Sunday, August 31, 2014

Weekly Recap (30)


August 25th - 31st:


Spotlights/Cover Reveals:


Lusting for Covers:



September 1st - 7th:

Guest Post: Jennifer Lohmann + GIVEAWAY!

Review -- Heir to Scandal (3 12 Stars, Contemporary -- Pat)
Review -- Guernsey Retreat (4 Stars, Mystery -- Pat)
Review -- The Heart's Game (4 Stars, Contemporary -- Kame)

Plus spotlights and giveaways, not to mention Lusting for Covers (193)!


Until Next Time,




  1. I'll be looking at the Lusting for covers meme tomorrow - don't want any spoilers right now, plus it's too late, time for bed. Have a great sunday, girls, and see you tomorrow :)

  2. :) That will be a lovely thing to wake up to tomorrow -- Yummy covers!

  3. Ditahan, Jermain Taylor Batal Tanding
    Agen Bola Terpercaya melaporkan, Menjelang pertarungan melawan juara dunia kelas menengah IBF, Sam Soliman pada Oktober mendatang, mantan juara dunia tinju kelas menengah di beberapa badan tinju, Jermain Taylor ditangkap oleh pihak berwajib, baru-baru ini.

    Petinju 36 tahun itu diduga terlibat dalam penembakan seorang pria yang diketahui sepupunya sendiri. Penembakan itu dilaporkan terjadi di rumah Taylor di Maumelle, Arkansas, Amerika Serikat.

    Menurut Kantor Sheriff Pulaski County, Taylor didakwa dengan pemukulan tingkat pertama dan penyerangan, kinidia meringkuk di tahanan tanpa penjamin. Sementara, rincian terkait kasus tersebut masih samar.

    Meski belum diketahui lebih rinci, namun menurut Arkansas Online, sang korban saat ini tengah dirawat di rumah sakit dalam kondisi kritis, setelah ditemukan terkapar di dekat sebuah toko.

    Taylor, yang pernah menjadi juara kelas menengah IBF, WBO, WBC, dan WBA Super, rencananya akan kembali naik ring pada 9 Oktober mendatang untuk menghadapi Soliman di Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, AS. Namun, dengan insiden yang terjadi saat ini, pertarungan tersebut terancam batal digelar.

  4. Halep Lolos Mudah ke Babak Ketiga
    Agen Bola Terpercaya melaporkan, Favorit kedua grand slam AS Terbuka 2014, Simona Halep mengukir kemenangan yang nyaman saat bertanding dengan Jana Cepelova di pertandingan babak kedua, yang berlangsung di lapangan Louis Armstrong, New York, Kamis (28/8).

    Halep, yang berkebangsaan Rumania, tanpa ampun membekap pemain Slovakia itu dua set langsung 6-2, 6-1 hanya dalam waktu 57 menit. Selama pertandingan, Halep berhasil memenangkan enam dari 10 kali kesempatan break points, dan melakukan lima kali aces.

    Sekarang, Halep akan memperebutkan tiket babak keempat dengan pemenang pertandingan Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Kroasia) versus Shahar Peer (Israel).

    Di lapangan Arthur Ashe, petenis muda tuan rumah, Sloane Stephens harus menuai malu di hadapan pendukungnya. Unggulan ke-21 itu gagal melewati hadangan pemain Swedia, Johanna Larsson, setelah dibekuk 7-5, 4-6, 2-6.

  5. Sharapova : Time Out Seharusnya Kena Denda
    Agen Bola Terpercaya melaporkan, Setiap pemain mempunyai kesempatan untuk mengambil time out atau waktu rehat selama petenis tampil di lapangan pertandingan. Sayangnya, kesempatan itu sering kali disalahgunakan pemain hanya untuk mengatur kondisi fisiknya yang sudah tertekan dengan permainan lawan.

    Hal itulah yang mulai dikeluhkan Maria Sharapova. Komentar yang dikeluarkan petenis cantik Rusia bukan tanpa alasan. Sewaktu menjalani pertandingan semifinal melawan Ana Ivanovic di turnamen Cincinnati Masters lalu, kekasih Grigor Dimitrov sempat dibuat frustasi setelah pemain asal Serbia itu memanfaatkan time out sebagai alasannya guna mengatur fisik.

    Cara yang dilakukan Ivanovic terbilang sukses. Dia berhasil menyingkirkan Sharapova di semifinal dengan 6-2, 5-7, dan 7-5. Peristiwa kurang mengenakan itu kembali disinggung wartawan saat pemilik nama lengkap Maria Yuryevna Sharapova tampil di AS Terbuka 2014.

    Wartawan memberikan pertanyaan, jika Sharapova diberikan tanggung jawab untuk mendongkrak keberhasilan serta aturan dalam olahraga, apa yang akan Anda (Sharapova) lakukan bila kesempatan itu datang?

    Masha sapaan akrab Sharapova menjawab: "Saya mungkin akan membuat perubahan pada sistem time out. Saya pikir kita semua akan melihat secara jelas, siapa yang benar-benar menggunakan kesempatan istimewa itu dan tidak. Jika ada yang terbukti menyalahgunakan time out, maka saya akan memberikan sanksi sebesar USD2500. Ya, saya pikir kita harus melakukan itu dan menurut saya itu akan menyenangkan," jawabnya.

  6. I'm not familiar with any of the review books coming up so maybe I'll see some more to toss on the wish list pile. Have a good week!

  7. QPR Manager Redknapp: Barton has potential to be great coach
    Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp is of the belief that midfielder Joey Barton can comfortably turn to coaching career once he calls time on his playing days.
    “Joey Barton has been important to us. Last year was the first year I’ve worked with him and he did a great job for us,” Redknapp said, as quoted by reliable Agen Bola
    “I think he’ll make an excellent coach or manager one day in the future…”

  8. Southampton Center-Back Fonte: Bertrand deserves to receive England Call
    Southampton center-back Jose Fonte feels Ryan Bertrand has everything to make it with Roy Hodgson’s England national team.
    Bertrand is now playing on loan at the Saints from Premier League heavyweights Chelsea.
    "I've been telling him a lot he needs to get forward, that he needs to start scoring goals to get in the England squad," said Fonte, as quoted by reliable Agen Bola
    “He has the ability for that. He's a great player and he's been great for us so far.”
    “He's a player with a great pedigree…”

  9. John Aldridge Delighted Seeing Lallana in Action for Liverpool
    Former Liverpool star John Aldridge is thrilled to see Reds’ midfield signing Adam Lallana in action following the England international’s move from Southampton this summer.
    Lallana impressed in Liverpool’s clash against Everton last week.
    "There's nothing like a derby to get a player's Liverpool career up and running, and I felt Adam Lallana did exactly that on Saturday," said Aldridge, as quoted by reliable Agen Bola
    “He will have been as frustrated as anyone at having to wait to make his debut, but I think he has looked very promising over the last few weeks.”
    “Against Everton, he was everywhere, working hard, looking to play forward and create, and showing a lot of quality on the ball.”
    "We know he is a good player. And as he gets fitter and more in tune with his teammates, I think he will develop into a cracking signing for the club."

  10. Man City Boss Pellegrini: Let wait and see…
    Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is not certain if they can progress in the Champions League following their 1-1 draw with AS Roma at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
    “We don't know. It depends on the way we play the next game” said Pellegrini, as quoted by reliable Agen Bola
    “We have just one point from six but also we are just three points behind Roma, so there is a lot of things (to play for). We hope next game in Russia we can win and we will see what happens against Bayern Munich.”
    "We have 12 more points to fight (for) and we will fight to the end to try and qualify."

  11. Verstappen Jawab Keraguan Publik dengan Emosi
    Agen Bola Terpercaya melaporkan, Jiwa muda memang tak pernah bisa ditutupi dalam kehidupan nyata, meski orang tersebut memiliki kemampuan yang mumpuni atau tampil lebih dewasa dari umur yang sebenarnya. Itulah yang terjadi pada sosok pemuda belia Formula One, Max Verstappen.

    Di usianya yang baru menginjak 17 tahun, pembalap asal Belanda itu akan bergabung dengan tim Toro Rosso musim depan. Verstappen akan menggantikan tempat Daniil Kvyat yang pindah ke Red Bull untuk mengisi posisi Sebastian Vettel yang hengkang ke Scuderia Ferrari.

    Belum juga melakoni perlombaan pertamanya, Verstappen sudah mendapatkan ujian saat kekuatan mentalnya diragukan untuk mengikuti ajang bergengsi jet darat tersebut. Tahu akan hal tersebut, pemuda kelahiran Hasselt itu pun emosional.

    “Saya tidak bermasalah sama sekali (dengan kekuatan mental)! Saya sangat tenang dan tidak ingin memikirkan soal stress mental atau betapa kuatnya Anda secara mental, karena jujur. Saya melihatnya omong kosong!” tegas Verstappen.

  12. Navratilova PertanyakanSanksi ITF Terhadap Tarpischev
    Agen Bola Terpercaya melaporkan, Legenda tenis putri dunia, Martina Navratilova heran dengan sikap Federasi Tenis Internasional (ITF) yang belum beraksi atas kejadian yang menimpa Venus dan Serena Williams. Sampai saat ini otoritas tenis dunia itu belum mengambil sikap terhadap Presiden Federasi Tenis Rusia, Shamil Tarpischev yang telah menghina dan merendahkan Williams bersaudara.

    Kasus penghinaan ini terus menggelinding bak bola salju. Banyak kalangan sudah mengecam komentar Tarpischev di stasiun televisi. Saat itu, Tarpischev menyebut kedua petenis AS itu dengan sebutan William Brothers. Pernyataan itu langsung menyulut amarah dari Asosiasi Tenis Wanita (WTA) yang mendendanya Rp 300 juta dan sanksi larangan berada di turnamen yang digelar WTA selama setahun.

    Sejauh ini memang baru WTA, Federasi Tenis AS dan Komite Olimpiade Internasional (IOC) yang bereaksi."Sikap diam ITF sudah memekakan telinga," sindir Navratilova.

    "Mereka adalah orang-orang yang bisa melakukan sesuatu terhadap Tarpischev, sebab kan dia seorang Presiden federasi dimana seluruh kegiatan termasuk Piala Federasi ada di bawah kekuasaan ITF," lanjutnya.

  13. Costa Belum Tahu Kapan Pulih
    Agen Bola Terpercaya melaporkan, Jose Mourinho mengakui bahwa ia tidak tahu sama sekali kapan Diego Costa bakal kembali berada dalam kondisi fit.

    Pemain kelahiran Brasil itu bakal absen di duel Liga Champions melawan Maribor dini hari tadi, usai Mourinho mengkonfirmasi bahwa sang pemain mengalami cedera hamstring pasca membela tim nasional di kualifikasi Euro 2016.

    "Diego mengalami masalah serupa. Namun sekarang ia benar-benar cedera, bukan hampir cedera," tutur Mourinho.

    "Ini sederhana. Ia tidak berlatih karena ia tidak dalam kondisi di mana ia bisa melakukannya. Saya tidak tahu berapa lama ia akan absen. Besok ia tidak akan bermain," pungkasnya.

  14. Manahati ease pace of the Laos players

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported - The national team will face Indonesian pemungkas Laos in the first group match at the Hang Day Stadium, Hanoi, on Friday (28/11). In the game, Indonesia must win big score if you want to qualify for the semi-finals.

    However, they also still have to expect the defeat of Vietnam and the Philippines. Captain of Indonesian national team Manahati Lestusen claimed to be ready to relieve excess Laos when he returned to the players gain the confidence of the coach Alfred Riedl.

    Manahati likely that served as the left Rizki Bora usually occupied. Previously, Rizki said red card against Philippines Tuesday (25/11) before.

    Riedel revealed earlier that Manahati is the second option in the left back position after my live hood. "I still have no idea whether it should be reduced at next date, because there are still brothers Sobarda also in this position" said Manahati.

    "Laos has a very good player and they also have the speed. But I'm ready if it is found at next date," he concluded.

  15. Bruce evaluation of the two players is likely to be called a threat to his team in the game at a later time

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported - Hull City defender Alex Bruce described Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini as a player to watch out for his team before the trip to Old Trafford in the Premier League round 13 Saturday (29/11) night.

    The Red Devils duo recently demonstrated impressive performance and successfully steals Bruce, who is the biological son of the United legend Setve Bruce.

    In a statement to the United Review, Alex said: " Wayne always a threat and is not he in it? He's a great player. I watched the Manchester derby and he recorded a superb goal target to turn around when he hit the ball, but the ball failed nesting.

    "This shows his quality and he is always able to record a wonderful goal in every moment. Based on he did during the KC Stadium last season, when he brings the magic of a shot from 25 yards to restore them to the game.

  16. It is expected to be sidelined for the next few weeks after being injured against the Dortmund Arsenal captain

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported - Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal's Mikel Arteta obsessions coach because of a calf injury happened when he played against Borussia Dortmund Thursday (27/11) in the early morning hours.

    In a match of the European Champions League Arsenal won 2-0 and it was forced to pull Arteta in the 67th minute and was replaced by Mathieu Flamini. Wenger will not surely Arteta fit on Saturday (29/11) when he played for the future headquarters of West Bromwich Albion.

    "It looks like a bad calf injury. It is very hard to not upset with this injury] because we will hold a lot of upcoming games, and we need all the players who are ready. I think that is pulled by Arteta on for some time, he said," Wenger told Sky Sports.

    Apart from the injured Arteta, this victory makes Arsenal qualify for the fall of the stage the Champions League. Wenger was satisfied with his team's performance significantly with registered goals Yaya Sanogo and Alexis Sanchez in each round.

    "We were able to survive very well. He added that in general, really focused around the opponent very tough game making opportunities."

  17. Klopp: Dortmund are a bunch of idiots

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported - Jurgen Klopp says he and his Borussia Dortmund players have been left looking like "a bunch of idiots" after ending 2014 with a dismal 2-1 defeat at Werder Bremen.

    Teenage forward Davie Selke gave the hosts an early lead, which was doubled just after the hour mark by strike partner Fin Bartels.

    Mats Hummels pulled one back for Dortmund but Viktor Skrypnyk's side held on to claim a victory that moved them off the bottom of the Bundesliga and dropped BVB down to 17th place.

    Unsurprisingly, Klopp is now praying that upcoming winter break will re-energise his struggling side.



  18. Mancini: Inter can qualify for Champions League

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported - Inter coach Roberto Mancini remains confident that his side can secure Champions League football for next season.

    "There's still a long way to go in Serie A and I think we'll be in the mix for third place," the former Lazio boss told reporters.

    "But we mustn't look at the table for now; just keep on putting points on the board. All the sides above us are battling for third place.

    "We need to put together a run of good results and a win [against Lazio] would be a boost for our self-esteem.

    "The lads are looking good, too. We just have to make sure we keep improving. It's always better after a win."

  19. Ayew: Marseille can beat the best

    Agen Bola Terpercaya Cityholidaybet Reported - Andre Ayew claimed he can "sleep easy" with Marseille sitting at the top of Ligue 1 heading into the winter break.


