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well since the month is almost over and I am just starting this post, I may forget some of what I read this month. So here goes...
Primal Possession (Moon Shifter Book 1) by Katie Reus
Alpha Instinct (Moon Shifter Book 2) by Katie Reus
Mating Instinct (Moon Shifter Book 3) by Katie Reus
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (friend's suggestion, great book)
Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston
Delicate Freakn' Flower by Eve Langlais (Fun book :)
Stroke of Genius by Emily Bryan
Apparently I was all about the historical and werewolf books this month. All of these were very good, so I had a great reading month.
Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson
Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance. Thinking she’ll be able to relax and enjoy her beloved English countryside while her sister snags the handsome heir of Edenbrooke, Marianne finds that even the best laid plans can go awry.
From a terrifying run-in with a highwayman to a seemingly harmless flirtation, Marianne finds herself embroiled in an unexpected adventure filled with enough romance and intrigue to keep her mind racing. Will she be able to rein in her traitorous heart, or will a mysterious stranger sweep her off her feet? Fate had something other than a relaxing summer in mind when it sent Marianne to Edenbrooke.
I read this on the recommendation of a friend. I am very glad that I picked it up. It is a very sweet romance (no sex) and a great story. Marianne is a good, simple young lady. She lost her mother a year ago and has been shuffled to her grandmother's house while her father grieves in France and her beautiful twin sister is having a season in London. Marianne has made the best, in her mind, of having a beautiful, outgoing twin sister. Marianne is quite lovely herself but gets outshined every time. So she decided at a young age to go a different direction from whatever her sister does so that she will not feel in competition with her. She loves her sister and does what she can to not feel jealous of her. She get invited to join her sister at a family friend's country home called Edenbrooke. While she is staying there she has been tasked by her grandmother to "learn to act like a Lady" by watching the other "Ladies" there. Thus begins her adventure and life changing events.
I highly recommend this to those who enjoy sweet historical romances. This was Ms Donaldson's debut novel and I am eagerly awaiting her next book.
Wow, so forgot to post this. Well here goes.
I have been doing a bunch of Suzanne Brockmann reads so I would be ready for her latest and discovered that I had not read the previous Troubleshooters release.
Born to Darkness (Fighting Destiny Book 1) by Suzanne Brockmann (re-read)
Shane's Last Stand (Fighting Destiny Book 0.5) by Suzanne Brockmann
Beginnings and Ending (Troubleshooter Book 17.5) by Suzanne Brockmann
Breaking the Rules (Troubleshooters book 16) by Suzanne Brockmann
Domme by Default by Tymber Dalton (re-read)
Reluctant Dom by Tymber Dalton (re-read, makes me cry every time)
Wild Invitation (Psy-changling series) anthology by Nalini Singh (first two stories previously published in other anthologies, last two stories were new)
Wrecked by Shiloh Walker; good contemporary friends to lovers book
Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey I look forward to the next book
Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson 7) by Patricia Briggs (library)
Rush (Breathless Book 1) by Maya Banks (library)
Highlander Most Wanted (Montgomerys and Armstrongs Book 2) by Maya Banks
The Duke and I (Bridgertons Book 1) by Julia Quinn (library ebook)
Chains by Shiloh Walker (re-read)
Full Disclosure by Dee Henderson
Ann Silver is a cop’s cop. As the Midwest Homicide Investigator, she is called in to help on the worst of the cases, looking for answers to murder. Hers is one of the most trusted investigative positions in the Midwest.
Paul Falcon is the FBI’s top murder cop. If the victim carried a federal badge or had a security clearance, odds are good he sees the case file or his guys work the murder.
Their lives intersect when Ann arrives to pass a case off her desk and onto his. A car wreck and a suspicious death offer a lead on a hired shooter he is tracking. Paul isn’t expecting to meet someone, the kind that goes on the personal side of the ledger, but Ann Silver has his attention.
The better he gets to know her, the more he realizes her job barely scratches the surface of who she is. She knows spies and soldiers and U.S. Marshals, and has written books about them. She is friends with the former Vice President. People with good reason to be cautious about who they let into their lives deeply trust her. Paul wonders just what secrets Ann is keeping, until she shows him the John Doe Killer case file, and he starts to realize just who this lady he is falling in love with really is . . .
I really enjoyed reading a Dee Henderson book again, it has been way too long since I have read or re-read one of her books. I really like Dee Henderson's style and characters that she creates. I enjoyed the characters in this book but I also enjoyed the different kind of cop book that this was. Most books where the main character(s) are cop(s) have a serial killer that they are trying to catch before they kill again or someone after them and are very suspenseful. This one was not one of those. These are two cops that have been cops for a while and have worked up the ladder and are portrayed more as what I would expect FBI and such who are not undercover typically do. There are some intense moments followed and preceded by lots of paperwork, waiting, thinking and analyzing. Now because of this it was a little slower reading than her usual books. But I still found it a good read.
The two main characters are trying to build a friendship and then a relationship amidst working in two different states and very demanding jobs. There was a lot they had to work through and issues they had to deal with while trying to learn each other and see if this was a relationship headed for marriage and that was nice to watch. I liked that she brought the O'Malley books into the storyline, that was nice ;)
I would recommend this if you were looking for something different with a solid romance story to it.
Some very good books this month. Great additions to some good series.
Delusions in Death (In Death Book ???) by JD Robb Great addition and also got the newest one from the library yesterday and am half way through already :)
The Seduction of Elliot McBride by Jennifer Ashley
Hot Ticket (Sinners Book 4ish) by Olivia Cunning
Midnight Playground by Eliza Gayle
Going Under (Bound by Magick Book 3) by Lauren Dane
Jungle Inferno by Desiree Holt (phoenix Book 1)
Re-read
Backstage Pass (Sinners Book 1) by Olivia Cunning
Double Time (Sinners book 3) by Olivia Cunning
Heart of Darkness (Bound by Magick Book 1) by Lauren Dane
Chaos Burning (Bound my Magick Book 2) by Lauren Dane
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