This is All I Ask (De Piaget #7), by Lynn Kurland (Start Date: March 17, 2014) [Kurland's Two Series Combo: De Piaget & The MacLeods]

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

I enjoyed that part, too, ~Leslie~. Shows what a good writer LK is.

[~Leslie~]

LK, have you ever read her fantasy series?

[~Leslie~]

Just finished! I loved the ending - so emotional.

4.5 stars for this one. It is a re-read for me - I'm pretty sure I've read them all, actually. But I never remember details!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

~Leslie~ wrote: "LK, have you ever read her fantasy series?"

I'm not a big Fantasy reader. Usually, if a book is left unfinished, 9 times out of 10 it is a Fantasy. I try and try to read them and I usually loose interest. I tried reading her Nine Kingdoms several times and couldn't finish the first book.

I thought I'd found a neat one, Symphony of Ages series, by Elizabeth Haydon... because supposedly there was some Romance in that one, but I couldn't hang on half way through the second book to get to the good stuff.

I do like UF, though. ☺

[Nichole]

Lisa Kay wrote: "I thought I'd found a neat one, Symphony of Ages series, by Elizabeth Haydon..."

I like Fantasy but I don't read very much of it. With so much world building and filler, I find myself skimming more. I have read the first 3 books in the Symphony of Ages and enjoyed them but it was a struggle at times.

I still haven't started this :( My team challenges haven't been very cooperative.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

LOL Leslie, at the take a bath!

I do like Kurland's writing. She does focus on the romance. It seems that sometimes authors that include explicit scenes tend to focus on that rather than building the romance.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yes, Kurland is great at the romance stuff.

[~Leslie~]

I've been re-reading several series for the past couple of years. When I started reading again after a very long hiatus, I didn't know anything about reading books in order and just grabbed whatever I could find at the library. I'm now trying to read those same books in order. Which is how this read-a-thon came about.
I'm the say with movies as well, which is why I can watch them over and over. I'm always surprised at the new details I discover.

I really love her fantasy series. I'm not a huge fantasy reader, the world building tends to lose me. But I do love the Nine Kingdoms series. I also highly recommend Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy. It is truly one of the most amazing series I've ever read. And it has romance!!

And I completely agree about books that focus so much on the sexual relationship that they lose the romance. I want romance and sex (not necessarily explicit) not sex with some romance.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Oh, Judy, the Temeraire Dragon series sounds good on audio. Luckily, my library has -- so I'll give that one a try.

[Nichole]

I planned on using that for my NN, but I got caught up in the IAD series and am using Dark Needs at Night's Edge. Maybe next year!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

You're already at "NN"?! Whoa. I'd best get cracking.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

And, yes, LOVE the Immortal After Dark series.

[~Leslie~]

LK, I've been wanting to read the Temeraire Dragon series for awhile. Too many series, too little time!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Really!

[Nichole]

I knocked out 4 books this month. Will get MM pretty soon and then... it might be a while, lol.

[Nichole]

I'm really late but I finally started this. I'm really liking it so far.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yes, I listened to a sample, Judy. Simon Vance sounds good.

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

Nichole wrote: "I'm really late but I finally started this. I'm really liking it so far."

Better late than never :)

[~Leslie~]

Yay, Nichole!!

You obviously have a better library than me, LK. Mine does not have this series on audio. Sad.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Yeah, I actually use San Jose library (in California) and also download from San Francisco. My BFF drove up to SF with me one day and helped me get a card, even though she said it was "enabling" my addiction. LOL! It was a beautiful drive - and well worth it for the book access.

[~Leslie~]

oh that just gave me an idea since my daughter lives in Palo Alto.