My 11 year old daughter picked out One Fine Cowboy by Joanne Kennedy for me to read. She was buying books for her Kindle with an Amazon gift card that she had gotten for her birthday and wanted to buy me a book. I told her that she didn't have to buy me one because most of my books cost $10 or so and she only had about $10 left on her gift card. We were browsing through some of the different genres and she saw this book for just 99 cents. Hannah says she wants to marry a cowboy someday, so she thought I should read it. I actually have read several different cowboy romance stories, so I let her buy it for me. It was quick and fluffy, a little predictable, but enjoyable.
Back to the Bedroom is another one of Janet Evanonvich's older books. This was was very difficult for me to get into. And of all the Evanovich books that I have read, this has been my least favorite.
Mr. Darcy Brok My Heart was about a young woman who goes to England for a Jane Austen seminar. She is not a fan of Jane Austen and is only attending because she was unemployed and her sister was unable to attend. The story revolves around an original manuscript of Pride and Prejudice which is read in bits and pieces through the novel. I enjoyed reading the bits of the alternate Pride and Prejudice and overall I enjoyed this story.
I read the first five books in the Flower Shop Mystery series about a year ago. I have so many books waiting to be read, that I hadn't gotten around to reading any more. So I picked up the 6th one and read that in about a day. A Rose from the Dead was charming and fast paced. Even though it had been a year since I last read about Abby Knight and her flower shop, everything fell right into place.
As soon as I finished with with #6, I began #7. Shoots to Kill was a little harder for me to read, but only because it was about a woman who is gradually trying to take Abby's identity by dressing like her, driving a similar car, becoming friends with her friends and no one would believe Abby when she suspected it. I just felt so badly for Abby and I really hate it when bad things happen to good people. Everything worked out in the end, just as it should in my happy little world.
I took a little break away from the flower shop and read a novella called Accidentally Married to the Billionaire. I read through it quickly. It was about a woman who woke up in Vegas with a hangover and no memories of the night before. It turns out that she got married to a sexy billionaire. The premise was a little far fetched in my opinion. However, it did entertain me and isn't that the whole purpose of reading books?
I read Sleeping with Anemone, too. There are 12 in the series so far. This one is number 9. These are fun romantic mysteries.
I was all set to continue reading another Flower Shop mystery when I discovered that while I was on the cruise, a new Southern Roads novella by Stephanie Bond came out. I couldn't believe that I wasn't aware of it! I even follow Stephanie on Twitter!! I immediately purchased Baby, Hold On for my Kindle and curled up on my recliner to read it. The Southern Roads books take place in fictional Sweetness, Georgia which is a town that was rebuilt after being completely leveled by a tornado many years ago. The story was cute and sweet (just like I like it!). There are interactions with many characters from her previous books which I enjoyed.
At the same time that I found out that Stephanie Bond had a new title, I learned that another favorite series of mine released a new book. Meg Cabot grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and attended Indiana University, which is where I went to college, so I feel this kinship to her. The Heather Wells Mystery series is about a former teen pop star who now works as residence hall coordinator at New York College. The last Heather Wells book came out about five years ago, so I was pleasantly surprised to see another title released. Because it has been so long in between titles, it did take a little bit of reading for some of the characters and back story to come back to me, but that didn't interfere with the story line. Most of the action takes place in the college dorm, so whenever I read these books, I picture Wright Quad at Indiana U. I really liked this new title and am so happy that next one is slated to come out in 2013.
And I believe that brings me up to date!
Happy Reading!
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