Book currently held
Book revealed
Number of steals (Max 4)

1. BruceAlexander: ~ ( ) ; ~
2. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) ; ~
3. Catsalive: ~ ( ) ; ~
4. Chambejd: ~ ( ) ; ~
5. Azuki: ~ ( ) ; ~
6. PepperVL: ~ ( ) ; ~
7. AM10000: ~ ( ) ; ~
8. RebeccalJames: ~ ( ) ; ~



BruceAlexander, please start us off by choosing the first person to REVEAL!!




If you want to play, we can add you to the end! :)

I would like to play please.

Gotcha! :wink:

Hey all ... Thanks AM for the heads up
I'll be here watching.

Love your avatar brat :lol:

Man, where did everyone go?? Maybe I was too slow getting this thread up.. :cry:

Me too! I was spending a few minutes just watching it.. :lol: :rolleyes:

I'm here!!! Thanks for waiting and sorry for the extended delay... traffic was worse than I had hoped...

Glad you made it back! :hug: :bananadance: I'm starting to feel a bit better about this..just hoping it will finish coming together..

Yikes! Why do the dumbest/most ignorant have to begin first? Okay, I'll choose:



(drumroll, please)








Our beloved and dedicated host: AM1000 (hee hee)

Thank You ... my son thinks it's hilarious. Do you guys see the "hynoptic" one I had up before this one?

My reveal is:

Inappropriate Men by Stacy Ballis



Sidney Stein's life is overflowing with inappropriate men. The first, somewhat surprisingly, is Mark, her husband of nine years. Sidney loves Mark, but their relationship has stagnated and they are little more than friends who happen to be married. Which is how Sidney finds herself drawn to Geoffrey Fahl, one of the partners at her father's law firm, who is also in a loveless marriage. The two begin a torrid affair that allows Sidney to face some hard truths and end her marriage. Not so with Geoff, who wants to make things work with his wife, and have Sidney on the side. On the advice of her brother, Sidney places a personal ad and starts to date, but she can't quite let go of Geoff. Sidney's wisecracking, funny observations should appeal to fans looking for a smart-about-life--if not love--heroine. Set in Chicago, Ballis's debut is a witty tale of a thirtysomething who unexpectedly has to start the search for love all over again.

Book currently held
Book revealed
Number of steals (Max 4)

1. BruceAlexander: Inappropriate Men~ ( ) ; ~
2. Redhot-brat: ~ ( ) ; ~
3. Catsalive: ~ ( ) ; ~
4. Chambejd: ~ ( ) ; ~
5. Azuki: ~ ( ) ; ~
6. PepperVL: ~ ( ) ; ~
7. AM10000: ~ ( ) ; Inappropriate Men~
8. RebeccalJames: ~ ( ) ; ~
9. Happybunnygirl: ~ ( ) ; ~



Brat, Your turn!! Do you want someone to REVEAL or would you like to STEAL?!!




If you want to play, we can add you to the end! :)

Yeah, I like the one you have now though! :lol:

Well since I've decided to try something new ... I'll have Azuki reveal. Someone I haven't traded etc with yet.

I'm undecided yet ..... I like them both.

I'm not completely sure about Azuki and Pepper playing...I pm'ed them both a little while ago, but haven't had a response :(

Happybunnygirl - would you like to join???

I don't know how...just kind of watching lol

Yes..to all of you LURKING... Let me add you on!! :lol: :evil:

I can pick someone else for now and we can get back to them later if they decide to play.

We can do that, if you're alright with it...

http://home.comcast.net/~mbentz1/swapfaq.html

Here's a link to the rules... it's basically like a yankee swap that you do at Christmas if you are familiar with those... You can always learn as you play!!

We'll be nice too! :shedevil: :lol:

Not a prob ... Works fine for me. I think I'll have Chambejd reveal for us instead then.

Ok...count me in! Any specific genre?

Nope! Wide open..whatever you pick! :D

Cool Beans and I don't reveal my book till I'm called upon, right?

Yep! Once someone asks you to reveal then you show us what you've got! :lol:

Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth BUchan

Living wisely is the best revenge for a London book review editor who loses both husband and job to her conniving assistant in this sophisticated and satisfying novel. Rose Lloyd is in her late 40s and has been happily married for 25 years when Minty, her "glossy free-ranging" young assistant, brusquely shoulders her aside. Husband Nathan, who is a deputy editor at the same newspaper, is decent and remorseful, but determined to start a new life, and Rose must pick up the pieces-which she does with commendable energy and resolve. Sidestepping the conventional wife-gets-even plot, Buchan opts for a more believable examination of one intelligent woman's midlife coming-of-age. With wry insight, Rose reflects on her affair with former lover Hal, a roving travel author, and her later happy life with Nathan and their children, Poppy and Sam, who are now embarking on their own marital journeys. Readers will appreciate the way Rose gets through the grief with admirable zest-"For anyone's information, the healing quotient of getting without difficulty into a black lace body embroidered with tiny butterflies is high"-and discovers "If becoming older meant loss... then it also gave back something unexpected."

Isn't it Wednesday? :blink:

Shame on me, trying to rush the weekend.. :D

Book currently held
Book revealed
Number of steals (Max 4)

1. BruceAlexander: Inappropriate Men~ ( ) ; ~
2. Redhot-brat: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman ~ ( ) ; ~
3. Catsalive: ~ ( ) ; ~
4. Chambejd: ~ ( ) ; Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
5. Azuki: ~ ( ) ; ~
6. PepperVL: ~ ( ) ; ~
7. AM10000: ~ ( ) ; Inappropriate Men
8. RebeccalJames: ~ ( ) ; ~
9. Happybunnygirl: ~ ( ) ; ~



Catsalive, Your turn!! Do you want someone to REVEAL or would you like to STEAL?!!




If you want to play, we can add you to the end! :)

Okay I changed it like you asked AM. I've got to go now. Y'all have fun. Bye!

Sorry yall..I'm all confused.. :lol:

Thanks!! :lol:

Your previous one was headache inducing if I allowed myself to be hypnotised, brat. :sick: :bash:

Stealing Inappropriate Men. :pirate:

Book currently held
Book revealed
Number of steals (Max 4)

1. BruceAlexander: ~ ( ) ; ~
2. Redhot-brat: Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman ~ ( ) ; ~
3. Catsalive: Inappropriate Men~ ( 1) ; ~
4. Chambejd: ~ ( ) ; Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman
5. Azuki: ~ ( ) ; ~
6. PepperVL: ~ ( ) ; ~
7. AM10000: ~ ( ) ; Inappropriate Men
8. RebeccalJames: ~ ( ) ; ~
9. Happybunnygirl: ~ ( ) ; ~



BruceAlexander, Looks like you don't have to worry about all those men now!! Do you want someone to REVEAL or would you like to STEAL?!!




If you want to play, we can add you to the end! :)

Yeah I got a few comments to that effect it. Also that it was "Hynoptic , dizzying, and making me nauseous" .... why I decided to trade it for a new one.