I read Mostly Married by Lisa Manuel back in 2008, and thought it was thoughtfully written, with a great premise.  It took me a few years to track down Mostly a Lady but I was hoping it would live up to the promise of the first book.  Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work for me. Mostly… Continue reading Mostly a Lady by Lisa Manuel

When I first started reading Julia Quinn, I didn’t love her style all that much.  (Too fluffy for a diehard angst bunny.)  But now I enjoy her books as a nice change from my usual reads.  I wouldn’t want a steady diet but I look forward to her new books when they appear. A Night… Continue reading A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

I’m always happy to see a new book by Mary Balogh, even if her books don’t transport me the way her earlier ones did. She’s almost always a reliable read (the Slightly series notwithstanding) and I can even bring myself to pay hardback prices. The Proposal by Mary Balogh (2012, Regency Historical) 5/20/12 Grade: 4 When Gwendline,… Continue reading The Proposal by Mary Balogh

Still working my way through my remaining paper TBR books… Marrying Mike… Again by Alicia Scott (SIM 980)(2000, Contemporary Series) 4/3/12Grade: 3 Four years after their divorce, Mike and Sandy have to work together again when she is named the new civilian chief of police. The city is in crisis when a 13 year old… Continue reading Marrying Mike Again by Alicia Scott

I’m trying to clear out some of my old series books – this one was surprisingly appealing. The Wedding Ring Promise by Susan Mallery (SSE 1190)(1998, Contemporary Series) 3/31/2012Grade: 3.5 Ten years after Dylan Black gave her a ring and promised her an adventure “someday”, Molly desperately needs a distraction. After losing her job and… Continue reading The Wedding Ring Promise by Susan Mallery

I keep reading these even though they’ve become a bit repetitive. At least this one was from the library. Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb(2012, Futuristic Suspense) 3/1/2012Grade: 3.5 Eve becomes an inadvertent celebrity when the Icove case is turned into a movie, and a murder takes place at a party with all the stars… Continue reading Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb

The first historical I’ve read in a while… A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant(2011, Regency Historical) 1/16/2012Grade: 4.5 After the sudden death of her husband, Martha Russell has one chance to save the estate from his cruel brother (and herself from a life as a dependent) – to conceive a child. She makes an arrangement… Continue reading A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant

A short story that was a bit disappointing… Winning the Wallflower by Eloisa James(2011, Regency Historical) 1/1/2012Grade: 3 When Lucy unexpectedly inherits a fortune, her mother is thrilled because it means Lucy can break off her engagement to the son of a solicitor, who is wealthy but not suitable. But Lucy isn’t so sure. Cyrus… Continue reading Winning the Wallflower by Eloisa James

I haven’t been updating this blog regularly – I haven’t been reading a lot but I have read a few books. New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb(2011, Futuristic Suspense) 12/30/2011Grade: 3.5 Eve has to relive one of her earliest cases as a detective… and her traumatic past… when she has to track down a… Continue reading New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb