tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189005851681941702024-02-19T19:00:51.954-05:00Pines and PeachesAn inspirational blog about life, books, and pets.Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-27794715283502243392023-10-21T08:23:00.003-04:002023-10-21T17:18:42.092-04:00Readathon Day! <p> <span style="font-family: Quicksand;">Good Morning! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand;">Hope everyone is ready for a long day of reading. :) I'm starting the day off by listening to an audiobook while I get ready and run a few errands. I'm listening to <a href="https://amzn.to/46X1wbX" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula by Christian Klaver</a>, the first book a series. I'll be posting the Amazon links to all the books I read today, in case you want to check them out too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means a small portion of the proceeds go to support Pines and Peaches, at no additional cost to you. Read my disclosure policy </span><a href="https://www.pinesandpeaches.com/p/disclosure-policy.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQol7zx9ACds1RT4M9qBm1jknBHkJ0q8F1BWCoS-RwSeuQiFt1NdC6ODYNt9YakoC8iDu5k8RvCwR1szxbbpXyRWBvAzakFOjgZxneuZTF9Q_Coq1VV6ICln_8Qj-YKijW6BWvY8DHE6gRJK1OJzdiX2HidiNw61ettwTeWtNaqKEQCLon-U_01_niXSE/s2436/Dewey.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQol7zx9ACds1RT4M9qBm1jknBHkJ0q8F1BWCoS-RwSeuQiFt1NdC6ODYNt9YakoC8iDu5k8RvCwR1szxbbpXyRWBvAzakFOjgZxneuZTF9Q_Coq1VV6ICln_8Qj-YKijW6BWvY8DHE6gRJK1OJzdiX2HidiNw61ettwTeWtNaqKEQCLon-U_01_niXSE/w185-h400/Dewey.png" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Reading (and listening)! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The day had ended up being busier than I anticipated, so I haven't gotten as much reading in as I had hoped. However, I did finish reading <a href="https://amzn.to/3QehjwC" target="_blank">The Folcroft Ghosts by Darcy Coates</a>, which was fantastic, and got a few chapters of The Rasputin Files read. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-34975141370940040172023-10-16T07:30:00.001-04:002023-10-16T07:30:00.146-04:00Monday Motivation- October 16, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItGWQKHBaCedSW64H-KHP1aRLLne6acPGIq36BxSf4-BeBGdhfYyE6PqbNEmg3z5PtjbEX-YVuKNxlgPu1L_661CJ0TsWbJrp0LoixtBP72eDTwk0KX7vn0L3g6V3Zlo3vp2SYmmFXcAUF-PoiODTImBlY9AJy_EOMLFE_MFlSTB9bb4OhdJznMW6RSg/s1080/October%20162023.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItGWQKHBaCedSW64H-KHP1aRLLne6acPGIq36BxSf4-BeBGdhfYyE6PqbNEmg3z5PtjbEX-YVuKNxlgPu1L_661CJ0TsWbJrp0LoixtBP72eDTwk0KX7vn0L3g6V3Zlo3vp2SYmmFXcAUF-PoiODTImBlY9AJy_EOMLFE_MFlSTB9bb4OhdJznMW6RSg/w400-h400/October%20162023.png" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Monday! </div></span></h2><p></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-32352018436546095122023-10-09T07:30:00.006-04:002023-10-09T07:30:00.152-04:00Monday Motivation- October 9th, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXbhae3sIzuY4hTVEbTLHGPzkY4VfTi_gW7r50iVYFs1qmZkoLFiPh87YKPdYOh2k6MuJCz7zrrLx6EUZcqsbyPeCofHQdIOf2Y1big4qxkxnqMT5YcIaE9k3J8l3XTanr8NarNg_9b2GJjpUijRIfMta9j-VhrCbMISG6cl2Y88tJoRLlVvvqaiRrY4/s1080/October%2016th.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXbhae3sIzuY4hTVEbTLHGPzkY4VfTi_gW7r50iVYFs1qmZkoLFiPh87YKPdYOh2k6MuJCz7zrrLx6EUZcqsbyPeCofHQdIOf2Y1big4qxkxnqMT5YcIaE9k3J8l3XTanr8NarNg_9b2GJjpUijRIfMta9j-VhrCbMISG6cl2Y88tJoRLlVvvqaiRrY4/w400-h400/October%2016th.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"> Happy Monday! </h2><p></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-10490171429398965422023-10-07T10:00:00.001-04:002023-10-07T10:00:00.137-04:00Readathon Announcement! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFsCB8g-6Gzf_6iisUsZfYXi8wpyHnTP9NPlvJeE_m9UJBDPderbuM1LGfA2-w7A1bQJZsaPeoJqIixMiJnira832QMip1_n1zMYrTIhDePhtMcmZ5BkkM1m5wUmM8DIvOzxVpemvoizD_jU-WoCvfT-aqGEqIqrhyphenhyphenM2nNXK46ZHbX5PvLuj9rn9a7tE/s1080/Readathon-Oct%207%20post.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFsCB8g-6Gzf_6iisUsZfYXi8wpyHnTP9NPlvJeE_m9UJBDPderbuM1LGfA2-w7A1bQJZsaPeoJqIixMiJnira832QMip1_n1zMYrTIhDePhtMcmZ5BkkM1m5wUmM8DIvOzxVpemvoizD_jU-WoCvfT-aqGEqIqrhyphenhyphenM2nNXK46ZHbX5PvLuj9rn9a7tE/w400-h400/Readathon-Oct%207%20post.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"> Good Morning and Happy Saturday!</span></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">Super excited to be participating in the October 21st Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon! It starts at 8AM (EST) and I will be posting hourly updates. I can't promise to stay awake for the full 24 hours, but I'm going to do my best! Stay tuned for further updates, I will be posting my tentative reading list (I always overestimate my reading ability lol). My goals are to A) Finish my current reads lists, and B) Add in some good spooky reads. 👻👻👻</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><br />Thank y'all for reading! Be sure to enter your email address at Pines and Peaches to get all the latest updates. :) </span></p><p></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-52069148294421526582023-06-24T08:00:00.001-04:002023-06-24T08:00:00.145-04:00Off the Shelf: The Phoenix Prince by William F. Burk<p> <br /><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Prince-Sword-Eye-Book-ebook/dp/B0BNP7YWMP?crid=1ND04LEHUY2TM&keywords=the+phoenix+prince+william+burk&qid=1687560199&sprefix=the+phoenix+prince+william+burk%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=6dbe9c918332f31b48079d1abc3f5222&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="339" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZr_L8gee8_3HzqJjSis6jlypDjYTcT-s1PkZfFwy5K7SZixpER-wZtwe7MXf93IMAcYwonkzCgdFchBh0_tpB8Hp25QfAC79Vsklj9IW5hZwmAMdQbS6rFhE-7IB02iVlqbh45BwJxza0awZRUFl5CVBO9bWxDJTMwP68aeU-6dqsFLmQiQkF1ENz4JM/w271-h400/Sword%20Eye%202.jpg" width="271" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">Good Morning, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">About a year ago, I was fortunate enough to discover a fantasy series by local author William Burk and get an autographed copy. I loved the first book in the Sword/Eye series (read that review <a href="https://www.pinesandpeaches.com/2022/05/off-shelf-heart-of-hearts-by-william-f.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and was not disappointed in the second!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">This is a fun, fast-paced fantasy read from cover to cover. Following the stories of three sets of companions, this story sees the return of favorite characters from the first book and the introduction of some great new characters. I really enjoy the magical system in these books, sometimes it gives me Shadow and Bone vibes (different forms of magic that are inherited, such as Projection, etc.). Fantasy is a genre where the pace sometimes slows for world-building, but Burk does a fantastic job of keeping the story fast-pasted and action-packed as we learn about the various races and their complicated relationships, plus the multiple gods and goddesses. Excellent continuation of the series and I cannot wait to find out how Lukas, Nox, and the others stave off The End of the World! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">I would like to extend a big thank you to Mr. William Burk for my autographed copy of his latest book! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExtdQpsJ27vFsz7VTuaMBrl43wLyhgKrPLo6DTMr3Dg-IKni0esMVde1-sZI8B3UMXp3maJm71NuSuELqfFzKYVvug1DE79d_KCrOqcvqwpQ1Ggbi3HmoHrMNDHo7Lm5tIxGqeINypD-1M_sPfHuccou_9t-kg1fb3_w-IWMbmnDKLWVOFE4QUcgOW_E/s4032/Sword%20Eye%20Autograph.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExtdQpsJ27vFsz7VTuaMBrl43wLyhgKrPLo6DTMr3Dg-IKni0esMVde1-sZI8B3UMXp3maJm71NuSuELqfFzKYVvug1DE79d_KCrOqcvqwpQ1Ggbi3HmoHrMNDHo7Lm5tIxGqeINypD-1M_sPfHuccou_9t-kg1fb3_w-IWMbmnDKLWVOFE4QUcgOW_E/s320/Sword%20Eye%20Autograph.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">If you are looking for a fun fantasy series, grab your copy from Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Prince-Sword-Eye-Book-ebook/dp/B0BNP7YWMP?crid=1ND04LEHUY2TM&keywords=the+phoenix+prince+william+burk&qid=1687560199&sprefix=the+phoenix+prince+william+burk%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=6dbe9c918332f31b48079d1abc3f5222&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">here</a>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">I'd also like to encourage you to check out William Burk's <a href="https://www.williamfburk.com/my-writings.html" target="_blank">website </a>to check out his other works and to keep an eye on any new releases. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">Thank Y'all for reading! Be sure to follow to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>
<!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-10958908298008570542023-05-08T07:00:00.001-04:002023-05-08T07:00:00.145-04:00Monday Motivation- May 8, 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-lbbfUZSlM8rfQCHdMRx5lQZpRchhc8weBpGsKOXRoZ6EFiDhdFu6uxgwAyBw9u0zVnobqA5Eh9QHY6nJQOOi0-loTAt1d4TMqypYE6KXtuV6BGvAyH4grhgB5i0H0h8oneQ3yxOpIuCr9iUKfnWYPh_szJZZQmH4tt_KndGXAM6vw95dh8eq3OP/s1080/Picture%200126.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-lbbfUZSlM8rfQCHdMRx5lQZpRchhc8weBpGsKOXRoZ6EFiDhdFu6uxgwAyBw9u0zVnobqA5Eh9QHY6nJQOOi0-loTAt1d4TMqypYE6KXtuV6BGvAyH4grhgB5i0H0h8oneQ3yxOpIuCr9iUKfnWYPh_szJZZQmH4tt_KndGXAM6vw95dh8eq3OP/w444-h444/Picture%200126.png" width="444" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"> Good Morning and Happy Monday, </span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">I started this morning off by meditating on Friendship, and how important it is to life. Friends truly are the family we get to choose. There have been some tough times in my life that I don't know how I would have made it without the support of my wonderful group of friends, surrounding me and having my back no matter what. On the other side, I have friends that will call me out when I'm going down the wrong path, and I can't thank them enough for their clear sight and honesty! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">I hope you are blessed to have a great support team. If not, consider reaching out to like-minded groups. I've made many friends through various interests (book clubs, library, exercise, church, etc.). Getting the right people on your team is the best place to start! :) </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand; font-size: medium;">Thank Y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-73834947864292763302022-10-22T08:00:00.014-04:002022-10-22T23:56:21.579-04:00Dewey's 24-Hour Readathon: 10/22/22<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hs4x9sg-IreVkjBlqY8FX90519-Xpl_985fRCQEt8Q6sszo131M8XuGHsNdOdXnrdoxFhea8wpQX3XNcOb0sEtHYHUvQ8g53lQHxonK7ZIjYJPc7wep2HaebhGQJY7n-EGFKBHvSIVYCNppwCWnV0n_c0eIyza7WlzIlILVhkbwbDF6qTd_E_Eif/s1080/Top%20image.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hs4x9sg-IreVkjBlqY8FX90519-Xpl_985fRCQEt8Q6sszo131M8XuGHsNdOdXnrdoxFhea8wpQX3XNcOb0sEtHYHUvQ8g53lQHxonK7ZIjYJPc7wep2HaebhGQJY7n-EGFKBHvSIVYCNppwCWnV0n_c0eIyza7WlzIlILVhkbwbDF6qTd_E_Eif/s320/Top%20image.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good Morning! I hope everyone is ready for a fun day of reading! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have an overly ambitious TBR stack, but what else is new? LOL I will start the day off by finishing a book I have been working on, <i>Star Wars: Brotherhood</i> by Mike Chen. It’s a great book, but I have been trying to juggle four or five books simultaneously (note to self: don’t do that again). One of my goals for this Readathon (other than having a blast) is to get my Works in Progress list under control again! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Right now, I am at 31% of the ebook. :)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Throughout the day, I will read in sprints and check in at least every other hour! Here is a very tentative TBR for the day: </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-zWfVoX9ogNURNQRD_eONTXOi7CP11F8Foi1rvzJF8J8SYD_abPpXJPb_O1dsFVyaXDwC0ktynjOq1KAia6zSenSCJvKZBsRdJOdpAqiKo6la9B3ZPa6YoMKU96Sr7GsKO-I-AeAc_L6sKoq34XQpOp-p-Zhi9YZHOPHqSY-eXRWT8WUO-AmFDE0/s4032/Stack.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig-zWfVoX9ogNURNQRD_eONTXOi7CP11F8Foi1rvzJF8J8SYD_abPpXJPb_O1dsFVyaXDwC0ktynjOq1KAia6zSenSCJvKZBsRdJOdpAqiKo6la9B3ZPa6YoMKU96Sr7GsKO-I-AeAc_L6sKoq34XQpOp-p-Zhi9YZHOPHqSY-eXRWT8WUO-AmFDE0/s320/Stack.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I hope that having a mixture of short stories, fiction, nonfiction, and audiobooks will help break up the day. Also, I have plans to walk and read, and listen to audiobooks while doing crafts, puzzles, or playing video games to help when I start getting sleepy. I've never made it all the way to the 24-hour mark, so let's see how this goes! 😃</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy Reading! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">10AM Update</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Currently Reading: <i>Star Wars: Brotherhood </i>by Mike Chen</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Percent: 58%</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm loving this book, but I definitely need to watch the Star Wars cartoons, as this book has made several references to them. :) This book is set between Episodes II and III. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">12PM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Currently Reading: <i>Star Wars: Brotherhood </i>by Mike Chen</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Percent: 81%</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hoping I can finish this before my iPad battery dies. :D Then, onto the next book! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">2PM</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Finished reading <i>Star Wars: Brotherhood</i>!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Next up, I will be finishing <i>Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? </i>by Caitlin Doughty. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pages: 162/222</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0DNpSSVWuZiPX98mlfZe_YajzAgyPyE5Mh7Mh9zIZ6vkYM71IBMIa-CEenRPTULV2mvlu-4YRHyasJek4h9Q-UJCQOhVpeVOvQN5ALz_m98ADlfl_sRc3eDyhRer6RqCRXEMX8UT8WAlxhNDOTtUOrMzuQsrrmGW6iEzY2gopCN9BO21Wyq4xOrc/s1920/Will%20My%20Cat%20Eat%20my%20Eyeballs.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0DNpSSVWuZiPX98mlfZe_YajzAgyPyE5Mh7Mh9zIZ6vkYM71IBMIa-CEenRPTULV2mvlu-4YRHyasJek4h9Q-UJCQOhVpeVOvQN5ALz_m98ADlfl_sRc3eDyhRer6RqCRXEMX8UT8WAlxhNDOTtUOrMzuQsrrmGW6iEzY2gopCN9BO21Wyq4xOrc/s320/Will%20My%20Cat%20Eat%20my%20Eyeballs.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">3PM</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I only had about 40 pages left in <i>Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs </i>(a fantastic read, btw), so I'm moving on to some local ghost stories! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Currently Reading: <i>Haunted Georgia: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Peach State </i>by Alan Brown</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Pages: 1/ 126</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKLawy9OBbHvy-niSFuD7TLk4W5_O8-IjokF3AIhrzlk3Hzcd-6meeXejGhZ0nYwoS34bl_Oqbd_bgvWtLWBBRtXsebDV7YjgEjaZ8Milea20B8RAHcm1hF47oGpQ_m-sAmszTtxhzagJO81vqAk8uSvxPI537xbFIMxgJOMBpV_w3tTFQRjQ1ML_/s640/Haunted%20GA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKLawy9OBbHvy-niSFuD7TLk4W5_O8-IjokF3AIhrzlk3Hzcd-6meeXejGhZ0nYwoS34bl_Oqbd_bgvWtLWBBRtXsebDV7YjgEjaZ8Milea20B8RAHcm1hF47oGpQ_m-sAmszTtxhzagJO81vqAk8uSvxPI537xbFIMxgJOMBpV_w3tTFQRjQ1ML_/s320/Haunted%20GA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">4PM</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Currently Reading: <i>Haunted Georgia </i>by Alan Brown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Page: 81/126</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Really enjoying this book. It's a perfect spooky season book, even if you don't live in Georgia. Also, I didn't realize we had so many piracy stories in Georgia...<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">6PM</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Finished reading <i>Haunted Georgia</i> by Alan Brown. Fun Halloween read! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Next, I'm about to put on an audiobook (<i>The Asylum </i>by John Harwood) and play some Disney Dreamlight Valley on Switch! :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfiydcTq5L4-nWLGDmsvEFy7cS6Ck1G8Wq5xv1yXj21--jlM0l2I-CgowwFnIaL_v5n5riqQrPHg_c35sAd3U4jHcX3-9eDTQfRcD_Wv6IhMxLzAQC_H4QBML_d895E3q6elOI6-O7eBulvYzXXPXJLunf9AGvPphhg3jKj5omK5C0cBQMDvmY_fB/s1536/Audiobook.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfiydcTq5L4-nWLGDmsvEFy7cS6Ck1G8Wq5xv1yXj21--jlM0l2I-CgowwFnIaL_v5n5riqQrPHg_c35sAd3U4jHcX3-9eDTQfRcD_Wv6IhMxLzAQC_H4QBML_d895E3q6elOI6-O7eBulvYzXXPXJLunf9AGvPphhg3jKj5omK5C0cBQMDvmY_fB/s320/Audiobook.png" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">9PM </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Currently Reading: <i>Haven </i>by Emma Donoghue</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Page: 98/257</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Loving this book, even though it is quite different from <i>Room.</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm about to go back to my audiobook and video game for a little while to break things up. :) I'm playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, working my way through the new Scar quest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyDj1n9PBbh6JILvSfiOxLfjbh_bJsMBtBd20yrl9haGFDUH3oauSdjpZo3OoDYyKqhjjXEMa9NDbLyGc5bPH8xCu4jNJ45cFcG6qTREQvJIPGyzUbigezLNm2vv2b2pufT4rMP5jHEdLYHnmc6tnGhgXcUx45h-Mai8v8PtiQqGC8ob1qJTX4mL4/s640/Haven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyDj1n9PBbh6JILvSfiOxLfjbh_bJsMBtBd20yrl9haGFDUH3oauSdjpZo3OoDYyKqhjjXEMa9NDbLyGc5bPH8xCu4jNJ45cFcG6qTREQvJIPGyzUbigezLNm2vv2b2pufT4rMP5jHEdLYHnmc6tnGhgXcUx45h-Mai8v8PtiQqGC8ob1qJTX4mL4/s320/Haven.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">12AM-MIDNIGHT! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I listened to <i>The Asylum</i> for about two hours, then switched back to <i>Haven</i>. This book is interesting, but I have a bad feeling about one of the characters...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Page: 180/257</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am starting to get sleepy, so I will probably be switching from physical book to audiobook and games/ walking/ anything to stay awake soon lol. </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-84234808163469712712022-05-28T09:11:00.000-04:002022-05-28T09:11:59.254-04:00Off the Shelf: The Heart of Hearts by William F. Burk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJundiSa7fx8EOt-XAPy6NB81aFSR0t8VOH7b4QXZXJts__qCSFxih6Dh0p4aSHrh7E8q31UXsRZKlmxiP5ZkPT-uQxjnnuSnrRpALaT-vNhGxAwUYCr_Ila6RvISW19qX6FID0zgaVDKEekStw-hbIvo0CNv8if9NzAU_P-jOZsEhO9CdTdSXmmk/s1080/05282022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJundiSa7fx8EOt-XAPy6NB81aFSR0t8VOH7b4QXZXJts__qCSFxih6Dh0p4aSHrh7E8q31UXsRZKlmxiP5ZkPT-uQxjnnuSnrRpALaT-vNhGxAwUYCr_Ila6RvISW19qX6FID0zgaVDKEekStw-hbIvo0CNv8if9NzAU_P-jOZsEhO9CdTdSXmmk/w400-h400/05282022.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Good Morning! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My next Off the Shelf entry is a book I discovered by a fortunate accident. While visiting Barnes and Noble in Rome, GA, (in quest of another book) I happened to show up while local author, William F. Burk, was doing a book signing for <a href="https://amzn.to/3a8vC4s" target="_blank">The Hearts of Hearts</a>. Once he told me it was a fantasy novel, I couldn't resist purchasing a copy. After getting the copy signed and picking up the book (and maybe a few other items *cough cough*), I made my way to the checkout counter. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Hearts-William-F-Burk/dp/1735528706?crid=15W3DYD5C5W11&keywords=the+heart+of+hearts+william+f.+burk&qid=1653742689&sprefix=the+heart+of+hearts%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=65fb8672e3ae458e9f0feb40c476618b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1735528706&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=tamathah20-20&language=en_US" ></a><img src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=1735528706" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLbfJlXdmcYq6DA5_3szJSuJnex2GEyu6Q3DLJ_nOG60Gnn0zFceE1rVaQYjmC37S9Lr4AhwFUaLx67mUC8Iu-M8ffzkWbDC2eywrA9d81LNDhFFzHE5QCfgGENeh2GXMEj0M8710WeYGZMVlCC3J0pcGDzICGT0VZowoGBJ8co9OlyImIbQqomsJ/s320/415FEApXiBL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" width="214" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I started reading it that night, and sadly set it aside 100 pages later (at 1am). From the beginning, this book had me with its tribute to Arthurian legend (the hero must pull a sword from a stone). The two main characters, Nox and Lukas, are separated and must develop and hone their own magical abilities while trying to escape from vampires, evil mages, and other enemies. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This book was a magical adventure, and I cannot wait for the rest of the series! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are a fan of fantasy, you will love this book! Get a copy from <a href="https://amzn.to/3a8vC4s" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, and please check out Mr. Burk's website here: <a href="https://www.williamfburk.com/" target="_blank">https://www.williamfburk.com/</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As always, thank y'all for reading! Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5b4d3bdd9b988800110dbe97&product=inline-follow-buttons' async='async'></script>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-79494350673134999512022-03-28T08:00:00.001-04:002022-03-28T08:00:00.161-04:00Monday Motivation- March 28, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZZhEtjGXEry28Wl2RkkPDwxbaatQFhAKuFNjUgbObRryoTKfdk-FrhBG_90cH6DCnMI_ePQSjOatzcSvdHvou3vdjXm7UPIrgEbmGlePSA_Y-BWNFg5HeURwhPN0nCJEnnVbPrTUDyhhZn9I88mr7Pdj_Mx8336xhHxQUnU-u4cykbnQiDx7DpjF4=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZZhEtjGXEry28Wl2RkkPDwxbaatQFhAKuFNjUgbObRryoTKfdk-FrhBG_90cH6DCnMI_ePQSjOatzcSvdHvou3vdjXm7UPIrgEbmGlePSA_Y-BWNFg5HeURwhPN0nCJEnnVbPrTUDyhhZn9I88mr7Pdj_Mx8336xhHxQUnU-u4cykbnQiDx7DpjF4=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Monday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Have a peaceful week. 💓</span></div><br /><p></p>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5b4d3bdd9b988800110dbe97&product=inline-follow-buttons' async='async'></script>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-45825051782430678732022-03-26T11:03:00.001-04:002022-03-26T11:03:17.156-04:00Purple Day 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZLz9wZHp5LIm0Odnun7e0q0tv05Ne1O1k_QYsVigpHDIXY0LQqPp368dsSmPyQIkUHePzMklx9fKByObzRAwAt-L6SrUXGlBaqhlht3zOw0KXjLryE58UJ6vrhaeA0wQq-xxemVwNHk3qetVC2B1ySQTqN_oJU8UYkm5puW-Nqasv_BUsskurNsC/s1080/Purple%20Day.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZLz9wZHp5LIm0Odnun7e0q0tv05Ne1O1k_QYsVigpHDIXY0LQqPp368dsSmPyQIkUHePzMklx9fKByObzRAwAt-L6SrUXGlBaqhlht3zOw0KXjLryE58UJ6vrhaeA0wQq-xxemVwNHk3qetVC2B1ySQTqN_oJU8UYkm5puW-Nqasv_BUsskurNsC/w400-h400/Purple%20Day.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Purple Day to all my fellow Epilepsy Warriors and their families! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who else is rocking purple today to raise #EpilepsyAwareness?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-51122421136421743492022-03-21T08:00:00.001-04:002022-03-21T08:00:00.187-04:00Monday Motivation- March 21, 2022<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqoJLtus7Dju_WfyMpqUv2P9sBkX4RJb_98J6V7N6hwP_q3HDwTxjpq8-8DMn-Bw46EBsgZDgytk94ZyEVHM6m7b05oT1dUFhB9wBVSkgsuomoQXCgRjXLJa7tV2hjCHgVpHDl13y_28oGcPCjM6Uikiv5MzzdeqeROZeJ8557Ttwc70gWG01zAqRl=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqoJLtus7Dju_WfyMpqUv2P9sBkX4RJb_98J6V7N6hwP_q3HDwTxjpq8-8DMn-Bw46EBsgZDgytk94ZyEVHM6m7b05oT1dUFhB9wBVSkgsuomoQXCgRjXLJa7tV2hjCHgVpHDl13y_28oGcPCjM6Uikiv5MzzdeqeROZeJ8557Ttwc70gWG01zAqRl=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Monday! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope y'all have a blessed week filled with great books! </span></div><br /><p></p>
<script type='text/javascript' src='https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5b4d3bdd9b988800110dbe97&product=inline-follow-buttons' async='async'></script>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-20635242062909970542022-03-18T08:00:00.001-04:002022-03-18T08:00:00.153-04:00Off the Shelf: Mayhem & Murder series by Sarah Pinborough<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzihyu7hAltAJO4VBlkFfj9gw0CAOyPw57x6Hid82subkSZJdFAP3lrtxGLlwCvoonFNnNih4QL2MikRW30AvuOxL2c3DhQxbySunL_-k_YWTq48YPglRSvO_XUK0kkGvgqaUkf3pg8f2OH2vs7Bh3vd04lkQXaLTwm0Y__TofZbyJqyIjWvO6Tv9U=s2560" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="2560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzihyu7hAltAJO4VBlkFfj9gw0CAOyPw57x6Hid82subkSZJdFAP3lrtxGLlwCvoonFNnNih4QL2MikRW30AvuOxL2c3DhQxbySunL_-k_YWTq48YPglRSvO_XUK0kkGvgqaUkf3pg8f2OH2vs7Bh3vd04lkQXaLTwm0Y__TofZbyJqyIjWvO6Tv9U=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Friday! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a while since I did an Off the Shelf post, but I discovered a series that I have to share! The <a href="https://amzn.to/3JnSycD" target="_blank">Mayhem and Murder series</a> by Sarah Pinborough is a fantastic duology that presents a fictional account of the Thames Torso murders, a case I was not super familiar with before reading this series. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This series of murders occurred around the same time that Jack the Ripper was terrorizing London, leading most of the Torso cases to be overshadowed by Jack's dramatic and gruesome tactics. While there are similarities, like the butchering of the victims, police ruled out any connection between the two. It's horrifying to think that there were at least two such brutal killers living in the same vicinity during the 1880s. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first book was fascinating and inspired me to do more research into the non-fiction side of these cases, but I was delighted to find there was a second book in the series. Here are links to the books, along with the summary of each.</span></p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means a small portion of the proceeds go to support Pines and Peaches, at no additional cost to you. Read my disclosure policy </span><a href="https://www.pinesandpeaches.com/p/disclosure-policy.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">. </span></i></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mayhem-Murder-Book-I-ebook/dp/B07TRLC2HD?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1647552128&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=06b6e5f38688c30a07bb015687d2444b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjauk-Mh_RNEYoPmAnLqINDMc4E2mspWN6NsQfr-iTaIzYr7-RKNZLZ6fLN30cUMtgjeUF3MiBD_dVN1aeNAvEXNHxHQyB8kYOA8uDpTkIehi5G7ouELkANQ79oVl0ZeWXysa1e6fQ68EPxK3ICfu5zkFl07GG-jL_Xtdbwm4mPv4AvYtwjwBWtMUqU=w250-h400" width="250" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">From the Number One bestselling author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3IiIAI3" target="_blank">Behind Her Eyes</a>. Delve into a gaslit London, where Jack the Ripper is making headlines, but another, much more dangerous, madman is on the loose.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When a rotting torso is discovered in the vault of New Scotland Yard, it doesn't take Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, long to realise that there is a second killer at work in the city where, only a few days before, Jack the Ripper brutally murdered two women in one night.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the hand of a colder killer, one who lacks Jack's emotion.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And, as more headless and limbless torsos find their way into the Thames, Dr Bond becomes obsessed with finding the killer. As his investigations lead him into an unholy alliance, he starts to wonder:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Is it a man who has brought mayhem to the streets of London, or a monster?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Mayhem-Book-II-ebook/dp/B07TT5FLSD?keywords=murder+sarah+pinborough&qid=1647552841&s=digital-text&sprefix=murder+sarah%2Cdigital-text%2C67&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=ff337de4232edb6d704b1b5f94a10342&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEf93Lxc6sQdjR1dwzR-z1CB9IxlpIZgQ4GZ9f9gbhcpGP1nKgtQPSraevp5rB9mqa2uqRRKaI6Z36YM8umP9CmqXDZ05Z3h-UBq_H85c__eSxdGztFGkHaqdcUCdUViY2LVbj9dPJ1kqzwedlxd06sHuEGZH9qwh-8LvXWAdJsRo_rfMGKd0OLdsL=w251-h400" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From the Number One bestselling author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3IiIAI3" target="_blank">Behind Her Eyes</a>: Jack the Ripper is vanished, but Dr Thomas Bond is back - and this time the trial of murders leads straight to his front door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, is still recovering from the events of the previous year when Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of London - and a more malign enemy hid in his shadow. Bond and the others who worked on the gruesome case are still stalked by its legacies, both psychological and tangible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But now the bodies of children are being pulled from the Thames . . . and Bond is about to become inextricably linked with an uncanny, undying enemy.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">If you know of any books about the Thames Torso Murders (either fiction or non-fiction), please drop some suggestions in the comments!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Reading! </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<script async="async" src="https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5b4d3bdd9b988800110dbe97&product=inline-follow-buttons" type="text/javascript"></script>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-12695044400699246522022-02-26T10:00:00.002-05:002022-02-26T17:23:55.452-05:00My Epilepsy Journey: Part I<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsSrlC8VLn0AWPM4J4k0yltCIkvt-Bo5pF1cIrNIwzRJ08R2asFUV23c1ubr19x92zBEY7DwXGWLD7deryyLMZB0xIYXc0fNni3U_ePJpKbdH3bby3nD8K34Hq7KXyKDSvf-6ne0IPIJMsN2KWTWQcJqQFPyIC8ozBShEhAAElXhIHi5Au3hC-HrRn=s1080" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsSrlC8VLn0AWPM4J4k0yltCIkvt-Bo5pF1cIrNIwzRJ08R2asFUV23c1ubr19x92zBEY7DwXGWLD7deryyLMZB0xIYXc0fNni3U_ePJpKbdH3bby3nD8K34Hq7KXyKDSvf-6ne0IPIJMsN2KWTWQcJqQFPyIC8ozBShEhAAElXhIHi5Au3hC-HrRn=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Good Morning, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Epilepsy. It's a medical condition that rarely crossed my mind until it was pushed to the forefront of my life two years ago. You may have noticed that my blogging has slowed down quite a bit, and that's because it's been a bumpy ride, coping with my new diagnosis, trying different medications to find one that best controls my seizures, and -naturally- reading all the literature I can on the condition. </span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_IjcCTDCzAeJPUoBz3X73Aehs5_B-imx6n4RvYVPE7JdfrONPId_XMQLcz7OZACw2KXFqYUCNLNTZsck2smxgDPo_Ux2qFFdyeFhPMNgIgKfV3HMQCvMEsKxbCjLKqqp_sc1k4KrtcXrldADgRqYYAi_F1fdaATjBoHmbNUhF5Z3evelKuHJhKiC=s1200"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_IjcCTDCzAeJPUoBz3X73Aehs5_B-imx6n4RvYVPE7JdfrONPId_XMQLcz7OZACw2KXFqYUCNLNTZsck2smxgDPo_Ux2qFFdyeFhPMNgIgKfV3HMQCvMEsKxbCjLKqqp_sc1k4KrtcXrldADgRqYYAi_F1fdaATjBoHmbNUhF5Z3evelKuHJhKiC=w400-h209" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Due to all the stigma that people still attach to epilepsy, I have been hesitant to share my story. However, I know how much I have been helped by reading others' stories in books, social media posts, and various epilepsy groups.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My world drastically changed one November day. I was at work, sitting at my desk and chatting with coworkers. There was no warning, and I felt perfectly fine. Honestly, I felt more than fine. That morning, I had woken up energized and looking forward to the upcoming holidays. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, I woke up on the floor, with no memory of where I was or how I got there. My initial reaction was confusion and panic that I somehow fell asleep at work until I saw the terrified faces of my coworkers as they gathered around me. I knew then that something was wrong. Fortunately, one of my coworker's wife is a nurse, so he knew the telltale signs of a seizure. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">About two years earlier, I had dealt with a similar episode but had been assured by the ER staff that it was a PNES episode (a type of non-epileptic seizure) that was likely brought on by my blood pressure dropping. They advised me to stay hydrated and add salt to my meals to prevent another "incident". This second seizure was a frightening sign of something more. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I made a quick phone call to my mom and asked her to pick me up at work. She was confused at my middle-of-the-day release but agreed without hesitation. As news of my seizure spread down the hallway and around the office, people began to stop by to check on me. Finally, my mom arrived and we made the fifteen-minute drive to the ER. Once there, the staff immediately began a battery of tests to rule out drugs (stigma again), pregnancy, low blood sugar, blood clots, brain tumors, and all the other things that could lead to a seizure. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">All the tests came back clear. leaving me both relieved and perplexed. This seizure apparently hit me out of the blue. After X-rays, an MRI, a CT scan, and countless vials of blood, the hospital staff called in a neurologist. He asked me about my medical history, focusing especially on the previous "seizure-like" episode. After a serious discussion about the risks and side effects of the medication, I was given a prescription for my first anti-seizure medication and informed that my driver's license was under medical suspension for six months minimum. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The following weeks were a nightmare. This new medication made me dizzy, nauseated, and left my mind in a constant fog. However, after the first week, I noticed a strange phenomenon. For years, I had bitten my tongue or cheek in my sleep at least two or three nights a week (sometimes more). By the time I had been on anti-seizure medication for a full two weeks, this behavior was gone completely. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM7fGy_L4-G7fwY6YPpj5F1GLWLqVxblezXpdnQD3ENyrwefbAHUF-L1YFuWE8_0TLMBGmsYSnSJtXLea1Hhu4ck8QSUeDDxw-AUbX5h9rXHxWThQr7akhonONUARhgpIB9yuApojsXpWsVDV19E9HorFM_HRTj0SIglFviBy8zMwwg6adm1yX0CDu=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM7fGy_L4-G7fwY6YPpj5F1GLWLqVxblezXpdnQD3ENyrwefbAHUF-L1YFuWE8_0TLMBGmsYSnSJtXLea1Hhu4ck8QSUeDDxw-AUbX5h9rXHxWThQr7akhonONUARhgpIB9yuApojsXpWsVDV19E9HorFM_HRTj0SIglFviBy8zMwwg6adm1yX0CDu=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For the first time since high school, I didn't have to be cautious when eating salty foods, making sure to eat on the non-bitten side. At my follow-up appointment with my neurologist, I made sure to mention this bizarre fact. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">After a few more questions, I was diagnosed with nocturnal epilepsy, a somewhat rare subset of epilepsy disorders that mostly strikes while the patient is asleep. Even though it was frightening to have an official diagnosis, combined with the knowledge that I was now going to have to take daily medication for the rest of my life, it helped to know that all the strange things I'd dealt with (panic attacks, bites in my sleep, sleep paralysis, constant fatigue, etc.) were now explained. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over time, I adjusted to the new medication, and though sometimes I still have "break-out" seizures- seizures that occur despite medication- things are so much better than they were before. The stress of knowing that I have a chronic condition is real, although the awareness of not being alone helps. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I intend to continue posting about my epilepsy journey, both for myself, and to help others who are going through a similar battle. I will share helpful books I've read, apps I use, and just talk about daily struggles. Reading others' stories has been a huge help for me, and I hope that by sharing my story, I will be able to help someone in the same way!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank Y'all for Reading! Stay strong. :) </span></p><p><br /></p>
<script async="async" src="https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5b4d3bdd9b988800110dbe97&product=inline-follow-buttons" type="text/javascript"></script><!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-90348110836995482712021-06-25T11:00:00.002-04:002021-06-25T11:00:00.235-04:00Off the Shelf: The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lamplighters-Novel-Emma-Stonex/dp/1984882155?crid=1Y7XMUPHZ7MM6&keywords=the+lamplighters+emma+stonex&qid=1624144053&sprefix=the+lamplighte%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=870ef06698bda5f83ea6f9214ef27b34&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQT302NDur20ZCb0oZ0uNbyj9WeM2yIfBL4InKH_NRVgekJ3XbkHEsTL0Xida5_AgQbFSLiaW0uu1EeNGbTHo9JwiPXBcMlajeIjo1WVPNxU3JD4xd3t02AF6FN00dwjYVmCjV5xHbXOk/w265-h400/The+Lamplighters.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Friday! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This week's book is probably my favorite book I've read so far this year. When I saw this book on the "Upcoming Releases" list, I was intrigued because it's loosely based on the case of the Eilean Mor Lighthouse Keepers (which both <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoNCG3PZKII" target="_blank">Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime</a> and the podcase <a href="https://amzn.to/3zHHWkb" target="_blank">Lore</a> have fantastic episodes about). </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">While the actual case remains unsolved, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lamplighters-Novel-Emma-Stonex/dp/1984882155?crid=1Y7XMUPHZ7MM6&keywords=the+lamplighters+emma+stonex&qid=1624144053&sprefix=the+lamplighte%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=870ef06698bda5f83ea6f9214ef27b34&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank">The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex</a> explores what could have happened. Told on two timelines, one in 1972 and one in 1992, this story weaves the last days of the men guarding the lighthouse with later interviews of their wives and girlfriends as they speculate on what really went down that fateful night. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Fantastically written, such an atmospheric and eerie read! It kept me up well past my bedtime trying to figure out all the plot twists. :) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means a small portion of the proceeds go to support Pines and Peaches, at no additional cost to you. Read my disclosure policy </span><a href="https://www.pinesandpeaches.com/p/disclosure-policy.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;">. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank Y'all for reading! Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p>
<!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-50573036764150202522021-04-23T18:57:00.001-04:002021-04-23T18:57:18.146-04:00Off the Shelf: Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Think-Like-Monk-Train-Purpose-ebook/dp/B07Y8QL432?dchild=1&keywords=jay+shetty&qid=1619218116&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=ba13b0b1dcf90abf6c5cd8462b3e7315&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA_f6rlW5atC3EkgZfKhpVvTlglEov7G2n7Ohk4peUVF7WTJtynb5V2B6rRLmqPygOUZYWuBVXeTuPS3kh3a7GUrwnrw_7js3f_ZDsRTvHdbafooxv6sOS7dKXEWhMabbHSHt0vI9esE/w265-h400/41rsAHrKw1L.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07Y8QL432" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Happy Friday! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I haven't done an Off the Shelf post in a while, but this book was just too good to not share! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Having read a lot of self-help books about the power of positivity and the benefits of meditation, I wasn't sure if this book would feel like a regurgitation of information I'd previously encountered. The author did a fantastic job of using his personal experience (he spent three years living as a monk in India) to highlight how he obtained his knowledge of the monk mindset, and how we can weave this mindset into our modern-day life. While the author is Buddhist, the principles provided can be applied to any religion (ex. I come from a Christian background, but nothing contradicted my personal beliefs/ religious practice). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a lovely and thought-provoking book! I loved the story of Jay Shetty giving up his traditional and secure life to become a monk, then share the valuable lessons he learned with the world. After finishing this book, I can't wait to start listening to his podcast, <i>On Purpose with Jay Shetty</i>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700;">Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means a small portion of the proceeds go to support Pines and Peaches, at no additional cost to you. Read my disclosure policy </span><a href="https://www.pinesandpeaches.com/p/disclosure-policy.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700;">. </span></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank Y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>
<!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-15468789028678867382021-03-29T07:00:00.001-04:002021-03-29T07:00:25.250-04:00Monday Motivation-March 29, 2021<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXEzKQsrLS7BzeU-JpJiuUEtTh5DUGVJICHeT1niuPl9IBZVGRBS5Asyqs5pZevHyQQ0fXJttKDdxWkh35cUo7meSJ0rqhCcFmIvfwtd2XuLDAcHI4uLRUC3lwvcFHbVTGlUDKWWjiOI/s1080/MM+3_29.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXEzKQsrLS7BzeU-JpJiuUEtTh5DUGVJICHeT1niuPl9IBZVGRBS5Asyqs5pZevHyQQ0fXJttKDdxWkh35cUo7meSJ0rqhCcFmIvfwtd2XuLDAcHI4uLRUC3lwvcFHbVTGlUDKWWjiOI/w400-h400/MM+3_29.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Monday!</div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Stay true to who you are this week. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank Y'all for reading! Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><!-- ShareThis BEGIN --><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!-- ShareThis END -->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-54280324400212769522021-03-22T07:51:00.001-04:002021-03-22T07:51:21.325-04:00Monday Motivation- March 22, 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSXufosAZmLqXQDUCmfj07iaQcjTNTklfLFDkM9eZyDfysFFA_u5Yt6Nc8YzSFYCqQOffeWiUnoANVqNiRxJMUuaTyWYsR1Wd57Evuo8TyoQJpez0HzMon7_vF1Zj_PPfqSc8DKZ1bcQ/s1080/My+Post.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSXufosAZmLqXQDUCmfj07iaQcjTNTklfLFDkM9eZyDfysFFA_u5Yt6Nc8YzSFYCqQOffeWiUnoANVqNiRxJMUuaTyWYsR1Wd57Evuo8TyoQJpez0HzMon7_vF1Zj_PPfqSc8DKZ1bcQ/w400-h400/My+Post.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Monday! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Remember to enjoy the journey this week. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank Y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><p><br /></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-55328152093213454842021-03-02T07:00:00.001-05:002021-03-02T07:00:09.095-05:00Books 2 Watch: March 2021 <div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkMiS_BrgR4JHiYLBrdebkRvecINKdDnCt5fpPvrIcGPS6PcweHmkMt2MBmQCavC0IDKn9uk8MYL0i9HOrincCKDP8kkBPGR8GUON6eviFu9AdaMy8H_XGuVTeWD1UonfIE4edlMORfU/s1080/B2W-+032021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkMiS_BrgR4JHiYLBrdebkRvecINKdDnCt5fpPvrIcGPS6PcweHmkMt2MBmQCavC0IDKn9uk8MYL0i9HOrincCKDP8kkBPGR8GUON6eviFu9AdaMy8H_XGuVTeWD1UonfIE4edlMORfU/s320/B2W-+032021.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Good Morning, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's the first Tuesday of the month, which means new books! I'm super pumped about the lineup for March! Here are ten new and upcoming releases I can't wait to read. :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uNqyIC" target="_blank"> Chain of Iron </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Cassandra Clare</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Series: <a href="https://amzn.to/3kySGuf" target="_blank">The Last Hours, Book 2</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 2nd</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uNqyIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv21il-32qJqHwuuMg9G5OE3Vn7Sh8-LEAdHwLSkADVSu4W3vFUAVP95NoCmx3iLzrLIBECiw2SH3D_AbUNhLu_Gs28xt_JByGURmfWProhxvZBwbGtjxEI39xqkMtp3qfW__loC7PD0/s320/51FFC%252BpNf7L.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Cordelia Carstairs seems to have everything she ever wanted. She’s engaged to marry James Herondale, the boy she has loved since childhood. She has a new life in London with her best friend Lucie Herondale and James’s charming companions, the Merry Thieves. She is about to be reunited with her beloved father. And she bears the sword Cortana, a legendary hero’s blade.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But the truth is far grimmer. James and Cordelia’s marriage is a lie, arranged to save Cordelia’s reputation. James is in love with the mysterious Grace Blackthorn whose brother, Jesse, died years ago in a terrible accident. Cortana burns Cordelia’s hand when she touches it, while her father has grown bitter and angry. And a serial murderer is targeting the Shadowhunters of London, killing under cover of darkness, then vanishing without a trace.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Together with the Merry Thieves, Cordelia, James, and Lucie must follow the trail of the knife-wielding killer through the city’s most dangerous streets. All the while, each is keeping a shocking secret: Lucie, that she plans to raise Jesse from the dead; Cordelia, that she has sworn a dangerous oath of loyalty to a mysterious power; and James, that he is being drawn further each night into the dark web of his grandfather, the arch-demon Belial. And that he himself may be the killer they seek.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3dZUOcY" target="_blank">Your Brain is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons that Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups</a></div></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Dr. Daniel G. Amen</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 2nd</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3dZUOcY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGCvfNz5b69M545iwRyDYY5e_LB6Rn_HUTKhlekfArAnLK6PnRwyrDP_yTzPBEao8dsRXQkvyW7okl3hqr5PYLi7HWIBsY0nwy-JC3iLLgA_CTBcrEKhrPtYjAMDmnpJu7Uu510A7D-4/s320/419Xw9q8AnL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen equips you with powerful weapons to battle the inner dragons that are breathing fire on your brain, driving unhealthy behaviors, and robbing you of joy and contentment.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Your brain is always listening and responding to these hidden influences and unless you recognize and deal with them, they can steal your happiness, spoil your relationships, and sabotage your health. This book will teach you to tame the:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Dragons from the Past that ignite your most painful emotions;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Negative Thought Dragons that attack you, fueling anxiety and depression;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. They and Them Dragons, people in your life whose own dragons do battle with yours;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. Bad Habit Dragons that increase the chances you’ll be overweight, overwhelmed, and an underachiever;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5. Addicted Dragons that make you lose control of your health, wealth, and relationships;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6. Scheming Dragons, advertisers and social media sites that steal your attention.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In Your Brain Is Always Listening, Dr. Daniel Amen shows you how to recognize harmful dragons and gives you the weapons to vanquish them. With these practical tools, you can stop feeling sad, mad, nervous, or out of control and start being happier, calmer, and more in control of your own destiny.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/304rqu0" target="_blank">The Lost Apothecary</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sarah Penner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 2nd</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/304rqu0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivN_Eg4S4vLY452Bf7RLOHUI9_wTaCLyuTPgoqypWR7trHFOQuKQM8O_dhpAxXNKyn8VJKDnnDLY4m9Arai_YOe9N7b7JEpWbxVEwq-bmVMYdOdfZ5kYxkDmsiZ0-l-pmN_aZLxIuR_aE/s320/51iqRHTe96L.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Caroline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3q56jCA" target="_blank">The Rose Code</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">By Kate Quinn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 9th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3q56jCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEM7EKpFk9ThhtvlKUevUeWCr0upr8tfWWIG1miDHtfaTz-NqaB8mbISxkRDxaVmndl5CrnsKBqP9O5tZeQ3Iepuw__5kemSfvqGLHcn6Uwrz_PwHS0twxFbQNsUuHhAuWWhDHVxfMW8/s320/51tz86kCZyL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div>1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses—but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of east-end London poverty, works the legendary codebreaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart.</div><div><br /></div><div>1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter--the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger--and their true enemy--closer...</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3bVxtXc" target="_blank">The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walter Isaacson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Release Date: March 9th</span><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3bVxtXc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLUK2Dk-zjLSRL5X9JxP-PILpwgPh1ZFHIOS7sPH8FGva7kzuCatjV2GlIFmhq3H9DTwYzsS2fFUcJtWwd2CSpW-TBZ-FEQBmDvvH0sEBhFpG5uHaua-DXnuNNCBxZa4r_QkhDMRZG0o/s320/41KMmXBPckL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div>The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies.</div><div><br /></div><div>When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn’t become scientists, she decided she would.</div><div><br /></div><div>Driven by a passion to understand how nature works and to turn discoveries into inventions, she would help to make what the book’s author, James Watson, told her was the most important biological advance since his co-discovery of the structure of DNA. She and her collaborators turned a curiosity of nature into an invention that will transform the human race: an easy-to-use tool that can edit DNA. Known as CRISPR, it opened a brave new world of medical miracles and moral questions.</div><div><br /></div><div>The development of CRISPR and the race to create vaccines for coronavirus will hasten our transition to the next great innovation revolution. The past half-century has been a digital age, based on the microchip, computer, and internet. Now we are entering a life-science revolution. Children who study digital coding will be joined by those who study genetic code.</div><div><br /></div><div>Should we use our new evolution-hacking powers to make us less susceptible to viruses? What a wonderful boon that would be! And what about preventing depression? Hmmm…Should we allow parents, if they can afford it, to enhance the height or muscles or IQ of their kids?</div><div><br /></div><div>After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Her story is a thrilling detective tale that involves the most profound wonders of nature, from the origins of life to the future of our species.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3sGf2wM" target="_blank">Firekeeper's Daughter</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Angeline Boulley</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 16th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3sGf2wM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPFAr6j-fwvNBmja6IWx90BgqaM0HglXTZISSI6mBXek_3CrOSGbNQ7RRxy5qcTKEFM5hta2vC4xqGv2l136mAjG8lOT6lTxSGaN_w_Jzbe6Z-cGXXxyzAL5fSNxu_ooSNiFD5QVikiUc/s320/61inv4ejb9L.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In Firekeeper's Daughter, debut author Angeline Boulley crafts a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, as the deceptions―and deaths―keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3839qVs" target="_blank">The Lamplighters</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Emma Stonex</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 16th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3bP1W9z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpbXU_UahgGDRrZgaQYU_8X_kUIawvBlMWIy5wy3poHrVZeYG0M8qL1cQdKetYZQpGaKwKpQ5whYNpcoJzeIRfzAuTcW7iSOOgg7p4L-bvJBqoEZkWsH1HwdeI-jrS08QyDk9MQW-9FA/s320/41dwmZNZVgL.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08FH8KY8X" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div>What strange fate befell these doomed men? The heavy sea whispers their names. Black rocks roll beneath the surface, drowning ghosts. And out of the swell like a finger of light, the salt-scratched tower stands lonely and magnificent.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's New Year's Eve, 1972, when a boat pulls up to the Maiden Rock lighthouse with relief for the keepers. But no one greets them. When the entrance door, locked from the inside, is battered down, rescuers find an empty tower. A table is laid for a meal not eaten. The Principal Keeper's weather log describes a storm raging round the tower, but the skies have been clear all week. And the clocks have all stopped at 8:45.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two decades later, the wives who were left behind are visited by a writer who is determined to find the truth about the men's disappearance. Moving between the women's stories and the men's last weeks together in the lighthouse, long-held secrets surface and truths twist into lies as we piece together what happened, why, and who to believe.</div><div><br /></div><div>In her riveting and suspenseful novel, Emma Stonex writes a story of isolation and obsession, of reality and illusion, and of what it takes to keep the light burning when all else is swallowed by dark.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/300SFFJ" target="_blank">Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nedra Glover Tawwab</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 16th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/301rStd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bOzL9EpqVpqZVk296ma9IGOjs995rxUjxIZDoVCiEoBXJqMwuS-CAO72s35Ikh0WlnSVdoquBQWXhQS9_Vzgbyk-UWdpMjyu0fOocCixyDa3nP0LH3vr-oyd7kUqKl8n1BTcQt-9D3Q/s320/410kqoUZ-dL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08LMSS439" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">End the struggle, speak up for what you need, and experience the freedom of being truly yourself.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Healthy boundaries. We all know we should have them--in order to achieve work/life balance, cope with toxic people, and enjoy rewarding relationships with partners, friends, and family. But what do "healthy boundaries" really mean--and how can we successfully express our needs, say "no," and be assertive without offending others?</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">Licensed counselor, sought-after relationship expert, and one of the most influential therapists on Instagram Nedra Glover Tawwab demystifies this complex topic for today's world. In a relatable and inclusive tone, Set Boundaries, Find Peace presents simple-yet-powerful ways to establish healthy boundaries in all aspects of life. Rooted in the latest research and best practices used in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), these techniques help us identify and express our needs clearly and without apology--and unravel a root problem behind codependency, power struggles, anxiety, depression, burnout, and more.</div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uMgoYs" target="_blank">Lost in the Never Woods</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aiden Thomas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 23rd</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2PoK51I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="229" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_YF1LpF4rMhjCVgBICbM6fuxnhFEXFPLPcm59uzJPbWpTSuxB9Bqiwygm664n_dW1g2VgpYHMkRH33-VgDF9GJIlK0y5VePfI8pTNGWKap4dC1MuWcld2aEenNWpcVNWTy3xBm_ZLag/s320/51W18uxCAzL._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When children start to go missing in the local woods, a teen girl must face her fears and a past she can't remember to rescue them in this atmospheric YA novel, Lost in the Never Woods from the author of Cemetery Boys.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to disappear, the questions surrounding her brothers’ mysterious circumstances are brought back into the light. Attempting to flee her past, Wendy almost runs over an unconscious boy lying in the middle of the road...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peter, a boy she thought lived only in her stories, asks for Wendy’s help to rescue the missing kids. But, in order to find them, Wendy must confront what’s waiting for her in the woods.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3uN8qhE" target="_blank">Rule of Wolves</a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">Leigh Bardugo</div></span></div><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B08FZ8DVC7" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Series:<a href="https://amzn.to/2ObkzMH" target="_blank"> King of Scars, Book 2</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: March 30th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3q85pF6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ym9jEmQEmVJGCbPpCdBRSHTxD3M77wxjzFGyvEY51jw3chbC1QYs_UtRoujvbYCcuC57niIGviEMXGwclqmOsh_JsxdQgt8qozeg1b4hZ3dlU7iQdDMaUeZNYokHMI_9Ah0UoORYvwU/s320/51s6hKx5T5L._SY346_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The wolves are circling and a young king will face his greatest challenge in the explosive finale of the instant #1 New York Times–bestselling King of Scars Duology.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Demon King. As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm―and even the monster within―to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Stormwitch. Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Queen of Mourning. Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">King. General. Spy. Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Reading!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank Y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-53583483477164812182021-03-01T07:00:00.001-05:002021-03-01T07:00:06.473-05:00Monday Motivation- March 1st, 2021<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_bsn0WpC2SvVWjHFs-LZ7K22vduDnghH0k8iregKT6wsCZucp9KxJ-_iOS-aplE5xFBBlsdCbO5QpZbnysghvM5apwy-aSTj67AwoD3kalQ26W8YmXvqgz9S55RjDjNzAkSb568Anjk/s1080/03012021.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_bsn0WpC2SvVWjHFs-LZ7K22vduDnghH0k8iregKT6wsCZucp9KxJ-_iOS-aplE5xFBBlsdCbO5QpZbnysghvM5apwy-aSTj67AwoD3kalQ26W8YmXvqgz9S55RjDjNzAkSb568Anjk/s320/03012021.png" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><!-- ShareThis BEGIN --><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!-- ShareThis END -->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-69591486490845809882021-02-12T07:00:00.001-05:002021-02-12T07:00:06.696-05:00Off the Shelf: The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success-ebook/dp/B004X75OES?crid=1IXDH7L4TZOY2&keywords=the+10x+rule&qid=1612918208&sprefix=the+10x%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-2&linkCode=ll1&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=fe187d6843879e0b6550d6b08fc3fc2c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjJPti3gAX5CL93jxkNt9_R8iKWO1pKhcimcgkbPAjJAIyOFMJUxyISZFvMHRKyevjBKIqew1jYgEhWjrt0LBHyGBl-DSWVZIkjvVCtC4DtvQTgh3Rh0KbMTt9IZPQ2IINV8iaDCA-UU/w260-h400/image.png" width="260" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://amzn.to/3p1CsdL" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 10x Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone</a></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pages: 256</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-ec235e5a-7fff-4f98-f783-81e8cd581f66"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While this is more business-oriented than my normal self-help picks, this book can apply to life as well as work. Mr. Cardone presents the 10X rule, which basically states that in order to be a success, you must invest 10x more effort than the average person does. While this seems like a simple concept, as you read the book and realize how few of us really go that extra step (or ten) it changes the way you view </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">all </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your goals, whether career or personal. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The chapter on fear was an eye-opener for me. As a somewhat over-cautious person, I realized that more of my decisions are based on avoiding a negative outcome than on pursuing a positive one. The author brilliantly explains why this mindset will hinder and even prevent you from reaching your true potential. The world-changers don’t play it safe, they go all in! Even though it is marketed as a business book (it's particularly geared for people working in sales), the principles in this book can be applied in many areas of life.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you read this book? If so, did you apply to 10x Rule in your life or business? Feel free to leave a comment! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank Y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span><br /><!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-90080640409604059062021-01-25T07:00:00.001-05:002021-01-25T07:00:03.033-05:00Monday Motivation: January 25, 2021<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaWzPSfvLMWePx5Qgw-bdbjuVGO2rAjTEEOlnHzx-wqO7JBmHehYEPjt3GeynGCC8c5wDj-_p-dpE6GQaHN3TN8FjmS1icb9Nh9pZ9wJQ1_1t7S8Qv0GPKC80IjB8fQVU89XTB_uIRbI/s1080/MM+1_25_21.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaWzPSfvLMWePx5Qgw-bdbjuVGO2rAjTEEOlnHzx-wqO7JBmHehYEPjt3GeynGCC8c5wDj-_p-dpE6GQaHN3TN8FjmS1icb9Nh9pZ9wJQ1_1t7S8Qv0GPKC80IjB8fQVU89XTB_uIRbI/w400-h400/MM+1_25_21.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Happy Monday! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Wishing you all a week of inner peace and serenity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thank Y'all for reading! Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-58210235343117821552021-01-15T08:00:00.000-05:002021-01-15T08:00:03.035-05:00Off the Shelf: Atomic Habits by James Clear<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break-ebook/dp/B07D23CFGR/ref=as_li_ss_il?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1609461861&sr=8-1&linkCode=li3&tag=tamathah20-20&linkId=8e2ffbc153effc834f4bdf5ce8f68d95&language=en_US" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07D23CFGR&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=tamathah20-20&language=en_US" width="266" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07D23CFGR" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span border="0" img="" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07D23CFGR&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=tamathah20-20&language=en_US"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=tamathah20-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07D23CFGR" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />Title: <i>Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones</i></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author: James Clear</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pages: 307</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Good Morning and Happy Friday!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I thought I'd start this year of blogging off with a self-help book, and I hit the jackpot with this one. Using psychology hacks to explain why good habits are so hard to stick with and why bad habits are so hard to break, James Clear goes on to give numerous examples of ways we can outwit our nature and stick to our habits this time! I loved this book so much, I also bought the audiobook to listen to on my way back and forth to work. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I can't wait to put the tactics discussed in this book to use, and have already got my habit tracker journal ready to go! Has anyone else read and tried the exercises? Leave a comment and let me know how it worked out for you. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank Y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address for all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches! </span></p><!-- ShareThis BEGIN --><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!-- ShareThis END -->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-59021294170840779332021-01-04T16:54:00.001-05:002021-01-04T16:54:12.410-05:00Monday Motivation- January 4th, 2021<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7FJhoXKnqhDbVlzXR6MKOD45TjuRzdTAMwN4BQICeImrQ4pnRiAhI8mvF12h8w-mNsQ39PX13FEeBjH1wFdmL3gCe4iXpa0krCk0deb3eGf06fHzidOUG6RbqQzsBecSlaJt8LVbY6c/s1080/MM+1_4_21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7FJhoXKnqhDbVlzXR6MKOD45TjuRzdTAMwN4BQICeImrQ4pnRiAhI8mvF12h8w-mNsQ39PX13FEeBjH1wFdmL3gCe4iXpa0krCk0deb3eGf06fHzidOUG6RbqQzsBecSlaJt8LVbY6c/w400-h400/MM+1_4_21.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Monday! :)</span></div><br /><p></p>Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-67925340537294999552020-12-31T13:02:00.002-05:002020-12-31T13:02:45.404-05:00Happy New Year's Eve 2020<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5F-EXXtFYPye9La40GFfSJ56G8mPsJBUBwXKqtOAJpKTN6yHfCujpvU0ONTNJ2g488B5En3ZMExMT7Z6SoNB5n1hzF6dYdhzT-7kgaj7CukiqlrvWcZCD0oPqfL8Hcgt6iZ_ME2CsYM/s1080/New+Year%2527s+Eve+2020.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5F-EXXtFYPye9La40GFfSJ56G8mPsJBUBwXKqtOAJpKTN6yHfCujpvU0ONTNJ2g488B5En3ZMExMT7Z6SoNB5n1hzF6dYdhzT-7kgaj7CukiqlrvWcZCD0oPqfL8Hcgt6iZ_ME2CsYM/w400-h400/New+Year%2527s+Eve+2020.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy New Year's Eve!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What a year it has been! This year has been full of trials and lessons, and while I'm thankful for the things I've learned, I'm sincerely hoping for a better year in 2021. :) Best wishes for a great holiday and a great year! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Be safe and Happy New Year's Eve! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank y'all for reading. Be sure to enter your email address to get all the latest updates from Pines and Peaches. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><!--ShareThis BEGIN--><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!--ShareThis END-->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918900585168194170.post-64199867709660186482020-12-25T10:32:00.001-05:002020-12-25T10:32:37.559-05:00Merry Christmas 2020<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZA_NUvg2o84bBVPlMH2f8HVEZGPpfEt9VOxQmCLRUJn92NBBkz5v177BTeOeQ-K4LGX6njoZRrUPxqgs0cIM06gWvFXL2k7FTwZbI8Y74rVfcDKjN73v_yCVr0zWj6u28ahzNtLw5Xo/s1080/Merry+Christmas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZA_NUvg2o84bBVPlMH2f8HVEZGPpfEt9VOxQmCLRUJn92NBBkz5v177BTeOeQ-K4LGX6njoZRrUPxqgs0cIM06gWvFXL2k7FTwZbI8Y74rVfcDKjN73v_yCVr0zWj6u28ahzNtLw5Xo/w400-h400/Merry+Christmas.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas from Pines and Peaches! 💝</span></div><br /><p></p><!-- ShareThis BEGIN --><div class="sharethis-inline-follow-buttons"></div><!-- ShareThis END -->Tamathahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676237294645337963noreply@blogger.com