Have you ever seen those signs posted at Borders and Barnes and Noble...if you like that, try this. Well I just found a website that does the same thing. You enter the book you like and it recommends other books of similar interest.

www.bookseer.com

I'm working on At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost, and will probably start Covet by JR Ward when I finish it.

I'm in the middle of Squeeze Play by Kate Angell. It moved kind of slow at the beginning. It is starting to pick up a little, though.

Just finished an old Blaze book, Sex & the Single Girl by Joanne Rock. Review posted, but I'd pass on this one.

I LOVE McKinley and The Blue Sword, in my humble opinion, is one of her best!

The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, it's pretty good!

I'm sitting here, at work, reading 'The Defender' by Carla Summers, which is a Harlequin Mills & Boon Blaze novel about attorneys. Part of a series, only the other two books feature a cop and a PI - which seem, I dunno, kinda sexier than an attorney but then I don't think I know any attorneys so what do I know *shrugs* Thought I could have a Men in Uniform theme for my October Romance newsletter. Was thinking of Detective Studmuffin from the Reichs' series.

Yea I know, I thought I'd have them for the weekend, but no such luck.

Wow - that's...that's SLOW! So much for their 1-3 days ;)

Tosca, books arrived this morning. Thanks heaps.

started Kiss of the demon king

Hey, anytime you wanna listen to my suggestions I'm all for it ;) Hope the book arrived in the post ok! My fav in the whole series is book 2 - while I'm a commitment phobe I'm wholly partial to Vaughan and definitely wouldn't mind him for myself :)

Have just finished Slave to Sensation. Wow!!! Thanks heaps Tosca for the e-book. Am really looking forward to reading the rest in the series. Yum, yum, yum.

Just finished reading His Housekeeper Bride by Melissa James and was bawling my eyes out right from the start. Story starts when characters are 15 and 17, she's constantly at the hospital for a mother who's dying of cancer and he's there, for his best friend/wife who's terminal as well. What're the odds - this month marks the six month anniversary of a friend's death to cancer so the hormones are all over the place. Had a happy ending, though, as Harlequin Mills & Boon do, but wow was crying all the way through it. She's keeping a 15 yr promise to his late teen-wife and he's become the Heart of Ice and they end up together. Prob not helped by the glass of wine (or two or three) I took to numb the toothache sheesh

Thanks Yz & BriansGirl - it's great to be back!

Have finished reading: Sweet Trouble by Susan Mallery and Under Her Skin by the same author. Good, solid characters. Thought the male lead in Sweet Trouble was a total knob, took me a while to warm up to him, but when I did it was worth it. Under her skin is book 1 in the Lone Star Sisters series (yeah, I have a Texas/cowboy fetish heh)

Finally picked up Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder.

I discovered on the author's website some free short stories. Two of the stories available (synopsis below) relate to her Study trilogy. For those of you who liked the trilogy and couldn't get enough...

http://www.mariavsnyder.com/shortstories...

POWER STUDY is about Ari and Janco as they deal with a Sandseed Magician and a cocky young soldier.

ASSASSIN STUDY is an online serial story about the trouble Valek is involved in while Yelena is in Sitia.

Finished Damsel Under Stress A Novel, 3rd book in Shanna Swendson's Katie Chandler series. It continued Katie's adventures while working at MSI, and her burgeoning romance with powerful wizard Owen. Cutesy as usual, although I'm slightly disappointed with the ending. I will definitely get the fourth book to see how this series ends.

Welcome back Tosca.

Just finished Coyote's Mate by Lora Leigh. Meh. Review will be up shortly.

Welcome back, tosca. We missed you!

I'm reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I'm also currently listening to Smooth-Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Well now there then! Our new library website is live - the reason for my absence - which means I now have more selfish time to read :) Am reading anything and everything as a means of de-stressing, although am enjoying Lip Service by Susan Mallery at the moment. If all y'all get time, swing by our website and check out our Romance newsletter, our Top 5 lists (esp: Top 5 books men will probably never read; Books with bite; Paranormal romance series and Tearjerker tales) and our reviews section, too. We also have the first part of a four-part interview with Nalini Singh posted for viewing :) And this website is the reason Danielle and I have been absent for the last 3 months or so. We're both tired but I'm very much looking forward to getting back into the challenges!

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, I couldn't wait until Thursday to read it! I'm locking myself away for the day to finish it! :)

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. I want to finish the challege this month, dammit.

I just started The Indiscretion by Judith Ivory this afternoon.

I just started Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr.

Rachel wrote: "Finishing up the Anne Stuart's Ice series. "

Did you enjoy it? I bought the whole series from a used bookstore and it is sitting on my bookshelf right now.

Finishing up the Anne Stuart's Ice series.

I was in the mood for something very light, so I picked up and finished Suz Brockmann's Body Language last night. Just what I need to help me over my reading funk.

Just finished The Love Slave by Bertrice Small. Of course thoughts are posted.

Dark Desires After Dusk tonight

Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Just picked up Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder.

I just started The Education of Mrs. Brimley by Donna MacMeans. I needed a break after finishing the Fever series by KMM

I just started The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt yesterday. I've heard a lot of good things about this series, and so far, it's off to a good start.

Just started reading When Calls the Heart for the September Romance Challenge and the Fall Challenge, and am listening to Empire of Ivory for the Fall Challenge and Read-the-Month

Haha! Seems like anything is possible.

Kasia wrote: "The Lace Reader? It's on my TBR, yet I haven't heard that much about it. I'm going to be interested with what you have to say, once you're done with it."

Hard to say what it's going to be like. I like it so far, but you start out knowing the narrator is crazy and lies. Where do you go from there?!?

I've been working on The Baby Album by Roz Denny Fox. It's a cute, quick read that I'll probably finish tonight.

I'm reading Blue-Eyed Devil - I stayed up until 4:30 last night reading it, because I was stupid enough to start it before bed. Of course being a Kleypas book, I could not put it down. I really really REEEAALLLLLY hope Hardy redeems himself and turns out to be as dreamy as Gage. REALLY HOPE! Soon, I will be starting Naked in Death decided to give it a try.

Currently reading Paradise Valley (book 7 in Virgin River series) and listening to Empire of Ivory (book 4 in Temeraire series)

The Lace Reader? It's on my TBR, yet I haven't heard that much about it. I'm going to be interested with what you have to say, once you're done with it.

Me? I'm finishing Half of a Yellow Sun - turned out to be something totally different than I expected. It's an excellent book but tough to read. Think adultery, think war, think starvation, genocide. Yeah. I'll probably end up giving it 5 start, but boy, am I glad I'm almost done!

I'm feeling the need for something different, so I'm reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. I've heard it had a "Sixth Sense"-like twist at the end.

Aw! That book is touching sure. I still grieve after Rudy. Damn Zusak.

BJ Rose wrote: "Yz wrote: "Finished Zusak's The Book Thief last night...
All, I can say, is that this is a beautiful book."

I agree wholeheartedly, Yz. I cried and laughed and cried some more

"

Same here...the last disc made me cry that when I got home, hubby asked what's wrong with my eyes.

Susan wrote: "The limit on holds at my library is 20, and I frequently hit that limit with my requests! Other books that I've requested recently include:
Hunting Ground
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Must Love Hellhounds
Darkness Calls
...among many others. ..."

Wow! I think the most holds I've had at one time is 5 - right now it's 3, and 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and 'Girl Who Played with Fire' are two of them. 1st one is the 3rd hold of 5 copies, so I should be getting that soon, but GWPwF is the 6th hold of one copy (one copy in the whole large system?!)

Yz wrote: "Finished Zusak's The Book Thief last night...
All, I can say, is that this is a beautiful book."

I agree wholeheartedly, Yz. I cried and laughed and cried some more

Finished Zusak's The Book Thief last night, after listening to it in small segments for almost a whole month. Yes, my travel time had dramatically been lessened and my audiobook addiction is getting cramped.

All, I can say, is that this is a beautiful book.

Halfway through Tooth and Claw. It's sitting on my nightstand, but I'm distracted by re-reading other favorites. Just finished Rosemary and Rue An October Daye Novel, which was written by a friend of a friend, and which I thoroughly enjoyed. Also just finished Destined for an Early Grave, which I definitely liked more than the previous book in the series.

I have I, Lucifer Finally, the Other Side of the Story on hold at the library, and Thorn Queen is in transit.

The limit on holds at my library is 20, and I frequently hit that limit with my requests! Other books that I've requested recently include:
Hunting Ground
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Must Love Hellhounds
Darkness Calls
...among many others.