Greetings all!
It’s been a quiet week here in Tracyland. Besides getting incredibly frustrated with loading documents onto my ereader it was pretty quiet. lol I get a tad loud when I get frustrated…oh, and curse like a sailor. 🙂 I normally don’t have issues with ebookwise and actually it wasn’t anything to do with the reader but the program that loads the books to the readers. It was definitely took a lot of patience! lol
So how are you all? Did you have a good week? What are you reading? Hope it’s good! I read a good assortment of books this week:
First up was Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel. I read this one for The Book Binge so I’ll let you know when my review posts.
Next were 2 novellas that I’ve been wanting to read for a while. The first one was Snagged by Jet Mykles. I really like her books – I might, some day, be tempted in to reading her Dark Elves stories. Have any of you read them? How are they? Let me know, please. Anyway, Snagged was pretty darned good. I liked both Seth and Kyle in the book, though at first I had no clue what was going on. Jet Mykles just kind of dragged me in and kept me there. 4 out of 5
The next novella was Islands by
Samantha Kane. This was a great story about a naval seabee in 1943 who goes to an island in the Pacific to try to talk the owner into letting the Navy build a hospital and an airstrip. The owner is incredibly sexy Rene and he is one hot frenchmen, let me tell you. For the 3 days that Gabe is on the island with “negotiations” he and Renee have one scorching love affair. This is just a great story. It’s wonderfully sensual and I really felt the connection between the two men. Dear heavens – when they first kiss? Ha-cha-cha!
4 out of 5
Following that was
my initiation into the Mercy Thompson series by
Patricia Briggs. That was a good book and I’m looking forward to reading the next one.
4 out of 5
My Tracy’s TBR Challenge Read for this week was A Date With The Other Side by
Erin McCarthy. This was the story of Boston McNamara who is from Chicago and is all about the city life who has been sent to Cuttersville, OH to check out the local plastics plant. But he has no clue what he’s done to deserve such, as he believes, a demotion. While he’s there he meets Shelby who runs the local Ghost Tour – which happens to run through the house he’s renting twice a day. The romance between Shelby and Boston is adorable and of course the ghosts get much more lively when they’re together. Cute book.
3.5 out of 5
I usually read 1 book each week for review at The Book Binge. Well last week that didn’t happen so I read 2 this week to try and catch up/make up. I read The Year of Living Shamelessly by
Susanna Carr. As per usual I’ll let you know when my review posts.
Deep Kiss of Winter was next although I have to say that I only read
Kresley Cole’s story, Untouchable. I have yet to get to
Gena Showalter’s – but will, eventually. This was another wonderful installment in the IAD series. I think it was more heart wrenching for me than her others. Murdoch Wroth finds his Bride in Valkyrie, Daniela, only she’s part ice fey and can’t be touched by anyone but her own kind without severe pain to each party. Oh, and did I mention her kind is trying to assassinate her? So here are Murdoch and Daniela who, eventually, want to be together but still can’t touch. Not being able to comfort or hold. Arg – I would have gone crazy! But Cole writes her stories so well I just soaked up every word. This story was taking place at the same time as some others and Cole shows us how they all intersect…clever.
4.25 out of 5
I won, over at the
Kiss and Tell Girls blog, a copy of
Samantha Kane’s new book, Play it Again, Sam. This is the first book in a series called the Cougar Challenge. Monica meets 6 other ladies at RomantiCon and they start their own blog –
Tempt the Cougar. One Friday night Monica challenges her friends to stop just staring at the pictures of the young men and get out there and find one for yourself – just for fun. Monica does exactly that and finds Sam who’s the bartender at the bar she goes to. Between Sam and his friend Josh they make Monica’s fantasy come true. I really liked this book. Samantha Kane just knows how to write some damn hot love scenes, I’m tellin ya. Turn the air conditioner on before you read this one. lol But as great as those scenes are she just writes the main relationships so well. You really feel like the two are connecting on an intimate level – both physically and emotionally. Good stuff.
4.25 out of 5
Last but certainly not least was the book I read for my Year of the Category Challenge, The Italian’s Inexperienced Mistress by
Lynne Graham. I know you’re all dying to hear my thoughts on this one but you’ll just have to wait until the last week of the month when I post my review.
So that was it for me. I hope you all have a great week and dream of the book fairy! lol
Happy Reading!
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Bummer about the ereader misery!
I just finished all of the Heaven Sent books by Jet Mykles and have been thinking the same thing as you are – maybe I'll end up reading the Dark Elves books sometime, even though they aren't my thing, just because Jet writes so well.
I have the Dark Elves books. Some of them anyway. To be honest I enjoyed them but they're not on my keeper list and since I'm in a purging my house mode, you just might get a package in the mail. 🙂
I didn't like Snagged as much as Tech Support. Not sure why really. I didn't "dislike" it but I never connected with it really.
Wow honey! What a book load you have there. I am sorry about the ereader problems.
I am reading Joey W Hill's The Vampire Claim, book 2. And it starting out awesome. Although I do have to find more time to myself to read… Not reading nearly as much as I would like! Might have to change that after bday party at my place!
I would say happy reading, but you have taken care of that, lol!!!
Have a great Monday hon!
Two Sam Kane books? You go, girl! She rocks. Oooh, and I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Indiscreet.
Well, I'm going to call it a day, even though it's still morning here. I mean, it can't get any better than two lovely reviews at once, can it?
Thank you very much, and I'm glad you enjoyed both books.
Chris – I really like the Heaven Sent series! I have #5 loaded on my reader but haven't gotten to it yet. I'm with you on the Elves. I just am undecided if I want to take that step or not. lol If you do end up reading them please let me know what you think.
Tam – Purging your house? I need to do that – at least with some of the cupboards in my office.
Hey, if you feel like sending books who am I to turn them away?
I didn't like Snagged as much as I liked Tech Support either but it was still good.
Cecile – I have a couple of Joey W. Hill's books but haven't read them yet – I'll have to remedy that.
Hope you find some quality reading time soon. 🙂
Barbara – I know! 2 Sam Kane's in one week…it was decadent! lol
Sam – Glad to be of service! lol I really did thoroughly enjoy both books. I can't wait for your next BIA's book!
I really enjoyed Indiscreet. Carolyn writes great historicals.
Again, an awesome variety of books.
Ah, a woman after my own heart, I love profanity. lol You gotta love the technology challenges.
Wonderful assortment of books read Tracy. I've heard nothing but great things about Samantha Kane and have a couple of her books on my e-reader and some in the print TBR..
Looking forward to your review of "Indiscreet" Tracy.
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Another great week of reading in Tracyland!
I'm still looking to read my third book this month! LOL
I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Indiscreet, too!
Been wondering where you were!! Did it all work properly in the end?
Can't wait to see your review of Indiscreet 😀
I'm in the middle of reading Untouchable. I think it's a good size novella ;D and the story is quite good 😀 It links well the hints she dropped about Murdoch 😀
Oh, so many interesting books. I love discovering what you've read each week 🙂 I don't know anything about the Dark Elves books…I may need to plug it into Google tonight and see what turns up 🙂
Oh, and Tracy – I received a couple of yaoi book from Ingrid over the weekend. Would you be interested? I can't quite remember their names…but they are on the list and I do believe you haven't had them yet *grin*
Tracy, you read Islands! Wasn't that a hot first kiss? One of my favs from the M/M Challenge… I have the first of Jet's Dark Elves books on my TBR pile and plan to get to it, but haven't yet. 🙁
Loved Untouchable by Kresley Cole — talk about frustration, lol!
Must check out Sam Kane's new one. 🙂
KB – Yes she does. So far I'm enjoying her books.
Lea – oh yes I love to curse. Sometimes I even my my husband's ears turn red! lol
Christine – with all you do I think 3 books is great. 🙂
Nath – oy – I was copying and pasting from a pdf to Word and then turning it into a rtf which is usually what I do. Well once it went into my librarian all of the formatting was showing – which I loathe. So I tried it several different ways until just saving it as a .doc worked. However when I went to read it, there were words missing! They were in the original .doc but when I converted it took them out. I eventually saved it as a .doc turned it into a .lit, converted it to html and then loaded it. lol Doesn't that sound ridiculous? It was!
Orannia – I'd love the books when you're done if I'm next on the list. What are the names of them?
You can find Jet's Dark Elves stuff here: http://www.jetmykles.com/books-stories/dark-elves/
Hilcia – Yep – that kiss was amazing, just amazing. If you read the DE book by JM let me know what you think, please. 🙂
Gad zooks but your weekly list is amazing. Where do you find time for everything? I'm anxious to hear what you thought of INDISCREET. I'll be looking for your review at Book Binge.
Tracy – the books are: I Want To Be Naughty and Barefoot Waltz!
And thank you for the Jet Mykles link 🙂
Island and Snagged were very cool reads and enjoyed them much. Have also read the the Erin McCarthy, not a fav but she is a pretty cool author.
Cool reviews. 🙂