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message 1: by Anita (last edited May 29, 2023 01:54PM) (new)

Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments description

Happy May Everyone! This month marks 50 years with the man of my dreams. He is my hero and partner in this life journey. We plan a trip up the coast of California, just like we did for our honeymoon.

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May 2023 Reading Plan

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ADVANCED READER COPIES (ARC)
✔🎧The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency by Lydia Travers 04/27/23 4-Stars
The Little Flower Shop by Lori Foster 05/09/23 2-Stars
The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray 05/16/23 3-Stars
Peril by Kat Martin 05/23/23 5-Stars
Identity by Nora Roberts 05/23/23 4-Stars
Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star by Lee Hollis 05/23/23 3 1/2-Stars
Wyoming Mountain Murder by Juno Rushdan 05/23/23 3-Stars
Drowning by T.J. Newman 05/30/23
The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Lydia Travers The Little Flower Shop (Indiana Summers Series, #2) by Lori Foster The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2) by Claudia Gray Peril (Blood Ties, #3.5) by Kat Martin Identity by Nora Roberts Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star (A Desert Flowers Mystery, #5) by Lee Hollis Wyoming Mountain Murder (Cowboy State Lawmen #4) by Juno Rushdan Drowning by T.J. Newman

MONTHLY GROUP READS
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Tall, Dark and Deadly
✔ BOM: Slow Burn by Julie Garwood 5-Stars
Slow Burn (Buchanan-Renard, #5) by Julie Garwood

Nora Robert's Monthly Read
Night Shadow by Nora Roberts
Night Shadow (Night Tales, #2) by Nora Roberts

J.D. Robb
BOM: Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockmann
BOM: 🎧 Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
✔ BOM: 🎧The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 4-Stars
Innocent in Death by J.D. Robb
Headed for Trouble (Troubleshooters, #16.5) by Suzanne Brockmann Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn The Family Game by Catherine Steadman Innocent in Death (In Death, #24) by J.D. Robb

PERSONAL READING Work in Progress
Gideon by Cherry Adair
The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag 5-Stars
✔🎧Run to You by Rachel Gibson 4-Stars
✔🎧Beach Read by Emily Henry 3-Stars
✔🎧What Price Love? by Stephanie Laurens 4-Stars
➜🎧Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris
Wyoming Mountain Hostage by Juno Rushdan 5-Stars
The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller 4-Stars
Chemical Capture by Debbie Baldwin 4-Stars
✔🎧The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren 5-Stars
✔🎧Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn 3-Stars
✔🎧The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren 5+++-Stars
Tessa’s Trust by Rebecca Zanetti 5-Stars
Gideon (Stark Brothers, #2) by Cherry Adair The 9th Girl (Kovac and Liska, #4) by Tami Hoag Run to You by Rachel Gibson Beach Read by Emily Henry What Price Love? (Cynster, #13) by Stephanie Laurens Why Kill the Innocent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #13) by C.S. Harris Wyoming Mountain Hostage (Cowboy State Lawmen #3) by Juno Rushdan The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller Chemical Capture (Bishop Security, #5) by Debbie Baldwin The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Dancing at Midnight (The Splendid Trilogy, #2) by Julia Quinn The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren Tessa’s Trust (The Anna Albertini Files #5) by Rebecca Zanetti

Anita's 2023 Series List

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Nothing goes better with reading than a glass of wine. Enjoy!
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message 2: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 3258 comments Fifty years. I can only dream of something like that. Congratulations and may the next years be happy. Enjoy your trip.


message 3: by Lauren (new)

Lauren (laurenjberman) | 5482 comments Mod
Happy anniversary and happy reading!


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Michelle wrote: "Fifty years. I can only dream of something like that. Congratulations and may the next years be happy. Enjoy your trip."

Thank you, Michelle. I'm looking forward to seeing some places we haven't been in 50 years!


message 5: by Anita (new)

Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Lauren wrote: "Happy anniversary and happy reading!"

Thank you, Lauren! I didn't realize how many ARC's I had this month till I started listing them.


message 6: by Robin (new)

Robin (robinmy) | 3473 comments Happy Anniversary, Anita!

I've recommended Drowning at my library. I hope they purchase it soon. Can't wait to hear what you think of it.


message 7: by Lieke (new)

Lieke | 1723 comments Congratulations, and enjoy your trip!


message 8: by Jonetta (new)

Jonetta (ejaygirl) | 12914 comments Mod
Wow, Anita! 50 years is an incredible milestone. Congratulations to you both.

So glad to see you got the ARCs for Identity and Drowning. Grab the popcorn for the last one.

Have a wonderful reading month!


message 9: by Sharon (new)

Sharon Kallenberger Marzola | 2090 comments Congratulations on your 50!

Happy reading between your celebrations.


message 10: by Anita (new)

Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Robin wrote: "Happy Anniversary, Anita!

I've recommended Drowning at my library. I hope they purchase it soon. Can't wait to hear what you think of it."


Thank you. Robin! I'm looking forward to reading a good mystery.


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Lieke wrote: "Congratulations, and enjoy your trip!"

Thank you, Lieke! We have not done any traveling this winter and I can't wait to get on the road.


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Jonetta wrote: "Wow, Anita! 50 years is an incredible milestone. Congratulations to you both.

So glad to see you got the ARCs for Identity and Drowning. Grab the popcorn for the l..."


Thank you, Jonetta! It has been quite the ride. I was really shocked that I got the Identity ARC. I haven't been to kind to her last few books.


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Sharon wrote: "Congratulations on your 50!

Happy reading between your celebrations."


Thank you, Sharon! My girls are cooking something up but are keeping the details secret.


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency (The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Lydia Travers The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency by Lydia Travers 🎧4-Stars
Historical Cozy-Mystery
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Chemical Capture (Bishop Security, #5) by Debbie Baldwin Chemical Capture by Debbie Baldwin 4-Stars
Trust issues abound for this couple.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The 9th Girl (Kovac and Liska, #4) by Tami Hoag The 9th Girl by Tami Hoag 5-Stars
Many shades of evil
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Wyoming Mountain Hostage (Cowboy State Lawmen #3) by Juno Rushdan Wyoming Mountain Hostage by Juno Rushdan 5-Stars
Why did they take hostages?
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller The Widow of Rose House 4-Stars
Secrets of the ghost and the heart are unlocked.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The Little Flower Shop (Indiana Summers Series, #2) by Lori Foster The Little Flower Shop by Lori Foster 2-Stars
Sweet, sappy and predictable
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Beach Read by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry 🎧 3-Stars
Not the book I expected.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren 🎧 5-Stars
Is it genetics or attraction or both?
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2) by Claudia Gray The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray 3-Stars
Jonathan and Juliet solve another mystery
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Peril (Blood Ties, The Logans #3.5) by Kat Martin Peril by Kat Martin Alexandra Ivy and Rebecca Zanetti 5-Stars
Three stories by three of my favorite authors
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments What Price Love? (Cynster, #13) by Stephanie Laurens What Price Love? by Stephanie Laurens 🎧4-Stars
Loved the abridged audio and the mystery element.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Identity by Nora Roberts Identity by Nora Roberts 4-Stars
A Psychopath Identity Thief is Set on Murder
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Dancing at Midnight (The Splendid Trilogy, #2) by Julia Quinn Dancing at Midnight by Julia Quinn 🎧 3-Stars
A troubled War Hero and a Determined Lady
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The Family Game by Catherine Steadman The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 🎧 4-Stars
Dysfunctional is a mild term for this family.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Slow Burn (Buchanan-Renard, #5) by Julie Garwood Slow Burn by Julie Garwood 5-Stars
Slow Burn Romance and a Big Boom Suspense
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star (A Desert Flowers Mystery, #5) by Lee Hollis Poppy Harmon and the Shooting Star by Lee Hollis 3 1/2-Stars
A made for television script masquerading as real life.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Wyoming Mountain Murder (Cowboy State Lawmen #4) by Juno Rushdan by Juno Rushdan 3-Stars
Not Rushdan's best effort.
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Run to You by Rachel Gibson Run to You by Rachel Gibson 🎧 4-Stars
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
My Review


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Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren 5-Stars+++
I loved it. I Loved It. I LOVED IT!!!
My Review


message 33: by Anita (last edited May 29, 2023 02:01PM) (new)

Anita (anitanodiva) | 4008 comments Tessa's Trust (The Anna Albertini Files Book 5) by Rebecca Zanetti Tessa's Trust by Rebecca Zanetti 5-Stars
Sweet, sexy and hot Romance
My Review*


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