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Continueing with the McKettrick series
Holt would be my choice. :)
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "What did you think of Flowers from the Storm, Laura? I loved it. Cried through most of it, but loved it."Let's just say I think I'm in the minority with the book...
Laura, I'm sorry you're not enjoying it!!
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Laura, I'm sorry you're not enjoying it!!"Eh...you win some, you lose some, right?
Laura wrote: "UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "What did you think of Flowers from the Storm, Laura? I loved it. Cried through most of it, but loved it."Let's just say I think I'm in the minority with the boo..."
Me too, Laura. Maddy drove me bananas and seemed so cruel sometimes, always 2nd and 3rd guessing everything. Drove me crazy! I would have liked the book more with a different heroine I think.
I just finished
, loved the book. I'm planning on reading more of the series.
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I can totally see how Maddy would be a frustrating, unappealing heroine. My husband IS Maddy, and so I know, deep down, how hard it is to be them. And I know exactly how Christian feels, because he can never measure up - just like I never measure up. Who can when Scripture is the ruler you're measured with?Fortunately for Christian, Maddy, in the end, was able to love him despite his shortcomings because she was finally able to see the real man... the human being that he, and everyone is, with all their shortcomings.
I'm not that lucky, and after 30 years of marriage, I know it's not going to happen. It's a tough thing to live with, knowing that the person who is supposed to love you, cherish you, honor you... doesn't. So yeah, this book really, really hit home and I don't dislike Maddy, I feel sorry for her, because her level of devotion isn't as arrogant as it is debilitating.
I will say I found it to be unlike any other romance that I can recall reading, but yeah, I felt Maddy came across as sanctimonious and unforgiving of Christian until the end when it was too late for me to want her with him. I honestly felt he developed as a character more and deserved far better than her.
Laura wrote: "I will say I found it to be unlike any other romance that I can recall reading, but yeah, I felt Maddy came across as sanctimonious and unforgiving of Christian until the end when it was too late f..."I was actually far more sympathetic to Maddy than to Christian. It's not as though she wanted all this stuff landed on her and she did the best she could according to her beliefs.
Mshj wrote: "It's not as though she wanted all this stuff landed on her and she did the best she could according to her beliefs. "That's how I felt too. It's not as if she had asked for it...basically she tried to show Christian some kindness and she got way over her head involved in things that normally wouldn't interest her. I understood her beliefs were an important part of her and I admired that she tried to put her money where her mouth was. She was a deeply religious person so it made sense that she didn't take to all the 'worldly' things that were part of Christian's life.
I felt like any and all of Maddy's actions were totally in keeping with her character, and 100% believable. As I said, I live it. I know it's accurate, and that's why, even though some of her actions did seem cruel, I know that not only was she in the dark about what was wrong with Christian, she was also operating in the only way she knew how.
Christine wrote: "@Bekah - How are you liking 
? I have it on my TBR shelf. I really liked Jill's 'Instant' series starter, 
.Right now I'..."
I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! Check out all of my status updates. The hero Jax is TO DIE FOR!
D.G. wrote: "I'm in the middle of 
and I'm in love with Bones already. Now I understand what's the deal with him!I'm also pleasantly surprised that there's some heat in..."
I wouldn't lie to you D.G.!!!! The second is even better!!!!
I finished
. Trying to clean out some of the old stuff so my next two books will be
and
.
Katherine wrote: "Giving Garwood another try with 
"I liked The Secret and The Prize.
Atumn **~Luv sucks.bite me?~*** wrote: "Finished
started 
"Two of my favorite books:-) How did you like Bet Me?
Bekah wrote: "I wouldn't lie to you D.G.!!!! The second is even better!!!! "And I don't have the second book handy and it will take me a few weeks to get it! Buah!!! I thought I had it on my wishlist at PBS already but it turned out that it was the second book in the spinoff series. The estimate is 7 freaking weeks!
D.G. wrote: "Bekah wrote: "I wouldn't lie to you D.G.!!!! The second is even better!!!! "And I don't have the second book handy and it will take me a few weeks to get it! Buah!!! I thought I had it on my wish..."
So, did you like the first NH book?? Were we right or were we right?
Melanie wrote: "So, did you like the first NH book?? Were we right or were we right? "LOL, you were sooo right! Like somebody said in another thread, I want to marry Bones and have his vampire babies, LOL!!
Oh and I'm reading
. This is HUGE book (700+ pges) so I'm thinking I'll only read it at home and take another book for my commute. Now to think which book that will be...
I just requested the second NH book from my library but I'm 7/7 in the queue and they don't seem to have as many copies. So as soon as I activate the library card from my second library, I'll request it there too - this one has even the audiobook version but I like to continue how I started. :) Let's see who makes it first!
UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Giving Garwood another try with "I liked The Secret and The Prize."
I'm only about 100 pages in, but I like it too. I really like the heroine and Iain isn't bad either. :)
D.G. wrote: "Melanie wrote: "So, did you like the first NH book?? Were we right or were we right? "LOL, you were sooo right! Like somebody said in another thread, I want to marry Bones and have his vampire babies..."
I think there's a looooooooooooooooooooong queue for that:-D
Katherine wrote: "Giving Garwood another try with "loove this one!!!! fave part was when she "stole" the horse!
reading
as one more try before I totally trash her in my NTBRA pile.
read
today.... what an emotional read!!! Anais and Lindsey are heartbreaking! I couldn't make up my mind whether or not I was mad with one or the other, lol...Back to
now!
Melanie wrote: "Atumn **~Luv sucks.bite me?~*** wrote: "Finishedstarted "Two of my favorite books:-) How did you like Bet Me?"
i read Bet Me because of you actually! ;). I read of how much u love this book! and what i thought of it.. read my review LOL is was mixed. but good overall!! ;)xxx
A Knight in Shining Armor is a sweetling!!. altho the heroine gets on my nerves from time to time. its ok LOL
I'm reading (and loving)
I just love Cherise Sinclair's BDSM stories.
excuse my ignorance.. but what is BDSM??
Bondage, Dom/sub, maso.... though I'm not sure on the masochism and she doesn't write that.From Wiki -
BDSM is a consensual lifestyle choice, or type of adult roleplay between two or more individuals. The compound acronym, BDSM, is derived from the terms bondage and discipline (B&D, B/D, or BD), domination and submission (D&s, D/s, or Ds), sadism and masochism (S&M, S/M, or SM)
ohhh!! LOL !! who knew??? im terrible with acronyms!!thanks so much for the info Dhes!!(((huugs)) ^_^
You're welcome! Hope it didn't shock you too much!
heheh Nah!! the things i have seen in my job.im hardly shocked by anything *weird* LOL!!!!
The things we see on the streets! Hardly shocks me.
ahhah Yep! now days everything open disclosure!! ;)
D.G. wrote: "I just requested the second NH book from my library but I'm 7/7 in the queue and they don't seem to have as many copies. So as soon as I activate the library card from my second library, I'll reque..."ohh D.G. i dont know what your take is on Audio books.. but man i cant stand them.. i like to imagine all the character`s voices etc etc... I had one sampling of the AB one foot in the grave. and the narrator`s voice (Cat) was eeek!! it will take the kinkiness out of it. (thats just MHO)
Read my reply on the JAN Pick-it-for-me. xxx
whichever u see fit, i hope you can read them ASAP! ;)
Atumn **~Luv sucks.bite me?~*** wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Atumn **~Luv sucks.bite me?~*** wrote: "Finishedstarted "Two of my favorite books:-) How did you like ..."</i>
[book:A Knight in Shining Armoris one of my FAVE JD's!! I love how she managed to interweave her stories together from the Taggerts and Montgomeries in AMerica to the one who married the Princess during WWII (or was is WWI? I can't remember . . .)
I finished More Than a Mistress/No Man's Mistress and am reading No Man's Mistress. LOVED Jane in MTaM!! There were some things that bothered me about Jocelyn though.
Atumn **~Luv sucks.bite me?~*** wrote: "ohh D.G. i dont know what your take is on Audio books.. but man i cant stand them.. i like to imagine all the character`s voices etc etc... I had one sampling of the AB one foot in the grave. and the narrator`s voice (Cat) was eeek!! it will take the kinkiness out of it. (thats just MHO)"I listen to audiobooks now and then and like them well enough but I agree that the narrator makes or breaks them.
I started the Outlander series in audiobook and now I cannot read it any other way because the narrator is great. :)
I've been wondering about audio books on Kindle. Kindle has a text to speech option, but it sounds really robotic. I wonder, if you can listen on Kindle, how it sounds.
I am WAY too ADD for audio books. Sound, for me, is more of an afterthough unless I have something to look at. If it were just playing and my eyes, and mind, were free to wonder, I'd never figure anything out.
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Reading Teresa Medeiros at the moment, finishing her backlist ... Love her. My yearly Lisa Kleypas re-reading will start soon (since we won't have any new book this yr. *sigh*).
Just read the first two chapters of
and all i can say is "oh! oh! ohhhhh!!" and not good oh's either!!
Mandy, was it released in HC only?
idk . . .i got a link via email, but B&N has it (online) for arnd $10. I'm wtng on tht one.
I just bought Lover Mine in paperback today. I do own the hard cover, but my books have to match.
Mandy wrote: A Knight in Shining Armoris one of my FAVE JD's!! I love how she managed to interweave her stories together from the Taggerts and Montgomeries in AMerica to the one who married the Princess during WWII (or was is WWI? I can't remember . . .OMG! did i missed something??. I was so overwhelmed with the emotions i was like skipping thru facts!! And yes I ADORED that book!!!!!!!!. Funny the Tagger's family are named in one of her novellas.. but i couldnt put my finger on it, she referred to the same ones. Now, im going to have to re-read the last couple of chapters to get it right!!
D.G. wrote:I listen to audiobooks now and then and like them well enough but I agree that the narrator makes or breaks them."that could be true!.In my case i just cant do a novel in audio book period. Im all about visual LOl thats how imagination flows.. maybe im ADD like Mandy ;p
I always wonder... does it goes faster?? i mean do you finish the book faster thru audio??
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I'm also pleasantly surprised that there's some heat in these books. The only other UF series I read is Mercy Thompson and those are not very explicit. :)