What are you reading? - February 2012

I was home sick with a cold today so spent some time reading. I finished Too Wicked to Love which was disappointing. I hate when important parts of the story are in earlier books - much of the plot was based on an earlier story..

I've been home sick for a few days myself. I managed to read 5 books from Sherrilyn Kenyon. I like the Were-Hunters better than the Dream-Hunters, but I'm really just reading them all at once so I can get to Acheron.

I'm still reading Over Hexed by Vicki Lewis Thompson, but I got distracted by Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Romance Novels, which I'm enjoying - a quick read and celebration of romance novels written by one of the founders of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.

I finished Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros and loved it! Now I'm beginning His Mistress by Christmas by Victoria Alexander.

I'm having bad luck with my recent reading choices. Three books in a roll with silly misunderstandings because the protagonists refuse to communicate. One is more than enough, but three?! I am not happy.

I just finished A Well Favored Gentleman by Christina Dodd. I think I will start Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison.

I finished His Mistress by Christmas and really loved it, great Victorian romance, first book I've read by Victoria Alexander and I'll be sure to read more by her!

Finished Lady in Red by Karen Hawkins. Disappointing finish to the Talisman Series. I'm now beginning With Seduction in Mind by Laura Lee Guhrke.

I finished A Night to Surrender the first book in Tessa Dare's Spindle Cove series. The premise of the series is similar to other books but it was a really fresh take on the idea with great characters. I have the novella on my kindle and am going to start that tonight.

I'm reading The Bridal Veil by Alexis Harrington. This is a new author to me and I picked up the book because of the mail order bride theme, which is a favorite of mine. I didn't have a lot of hope originally. I try out a lot of new authors for ones that write to my taste and most do not. However, I'm very pleased by this book! The writing is good and the story is homey and interesting. It reminds me a little of those old Pamela Morsi books, back when she wrote Historical Romance. I'm only 75% done, but I think I have a new author to add to my Goody list and an author whose backlist I will want to dive into!

I just finished Soul Stealer by Alex Archer. This was an intense adventure book (think female Indiana Jones) but it didn't have a lot of romance to it. I'm ready to start a happier book and started Making Waves by Tawna Fenske.

I'm so glad to have discovered Kaki Warner, based on a recommendation in an earlier thread. I can't wait until her next book is published since I've already read everything of hers that's out there. Her books are set in the old west, full of romance, well developed characters, and great writing.

Well I finished Cheri on Top which was better than I had expected at the beginning. Also finished One Night of Passion and Too Hot to Handle.

I'm currently reading A Little Ray of Sunshine by Lani Diane Rich which is rather a chick lit instead of a romace but good so far.

Julia

I am currently reading Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison. It is moving slowly. I loved the first book in the series but I just cannot get invested in these characters.

After finishing Wolf Who Loved Me by Lydia Dare (which I loved, review to come closer to release date), I decided to take a brief break from all my review books and pick up one of my own gathering dust on the TBR mountain.

So I am off to being Mistral's Kiss. I haven't read ANY of the books in this series (or her other series, which I also have a book from on my TBR pile), so I am hoping that going into book, what, 4 or 5, without a clue will not be a bad decision... We shall see... LOL.

Enjoy!
TBQ

mamalaz> Sorry you aren't enjoying Storm's Heart. I think I felt the same way at first but ended up loving it. I hope you'll have the same experience. For me, I thought about it in more contemporary romance terms and it really resonated to have a hero support the heroines career and sacrifice for her (ok, she's royalty so maybe career is not the right term). I hope it gets better for you!

Starting Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel, her latest book out.

reesa00, I finished Storm's Heart and it did get better but I still did not love it as I did Dragon Bound. It was good that the hero supported her career. Still, somehow I just did connect to the characters. Ah well.

I am now reading Curtains for the Cardinal, an Italian Rennaisance mystery.

I finished With Seduction in Mind by Laura Lee Guhrke.

Reading Alas Babylon for book club this month.

I've just started Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran - not far into it yet, but I'm looking forward to seeing Gwen give up her rigid pleasant self-control and be just a tiny bit...wicked.

Reading The Return of the Prodigal by Kasey Michaels.

I finished Not Wicked Enough by Carolyn Jewel and am now beginning A Matter of Scandal by Suzanne Enoch.

I finished Grave Dance by Kalayna Price and am really wanting to start the Lucky Harbor series by Jill Shalvis.

Just finished How to Woo a Spinster by Kasey Michaels' a prequel to her Daughtry Family series. I am about to start the next book in the series - how to Tempt a Duke.

Currently reading The Saint by Monica McCarty--Oh My. Loving it! :) Only wish I had read previous books in this series first, but no matter. I will go back and do so ASAP.

Enjoy!
TBQ

I finished A Matter of Scandal by Suzanne Enoch and am now beginning Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham.

I finished A Little Ray of Sunshine, Stealing the Bride by Elizabeth Boyle and The Ways of Grace by Linda Francis Lee.

Currently reading the last in the Danvers series It Takes a Hero.

Julia

hello everyone, its been a while since I posted - Ive been reading several good authors Gail carriger, Larissa Ione,Melissa Mayhue, Kresley Cole and most recently Darker after Midnight by Lara Adrian. Which is a great series and makes me want to read read BDB from J.R. Ward. Hope everyone is doing well!

Finished the Gift of Magic by Lynn Kurland
It's the latest installment in her "9 Kingdoms" series

29> Welcome back, scrpo1027!

I read a couple more Kresley Cole books while you were gone. One I loved, the other was disappointing, but I'm sure I'll go back to her books eventually. Lately I've been on a Sherrilyn Kenyon binge - had to read them all to get to Acheron which was pretty awesome. Just started Raphael by D. B. Reynolds which someone recommended to my Secret SantaThing.

Just over a month until the next BDB book!

Hi. I'm new to the group. I just stumbled across this contemporary romance the other day, Leaving Ian by Victoria Carlin. Pure luck. I was searching Amazon for a book for my sister's birthday and I don't even really remember how I got to it, but I Loved the cover (I know, shallow, shoot me) so I read the description. I gave it a try and I loved it almost from the first page. It's a quick read but it's intense, and sometimes really raw. I can't wait for the next one.

30> princessgarnet, How is Kurland's "9 Kingdoms" series? I've read all of her De Piaget and MacLeod series and loved them, but I have yet to try "9 Kingdoms".

Lately I've been reading a lot of Laura Lee Guhrke, Julie Ann Long and Elosia James. I enjoyed When Beauty Tamed the Beast and I Kissed an Earl the most.

I am reading Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Crusie. Cute and funny.

I finished A lady's lesson in scandal by Meredith Duran. I enjoyed it but wish the 'big misunderstanding' wasn't so late in the book, it made the ending feel rushed.

I just started How to Tempt a Duke by Kasey Michaels.

I finished Under the Same Sky And a now reading My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander.

I am now reading Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle.

Whatever happened to the 'back to top" function?

I'm reading Assassins in Love and I just can't get into it. 4 Days and I'm still not done. But I'm trecking on, as I have a review to write...Sadly, I don't think it will be receiving much more than about a 2 star rating from me....

Enjoy,
TBQ
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38> "back to top" function? Do you mean the little blue arrows on the right of the screen that point up?

I finished Captured by a Rogue Lord by Katharine Ashe. This is the second book in her 'Rogues of the Sea' series. There has been a lot of promise in this series but the characters have frequently acted, well, out of character. I have the third book in my tbr pile so will give it a chance at some point but that might be it for me with this author for a while...

I just started The Making of a Duchess by Shana Galen. I haven't read anything by this author in quite a while but the low kindle price a few months ago convinced me to pick it up and give her a try again.

>fadinga
I've enjoyed reading the series. It's romance fantasy. The first 3 books in the series is about Morgan and Micah while the newer books feature another set of characters.
Kurland has been writing a novel a year about the 9 Kingdoms.

40 ) There used to be a little link on bottom of screen that brought you back to top by just clicking. Similar to "jump to first unread" link on the top of the screen. Call me crazy bu I liked that function. It's handy when the thread is really long.

Just finished reading My Dark Prince by Julia Ross. I liked it while the action was going on, but felt like it resolved its major conflicts rather easily at the end. I've read others by her I liked more -- could tell this was an earlier book.

I'm now beginning The Cursed One by Ronda Thompson.

I just finished Unraveled by Courtney Milan. I really enjoyed it, and it was nice to finally have Smite's story.

I am reading How to Tame a Lady by Kasey Michaels and really enjoying it.

Finished Dark Lover by Brenda Joyce earlier today, and it was pretty good. I had a hard time with Ian for a while--yes, he's a good example of a tortured hero, but I couldn't get past his playboy tendancies (including sleeping with another woman infront of the heroine). But, I loved this series, and while I gave DL a slightly lower rating than most of the others, I still liked it. :)

Moving onto another review book, Half-Breed Vampire. I just wish I had waited until I could buy and read books 1 and 2!

Enjoy,
TBQ
TBQ's Book Palace

I finished My Wicked Little Lies by Victoria Alexander and am now beginning A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean.

*gasp* The new Sarah MacLean is out? Please let me know how you like it.

I'm listening to Raven Calls by C.E. Murphy and in print have been devouring Harl Medical Romances and sweet Romances. I'm also reading The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen, a YA romance. I'll be passing it on to a teen when I'm done. Its premise is interesting.

Does anyone know off the top of their head when the next Parasol Protectorate will be out?

Penn

51> Just came out this week.

OH! I love you booklizard! My pocketbook, not so much. :-)

Thanks,

Penn