What I'm Reading: Week 7, 2021

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I'm not quite sure where the past two months have gone. Somewhere between a family crisis (no worries, it worked out fine), the holidays, and a Hashimoto's flare, I lost eight whole weeks. Like, haven't read a single book in all that time.

I know. It hurts me, too. My poor Kindle Unlimited membership is just sitting there, waiting for me to use and abuse it...

But with a new joie de vivre, and some updated medications to support my little butterfly gland, I am gearing up to jump back into it this week with four amazing books! Y'all have to know I don't just read romance and craft books all the time, so I'm going to start sharing everything I read: from Christian non-fiction to steamy space erotica and basically everything in between. And heck, I'd love to know what you're reading, too. I'm always looking for a new book or author to obsess over.

Speaking of obsessing... you probably noticed the author of the first book linked above is my favorite romance author, Mae Harden. I may be her friend, but I assure you I was a fangirl first. And I've been waiting to devour this little novella of hers since she mentioned she was writing it. I'm thinking a bath, some candles, and a little bubbly would go well with this book... but let's be honest, I'm probably going to devour it sitting in my office chair pretending to be working on my next book.

Next on the list is a book on Sensory Processing Disorder. My son, CK, has been officially diagnosed with SPD (although we knew he had it) and I need to start upping my game and learning more about how I can support him with this. It's been a hot minute since I read a good parenting/therapy/SN book, and I've had this one in my must-read pile for too long.

The love of my life, my husband Jeff, is a wonderful man with a good sense of humor and a thing for cuddling me while I cook. But he would be the first to tell you that when it comes to body language, he can be a little dense. I personally think he's better at it than he thinks he is, but book 3 for this week is one he recommended to me. Seeing how I write romance and need to branch away from arching eyebrows and smoldering gazes, I figured a little book on body language would be a lot of fun.

And last, but certainly not least, a craft book. I have a couple big ideas for some series of short romance reads, and this little e-book seemed like the perfect place to start. As a huge fan of Evie Mitchell (and yes, I wait until she releases a few books and then devour them in a single week/day/sitting) and a lover of reading a whole book in one sitting, I have been itching to toss my hat into the ring and try writing some shorts. I'm hard at work getting TRTH up (finally) and digging into ASI so I can get started on these new projects by mid-year, so keep an eye out for more teasers.

While I hope to dig into a couple more books this week, including Kismet in the Sky and Blue Parakeet, these four are my main priority.

Share your reading list for the week in the comments! Are you on a romance kick, or is another genre catching your interest?

As always, friends, stay Notty!