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[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

LOL, Leea. You feel exactly like I do. I also just can't wait for it to be over. I do really like Ryan though.

[Kay]

Anna (Bobs Her Hair) wrote: "@Kay. Nix Reforming a Rake. The book I meant is Taming Rafe. It's follows By Love Undone (The Bancroft Brothers, #1). There are only two books. I've read the Sin and Sensibility..."

The Scandalous Brides sound fun and I wouldn't mind reading about some Scandalous Highlanders.

[Kay]

Any Lorraine Heath fans out there?? I finished reading which is a novella about the "Grave Robber" from the Scoundrels of St. James series. The author originally said that she didn't think she'd write about this hero but I'm glad she changed her mind. I really enjoyed it and felt like we finally get closure with these heroes from the rookeries. Her next series will be about the children of these characters. I can't wait!

[Kay]

I will start sometime this afternoon or evening.

[Anna (Bobs Her Hair)]

Kay wrote: "Any Lorraine Heath fans out there?? I finished reading which is a novella about the "Grave Robber" from the Scoundrels of St. James series. The author..."

I read the series, and remember Heath's comments. It had seemed the doctor hero might be a good match for a heroine's battered friend. Is this who his heroine is? I preordered this novella as soon as I heard about the "Grave Robber" FINALLY getting a story. Maybe this weekend. Thanks for sharing how good the book is. I still have the Scoundrel series on my "Keeper" shelf. ;)

[Kay]

Yes, Anna...the heroine is the battered friend. It's a short novella and there's only so much the author can do in the limited amount of pages but I really enjoyed it. You'll have to let me know how you like it.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Kay wrote: "Any Lorraine Heath fans out there?? I finished reading which is a novella about the "Grave Robber" from the Scoundrels of St. James series. The author..."

I still need to read that series, I should start it after out buddy read.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Finished and I wasn't impressed. Parts I loved, others were like a bad b-movie.

I have friends over tonight, impromptu, so i'll start our buddy read book tomorrow morning. Happy Friday!!

[Regina]

That is too bad. Is the sequel originally fanfiction too?

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Yes, but we didn't know at the time we read it. Which may have helped :)

Happy Saturday! Coffee in bed - amazing!

[Regina]

No, I meant the sequel not the original.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Yeah, I assumed it was fanfic like the first book.

[Lori]

Stacia, I like Joey W. Hill and her Nature of Desire series... it can be rough, and yeah, I guess somewhat formulaic. But her writing always contains the unexpected, too. I liked - I think I gave it a 3.5-4 rating, but it spurred to me to read the series. For me, the Ice Queen books (2 in the Nature of Desire series) were the best, so far, although I liked Mac and Violet and the way the book turned BDSM on its head for me. I've got on my "Soon" TBR list.

Kay - thanks for the heads up. I think might not be for me, but I'll check out .

I keep thinking about the 2014 challenges, so I'm trying to fit in books that I want to read, but that fit the challenges too!

[Dee]

finished reading Running the Red Light - it hit my spot for cute contemp without going into the too much realm, which seems to be happening more and more - I don't want BDSM in every book...(rant over)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Kay wrote: "I will start sometime this afternoon or evening."

I still haven't started. I might not get to it until Monday at this rate. Every time I go to read, I end up only getting a few minutes here and there, so I've been chipping away at partially finished books instead.

Wrapped up and it ended up being cute and fun, which was surprising, considering I'd hated the first few chapters with a passion. Eventually, I just had to quit rolling my eyes and start laughing because there was some great banter.

Might try to sneak in a short story next from a series I love.

[Regina]

How is beyond shame coming? I wasn't able to start it, I need to get through February and then start my new year resolution about less arcs!

I am reading . I like it. It is definitely wordy, lots of inner monologue but I am still loving it. I read by the author and loved it too.

[Samantha]

Reading a novella on this lazy Sunday.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Beyond shame is erotica with a UF twist. The sex is hot and the world is interesting. For me I find myself skimming a bit.

Regina, when do you want to read ? I know you're busy with ARC's.

[Regina]

Oh that is too bad! It is published 2/25 -- how would the second week of February be? Is that too late for you?

[Regina]

It seems to be getting good ratings, hopefully that means we will like this one.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

It's not bad or anything, I just think that i'm more of a romance reader than erotica.

Yeah, that sounds good. Second week of Feb is perfect!

[D.G.]

I just finished , which I liked some parts but the heroine drove me bunkers. I'm not sure I want to read so can I skip to or even ? The last one is the one I really want to read.

[Regina]

I loved the heroine in Noah. I thought the author realistically painted someone who had lost so much and was hurt; and she also wrote so well someone who was insecure in her skin. I don't know if I accept though that a younger hot guy would fall for an older woman who had been overweight. :) I get that Noah did not have the normal childhood and he lost so much himself, so that aged him in many ways. I really loved their romance. I believe I rated in 3.5 stars - and I hated the epilogue. That was poorly done in my opinion.

Oh cool -- so Nellie was the heroine's best friend right? Glad she got a story. I have had Gio for awhile, just haven't gotten around to it.

[D.G.]

Agree. The epilogue was horrible.

I know why she was hesistant but I thought she behaved more immature than him in many ways- I mean, so (view spoiler)[ you discover something that bothers you about a guy you are sort of seeing and your response is not tell him anything and then go behind his back to go out with your ex? (hide spoiler)]

I agree that him falling for an overweight woman (even if she wasn't anymore) was a bit of a stretch. The age difference didn't seem too bad because everybody seemed to think she was closer to his age.

[Crystal]

I loved Noah, one of my favorite fun reads.

I finished reading Gio and I really don't suggest skipping-- the stories continue and grow in each book, so you will be missing a lot of if you skip Gio's book. It was not as good as Noah in my opinion, but still worth the read.

[D.G.]

Have you read the subsequent books, Crystal? (Hector & Abel)

[Regina]

I don't remember the details about what she did, I remember what she was upset about and I found that part believable. But I don't remember what she did -- so I can't say if it bothered me! :)

[Regina]

The book I am reading has received mostly good ratings (4 and 5, some 3.5s) but 2 low ratings by two prominent reviewers. They called the book pretentious and too wordy. I completely get a book being too wordy for someone, that makes sense. And this book is wordy, but I think it is wordy in a good way. But it isn't judgmental and it doesn't seem to be trying to be anything more than a romance, so how can it be pretentious? I wish others were reading it! Of course I am only 21% in so I haven't read the entire thing yet.

[D.G.]

That's exactly what she did. I just read the book. :) (view spoiler)[ when she found out the business of Rita's photo, she didn't confront him, decided that she would 'step back' from their relationship, then went out with her ex without telling Noah anything but still made out like crazy with Noah at night. That's a behavior I would have expected from a girl in high school, not like the 'mature' woman she supposedly was. (hide spoiler)]

[Regina]

Oh I believe you! I just don't remember my reaction to it. I put other things that bothered me about the book in my review, but not that so I guess it didn't bother me. I am just guessing her, but I probably thought it was true to her character and was a really bad choice she made.

[Crystal]

D.G. wrote: "Have you read the subsequent books, Crystal? (Hector & Abel)"

Not yet no but I am pretty sure Stacia has. I know that from reading Gio that all the characters are still in and their stories are all intertwined and still growing. I plan on reading Hector soon

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Elizabeth Reyes books are hit and miss for me. I really liked Noah, thought Gio was pretty meh, found Hector to be super cute, and Abel was just okay.

What I do like about her though is that she takes an entire family or community and works it into the story, regardless of character age. Iirc, one of the lead characters was heading into his thirties, while another was still in his teens.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Lori McD wrote: "Stacia, I like Joey W. Hill and her Nature of Desire series... it can be rough, and yeah, I guess somewhat formulaic. But her writing always contains the unexpected, too. I liked [bookcover:Natural..."

I liked her style of writing, but had trouble with the scene where (view spoiler)[he was forced to have the guy go down on him, then she used a strap-on in front of an entire room.

I get that she was breaking him down as a submissive, but I really hate humiliation techniques to get a point across, especially when a person has to submit to something they don't really want to do. (hide spoiler)]

But I LOVED that he was an alpha male submissive. I still haven't written my review yet, but my main selling point will be that it's going to be a great book for women who struggle with the idea of a man in the submissive role. The lead character was still very aggressive, even sexually, which was a surprise (plus, he liked being a submissive because he liked being told at any time to pleasure his woman - not a horrible fantasy!). In many ways, he would fit the role of a romantic lead because he was very attentive and romantic at times, but still knew how to defend his woman and speak up when he didn't like something.

I'd actually be curious to see Ian's take on the book. I'd like to see a man's input. Although, I could see him not being a fan of the same scene which bothered me.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Finally starting to get into . I'm not very far in, but what I have read has interested me.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Finished and I liked it, it was a good set up to the world. I didn't love it but i'm interested to see who the next book will be about.

No clue what to read next, maybe with Wendy!

[Regina]

I listened to the audio of Soulless a few years ago. The audio was fantastically done, while I was less thrilled with the story. But cool world and some really funny parts.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Ohh man, Regina I need something GOOD!! Ha!! The last two books have just been okay.

[Regina]

I am not a fan of PNR. There were some hot scenes and funny scenes. My review is not spoilerish at all if you want to take a look. I think I rated it 3.5 stars. I think fans of PNR would really enjoy it.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

PNR huh... I would have thought it to be more UF/Steampunk. But I guess I always classify books as PNr if each book has a new main character, like Demonica or BDB.

[Regina]

I agree that most people classify it as that, for me I classify it as PNR if the main storyline is romance and the resolution of whether the couple will be together. So for me the format is not as important, but rather the substance of what the story is about. So many books that people classify as UF I just don't buy as UF, b/c the ones I read are all about the romance -- for example

Also, I read this a few years ago -- my review would have a more contemporaneous reaction. And it doesn't have any spoilers.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

I've eyed that series before and wasn't all to interested. I don't know why I hesitate to read Nalini Singh.

[Regina]

DG and Marcella love her PNR series. I read one in her PNR series and did enjoy it. My frustration with her UF series was that I went into it thinking it was a strong UF series where fantasy and the world was upfront (thinking of Mercy and Kate Daniels here) and it wasn't. It was well written and others love it.

[D.G.]

I think I'll skip to . I'm not too fond of cheating in contemporary books so I think will drive me bunkers. It's just too easy to get out of an relationship in this day and age. Why the hell keep cheating? (It's different in historicals where people couldn't get divorced or women were very dependent on their husbands.)

[D.G.]

I love Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series but I'm not too crazy about anything else I've read by her. Her style is very luscious - which I think suits the Psy-Changeling - but it seems weird to me in her other books.

I agree with Regina that for a "UF" series, the romance was too strong in .

[D.G.]

I'm listening to a book by a Ward wannabe - . The style is so similar to Ward's with the gazillion POVs and the very "urban" imagery. Lollipopping even made an appearance!

I started the series because I liked the male narrator and I had heard that in the second book, the author became more herself instead of a Ward clone but I don't see it. And the romance is so superficial! They barely know each other and all of a sudden they are talking how they love each other.

I think this will be it with me and this series.

[Crystal]

D.G. wrote: "I think I'll skip to . I'm not too fond of cheating in contemporary books so I think will drive me bunkers. It's just too easy to get out of an r..."

Either way I hope you enjoy it. The cheating thing was a big deal to me too but I was able to read the book even when it was driving me bonkers because as terrible as it was i was still rooting for the cheating couple instead of the established one. Which really had me full of mixed feelings.

[D.G.]

I can only imagine! I'm not completely opposed to cheating in books - depends on the situation and the characters - but this sounds like something that could have been easily remedied. "Hey, I have the hots for your friend and it's not going away. I think I'll just break up with you!" Also, I'm not too fond of people who betray their friends. If you can't trust your friends, who can you trust?

[Crystal]

D.G. wrote: "I can only imagine! I'm not completely opposed to cheating in books - depends on the situation and the characters - but this sounds like something that could have been easily remedied. "Hey, I have..."

I feel you! I'll PM you a bit about the last few points :)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I don't mind cheating in books. I've cheated in relationships and been cheated on. Things happen and that's real life. It's when people keep cheating in books and hide the truth forever that I start getting frustrated. There comes a point where you have to make a decision one way or another, and I think they dragged it on too long in Gio. Even if a relationship starts out in a sketchy manner, people can learn and grow. I want to see that character growth.

[Crystal]

I think that depends on what you constitute as cheating too, considering the "act" didn't happen until later in the book but I totally agree. The thing that frustrated me the most in Gio was that all the interaction and tension and relationship between him and Gio could have been done outside the context of cheating and been just as good if not better.

(view spoiler)[Especially considering how little Felix was actually there, it was like they developed without him anyway and he as just a coincidental extra detail. (hide spoiler)]