Monday Mailbox

Welcome to this month's Monday Mailbox, the meme started by Marcia and currently on tour around the internet. This month is my month to host this wonderful green-eyed monster inspiring meme. Yay! This past week's mailbox arrival:

Buddy by Brian McGrory came from Crown.
I have a serious weakness for roosters despite the fact that my uncle's old rooster had to be beaten away from you with a stick if you went into the chicken coop. So this book about a territorial rooster who helped the author discover what it means to be a family man really picqued my interest.
The Reluctant Matchmaker by Shobhan Bantwal came from the author after a contest win at Thoughts in Progress blog.
I do adore stories about Indian-American life and this one about a woman who at thirty-one is still unmarried, much to her mother's and aunties' dismay; is attracted to her boss, who only wants her to act as a marriage consultant for him (and his imagined ideal is not her); and who is plunged into the family turmoil of her brother's relationship with a Muslim woman sounds like a fast and appealing read.
Comet's Tale by Steven Wolf came from Algonquin.
I have to admit to being a very soft touch for dog books so any book that tells the story of a rescue and his human is sure to find a way to my bedside table. I do love heartwarming, cold noses tales and I'm sure this one will charm me too.
Crossing on the Paris by Dana Gynther came from Gallery Books for a blog tour.
Crossing the Atlantic by ship has a sort of romance to it, doesn't it? This novel about three women making that crossing in three different classes of accomodation sounds fantastic to me.

What sorts of goodies did you get in your mailbox this week? Click below to add yourself to the linky so we can all share in your good fortune. And I hope you'll leave me a comment as well. Happy reading this week and next week be sure to go to Parchment Girl as she's hosting Monday Mailbox for October.