find myself drawn more to Julia's story rather than Emily's. I could relate to Julia's heartbreak and feelings of unworthiness. I found myself getting a bit emotional when it came to Julia and her need to bake......loved the connection between food and love. The magic in the story was a little on the cheesy side, but not enough for me to not love this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Rating: (actually a 4.5)

A Bride Most Begrudging - Deeanne Gist
Some may think that Christian fiction is the same as reading the Bible or having religion forced down your throat...well, I want to tell you that this couldn't be further from the truth. The faith that the characters reflect is actually very appropriate for the times. It is the 1600s, colonial Virginia, strained relationships with Indians, and death is an every day occurrence. Not to have some sort of faith would totally seem out of place. This book worked for me in so many ways....I loved Constance and Drew, though at times I could have smacked both of them, but their growing love for each other was a wonderful thing to experience. Reading this book really made me appreciate our history, the ones that came before us, and taught me a great history lesson (one that I never learned in high school) in regards to tobacco brides and how they came to be in the blossoming colonies.
My Rating: (4.5 actually!)

Love Comes Softly- Janette Oke
I spent an entire day and evening watching the series, Love Comes Softy, on the Hallmark Channel a few weeks ago. I knew immediately that I had to read these books. There are times when I crave nothing more than a simple story about people, their hardships, their faith, and the love that they share. This book has all of that and more. I truly admire our ancestors that lived during the early 1800s and who were brave enough to venture into the unexplored west. After turning the last page, my appreciation for those that came before me increased tenfold and my heart was enveloped within the pages of Matty and Clark Davis' love story.


My Rating: (4.5)

 

Fitness Friday Update #2

What I've been doing:

I've decided to go back to basics and do what has worked for me, which is walking!! I'm working hard at doing 2 miles every day but not at a leisurely pace. I feel really good after I'm done and that makes me happy! I don't walk on weekends at the moment, but I do walk Mon-Fri.



Weight Watchers and Me:

I'm loving the point system, it works for me. This past week I went to bed with quite a few points still left for the day, but I attribute that to being a bit under the weather. Now that the temps are warming up here in Michigan I plan on being outside more and hopefully that will take my mind off of food!!! I'm still giving myself 25 points for the day with that extra 5 if I need it. I'm in love with my calculator...when I think I want something, I just plug in the info and when the NUMBER comes back that astounds me I rethink my choice!! I'm amazed at how many points I was eating a day...mindless eating at that too!!! I have my WW scale and that is an amazing tool!! Will be working on inputting my own recipes and figuring out how many points a serving is. The eye-opening part of this scale is to see what a REAL serving size is supposed to look like!!

Starting weight: 171
3/19/10: 168
4/1/10: 166
Goal weight: 140-145

March Totals

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Books Read:

1. Mia the Magnificent- 3/5
2. The Silent Governess- 4/5
3. If You Follow Me- 2.5/5
4. Raven Stole the Moon- 4.5/5
5. City of Refuge- 4/5
6. Color of Heaven (graphic novel)- 4/5
7. Color of Water (graphic novel)-3/5
8. Winterguard 1152 (graphic novel)-4/5
9. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation- 4.5/5
10. The Choice- 3.5/5
11. The Storm in the Barn (graphic novel)- 4/5
12. Refresh Refresh (graphic novel)- 3/5
13. Britten and Brulightly (graphic novel)- 4/5
14. By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead- 4/5
15. The Lunatic, the Lover, and the Poet- 1/5
16. The Girl Who Chased the Moon- 4.5/5
17. Love Comes Softly- 4/5
18. A Bride Most Begrudging- 4.5/5

Total Pages: 5,256

Favorite Book(s): The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, and A Bride Most Begrudging

Challenges:
100+- 57/100
Reading From My Shelves- 0/20 (this one is so pathetic!! I need to read my own books!!)
2010 States Challenge- 21/50
All About the Brontes- 2/6
Gilmore Girls Challenge- 0/10
GBLT- 1/4
Graphic Novel- 12/10 COMPLETED
Historical Reading- 7/6 COMPLETED
Jane Austen- 0/6
Japanese Literature- 1/1 COMPLETED
Random Reading- 3/12
Sookie Stackhouse- 1/9
Support Your Library- 48/100
Terry Pratchett- 0/4
The Pub 2010 - 3/10