Sunday Post and Sunday Salon: Hug Your Loved Ones

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This past week was a week of rest, and I’m also getting prepared for a couple of outpatient procedures in the next couple of weeks.

Doug’s birthday was Friday, and I think he likes his new IPAD! Happy Birthday, Doug! I love you so much.

Book News: I’m currently doing a lot of editor and reviewer work for the Historical Novel Society’s November issue, and it has kept me quite busy. That issue comes out November 1st.

LAST WEEK ON THE BLOG

I posted about the horrific death of Charlie Kirk, which I watched online, unfortunately, not realizing what I was going to see. If you watch a man bleed out, it affects you, believe me. I will be watching his memorial service today. He was a great Christian man who will be missed.

NEXT WEEK ON THE BLOG

I will be reviewing the three books below and also participating in Top Ten Tuesday.

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BOOK HAUL

Vera always knew she didn’t fit in. When she learns that she is meant to be in another time, she leaps at the chance to embrace a new life in a world of valor, intrigue, and unexpected magic in this bold and romantic retelling of Arthurian legend . . .

22-year-old Vera is at a crossroads: waiting tables, grieving her previous relationship, and jogging aimlessly each morning as if toward an uncertain future. Then an odd man shows up at her workplace, insisting that she was once the legendary Queen Guinevere of Camelot, and that her lost memories hold the key to changing both the past and the present. Somehow, it all feels like the direction she’s been looking for. But when she asks the mysterious man to tell her more about Lancelot, Arthur, and a faithless queen, he can only say that much of what she’s heard about Camelot is wrong. The truth, he claims, is something she must see for herself.

After jumping through a portal in Glastonbury’s historic center, Vera is not prepared for what she finds. Magic is everywhere, but a curse on the kingdom means it dwindles every day. She has no idea how to perform a queen’s duties. Her fast friendship with Lancelot sets gossip flowing, and the stranger she must call “husband” often refuses to meet her eye. Arthur is a puzzle: cold, forbidding, and, while angry to her face, keeps leaving secret tokens of tenderness in her chambers. Worst of all, Vera’s memories—and the answers locked within them—show no signs of returning. If Vera is truly destined to save Camelot, she’ll have to trust her instincts. And her king will have to trust her . . .

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK, and hug those close to you!

Sunday Post is hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. Sunday Salon is hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.

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Published by BonnieReadsAndWrites

I love to read and write book reviews in my free time. I review advance review copies of books on Netgalley for various publishers. I am also a reviewer for Historical Novels Review Magazine, the magazine of the Historical Novel Society. I review books from publishers of all size, large to small. I have a special place in my heart for indie authors. I will sometimes post a little writing that I might dabble in occasionally. I also am lucky enough to live in the Smoky Mountains, so I'll be sharing photos of the beauty around me from time to time.

19 thoughts on “Sunday Post and Sunday Salon: Hug Your Loved Ones”

  1. A Happy Belated Birthday to Doung, Bonnie. We also celebrated my husband’s birthday on the 19th! Warm, funny and reliable people 🙂

    Good luck to you next week. I hope reading will help with the nerves. The book with painted spines is breathtaking and I do like the blurb too.


  2. The Historical Novel Society sounds fascinating. I wonder if you participate in the yearly historical fiction reading challenge. It’s hosted by Marg at the Intrepid Reader and Baker, if you are interested in finding out more. I just finished our book club read, a historical fiction novel called The Caretaker, and I really enjoyed it a lot.

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