Tuesday.
The holiday weekend went well. We did have a white Christmas (brrr). Turkey dinner was fine. Steve pretty much liked his presents. Santa was good to me. I got a lot of crocheting done.
I had a little difficulty choosing what to read/listen to. Even though I have SO MUCH to read in my TBR I just didn't know what my mood was and sampled several things.
Currently reading FIVE GOLD RINGS by Kristen Bailey. Stand alone rom com.
It’s Christmas Eve eve, and the holidays are not off to a good start for, er, Eve. After the surprise and shock of catching her boyfriend cheating, Eve – totally devastated – reacts by throwing the gifts she’s selflessly bought and wrapped for HIS family out of the window. But while doing so she discovers her own present from Chris under the Christmas tree: an engagement ring, bought at the jeweller’s where she works. What the jingle bells is going on? And what was he thinking? Confused and with her Christmas plans in tatters, Eve rocks up at the jeweller's for some tea and sympathy with her lovely employers, Mr and Mrs Caspar, who quietly put in a distress call to her colleague, Joe. Eve doesn’t know that Joe is secretly in love with her, but her bosses do, and they know he’s just the person Eve needs to comfort her in a crisis. Joe gets the call while moonlighting as a buff butler at a Christmas-themed bachelorette do and races across town to help console Eve. But as he learns about her heartbreak, the Caspars realise a crucial delivery has gone astray: five gold rings destined for Christmas proposals and weddings have been sent to the wrong address. Can Eve and Joe retrieve the rings and get them to their rightful owners in time? As they set off in Joe’s ancient mini – Joe still dressed as a sexy elf and Eve just a liiiittle bit tipsy – their adventure begins. With three proposals and two weddings to get to, it’s up to Eve and Joe to save Christmas.
Published 2023; 317 pages.
And for my "orange on the cover" scavenger hunt pick in January, I'm reading A MURDER AT BALMORAL by Chris McGeorge. Stand alone. The premise is that this is the British royal family if Edward VIII didn't abdicate and his family branch continued to rule instead of Elizabeth's.
The royal family has gathered at their Scottish retreat, Balmoral Castle, for a traditional Christmas--and King Eric has given nearly all of the staff the day off. As a blizzard gathers outside and a delicious dinner is prepared, the family circles up for the traditional holiday toast. King Eric makes clear he has something momentous to say--in fact, he will name his chosen successor. But as he raises a glass of his favorite whiskey from a bottle that has just been sealed, he drops dead. The King has been poisoned, only the royal family are present, and each one of them has opportunity and motive. The only person at Balmoral who keeps his wits about him is the beloved head chef, Jonathan--an outsider in the eyes of the royal family, and one who is now hurled into the role of sleuth. In a state of shock, out of his depth, and possibly in a killer's crosshairs, Jonathan must confront a hopeless case. Why would one of the king's own family members want to kill him? And how did they do it? The answers will shake the monarchy and the entire British Empire to its core.
Published 2022; 400 pages.
Two new releases for me today but I may save them for the beginning of the year to set it off well.
I have sprints tonight in which I'll keep crocheting like the wind.
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
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