Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 12, 2011, 1:32 pm
From Ashes to Honor by Loree Lough is a novel that takes us into the lives of people who have lived through the horrifying events of September 11, 2001 and shows us how this event this affected their lives at the time and how they coped over the years and eventually rebuilt their lives the best th...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 9, 2011, 3:26 am
Hey everyone, welcome to Friday with the weekend around the corner! I have another great book to spotlight for you all called The Gendarme by Mark T. Mustian which just released in paperback on September 6. Another book that sounds so good to me but again my schedule is too busy for more reading b...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 8, 2011, 2:49 am
Let me count the ways in which I loved Little Black Dress by Susan McBride! Books like this one are the reason I love to read! Little Black Dress is a book about family relationships along with a magical twist on the story that I loved. I was literally enthralled with this story and the pages jus...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 7, 2011, 2:15 am
I've got a great book to spotlight for you today from best-selling author Diana Palmer and that book is Merciless! I've read a few of Diana's books in the past and my mom has read several and enjoyed them. I haven't had a chance to read this one myself with my busy schedule but that's no reason no...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 6, 2011, 2:13 am
Cross Currents by John Shors releases today and it is fantastic! I've loved all of John's books but I have to say that after reading Cross Currents, it is my favorite. This novel grabbed not only my attention but my heart and to me that makes a great book and a great author! As with all of John's...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 5, 2011, 2:05 am
I am really excited today to welcome John Shors, author of Cross Currents, his newest novel releasing tomorrow to Peeking Between the Pages. I've had John to my blog several times now because I absolutely love his books and Cross Currents is no different. It is another fantastic read so be...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 4, 2011, 1:50 pm
Happy Sunday Everyone! Hi everyone, sorry I've been absent a bit here lately. Things at home haven't been great (nothing to discuss here on everyone's pleasant Sunday afternoon) but it's been wearing me a bit thin and consequently I'm not getting much reading done or visiting your blog...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Sep 2, 2011, 2:35 am
I am very excited to read Hades by Alexandra Adornetto! I read Halo last year (my review) which I really enjoyed and have been anxiously awaiting the next book in the trilogy. Lucky for me Hades was released on August 30 so I'll b reading it soon. In the meantime I'm going to treat you all...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 31, 2011, 2:49 am
Jane Was Here by Sarah Kernochan is one of those books that grabs your attention and holds you until that very last page when the mystery is unfolded and laid out before you. Elements of reincarnation and suspense are also woven throughout the story which make it a fascinating read indeed. &...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 30, 2011, 2:38 am
Good day everyone! I'm pleased to welcome Sarah Kernochan, author of Jane Was Here to Peeking Between the Pages today. I am just about finished the book and I have to say that I'm really enjoying it. I love the mystery and the aspects of reincarnation - all in all it's a very intriguing bo...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 29, 2011, 2:42 am
Good day everyone! I'm spotlighting a book for you today called Jane Was Here by Sarah Kernochan. I was to have a review for you today but something came up over the weekend and I didn't get too far with my reading. However I'm about 50 or 60 pages in and I'm quite intrigued with this story...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 26, 2011, 2:33 am
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake is a stunning debut by author Jenny Wingfield. This novel takes us into the heart of a small southern town and all the drama that goes with it. It's a novel that captures your attention and doesn't let go until the very end. It introduces you to characters tha...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 24, 2011, 2:14 am
Look who's back to Peeking Between the Pages - Jeffrey Archer with his newest novel Only Time Will Tell which releases on August 30, 2011 but this time with an audiobook and I know how much a lot of you love your audiobooks! I still haven't had the chance to get to reading my copy but I bet ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 23, 2011, 2:56 am
I have a great book to spotlight for you today! It's called Megan's Way by Melissa Foster. I'm going to be reviewing Megan's Way in September and having Melissa visit the blog as well but the opportunity arose to share this wonderful book sooner with my readers so I took it! Let's learn a ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 21, 2011, 1:06 pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SAMMY! Awwwwwwwwwww, thanks Mom! Look at me, I'm a whole year old today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMY! Today is Sammy's 1st birthday! Wow, I just can't believe I've had him 9 months already and that he's already a year old. The time just goes way too fast. He...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 20, 2011, 2:05 am
I have a fantastic book to spotlight for you today that is garnering some great reviews. That book is Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer and it releases on August 30! Anytime a novel promises me a story about a family across generations or an epic tale, I already find myself hooked in. ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 19, 2011, 2:10 am
Tout Sweet: Hanging Up My High Heels for a New Life in France by Karen Wheeler is a memoir of a woman who gives up a pretty cushy life in London as a fashion editor to move to rural France on her own and renovate a house. Doesn't everyone dream of doing this? I know I do and every time I re...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 18, 2011, 2:34 am
I have a fantastic novel to share with you all today - Envy by Best-Selling crime author Gregg Olsen - which is releasing on August 23, 2011. It is a Young Adult novel and it sounds so good not to mention how much I adore this fantastic cover! Envy is the start of the Empty Coffin series an...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 16, 2011, 2:46 am
I have been very pleased lately with the historical fiction I've been lucky enough to read and enjoy and Becoming Mare Antoinette by Juliet Grey is another one to make my favorites list! Even better it is the beginning of a trilogy and I'll be anxiously waiting for the next installment. I h...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 15, 2011, 2:24 am
Cross Currents by John Shors releases on September 6, 2011 and I can't wait! I will be reviewing it on September 5 and then John will be visiting Peeking Between the Pages with a guest post on the 6th so stay tuned! In the meantime I want to share the new Book Trailer with you all... ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 14, 2011, 2:38 pm
Hugs to Everyone... Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you're all having a good weekend and getting some reading done. I did have some pictures of Sammy to post today but decided to hold back on a charming and funny Sammy post until next week. This past week several of my blogging friends ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 12, 2011, 2:05 am
To Die For by Sandra Byrd is exactly why I love to read historical fiction - it's the perfect blend of fact and fiction! First of all it's about the Tudor period which I love and it's about Anne Boleyn who happens to be one of my favorite historical characters. Add to that all the intrigue ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 11, 2011, 2:17 am
Good day everyone! I'm excited to have Melissa Douthit, author of The Raie' Chaelia, at Peeking Between the Pages today. I reviewed her young adult novel The Raie' Chaelia (my review) yesterday and I find myself still thinking about the story and all the adventures that the main character C...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 10, 2011, 2:22 am
The Raie' Chaelia by Melissa Douthit is a fun fantasy/adventure novel. It's not my normal genre to read but once in a while I like to change things up and I'm sure glad I did for Melissa's novel. This is a young adult novel but as an adult I really enjoyed it as well. It's a very clean and...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 9, 2011, 2:20 am
I'm pleased to welcome Sue Margolis, author of A Catered Affair to Peeking Between the Pages today. I've not yet had a chance to read my copy of the book but it sounds like a good read so I can't wait to get to it plus I've heard it's really good. In the meantime it's nice to have Sue here ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 8, 2011, 2:16 am
Let's Take the Long Way Home by Gail Caldwell is a memoir of the deep and beautiful friendship that Gail shared with her best friend Caroline Knapp. It is also a novel of the depth of Gail's grief at losing her best friend Caroline to cancer. This novel touched me on so many levels and although I'...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 7, 2011, 2:11 am
Good Sunday morning everyone! It's hard to believe but I actually got it together enough this weekend to get a post out on a Sunday. LOL. What has everyone been up to this weekend? I didn't do too much except try to get caught up on some email and reading. Saturday was rainy and really windy in ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 6, 2011, 8:08 pm
Good evening everyone! I have some winners of some giveaways for you. I'm a bit behind on a couple of them but what's new. lol. Here we go... The Wedding Writer by Susan Schneider --- pinchbuggies Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann --- faefever25 One Day by David Nicholls -...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 5, 2011, 2:05 am
I'm thrilled to welcome Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife, to Peeking Between the Pages today. I read How to Be an American Housewife last year (my review) and I really enjoyed it. I love novels that take me away to a different place and culture and that's just what this...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 4, 2011, 2:05 am
Reign of Madness by Lynn Cullen, quite simply, is an absolutely fantastic work of historical fiction! Ok, can you tell I loved it? To me, this novel wraps up all I enjoy in historical fiction. I am transported to the 1500's and get to visit a time in history that I didn't previously know much abo...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 2, 2011, 2:28 am
The Book of Lies is the debut novel of Mary Horlock. It's an intriguing novel that links two stories - one from the past and one present. It sheds plenty of insight into a time past on the small island of Guernsey and how that history weaves back into the present time. Is Cat Rozier a murderer? W...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Aug 1, 2011, 2:10 am
Good day everyone! Today I'm going to spotlight a book that sounds terrific and it's called Coming Up for Air by Patti Callahan Henry which releases on August 16/11! I haven't had a chance to read it yet but any story that involves a hidden diary and stories that have been buried for years is alw...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 29, 2011, 2:05 am
Good day everyone! I'm excited to bring you a new book today called Yankee Doodle Dixie by Lisa Patton releasing September 13/11! Don't you just love that title and what about that gorgeous cover - I love it! One of my favorite genres is women's fiction and I can't wait to start reading this one....
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 16, 2011, 2:00 am
Good Saturday morning to you all! I've got a great book to spotlight for you today and even a giveaway to go along with it. The novel is called The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin and though I haven't had a chance to read it, it sounds fantastic and it's been getting some great reviews! I'm als...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 15, 2011, 2:29 am
Homefires by Emily Sue Harvey is a story about faith, family, and love. I've read all of Emily Sue Harvey's books so when the opportunity arose to review Homefires I jumped at it. Homefires is a pretty chunky novel at 450 pages and they are certainly filled with a lot of drama. While I can't say ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 13, 2011, 2:48 am
South of Superior by Ellen Airgood - can I just start out by saying how sad I am that I'm finished reading it. Amazingly, this is the debut novel by this author and what a debut it is! It is a perfectly charming story that drew me into the lives of some special people living in a small town and l...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 12, 2011, 2:17 am
Hey everyone, I hope you'll help me to welcome Susan Schneider, author of The Wedding Writer, to Peeking Between the Pages today. I reviewed Susan's novel yesterday (my review) and I really enjoyed it! It's chick lit with a bit more and I breezed through it in a day and a half so that tells how mu...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 11, 2011, 2:52 am
The Wedding Writer by Susan Schneider is one saucy and juicy read! It's a behind the scenes look at the goings on at a bridal magazine publishing house including all the fighting, back stabbing, job stealing, and gossip that goes along with it. We also get a better look into the lives of four wome...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 8, 2011, 2:18 am
Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann is essentially a coming of age story - all the pitfalls and newness of experiencing a first kiss, first love, and some of the harder hits that some have to take. In this novel we follow Eveline through her teenage life and her entrance into w...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 7, 2011, 2:35 am
Hey everyone, let's welcome Karin Slaughter, author of Fallen, which released June 21/11, to Peeking Between the Pages today. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to read this thriller but can't wait to. I've heard really good things about Karin's books. We've had a mail strike in Canada up until...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 6, 2011, 2:14 am
Hi everyone, I'm pleased to welcome Emilie Richards, author of Sunset Bridge which released on June 28/11, to Peeking Between the Pages today. Sunset Bridge is a Happiness Key novel and I don't know if any of you follow these books but they are delightful plus they have the prettiest covers! Her n...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 5, 2011, 2:10 am
Hello Goodbye by Emily Chenoweth is an emotional look into the lives of a family faced with losing a beloved family member to illness. It takes a look into the real life feelings of how the person dealing with the illness feels to all the people around them that are dealing with the ups and downs o...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 4, 2011, 2:20 am
Mark the day! Tomorrow, July 5th, Never Knowing by Chevy Stevens is released! Chevy Stevens first novel, Still Missing, made quite an impact out on the blogworld and got fantastic reviews. I'm just listening to an audio of it and loving it! I have no doubt that Never Knowing is going to be quite...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 3, 2011, 9:00 pm
Good evening everyone! I'm playing catch up here so I have quite a few giveaways that came up while I was sick. Here are all the winners: Ten Beach Road by Wendy Wax... Brenda Queen by Right by Anne Easter Smith... Carol M Joy for Beginners by Erica Bauermeister... Susan Sea Escape by Lynne Griffi...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jul 3, 2011, 2:43 am
Hi everyone, it seems like ages since I've posted although it's only been a week. It's amazing how fast a week goes by though even when you're not feeling well. I am feeling much better now thankfully. I don't think I've ever had a sore throat like that and I hope I never do again - it was awful!...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jun 27, 2011, 4:59 pm
Hey everyone, sorry I've been missing in action lately but I got awfully sick last week and I'm still not up to par yet. It started with a sore throat that got continually worse until on Saturday I paged my doctor who told me that if my temperature went any higher I had to go to emergency. Well I ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jun 22, 2011, 2:52 am
Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner is a beautifully told novel that had me feeling as though I was experiencing the sights and sounds of Jerusalem and later Paris through the words of the author. I love reading novels that take me away to another place, another culture, and another religion. I was s...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jun 21, 2011, 2:26 am
I'm pleased to welcome Wendy Wax, author of Ten Beach Road to Peeking Between the Pages today. I fast became a fan of Wendy's after reading Magnolia Wednesdays (my review) and then just a few weeks back I read her newest, Ten Beach Road (my review), and absolutely loved it! She's a fabulous writer ...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jun 20, 2011, 2:53 am
The Art of Forgetting by Camille Noe Pagan - let me say now that you'll have to excuse me while I gush over this novel throughout my review because I loved it and could not put it down! This novel had it all for me - friendship, family, love, and drama! I found it at times to be an emotional novel...
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Darlene S. posted an article on Peeking Between the Pages - Jun 20, 2011, 12:25 am
I thought I would share this picture of Sammy and his brother. This is back when I went to pick Sammy up at the groomers. Sammy is the one facing the camera of course! Sometimes I wish we had taken his brother too but geez Sam is quite the handful - I can't imagine what they would have been like ...
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