Books Read in April 2016

• Yes, Please by Willow Summers (NOTE: This is part of a series. The order of which can be found here.)
• Now, Please by Willow Summers (NOTE: This is part of a series. The order of which can be found here.)
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrLean
• Because of Miss Bridgertona by Julia Quinn  (NOTE:  This is part of the Rokesby series, but this is the first book and there is no news or information on the website yet.)
• Nobody But You by Jill Shalvis (NOTE: This is part of the Cedar Ridge series, the order of which can be found here.)
• More, Please by Willow Summers (NOTE: This is part of a series. The order of which can be found here.)
• Make Me Stay by Jaci Burton (NOTE: This is part of the Hope series, the order of which can be found here.)
• All Wound Up by Jaci Burton (NOTE: This is part of the Play by Play series, the order of which can be found here.)

I really enjoyed All the Light We Cannot See.  I got to hear the author speak last month, and that was highly enjoyable.  He's such a good speaker, one of the few authors who was just so vibrant yet spent very little time talking about himself or his book(s).  He was generous with Q&A and so very smart and intelligent without making you feel stupid because you weren't as smart as he was.

I enjoyed the always-enjoyable Jill Shalvis and Julia Quinn.  Plus, I found a whole cache of Jaci Burton books.  I read these two plus a third in May and still have a novella before I'm all caught up.  I'm reading the novella out of order, but I do love making progress on books hanging out in my e-reader.  Decent month even if I had more I wanted to get to.

Books Read in March 2016

• The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
• The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean (NOTE: This is part of the Rule of Scoundrels series. The order starts with this book and contains the next two books. Her book list can be found here.)
• Alpha by Jasinda Wilder  (NOTE:  This is part of the Love by the Alpha series. The book list can be found here.)
• Hover by Anne A. Wilson

I read The Japanese Lover for book club. I liked it overall, but there was a lot going on spanning a lot of time. I finished out Sarah MacLean's backlist with The Rogue Not Taken. I read a freebie, Alpha. I also read debut author, Anne A. Wilson. I liked Hover a lot, but I didn't expect it to be more Women's Fiction with a current of romance. I thought it would be more literary fiction. Still, it did a great job with the opening suspense. It was a solid debut.

Books Read in February 2016

• Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean  (NOTE:  This is part of the Love by the Numbers series.  The order is Nine, Ten, and Eleven and her book list can be found here.)
• Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord by Sarah MacLean  (NOTE:  This is part of the Love by the Numbers series.  The order is Nine, Ten, and Eleven and her book list can be found here.)
• Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean  (NOTE:  This is part of the Love by the Numbers series.  The order is Nine, Ten, and Eleven and her book list can be found here.)
• Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb  (NOTE:  This is part of the In Death series.  You can find the order here.)
• A Rogue by Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean (NOTE: This is part of the Rule of Scoundrels series. The order starts with this book and contains the next two books. Her book list can be found here.)
• No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean (NOTE: This is part of the Rule of Scoundrels series. The order starts with this book and contains the next two books. Her book list can be found here.)
• One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean (NOTE: This is part of the Rule of Scoundrels series. The order starts with this book and contains the next two books. Her book list can be found here.)
• Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean (NOTE: This is part of the Rule of Scoundrels series. The order starts with this book and contains the next two books. Her book list can be found here.)

February became the month I glommed onto Sarah MacLean.  It's been a long time since I've read a historical romance novel.  It was a good reintroduction to the subgenre.  Plus, you can never go wrong with J.D. Robb.  This one was a dark one, but it was a good, solid read.  

Books Read in January 2016

1. Stripped Down: A Blacktop Cowboys novella by Lorelei James (NOTE: This is part of the Blacktop Cowboys series. The order of which can be found here.)
2. Angel by Victoria Dahl (NOTE: This isn't part of a series, but it's the prequel to Harlot.)
3. The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
4. Off the Clock by Roni Loren (NOTE: This is part of the Pleasure Principle series, the order of which can be found here.)

It was a mediocre month for books. I read a handful of quick ones (on the naughtier side) and the book club book. I didn't love the book club book, but I liked that it was a true story. It did make me think occasionally, and I really didn't know much about St. Thomas so that was interesting. I didn't read a lot in December, but I loved both books. That should count for something.