Welcome to my Monday Musings. Happy first day of May. April ended on a high note. We were lucky enough to experience the wonder of the Aurora from our backyard. It was spectacular.

The weather also picked up last week and the weekend was just gorgeous. On Saturday we went out for dinner with friends that we haven’t seen in quite a while. And over the weekend, drumroll please, we painted the last room. It’s all done now! I’m very happy with how it all looks. We did some serious cleaning up while we were at it and got rid of a lot of things.

And now on to the reading part of the post. (To find out more about the books: For mobile users – tap on the image of the book cover. For PC users – just hover the mouse over the cover.)

DONE AND DUSTED

I posted three reviews and had a most excellent week of reading.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leyla teams up with undercover FBI agent Sean, after one of her employees is murdered.

Read My Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rory helps Asa stand against Hosvir and his witch, who have plans to make Asa Hosvir's wife so he can take over in Norway.

Read My Review

⭐⭐⭐ Beth asks Julian to help her find her dowry after her husband ran off with it. Years ago her brother denied Julian's suit, and they find that the attraction is still alive and well.

Read My Review

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Charlotte and Ash and their friends are on a ship, where a murder is committed. They become involved, while trying to keep Charlotte's presence a secret.

Goodreads

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eve investigates the sudden death of an A-list celebrity during a glitzy party.

Goodreads

FOR THIS COMING WEEK

Some more will inevitably be added as the week goes on.

Matilda isn't interested in marriage, she has an encounter with a handsome lord at a ball, who turns out to be her guardian, and he intends to marry her off to someone else.

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Atticus has to make good on his promise to take care of Thor and, as is usual for Atticus, more trouble finds him along the way.

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Ellie is a skilled PI helping Kade find his wife's killer.

Goodreads

INTERESTING QUOTES

Some quotes that caught my eye this week:

From How to Best a Marquess by Janna MacGregor: “…But I think you’re looking at it the wrong way. Success is not the absence of failure. It’s the ability to learn from our mistakes and try again. And if necessary, try again and again until we get it right.”

From Encore in Death by JD Robb: The dress might’ve been a killer, Eve thought, but the body inside it was the true perpetrator.

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

You can find more recommendations here. Is there anything you’d like to recommend? I’m always open to new authors and new books.

What are you reading? Let me know in the comments below.

And that’s it. Thanks for musing with me on this beautiful Monday.

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