Books to Read During the Month of October 2013

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Has time been allowing you the opportunity to read a book a week?  Some months I'm able to read more than one book a week and other months I have to listen to my books.  Life and chores have a way of thinking that they need to come first and reading gets pushed to the side.  Well, I say "NO MORE!"  haha



Strictly Murder by Lynda Wilcox
Strictly Murder by Lynda Wilcox


A Family Affair (Truth in Lies) by Mary Campisi
A Family Affair (Truth in Lies) by Mary Campisi

If you're new to our book club and would like to get caught up, check out June, July, August, and September.
Cut, Crop & Die (A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap and Craft Mystery)by Joanna Campbell Slan
Cut, Crop & Die (A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap and Craft Mystery)by Joanna Campbell Slan


Downtime by Tamara Allen
Downtime by Tamara Allen


One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald) by Margaret Maron
One Coffee With (Sigrid Harald) by Margaret Maron




Instead of filling your home with books after you've read them, visit your local library.  Let the library store all those books (and dust them).  Most likely they will even have the same book if you ever want to go back and read it again.  Another nice thing about libraries today is that if that particular branch doesn't have your book, they are able to borrow from another library within the county and often within several counties.

One more time and money saver, is to set up an account online with your local library.  That way you can reserve or check out your books without leaving home.  The library will pull the books and usually send you an email or call you (depending on their program) when the books are ready for pick up.


What is your favorite feature of your local library?





P.S., Should you decide to purchase any of these books through the links, Substance of Living will receive a small percentage and will help keep this blog going.

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