Link Up – That Library Girl

Can’t-Wait Wednesday – September 16, 2026

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings to spotlight the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday that was hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

I requested this one on NetGalley and was approved by the publisher (HarperAudio Adult). I was in a festive mood when going on a requesting spree and this one stood out to me. They Know If You’ve Been Bad Or Good publishes later this month!

There’s no escaping the holiday spirit in this dark, forced-proximity, why choose, Christmas stalker romance, the sequel to Alta Hensley’s New York Times bestselling He Knows When You’re Awake!

Stalkin’ around the Christmas tree…

Hailey Parker thought she had outrun her past. As the assistant to a successful jewelry designer, she’s started a new life in New York City, and may even have a new boyfriend to cozy up with this holiday. Her boss’s security guard, Knox, is a man of few words, but his obvious obsession calls to the darkest parts of Hailey’s imagination.

Then, her ex-boyfriend—and ex-partner-in-crime—shows up outside Hailey’s Brooklyn apartment. Liam explains that their past has caught up with them: the mobster they robbed five years ago has tracked them down. If they hope to escape with their lives, they must return to the remote Canadian wilderness where Hailey hid the priceless stolen diamond.

But a very different fate is awaiting them in the frigid landscape. Someone else entirely is pulling the strings, an unhinged billionaire who has a dark fascination with Hailey and Liam—and with the protective, ex-military boyfriend who has tracked Hailey all the way to the Northwest Territories.

Imprisoned together in a luxurious cabin and with a lethal ticking time bomb, Hailey, Liam, and Knox have no choice but to work together to outwit their captor. As a winter storm approaches—and simmering tensions between them reach a breaking point—escape starts to seem impossible…but what if everything they need is right there in the cabin?

Tropes:

Christmas romance
Why choose
Military romance
Stalking
One last job
Forced proximity
M/M/F
Second chance romance
Only one bed

It’s Monday, What Are You Reading?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. It’s a great post to organize yourself. It’s an opportunity to visit and comment and er… add to your groaning TBR pile!
This meme started on J Kaye’s blog and then was hosted by Sheila from Book Journey. Sheila then passed it on to Kathryn at The Book Date.

The plan is to make progress in all of these books I have already started this week. Last week was my first week back to work this school year and it really knocked me on my butt!

Falls To Pieces (an First Reads eBook I own) *I’m 25% in
The Paper Menagerie (a library book) *I’m starting this one after work today
What We Did To Survive (a library audiobook) *I’m 67% in

All of these are library books I have borrowed and plan to get to next.

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #59

What is the Sunday Salon? The Sunday Salon is a place to link up and share what we have been doing during the week. It’s also a great opportunity to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. Hosted by Readerbuzz.

What is the Sunday Post? The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up.

The school year started back up, which means I went back to work. This is my second year with my current company but my 11th year as a lunch lady.

Today we went to church in the morning, and then I attended a baby shower for my good friends wife in the afternoon. This is their first baby and we are so excited to meet him next month!

I haven’t had a ton of energy to sit and read this week. I listened to my audiobook to and from work and I tried to get some Kindle pages in before bed… but that’s about it. Wednesday I barely had the energy to pet the dog let alone stare at words on a page. (I actually took a two hour nap on Wednesday, which I never do because it messes with my sleep at nighttime. It did not this time, lol.)

I read this book a few years back so I thought I’d watch the movie when I saw it pop up on Netflix. I liked the movie even though it was different than the book (or what I remember of the book).

This is a mini series I’ve wanted to watch since 2022, and I finally got around to it this week.

Library Book I Currently Have Checked Out

Throwback Tuesday

WWW Wednesday – September 9, 2026

Thriller Thursday: Don’t Tell Me How To Die by Marshall Karp

Friday Book Snippets

https://thatlibrarygirl27.blog/?p=4616

*subject to change

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
Review: Old Ham by Seraphina Nova Glass
WWW Wednesday –
Stacking The Shelves #13
The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #60

WWW Wednesday – September 9, 2026

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on 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?

I am reading an Amazon First Reads choice that I picked last year but haven’t read yet. It’s called Falls To Pieces by Douglas Corleone.

I am listening to What We Did To Survive by Megan Lally. I enjoyed another one of her books so I thought I would listen to this one, and thanks to my library it was available on Libby.

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I am making significant progress in this story, and I am enjoying both main characters. I am making this one a priority this week!

Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.

These books are planned for me to read next, but I’m a mood reader so who knows what will happen, LOL!

Don’t forget to link up with Taking On A World Of Words to share your WWW!

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #58

Monday was a crappy day outside weather wise, so I ended up doing a ton of post writing and setting up things on the blog most of the day.

Tuesday my son had an interview, the dog went to the groomer and I went grocery shopping. Nothing too crazy…

Wednesday I had a work meeting to attend in the morning, and then my husband and I went out to dinner with our friends to a new local restaurant nearby. We also played duckpin bowling- so fun!

Thursday I had errands to run in this morning, followed by dropping my son off at his girlfriends house, then picking my daughter up from college for the weekend. I was in the car over six hours and drove 300 miles without leaving New Jersey! I was completely wiped out by the time I got home.

Friday my daughter and I ran her errands in the morning, and once we got home she helped me straighten up the house. We also baked a gluten free egg free cake together!

Saturday we did a whole bunch of nothing! I got a TON of reading in while sitting in the backyard enjoying the beautiful weather.

And today is church in the morning, and then cleaning out the camper before hanging out in the backyard and BBQing. The last days of summer are here and I don’t want them to end!!!

I borrowed A Study In Scarlet through Prime Reading.

I am listening to What We Did To Survive through Libby.

I have NOT had a chance to sit and physically read The Cuckoo’s Calling this past week. I am making it a priority to finish it before the weekend!!!

Short Story September #ShortStorySeptember

Final Check In: 20 Books of Summer 26 #20BOS26

Monthly Wrap Up: August 2026

Thriller Thursday: The Woman In My Home by D.L. Fisher

Library Friday: Library Card Sign-Up Month

Saturday Series: A Update On My Serie-ous Challenge Progress

Library Book I Currently Have Checked Out
Throwback Tuesday
WWW Wednesday – September 9, 2026
Thriller Thursday: Don’t Tell Me How To Die
We Will Never Forget: 9/11
Saturday Series
The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #59

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #57

My son’s girlfriend came to stay with us for a few days. Other than that we actually had a rather lowkey week here. The weather has been beautiful and I’ve been taking advantage of my summer almost being over by sitting the backyard reading and soaking up the sunshine and fresh air! Of course it rained on Friday, booooo!!

I celebrated my birthday yesterday by being in the backyard all day, playing board games with my husband and son. Then I was in the mood for pizza from our favorite local place so my husband ran to pick it up. Then we had brownie sundaes for dessert. It was actually a perfect day!

I borrowed Sunburned by Katherine Wood from my library. It’s a NetGalley backlog book, and I am trying to keep the summer season alive, so why not listen to one last summery book! Hoping to be done with this one at the start of September.

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. Not sure why I am always slow when reading physical books but it just feels like I’ve been reading this one pretty slow. I’m enjoying this story a lot and plan to make it a priority this upcoming week!

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Places I’ve Visited

WWW Wednesday – August 26, 2026

Books Acquired In August 2026

Library Stats and Savings For August 2026

Another Chapter #birthday

*subject to change

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #58

WWW Wednesday – August 26, 2026

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on 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?

I am reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife. I needed a book with blood on the cover for HRCYED 3.0 and this is the first one I found on my TBR list.

I am listening to One Of The Family, a NetGalley eARC I have, since I saw my library acquired the audiobook right before publication day. I was first in line thanks to the Libby notify me tag, woohoo!

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I am making significant progress in this story, and I am enjoying both main characters.

Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.

My daughter helped me choose these books as my next reads.

Don’t forget to link up with Taking On A World Of Words to share your WWW!

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Places I’ve Visited

I have been to Key West, where Hemingway lived. The house is available to visit via a tour, and our tour guide had such interesting facts to share with us! Highly recommended if you visit the area.

Speaking of Key West, I have been to Judy Blume’s bookstore. Judy Blume is a co-founder and co-owner of Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West, a local nonprofit independent bookstore located inside The Studios of Key West cultural center.

And a litttttttttttle bit of a stretch, but I visited Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach in Vik, Iceland. In Season 7 (Episodes 5 and 6) of Game of Thrones, this dramatic coastal location served as Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, the remote castle on the eastern end of the Wall. P.S. You can’t tell in the photo but it was absolutely pouring when we were there! We took some photos quickly and enjoyed the views from the parking lot lol.

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #56

I spent all week getting everything set and ready for my daughter going back to college. Yesterday we dropped her off at her dorm and helped her set up the place. I pray she has a great school year!

If you know Delaney you know if she’s not out living life, she’s in bed reaxing!

The kids and I made a spur of the moment trip to the boardwalk on Wednesday night, just to get out and get some fresh air and sunshine. We love spending time at OCNJ!

I randomly started The Last Morning on my Kindle (a First Reads backlog). I forgot what the premise of the book is so I am flying blind.

I am halfway through One Of The Family. Should be done with this one early in the week.

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I made some progress this past week, but not too much, since I’ve been so busy. I’m enjoying this story a lot and hope to have more time this upcoming week to put a big dent in this one.

Spotlight: Delusional by James Patterson and James O. Born

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Series I Want to Catch Up On

Can’t-Wait Wednesday – August 19, 2026

Review: Hunting Fiends For The Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie

Birthstone Book Covers – August Edition

*subject to change

WWW Wednesday – August 26, 2026
Final Check In: 20 Books of Summer 26 #20BOS26
My Birthday
The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #57

Birthstone Book Covers – August Edition

Leslie @ Books Are The New Black is hosting this fun, simple challenge, where you just share 5+ book covers the same color as the current month’s birthstone. Don’t forget to link back to Leslie!

August is a Peridot. And my birthday month, woohoo!

Peridot is a weird green color, so finding covers was a little tough!

I have read Home Before Dark, Matched and The Half Blood Prince.
Jade City is on my TBR.

*All my gems and info is just from a quick google search!* Not an expert!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday – August 19, 2026

I requested this one on NetGalley and was approved by the publisher (Atria Books). I love Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series and cannot wait to read it more closer to publication!

One of them is married to a killer. But which one? The author of Kill for Me, Kill for You returns with a high-octane thriller that will keep you guessing from beginning to end.

Vanessa Vanderpool is waiting outside her husband’s secret apartment. She watches him walk in to meet his mistress. Vanessa has been betrayed before and cannot afford to be betrayed again. Patrick’s affair will throw away everything she’s built. Pain and anger courses through her as she enters the apartment building.

The perfect mix for murder.

Patrick Vanderpool is the son of a wealthy businessman forced by his father to run for office. But when he sleeps with Molly Green, for once he finally feels alive. As Molly takes a shower, he looks around her apartment and finds nothing personal. No pictures. No mementos. Only a diary. What he reads in Molly’s journal threatens everything. Betrayed by the woman he thought he loved, pain and anger make Patrick’s blood run cold.

The perfect mix for murder.

Husband and wife both have the perfect opportunity and motive for murder, but which one of them is married to a killer?

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Series I Want to Catch Up On

I’m in the middle of a bunch of series, but these are the one I am prioritizing! The links take you to book 1 in the series.

The Sun Eater (7 books in the series; series complete)
Moonrise (5 books in the series; series ongoing)
The Licanius Trilogy (3 books in the series; series complete)
Eddie Flynn (10 books in the series; series ongoing)
Desert Plains (3 books in the series; series complete)
Villains (12 books in the series; series ongoing)
4MK Thriller (3 books in the series; series complete)
Cormoran Strike (8 books in the series ;series ongoing)
Dark Future (5 books in the series; series ongoing)
Arlington Hall (2 books in the series; series ongoing)

The stars under the covers are what I gave the first book in the series.

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #55

My parents were up visiting for a long weekend. They arrived last Thursday and left on Tuesday morning. It’s been a revolving door around here as my sister and her family just left from visiting us the week before. We went to the boardwalk with them while they were here and we had such a blast! ZERO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN :(

I have a best friend who lived halfway across the planet from me (we never met before), but just moved to the USA this past spring. We haven’t chatted on the phone in awhile so we made plans to do just that on Thursday night. It was nice to catch up!

My daughter will be going back to college next weekend. We have been going through her stuff she brought home from the dorm, washing all her sheets and things, and getting her all set to head back.

I am still reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife on my Kindle. I technically put this down to read a quick novella and then picked it back up again.

I am still listening to The Shadow of What Was Lost. It’s a long book but I am making great progress on it despite it being busy, busy, busy around here.

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I also made significant progress on this one this past week. I’m enjoying this story a lot and both main characters are growing on me.

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #54

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years

WWW Wednesday – August 12, 2026

Review: He Had It Coming by Darby Kane

*subject to change

Can’t-Wait Wednesday – August 19, 2026
Review: Hunting Fiends For The Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie
Birthstone Book Covers – August Edition
The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #56

WWW Wednesday – August 12, 2026

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on 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?

I am reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife. I needed a book with blood on the cover for HRCYED 3.0 and this is the first one I found on my TBR list.

I am listening to The Shadow of What Was Lost. I started reading it at the beginning of the year, and about a little more than a quarter of the way through I was getting confused on some plot stuff. Then the book was due back to the library and I returned it unfinished. The Audiobook became available on Libby and I borrowed it.

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library. I am not too far in to this one at the writing up of this post, but I’ve heard good things about this one so lets hope!

Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.

My daughter helped me choose these books as my next reads.

Don’t forget to link up with Taking On A World Of Words to share your WWW!

Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Was Reading On This Day Over the Last Ten Years

I had to dig deep to find some of these, as I’ve switched accounts a couple of times over the years (and that’s long story). I tried my best to be accurate though.

2025: All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
2024: The One by John Marrs
2023: Rapid Falls by Amber Cowie
2022: Upgrade by Blake Crouch
2021: The Cottage by Lisa Stone
2020: His & Hers by Alice Feeney
2019: Butterfly In Frost by Sylvia Day
2018: I Will Never Leave You by S.M. Thayer
2017: Island of Glass by Nora Roberts
2016: Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #54

My parents are up visiting for a long weekend. They arrived on Thursday and will be leaving on Tuesday. It’s been a revolving door around here as my sister and her family just left from visiting us. I can’t wait for it to be F-Troop back to normal around here.

Have I taken any photos since my parents arrived? Of course not! I’m so bad at that. I like to just live in the moment and enjoy life!

I am reading a book I received for free titled The Rich’s Guy Wife. I needed a book with blood on the cover for HRCYED 3.0 and this is the first one I found on my TBR list.

I borrowed The Cuckoo’s Calling from the library.

Currently up to date with the current season of House of the Dragon. The last episode of this season airs tonight!

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #53

Spotlight: One Of The Family by Mark Edwards

WWW Wednesday – August 5, 2026

Saturday Series: Update On This Years Progress

*subject to change

WWW Wednesday – August 12, 2026
Review: He Had It Coming by Darby Kane
The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #55

WWW Wednesday – August 5, 2026

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived on 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?

I am reading Old Ham, an ARC I received. It’s a novella so I’m hoping to have it finished by the weekend.

I started to read The Shadow of What Was Lost at the beginning of the year, but returned the book back to the library when it was due and soft DNFed it. The audiobook was available on Libby so I borrowed it. I could use a switch up of genres right now.

Speaking of switching it up, I randomly chose The Evening and The Morning off the shelf at my library. I may soft DNF this one also because getting in the middle of two chunky series isn’t my thing.

My parents are visiting for a long weekend so I doubt much reading will get done while they are here anyway.

Since I last posted all of the books pictured above have been finished, and rated &/or reviewed on Storygraph.

I started In His and just put it down without going back to it (with no real reason why I abruptly stopped reading). Gonna give it another go. And He Had It Coming is an ARC I have is next on my list to read.

Don’t forget to link up with Taking On A World Of Words to share your WWW!

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #53

My sister and her family were visiting us this past week, so they could attend my son’s graduation party. And even though she moved away to NC deep down she misses NJ… so she likes to give her kids a NJ summer by going to the boardwalk, mini golfing, the beach… stuff they don’t have close by them.

The kids also had Vacation Bible School this week. They attended when they were children and now they volunteer there. VBS is a week long children’s ministry program our church hosts, like a summer camp for Christians.

We also went to my NJ in laws house yesterday. My father in law has a boat as he lives on a lagoon, and he took us out on two boat rides out in the bay. It was Rollo’s first boat ride and he LOVED it!

I am reading a NetGalley ARC titled Old Ham. It’s a novella so I am hoping to get through it rather quickly and get a book under my belt early in to the month.

I am listening to a Libby audiobooks, Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped, the third book in the The Guild Codex: Demonized series. I am enjoying this read-along so much!

I am reading You Killed Me First, a paperback I was gifted. I barely had time to read it last week so it’s definitely a priority.

Currently up to date with the current season of House of the Dragon.

Library Love Audiobook Challenge 2026

Mid Year Celebration Tag

Library Stats and Savings For July 2026

Review: Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden

Monthly Wrap Up: July 2026

*subject to change

Spotlight: One Of The Family by Mark Edwards
WWW Wednesday – August 5, 2026
The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #54

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #52

My NJ in-laws (I have two sets) were gracious enough to offer up their house to host our son’s college graduation party, which happened yesterday. My sister and her family came up from NC so they could attend the party… and have a week of “Jersey Summer” as she likes to call it (since we grew up here and her children didn’t she likes to come in the summertime and take them to the beach and boardwalk… summery things they don’t have down south lol).

The week was spent getting everything ready for the party and having house guests staying with us.

I can’t believe that July is practically over…. which means that summer is kinda almost over. Not cool!

I am reading a NetGalley ARC titled Do You See What I See?: A Novella. This was a Christmas in July plan but didn’t get a chance to get to it until now. Should be finished with it in the next day or two.

I chose Silent Victim back in 2018 as a First Reads choice, but never got around to reading it after all these years. I am doing really good with clearing out my e-reader (the COYER challenge) so I randomly decided to read this one. This one should be finished come Monday.

I am reading You Killed Me First, a paperback I was gifted.

This is an older show, and I am sure I’ve seen some of it before… but it popped up on my TikTok page last week and I decided to watch. I am halfway done with season 2.

I got sucked back in to Dreamlight Valley and I played for a few days this week. I have a ton of quests I have to complete, and a bunch of realms to open up. Cozy game my butt cheeks, haha!

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #51

Review: Three Reasons For Revenge by Dervla McTiernan

Review: Two Kinds of Stranger (Eddie Flynn #9) by Steve Cavanagh

Review: Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie

Library Love Audiobook Challenge 2026
Library Stats and Savings For July 2026
Monthly Wrap Up: July 2026

The Sunday Salon / The Sunday Post #51

“Canadian wildfire smoke” covered New Jersey in the middle of the week and I refused to be outside breathing in all that crap. So we stayed inside and did a whole bunch of nothing. Then we had two nasty rain storms with up to 80 mile an hour winds one of the days, so we were practically inside all week. BUMMER!!!!!!

I am reading an older Amazon First Reads choice that I never got around to reading called White Out. I am using it as for two HRCYED 3.0 prompts as well. This one should be done by the middle of the week!

I have the ARC of Dear Debbie, but had also thrown myself on the waitlist with Libby for the audiobook. The hold came in so I borrowed it. I am enjoying it more than I thought I would (since I am on the fence with McFadden books), and am about 40% of the way through.

I am not too far in to The Pallbearers Club, a book I borrowed from a friend. It’s a different style of writing and not my usual genre, so I am taking my time with it to really give it a chance.

I can’t stand Argentina so I am rooting for Spain. My son’s girlfriend is also half Spanish so he is supporting her team too, lol!

This is an older show, and I am sure I’ve seen some of it before… but it popped up on my TikTok page last week and I decided to watch. I am almost halfway done with season 2.

Since we were in the house all week, I got sucked back in to Dreamlight Valley. It’s a cozy game that you can pick up pretty much whenever, so I was just messing around on it for almost three days straight!

My Library Card Anniversary Day

WWW Wednesday – July 15, 2026

Review: Three Reasons For Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
WWW Wednesday
Review: Two Kinds of Stranger (Eddie Flynn #9) by Steve Cavanagh
Review: Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie
Sunday Salon #52