Mailbox Monday

It's Mailbox Monday, a fun weekly meme begun by Marcia at The Printed Page. This month it's being hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion's Weblog.   Just as the post office or mailbox is a place to gather to share the news, this gives readers  a chance to share the books that came into their house last week.  Actually, these three are books that arrived sometime during my recent vacation.  I had very carefully NOT ordered, entered, or asked for any books for about 2-3 weeks before that since I knew we'd be gone.  It was nice however, to come home and find these treasures.:

Blind Man's Alley by Justin Peacock

This one came from Doubleday/Random House as a review copy in connection with the giveaway we're hosting.  Be sure to enter to win this exciting adventure.  It's one of my favorite genres: the good mystery with some legal maneuvering.  I can't wait to dive in.

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Stork Raving Mad by Donna Andrews

 I've got a stack of Donna Andrews books here waiting to be read.  I've heard so many great comments from lots of folks I trust.  This latest one came as a win from Lesa at Lesa's Book Critiques.  If you haven't visited her blog, it's really work a look.  She runs great, easy to enter contests over there all the time.  Thanks Lesa

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 Confirmation by Ralph Reed

This one is from the Early Reviewers program at LibraryThing.com.  I don't think I realized who the author was when I 'requested' this one.  Based on some reviews already published on LT, and my own political leanings, I may have some difficulty with this one.  But I will give it a try.

From Ralph Reed's home page:

About the Book

Newly elected U.S. president Bob Long is weighing reports of nuclear weapons in Iran when he learns Justice Peter Corbin Franklin, 86-year-old liberal conscience of the Supreme Court, has suffered a massive stroke. With pressing same-sex marriage and abortion laws as well as a huge antitrust case on the court’s docket, the door is open for Long to appoint a conservative replacement, repaying the twenty-one million evangelicals who voted for him.

But it won’t be that easy. Long faces a series of political missteps while his court nominee, Marco Diaz, suffers vicious character accusations in the media for his religious beliefs and rumors of a tragic past.

Meanwhile, terrorists in Iran have hijacked more nuclear materials and are threatening to bomb a major city if the U.S. or Israel attacks. Chaos reigns in the nation’s capitol . . .