Recent Reads

The Wish List - Gabi Stevens.  Really cute and funny.  I enjoyed the look at fairy godmothers and magic mixed with the everyday non magical groundlings.  I am looking forward to the next one coming out next year.  I have a feeling either  the tapestry or Merlin's staff will figure into it. 

The Sign - Raymond Khoury.  For those who think Americans just follow blindly what the media puts out there this is a scary book.  Ultimately it makes you think what if regardless of which side or religion you may fall upon.  I especially found thought provoking the quotes from Jefferson and Madison in the author note section that neither one would be elected today. 

Magic on the Storm - Devon Monk.  This book is in the middle and I am not sure I had read of all the ones before it but you can catch up within the story.  Clearly another one comes next and I am looking forward to seeing it soon.

Water Bound - Christine Feehan. Another great start to what I believe will be six books dealing with the Prakenskii brothers and the ladies who bring them to Sea Haven.  I love the mentions and appearances of the characters from the Drake Sisters (some of my favorite books!).  Excellent read!

The Perfect Someone - Johanna Lindsey.  A good historical romance.

The Lost Empire - Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood.  Enjoyable adventure book with believable premise.  Quick read.

Born to bite / by Lynsay Sands.   Another fun Argeneau family vampire story.  Keep them coming.


Dangerous Highland - Donna Grant.  Good read.  First in a breathtaking new series, the bold and passionate Lucan MacLeod one of three brothers cursed by dark magic for eternity is driven by desire for the one woman he dare not let himself possess. He is magnificently strongeand dangerously seductive. One of the fiercest of his clan, Lucan MacLeod is a legend among warriors, inspiring fear in man and woman alike. For three hundred years, he has locked himself away from the world, hiding the vengeful god imprisoned in his soul. But then, a young lass caught in a raging storm awakens his deepest impulses ¦and darkest desires.
 
The heart of Christmas / Mary Balogh, Nicola Cornick, Courtney Milan.   Good short historical reads.


A kiss at midnight / Eloisa James.


The Lucifer code / by Brokaw, Charles.  Fast paced quick read. Adventure.  Good follow up to prior read.
 
Seduce Me - Robin Hart.  Good read, this was first in series and I read second one before but they are stand alones.
 
 

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Pulse & Instinct - Jeremy Robinson
Two fast paced adventure books - read in order.

recent reads...

The Exodus Quest - Will Adams
Married by Morning - Lisa Kleypas
The Bone Chamber - Robin Burcell

Soccer

Frank is signed up to play soccer starting in September.  I will post a schedule when we get it.  He seems pretty excited about it.  We have to find cleats in his size and get the other equipment as well.  He is playing in the YMCA league at the fields not far from our house.  When we tried to practice the other night, he kept wanting to pick up the ball and not kick it.  It should be fun!

Recent Reads

Moon Sworn - Keri Auther

Assassin's Honor - Monica Burns

Strike Zone - Kate Angell

Rembrant's Ghost - Paul Christopher

The Ark - Boyd Morrison

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Insatiable - Meg Cabot
Bullet - Laurell K. Hamilton
Edge of Hunger, Edge of Danger, Edge of Desire, Touch of Seduction - Rhyannon Byrd

recent reads

Deidre Knight - Red Fire, Red Kiss --> good new series
Rhyannon Byrd - (3) Edge of Desire, (4) Touch of Seduction -- Primal Instinct Series

just finished

Hunted by Others - Jess Haines

Deeper than Deep - Tami Hoag

The Mane Squeeze - Shelly Laurenson (funny!)

The Marks of Cain - Tom Knox

Recent reads

Bethany Maines - Bullet proof Mascara

Kathy Reichs - Devil Bones - good mystery, forensic story, sort of from TV series Bones.

Bertrice Small - Shadow Queen

Heather Graham - Deadly Gift

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Tom Knox - The Genesis Secret
James Rollins - Ice Hunt

Recent reads...

Childs, Tera Lynn - Oh. My. Gods., Goddess Boot Camp

Coulter, Catherine - Whiplash - another great FBI novel

Feehan, Christine - Wild Fire

McDermott, Andy - The Hunt for Atlantis

Douglas, Kate - DemonFire

recent reads

Stephanie Tyler - (read in order) Hard to Hold, Too Hot to Hold, Hold on TIght.  romantic suspense, SEALs, family interconnections

David Gibbins - (2) Crusader Gold, (3) The Lost Tomb - adventure thriller, followed Atlantis.  These are a good mix of current areas with history.  Enjoyable! Quick reads, looking forward to reading the next adventure.

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Graham Brown - Black Rain --> interesting but long read, I think it was much better in the last 1/3 then the parts before then.  It is leading up to another book Black Sun which presumely deals with the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012. 

Matthew Reilly - the 5 greatest warriers - Another awesome book with Jack West Jr, Lily and the crew.  I did not want the book to end.  It picks up right at the of the The 6 Sacred Stones and is non stop action from there.  I really enjoyed all three books.  There are some sad moments in this one but I think the Jack and the crew have some more adventures waiting - at least I hope they do!

recent library reads

Jessican Andersen - Sky Keepers (3), Demon Keepers (4) of the The Final Prophecy (2012)

recent library reads

Linda Howard - Blood Born
     vampire, paranormal romance, suspense


Lis Wiehl & April Henry - good mystery with good central characters

Face of Betrayal (1)

Hand of Fate (2)

Iris Johansen - 8 Days to Live (another great one!)

Nancy Bush -Unseen (murder/thriller)

David M. Salkin - Crescent Fire (anti-terrorist)

Romance/Suspense
Kay Thomas - Bulletproof Bodyguard
Marie-Nicole Ryan - Holding Her Own
Lora Leigh - Hot for the Holidays (anthology contmepary, paranormal)
Lora Leigh - Lion's Heat (another Breed story, Jonas story, love the whole series)
Stella Cameron - Out of Sight (3rd Court of Angels story, enjoyed whole trilogy, contemporary paranormal)
 Julie Miller - Up Against the Wall
Apocolytic/End Times
Jeff Long - Year Zero (interesting read about ends times, virus, cloning and making decisions about survival)

Recent Reads

The 8th confession / by Patterson, James.  Quick and enjoyable read!

The book of love / by McGowan, Kathleen.  2nd in the series - looking forward to the next one. 
 
Bound by dreams / by Skye, Christina
 
Conspiracy in Kiev, Midnight in Madrid, & Cairo /by Hynd, Noel - very good trilogy.  Enjoyed it!
 
Foolproof / D'Amato, Barbara
 
Hand of fate : a triple threat novel / Wiehl, Lis W.   2nd in the series - great

All the Pretty Girls & Judas kiss / by Ellison, J. T.

 Taming the highland bride / Sands, Lynsay

recent reads

Jillian Hunter:  A Wicked Lord at the Wedding, Wicked as Sin, The Sinful Nights of A Nobleman

recent reads

There's Something about St. Tropez - Elizabeth Adler

recent reads...

The Sons of Destiny
     The Sword
     The Wolf
     The Master
     The Song (still waiting on this one)
     The Cat
     The Storm
     The Flame
     The Mage

The Dragon Master - Allyson James
Sliding Into Home - Joanne Rock
Tempting Fate - Alissa Johnson
Secret Life of Vampire - Kerrelyn Sparks

Recent reads

Divine Misdeamenors - Laurell K Hamilton - not the best of the series, wish it had been longer. 

Face of Betrayal, A Triple Threat Novel - Lis Wiehl good read

Drawn into darkness / by Annette McCleave.

Just take my heart / Clark, Mary Higgins  - good read, quick

Pleasure / Frank, Jacquelyn - another good shadow dweller read

Prey / Vincent, Rachel - enjoy this series

So still the night : a novel of the Shadow Guard / Lenox, Kim

Nightwalker / Heather Graham

Red-headed Stepchild / Jaye Wells

More recent reads...

The Apostle - Brad Thor.  Good thriller, quick read.
The Archangel Project - CS Graham.  Really good read about New Orleans thriller.  Believable premise.
Hunting Grounds - Patricia Briggs - another good Alpha and Omega novel.  I really like this series.

Branded by fire / Nalini Singh.

The Patroit's Club - Christopher Reich