Mailbox Monday - December 14

Every week Marcia at The Printed Page hosts Mailbox Monday. It's a chance to share the books that came to your house last week, and to check out what other book lovers received. I always end up with several new books on my wish list after I go check out other people's mailboxes on Mondays.

• I bought Native Son by J.M. Hochstetler used from Alibris. Now that I've read the 1st and 3rd books in this series, I really need to read this book too!
• I won Searching for Pemberley by Mary Simonsen in a giveaway at A Bibliophile's Bookshelf! I'm loving the premise--it's a novel that explores the possibility that Jane Austen based her characters in Pride and Prejudice on actual people of her time.
  
• Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin is a book I will be reviewing for a virtual tour stop here in January for Pump Up Your Book Promotion!
• I won a copy of One Holy Night by J.M. Hochstetler in a giveaway at The Book Connection. I'm loving her American Patriot Series, and I've been hoping to pick up a nice Christmas read for the Holiday Reading Challenge. :)

I just couldn't help myself and bought a few books from BookCloseouts.com when they were running a sale during Thanksgiving. I got a few books off of my wish list: Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist, From a Distance (Timber Ridge Reflections) by Tamera Alexander (no pic at Amazon), Just Jane by Nancy Moser, and Widows & Orphans by Susan Meissner. Merry Christmas to me! These books, along with a Sudoku puzzle book for hubby (so that's 5 books total!), cost less than $18, shipping included.

So, what was in your mailbox last week?