Posted in Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, New Books, Romance, Young Adult, tagged vampires, Patricia Briggs, werewolves, Karen Chance, Keri Arthur, Charlaine Harris, Melissa De La Cruz, Revelations, Blue Bloods 3: Revelations, Destiny Kills, Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke, Midnight's Daughter, King of Sword and Sky, C. L. Wilson, Deirdre Martin, Power Play, Laura Lee Guhrke, Secret Desires of a Gentleman, Carrie Vaughn, Wolfsbane and Mistletoe on 30 September 2008 | 2 Comments »
A few books I missed in September:
Inkdeath
By Cornelia Funke
Hardcover released September 26
Book 3 of the Ink Trilogy
Publisher–The Chicken House
Young Adult Fantasy
Several members of my family enjoy this series.
Secret Desires of a Gentleman
By Laura Lee Guhrke
Paperback released September 30
Publisher–Avon
“Maria Martingale was going to elope. But Phillip Hawthorne, Marquess of Kayne, put a stop to those plans [...]
Posted in Books, Contemporary, Review, Romance, tagged Connie Brockway, Skinny Dipping on 18 July 2008 | 2 Comments »
Mimi Olsen is crushed to learn that her family’s Minnesota retreat is up for sale. Unless someone can get the cash to save it, the house that’s served as a peaceful anchor for generations will go under the hammer. A free spirit like Mimi has the will, what she needs is a way. Moving back [...]
Posted in Books, Contemporary, Review, Romance, TBR Day Review, tagged Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz, Test of Time, The Third Circle on 21 May 2008 | 10 Comments »
This is a reading challenge from Avidbookreader–read at least one book from our To Be Read books and post a review on the third Wednesday each month. My TBR Review for May :
* Book Read: Test of Time
* Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
* Originally published as Harlequin Temptation #177
* Copyright: 1987
* Genre: Contemporary Romance
Test of Time [...]
Posted in Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, New Books, Romance, Young Adult, tagged A Lady's Secret, Amanda Quick, C. E. Murphy, Dagger-Star, Dierdre and Don Juan, Ekaterina Sedia, Elizabeth Vaughan, Embrace the Night, Ink Exchange, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jeaniene Frost, Jo Beverley, Karen Chance, Kelley Armstrong, Keri Arthur, Lovers and Ladies, Melissa Marr, One Foot in the Grave, Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, Personal Demon, The Darkest Kiss, The Fortune Hunter, The Queen's Bastard, The Third Circle, urban fantasy on 22 March 2008 | 3 Comments »
What books do you want to buy in April? Here are the April books on my list:
Personal Demon
By Kelley Armstrong
Women of the Otherworld, Book 8
Hardcover on sale March 25
Urban Fantasy
Bitten is one of my all-time favorite books
A Lady’s Secret
By Jo Beverley
Set in the Malloren world
Mass Market Paperback on sale April 1
Historical Romance set in Georgian [...]
Posted in Booking through Thursday, Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, tagged S. J. Rozan, Elizabeth Moon, Patricia Briggs, Eve Dallas, J. D. Robb, Mercy Thompson, Lydia Chin, Kylara Vatta, Eddi McCandry, Emma Bull, Jennifer Crusie, Sophie Dempsey, Welcome to Temptation, War of the Oaks on 28 February 2008 | 7 Comments »
Who is your favorite female lead character? And why? (And yes, of course, you can name more than one . . . I always have trouble narrowing down these things to one name, why should I force you to?)
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It is hard to come up with just a few female lead characters. I like strong, [...]
Posted in Books, Contemporary, Mystery, Review, Romance, Suspense, tagged Meg Chittenden, Snap Shot on 27 February 2008 | No Comments »
Snap Shot by Meg Chittenden, copyright 2004–I searched on Amazon and it looks like her books are out-of-print.
Diana Gordon doesn’t want to play P.I. anymore–especially after being shot by a man she was nailing for insurance fraud. Enough is enough. It’s time to get out of San Fancisco for good.
She couldn’t ask for more peace [...]
Posted in Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, New Books, Romance, Young Adult, tagged Kristin Cast, P.C. Cast, Fire Study, Maria V. Snyder, Tell Me Pretty Maiden, Rhys Bowen, Chosen, Tangled Webs, Anne Bishop, Night Life, Caitlin Kittredge, Simply Perfect, Mary Balogh, Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews, Blue Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas, Poison Sleep, T. A. Pratt on 25 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
The March 2008 books I’m looking forward to:
Fire Study
By Maria V. Snyder
Yelena Zaltana series, Book 3
Trade Paperback on sale March 1
Fantasy series filled with adventure, intrigue and romance
I read the first in this series (Poison Study) and really enjoyed it. The second (Magic Study) is in my TBR pile!
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden
By Rhys Bowen
Seventh [...]
Posted in Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Review, tagged Hellsing, Joel Orff, Kohta Hirano, Thunderhead Undgerground Falls on 13 February 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve wanted to try graphic novels and manga for awhile, but was never sure where to start. So far, I’ve read two and am not sure this is the medium for me! However, I plan to read more–it’s good to move out of your comfort zone sometimes!
Hellsing, Vol. 1 by Kohta Hirano
This is manga originally [...]
