Stacking the Shelves #17

Posted 1 February, 2014 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Memes, Stacking the Shelves / 32 Comments

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Stacking The Shelves #17

Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

Participating in Stacking The Shelves has helped me to keep better track of books I’m adding to my huge TBR pile every week, and I think I have gotten a little better at not adding too many books every single week. Participating in this blog-hop has also introduced me to more new blogs, and some weeks, I add more books to my ‘might-read-one-day’ shelf than I should, but before I actually have the books on my kindle, nothing has been decided yet.

Netgalley ARCs:

The Room on the Second Floor cover - (un)Conventional BookviewsThe Room on the Second Floor by T. A. Williams

Summary: Roger Dalby is a lucky man. He inherits a manor house in Devon and a huge fortune. But all he wants is to study medieval history and marry Linda, the love of his life. His problem is managing to find the courage to tell her how he feels about her. His friend Duggie, on the other hand, has less honourable intentions. A Royal decree from the Middle Ages means that the Manor is the only legally licensed house of ill repute in England. He decides to return it to its former glory. Unknown to Roger, the second floor of the manor is soon filled with a disreputable collection of people getting up to some very naughty antics. And as if that were not enough, somebody is trying to kill Roger. As attempt after attempt is made upon his life, he begins to wonder if the inheritance was such a good thing after all. Even with Jasper the dog there to keep an eye on things, it all starts to get very scary. This is a book about love, some the good type and some the less noble type. It is a very English story, written with a very English sense of humour, set in very English surroundings. Will Roger find the happiness he seeks?

His Secrets cover - (un)Conventional BookviewsHis Secrets (Inside Out #3.1) by Lisa Renee Jones

Summary: An Inside Out story, Chris’s POV

In a world where my only escape has been my art, Sara has been the light in my darkness. And there is darkness, the kind of inky black that can bleed from my life to hers.
She doesn’t see it. She doesn’t understand what I’ve shown her. And my biggest fear is that soon…she will.

A Matchless Romance cover - (un)Conventional BookviewsA Matchless Romance (Aisle Bound #4) – Christi Barth

Summary: Tabitha Bell is the face of Chicago’s premiere matchmaking service. At least, she hopes it will be someday, once business really takes off. What she needs is more clients, so when she meets a sexy gamer in need of help, it’s the perfect opportunity.
His discomfort talking to women almost cost Drew Watson his job. He’d be happy holed up in his office, designing blockbuster video games, but his boss considers talking to investors a nonnegotiable requirement. Who better than a matchmaker to teach him how to be comfortable around the opposite sex? Trouble is, Drew wants to get more than comfortable with Tabitha, while she’s determined to keep their relationship all business.
Soon Tabitha learns that beneath the geek-chic hoodie lies six feet of sexy physique–and the more time she spends with Drew, the more she appreciates his brainy brand of charm. Will she succumb to his sweet-but-nerdy charm offensive or will it be game over before he can win her heart?

Blogtour ARCs:

Escape in You cover - (un)Conventional BookviewsEscape in You – Rachel Schurig

Summary: Jet Taylor is the quintessential bad boy. A womanizer. A fighter. Dangerous. The type of guy most girls do their best to avoid. But Zoe Janes is no saint herself. In fact, she sees in Jet the perfect opportunity to distract herself from her responsibilities at home and the mistakes that keep her trapped there. He’s gorgeous, likes to party, and is clearly only interested in having fun—just like Zoe.
The more time they spend together, the harder it is for Zoe to stick to her “fun only” mantra. Jet is getting under her skin, making her believe things could actually be different. She knows they’re both trapped by the sins of their past but Jet is starting to make her think freedom might actually be possible.
And that makes him the most dangerous boy of all.

 

Defining Destiny cover - (un)Conventional BookviewsDefining Destiny – Deanna Chase

Summary: When destiny fails…

Singer-songwriter Lucy Moore thought her life was perfect. At just twenty-one, she’s already met her soul mate and together they’ve landed a recording contract. But when her father dies and the love of her life betrays her in more ways than one, she returns home to pick up the pieces. On the shores of Mendocino, California, Lucy has some decisions to make. Should she start a solo career? Or should she leave it all behind for some semblance of normalcy in the quiet town she grew up in? And what about Seth, the tortured artist who always seems to be there when she needs him?
Seth Keenan has demons of his own. Eighteen months ago, he was involved in a horrific accident that he never talks about. His career as an accomplished oil-paint artist has been abandoned, replaced by the buzz of his tattoo gun. And women—well, he never sticks around for longer than a few hours of pleasure… until he meets Lucy. After one evening of listening to her seductive voice, he’s pulled under. But what about the vow he made to never get close to anyone again?
In a world where everyone has one true soul mate, can these two find love in the arms of each other?

 

Kindle Purchases:

Up from the Grave cover - (un)Conventional BookviewsUp From the Grave (Night Huntress #7) – Jeaniene Frost

Summary: There’s always one more grave to dig.
Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones. They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war…
A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying secret activities that threaten to raise tensions between humans and the undead to dangerous heights. Now Cat and Bones are in a race against time to save their friends from a fate worse than death…because the more secrets they unravel, the deadlier the consequences. And if they fail, their lives—and those of everyone they hold dear— will be hovering on the edge of the grave.

Remember to leave me your link so I can check out your Stacking the Shelves post, too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by! Have a spectacular Saturday.

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Linda is an English as foreign language teacher and has a Master's degree in English Language and Literature. She's an avid reader, blogger, compulsive one-clicker and a genre omnivore. Ever since she learnt how to read she has been seen with a book or two in her hands everywhere she goes.

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32 responses to “Stacking the Shelves #17”

  1. Fi @ Bookish Outsider

    Great haul! I’ve not heard of any of these books except for Jeaniene Frost, I didn’t realise Night Huntress was up to #7 in the series – I’m so far behind! I love the sound of The Room on the Second Floor, very intriguing and enough to make me break my book buying ban again…

    Enjoy your new books and happy reading 🙂

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    • Lexxie

      Thanks for stopping by, Grace. I look forward to reading Up From the Grave, but at the same time, I want to hold on to it forever 🙂

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  5. Jessica @ a GREAT read

    Yay Up from the Grave! Other than that one, these are all new to me! But looks like you got lots of nice romances to read! Up from the Grave included!! Hope you enjoy each and every one of them!

    My STS will be up tomorrow, so be sure to stop by then!

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower 🙂

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    • Lexxie

      I love Jeaniene Frost! Her vampires are amazing, and the storylines always blow my mind 🙂

      Thanks for stopping by, Janina.

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    • Lexxie

      I just started reading it, Jennifer, and I love it so far! Cat and Bones are my favorite vampires.

      Thanks for stopping by.

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  12. Bookworm Brandee

    I’m loving the covers of quite a few, Lexxie! 😉 They all look really interesting and I hope you LOVE every one of them. And I can’t believe I forgot to one-click Up from the Grave! You know what I bought today?? I braved the snow, went to the bookstore and bought Unravel Me! I can’t read it immediately but I’m gonna read it as soon as I can. I can’t believe how much I love Shatter Me!!!

    I hope you’re having a grand time this weekend and that you got to enjoy some hockey. 🙂 *hugs*

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    • Lexxie

      Heh, I had Up From the Grave on pre-order, so no, I didn’t exactly remember to one-click it 🙂

      YAY for Unravel Me! And I’m so happy you love Shatter Me 🙂

      Happy reading, my friend *BIG HUGS*

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  14. brandileigh2003

    MM, love that leather jacket on His Secrets, looks very yummy and want to know what his story is. (just about said want to discover his secret, but didn’t know how dirty that would be then decided to say it anyways because my sunday needs a lil spice)

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    • Lexxie

      Angie, the first book by the same author, Dirty Minds, was really funny, so I’m looking forward to The Room on the Second Floor 🙂

      Thanks for stopping by.

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