Thought we needed something to cheer us up after our hacker "friend" stole our forum away, so... let's have a quick live swap. We're starting now... rules are the same as usual... check out the YBS #10 thread if needed. The only other change is (4) steals and I don't know what the other rules say, but once the last book is revealed, the game ends... no other moves after that.

Swap Order is as follows (picked kindly by the SandMan by me hollering down "pick a number 1 through 7... pick a number 1 through 6... etc... " :lol: If anyone else wants in, we'll add you on to the end (10 total)!!!)

1. schoolinathome
2. KarinAlyssa
3. Nursiegirl42
4. cheesygiraffe
5. CdnBlueRose
6. SandDanz
7. appaloosatb

:bananadance:

Book in hand
Book revealed
Steals (Max 4)

1. schoolinathome
2. KarinAlyssa
3. Nursiegirl42
4. cheesygiraffe
5. CdnBlueRose
6. SandDanz
7. appaloosatb
8. three104
9. Antheras

Schoolin'... you're first... who do you want have reveal!?!?!?

Three said she wanted to play too!

crap! wasn't sure... i'll add her in

Woo-hooo I wnat Rosie to reveal please!

So is everyone ready for Christmas and have everything wrapped?


I do THANK GOD!!

thanks for not picking me... still deciding!

Everything is done but not wrapped. That's tomorrow's project. :P

The Tinder Box by Minette Walters

Book Description
A chilling tale of prejudice, ambition and cunning in which villagers react to a brutal double murderIn the small Hampshire village of Sowerbridge, Irish labourer Patrick ORiordan has been arrested for the brutal murder of elderly Lavinia Fanshaw and her live-in nurse, Dorothy Jenkins. As shock turns to fury, the village residents form a united front against Patricks parents and cousin, who report incidents of vicious threats and violence. But friend and neighbour Siobhan Lavenham remains convinced that Patrick has fallen victim to a prejudiced investigation and, putting her own position within the bigoted community in serious jeopardy, stands firmly by his family in defence of the ORiordan name. Days before the trial, terrible secrets about the ORiordans past are revealed to Siobhan, and the familys only supporter is forced to question her loyalties. Could Patrick be capable of murder after all? Could his parents tales of attacks be devious fabrications? And if so, what other lies lurk beneath the surface of their world? As the truth rapidly unfurls, it seems that Sowerbridge residents need to be very afraid. For beneath a cunning facade, someones chilling ambition is about to ignite

just started a books revealed thread

I too have everyything, but everything is not wrapped

I gotta lotta stuff with 4 kids

And my sons birthday was yesterday, mine is the 27th and my daughters is the 28th :blink:

Book in hand
Book revealed
Steals (Max 4)

1. schoolinathome: The Tinder Box
2. KarinAlyssa
3. Nursiegirl42
4. cheesygiraffe
5. CdnBlueRose: The Tinder Box
6. SandDanz
7. appaloosatb
8. three104
9. Antheras

Karin... you're up! Do you want to steal "The Tinder Box" or have someone else reveal!?!?!?

Just getting my glass of milk, so I'd like Antheras to reveal.

okay... I picked a book (I hope it's okay)

I had a ton too.. over 70 presents (3 boys and my stepdaughter here) plus an air hockey table and a foosball table to put together and IT'S ALL DONE!! But I am dead tired and stressed but oh well!

*going in search of snack* brb

oh my 70 presents-

I didn't have that many-but close

My husband hates to put things together-but every year there is something

mmmm... chex mix :P

antheras needs to *F5* :P

I'm going to make some of that tomorrow!

Maybe she fell asleep!! LOL

i cheated... this is store bought. they had it on sale for $1/bag at Target a week or two ago

I'm not finished at all. I was supposed to buy the remaining 3 presents today, but I'm sick so I didn't go out this afternoon. Then, it started to snow this afternoon, so my parents thought it would be better if I didn't drive ! At least, my dad promised that he would drive me tomorrow so I can get the remaining gifts. Then, it's finished ! At least I know what I want to give everyone, I just need to go to the stores. Next year, I think I'll do some online shopping for Christmas instead of going to the stores, there are so much people ! I hate to wait and had to wait for 15 minutes to pay at Chapter's while I was in a hurry.

'tis possible. :lol:

Wow! You folks do an all-out Christmas!! :)

*Grabs a handful of chex mix*

*munch, munch*

Actually, I've been sitting here eating Cheerios. I've thrown three at my dog, who's sleeping on my bed... so far he hasn't woken up. Two hit his nose and one hit his ear. I'm so mean to my pets... :rolleyes: :lol:

*snort*

Hw won't hink your mean, when he wakes up and has hima little late night snack :rolleyes:

oh-oh! I can't stay up too late!! I have to work tomorrow all day!!! :( Are you using the usual time frames on this ALS, Sand?

Oops sorry, was just deciding on a book.

I'm revealing .Teeth in a Pickle Jar by H.B. Milligan. I reviewed this at the request of Armchair Interviews. It starts slow (first 40-50 pages) but then gets really good.

Here's my review:
Megan hasn’t had an easy life. Her first sexual encounter leads to a delightful daughter -- and a loveless marriage that comes complete with a mother-in-law who gives new meaning to the idea of hauteur. After a year of getting by and enduring, Megan's had enough and she leaves Paris, and the husband, for New York City and her own overbearing Mamma.

For years Megan devoted herself to providing a good home for her daughter Hayley, trying to provide a balance for the emotionally cold world of Hayley’s father and the overbearing presence of Mamma. Suddenly Brent, a much younger man enters the picture, throwing Megan’s world into turmoil. Will Megan throw away a chance at true happiness or will she take the leap, regardless of what her Mamma has to say?

H.B. Milligan has crafted a novel of discovery out of some fairly stereotypical plot lines: WASPish upper crust society mirrored against the ethnicity of recent immigrants; an overbearing mother of ethnic origin; young single mothers whose lives are relived by their daughters; and finally a middle-aged woman robbing the cradle. Throwing all these disparate plots together with a crazy title like Teeth in a Pickle Jar shouldn’t work; but Milligan’s pen delights, creating an entrancing tale of self-discovery, friendship and romance.

Rather than a formulaic romance novel, Teeth in a Pickle Jar is about searching, discovering anew the shadow our past can cast on our present. Wrapped in a story of a May-December romance, Milligan has constructed a morality play that causes the reader to pause and reflect – is it truly better to cling to the hurts we know than to gamble on potential happiness. If Brent is what waits at the end of the journey, then I for one vote for happiness!

Book in hand
Book revealed
Steals (Max 4)

1. schoolinathome: The Tinder Box
2. KarinAlyssa: Teeth in a Pickle Jar
3. Nursiegirl42
4. cheesygiraffe
5. CdnBlueRose: The Tinder Box
6. SandDanz
7. appaloosatb
8. three104
9. Antheras: Teeth in a Pickle Jar

Nursie... you're up! Do you want to steal :pirate: or have someone else reveal :ph43r:!?!?!?

I want Sand to reveal please!

I offer homemade fudge and haystacks and you eat store bought chex mix. :cry: :whip:

I'll take some fudge as long as it has NO NUTS!! :lol:

Sorry if you're expecting chick lit Holly, but my book is...

Naked Came the Manatee by Carl Hiassen, Elmore Leonard, et al...



Dave Barry starts the madness in Naked Came the Manatee, introducing a 102-year-old environmentalist named Coconut Grove and a manatee saddled with one of Barry's favorite monikers, Booger. Carl Hiaasen closes down the party, and in between, 11 of Florida's literati, including Elmore Leonard, John Dufresne, and Edna Buchanan, make twisted offerings to the affair: three severed heads, all bearing a remarkable resemblance to Fidel Castro; four murders; some sex; some espionage; even an appearance by Jimmy Carter and one by Castro himself.

Originally published as a serial novel in the Miami Herald's Tropic magazine, Naked Came the Manatee resembles a literary game of telephone, with each writer contributing a chapter and passing it on to the next, who then makes the most of what he or she is given. The result is a novel with wildly fluctuating styles and more crazy plot curves than a daytime drama, but thanks to these 13 masters of the craft this roller coaster of a book is almost as much fun to read as it obviously was to write.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

*waves at cheesy* I'll be happy to have some homemade fudge and haystacks please!! :wub:

I didn't see that... I'd much rather have that Cheesy!!!!! Pass it over! :kiss:

Me too please!

Book in hand
Book revealed
Steals (Max 4)

1. schoolinathome: The Tinder Box
2. KarinAlyssa: Teeth in a Pickle Jar
3. Nursiegirl42: Naked Came the Manatee
4. cheesygiraffe
5. CdnBlueRose: The Tinder Box
6. SandDanz: Naked Came the Manatee
7. appaloosatb
8. three104
9. Antheras: Teeth in a Pickle Jar
10. Bountifulpots

Cheesy... you're up! Do you want to steal :pirate: or have someone else reveal :ph43r:!?!?!?