tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post4485808161567958516..comments2024-02-20T05:13:40.565-05:00Comments on The Maiden's Court: Mailbox Monday #57Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-40747812570427848292010-12-29T18:53:26.530-05:002010-12-29T18:53:26.530-05:00Yeah for you snagging the new Worth...I hope you l...Yeah for you snagging the new Worth...I hope you love it!Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-55317056610488015952010-12-21T18:59:20.417-05:002010-12-21T18:59:20.417-05:00Teddy Rose - I love American Experience too - they...Teddy Rose - I love American Experience too - they do a great job of making history shows interesting.<br /><br />Wendi B - I think it is a bound galley too, and it made me think of a text book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-23711754297524471712010-12-21T02:30:54.973-05:002010-12-21T02:30:54.973-05:00What a wonderful mailbox. Hee hee - I'm think...What a wonderful mailbox. Hee hee - I'm thinking about the last time I read a bound galley (think that is what the full-page ARC is called)... I'm so used to reading smaller books that it felt more like a text book. :) At least the reading is much better than a textbook though. Happy holidays!<br /><br />Here's my <a href="http://wendisbookcorner.blogspot.com/2010/12/mailbox-monday-some-great-books-for.html" rel="nofollow"> Mailbox</a>! ~ WendiWendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354458791978964560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-33107424721263724722010-12-20T19:29:15.168-05:002010-12-20T19:29:15.168-05:00Both books look great. Enjoy.
I love American Ex...Both books look great. Enjoy.<br /><br />I love American Experience!<br /><br />I received one book.Teddy Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145413222317511542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-79775835197680200902010-12-20T15:53:41.283-05:002010-12-20T15:53:41.283-05:00Joanne - oooh that is awesome! I order mine from ...Joanne - oooh that is awesome! I order mine from the UK too and I think I have the first 5 or 6 in that series. Maybe after Christmas with some gift money I can get the rest. Nice!<br /><br />TheBookGirl - I thought it was quite unusual too - except I think that they were trying to get it out to me quickly for the HFBRT event so I think they just printed and bound it. <br /><br />LadyQ - thanks for hosting MM this month!<br /><br />Kelsey - I'm pretty excited about Pale Rose too - I haven't read any of her books before.<br /><br />Audra - you HAVE to read Heart of Lies - it's one of the books I read this year that I would recommened to anyone!<br /><br />Tribute Books Mama - oooh, Lipstick in Afghanistan sound so interesting - I haven't heard of it. Thanks!<br /><br />Mystica - I am still a sucker for covers as well. That is one of the reasons I don't want an e-reader!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609161113240681299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-87230266190996115302010-12-20T15:37:11.820-05:002010-12-20T15:37:11.820-05:00Pale Rose of England looks interesting (and the co...Pale Rose of England looks interesting (and the cover is pretty as well!!!) I still like nice covers..<br /><br /><br />Merry Christmas.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-45944347925763115992010-12-20T12:56:02.960-05:002010-12-20T12:56:02.960-05:00I received for review Lipstick in Afghanistan by R...I received for review Lipstick in Afghanistan by Roberta Gately from Gallery Publishers.<br /><br />Roberta Gately’s lyrical and authentic debut novel—inspired by her own experiences as a nurse in third world war zones—is one woman’s moving story of offering help and finding hope in the last place she expected.<br /><br />Gripped by haunting magazine images of starving refugees, Elsa has dreamed of becoming a nurse since she was a teenager. Of leaving her humble working-class Boston neighborhood to help people whose lives are far more difficult than her own. No one in her family has ever escaped poverty, but Elsa has a secret weapon: a tube of lipstick she found in her older sister’s bureau. Wearing it never fails to raise her spirits and cement her determination. With lipstick on, she can do anything—even travel alone to war-torn Afghanistan in the wake of 9/11.<br /><br />But violent nights as an ER nurse in South Boston could not prepare Elsa for the devastation she witnesses at the small medical clinic she runs in Bamiyan. As she struggles to prove herself to the Afghan doctors and local villagers, she begins a forbidden romance with her only confidant, a charming Special Forces soldier. Then, a tube of lipstick she finds in the aftermath of a tragic bus bombing leads her to another life-changing friendship. In her neighbor Parween, Elsa finds a kindred spirit, fiery and generous. Together, the two women risk their lives to save friends and family from the worst excesses of the Taliban. But when the war waging around them threatens their own survival, Elsa discovers her only hope is to unveil the warrior within. Roberta Gately’s raw, intimate novel is an unforgettable tribute to the power of friendship and a poignant reminder of the tragic cost of war.<br /><br />***<br />I received for review Laney (The Brookehaven Vampires Series #1) by Joann Sowles from the author.<br /><br />In a small college town in Northern California, Laney Alexander leads a regular, uneventful life–that is, until the charming and alluring Oliver Knight enters her world. Who is this gorgeous and mysterious stranger? Or, rather, what is he?<br /><br />As Laney’s sophomore year of college begins, so does an unbelievable adventure–including a love she didn’t know she longed for. She soon learns that Oliver is not ordinary, nor is the rest of his family, including a sister who openly hates her and a brother who will stop at nothing for revenge. As she fights for her life, and Oliver’s love, Laney discovers that the fictional world of vampires isn’t so fictional after all. Nobody is safe, especially Laney, Oliver’s most important priority, and he will stop at nothing to protect her. With her mortality at risk, and a commitment revealed that she, without a doubt, knows she wants, Laney’s life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-57725940193863968882010-12-20T12:07:11.693-05:002010-12-20T12:07:11.693-05:00You reminded me I want to read Heart of Lies in 20...You reminded me I want to read <i>Heart of Lies</i> in 2011!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-53972710311215913562010-12-20T12:01:26.321-05:002010-12-20T12:01:26.321-05:00Great mailbox! Pale Rose of England looks like a f...Great mailbox! Pale Rose of England looks like a fantastic read! So jealous...:DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480664391821167411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-4660994555867924942010-12-20T10:40:58.345-05:002010-12-20T10:40:58.345-05:00Both look like great reads! I haven't read San...Both look like great reads! I haven't read Sandra Worth yet, but I'd like to someday! Thanks for linking up to Mailbox Monday. Happy reading!Jenny Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-31715024028769934692010-12-20T09:58:40.380-05:002010-12-20T09:58:40.380-05:00You had some wonderful things in your mailbox this...You had some wonderful things in your mailbox this week!<br /><br />What an unusual format on Pale Rose of England...will look for your review of that one in particular.<br /><br />Enjoy your week :)TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339009608152299571.post-23435224917620850952010-12-20T09:33:25.938-05:002010-12-20T09:33:25.938-05:00Awesome mailbox! I don't accept ARC's (rar...Awesome mailbox! I don't accept ARC's (rarely), but I am expecting a shipment of gorgeous Jean Plaidy novels (the Plantagenet series) that I ordered from the UK. I'm hoping they arrive before Christmas so I can have my daughter wrap them up and put them under the tree. (A little gift from me to me!) Merry Christmas!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716758796036142540noreply@blogger.com