Books Read in September 2010

1. Sister of the Bride by Susan Mallery (NOTE: This is part of the Fool’s Gold series. You can find the order by scrolling through this page.)
2. Finding Perfect by Susan Mallery (NOTE: This is part of the Fool’s Gold series. You can find the order by scrolling through this page.)
3. Undenied by Maya Banks (NOTE: This is part of a trilogy of related books but I don’t necessarily think they need to be read in order. This is the link to the anthology with all three books.)
4. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (NOTE: This is Book 1 of the Kane Chronicles. I do not know when the next book is scheduled for release.)
5. A Good Indian Wife by Anne Cherian
6. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley (NOTE: This is the first book in a series about the Mackenzie siblings. The order can be found here.)
7. Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley (NOTE: This is the first book in a series about the Mackenzie siblings. The order can be found here.)
8. The Family Plan by Susan Gable (NOTE: This is book 2 of the books about the Hawkins family. You can find the other book and more about the author’s other books here.)
9. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
10. Love is a Four-Legged Word by Kandy Shepherd

As always, the books that link to an ebook were read on my nook and the books that link to a physical book were read on paper. I read more on a Labor Day vacation, but I’ve just taken advantage of my time before the tv season started up. I read a lot of good books, and a few filler books. I love that reading is an active past-time this month and am also happy that I’m working my way through books I’ve owned for quite some time which means I’m making room on the shelf for new books. By the way, Love is a Four-Legged Word has one of the cutest covers. Kandy Shepherd was blessed by the cover gods.

Books Read in July 2009

1. Whose Child? by Susan Gable
2. The Mummy Plan by Susan Gable
3. Under Her Skin by Susan Mallery (NOTE: This is Book 1 of the Lone Star Sisters series.)
4. Lip Service by Susan Mallery (NOTE: This is Book 2 of the Lone Star Sisters series.)

It was a month of Susans this month. Susan Gable was, I thought, a new-to-me author, but it turns out I read all of her books but these two. I finished the first and then, earlier in the month when I was on vacation, I got to meet her at the RWA Literacy Autographing where she gave me The Mummy Plan (which is the UK version of The Mommy Plan). I really liked that one and it may be my favorite though I liked A Kid to the Rescue a lot. I enjoyed Susan Mallery's books as well. I have the third book in the series en route to me. I'm on a nice light reading kick though The Mummy Plan totally made me cry - it's about kids and organ donation. I have a lot of good books at home and hoping to read more in August. We shall see!

I Won (and Now Can't Ever Say I Never Win Anything)!

On Wednesday, I went to a party held by the SuperRomance authors, which is one of the lines under Harlequin. When I went to Susan Gable's table to introduce myself, she handed out invitations. I was also told there would be snacks. Plus, the theme was tiaras and a princess always goes where there are tiaras. There was a contest and raffles for tote bags full of goodies. To my great surprise, I won the first prize of the evening, a tote bag full of Louisiana goodies - hot sauces, various snacks and Cajun goodies, a pot holder, beads, and 7 signed SuperRomance books. It was very exciting. I have even read one of the titles already (and it was a good one). I'm sure you'll see them soon in my Books Read entries. Below is a photo of all of the goodies excluding the beads. Little Miss was playing with them. It was how I got her away from the loot while I took the photo. Yay, me!

Books Read in June 2009

1. Burning Alive by Shannon K. Butcher
2. Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
3. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
4. A Kid to the Rescue by Susan Gable
5. Instant Attraction by Jill Shalvis

This month, I couldn't read enough. It's not noticed in my total of books, but Shannon K. Butcher's book took me awhile to get into, and the J.R. Ward was a pretty long book. Plus, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a slower read. Still, all in all, I was very happy with my month of reading. I've been doing my best to read the books I already own and, so far, it's proven worth it. Who knew I had such hidden treasures? At the end of the month, I quickly read Susan Gable's books. I can't remember how I found her, but I really like her Harlequin titles. They're always a little deeper than I expect with the satisfying happy ending. Plus, I just found out that Susan Gable has a contract for two of the hero's brothers so we'll see more of the Hawkins Family. The hero is one of 12, and you really got to know the family in this book so it'll be great to see them again.