Mailbox Monday

Mailbox Monday is being hosted throughout the month of January by Alyce at  At Home With Books.
This is a feature where we share what books entered our homes in the past week. Three very different books showed up this past week, all looking interesting in their own way.


Paperback, 288 pages

 Published November 1st 2011 by Berkley

more details...ISBN: 0425244601 (ISBN13: 9780425244609)

edition language: English

series: Memphis Barbeque Mystery #3

setting: Tennessee(United States)

From the publisher:

BBQ-joint owner Lulu Taylor knows pretty much everyone in Memphis who lives ribs. But one person she'd rather not know is Tristan Pembroke, a snooty pageant couch with a mean streak. When she finds Tristan's dead body stuffed in a closet at a party, the police are suspicious- especially since Lulu's developed a taste for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Caught in a situation stickier than molasses, Lulu must clear her name, or risk getting fried...

Won from Karen at Bookin' with Bingo. Thanks again, Karen!

Paperback, 396 pages
Published December 27th 2011 by Voice
ISBN: 1401341675 (ISBN13: 9781401341671)
edition language: English

From the publisher:

It's been a busy few years since Jo Mackenzie lost her husband. Life has brought adventure, surprises, unexpected pleasures and, of course, lots of knitting. Jo's seaside yarn shop, with a brand-new cafe, has taken off, keeping her busier than ever. And being a single mum to two boys and a headstrong toddler, Pearl, is just as exhausting and enchanting as she thought it would be. On top of all that, celebrity diva Grace has a secret, Jo's firecracker best friend, Ellen, is launching a new television series, and lovable but hapless Martin continues his oft-misguided attempts to woo Jo. Just when Jo thinks she has about all she can handle, Daniel, Pearl's globe-trotting dad, turns up out of the blue...

With a little help from her friends and her beloved Gran, Jo is building a new life for herself by the sea, stitch by stitch.

Warm and witty, Knit One Pearl One will delight new readers to the Beach Street series and give the legions of existing fans a chance to visit the British seaside again, without having to worry about the weather.
Received from LT for review.


Hardcover, 326 pages

Expected publication: February 7th 2012 by Putnam Juvenile (first published January 25th 2012) details...

ISBN: 0399257454 (ISBN13: 9780399257452)

edition language: English

original title: Born Wicked

series: The Cahill Witch Chronicles #1

From the publisher:

Blessed with a gift...cursed with a secret.

Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they're witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship - or an early grave.

Before her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might not be able to keep her word . . . especially after she finds her mother's diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family's destruction. Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.

If what her mother wrote is true, the Cahill girls aren't safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the Sisterhood - not even from each other.

Received from SA/putnam

Paperback, 432 pages

Published November 1st 2001 by Onyx (first published 1984)

more details...ISBN: 0451410130 (ISBN13: 9780451410139)

original title: Spy Dance

From the publisher:

Someone has found him-and is blackmailing him to enter the dangerous game of international espionage once again. But there's one very deadly difference: this time, the target is his own country.

Received from the author as "consolation " prize for not winning his latest book, China Gambit. Works for me!