Note: I scheduled this entry in advance so that it posts at 8:00 AM. I’ll be late getting the link posted on the host’s blog.
The meme is hosted by Reading at the Beach.
The rules are very simple: spotlight a book that begins with the featured letter. Include the book cover, title and author, a synopsis, and link(s) to retailer(s). If it’s a book you’ve already reviewed, link to the review. Return to Reading at the Beach and leave a link in the comments.
This week’s letter is: I
This week pick: If the Shoe Fits by Stephanie Rowe.
From the back: Run hard. Run fast. Just don’t try to run in heels. Especially if your name is Paris Jackson and you’re fashion-impaired. Designer labels and stilettos aren’t exactly Paris’s thing. Give her a pair of sneakers and she’s a happy woman. That’s why she’s spending nights designing running shoes for her start-up company, and why she doesn’t have time for: an ex-husband on a therapy quest, a best friend with a death wish, a mom obsessed with funerals and ex-cons, a boyfriend who’s changing all the rules, and a confusing attraction to the boss about to fire her from her day job. And now people are telling her the way to succeed is through high-fashion shoes. Those will only trip Paris up. Won’t they?
If the Shoe Fits
Comment: Continuing the trend of featuring books I’ve read and reviewed. . .I read this book just over two years ago and enjoyed it very much. Funny thing — because of the name of the main character, my blog kept coming up in searches this past summer when a certain world famous singer/entertainer passed away. The character bears the same name as his daughter.
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This is a re-post, due to data loss. (Oct 09)
8 Oct – Jo – I hadn’t seen this meme before but I like it – might try it myself. I hadn’t heard of this book, but I have read and enjoyed other books by Stephanie Rowe and the blurb sounds interesting, so… sounds good and I’ll keep an eye out for it.”
8 Oct – Me – “I’d never read anything by her prior to this. I remember seeing a review for it and decided to give it a try. I have her most recent romantic suspense in my TBR. Thanks for stopping by. Oh, and the meme is only about two months old. 
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8 Oct – carol – “Sounds like a cute one. I’ve never read anythng by Rowe.”
9 Oct – Me – “It was cute, but there was some serious stuff too. It was a little chic-lit and a little contemporary romance. She has some variety: romantic suspense, paranormal romance, romantic comedy, chic-lit. ”
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10 Oct – Beth F – “Funny about the search engine results!”
10 Oct – Me – “It drove me nuts until I figured it out. 
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guidelines
The meme is hosted by Reading at the Beach.
The rules are very simple: spotlight a book that begins with the featured letter. Include the book cover, title and author, a synopsis, and link(s) to retailer(s). If it’s a book you’ve already reviewed, link to the review. Return to Reading at the Beach and leave a link in the comments.
This week’s letter is: D
This week pick: Dark of the Night (Dee Davis)
From the back: When she was only eight years old, Riley O’Brien survived the unimaginable: the deaths of her mother and sister. As a result she vowed never to desert her father, a brilliant young congressman whose star was on the rise. Now, twenty-one years later, after trading her dreams of a normal life for his ambitions, Riley stands by her father’s side as he makes a bid for the presidency. Growing up in the political spotlight, she has become an expert at hiding her feelings behind the surface of her regal beauty. But her defenses are about to be shattered.
- Dark of the Night
Investigative reporter Jake Mahoney resents wasting his time covering an ice princess at a presidential campaign rally. But when a car bomb throws him-literally-on top of the candidate’s daughter, Jake quickly realizes that Riley O’Brien is pure fire. No one has ever gotten under his skin like this before. Their attraction is instant, and possibly fatal, as dangerous secrets from the past explode into the present, destroying one life after another in a nightmare of blind ambition.
Comment: I let Random.org pick this week’s book since I couldn’t made up my mind. I haven’t read this one yet, but I’ve read several of the author’s recent books, including a book that starts with the letter “E”. I might spotlight that one next week, even if the review isn’t ready by then.
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2 Sep – Carol – Sounds like a romance I might enjoy. Thanks for spotlighting it.
2 Sep – You’re welcome.
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2 Sep – Vicki – Sounds good, I’m putting this on my TBR list. Thanks for playing!
The meme is hosted by Reading at the Beach.
The rules are very simple: spotlight a book that begins with the featured letter. Include the book cover, title and author, a synopsis, and link(s) to retailer(s). If it’s a book you’ve already reviewed, link to the review. Return to Reading at the Beach and leave a link in the comments.
This week’s letter is: C
This week pick: The Contestant by Stephanie Doyle
From the back: How far would her competition go to win a million dollars? Lying? Cheating? Murder? That’s what former Olympic diver Talia Mooney feared when the body washed up on the site of the Ultimate Endurance reality TV show. Now she was stranded on a tropical island with her fellow contestants and their nervous host. One of them had to be the killer.
- The Contestant
Was it the wannabe starlet, the underweight geek, the man having a midlife crisis? Could it be her strongest competition, the sexy smart-ass ex-cop? Talia had counted on her honed body and ferocious desire to win to pull her through. Now she must decide whom to trust — and how to beat the killer at his own game.
Comment: I had hoped that the review would be finished in time for the weekly meme. It’s not. Whether or not you like reality TV (I don’t), this was a good read. Some suspense, some romance, and I didn’t figure out the who or why ahead of time.
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27 Aug – Vicki – I love reality tv and this sounds really good! Thanks for joining A-Z Wednesday!
30 Aug – Me – Thanks for stopping by!
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