WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words.
The Three Ws are:
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?
Personal:
I know it’s been a hot minute since I have done one of these (March 30th, can you believe that!!). So let me catch you up on everything that has been going on:
- Miss R is having surgery at the beginning of July. She’s getting her adenoids and tonsils out. I just found out today that she doesn’t have to a pre-op COVID test (she hates those).
- BK, the kids, and I went to MA over Easter break in April. We drove 16 hours to and 14 hours from (the 16 hours is because BK decided he wanted to drive around NYC and point out different shops…sigh. Then we got lost or stuck as BK put it). It was a good time. I got to meet my niece and nephew (1 and 3). I hadn’t met them yet because of, you know, COVID restrictions.
- Since the mask mandates have gone away in our schools, everyone has been getting sick. Colds have been running rampant in my household. I also got some weird 24-hour stomach flu last weekend.
- We are preparing to go on vacation in 3 weeks. We’re heading to FL for a week. It should be a blast. We have Legoland waterpark, visiting my sister and my MIL, going to the beach, and just chilling at the resort planned. If we have time, we might hit up Seaworld or Animal Kingdom.
- I am preparing for end-of-school activities—-which isn’t much this year. Miss B gets out of school, technically, a week earlier than Mr. Z and Miss R. But that’s because she doesn’t have to go to school when she isn’t taking end-of-course or grade testing. Mr. Z isn’t having anything that I am aware of (maybe an award ceremony?). Miss R is having ice cream (or in her case popsicles because she’s lactose intolerant) and playing outside on the last day of school. They usually have a picnic but are not doing it this year because, again, of COVID restrictions.
So, that’s been me, in a nutshell. I can’t promise that I will start doing WWW Wednesdays weekly but I will try!!
As always, please let me know if you have read these books and what you have thought of them
What I Recently Finished Reading:
A HOUSE WITH DEADLY SECRETS.
A MOTHER WHO’LL RISK EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TO LIGHT.
Alex, a single mother-of-two, is determined to make a fresh start for her and her children. In an effort to escape her troubled past, she seeks refuge in a rural community. Pine Ridge is idyllic; the surrounding forests are beautiful and the locals welcoming. Mostly.
But Alex finds that she may have disturbed barely hidden secrets in her new home. As a chain of bizarre events is set off, events eerily familiar to those who have lived there for years, Alex realizes that she and her family might be in greater danger than ever before. And that the only way to protect them all is to confront the shadows lurking in Pine Ridge.
What I am currently reading:
What books I think I’ll read next:
Constance Lysander needs a husband. Or, so society says. She’s about to give birth to her late husband’s child―a man who left her with zero money, and two other wives she didn’t know about. Thankfully, she has her Aunt by her side, and the two other wives have become close friends. But still―with a baby on the way, her shipping business to run, and an enemy skulking about, she has no time to find the perfect match.
Enter Jonathan, Earl of Sykeston. Returned war hero and Constance’s childhood best friend, his reentry into society has been harsh. Maligned for an injury he received in the line of duty, Jonathan prefers to stay out of sight. It’s the only way to keep his heart from completely crumbling. But when a missive from Constance requests his presence―to their marriage ceremony―Jonathan is on board. His feelings for Constance run deep, and he’ll do anything to make her happy, though it means risking his already bruised heart.
With Constance, Jonathan, and the new baby all together, it’s clear the wounds―both on the surface and in their relationship―run deep. But when the nights come, their wounds begin to heal, and both come to realize that their marriage of convenience is so much more than just a bargain.
Dillon Young is proud that she inherited her aunt’s ranch. The problem: someone is trying to run her off and is willing to do whatever it takes. Strange, dangerous things keep happening. Dillion suspects her no-good neighbor and fellow wealthy rancher Hank Stephens. Never a man to get his hands dirty, he sends others to get the job done. So, when the irresistible Cal Bennett is found passed out drunk on her property, Dillion is on high alert. Until someone takes a shot at her and Cal springs to her rescue. When the hard-bodied, no-nonsense-talking cowboy points out that she may need some help, Dillion is inclined to reluctantly agree.
Or a lover?
Waking up on a stranger’s property with a shotgun in his face is not Cal Bennett’s idea of a good time. Never mind that the woman on the other end of the barrel is one of the most fiercely beautiful women he has ever seen. Things get more interesting when he finds himself shielding her from flying bullets. It’s clear that this smart, savvy woman could use a hand and he is all too happy to lend any part of his body she requires. His proposal: pose as lovers until they find out who is after her ranch. As the danger rises and secrets are revealed, the passion explodes between them. There is no turning back.
When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the wheels are in motion. Headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house on Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.
But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news, thanks to her meddling sister, and must revisit the choices she made long ago, when she was a bestselling novelist with a different life. Sarah’s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he is—questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarah’s husband, Eli, who’s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by challenges of life during quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been.
When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.
From “the undisputed boss of the beach read” (The New York Times), The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. Enthralling, witty, big-hearted, and sharply observed, this is Jennifer Weiner’s love letter to the Outer Cape and the power of home, the way our lives are enriched by the people we call family, and the endless ways love can surprise us.
Kagen Vale is the trusted and feared captain of the palace guard, charged with protecting the royal children of the Silver Empire. But one night, Kagen is drugged and the entire imperial family is killed, leaving the empire in ruins.
Abandoned by the Gods
Haunted and broken, Kagen is abandoned by his gods and damned forever. He becomes a wanderer, trying to take down as many of these enemies as possible while plotting to assassinate the usurper–the deadly Witch-king of Hakkia. While all around him magic–long banished from the world—returns in strange and terrifying ways.
Fueled by Rage
To find the royal children and exact his vengeance, Kagen must venture into strange lands, battle bizarre and terrifying creatures, and gather allies for a suicide mission into the heart of the Witch-king’s empire.
Kings and gods will fear him.
Kagen the Damned
Wow, sounds like you’ve been crazy busy too! It’s been two months of madness in my family with medical issues and just being super busy. I’m hoping things calm down a bit for both of our families soon. 🙂
Here’s my WWW
Thank you!! And I hope that everything calms down soon for you too.
Oh my! I do not miss dealing with teenagers! Interesting list of books you read!
My mother says the same thing….lol. In all honestly, my 16 year old is a gem. People comment on how nice she is all the time. My 14 year old, on the other hand, has an attitude. He’s a good kid too but man, he can get mouthy…lol. The books were interesting!!!
It’s great you will get your vacation in before your daughter’s surgery. It’s nice that things are getting back to normal as far as Covid Restrictions go, hopefully they will be done soon. Enjoy your upcoming reads, Jolie.
Thank you Carla. I specifically asked the ENT if I could do it after my vacation. She deserves to have a good time without her throat hurting her. I am hoping the same thing (about the Covid restrictions). Enjoy your reads also Carla!!
P.S. I saw your post on Cinco De Mayo today and printed out the recipe. I can’t make it today (don’t have all the ingredients) but I am planning on making it for Taco Tuesday :).
I hope you enjoy it. I usually add more salsa, because I never measure anything so I have to add more or it is too dry. Play it by ear.