HAPPY MONDAY & HAPPY PRIME DAY!!! TWO WHOLE DAYS??? Gasp!!! So because of that, on top of the latest book releases, I’ll include my yearly Prime Day sale finds (the ones that I either LOVE because I’ve used, or ones that I want, or that pertain to us in some way). 😉 Goodies all around!!
P.S. Keep checking back ’cause I’ll be adding more as I go, throughout the day.
THREE THINGS:
1.) I had the most amazing Friday night date night, with friends. Laughed so hard, and ate the most decadent food (I had filet minion, and wild mushrooms, and an heirloom tomato salad) BUT!!
2.) I cheated on my Keto by having a few bites of a dessert. YIKES!!! And ummm… a pineapple infused Stoli Vodka drink. HOLY MOLY that was delicious, and I don’t think there was enough “pineapple juice” in it to ’cause me issue (as it was infused, not actually juice mixed in) but yeah… that cheesecake bite, and that flourless chocolate cake bite (or 3)… eeeeeeep!!!
3.) I *think* I had a touch of Keto flu yesterday all day (probably ’cause I went right back to Keto after my Friday feast), and I was just so tired, and didn’t feel good at all. The only thing I could stomach was another heirloom tomato and cucumber salad (with olive oil, feta cheese, lemon juice and salt and pepper). I ate that, and ONLY that all day. And today I’m back to myself again! 😀
PRIME DAY SALES:
➔➔ Prime members that have not joined Kindle Unlimited yet can get a KU membership for THREE MONTHS FREE!
➔➔ Prime members Audible for 3 months at a super-deal!!!
➔➔ ALL THE PRIME DAY SALES LIVE <— ALL DONE NOW.
- AMAZON FIRESTICK!! <— OMG what a price. I couldn’t live without mine and I love that I can just talk into the remote what show (or movie) I want, and it pulls up my options for me!! BEST. THING. EVER!!! I think I DID pay full price for mine a few months ago (I upgraded from the original super-slow one) and this one rocks my world. BUT AT THIS PRICE?? *thud* No wait… THIS is the one I have (the 4K which is the fastest… and still… THAT PRICE??? WHOA!!)
- Kindle Paperwhite – Now Waterproof with 2x the Storage – Includes Special Offers <— OMG!!!! AMAZING DEAL ON THIS & I JUST upgraded my old 1st generation paper white to this one today. I wanted an Oasis ’cause it’s waterproof, but come to find out THIS ONE IS WATERPROOF TOO!! MINE!!! I did the whole “trade-in” of my old one and everything and got an even better deal. *thud* I AM SO EXCITED!!
- ROOMBA PRIME DAY SALE <— The LOVE of my housekeeping life. The “Roomba 690” model is all I actually need and other than a dishwasher and a washing machine and dryer, THIS is my biggest life saver and IT DOES THE JOB!!!! My house is always vacuumed and swept, and I’m never the one that has to do the work. I’ve had mine for 2 years now? It’s still absolutely perfect, and when it dies, I will immediately buy another. No ifs, ands or buts. P.S. She even makes those pretty vacuum marks in the carpet. I don’t know why, but love seeing those.
- Amazon ECHO <— Of course mine if a few years old (I have a first generation I think) but I use her daily as my alarm clock (just last night, when I set my alarm, she also asked me if I wanted her to play soothing sleep sounds for me too? GASP!! I forgot she could do that!! I said yes and she chose a thunderstorm for me). I mean I use her for some basic stuff, and don’t even come close to using her full potential. Mostly alarms, to play Amazon Prime music, to set timers, to ask her questions about stuff that I can’t remember… to play my audiobooks for me while I work. I need to look into what else she can do.
- The INSTANT POT <— PRIME DAY sale (what I got mine for a year or so ago) and it is another love of my life. I use it as much as I use my crock pot (I make the most AMAZING “Fasolakia” in it – Greek Green Beans that I’m totally addicted to – along with so many other things. It makes the most perfect steamed broccoli, boiled eggs, and full-on meals in no time. There are SO many recipes out there to play with, let alone making “staples”.
- PNY Turbo 64GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive <— PRIME DAY SUPER-DEAL! I just ordered 2 (that’s all they’d let me check out with, at this price). But I AM HAPPY!!! I needed these badly!!
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Samsonite Centric Expandable Hardside Luggage Set with Spinner Wheels, 2-Piece (20/24), Black <— PRIME DAY FIND!! PERFECT FOR OUR BOOK SIGNING TRIPS!! Samsonite and a great price at that!! OMG look at the crazy original price on these!!) 😲 GASP!! Comes in black or “blue slate”. I just had to add them to today’s blog post… to good of a price to ignore.
- 23andMe DNA kit <— I got mine during a Prime Day 2 years ago, and it has developed into an incredible wealth of info (I’m mostly french but with a good chunk of Irish). LOL!! I also have the “health” options and I’ve learned so much about myself (and my heritage). I need to send one to my brother now! 😀 P.S. The Prime Day sale is on the DNA kit with the “whole shebang”.
- Wireless Bose Headphones for all of our audiobook listening!!! These look comfy! And here are the in-ear ones!
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Repel Windproof Travel Umbrella with Teflon Coating <— Okay I know this sounds ridiculous… but I don’t actually have an umbrella. 😕 And of course, in Florida, we are in the super-rainy season right now, so I end up borrowing whatever umbrella is around (IF I can). And now, because of Prime Day… I just got THIS one (and OMG look at all the reviews!! Supposedly this one was featured on the Today show or a show like that…). So while I didn’t get the choice of pretty colors (only black is on sale right now), I now, not only have an umbrella, but I have a kick-ass one!!!
Check out ALL the —> PRIME DAY <— deals here.
LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVE !!!
- Fallen Saint: All The Pretty Things Trilogy Volume 2 by Monica James <— KIDNAPPED & SOLD TO HIM…“Just as this nightmare began, I once again find myself bound, destination unknown. However, this time, my kidnapper is the man who shattered my world beyond repair. Aleksei Popov—Russia’s number one mobster, and the man I was sold to…”
- Smooth Kisses by Ella Goode
- How To Wake A Sleeping Lady (Happy Ever Regency Book 1) by Bree Wolf <— LIVE!! HISTORICAL ROMANCE
- Her Majesty My Love (The Vault Collection) by Maya Banks <— LIVE!! HISTORICAL ROMANCE
- The Wrong Prince Charming by Holly Renee <— LIVE!!! LOVE TRIANGLE ALERT! She’s in love with both of them… “…I’d known golden boy, Theo Hunt, was the one for me since we were kids. My heart was his for the taking, but I had become nothing more than the MVP of the campus king’s friend-zone. Easton Cole was a storm I couldn’t have predicted. He knocked me off my feet and stole my heart. But he was off limits. Not only was he was Theo’s frat brother, but he was the teacher’s assistant in English 101 and I was acing every test…”
- Deceived: Brides of the Kindred 24 by Evangeline Anderson <— EVANGELINE ANDERSON ALERT!! SHE’S BEEN KIDNAPPED & SOLD & SHE DOESN’T THINK HE’S REAL… “…Anna is living in a nightmare. Stolen by raiders from the arms of her loving family, she is bought by a hulking, two-headed Trollox. She wants to die until her thuggish captor buys a new robotic cook who also doubles as a guard for the house. At first Anna thinks he is just another Replicant, without emotions but soon she finds herself pouring out her heart to him. It’s safe because he’s just a machine so she knows he’ll never hurt her like a real male would. Is it wrong to think that she’s falling in love with him? Especially since a machine can’t really love her back…”
- Dating Mr. Right: A Collection: Four Standalone Romantic Comedies by Lauren Blakely <— LAUREN BLAKELY ANTHOLOGY ALERT!! “Indulge in four delicious tales of true love! In Dating Mr. Right, you’ll devour an online dating meets secret identity romance, a friends-to-lovers plus best friend’s brother scorcher, and a story of a pair of jaded lovers bitten by the insta-love bug, and an office romance with an age difference.“
- Curvy Seduction: Owen & Gemma (Untouchable Curves Book 2) by Christa Wick
- Curvy Perfection: Cayce & Ashley (Untouchable Curves Book 3) by Christa Wick
- Steps (Off Limits Book 1) by Symone West <— HER MOM IS ENGAGED TO A BAD BOY... “…This is yet another crazy decision that Toya would have to help her mom recover from when things fall apart. But nothing prepared her for the scorching hot son of her mom’s fiancé. Something about his brooding blue eyes, a cocky smile, and visible brokenness keep pulling her to him…”
- The Love Doctors: An Interracial Romance by Bella Fontaine <— SHE’S A LOVE COLUMNIST… “...Maybe I got too comfortable with my fame and fortune, because I never saw that no good, Ivan St. James, coming my way. The ex-quarterback and newly turned advice columnist for the L.A Times became my biggest competition overnight and tried to shake the foundation of my business. He thinks he’s the love doctor, but I am…”
- Owl (Outlaw MC Book 5) by Ethan Egorov
- Cards of Love: The Empress by Rochelle Paige
- Deviate: A Love in the City Novel by Mia Monroe <— LIVE!! M/M ROMANCE!!
- Girl By Any Other Name by MK Schiller <— SHE DIED… BUT he doesn’t believe that’s true… “…Ten years later, she strolled into the English lit course I taught. Only this girl claimed her name was Sophie Becker and she had no idea who I was. But I’m not giving up. I’m going to get the girl I love back and protect her from the danger that took her away all those years ago…”
- Still the One (A Beloved Duet Book 1) by Kelly Collins
- Love Me Like You Do: The Morrison Files by A.J. Marx
PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )
- Dear Anna by Katie Blanchard – July 16th 2019
- Window on the Bay by Debbie Macomber – July 16th 2019
- Cruel Legacy by K.A. Linde – July 16th 2019
- Temptation’s Darling by Johanna Lindsey – July 16th 2019
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone – July 16th 2019
- HOT SEAL Hero (HOT SEAL Team – Book 7) by Lynn Rae Harris – July 16th 2019
- Take Me Tonight (The Knight Brothers Book 3) by Carly Phillips – July 16th 2019
- Falling With You (Fractured Connections Book 3) by Carrie Ann Ryan – July 16th 2019
- The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory – July 16th 2019
- Trapping Her by Aurora Rose Reynolds – July 16th 2019
- Untamed Delights (The Phoenix Pack Book 8) by Suzanne Wright – July 16th 2019
- Making Up by Helena Hunting – July 16th 2019
- Filthy Vows by Alessandra Torre – July 18th 2019
- Lies by Kylie Scott – July 21st 2019
- Infinite (Indefinite Duet Book 2) by Corinne Michaels – July 22nd 2019
- AND!!!!
- Just added (just went up for preorder):
- Crew Princess (Crew Series Book 2) by Tijan <— AUGUST 19th 2019
- The Day He Came Back by Penelope Ward – August 19th 2019
- All the Way (Hot Jocks Book 2) by Kendall Ryan – September 24th 2019
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Happy Prime Day!!! And thank you, Maryse, for digging through the deals for those goodies up there! *hugs*
Three things:
1. It’s official…I’m done with this job. I want to go back into hemodialysis and work with patients who are truly sick, even if I have to take a pay cut. This decision feels SO right. 😊
2. I’m loving this month’s Universal Yums box! So far I’ve tried the coconut filled wafers, coconut chewy candy, coffee chews, cheese and butter chips, mayonnaise chips, lime chips, and strawberry puffy candy, and I’ve loved all of them (except for the cheese and butter chips…I think the tortilla flavor overpowers the cheese and butter flavor). In fact, I DEVOURED the mayonnaise chips and lime chips. The mayo ones didn’t really taste like mayo, just savory goodness. And the lime chips had a more authentic lime flavor than the Lays lime chips here in the States. YUMMMMM!!!
3. OMG dog hair EVERYWHERE! I knew German Shepherds shed a lot, but this is crazy. I just ordered a deshedding brush so I’m hoping it helps. UGH.
Off to work now where I will hopefully have time to sneak in some reading. I started Jersey Six, but Paper Wasp has been calling to me so I might squirrel. Happy shopping, ladies!
Whooooaaa what is Paper Wasp???
*runs to look it up*
AND YAY!!!!! It’s always so much better when we work in fields that make us happy/content/exhilarated/relieved…
And I am SO happy you feel exactly what you want.
I bought the Lay’s Lime chips after that box…..and no not enough lime. It looks like this month is Indonesia.
I’m having fun with it and think I will keep it through Christmas at least.
I’m with Maryse, what is Paper Wasp??? We are all ears…..
Paper Wasp??? I just love the title!
Wait… MAYONNAISE CHIPS????
Not my favorite but my dog loved them.
Yes ladies, Paper Wasp! The blurb totally gave me a jot when I saw it on preorder months ago. I decided to start it and then continue on with Jersey Six…which I have a feeling I’m not going to like the h too much. That’s okay though as long as the storyline keeps me hooked!
And yes…mayonnaise-flavored chips!! I wasn’t sure when I first saw them, but DANG they were savory and delicious!
bev…Indonesia?? Is that the one you received this month or is the upcoming one? Does everyone receive the same country each month? Ohhhhhh my hubby is going to love Indonesia since he has been there several times.
This new one. I might get mine today.
1. Cant wait. I’m not sure I’ll like it but sure to bring all the fluffy pretty. She is a historian and he is a romance writer……and a prince of course. Look at the costumes.
Seen “Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung” on Netflix yet?
https://www.netflix.com/title/81116487?s=a&trkid=13747225&t=cp
2. I may have posted this before. 🤷♀️ it puts a smile on my face and I need a smile this Monday. Utterly charming. I haven’t got into his group yet, but he is known for his dancing and has a lot of fans. I can see why.
https://youtu.be/pxTL3o9tJTo
3. Still completely in drama land. They are my summer stories. Just started Go Go Squid and it seems to be gearing up for fun swoons.
3 things:
1. The zipper on my purse BROKE. *Cries* I’m kinda devastated as it’s been my absolute favorite purse ever. It’s a cat backpack from Betsey Johnson and pure cute. I’ve had it for almost two years, but now the thing keeps randomly opening and everything spills out. It was this one. https://www.amazon.com/Betsey-Johnson-Lucy-Black-Backpack/dp/B074KRFJM8
2. That said, I am saving money for Disneyworld. So I instead just dragged my old purse out. It’s not cute, but it works and is green. And also, my stuff won’t go flying out. But after Disneyworld, this will be mine! https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07BXYT2PZ/?coliid=I13LSZ53YEM4GM&colid=2HTEDYHS1585C&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
3. I need to get dude moving. He had troubles sleeping last night because he didn’t do anything to get rid of his energy. I gave him a few days to recover from Summer school. Recovery time is over. He’s gotta move and not spend the day doing nothing on non-swim days.
I bought the Shark steam mop for 59.99… usually 119.99… half off!!! For hard wood, tile… woohoo.
I bought a drill….almost 2 of them. I have to learn not to be so impatient. Then looked at the price of something that you have to click on to see the price. Over 1000 …..I was like…ok bev back out slowly and carefully.
I love the stuff at almost half off!!! I got a few things so cheap and all the stuff I bought was stuff I truly needed.
Now that Ring doorbell sale however… I don’t REALLY need that. But… I REALLY want that. I’m holding back… for now. I think. 😉
Oh, believe me…you REALLY want a Ring, especially after the weird experience a coworker had recently which could not have been proven to the police without the video from the Ring (or a similar device).
1. I need the hubs to get behind a Roomba. He seems so uninterested!
2. I finished The Girl He Used To Know really late last night then stayed up even later to analyze it. My eyes hurt!
3. IDK what to read now. After TGHUTK and Severance (ah-maz-ing), nothing else appeals to me!
The emotional pay off didnt work for me in The Girl He Used To Know. Did really like the first part though.
I absolutely loved the first part more than the second. It felt like a different book to me by that point but I was already so invested in the characters it didn’t matter.
Robin, I really liked Last Summer by Kerry Lonsdale and it’s KU with audio. Check out the blurb for that one…
Yes! Nay and I were talking about it after seeing your review!
Love the Roomba. I got it for Christmas but it drives my dog crazy. He starts barking at it and trying to bit it. I have to put him outside or in my bedroom when I run it!
OMG I didn’t even think of that! My poodle would go nuts!
The Sons of Rome Series!! Or Jack & Jill books.
1. I’m avoiding looking at the sales. I don’t really *need* anything at the moment, so I don’t want to get sucked in to buying something just cos it’s cheap 😉
2. Midwinter here, and it’s a pretty cold, miserable one this year. Great reading weather, though. We light the fire about mid-afternoon, and settle in for hot choccie and a good book. I’m currently rereading Susan Fanetti’s terrific Pagano Family saga. Have also started an enjoyable HR, How The Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long. Great banter between the MCs. I love losing myself in a good book.
3. My son got a puppy a couple of months ago and it’s half black Labrador, and I thought it would shed everywhere like your German Shepherd, Amy, cos Labs do that too. But its other half is Shar-pei and it seems like it has a Shar-pei coat. It has a beautiful glossy black coat with a little bit of a wave in it and it hardly sheds at all.
1. I have a Roomba too Marsye and I LOVE it. I thought it was a waste of money before I got it but now I think its the best thing ever. Saves me so much time with cleaning.
2. Out of school for about a month and now some boredom has set in. Now planning my home projects. Starting with repainting the stair risers and stairwell ceiling. Want to spray paint my exterior lights. Not sure what they originally were, but now they look somewhat pink. Think I’ll do an antique brass finish.
3. Just finished Naked Love. Started off shaky- did not like the h, but glad I stuck with it because it did get better and I ultimately enjoyed it. The h was the sister of the h in Undeniably You. Now not sure what to read now. Maybe I’ll read Last Summer-like that it is KU and audio is a bonus.