Welcome to the Mother's Day ALS!!

Usual ALS rules apply. 10 minutes per turn. Any genre.

Book in possession
Number of steals (max 4)
Book revealed

Moves:




Players:

1. Azuki: ~ ( ) : ~
2. Rebecca: ~ ( ) : ~
3. Pepper: ~ ( ) : ~
4. Catsalive: ~ ( ) : ~
5. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) : ~
6. Rootmartin: ~ ( ) : ~
7. LML: ~ ( ) : ~
8. Cowgirl-up: ~ ( ) : ~
9. DPA: ~ ( ) : ~

Azuki! You get to start us off! Who would you like to have reveal? :flasher:

*spins in circles*

Hi Rootmartin - I'd like to see your reveal knowing that we have similar taste - but then I figure you may want to watch us do it first?
LEt me know, I will change my reveal request if you prefer to watch a bit first...

I'm happy to reveal first though you may find that I'm revealing something that is more of my personal "guilty pleasure" as opposed to the books that we normally swap. Not sure if this is your taste.

I'll post my reveal in a moment once I make sure that I get the details right. (I was practicing earlier.....I'm a consummate dork. :giggle: )

Oh that's too precious.

I hope that this reveal works.....it's my first ever!




Shopaholic and Baby

"Becky's life is blooming! She's working at London's newest big store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room)...and she's pregnant! She couldn't be more overjoyed -- especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery...to the latest, coolest pram...the to celebrity, must-have obstetrician.

But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. She's showing for two...but are there three in her marriage?"

Welcome to the Mother's Day ALS!!

Usual ALS rules apply. 10 minutes per turn. Any genre.

Book in possession
Number of steals (max 4)
Book revealed

Moves:
Azuki has Rootmartin reveal Shopaholic & Baby



Players:

1. Azuki: Shopaholic & Baby ( ) : ~
2. Rebecca: ~ ( ) : ~
3. Pepper: ~ ( ) : ~
4. Catsalive: ~ ( ) : ~
5. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) : ~
6. Rootmartin: ~ ( ) : Shopaholic & Baby
7. LML: ~ ( ) : ~
8. Cowgirl-up: ~ ( ) : ~
9. DPA: ~ ( ) : ~

Rebecca! You're up!! Would you like to steal :pirate: or request a reveal? :flasher:

It worked wonderfully rootmartin!

great job Rootmartin!! Are you sure this is your first swap!
BTW just to let you know, Pepper here loves the banana guy so send some her way!! :lol:

Beautifully revealed!! :giggle:

azuki - thanks for your cheery welcome note on the other thread! I replied to it there.

I'll steal Shopaholic & Baby from Azuki.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


They're EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!


EVIL I tell you!

Welcome to the Mother's Day ALS!!

Usual ALS rules apply. 10 minutes per turn. Any genre.

Book in possession
Number of steals (max 4)
Book revealed

Moves:
Azuki has Rootmartin reveal Shopaholic & Baby
Rebecca steals Shopaholic & Baby from Azuki



Players:

1. Azuki: ??? ( ) : ~
2. Rebecca: Shopaholic & Baby (1) : ~
3. Pepper: ~ ( ) : ~
4. Catsalive: ~ ( ) : ~
5. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) : ~
6. Rootmartin: ~ ( ) : Shopaholic & Baby
7. LML: ~ ( ) : ~
8. Cowgirl-up: ~ ( ) : ~
9. DPA: ~ ( ) : ~

Azuki!! Shopaholic went looking elsewhere!! Would you like to steal :pirate: or request a reveal? :flasher:

For a moment I thought you will be revealing a erotica!

Already? :whip: hmmm...
Cats, what do you have?

Now that really would be a guilty pleasure...... :evil:

But I'm not quite that exciting.

....or at least I won't admit it here. :giggle:

Where'd cat go?

ETA: There she is!

I've prepared 2 & I'm trying to decide which I'll reveal.... procrastinator....

Ok, if I go off and find a nice book, can I join in?

catsalive's reveal



The Bombmaker by Stephen Leather

Amazon.co.uk Review
Andrea was the best bomb maker the IRA ever had, until a bomb that was not even meant to kill anybody killed four boys and maimed another; for ten years she has been a wife and mother and has thought that the world of terrorism and loud explosions had forgotten her. Stephen Leather's The Bombmaker is a complicated intrigue plucked from today's (1999-2000) headlines, where no loyalty is forever and terrorism is a business. Andrea's daughter is kidnapped and held hostage and Andrea finds herself compelled to build the biggest bomb of her career ... And, as she tries to find a way out of her situation that will leave both her and her daughter alive, old allies and old enemies form alliances to cope with new situations. Leather is informative and ingenious; his plotting is fierce and his capacity to build almost unbearable suspense remarkable. The technicalities of building a large bomb from everyday materials or bugging a household or dealing with a group of SAS men with orders to shoot to kill are all efficiently and clearly laid out for us in this gripping thriller.

Of course you can!

Love to have you!

Welcome to the Mother's Day ALS!!

Usual ALS rules apply. 10 minutes per turn. Any genre.

Book in possession
Number of steals (max 4)
Book revealed

Moves:
Azuki has Rootmartin reveal Shopaholic & Baby
Rebecca steals Shopaholic & Baby from Azuki
Azuki has catsalive reveal The Bombmaker


Players:

1. Azuki: The Bombmaker ( ) : ~
2. Rebecca: Shopaholic & Baby (1) : ~
3. Pepper: ~ ( ) : ~
4. Catsalive: ~ ( ) : The Bombmaker
5. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) : ~
6. Rootmartin: ~ ( ) : Shopaholic & Baby
7. LML: ~ ( ) : ~
8. Cowgirl-up: ~ ( ) : ~
9. DPA: ~ ( ) : ~
10. Ramson: ~ ( ) : ~

Pepper!! You're up!! Would you like to steal :pirate: or request a reveal? :flasher:

Hmmm...

DPA, what do you have?

The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve



Being married to a pilot has taught Kathryn Lyons to be ready for an emergency, but nothing has prepared her for the late-night knock on her door and the news of her husband's fatal crash. As Kathryn struggles through her grief, a bizarre mystery swims into focus, and she is forced to confront disturbing rumors about the man she loved and the life that she took for granted.

Welcome to the Mother's Day ALS!!

Usual ALS rules apply. 10 minutes per turn. Any genre.

Book in possession
Number of steals (max 4)
Book revealed

Moves:
Azuki has Rootmartin reveal Shopaholic & Baby
Rebecca steals Shopaholic & Baby from Azuki
Azuki has catsalive reveal The Bombmaker
Pepper has DPA reveal The Pilot's Wife


Players:

1. Azuki: The Bombmaker ( ) : ~
2. Rebecca: Shopaholic & Baby (1) : ~
3. Pepper: The Pilot's Wife ( ) : ~
4. Catsalive: ~ ( ) : The Bombmaker
5. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) : ~
6. Rootmartin: ~ ( ) : Shopaholic & Baby
7. LML: ~ ( ) : ~
8. Cowgirl-up: ~ ( ) : ~
9. DPA: ~ ( ) : The Pilot's Wife
10. Ramson: ~ ( ) : ~

Catsalive! You're up!! Would you like to steal :pirate: or request a reveal? :flasher:

Oh cats...

I'd like brat to reveal, thanks.

*pokes brat*

Okay, where is brat?

And why is everyone so quiet?

Just popping in to say Hi since I did not make the swap. Looks like some good books!! Have fun!

Sorry was eating , talking on the phone, and chatting in another thread

Show off... :lol:

:waves: Hi DPA, good to see you around.

I'm easily distracted :thinking:

It's not too late to join!!!

:waves: Hi Geishabird

Had to catch up on the thread ... sorry ... 2 secs ... getting my reveal together. :blush:

I'm being "quiet" as I'm making a very pathetic attempt to multi-task by catching up on e-mails and such...... but it's not working very well as I'm back here every two secs. :rolleyes:

So, more chatter would be fine with me so that I could get away with not even trying to accomplish anything else

Pepper - is this the banana guy that you like? :bananadance:

Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett



Anna Comena has every reason to feel entitled. She's a princess,her father's first born, and chosen successor. Someday she expects to sit on the throne and rule the vast Byzantine Empire. The birth of a baby brother doesn't perturb her. Nor do the "barbarians" from foreign lands,who think only a son should ascend to power. Anna is dismissive of them as are her father and most trusted advisor--his mother,a manipulative woman with whom Anna studies the art of diplomacy.

Anna relishes her lessons,proving adept at checkmating opponents in swift games of mental chess. But as she matures into a young woman, her arrogance and intelligence threathen her grandmother. Anna will be no one's puppet. Almost overnight,Anna sees her dreams of power wrenched from her and bestowed upon her little brother. Bitter at the betrayal, Anna waits to avenge herself and to seize what is rightfully hers.