The Weekend Post #131: Weekly Highlights & More!

Welcome to The Weekend Post #131! The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted at 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 our blog for the week ahead. See rules here: Sunday Post Meme. I will also be joining Deb at Readerbuzz for the Sunday Salon and Marlene of Reading Reality in her meme Stacking The Shelves.

My Week:

What a weather week we’ve had! On Tuesday into Wednesday a bomb cyclone (bombogenesis) sat off the coast of my province with category 4 hurricane strength winds. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a bomb cyclone happens when a cold air mass collides with warm air mass over ocean waters. The definition is for a drop of 24 millibars of pressure in 24 hours. According to our meteorologists we had a drop of 64 millibars of pressure in 24 hours which is massive. The most western areas of the province had the strongest gusts causing plenty of damage due to fallen trees. We certainly had strong gusts in the Metro Vancouver area as well. The impact of this event was felt all the way south to California. This has been an extremely wet and windy November with more to come.

We got our new dishwasher delivered and installed and I’m learning the best way to load it and take advantage of its features. Who else gets excited when they get a new major appliance?

We attended the “Lights in the Park” at a nearby park last weekend. It was very similar to what we saw in previous years but it was a dry, slightly cool evening and we all enjoyed them. Here ‘s a couple of photos:

Books I’ve Added to My Shelves This Week:

From Publishers, Netgalley, Edelweiss+ & Libro.fm:

Bestselling “Queen of Twists” Alice Feeney returns with a dark and gripping thriller about marriage and revenge. When author Grady Green’s wife, Abby, vanishes after a mysterious car incident, he is left devastated and consumed by her disappearance. A year later, unable to write or move on, Grady retreats to a remote Scottish island to rebuild his life—only to encounter a woman who looks exactly like Abby. Exploring the complexities of marriage, change, and trust, this psychological tale delivers Feeney’s signature twists and suspense.

Expected Publication: January 14 by Macmillan Audio (Flatiron Books).

Katie Vaughn, a video producer with a rocky love life and an uncertain career, faces a high-stakes decision: wait for a layoff or accept a life-changing assignment profiling Coast Guard rescue swimmer Tom “Hutch” Hutcheson in Key West—despite not knowing how to swim. Complicating matters, Hutch is her coworker Cole’s estranged brother. As Katie navigates paradise filled with swim lessons, hurricanes, conga lines, and Hutch’s quirky Aunt Rue and rescue Great Dane, she finds herself tangled in lies and drawn to the handsome yet cynical Hutch. Along the way, Katie must confront her fears, embrace the truth, and discover what bravery truly means.

Expected Publication: May 20 by St.Martin’s Press

Joni and Ren have been inseparable best friends since childhood, maintaining their bond through a pact to be each other’s plus-one during wedding season, no matter where life takes them. But when their friendship is shattered after crossing an unspoken line, everything changes. Now back at their families’ shared summer home for her sister’s wedding, Joni is determined to fake a friendship with Ren and make the week perfect—without confronting the painful truth behind their fallout. As beach days and starry nights reignite old feelings, Joni must decide if letting Ren go is the right choice or if their bond is worth fighting for.

Expected Publication: July 22 by Canary St. Press

From The Library:

Anna Appleby, a columnist and disillusioned divorcée, has sworn off love after a painful divorce, content with her two kids, a cat, and control of the TV remote. But when her office rival threatens her job, Anna pitches a bold idea to save her column: let her children choose seven offline dates for her. From awkward encounters to surprising sparks, Anna dives into the dating world, even pursuing her celebrity crush. However, as an unexpected romantic connection emerges, Anna must decide if she’s ready to take a leap of faith and give love another chance.

Published: November 19 by Penguin Audio (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

Engaged to the man of her dreams and raising a beautiful daughter, life couldn’t be better—until her fiancé’s long-lost sister, Carla, returns after vanishing twelve years ago. Once her childhood best friend, Carla’s homecoming should be a joyous reunion, but something feels off. Her behaviour is strange, her memories don’t match, and she’s evasive about her past. Yet no one, not even her fiancé or Carla’s family, believes her growing suspicions. As doubt turns to certainty, she realises the unthinkable: the woman everyone is welcoming back isn’t Carla.

Published: September 3 by Dreamscape Media (Furphie’s Press)

What I’m Watching:

I’ve started watching A Man on the Inside starring Ted Danson on Netflix and I’m really enjoying it! It’s a 8 episode series about a retired professor and widower who is hired by a private investigator to go undercover in a San Francisco retirement home in hopes of catching a jewel thief.

On The Blog This Week:

Monday Matters #119

Book Review: A Christmas Duet by Debbie Macomber

I’ve Hit a Milestone!

Can’t Wait Wednesday #116: Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone

Book Review: The Christmas You Found Me by Sarah Morgenthaler

Book Review: Baking It Merry by Samantha Chase

This Post: The Weekend Post #131

Next Week on That Happy Reader:

Book Review: The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose

Monday Matters #120

Book Review: Christmas at the Restaurant by Pamela Kelley

Can’t Wait Wednesday #117

My Favourite Holiday Reads of 2024

November 2024 Wrap Up

The Weekend Post #132

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That’s a wrap on The Sunday Post #131. How was your week? 

I wish you a wonderful week ahead!