Lola,
I noticed you were from Barnesboro (Northern Cambria now) Have you tried Fern Roberts? She is originally from Hastings and I read several of her books this summer. I grew up in Barnesboro as well - glad to be gone!

129. Adriana Trigiani--Milk Glass Moonfinished 11/20/09, 130. Lucia, Lucia finished 11/21/09, 131. Queen of the Big Timefinished 11/22/09and 132. Home to Big Stone Gapfinished 11/23/09.

127. Dean Koontz--Dark Rivers of the Heartfinished 11/18/09 and 128. Robert Crais--Free Fallfinished 11/19/09.

126. Karen Kingsbury--This Side of Heavenfinished 11/15/09.

125. Sherrilyn Kenyon--Bad Moon Risingfinished 11/13/09.

123. Adriana Trigiani--Big Stone Gapfinished 11/11/09 and 124. Big Cherry Hollerfinished 11/12/09.

122. Harlan Coben--The Woodsfinished 11/10/09.

121. Janet Evanovich--The Grand Finalefinished 11/08/09.

118. Karen Kingsbury--Sunrise, 119. Karen Kingsbury--Summer finished 11/5/09, and Somedayfinished 11/6/09.

117. Karen Kingsbury--Foreverfinished 11/04/09.

114. Karen Kingsbury--Fame and 115. Foundfinished 10/02/09 and 116. Familyfinished 10/03/09.

113. Patricia Cornwall--From Potter's Fieldfinished 11/01/09.

112. Sue Grafton--S is For Silencefinished 10/31/09.

110. Karen Kingsbury--Rememberand 111. Reunionfinished 10/30/09.

Sue Grafton--Q is for Quarryfinished 10/28/09.

107. Tim LaHaye-The Europa Conspiracyfinished 10/25/09 and 108. Tim LaHaye--The Edge of Darknessfinished 10/26/09.

105. Tim LaHaye--Babylon Risingfinished 10/21/09 and 106. The Secret on Araratfinished 10/23/09.

104. Sherrilyn Kenyon--Devil May Cryfinished 10/18/09.

103. Sherrilyn Kenyon--Acheronfinished 10/17/09.

Sherrilyn Kenyon--Dark Side of the Moonfinished 10/14/09.

Pat Conroy--South of Broadfinished 10/13/09.

Nora Roberts--Blue Smoke and Remember When finished 10/09.

J. D. Robb--Three in Deathfinished 9/25/09.

J.D. Robb-Portrait in Death, Holiday in Death, Visions in Death, and Reunion in Death finished 9/09.
Janet Evanovich-Visions of Sugar Plums finished 9/09

J. D. Robb--Loyalty in Death, Witness in Death, Seduction in Death, and Vengeance in Death finished 9/09.

J. D. Robb--Imitation in Death, Creation in Death, , and Glory in Deathfinished 9/09.

J. D. Robb--Ceremony in Deathand Judgment in Deathfinished 8/09.

J. D. Robb--Betrayal in Death and Promises in Deathfinished 8/09.

J. D. Robb--Salvation in Deathfinished 8/23/09 and Conspiracy in Death finished 8/24/09.

Janet Evanovich--Finger Lickin' Fifteen finished 8/21/09.

J. D. Robb--Strangers in Deathfinished 8/09.

J. D. Robb--Purity in Deathand Innocent in Deathfinished 8/09.

74. J. D. Robb--Immortal in Death and Rapture in Deathfinished 8/09.

71. J. D. Robb-- Origin in Death
72. J. D. Robb--Memory in Deathand
73. J. D. Robb--Born in Death finished 8/09.

69. J.D. Robb--Divided in Deathand 70. Survivor in Deathfinished 8/09.

67. Jennifer Haigh-The Conditionfinished 8/09.
68. Janet Evanovich-Metro Girlfinished 8/09.

Lisa wrote: "You did a great job of summing up the Stephanie, Morelli and Ranger triangle. I guess I'm as fickle as Steph, because I waffle back and forth, although I don't think I could display the willpower ..."

Hope you come across The Condition in your Goodwill finds--it was my favorite of the Jennifer Haigh books.

You did a great job of summing up the Stephanie, Morelli and Ranger triangle. I guess I'm as fickle as Steph, because I waffle back and forth, although I don't think I could display the willpower she has with Ranger. There is always the draw of the bad boy and the attraction to danger, which is irresistible. My head says Morelli.......he's attractive, more stable and a reformed bad boy; but my heart says Ranger.

Mrs. Kimble sounds intriguing. I also have Baker Towers, which is another Goodwill find. I already had that on my TBR after reading its reviews in Bookmarks magazine. Hopefully I'll get to them sometime before the year is up.

I'll give you my take on the "triangle," if you'll give me yours:
Definitely a Ranger fan, but I think she will end up with Morelli--he is warm, real, vulnerable, and obtainable--Ranger represents the forbidden fruit, like priests and married men, we can lust but we know we can never really have more than a nibble then face eternal consequences. She and Morelli have some capacity to negotiate and even hurt each other, and that indicates relationship-building. You can't dent Ranger, which means no relationship, just some distant ideal and desperate hope. Other readers complain the characters are not developing or going anywhere, but there is definitely relationship developing between Stephanie and Morelli, but only lust developing between Stephanie and Ranger.
Mrs. Kimble was a compelling read, but not a pleasant one. The psychology is complex, but there are some really excellent reviews on Goodreads that give you a lot of insight into what's going on with the characters, worth reading after you're done. I am reading all of Jennifer Haight's books since she grew up in my hometown (Barnesboro, PA) and not much else that's good ever came out of Barnesboro. I Read Baker Towers first since it was set in Barnesboro during the time I lived there, and am now starting The Condition whose make protagonist supposedly grew up there around the same time. Great writer, but heavy.

Hi Lola!

Are you plum crazy over Evanovich yet? Your stomach muscles must be hurting from all the hours of laughter you've put in with zany Stephanie and all her sidekicks this past week. Are you a Morelli, Ranger or Diesel fan?

I just bought Mrs. Kimble at Goodwill last week. Haven't heard too much about it. What did you think?

Jennifer Haigh--Mrs. Kimblefinished 8/09.

Janet Evanovich--Plum Lucky finished 7/09 and Motor Mouth finished 8/09.

Janet Evanovich--Plum Lovin'finished 7/09.

Janet Evanovich--Lean, Mean Thirteen finished 7/09 and Fearless Fourteen
finished 7/09.

Janet Evanovich--One For the Money finished 7/09.
Janet Evanovich--Two for the Dough finished 7/09.

Janet Evanovich--One for the Moneyfinished 7/09.
Janet Evanovich--Two for the Doughfinished7/09.

Janet Evanovich--Hot Six finished 7/09.

Janet Evanovich--Eleven on Top finished 7/09.
Janet Evanovich--Four to Score finished 7/09.

Lisa wrote: "I forgot to congratulate you on reaching the half-century mark. Way to go!"

Thanks. I am having a hard time obtaining Evanovich books through my teensy local library and the used paperback store, and will soon be reduced to paying cover price. She better soon do something to keep Morelli and Ranger equally drool-worthy or the books will lose their dramatic tension. Ranger is really gaining the lead in slobber-elicitation.

Janet Evanovich--Twelve Sharp finished 7/09