What are you reading this week?

[Sally]

The only one of the Mitford Series I've read is These High, Green Hills and I enjoyed it. I need to read more of them.
I just finished Kristen Lamb's Rise of the Machines: Human Authors in a Digital World. Excellent book, especially if you're faced with the daunting challenge of building the "platform" expected by many publishers when launching a new book these days.

[Heather]

I'm reading the Joe Pickett series by CJ Bix but I dont think I'll read them straight through.
I like to read Suzanne Brockmann, Nora Roberts or Diana Palmer when I'm stressed.

[Camy]

Sally wrote: "The only one of the Mitford Series I've read is These High, Green Hills and I enjoyed it. I need to read more of them.
I just finished Kristen Lamb's Rise of the Machines: Human Authors in a Digi..."

I read Kristen Lamb's book too! I didn't quite agree with everything she said, but a lot of it is such great information!

[Camy]

Heather wrote: "I'm reading the Joe Pickett series by CJ Bix but I dont think I'll read them straight through.
I like to read Suzanne Brockmann, Nora Roberts or Diana Palmer when I'm stressed."

All good authors! I think we like to read authors or books we know we'll enjoy when we're stressed, because we're guaranteed a good read.

[Sally]

Camy wrote: "Sally wrote: "The only one of the Mitford Series I've read is These High, Green Hills and I enjoyed it. I need to read more of them.
I just finished Kristen Lamb's Rise of the Machines: Human Aut..."

Yes, I felt the same way. There were things that I read, disagreed with, and disregarded, but there were many good ideas and info that helped me make decisions on how best to spend time and effort. Especially when I had no clue what things like SEO meant! :-)

[Camy]

Sally wrote: "Camy wrote: "Sally wrote: "The only one of the Mitford Series I've read is These High, Green Hills and I enjoyed it. I need to read more of them.
I just finished Kristen Lamb's Rise of the Machin..."

Yes, me too! I thought it was really useful to help me to focus and know what to expend my time and energy on.

[Julie]

I don't normally do this, but I am currently reading two books. THE JEDI DOTH RETURN by Ian Doescher is the third book in the Shakespeare and Star Wars series. Amusing and pretty fun reads. The second book is A DEADLY BUSINESS by Lis Wiehl. I'm liking it so far.

[Camy]

The Jedi Doth Return sounds hilarious! I have to check that out.

[Julie]

Camy wrote: "The Jedi Doth Return sounds hilarious! I have to check that out."

It is pretty hilarious. Especially if you get all of the quotes from other sources. And of course you have to start with William Shakespeare's Star Wars the first book in the trilogy. Then The Empire Striketh Back and finally The Jedi Doth Return. Amusing reads from the publisher Quirk Books who put out Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and other such funnies :)

[Camy]

I'm not totally up on Shakespeare but I HAVE to check these books out! Thanks!

[Katherine]

I'm reading The Hatmaker's Heart, by Carla Stewart. I like it. It has a LOT of information about the process of making hats. I didn't realize a milliner had so much artistic talent.

[Heather]

Free ebook by Love Inspired author Carrie Turansky June 12-16."Where Two Hearts Meet" features 2 novellas. https://madmimi.com/p/bf52f4?fe=1&...

[Beth]

Katherine wrote: "I'm reading The Hatmaker's Heart, by Carla Stewart. I like it. It has a LOT of information about the process of making hats. I didn't realize a milliner had so much artistic talent."

Ooo, I hope to be reading this one soon! I should be getting it sometime for review :)

[Julie]

I am going to start reading FOUR WEDDINGS AND A KISS, four short stories by various authors.

[Camy]

Katherine wrote: "I'm reading The Hatmaker's Heart, by Carla Stewart. I like it. It has a LOT of information about the process of making hats. I didn't realize a milliner had so much artistic talent."

That's so cool! I have to look that up. I don't wear hats but I love looking at them. They're so neat! I think I just like costumes.

[Camy]

Heather wrote: "Free ebook by Love Inspired author Carrie Turansky June 12-16."Where Two Hearts Meet" features 2 novellas. https://madmimi.com/p/bf52f4?fe=1&..."

Awesome! Thanks!

[Camy]

Julie wrote: "I am going to start reading FOUR WEDDINGS AND A KISS, four short stories by various authors."

That's on my TBR pile! Great group of authors in that one!

[Katherine]

Judy wrote: "Beth wrote: "I started this morning"
I keep seeing this on my review list but, it looks good but I've been trying not to add anything to my reading list."

I read Gone South a few weeks ago and I enjoyed it. I think the cover is beautiful too!

[Beth]

I enjoyed Gone South a lot - I have but haven't gotten to it yet.

[Beth]

I'm about to finish up and also about 80 pages into .

I've also been reading Believing God by Beth Moore and am getting so much out of it!

[Nelldina]

I'm reading Love Inspired Suspense "Collateral Damage". I am enjoying it alot.

[Norma]

I am reading" Healing Hearts " by Margaret Daley. It is about this lady who is a medical social worker. She also volunteer who brings her dog she helps patients with her dog.

[Norma]

Nelldina Laxton "Collateral Damage " sound's like it is going to be a great suspense book. I look suspense book, in Love Inspired.

[Camy]

Katherine wrote: "Judy wrote: "Beth wrote: "I started this morning"
I keep seeing this on my review list but, it looks good but I've been trying not to add anything to my reading list..."

I agree, the cover is gorgeous!

[Camy]

Beth wrote: "I'm about to finish up and also about 80 pages into .

I've also been reading Believing God by..."

That's cool--I just started Praying God's Word by Beth Moore and I like it a lot so far! it's my first book by Beth Moore that I've read.

[Camy]

Nelldina wrote: "I'm reading Love Inspired Suspense "Collateral Damage". I am enjoying it alot."

Hannah Alexander always writes a good story! I like her books.

[Camy]

Norma wrote: "I am reading" Healing Hearts " by Margaret Daley. It is about this lady who is a medical social worker. She also volunteer who brings her dog she helps patients with her dog."

I love Margaret Daley too!

[Heather]

fyi, there are several free Grace Livingston books available on Amazon.

[Camy]

Yes, I have all of them. :)

[Julie]

I'm currently reading FERAL by Holly Schindler and the second story in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A KISS.

[Beth]

I'm reading and - both are really good so far!

[Camy]

Julie wrote: "I'm currently reading FERAL by Holly Schindler and the second story in FOUR WEDDINGS AND A KISS."

Oooh Feral looks neat!

Sigh you guys are bad for my book budget. :)

[Camy]

Beth wrote: "I'm reading and - both are really good so far!"

LOVE Mary Stewart! Haven't read Rose Cottage yet, though! Now I have to take it off my shelf and read it next!

[Beth]

Camy, Rose Cottage is so good! I'm loving it :)

Would you believe this is my first book by her?? I picked it up for $1.25 and also Thornyhold!

Do you have a favorite by her?

[Camy]

Oooohh I LOVED Thornyhold!!!! The English countryside setting was so amazing, I totally wanted to live there! There's a slight paranormal element to Thornyhold that I also liked, although some Christians don't like secular paranormal elements.

My favorite by far is Airs Above the Ground. The ending is AMAZING and the setting is fantastic. It totally made me look up the horses mentioned in the book. If you can get a copy of it, totally snatch that up. That's one of my all time favorite books.

[Beth]

I finished Rose Cottage - it was great! :) Adding Airs Above the Ground to my list too!

[Camy]

I took Rose Cottage off my shelf but haven't started reading it yet! I'm trying to finish In the Way by Grace Livingston Hill, which I started a long time ago and completely forgot about. It's not my favorite GLH--it's one of her earlier ones, and the writing is not as elegant as her later books, plus the characters are a bit too perfect for my taste. And I'm highly annoyed because I got an ebook version of this book, published by Sweet Bread Books, and there are tons of typos in the text! It's very distracting.

[Katherine]

I'm reading Colorado Promise by Charlene Whitman.

[Camy]

That looks pretty good! Is it good so far?

[Katherine]

Camy wrote: "That looks pretty good! Is it good so far?"

Yes. I like it.

[Katherine]

I'm reading "Sealed With A Kiss."

[Camy]

Oh yay! I hope you enjoy it! My contribution is actually a short novel, not a novella, so I got to play a bit more with the plot and characters. :)

[Camy]

Just finished With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden--really entertaining book! Loved the story premise of a doctor trying to cure tuberculosis in 1890s Washington DC.

[Beth]

Camy wrote: "Just finished With Every Breath by Elizabeth Camden--really entertaining book! Loved the story premise of a doctor trying to c..."

On my wishlist!

[Camy]

It's on Netgalley if you're on there. :)

[Heather]

Guess what ebook I bought last night?!

[Beth]

Camy wrote: "It's on Netgalley if you're on there. :)"

I am! I request too many books! Lol

[Camy]

Heather wrote: "Guess what ebook I bought last night?!"

Ooooh! Thanks! I hope you enjoy it! And if you don't ... lie and tell me you did. ;)

[Camy]

Beth wrote: "Camy wrote: "It's on Netgalley if you're on there. :)"

I am! I request too many books! Lol"

I know! I do too! It's really awful because then I don't review some of them. Okay, MOST of them. I think I have 100 requests and only 33 reviews. Isn't that awful?

[Katherine]

Good morning. I'm reading After Anne, by Roxanne Henke. This is the first time I've read a book by this author. My neighbor gave it to me and when I started reading it, it really grabbed my attention.