Monday
It was a good weekend other than not having kitchen sink/dishwasher. I stopped by Hobby Lobby before going to the coffee shop to check out their bookshelves and I think there is something there that will work -- I think it's a plant stand but it has edges that will keep books on the shelf and it is on sale. I stopped very quickly by a used bookstore to see if it was still open. It is. And absolutely packed to the gills and not taking anything other than new books.
Over the weekend I finished the first of the Loveswept category romances I purchased. HEAVEN'S PRICE by Sandra Brown.
Sean Garrett is determined to find a way through the fortress around Blair’s heart. Blair Simpson has embraced a life most people merely dreamed about. Devoting her nights as well as her days to dancing—in the chorus line of Broadway musicals and occasional TV commercials—she had never considered another career. Now an injury has sent her to a small town for six long months of recuperation. All around her are couples who are raising families and building dreams together. And there she meets a man who forces her to come to terms with a part of herself she has long denied. From her first encounter with her new landlord, Sean Garett, the powerful sexual attraction between them catches her off guard. For the first time she’s unable to lose herself in her dancing, as Sean’s passion and tenderness urge her to open her life to him. More than anything, Sean wants to build a future with fiery, raven-haired Blair. But Blair’s own passion for dance has ruled her for so long, she may not be able to break its hold—even if it costs her the love she had thought she’d never find.
Published May 1983. 181 pages. Nostalgia read. SOOOOOO very 80s in the "romantic" behavior but there was some redemption in the end. And I forgot how "spicy" they were. I gave it two stars.
I decided to go with a "read the next in a long-neglected series" book: MURDER ON ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE by Victoria Thompson. 18th of 26 in series featuring Sarah Brandt, a midwife, and Frank Malloy in turn-of-the-20th-century New York City.
Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy and Sarah Brandt aren’t the only ones who’ve recently tied the knot. Family friend Mrs. O’Neill was delighted when her daughter, Una, wed the seemingly wealthy and charming Randolph Pollock. But there’s a problem. Una was found cradling her dead husband’s body. Rendered mute by the ordeal, she cannot explain what happened and now stands charged with murder. Mrs. O’Neill would like Frank to investigate the case and save Una, yet with Frank and Sarah still on their honeymoon, it’s up to the other members of their newly formed household to do some detective work. But solving the mystery behind Pollock’s death means first discovering the truth about who he really is...
Published 2015; 320 pages.
And I'm reading one of my 23 in 2023 books: THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB by David Lagercrantz. 1st of 3 (or 4th of 6) in further adventures of Lisbeth Salander, continuing the Millennium series by Stieg Larsson
She is the girl with the dragon tattoo—a genius hacker and uncompromising misfit. He is a crusading journalist whose championing of the truth often brings him to the brink of prosecution. Late one night, Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. The source has been in contact with a young female superhacker—a hacker resembling someone Blomkvist knows all too well. The implications are staggering. Blomkvist, in desperate need of a scoop for Millennium, turns to Salander for help. She, as usual, has her own agenda. The secret they are both chasing is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world, and someone is prepared to kill to protect it . . .
Published 2015; 546 pages.
Otherwise, here we are, the beginning of a new week
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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