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Coming Undone – Susan Andersen

  • Posted on March 3, 2008 at 2:00 pm
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Andersen never fails to deliver a fun and quick read. Coming Undone is no exception.

If you have read Andersen’s previous book – Hot and Bothered, you were introduced to a teenaged Jared who was on the run suspected of killing his father. Along the way this troubled teen is adopted by 13 year old PJ. PJ is also living on the streets after her loser of a mom kicks her out.

Happy Hour at Casa Dracula – Marta Acosta

  • Posted on July 26, 2007 at 11:13 pm
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Milagros de Los Santos has had a bad week, first she is persuaded to attend a book party of the man who wooed then suddenly dumped her in college (Sebastian). You know the guy; the one you thought was IT who turned out to be a total jerk….

Tempest in Eden – Sandra Brown

  • Posted on May 24, 2007 at 11:28 pm
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This book is an old favorite that is part of my keeper shelf. I don’t remember how long ago I read it, but every once in a while I pull it down and breeze through it.

Shay Morrison is a nude model who makes a living bearing her “assets” – in a tasteful manner of course. Shay decides to visit her mother who has recently been remarried. While visting her mom’s home she is walks in on her new stepfathers son, Ian Douglas whom is exiting the shower. She is quick to admire his body if not his singing talent.

The Erotic Secrets of a French Maid – Lisa Cach

  • Posted on May 23, 2007 at 11:44 am
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When I picked this book up, I was not really sure if the topic of a “french maid” would be interesting, but the title is really not the sum of this wickedly funny story.

Emma is a struggling architecture student who cleans houses as a side job. A french maid she is not….. Emma was hired by Russell Carrick’s sister to clean his house. Russell does not a want maid service, but is giving in to his sisters need to nurture him. Russell is a overworked, overachiever who is too busy to for a social life.

Jade Tiger – Jenn Reese

  • Posted on May 4, 2007 at 11:10 pm
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Many months ago I started reading this book while waiting for my DH to have some minor outpatient surgery. At the time I didn’t think I was very impressed with the book so I put it aside and forgot about it.. The other day I was cleaning up the piles of to be read books in my bedroom and I ran across it. What struck my immediately was that I remembered exactly what the story was about. I don’t know about you, but I often forget the details of a book after I read it. You know when you look at a book and wonder if it was the Pirate or the Outlaw and did I like this story? Realizing that is rare for me to remember so many details about a book, I also realized that I must give it another chance and finish it. I am glad I did and I guess I was just not in a reading frame of mind when I started it.

McKettrick’s Pride – Linda Lael Miller

  • Posted on March 27, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Linda Lael Miller

The second in the contemporary Mettrick brothers series following McKettrick’s Luck. Rance is a widower and father of two young daughters. He lost his wife five years ago but still harbors a lot of guilt and pain. He is seldom in town as he chooses to work away his troubles and spends a lot of time on business trips. His girls are being partially raised by his ex mother in law Cora Tellington. Though Cora loves her granddaughters deeply she wants to take back her own life and travel. She comes up with the idea to buy a “love charm” over the internet and places it under Rance’s truck seat. Little does she know what a small world this is.

The List, A Love Story in 781 Chapters-Aneva Stout

  • Posted on February 26, 2007 at 8:51 pm
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A cute list on meeting Mr. Right. This is a short but witty piece with 781 short quips. A good book when you have a few minutes to spare. It took me about 20 minutes to read while waiting for my daughter after a volleyball game.

Some of these “chapters” hit home.

6. You’ll decided your mother has no idea what she’s talking about
a. Until you’re her age.

66. You” tell your girlfriend that you have a date with the handsome stranger Saturday night.
67. She’ll say six words to you that only a girlfriend would have the heart to say.
a. “What are you going to wear?”
68. You’ll have a one-word response.
a. “Shit.”

Chasing Stanley-Deirdre Martin

  • Posted on February 20, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Chasing Stanley

Cute, funny and quick. I enjoyed this new offering from Deirdre Martin. Sports romances are always fun because the egos of the athletic male are portrayed with a large dose of testostrone and no clue on how to deal with a woman (nice girl — that is).

There seems to be a trend in romances of starring BIG dogs. I love Newfoundland dogs and Stanley the Newfie is just so darn likeable.

Motor Mouth-Janet Evanovich

  • Posted on February 19, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Motor Mouth Girl

This is undoubtedly the stupidest and most awful storyline filled with juvenilistic humor I have read recently. Yet it really works… Huh, image that. I will sadly admit that this book had me laughing out laugh — I love that in a book.

The second Barnaby novel in my opinion was better than the first, Metro Girl. We got to witness the return of Sam Hooker with a new St. Bernard buddy (Beans), along with Rosa and Felicia. New characters were introduced to round out the goofy cast – Suzanne the widow with a vendetta, thugs Horse (as in hung) and Baldy (as in hair challenged), Spanky the rival driver who keeps ending up with dead bodies in his vehicles and Ray the villain and brother-in-law to Suzanne.

Metro Girl-Janet Evanovich

  • Posted on February 6, 2007 at 11:43 am
Metro Girl

After reading the tastes great and is less filling Evanovich book Plum Lovin’, I was still hungry for some Evanovich so I pulled out Metro Girl out of my to be read pile. I had been putting off reading this because I hate being disappointed when an author carries her existing series into a new character. Sometimes they are too formulaic and just a recycle of the existing character.