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[Johanna]

@ Anne and KC: We have 700 kilometers to drive today (453 driven already) and I've been reading the beginning of The Ocean at the End of the Lane out loud to hubby. We are only on page 30, but I already like it a lot. Very gripping. I'll be back to report more later on. ;-)

[Loretta]

Josh wrote: "Ame wrote: "Josh wrote: "One interesting thing though. About a month ago I dropped the prices of a couple of very old titles.

I am now selling FEWER books at the reduced price.

My other sales st..."

Maybe it is because some of these are in your new print book.

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I did some shopping in Helsinki today and bought Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. The blurb sounded promising and it has a lot of positive reviews on Goodreads. Have ..."

We've also been listening to The Magnetic Fields while driving. A fun band to listen to, really. Thanks again, Antonella. :-)

[Antonella]

Johanna wrote: "We've also been listening to The Magnetic Fields while driving. A fun band to listen to, really. Thanks again, Antonella. :-)"

You should thank Neil Gaiman!

Funnily I've been listening to Muse, which I had heard mentioned here also in the past, but I hd never heard.

Musical exchanges are nice!

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "@ Anne and KC: We have 700 kilometers to drive today (453 driven already) and I've been reading the beginning of The Ocean at the End of the Lane out loud to hubby. We are only on page 30, but I a..."

Yes please! I look forward to updates from the road :-)

[KC]

I'm still reading The Charioteer, it goes in small doses; there was a really gripping chapter at some point (not that it's not gripping otherwise, it is, but in different ways and at different paces), but mostly i'm savoring it. Only 50 pages left and i find myself not wanting it to end...

This weekend i read Astrid's Demolished, which was good and fast paced, and i started Dan Skinner's Memorizing You, which has beautiful insights, but i feel the need for something fluffy to complement it, not sure what will fit.

[Johanna]

KC wrote: "I'm still reading The Charioteer, it goes in small doses; there was a really gripping chapter at some point (not that it's not gripping otherwise, it is, but in different ways and at different pace..."

To quote our Jordan: "Oiy." ;-) Those last 50 pages are pretty intense! Enjoy, KC! The Charioteer is one of the best books I've ever read -- and I got to read it in the best possible company. :-) Feel free to comment on the December 2012 and January 2013 topic if you feel like it, KC. I'm sure we can't resist poping back in there to discuss the book with you and especially to lend you a shoulder... :-)

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "We've also been listening to The Magnetic Fields while driving. A fun band to listen to, really. Thanks again, Antonella. :-)"

You should thank Neil Gaiman!

Funnily I've been lis..."

:-)

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "@ Anne and KC: We have 700 kilometers to drive today (453 driven already) and I've been reading the beginning of The Ocean at the End of the Lane out loud to hubby. We are only on page 30, but I a..."

Home-made audiobooks! The best. Have a safe journey home.

[Lillian]

I've nearly finished Yes Man, 30 or so pages to go. This had me laughing so hard in places. You know the kind where you get sideways looks from people who are obviously wondering if you're slightly mad. Where the words actually blur, you're giggling so much.

[Karen]

Sometimes my reading list is just appalling. Well, maybe more apropos, it's junk food, but sometimes junk food does the trick. I'm wondering if there's a drinking game for certain m/m phrases. I kind of remember a blog post along those lines. Anyway I added a new bookshelf called btw-sth-smile (view spoiler)[big thick dick, small tight hole, (smile, because I'm amused not impatient or offended) (hide spoiler)], in case I need an excuse to drink. ;-)

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "KC wrote: "I'm still reading The Charioteer, it goes in small doses; there was a really gripping chapter at some point (not that it's not gripping otherwise, it is, but in different ways and at dif..."

Thank you, Johanna! and to continue quoting, oiy. I was afraid (in a good way) it might be like that... I'm sorry i missed the discussion in real time, but it's so good to have it to refer back to, and it is in such good company :-)

[Susinok]

I am reading Dead Jitterbug by Victoria Huston. These mysteries always make me want to head up to Wisconsin lake territory and go fishin'.

Read Dev Bentham's Painting In The Rain. Finished it up this morning. Once again, wanted to head to Oregon coast. Sigh.

[K.Z.]

Susinok wrote: "I am reading Dead Jitterbug by Victoria Huston. These mysteries always make me want to head up to Wisconsin lake territory and go fishin'.

Read Dev Bentham's Painting In The Rain. Finished it up t..."

That's strange, 'cause it's Dev who lives in Wisconsin's lake country! :)

[Susinok]

K.Z. wrote: "That's strange, 'cause it's Dev who lives in Wisconsin's lake country! :) ..."

Cool! But her book was set on the Oregon coast. And who's to say I can't go to both areas. :) Eventually. My bucketlist is longer than I will be alive.

[Candice]

Hi, y'all. It's been awhile; but I have 2 strong recs: ALWAYS WITH US by CHESHIRE and THE WALLED GARDEN by PARKINSON. Natch, y'all wd aready have read and talked about Fox's latest, Brothers... but WOW. She truly does get better and better, doesn't she?

[Candice]

Johanna wrote: "I started to read Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell yesterday (I had it on my Kindle although I have no idea when I've bought it). And today I started to listen to Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelli..."

Johanna, I enjoyed these books more in the audio. However, I drive a lot in my work. At any rate, they're fun and very well written.

[Johanna]

Candice wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I started to read Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell yesterday (I had it on my Kindle although I have no idea when I've bought it). And today I started to listen to Luck in the Shadows ..."

Hello there, Candice! It really has been awhile. Nice to have you back. :-)

I'm currently 70% through Bad Boyfriend and I've ended up enjoying it quite a bit actually. ;-) I didn't realize these can be found in audio format, too. Thank you for the tip — I think I'll try the next K.A. Mitchell book in audio! There is nothing like a looooooong, hot sex scene to make one want to run on the treadmill for forever... ;-)

[Johanna]

Hj wrote: "Home-made audiobooks! The best."

LOL. I doubt that Neil Gaiman would have approved the strong Finnish accent this narrator used... ;-)

[Karan]

I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go back and buy the book in the future. Life being what it is, unfortunately, apparently I remembered the title incorrectly. Can't locate it to save myself. All I can tell you was that it was about a musician/performer who goes in to a club called Queers to audition for a gig. Any help?

[Calathea]

Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go back and buy th..."

Doesn't ring a bell. Maybe you could go through your recently visited pages on amazon to find it? Or was it too long ago?

[Karan]

Thank you Calathea for the suggestion, :) but yes, too much time has passed. A hospital visit in between. :p I was hoping Amazon kept track of the books you sampled, but they do not. Ah well, maybe it will ping with someone, or I will stumble on it again some day.

[HJ]

Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go back and buy th..."

I suggest you post a query on this thread in the M/M group - someone will probably tell you the answer in hours, if not minutes!

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2...

[HJ]

Johanna wrote: "Hj wrote: "Home-made audiobooks! The best."

LOL. I doubt that Neil Gaiman would have approved the strong Finnish accent this narrator used... ;-)"

It's a lovely accent!

[Karan]

Thanks, Hj! :)

[Jordan]

I just started The Inventor's Companion, which someone suggested for a BOM, like, ten million years ago and it was never chosen. Bummer, because I'm LOVING it so far. Very well written, and I'm enjoying the topic, the rich characters, everything.

When I left work, I was torn. I wanted to get home ASAP so I could read more of this book, but I also wanted to stay at my desk and stare at the fish as he made a bubble nest, as I've never witnessed that happy activity before. Just... wow. lol. And one hard decision to make.

And with that note, I'm off to do laundry where I can sit in the cool basement laundry room and read for half an hour while my laundry gets itself clean. Sometimes doing chores can be fun! lol.

[Averin]

Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go back and buy th..."

I think that's not out yet, something new from A.J. Rose?

[Averin]

I re-read Horn Gate last night. Even better than I remembered and so many details I missed the first time. This was only .99 and the amount of research he must have put into it is staggering.

Unless he is a secret, closeted Talmudic scholar?

[Karen]

Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go back and buy th..."

These kind of questions always intrigue (and distract) me so I spent a bit of time trying to find a list of m/m books with musicians. When I couldn't find one I started a GR listopia page, one that needs a lot of input because I just scrolled through my e-library looking for titles that jumped out at me, but I know I'm missing several, even from my personal collection. I'm sure there are at least one or two with classical musicians... Anyway I don't care much about the "voting" aspect of listopia, but it does provide a way to create a shared list. So here's the page if you'd like to join in: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/41...

Oh, and I'm reading Brad Boney's right now, so this wasn't a total diversion. : )

[Jordan]

Great idea! I have a few books about musicians I can add to the list when I get my laptop out and figure out how to do that.

Also makes me wonder how many other subjects we should be making lists for.

[Karen]

Jordan wrote: "Great idea! I have a few books about musicians I can add to the list when I get my laptop out and figure out how to do that.

Also makes me wonder how many other subjects we should be making lists..."

It's easy to add books. You just click on the list link and then open the "add books" tab. It will open to your bookshelves if you have them, or you can just click on the word/line "search" from the "Add books from: my books or a search" option. You can also "vote" on books listed, but that's not so much my interest.

There's a "score" for each book that isn't valid at this point, since it's meant to be my rating of the books listed by virtue of the order I listed them in, but I just entered them alphabetically by author last name, then added a few more. So I may need to go back in and rearrange them sometime...

[Jordan]

Piece of cake! I haven't yet read the Blue Notes series, but it's on my to-read list for sure so I stuck it on the list along with three others I've read. I think I got all the ones I know. If I think of any others, I'll be sure to add them.

[Averin]

Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go back and buy th..."

This is definitely Queers by A.J. Rose, no GR entry yet.

[Calathea]

Karen wrote: "It's easy to add books. You just click on the list link and then open the "add books" tab. It will open to... "

Can you only add books from your own shelf by voting for them? Or is there another way too? Where do I click to add a book from the list without clicking "add"? (if I make sense here...)

[Jordan]

When I added books, it appeared I could only add books that were already on my shelf. So, when I realized I'd only had the second Blue Notes book on my to-read shelf, I quickly added all the rest (after reading the blurbs to make sure I wanted them for sure) then added them by "voting" for them. I couldn't see any other way to add books.

Hope this helps!

[Reggie]

Karen wrote: "Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and intended to go b..."

Would Ethan, Who Loved Carterbe eligible for the list?

They Play guitar and write music for themselves.

[Karen]

Reggie wrote: "Karen wrote: "Karan wrote: "I'm not sure there is a thread at GR that covers this problem, but perhaps someone here can help me out? I read the sample of a book on Amazon recently, liked it, and in..."

Yes! I just added it, but please go ahead and add anything you think fits. I knew I'd missed a lot from even my personal shelves. I even missed K.Z.'s Xylophone and that was a 5-star read for me. "Luckily" someone added it and someone added Piper Vaugh's second "Lucky" book, so I added the other two in the series. Gads! I also missed Sinner's Gin, but found that the sequel Whiskey and Wry comes out on 8/19.

The full page link is copied again below and everyone is invited to join in. And as Jordan mentioned, this might inspire new M/M lists.

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/41...

[Charming]

THere are a *lot* of M/M lists. If you are on MMR, go here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2... because they are arranged by tropes and things and include the links. For those who aren't on MMR, I will paste in an alphabetical list below:

--- These are the lists alphabetically by the "official" list name.

Note: Some of these lists are F/F and not all of them feature "romance" books.

If you find any that you feel should be added, please post the link and I will update the list.

21st Annual Lambda Literary Awards
22nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards
African American Gay Romance
Alternative Families in Children's Literature
Best BDSM non-fiction
Best Bittersweet M/M Books
Best Covers of Fiction Novels with GLBT Themes/Main Characters
Best "Dark" Gay Characters
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
Best Gay 3-Ways
Best Gay Alpha Males
Best Gay Angels
Best Gay Anthologies
Best Gay Assassins and Spies
Best Gay Athletes
Best Gay BDSM
Best Gay Books Based on a Fairytale
Best Gay Cinderfellas
Best Gay Cops/ Security Guards/P.I.'s
Best Gay Couple In Health and In Sickness
Best Gay Cowboys
Best Gay Cowboy/Westerns/Regnegades and Ranchers
Best Gay Demons
Best Gay Doctors
Best Gay Drawn Erotic Book Covers
Best Gay "Established Relationships" Romance
Best Gay Elves, Gods, Deity & Witches
Best Gay Enemies Rivals Opposites Become Lovers
Best Gay Fantasy Romance
Best Gay Fetish:Fisting
Best Gay Fiction
Best Gay Firemen/Paramedics/EMT's
Best Gay Flamboyant Characters
Best Gay For You Romance
Best Gay Friends Become Lovers
Best Gay Furry Lovers
Best Gay Ghosts
Best Gay Historical Fiction
Best Gay Historical Romance
Best Gay Humiliation
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
Best GLBT Books For Teens
Best Gay Light-Hearted Romance
Best Gay Military
Best Gay Military Science Fiction
Best Gay Multicultural Lovers
Best Gay Mystery
Best Gay Nautical Novels
Best Gay Novel Series
Best Gay Paranormals
Best Gay Pirate/Sailor book
Best Gay Plays
Best Gay Polyamorous Romance
Best Gay Pretty Men
Best Gay Rent Boys
Best Gay Rockers
Best Gay Romance Books with Tattooed Characters
Best Gay Romance Featuring Characters Attending High School/College
Best Gay Romance Featuring Childhool Bully Becomes Lover
Best Gay Romance Featuring Dragon Shape Shifters
Best Gay Romance Featuring Russians
Best Gay Romance Featuring Teenage Characters
Best Gay Romance in 1st person POV
Best Gay Romance in Times of War
Best Gay Romance Involving Performing Arts
Best Gay Romance Published Before 2000
Best Gay Romance Published Between 2000 - 2005
Best Gay Romances that are Also Very Popular
Best Gay Romances That Are Not Part Of A Series
Best Gay Romance with Abused/Traumatized Characters
Best Gay Romance With A Character(s) Who Has A Disability
Best Gay Romance with a Coming Out/In the Closet Theme
Best Gay Romance With A Criminal or Secret Organization Theme
Best Gay Romance with Artists
Best Gay Romance with Bookish/Nerdy/Geeky Characters
Best Gay Romance with Characters with Unusual Genitalia
Best Gay Romance with Characters Who are HIV+
Best Gay Romance with Cross-dressing or Characters in Drag Theme
Best Gay Romance with Different Backgrounds
Best Gay Romance with Forced/Arranged Marriage/Mating/Bonding
Best Gay Romance with Good Sexual Tension
Best Gay Romance with Latino Hispanic Characters
Best Gay Romance with Physically Smaller Tops
Best Gay Romance with Strong Characters

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Best Gay Science Fiction Romance
Best Gay Sheikhs
Best Gay Shifter Series
Best Gay Shifters
Best Gay Slaves
Best Gay Soldiers
Best Gay Spacemen
Best Gay Tear Jerker with a Happy Ending
Best Gay Twincest
Best Gay Vampires
Best Gay "Virginal" Characters
Best Gay Winter Themed Romance
Best Gay Winter'ish Holiday Romance
Best Gay With Children
Best Interracial and Multicultural M/M Romances
Best Lesbian Fiction
Best Lesbian Graphic Novels
Best LGBT Literature
Best M/M "Angsty" Romance
Best MM Audio Book
Best M/M Book by a Debut Author 2012
Best M/M Book by a Debut Author of 2013
Best M/M Book Covers with No Sexual Overtones
Best M/M Books with Non-Sweet Romance
Best M/M Books Written by Two Authors
Best M/M DubCon
Best M/M Hurt/Healing/Comfort Books
Best M/M Incest
Best M/M Novellas, Short stories
Best M/M Romance Fiction: Rough and Tough
Best M/M romance involving a "troubled" past
Best M/M Romance Published in 2008
Best M/M Romance Published in 2009
Best M/M Romance Published in 2010
Best M/M Romance Published in 2011
Best M/M Romance Published in 2012
Best M/M Romance Published in 2013
Best MM / Gay romance with open relationship between the heroes
Best M/M Romance with Memorable Secondary Characters
Best MM Romance with Mpreg Plot
Best MM/Gay romance cheating hero
Best Multi-Dimensional Gay/Bisexual Characters
Best New M/M Romance Author of 2009
Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot/Subplot
Best Novels with Non-Explicit Gay Romance
Best of Secret Gay Romance
Best Road Trip Gay Romance
Best Science Fiction Books with Gay Main Characters
Best short GLBT erotica
Best SuperQueeroes SuperVillains Books
Best Thriller featuring a Gay Protagonist
Best Underrated M/M Books
Best 'Unknown' LGBTQ Books for Teens
Best Werewolf Erotica
Best White Knot/Ribbon Books
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI Themes / characters
Books with sweet M/M relationships (bromance and more)
Brat Fic/Domestic Discipline
Can't Wait M/M Romance of 2013
Classic Gay Male Literature
DCPL 's Teen GLBT Booklist, for OWL
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books with Gay Young Adult Protagonists
Favorite Gay Couples
Favorite Gay Thrillers
Favorite Gay Twinks
Favorite M/M Romances With An Age Difference Between Partners
Favorite Self-Published Gay Novels
Favorite Series With A Gay Romance Plot/Subplot
Favorite Unpublished M/M Stories
Favorite Yaoi Couples
Funniest Gay Titles

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Gay and Sexy Characters 40+
Gay Asian Books
Gay Eco Fiction
Gay Fiction by Goodreads Authors
Gay Fiction by Men
Gay Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopic
Gay/Queer Poetry
Gay Romance Featuring Chefs/Food
Gay Romance Fiction Featuring Interesting Jobs
Gay Romance Fiction with a Strong Sense of Place
Gay Romance Futuristic Fiction
Gay Romance "Going to the Chapel"
Gay Romance, Religion, and Spirituality
Gay Romance that's NOT Insta-Love
Gay Romance with an MC who has a Permanent Physical or Intellectual Disability
Gay Romance with Big Ugly Grizzly Bear Main Character
Gay Romances With Chracters Who are Celebrities Famous
Gay Romance with Crazy Jealous Partners
Gay romance with effeminate hero
Gay Romance w/Simple-Minded Hero
Gay Romance Book with a "Straight" Hero
Gay Romance Working Class Heroes
Gay Romance Written In First Person POV
Gay Steampunk
Gay Themed Literature of Depth and Beauty
Gay Uniforms
GayRomLit Retreat Authors 2011
GLBT Books for Children and Young Adults
Graphic Novels Featuring Gay Themes
Great Gay Fiction for Adults
"Harlequin" M/M Romance
Historical Lesbian Fiction
Hottest M/M Love Scenes
Interesting LGQBT Books I'd Love To Read
It's Raining Men
Kick Ass Women Written M/M Books
Lesser-Known M/M Books
LGBT for YA
LGBT sci-fi and fantasy
M/M Books and Themes of Restricted Freedom and Personal Choice
M/M Books Featuring Characters Involved with Religion
M/M Books Non-English Written
M/M Books Set in Europe
M/M Books with a GR Rating above 4.5 Stars
M/M Books with Negative Actions Between Protagonists
M/M Books With Potentially Outside Of Comfort Zone Themes
M/M Books Written By Men
M/M Books You Must Read
M/M Continuous Series Same Protagonists
M/M Hot Stuff Corner
M/M Novels That Are/Were Available Online
M/M Relationships Between Under the Age of 20 and Over the Age of 20 Protagonists
M/M Romance Books Featuring Versatile Couples
M/M Romance Covers Featuring Decapitated Naked Torsos
M/M Romance In Books That Are Longer Than 300 Pages
M/M Romance Series
M/M Romance with Bodyguards
M/M Romance with Mostly Black Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly Blue Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly Brown Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly Green Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly Grey Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly Pink or Purple Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly Red Covers
M/M Romance with Mostly White Covers
M/M Romace with Mostly Yellow or Orange Covers
M/M Romances To Read
M/M Gay Romance with Cheating Hero
M/M Romance with Zombies
M/M Tattoo Artist Main Character
Mpreg Romance
OMG You Almost DIED M/M with Hospital Scenes
Online M/M Stories That Deserve To Be Published
Out For You
Queer Travel Writing
Reading Rants! Closet Club
Sexiest Gay Book Covers
Sexy Dark Fantasy M/M Fey/Faeries
Sexy M/M Erotic Romance
Stonewall Book Award Winners
The Best Humorous Gay Romances
The Best of Gay Romance
The Best of 'Love is Always Write' and 'Hot Summer Days'
The Spoils of War
Timeless MM or Gay romance
Top 100 Gay Novels of the XXI century
Unpublished M/M - Scifi/Fantasy Edition
Very British MM
Want to Watch This on Screen (M/M Romance)
Worst Gay Book Covers
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[Karen]

Charming wrote: "THere are a *lot* of M/M lists. If you are on MMR, go here: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/2... because they are arranged by tropes and things and include ..."

The colors of covers lists were the ones that cracked me up when I was looking for a "musicians" list. I was really surprised not to find one. Well, "Best Gay Rockers" seems likely. I'll check it out. : )

[Karen]

Interesting. There really aren't that many books in common between my new "musicians" list and Moderatrix Lori ’s started-in-2009 Best Gay Rockers list. So even though the premises are slightly different, it's a (kind of) history of our (this group's?) reading of music-themed gay-m/m books between then and now.

Looking at the rock star list, I added Wild Horses to my list. And I'd missed everything after Lucky Moon 2.5 and the other vignettes, so I added those since I've read or likely will read them.

Best Gay Romance featuring rock stars - started July 2009 (300+ voters), 91 books
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/25...

M/M with musician MC(s) - started July 2013, 45 books
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/41...

[Karen]

Jordan wrote: "When I added books, it appeared I could only add books that were already on my shelf. So, when I realized I'd only had the second Blue Notes book on my to-read shelf, I quickly added all the rest (..."

After I click the "add books to this list tab" the top line reads "Add books from: my books or a search." When I clicked on the word "search" it allowed me to add books not on my shelves. If that doesn't work maybe it's only an option for the list-maker?

[Jordan]

Next time I'm on a computer and not my phone I'll look for that adding option, though I didn't see it yesterday.

That's a lot of book lists and I'm surprised there wasn't one for general musicians.
Did anyone over at MMR think to make these lists available in Listopia?

[Jordan]

Never mind. I guess I can see the lists. Thanks for the link to the rocker list. I didn't realize there were that many!

[Susinok]

I was paging through the books on my tablet figuring out what to read next. One Author's Word at the beginning of the book admitted she "played fast and loose with law enforcement practices and procedures".

Needless to say that was not the book I chose to read at that time.

[Charming]

Karen wrote: "Interesting. There really aren't that many books in common between my new "musicians" list and Moderatrix Lori ’s started-in-2009 Best Gay Rockers list. So even though the premises are slightly dif..."

Yeah, the lists get out of date really fast in this genre, don't they?

[Jordan]

I wish I could spend my day listening to audio books.

I should be reading Strange Fortune around the time I'm on vacation for a few days and taking a train trip, so I'm looking at perhaps buying the audio book to listen to when I'm not reading the physical book. I'd forgotten that I'd bought the paperback and bought the ebook at one point, so I've got all varieties to pick from. We'll see how that goes.

I'm about five chapters away from finishing The Inventor's Companion and loving it! It's a very sweet story. Can't wait to get back to it later today.

[Marge]

I just finished Whistling in the Dark. What a lovely book. Truly as wonderful as you all have been saying. I have loved all of Tamara Allen's books, but I think this one is my favorite. Absolutely five stars.

I only haveThe Only Gold left to read from her. I think I'll hoard it a bit longer and just think fondly of Sutton and Jack for a while longer.

[Susinok]

I am reading Beyond Duty by SJD Peterson. This one seems very promising.

[ttg]

For those interested, Gay Romance Northwest is hosting a "Secret Story" event on GoodReads.

What that means is from August 1-31, we'll be posting stories by authors attending the Meet-Up in Seattle, but we're posting the stories anonymously. Then on Sept. 1, we'll reveal the author names.

It's kind of a fun way to try an author without having preconceived notions (and maybe you'll be able to recognize a familiar author's style.) Secret Story events are pretty popular in fanfic communities, especially as a way for different writers to "gift" stories anonymously to each other.

For those interested, our first four secret stories are up; two are novel excerpts. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/group_...

[Karen]

The Inventor's Companion and Whistling in the Dark — both favorites of mine. Happy reading!