2008: #63 – Key of Light (Nora Roberts)

Book #63 was Key of Light, the first book in the Key Trilogy by Nora Roberts.  The back of the book reads: Three women. Three keys. Each has 28 days to find her key. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed, money, power and a new destiny awaits. This was the first of Nora Robert’s supernatural-themed books I’ve read, and it wasn’t

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2008: #62 – The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)

Book #62 was The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.  The back of the book reads: In an astonishing feat of empathy and narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history. In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected President. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial “understanding” with Adolf Hitler, while the new government embarks on

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2008: Booking Thru Thursday – Vacation Spots

This week’s topic: Another question inspired by the Bunch of Grapes on Martha’s Vineyard having burned down on the Fourth of July. Do you buy books while on vacation/holiday? Do you have favorite bookstores that you only get to visit while away on a trip? What/Where are they? I don’t generally buy books when I’m on vacation, but I certainly bring plenty with me!  I

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2008: #61 – Full Tilt (Janet Evanovich)

Book #61 was Full Tilt, the second book in Janet Evanovich’s Max Holt series.  The back of the book reads: He lives life in the fast lane and she’s along for the ride-with no brakes…. Jamie Swift has one priority in quiet Beaumont, South Carolina: running the local newspaper. Romance runs second. But with the arrival of her silent partner, the notoriously mysterious and sexy

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