New Release Tuesday: August 30

New Release Tuesday: August 30

The end of the Summer is a busy time of year, taking last minute vacations and getting ready for back to school. But it’s also a great time to enjoy a new book! It’s New Release Tuesday, my favorite day of the week, and we’ve got some great new books to highlight for you this week. As always, you can check out the full list of new releases at Lazy Day Books. Here we go!

Which new book are you most looking forward to this week?

Cookbook Review: Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld

Cookbook Review: Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld

I’m excited to introduce our guest host today, Betsy Ramirez, M.Ed., R.D., from Supermarket Nutrition 411. Betsy is a registered dietitian and my go-to expert for healthy food choices. Today she’s testing a pizza recipe from Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld.

Deceptively Delicious Pizza:
I love cookbooks! In fact, you might say I have a cookbook problem. My shelves are overflowing, so I am so grateful to have Lazy Day Books to keep me organized with their enormous selection of e-cookbooks. What fuels my cookbook hoarding? I am a registered dietitian, so I always look for recipes that focus on wholesome, nutritious food. I am also a mom of 2 preschoolers, one of which is a picky eater. While his palate is expanding, he usually doesn’t get enough veggies in his day. This is why I gravitated toward Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld.

I chose to make her Pita Pizzas (with spinach puree). Why did I choose this recipe? My family loves pizza, and my picky eating son is hard to trick. I also think this is an easy, go to recipe anyone can do and feel good about giving their kids some extra nutrition.

Click the blog title to see how this deceptive pizzea turned out!

Are You Emotionally Connected When You Read?

Are You Emotionally Connected When You Read?

A few months ago, New York Times best selling author Susan Mallery asked her followers on Twitter to name the last book they read that made them cry. Thinking about my answer to that question, I was a little surprised to realize it has been nearly seven years since I cried over a book.

So that got me wondering, why do you choose to read certain books? What motivates you to pick up one book over another? And do you feel an emotional response is critical for you to consider a book to be great?

Click here to see the last book I read that made me cry…

Lazy Day E-Scape: The Bride Wore Scarlet by Liz Carlyle

Lazy Day E-Scape: The Bride Wore Scarlet by Liz Carlyle

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend!

It was rainy in Chicago on Sunday, which was the only excuse I needed to curl up on the couch and spend the afternoon lost in a book. I had trouble finding the right one for my mood, but finally settled on The Bride Wore Scarlet by Liz Carlyle.

From the back of the book:
Passion and secrets simmer behind the elegant façade of Victorian London in another deliciously intriguing novel featuring the mysterious men of the St. James Society…

Click the blog title to read the full review…

New Release Tuesday: August 2

New Release Tuesday: August 2

It’s New Release Tuesday, August 2, my favorite day of the week! As usual, there are too many great new releases to list them all, but here is a small sampling for you. You can see all of this week’s new releases at Lazy Day Books. Click the book titles to see more information about a particular book. Ready? Here we go!

Which new book are you most looking forward to this week? Share with us in the comments!

Happy Reading!

Weekend Romance: Save As Draft by Cavanaugh Lee

Weekend Romance: Save As Draft by Cavanaugh Lee

I love to read romance novels over the weekend and Save As Draft by Cavanaugh Lee is a perfect Lazy Day E-Scape.

Written in emails, texts, twitter and facebook updates, Save As Draft is not your usual romance novel, but it is oh so fun!

I often find myself saving drafts of emails and never sending them (my drafts folder currently has over 100 emails in it, just begging for attention), or editing them so severely that by the time I do send them, they don’t resemble the original message at all, so the concept here is familiar to me. Throw in a little love triangle…

Book Review: Full Black by Brad Thor

Book Review: Full Black by Brad Thor

With each terrorist attack on U.S. soil, Americans gave up more of their rights. Harvath was reminded of the line, paraphrasing Benjamin Franklin, that those who trade some of their liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. The wisdom of the founders never ceased to amaze him.

After tracking down a deadly terrorist cell, former Seal Team 6 and current Carlton Group member, Scot Harvath formulates a plan to infiltrate the cell to stop a string of deadly attacks on American soil. After the mission goes horribly wrong, and more attacks are launched in the heart of America, Harvath must go Full Black to uncover those responsible and bring them to his brand of justice.

New Release Tuesday: July 26

New Release Tuesday: July 26

It’s New Release Tuesday and I’m especially excited this week. We’ve got some great new releases from Brad Thor, P.J. Parrish, Ian James Corlett, Helen Perelman and so many more! As always, you can see all of this week’s new releases at the Lazy Day Books eBookstore. Here we go!

Full Black by Brad Thor. Born in the shadows and kept from heads of state, there are some missions so deadly, so sensitive, that they simply don’t exist. When one such mission goes horribly wrong, a wave of dramatic terrorist attacks is set in motion. With the CIA’s intelligence abilities hobbled, former Navy SEAL Team 6 member turned covert counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath launches an audacious plan to infiltrate the terrorists’ network and prevent one of the biggest threats the United States has ever faced.