Well it was a good week this week if very tiring. The girls going back to school threw me for a freakin loop. Getting up 45 min. to an hour earlier than summer just kicked my butt for some reason and I kept falling asleep early at night. God I felt old! lol Of course falling asleep early just puts a huge kabosh on the whole reading at night after the kids go to bed plan. This week only I read 2 full length novels and then a bunch of novellas and stories that weren’t more than 150 pages each!
Right now the girls are driving me batty. I’ve escaped to the computer and had hubby take over. If one of them comes up to me just one more time and says, “She looked at me funny!” I’m going to blow my fuckin lid! lol I love mykids, I love my kids, I love my kids…
Ok – so on to what I read this week…
It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. See review below.
Next was Twin Temptations by Elizabeth Lapthorne. This is a cute little novella that is #6 in the Rutledge Werewolf series. I haven’t read the first 5 but whatever. 🙂 Oh, it’s “Twin” because the girl is a twin. You thought boobs or even menage, huh? Yeah, I did too! lol
Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Lapthorne was next. This is #2 in the Rutledge Werewolf series and strangely enough it’s about the parents of the twins I read about in book 6 – kinda weird, but ok. I liked the story but there was a huge build up to the major conflict in the book and then it was just settled without a whole lot of fanfare. It was kind of anti-climactic.
It’s been 2 weeks or so since I’d read a book in the Troubleshooters series by Suzanne Brockmann and that’s just not right! I read Force of Nature which is book 11 in the series (I’ll soon be all caught up, dammit!). This was another fantastic read. I just love Brockmann’s characters and this one didn’t disappoint. Annie, Ric, Jules, Robin, Martell and all of the others in this book were just great – even the bad guys are written so you really hate them. Let me just also say that Brockmann’s dedications almost always bring me to tears. (I’m such a sap)
Ok so last week I read Samantha Kane’s At Love’s Command which was fab. I really liked it and I decided to read the rest of the Brothers in Arms boo
ks that she has out. I wasn’t planning on reading them one right after another, but that’s just what happened. I went from The Courage to Love to Love’s Strategy to Love Under Seige. I liked all of these books. There was a time in one of the books – I think it was The Courage to Love that I started skipping a love scene and thought wow this has a lot of sex! lol Yeah, I don’t say that very often! haha. But like I said they were all good. I think At Love’s Command is my favorite but they’rea ll worth reading.
I ended my reading week with Educating Rose by Lissa Matthews. Educating Rose is Lissa’s first book, a short about a girl (virgin librarian) who has the desire t
o be a submissive, but only for 1 man. Although this story was only 36 pages I very much enjoyed it. Obviously you can’t delve too far into the characters with such a short story but after I was done reading I felt like I knew them. I’m not a huge bdsm book fan but this one was very enjoyable. Great job Lissa.
You can also find Samantha Kane and Lissa Matthews at Kiss and Tell which is where I found out about Lissa’s release.
Happy Reading!
My daughter starts first grade tomorrow. I am so proud of myself because I packed up her lunch tonight and I have already bought all of her required school supplies. Yay! I am finally ahead of the game. I probably won’t know what hit me by the end of the week though!
I read Forces of Nature last week too! I enjoyed it. Robin is a train wreck though. I really want him to get his act together for Jules. I am trying to catch up too, so I can get to Brockmann’s latest release.
Wow. O_o This is a lot of books. I can see how reading one Brothers In Arms after another would be a lot of sex, lol. Glad you liked them, though. You are a reading machine.
I have to catch up with the last two Brockmann books. Her seals are some of my favs.
Jill – aww I hope your little one has a great first day! I’ve been good about putting clothes out for them the night before but I’ll be damned if I can get the whole lunch thing done ahead of time! lol
Yes, Robin is a train wreck but hopefully between rehab and coming out he can get with it!
Sam – lol yes, it was a lot of sex but it was good! I think when I was saying that to myself I was more interested in the story at the time and that’s a really good thing! I did really enjoy them! I love the men (and there are so many to choose from I can’t pick a fav! haha)
Great book list, Tracy!
I love that you binged on Samantha Kane! So cool. I have At Love’s Command at the ready and really need to read it. I’ve read so many wonderful reviews on it.
How is school going for the girls? We still have 2 1/2 weeks to go. 🙂
You are such a busy reader! Wow! I wish I had that kind of time to read, though I do read a lot.
I’m glad you enjoyed my short little book and that you were able to get to know Jack and Rose. They were fun and the angst Jack goes through, well, I just love him.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words!
~lissa
Christine – Binged on Samantha Kane – I love that! lol Yes, I really liked her characters and the friend community that she’s set up in the stories. Now get crackin on At Love’s Command! 🙂
The girls are liking school so far. Today’s only their 4th day so we’re still in the early stages – I’ll keep you posted.
Lissa – thanks for visiting. I did really like Jack and Rose! Jack was just yummy! I think I might need more Jack in the future! lol
Finding time to read is something I really put my mind to – and sometimes not easy. I don’t watch TV so when I sit down to relax after the kids go to bed and the chores are done that’s my time to read. 🙂
Hey great selection this week. Um I finished one Scandalous again by Christina Dodd and that was about it. Oh I did finish a 12 page short story and a 25 page short story but other than that I got nada
good selection. how bout those sam kane stories? Ian and Derek FTW!
i have not been able to read since the olympics began. oh well. soon over and then on to more literary pursuits.
Sarai – shorts are good – especially when there’s no time to read!
Sula – oh yes…Ian and Derek – holy cow! I like Tony and Jason two – very hot!
I’ve been wanting to read Suzanne Brockman for a while, but haven’t taken the time yet to look up her series so that I get the reading order and such….sounds like it will be worth my time to do so!
ddo3 – It would SOOOO be worth your time. I’ve said it before…the first was great..the second was good but the 3rd book really is what set the tone for the whole series. I just love it. I just order them from the library although I’m thinking I’ll eventually buy them since I love them so much. 🙂