Review: Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery

I really enjoyed this book! Natalie and Ronan are wonderful together. This a slight case of opposites attracting in that Natalie is an eternal optimist with a bright and sunny outlook about life while Ronan is not. He's quiet and enjoys a good brood. I think he's entitled to that brooding though considering he was dealt a major blow and something huge was changed within his family dynamic. He needs to learn to accept that he is still very much a part of his family and loving Natalie helps him do that. Natalie wants family and she gets frustrated with Ronan because she thinks he is ignoring the family he has right in front of him.

This is a wonderful book, full of heart, charm, humor and love. Natalie and Ronan are both artistic people (he's a world-renown glass artist and she's a mixed media artist still finding her way) and their artistic endeavors through the book were fun to read about.

If you like a love story with a bit of spice and a happy ending then I think you'll enjoy this book. Also, if you like quirky small towns, giraffes, characters with a lot of great imagination (dragons) and family dynamics you'll like this book. Did I mention that there are giraffes? 

Another block for my Greens afghan

Movie we want to see

Teaser Tuesday: Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery

Teaser Tuesday is newly hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read 

- Open to a random page 

- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 

- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. 

My teaser this week is from Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery:

When he'd chosen a dozen pieces he sent Atsuko an e-mail, telling her he wanted to talk. A dozen pieces for a dozen charities. They could auction them off and use the money to make a difference.

Happy Fall!

Wordless Wednesday: Heavenly coffee

Teaser Tuesday: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Teaser Tuesday is newly hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read 

- Open to a random page 

- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 

- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. 

My teaser this week is from Eleanor Oliphant is Copletely Fine by Gail Honeyman:

"What about your family? Do they live close by? Any brothers or sisters?"

"No, unfortunately," I said. "I would have loved to have had siblings to grow up with. It's actually one of the greatest sources of sadness in my life."

Tulips

Wordless Wednesday: Fall colors

Teaser Tuesday is newly hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read 

- Open to a random page 

- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 

- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. 

My teaser this week is from Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb:

"It's a goddamn con, is what it is." And at least she understood a con. "Nothing but a goddamn con that took twelve lives, put eight more in the hospital, and scarred a kid and her mother."

Currently reading: Leverage in Death by J.D. Robb

Lieutenant Eve Dallas puzzles over a bizarre suicide bombing in a Wall St. office building in the latest in the #1 New York Times bestselling series…

For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. The NYPSD’s Eve Dallas confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family hostage. His motive was saving his wife and daughter―but what was the motive of the masked men?

Despite the chaos and bad publicity, blowing up one meeting isn’t going to put the brakes on the merger. All it’s accomplished is shattering a lot of innocent lives. Now, with the help of her billionaire husband Roarke, Eve must untangle the reason for an inexplicable act of terror, look at suspects inside and outside both corporations, and determine whether the root of this crime lies in simple sabotage, or something far more complex and twisted.

The In Death series by J.D. Robb is one of my favorites! I am currently reading Leverage in Death which is the 47th book in the series. So far it is fantastic! I HIGHLY recommend this series if you like police procedurals, mysteries or thrillers. Of course this series has romance too in the form of Eve and Roarke's marriage (my favorite!) and others which I don;t want to spoil for anyone who may be early-on or thinking about reading the series!

Hydrangea

Wordless Wednesday: crochet square

Teaser Tuesday: The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson

Teaser Tuesday is newly hosted by Ambrosia at The Purple Booker. To play along, just do the following:

- Grab your current read 

- Open to a random page 

- Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page 

- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 

- Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR list if they like your teaser. 

My teaser this week is from The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson:

"When one friend has a problem, another friend helps."

True, but the principal reason I invited him is to convince him that the problem is not only my country's but his - and all of NATO's - too.

Go to work

I saw this quote the other day and I LOVE it! This is exactly how I feel in regard to my writing. It's not always easy (it's never easy!) but I love writing SO MUCH! I love creating stories and characters and sometimes a world. I also struggle with it at times but I keep going because I don't feel like myself when I don't write. SO I've written Stephen King's above quote in my journal and I'm going to refer to it because as I said - I totally agree! Plus, whether it's meant to be or not - it is motivating! 

Roses