BookHounds

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I love to read and collect books.  My favorite things right now are Chick Lit, Memoirs, Paranormal and Young Adult, but I am pretty much open to trying anything.
 
I am married with a son who just graduated from USC.  My dachshund is pretty much my world though. UPDATE:  My husband is now working with my son!  My son started there first though…..

My other love is gardening and the yard is getting back into shape!  Trying to have and English Cottage garden in the desert just didn’t work, so I am slowly replacing a lot of it with more Mediterranean types that fit into the style.

You can contact me at bookhounds@live.com

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  4. Hi Mary, thanks so much for inviting me to your parlor! It’s kinda strange not knowing where I am in Book Blog so it’s nice to be invited somewhere 🙂

    Your blog is just so bright and cheerful and your dog pictures are gorgeous. And all those competitions…wow!

    Would love for you to visit my blog/s and for any suggestions you may have.

    Thanks again for reaching out!

  6. Thanks for saying hi to me on Book Blogs, especially as I’m such a newbie on there.
    Love, love, love what you have done with this blog, and I’m definitely going to try for a giveaway!
    – Ilona

  8. Nice to meet you Mary. We have the love of books and Paranormal fiction in common, as well as the love of gardening. I’m having touble keeping up a commitment to check out the many unique nd interesting blogs I’ve signed up for as a follower, but I’ll be back. Keep up the good work.

  10. Very pretty graphics. Just leaving a comment for James Patterson giveaway. I visited his site and learned he holds the world record for most hardcover bestsellers by a single author(56).

    monagargATyahooDOTcom

  11. Hi Mary, I’m thrilled that you’ve chosen to follow my blog. Since you’re interested in memoirs, I hope you’ll get a chance sometime in the future to read mine (posted on the blog itself). Well, at least, to give it the 50-page test! (I think you’re far too generous here: these days I only give books about two pages…)

    Heddi.

  14. Hello!

    I and am your newest follower – Would love for you to check out my blog and follow back if you like it.

    Check out my “retail therapy” giveaways and enter a few, there are some great products to win.

    I also have a fantastic weekly blog hop.

    http://retailtherapylounge.blogspot.com

    Carol

  15. Nice blog. I think we have very different tastes in books 🙂 I’ll be back to read more when I get some time… anytime after Dec. 21, 2012.

  19. Hi! I followed your link from the book bloggers website. Great site! You say you live in the desert? Whereabouts? We have a house in the Phoenix area for the summers. Just curious!
    If you’re interested, I would love for you to check out my comedy blog: http://www.alexaopalhamilton.com
    Thanks, Alexa Hamilton

  20. Oop, it’s Alexa. I meant to leave you my email address, so you could write me back. It’s alexaohamilton at hotmail dot com. (Trying to avoid spam) 🙂

  21. I like to garden, too–thanks for the welcome to Book Blogs. I’ve got to get in there and look around some and figure it all out!

    We are moving to a more desert-like environment in June so I’ll be facing the same challenge as you.

    What kinds of things are you planting? Do you also grow vegetables?

    best,
    Kelly McMichael

  22. Kelly
    I have a rabbit problem and I am trying lettuce again, but they seem to eat it all. I have to grow anything edible in a container. Right now I am just transplanting the stuff that does well. Lungwort is one of my favorites since the leaves are so pretty.

  23. Hi,
    Just started following your blog and send subscribed to it as well mainly because I love your content. I’m very delighted by your 50 page rule! and I am going to follow just that 🙂 Like you I love reading books and collecting them irrespective of the genre although I would like to say that my preference lies more on the Gothic fiction/paranormal romances side 😉 I look forward to your visit at Yoshay’s blog sometimes 🙂

    Cheers!

  26. I really love your blog. It is very attactive and there is so much information that I could spend hours here!(And I’m sure I will). Following you now.

    Tahnk you for thewarm welcome on book blogs.

  28. Hi Mary, that was so kind of you to post a welcome to me on Book Blog – and thanks for your suggestion too. It’s very hard to know where to start when you are on a new resource so your helpful hint was much appreciated.

    Have a great summers
    Emma Calin
    http://emmacalin.blogspot.com

  30. Hi Mary – sorry I think I made an error on my first try at leaving you a comment.

    Thanks so much for your welcome message on Book Blog. It’s daunting when you are trying out a new resource so a friendly face is always reassuring.

    I love your blog – the colour schemes and the way its got lots of info without being cluttered. Really good.

    Have a great summer

    Emma Calin
    http://emmacalin.blogspot.com
    “Real Life According to Emma” – the title of my blog about my life as an expat British writer relocated in rural France.

  31. Hi, Mary –

    Not sure if this is where I leave a comment for the Giveaway, but I will try! “Confessions of an Improper Bride”.

    I checked off all appropriate boxes on the entry form:
    GFC, email subscription (Previously), Twitter and Goodreads. (Just you)

    My email:
    madley (AT) cogeco (DOT) ca

    Thank you, Mary!
    Patricia

  32. Hi, Mary –

    Not sure if this is where I leave a comment for the Giveaway, but I will try! “Historical Romance Blog Tour”.

    I checked off all appropriate boxes on the entry form:
    GFC, email subscription (Previously), Twitter and Goodreads. (Just you)

    My email:
    madley (AT) cogeco (DOT) ca

    Thank you, Mary!
    Patricia

  33. Hi Mary, I noticed in your review page you said you couldn’t review ebooks at this time. I just wanted to let you know the Kindle app. for your PC is free from Amazon. In fact they just came out with Amazon Cloud which downloads the Kindle app. onto any device.
    Great job, Todd Grace

  38. Thanks for your welcoming message on BookBlogs.
    I just finished my first English novel Liberty Taken, but the more I delve into the promotion part of it, the more I realize how much there is to read on the internet. If I only take your awesome blog for example that’s so full of information, I can spend hours reading. Do people still read books?

  45. I am new to a lot of the blogging stuff and I LOVE to read so I figured why not look into it.. and so here I am. I love learning about other books out there and knowing how other people feel about books I have read already.. 🙂

  51. I’m following your blog and really enjoying it. 🙂 I hope you will check my new blog out as well.

    willowsandwine.blogspot.com

    Have a nice day.

  53. I wanted to see if you’re a YA blogger and I see you are! Then, I saw your son graduated from USC and I’m like, “BOOM! New fav blog!”

  56. Hi Mary

    You certainly have a lot going on!

    Thanks for the welcome. I actually do have an English cottage garden, though it’s actually a jungle at the moment as the gardener has found increasingly shrill reasons to avoid swinging by. When he turns up (he promises me this Tuesday), he’s going to need a machete!

    Anne (from Mrs Dalloway is in the Cludgie). http://perjinkresearch.wordpress.com/blog/