In My Mailbox Sunday #9

"In My Mailbox" is a weekly meme created by 
The Story Siren -
The idea is to post whatever 'books' you may have received from the week (before), whether you purchased them, gifted to you, borrowed, traded, etc.

I have been so blessed with so many awesome things lately, and all of my books are the cherry on top :)

It was definitely another ah-maaazing week for me!!!

AND Lookie here, I received my very first official ARC on Friday!!!
I wasn't feeling so great on Friday, and was just laying on the couch watching a movie, dozing off, when I heard a bang on my door, scared the poop out of me! I thought someone kicked it, lol! I took a peek and saw the UPS truck pulling away, so I immediately opened the door and found this book sitting there!
Somehow, someway, someone from Penguin Books, USA sent it to me!
Thank you, Penguin person!!!
I don't know how I got on your list, but I am so happy and can't wait to read it :)

Can I Get An Amen? by Sarah Healy

Can I Get An Amen? is an Adult Contemporary, which I like but don't read enough of, and it has some great blurbs (quotes?) on it by authors
Emily Griffin and Janet Evanovich -
so I'm really hoping it is as good as it sounds!
Release date is 6/5/2012.

For my Nook, I bought:
Fracture by Megan Miranda
(Already read it and really liked it!)

and Oppression by Jessica Therrein 

Oppression was just released on 2/28 is available now for Nook/Kindle for only .99!!!

I also bought these in paperback:
Torn by Amanda Hocking -
I can't wait to have the whole trilogy!!!

... and I also got The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks!
It's one of the few that I haven't read by Sparks, and with the movie due out soon, I need to read it before I see it! Plus, it's a book that I know that I'll be able to share with my Mom :)

I won:
From the author herself :)
Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis - Thank you so very much, Phoebe!!!

... and I also won these THREE books in a Twitter giveaway from
Hippies, Beauties, and Books, Oh My :)
Thank you, Amanda!!!

The Mockingbirds and The Rivals by Daisy Whitney
and Starters (ARC) by Lissa Price

I just have to say, the Starters chic really creeps me out! Those eyes, eeek!
and surprisingly - my Mom asked to borrow this one too, lol! I had no idea she would like something like this!

From NetGalley:
Tempest Unleashed by Tracy Deebs
The Weepers: The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker
and Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe by Shelley Coriell

What people say is very true, about NetGalley: It doesn't hurt to try :)
I really didn't think that I would be approved for any of these!
Much less get all three!
I've only been approved a few times before, on some MG books, so I am really excited to read these!
AND, I have yet to read a mermaid book - I know, what the h-e-double-stick is wrong with me, lol! I am really looking forward to seeing what Tempest Unleashed is all about!

I've got lots of reading to do - it looks like my IMM's are going to start quieting down for the next few weeks - I have a ton of reviews to catch up on too! and my "book allowance" has already been depleted for the month, eeek! lol ;)

What did you get in your mailbox this week???
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