Black 'n' Gold Girl's Book Spot

Just when I thought they were going to pull another The Hunger Games:   Mockingjay and tease us with a million cast photos and mini-trailers for six years, ITV has finally released a full-length trailer for Downton Abbey . I'm SO excited that it starts on my birthday -- too bad that's the UK premiere date. :-( SO not cool of ITV to do that to me. Why do we have to wait until January? WHY? Oh well... I'm most excited to see how the Lady Mary/Gillingham/Blake love triangle works out, although it's looking preeeeetty good for Gillingham in the trailer. See for yourself below!

#FuzzyOrbsOfDeliciousness  #NoFilter Remember when I was bored late last month and made these  White Almond Sour Cream Cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting and a peach garnish ? Well, I couldn't help myself from snatching up (don't worry, I paid for them!) a few more gorgeous, fuzzy peaches from the local roadside farm stand and turn them into another sweet treat... cookies!!! Let me tell you, when peaches are in season I take full advantage. I won't buy peaches from the grocery store, because after you've had fresh picked fruit, store bought tastes like cardboard.

In Perfect Time Wings of the Nightingale, Book 3 by Sarah Sundin Copyright 2014 Revell Books ISBN: 9780800720834 The Story: Two hearts are about to learn the rhythm of love  Bold, sophisticated, and coy, Army Air Force flight nurse Lt. Kay Jobson collects hearts wherever she flies, leaving men pining in airfields all across Europe. So how can ruggedly handsome C-47 pilot Lt. Roger Cooper be all but immune to her considerable charms? In fact, he seems to do everything he can to avoid her. Still, as they cross the skies between Italy and southern France, evacuating the wounded and delivering paratroopers and supplies, every beat of their hearts draws them closer. Can they overcome the fears and misunderstandings of the past in order to take hold of the future? Sarah Sundin seamlessly weaves together emotion, action, and sweet romance into a tale that transcends time and calls us to believe in the power of love. My Thoughts: While Sarah Sundin's Wings of Glory stil...

Doctor Who: Tales of Trenzalore Copyright 2014 BBC Books ISBN: 9781849908443 ~ My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars ~ If you're like me it has been difficult to wait for the season 8 Doctor Who premiere (here in almost a week!!!!). Thankfully, the folks at BBC Books have taken pity on us and released some great new books this summer to ease the pain. Tales of Trenzalore is the perfect way to pass the time if you have run out of ideas of Who related things or don't have your own TARDIS to pop ahead to the August 23rd premiere.

Fridays are the best, especially when you get a fun package like this in the mail! My ruby red patent leather Tieks came today!

The Forever Man A Near-Future Thriller by Pierre Ouellette Copyright 2014 Alibi, Random House E-Book The Story: From the author of The Deus Machine and The Third Pandemic comes a fast-paced thriller about the power of harnessing life itself—and the deadly secrets it conceals. Portland, Oregon, was once a beacon of promise and prosperity. Now it’s the epicenter of a world gone wrong, its streets overrun by victims and hustlers, drifters and gangsters. Lowly contract cop Lane Anslow struggles to keep afloat—and to watch out for his brilliant but bipolar brother, Johnny, a medical researcher. Lane soon discovers that Johnny is part of an experiment veiled in extraordinary secrecy. But he has no idea who’s behind it, how astronomical the stakes are, or how many lives might be destroyed to make it a reality.

White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Harlequin Teen ISBN: 9780373211104 The Story: One kiss could be the last  Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever. Then she meets Roth—a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to—especially when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul. But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, tr...