I’m sitting in a hotel in Gainesville a little pissed because the TV in this hotel doesn’t have an NBC station so I could watch the Olympics. Last night, the hotel we were at showed the Olympics, but it was so pixelated, it was hard to watch. Guess I wasn’t meant to watch the last couple of days. Doesn’t make me feel any better, though. I was kind of looking forward to watching the ice skating gala.
Tomorrow Hubby and I will take off
on another cruise (14 days long), which is why we’re in Gainesville tonight. We’ve
spent the last couple of days visiting some National Parks on our way down
here. The three we saw yesterday had to do with the Revolutionary War (Kings
Mountain, Cowpens, and Ninety Six, all in South Carolina). Today we visited the
Ocmulgee Mounds (Macon, GA), Andersonville, GA (Civil War prisoner camp), and
Plains, GA to see Jimmy Carter’s National Historic Site (which was in the old
High School). Planned to see the grave of him and Roselyn, but it was raining
so bad, I stayed in the car while Hubby went to take pictures.
After the cruise, we plan on
hitting more National Parks in North Carolina and Virginia as we drive home.
But right now I’m looking forward
to this cruise and some warm (and hopefully dry) weather (although the temps in
SC and GA have been pretty nice, it’s been raining a lot, too). It’s supposed
to snow again back home and I’m sooooo not missing that!
Here’s what I read since my last
update:
Book 3
Title: Dead of Winter
Year of publication: 2025
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
Genre: Romantic suspense
Series: Knife’s Edge, Alaska – Book 1
# of Pages: 330
Paper or plastic: Trade paperback
How obtained: Purchased at B&N
Blurb from book: Brock Osprey has spent years in the rugged Alaskan wilderness, far from civilization and even farther from his past. A former Navy SEAL, Brock is now the unwilling protector of Knife’s Edge, a remote town with more secrets than residents. But when FBI Special Agent Ophelia Spilazi arrives to investigate the unsolved murder of Brock’s guardian—and recent unexplained disappearances in the area—Brock’s carefully guarded world is thrown into chaos.
Agent Ophelia Spilazi has one last chance to save her career, and Knife’s Edge is her shot. The isolated town is full of secrets, and she’s certain Brock knows more than he’s letting on. The town’s recent string of mysterious disappearances only heightens her suspicion, but the more time she spends with the brooding Alaskan, the harder it becomes to ignore the dangerous chemistry between them.
As a brutal storm traps them in the isolated wilderness, Brock and Ophelia’s growing attraction ignites, even as shadows from their pasts threaten to tear them apart. But with a dangerous conspiracy and powerful enemies lurking in the shadows, their only hope is to trust each other—before the wilderness consumes them both.
Recommend: Yes
My thoughts: I love Zanetti’s books (her paranormal and romantic suspense) and this new series piqued my interest in that it is set in Alaska (and I used to live there way back when). Plus, with all the snow on the ground at home, it just felt like the right time to read something set in winter. Haha! Anyway, I enjoyed this first book in the series and look forward to reading the others (once they’re released).
So… Did you watch the Olympics this year? What was your
favorite event? I always like watching the ice skating, but I also enjoy the
hockey. So happy the USA women won gold. Hoping for the same for the USA men!
Will check the score when we get to Port Canaveral in the morning.
Happy Reading!
Stacy
