Happy New Year!!! 2019 is here and it's time to set those reading goals. Listen to today's 12 minute podcast episode as I break down my reading goals. I also announce an awesome giveaway especially for you, the readers of the Shelf Addiction blog and the listeners of the Shelf Addiction Podcast!

I would love to hear your thoughts on today's episode and if you'd like to share with me one of your reading goals are for 2019 or just talk about books in general you can find me on Twitter and Instagram or comment below.

It's that time again! Snow is falling (in some places), holiday shopping is gearing up, and we are getting ready to take planes, trains, and automobiles to visit family and friends. If you're not traveling, no worries, you can listen while cooking that huge holiday meal, or while wrapping gifts. I even listen while I'm out doing my holiday shopping!

Today I'm sharing my favorite audiobooks of 2018 (thus far). Not all of these were published this year, but I have listened to them all this year.  I hope you'll listen to a few of these gems during your holiday season. Also consider gifting any of my recommendations. They great gifts for both your audiobook listening friends and audiobook newbies! 

Be sure to stop by Audio Publishers Association website to see the complete schedule of blogs to visit. Each blogger will have audiobooks to share, recommended audiobooks, holiday listening, gift ideas, and books to travel with this season.

In addition to the audiobook recommendations, you'll also have many opportunities to win audiobooks generously donated by Beacon Press, High Bridge Audio, LA Theatre Words, Macmillan Audio, Penguin Random House Audio, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster Audio, and Tantor Audio.

Enter the Shelf Addiction giveaway for another chance to win!

I have a fun local giveaway for those of you in the Metro Detroit area! Enter to win this memoir and a pair of tickets to view the movie when it comes out. FIVE people will win! The movie tickets will be only valid Landmark Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, MI. The film will be released in Detroit area theaters on November 16th.

​Synopsis: ​As a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and conflicted about his sexuality, growing up the son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small-town Arkansas. When Garrard was a nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to "cure" him of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had prayed to every day of his life. He was supposed to emerge heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and, because of his brush with sin, stronger in his faith in God. Instead, when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and understanding to survive and step out from a life lived in shadow and to search for his true self, empathy, and forgiveness.

​Shelf Addiction Giveaway TERMS & CONDITIONS

-You MUST be at least 18 years old to enter or have parental permission. 
-Metro Detroit residents ONLY.
-The winner will be notified via the contact email provided on the contact form. 
-All entries will be verified. 
-The winner will have 2 business days to claim the prize or another winner will be chosen. ​You will have to provide your Metro Detroit mailing address.

​​DISCLOSURE: This giveaway is sponsored by Allied Global Marketing. Allied Global Marketing will mail the book and the ticket vouchers to the winners.

I am a huge advocate for audiobooks. I love them so much! The fact that I consume so many allows me to share my favorites in any season! Today I am sharing my top 5 audiobooks perfect for Summer. Whether you're a seasoned audiobook listener or brand new to the audio world, these will make your summer extra fun!

They are great to keep you entertained on long car trips and lengthy flights. If you're not going on vacation, no worries, these suggestions will have you pulled into the story on your daily commute or while working at your desk. 

Don't forget to enter the giveaway before you go. ​Get excited! One Shelf Addiction reader from the US will win a copy of ALL 8 audiobooks mentioned below courtesy of the APA and the respective publishers.

These recommendations are in no particular order and there's something for a wide variety of fiction readers! Comment and let me know if you have plans to listen to any of these or if you already have.

Give a listen to the latest Shelf Addiction author feature! On today's podcast episode Liv talks with us about her series, Colorfully Candid Diaries and her foundation, The Colorfully Candid Paradigm Inc. Be sure to check out the coordinating blog post and enter to win both books! The giveaway is US only.

​Liv Dooley is a novelist and a national female empowerment strategist for women of all ages. Liv is the Founder of The Colorfully Candid Paradigm, Inc in Las Vegas, Nevada, and she is dedicated to impacting the lives of young ladies through her writing, motivational speaking, and service. Growing up in southern Illinois,  Liv struggled with bullying, depression, suicidal ideation, and alcoholism, but it was easily masked behind the smile she wore, the great grades she made, and the many extracurricular clubs she joined and led. Now, Liv writes and speaks to encourage, inspire, and empower women-young and mature alike-who feel overwhelmed by their experiences and would like to discover positive ways to connect with community. She can be found in the community hosting mother daughter events, talking about her favorite books, serving as the youth pastor at her church, or hiking with her husband. She is the author of One Chance to Live Young: The First Colorfully Candid Diary and Two Dreams and a Goal: The Second Colorfully Candid Diary.

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Publisher: Berkley Publishing
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Source: Publicist/Publisher
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
​Rating: 4 bookmarks

​Synopsis:  Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious romantic relationships amid the intensity of medical school. Now they're happily married wives and mothers with successful careers--Zadie as a pediatric cardiologist and Emma as a trauma surgeon. Their lives in Charlotte, North Carolina are chaotic but fulfilling, until the return of a former colleague unearths a secret one of them has been harboring for years. 

As chief resident, Nick Xenokostas was the center of Zadie's life--both professionally and personally--throughout a tragic chain of events in her third year of medical school that she has long since put behind her. Nick's unexpected reappearance during a time of new professional crisis shocks both women into a deeper look at the difficult choices they made at the beginning of their careers. As it becomes evident that Emma must have known more than she revealed about circumstances that nearly derailed both their lives, Zadie starts to question everything she thought she knew about her closest friend.

I love Grey’s Anatomy and I adore Big Little Lies, I enjoyed them both immensely. When I heard that this book has the vibe of both of those put together, I was all about it!  Pair that with the stunning cover (I’m a sucker for pretty cover art) and I was super excited to read The Queen of Hearts.
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Kimmery Martin delivers a beautifully written book about friendship, motherhood, secrets, and medicine.  I found this book hard to put down.  Her writing style is concise, yet it’s easy to read and had a warmth to it.  At first I was concerned that things could get too technical with all the medicine because Martin is a doctor, but I had nothing to worry about. The parts that described medical procedures and surgiers were well done and digestible. 

I was asked if I'd share this awesome giveaway. As I love audiobooks and it's the perfect timing for a bit of romance, so of course I was happy to participate! As a major part of the audiOMG launch initiative, they are celebrating by giving away digital copies of THREE of their hottest audiobooks to the first 500 people who come knocking.  These are some seriously hot (NSFW) titles that are guaranteed to make any girl’s Valentine’s Day, no matter what her status. 

If you like a lots of heat with your romance, you don't want to miss this giveaway blitz! I've shared this with you a day early, so get on this ASAP!

My Week with the Bad Boy by Kennedy Fox
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Never trust a man who answers the front door wearing nothing more than a pair of low-cut jeans and a panty-melting smirk.

That should've been my first sign.

I write about guys just like him for a living--sexy and charming, yet reluctant to get into a serious relationship. His body screams sex appeal, but his condescending personality makes him a classic f*ckboy.

And I want nothing to do with that.

Writing romance novels comes with its perks--traveling, meeting new people, creating characters from the voices in my head--but Ethan Rochester enters my life and rearranges all my preconceived notions about writing what inspires you.
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One week is all it took. One week to realize that not everything is as it seems.
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One week with the bad boy, and I wanted more.

Publisher:  Pamela Dorman Book/Viking​ 
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Source: Publicist/Publisher
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Chick Lit
​Rating: 4 bookmarks

Synopsis: Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She steps into the world of the superrich, working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife, Agnes. Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life. 

As she begins to mix in New York high society, Lou meets Joshua Ryan, a man who brings with him a whisper of her past. Before long, Lou finds herself torn between Fifth Avenue where she works and the treasure-filled vintage clothing store where she actually feels at home. And when matters come to a head, she has to ask herself: Who is Louisa Clark? And how do you reconcile a heart that lives in two places?

​* This book was provided by Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review.

​First, I must say that I really loved Me Before You, it’s a book that sticks with you forever.  Then I read After You and while I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first book, I was satisfied finding out what happened to Louisa. Now we have Still Me, the third installment. I recommend that you read the first two books before reading Still Me. You'll need the context from past books. Same as previous books, this is told from Louisa's point of view.  I'd consider this both a contemporary romance and women's fiction, probably in the Chick Lit sub genre.