#Linda Kearsley

[shamballalin]

TRANSUBSTANTIATION OF YOUR HEART

The following is a snippet from the second book in the IN THEIR IMAGE AND LIKENESS TRILOGY which is in the works at the present moment. It comes from CHAPTER 13, entitled, “Let There Be Bliss.” LIBRARY OF KNOWLEDGE: “But it is perhaps desirable to state unequivocally that the teachings, however fragmentary and incomplete, contained in these volumes, belong neither to the Hindu, the Zoroastrian,…

[warri0rshq]

do you have any mw civilian characters on the younger side + younger fcs you'd like to see around?

off the top of my head for younger civilians, i could suggest lucy lane, jimmy olsen, winn schott jr, linda park, & liz toomes-allen  !!

as far as younger faces go: grant gustin, michael evans behling, gavin leatherwood, ross lynch, ian nelson, cody kearsley, casey cott, & ross butler  !!

[artzyguylou]

📚 JUNE WRAP UP 📚 . June was a very busy month and I did not succeed to read all the books I had planned. I have some catching up to do during the month of July. Here are the books I had the pleasure to read in June and their ratings: . 1. Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley - 💙💙💙💙 . 2. After The End by Clare Macintosh - 💙💙💙💙 . 3. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - 💙💙💙💙 . 4. Clover Blue by Eldonna Edwards - 💙💙💙💙 . 5. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes - 💙💙💙💙 . 6. The Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ . 7. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert - ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ . 8. The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams - 💙💙💙💙 . . #dogsandbooks #poodles #poodlesofinstagram #furbabies #dogsofinstagram #poodletoday #pawsandbooks #petsandbooks #poodlesandbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #booklover #bookish #bookdragon #bookaholic #reading #readersofinstagram #instaread #ilovebooks #bookaddicted #bookishcanadians #canadianbookstagram #monthlywrapup #bookstafolk https://www.instagram.com/p/BzVWn9JgkbZ/?igshid=x2d55jp1d2ar

[cheshirelibrary]

22 Delightful Winter Romances

[via B&N Reads]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…well, at least the coldest. With bare trees and freezing temperatures, it can also be pretty bleak. That’s why we’ve got 22 winter romances on tap; love makes everything a little warmer.

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole

A Rose in Winter by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust

Lord of Ice by Gaelen Foley

A Winter Scandal by Candace Camp

Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh

Winter Fire by Elizabeth Lowell

Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones

Ice by Linda Howard

Northern Lights by Nora Roberts

Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

Snowfall at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs

Biting Cold by Chloe Neill

The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey

The Winter Crown by Elizabeth Chadwick

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COYER Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Wrap-Up #12

This week, I wanted to encapsulate where I ended up with all my various challenge goals that I put up back before things got started on June 9th.  It could get long, apologies!  :)

1.  Overall, I put down that I wanted to read/listen to 20+ books for the entire challenge.  I finished at 79 books and novellas.   My list of finished reads is on a dedicated GoodReads shelf for those who want to see.

2.  I wanted to visit other COYER participant reviews.  I think I put down some ludicrously low goal of commenting on three reviews a week.  I did that many in a day (mostly).  I didn’t realize when I began reading and commenting how much more socially connected it brought me.  I’ve discovered a few books to add for future reading and also enjoyed encountering and interacting with other COYER challenges this way.

3.  I wasn’t planning to participate in a blogger hosted mini-challenges, but Kristen at Book Monster blog’s Fairytale themed Instagram scavenger hunt was not to be passed up so I found the half dozen items and posted my finds up on my FB page.  I also did Anne @ Books Are My Heart’s FREEBIEs Challenge finishing 3 books for that week.  Then, I entered Lexxie and Brandee @Unconventional Bookworms’ Romantic Suspense challenge, but only managed one book.  I did a little of Stephanie @ Once Upon a Chapter’s Snackie challenge by taking a photo of favorite reading snacks.  Thank you to all the ladies who hosted.

4. I did well at participating in the Facebook group games.  I love finding the COYER history trivia, figuring out Who killed Cora, adding to the story, granting wishes, and updating on my progress each week.  There were a few other clever online games, too.  But it is most fun b/c of doing it all with other challengers and the hostesses.   5.  I’ve been participating in the List all along and hit the goal of 19/21.  Here’s the deeets:

Miss Darcy’s Beax by Eliza Shearer

Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams

All-American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M. Cox

To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday

What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

Inseverable by Cecy Robson

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

Shadow’s Bane by Karen Chance

Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen by Sarah Bird

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

Holiday in Death by JD Robb

Midnight in Death by JD Robb

Across Eternity by Aris Whittier

Persuade Me by Julie Archer

6. Also, I participated in the BINGO challenge.  I got BINGO on all four cards.  I missed blackout by only a few squares on each (in case you are wondering... dystopian, high fantasy, and horror were the ones.)

7.   I participated in several of the weeklong Readathons, too. First, I did the Twist List and read three paperbacks.  Then the Strict List where I read three ebook freebies.  Then the twist list where I only listened to audios and finished one and a half Then the Scary Stories with only one done that week. But, in the final week with the short and sweet, I finished 11 novellas.

8.  A separate readathon challenge was the two-week scavenger hunt and read 9 books giving me 9 clues found off the list.

So, it was all rather wonderful and helped me pull down several books off the shelves and stay caught up on review books.  It was a good balance of fun and challenge.

And, though this is definitely just icing on an already wonderful cake, I won one of the $10 Gift Cards.  Woohoo! I have to thank Michelle and Berls for putting it all together and, yes, I will be back for COYER Winter.

[shamballalin]

Virtues and Holiness ~ Maturing in Spirituality

Growth in our spiritual walk is not always easy, despite our desire to advance in our faith journey. Like with mostother plans we make, just as soon as we create a plan or a schedule, something crops up to make it necessary to change the time or day or something else about the plan. Spiritual maturity will occur as we continue to practice the virtues of faith, hope, love, justice, fortitude,…

[shamballalin]

The Virtue of Virtues Now eBook ~ Syllabus for Parents and Teachers in Appendices A-G

The Virtue of Virtues Now eBook ~ Syllabus for Parents and Teachers in Appendices A-G

The eBook version of The Virtue of Virtues is now available at:

https://www.iuniverse.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/809142-the-virtue-of-virtues

ISBN: 978-1-5320-9461-3 is $10.99 for soft cover ISBN: 978-1-5320-9462-0 is $ 3.99 for eBook

Available through http://www.iUniverse.com or iUniverse 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 http://www.iuniverse.com 1-800-Authors (1-800-288-4677)

The…

[shamballalin]

MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS PUBLISHED

MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS PUBLISHED

MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS is published and now available in softcover, and soon to be released in eBook form. This is a fiction novel bringing readers through first-hand experiences in history, ancient history and pre-history. Brie, the young female protagonist, and her family experience live in the Old World empires. They traverse through the Old World Babylonian, Mede-Persian, Greek, and…

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While We Wait For Re-Release of MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS

While We Wait For Re-Release of MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS

Highlights from MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS to be watching out for include local landmarks, including Lake Nipmuc, Route 16 and Taft Avenue in Mendon, Massachusetts;  the Nipmuc Native American Nation. Morgan horses, the Rev. Adin Ballot, how the Quakers have been promoting women’s rights in the 1600s, and how immigration took place in the 1800s when our forefathers arrive to the United…

[shamballalin]

Re-Release This Spring

MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS is currently under revision to more accurately reflect Bible, Ancient and Pre-History. It is an amazing insight, a modern DNA-like discovery of how Noah’s sons re-populate the world through the empires. In the process, the mystery of where the Christmas traditions originate is discovered. This book is a must read for anyone interested in accurate history and Bible…

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📚 JUNE TBR LIST 📚 . Hoping to get through this list of wonderful books: . 1. After The End by Clare MacKintosh 2. Wherever She Goes by Kelley Armstrong 3. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn 4. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 5. The Lightest Objects in the Universe by Kimi Eisele 6. Just My Luck by Jennifer Honeybourn 7. Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay 8. Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor 9. Clover Blue by Eldonna Edwards . Not shown on the picture: 10. The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams 11. Bethlehem by Karen Kelly 12. A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell 13. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 14. Season of Storms by Susanna Kearsley . ☕ QOTD: What are you most excited to be reading this month? . . #dogsandbooks #poodles #poodlesofinstagram #furbabies #dogsofinstagram #poodletoday #poodlesandbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #book #books #booklover #bookish #bookdragon #bookaholic #reading #readersofinstagram #instaread #ilovebooks #bookaddicted #bookishcanadians #canadianbookstagram #booksharks #bookstafolk #bookstackswithali #tbrlist https://www.instagram.com/p/ByPlVFBgG47/?igshid=460ua0js1sbo

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COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Update #5

I’m on vacation visiting family this week so my numbers dropped as did most of my participation.  I advanced a little so I’ll share about that.

1.  Overall, I put down that I wanted to read/listen to 20+ books for the entire challenge.  I’m at 39 as of today.  Woohoo!  I’m hoping to pile on several more.  Feels great to be getting to some really dusty old freebies and cheapies and ARCs on my shelf.  My updated and ongoing list of finished reads is on a dedicated GoodReads shelf for those who want to see.  

Here’s the link for my COYER finished reads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/5063928-sophia?shelf=2018-coyer-big-summer-bash

2.  I wanted to visit other COYER participant reviews.  I think I put down some ludicrously low goal of commenting on three reviews a week.  I’ve been doing that many a day (mostly).  I’m on vacay so not able to visit, but sporadically at the moment.  I didn’t realize when I began reading and commenting how much more socially connected it brought me.  I’ve discovered a few books to add for future reading and also enjoyed encountering and interacting with other COYER challenges this way.

3.  I am participating in Anne @ Books Are My Heart Blog’s mini-challenge to Read and Link up my Freebie books.

I got three books read for her freebie challenge.

4. I’ve done pretty good with participating in the Facebook group games.  I love finding the COYER history trivia, figuring out Who killed Cora, adding to the story, granting wishes, and updating on my progress each week.  But it is most fun b/c of doing it all with other challengers and the hostesses.   5.  I’ve been participating in the List all along and hit 13 out of fifteen.  Here’s the Terrific Thirteen:

Miss Darcy’s Beax by Eliza Shearer

Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams

All-American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M. Cox

To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday

What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

Holiday in Death by JD Robb

Midnight in Death by JD Robb

Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley

Inseverable by Cecy Robson

6. Also, ongoing, I’ve been participating in the BINGO challenge.  I got BINGO on #3 card this past week.  See the pic for the books that did the job.  I nearly have it on #4 card, too. 

And, now for this week I’m going to keep working on my list and finishing up what I started last week.

Cheering on the others with the challenge and having a good time.  Until next update!

[sophiarose1816]

COYER Big Summer Birthday Bash Challenge Update #2

Last week, I shared that I was starting in on some mini challenges.  This week, I wanted to encapsulate where I’m at with all my various challenge goals that I put up back before things got started on June 9th.  To share, but also to encourage myself onward.  It could get long, apologies!  :)

1.  Overall, I put down that I wanted to read/listen to 20+ books for the entire challenge.  I’m at 28 as of today.  Woohoo!  I’m hoping to pile on several more.  Feels great to be getting to some really dusty old freebies and cheapies and ARCs on my shelf.  My updated and ongoing list of finished reads is on a dedicated GoodReads shelf for those who want to see.

2.  I wanted to visit other COYER participant reviews.  I think I put down some ludicrously low goal of commenting on three reviews a week.  I’ve been doing that many a day (mostly), but when I go on vacay in a few weeks I’ll not be visiting at all so I guess it balances out.  I didn’t realize when I began reading and commenting how much more socially connected it brought me.  I’ve discovered a few books to add for future reading and also enjoyed encountering and interacting with other COYER challenges this way.

3.  I wasn’t planning to participate in a blogger hosted mini-challenge, but Kristen at Book Monster blog’s Fairytale themed Instagram scavenger hunt was not to be passed up so I found the half dozen items and posted my finds up on my FB page. 4.  I’ve done pretty good with participating in the Facebook group games.  I love finding the COYER history trivia, figuring out Who killed Cora, adding to the story, granting wishes, and updating on my progress each week.  But it is most fun b/c of doing it all with other challengers and the hostesses.  5.  I’ve been participating in the List all along and hit the goal of ten out of fifteen.  Here’s the Terrific Ten:

Miss Darcy’s Beax by Eliza Shearer

Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams

All-American Cowboy by Dylann Crush

Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M. Cox

To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday

What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kablean

Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley

Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown

Holiday in Death by JD Robb

Midnight in Death by JD Robb

6.  Also, ongoing, I’ve been participating in the BINGO challenge.  My BINGO card #1 go BINGO this last week.  Here’s the pretty sight:

7.  Last week, was the first of COYER Twist and I chose LIST as my first Twist challenge.  I completed four from my list of fifteen which was a slightly modified list from the other overall List challenge I mentioned above.

Here are the pics for what books I finished for LIST:

Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

Death and the Brewmaster’s Widow by Loretta Ross

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

And now, for this week, I’m moving into Phase 2 of COYER Twist and have chosen Strict Here’s my proposed list of ebooks that either were free or cost less than $1 or audios that were free or less than $5:

Inseverable by Cecy Robson

Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

Mission Improper by Bec McMaster

Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley Well, there you have it!  Wish me continued luck and stop back by next weekend to see how I fared with The STRICT.

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COYER Big Summer Bash Challenge Sign-Up

It’s time to celebrate! COYER (stands for Clean Off Your E-Reader) is turning 5 in August! So it’s time to party!

Y’all! COYER turns FIVE this summer!!! Can you believe it? It’s been an amazing five years and we’re ready to celebrate with a Big Summer Birthday Bash! Are you ready?

The Basics

Let’s start with the basic rules as always, and then we’ll get to the fun Birthday Goodies!

The challenge begins June 9th (which happens to Berls’s Birthday!!) at 12am EST and ends August 31st at 11:59pm EST. The review linky and giveaway widgets will remain open until September 1st, 11:59 PM EST.

You must create a sign-up post anytime between now and July 9th on blog, Goodreads, Facebook, Google+, etc indicating your clean up goal (see below for details). Link your sign-up to the linky below.

It’s Summer and you know what that means! Anything you read goes! It can be any format, any price, obtained from any LEGAL location. Library? Yep! Borrowed? Yep! KU? Yep? $500? Yep (but are you crazy?)!

Link your reviews to the linky that will be provided on the Kick-off Post.

There will be two grand prize winners – $10 gift card – one for the linky review list and one for Birthday Bash Goodies.

Those are the basics, and if that’s all you do, you’ll be fine! But you know us, we have to throw in more fun than that! See below for all the Birthday Bash Goodies!

I’m going to slip in the link to the post so you can check out further details about the COYER Challenge and sign up if you’re interested.  http://coyerchallenge.com/2018/05/19/coyer-big-summer-birthday-bash-sign-up-now/

This is a big one full of lots of goals, mini challenges, and readathons over the weeks of the challenge.  I’m listing here what I’m committing to for the challenge goals using the numbering for the challenge events on the sign-up post.  So, without further ado...

#1 Overall Reading Goal:  Deep Clean for 20 or more books

#2 Visit at least two review posts in the linky to leave a comment each week.

#3 Participate in at least one summer readathon.  I’ve chosen the Short and Sweet Challenge for 8/26-8/31

#5 Participate in the Mini Scavenger Hunt from 8/12-8/25.  I hope to find five or more matches.

#6 Participate in games on Facebook

#7 Participate in BINGO game

#8 Survive Hurricane Berls 7/25-7/28 reading only ebooks less than $1

#9 List of 15, read at least 10 (I hesitate to do this one b/c my reader self rebels at reading by lists, but I shall endeavor to try).

    Here’s my list:  Vengeance in Death by JD Robb, Broken Promise by Tara Thomas, Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M Cox, To Catch a Texas Star by Linda Broday, All America Cowboy by Dylann Crush, What Kitty Did Next by Carrie Kabblean, Small Town Rumors by Carolyn Brown, Inseverable by Cecy Robson, Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley, Shadow’s Bane by Karen Chance,  Through the Fire by Katie Ruggle, Wee William’s Woman by Suzan Tisdale, Nudging Cupid by Kerri Williams, California Sunset by Casey Dawes, His by Regina Jeffers, and A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn

#10 Strict, List, and Twist (I’m awaiting clarification on the details for this mini-challenge, but I will tentatively make it a goal) for 6/24-6/30, 7/1-7/7, 7/8-7/14

There you have it.  I will be tracking my specific books read on my GoodReads shelf labeled COYER Summer Bash.  I will also be rating and reviewing these books so feel free to friend or follow ‘Sophia Rose’ to have access to my shelf and thoughts on my books.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13418187.Sophia_Rose

I would love to see you join up, but at the very least, cheer me on!!!  :) Here’s the blog post sign up link:  http://coyerchallenge.com/2018/05/19/coyer-big-summer-birthday-bash-sign-up-now/