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[Heather C]

Oh, yes!! Treat yourself to a break! You won't be able to stop!!!

[Bubbles Hunty]

Laura said she started writing the sequel to Mexican heat so hope she writes fast

[Andy]

Bella wrote: "It's amazing isn't it; too bad the sequel won't be out"

I think my friend and I are the only ones that are glad Josh isn't writing more Mexican Heat.

[Merith]

Lauraadriana wrote: "I got a bit derailed with Sno Ho (Sno Ho, #1) last night, which was so good..."

I love Ethan Day and Sno Ho was fantastic!! I've got #2 sitting in the wings waiting for me to rotate the TBR order.

[Blaine]

m/m, m/m/m, m/f/m, m/f. What do I read?

I read my fair share of m/f romance in my early teens, before I realised detectives were way cooler :), and I rarely consciously read them anymore, unless there is romance in the fantasy/detective/sf novels I read. (looking forward to the release of Fury of the Phoenix, I loved Cindy's first novel Silver Phoenix: Beyond the Kingdom of Xia )

I definitely prefer m/m, preferably mystery/suspense/fantasy, but romance and bdsm have their place in my library as well (though I tend to avoid slave stories). I never really know what to say when people ask me why, apart from saying the theme intrigued me, and knowing it's not about two men together being hot. Though, I, very recently, had a small epiphany about the why, that I'm not really ready to share with a crowd, but it did clear up a lot of things for me.

I don't mind m/m/m at all, if written well and more than just pwp. I'm always awed by how some writers make a triad work so well (the same goes for open relationships).

As for m/f/m. If I know it's the main pairing of the book, I'll skip it, it's really not my thing.
But when it's only a small part of the story, like in 'a Vintage Affair' (even though I didn't know about it until I read it), I will read it.

And no, that scene in 'a Vintage Affair' wasn't fun to read, but it was well written and showed so much about the characters involved.
Secretly, though, I was kind of rooting for Cormac to be the one. He kind of reminded me of a young Snape, though I have no idea why. I tend to go for the odd one out, and Cormac definitely fit that description :)
I have no knowledge of wines either, but that didn't bother me at all. (Then again, most of the car makes mentioned in any book are unknown to me, and the last thing I want to do while reading it look them up on the net)

this post became so much larger than I intended ... back to writing now ...

[Ayesh]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "Laura said she started writing the sequel to Mexican heat so hope she writes fast"

REALLY?? Wow can't wait :D

[Ayesh]

Andy wrote: "Bella wrote: "It's amazing isn't it; too bad the sequel won't be out"

I think my friend and I are the only ones that are glad Josh isn't writing more Mexican Heat."

It seems so :O

[Andy]

Bella wrote: "It seems so :O "

I never thought I'd give anything by Josh a 1 star review. And it pained me to tell him so.
I kept hoping Botelli would give Antonio a set of cement shoes...

[Heather C]

Andy, if it makes you feel any better, it doesn't even feel like one of Josh's books. But I'm still enjoying it so far

[Alyosha]

Yep, it's much more Laura than Josh. And I did enjoy it, the first few pages made me roll my eyes though, especially "Gabriel felt the pound of it in his chest, his heart picking up the rhythm. They were playing his song all right, and the name of that tune was danger." Very amusing.

[Andy]

Heather C wrote: "Andy, if it makes you feel any better, it doesn't even feel like one of Josh's books. But I'm still enjoying it so far"

This is very true. So much in there that Josh would never, ever write. I did not find Antonio to be a believable character.

And as Alyosha gave an example - a lot of the text is eye roll worthy.

I did enjoy the shootout in the alley.

[Alyosha]

At times it felt like reading one of the old, cheap pulps. But even then, I did find MH worth the money and entertaining.

[Ayesh]

Andy wrote: "Bella wrote: "It seems so :O "

I never thought I'd give anything by Josh a 1 star review. And it pained me to tell him so.
I kept hoping Botelli would give Antonio a set of cement shoes..."

Honestly I don't understand so many complex things; I just know I enjoyed the book :D

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Merith wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "I got a bit derailed with Sno Ho (Sno Ho, #1) last night, which was so good..."

I love Ethan Day and Sno Ho was fantastic!! I've got #2 sitting in the wings waiting for me to ..."

I'm reading Life in Fusion now and I was hysterically laughing withing like the first 10 pages... I love Boone and Wade :)

[[deleted user]]

Heather C wrote: "Andy, if it makes you feel any better, it doesn't even feel like one of Josh's books. But I'm still enjoying it so far"

I can see what you mean HC, it was my second Josh Lanyon book, (I read Fair Game first), thinking back this book had a different feel to other JL, but there were a lot of things about Ortega's faithfulness and endurance that reminisces of Josh's men to me.

[Merith]

I am reading the last in the latest of the Bellingham Mysteries by Nicole Kimberling, first: Primal Red , second: Baby, It's Cold Outside and third: Black Cat Ink.

Fantastic series!

[Alyosha]

Lauraadriana wrote: "Merith wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "I got a bit derailed with Sno Ho (Sno Ho, #1) last night, which was so good..."

I love Ethan Day and Sno Ho was fantastic!! I've got #2 sitting in the wings wai..."

Yay! Finally back with the boys then ;} Hope you'll enjoy it Lauraadriana!

Merith wrote: "I am reading the last in the latest of the Bellingham Mysteries by Nicole Kimberling, first: Primal Red, second: Baby, It's Cold Outside and third: Black Cat ..."</i>

Sounds pretty good, I'll have to check that one out.

Reading [book:Tatterdemalion at the moment. I'm enjoying it immensely, fantastic setting. It was highly recommended to me by B and Niky, so I'm glad it's living up to expectations.

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Alyosha wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "Merith wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "I got a bit derailed with Sno Ho (Sno Ho, #1) last night, which was so good..."

I love Ethan Day and Sno Ho was fantastic!! I've got #2 sit..."

I'm very curious about Tatterdemalion...might read next :) OMG I Love Boone and Wade!! So funny!

[Blaine]

Alyosha wrote: "Yep, it's much more Laura than Josh. And I did enjoy it, the first few pages made me roll my eyes though, especially "Gabriel felt the pound of it in his chest, his heart picking up the rhythm. The..."

I haven't read enough of Laura's work to say whether it's more Laura than Josh, but I did enjoy the story ... not sure I'll read the sequels, though.

[[deleted user]]

Lil' Grogan wrote: "Andy wrote: "This is very true. So much in there that Josh would never,ever write. I did not find Antonio to be a believable character. "

Isn't that part of the thrill of these stories though? To ..."

I agree Lil' Grogan...I've thinking about Mexican Heat today and something about Ortega just sounds so much like a character JL would write...

[Alyosha]

Oh no, I love pulp as a genre, it might not be the highest form of literature, but it can be very entertaining.

And like I've said, I did enjoy MH. But if you've read a lot by both authors, I think it's pretty clear who wrote most of it. I could be wrong, that's just the feeling I got.

Lauraadriana, I'm liking Tatterdemalion better and better ;) You ought to read it if you like beauty/beast- theme, futuristic, dystopia-like paranormal novels.

[Bubbles Hunty]

Aly glad you are liking it, the blurb for the sequel sounds even better, IMO Trammel

[Alyosha]

Yeah, but now I'm feeling anxious and sulky for having to wait until the end of MAY to read it lol

[Bubbles Hunty]

oh uh play some DA2 to hold you over

[Alyosha]

mmm, I will. I'm just so close to beating it already ;( Oh well, I can always play Oblivion after I'm finished with it. For the hundredth time lol

[Bubbles Hunty]

but there are two other classes and two other history settings i think you can play through DA2 like six times and have it be a little dif each time. I am a couple hours into my second playthrough

[Alyosha]

I know I know. I will :D And I loved it that you could use your DA1 things too. Like in Mass Effect, which is one of my all time favorite sci-fi game series.

[Bubbles Hunty]

I had erased my DA1 saved settings and was sad about that

[Heather C]

In Mexican Heat: the beach house scenes feel more like Josh's writing with the descriptions of the surrounding and the smells and scents...

[Alyosha]

gaaah!! Bubbles whyyyyyyy???? I would have been devastated. No, I don't take gaming too seriously lol

I'm sorry to hear that B :( You have my sympathy *hugs*

Heather, of course there was Josh's voice too to be heard. :)

[Bubbles Hunty]

I know Aly i was too. But oh well i still enjoyed the second one/ still am after 40 some of hours of game play

[Bubbles Hunty]

I finished today and it was really good. I loved the characters and the whole world setting

[Mary]

Just finished reading Kate Sherwood's Trifecta-I really enjoyed it. Now I'm reading Tamara Allen's Downtime.

[Bubbles Hunty]

Trifecta sounds interesting for sure but i dont like open relationships and even if they settle down to an exclusive m/m/m in the end the book is just not for me

[Mary]

Truly I'm not a great fan of them either or even menage or polyamorous romance but I don't know what it is about Kate's novels-I think it's how she writes her characters that I love so much. :)

[Bubbles Hunty]

thats great i hear good stuff about her but none of her stuff is anything i would want to buy just not my style

[Heather C]

I'm 40% into and I've been laughing the entire time!

[[deleted user]]

Heather C wrote: "I'm 40% into and I've been laughing the entire time!"

I got these a while ago and forgot about them...must move them up in the queue :)

[Heather C]

Oh come on, we can read it together! Oh, wait, aren't we supposed to be reading Archangels Kiss right now? Lol

[[deleted user]]

Heather C wrote: "Oh come on, we can read it together! Oh, wait, aren't we supposed to be reading Archangels Kiss right now? Lol"

Yeah, I plan to start Archangel's kiss tonight...I was reading a book club book that I had to finish yesterday...but I'm starting with Ellie and Raphael tonight
and then tomorrow the new JL Langley shifter book comes out which I'm desperately waiting for :)

[Heather C]

I know! I can't wait!

[Norma]

Heather C wrote: "I'm 40% into and I've been laughing the entire time!"

Glad you are liking this. These characters are great. The book is so funny, but not slap stick (at least IMO).

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Just finished The Elegant Corpse, I loved it. A.M. Riley is very close to become an auto-buy.

I'm reading Faith & Fidelity and enjoying it, for now.

[JPerceval]

Bella wrote: "So any1 reading any M/F right now?"

I actually read mostly M/F, with a smattering of M/M *g*. Most of what Heather C already mentioned, but I can't stand the Black Dagger boys (*ducking rocks being thrown in my direction*).

I just finished and , both of which were quite good. In M/M, I'm reading (not like anyone here has heard of that one...!). Pretty sure I'll be picking as my next read, b/c I adore Harry Dresden. Will pick a romance too, but not sure which one.

[Heather C]

I love Harry! But I've only read the 1st book. I really hope I can read more of that series this year

[Becky]

JPerceval wrote: "Bella wrote: "So any1 reading any M/F right now?"

I actually read mostly M/F, with a smattering of M/M *g*. Most of what Heather C already mentioned, but I can't stand the Black Dagger boys (*du..."

I love Harry, too! Changes was a great title for that one, because it was a real game changer for the series. The ending. Oh. My. God. I've been dying for the next book, and now they've put it off until July. Bastards.

[JPerceval]

Becky wrote: "The ending. Oh. My. God."

I have a bad habit of reading the last page of any book I pick up first, so yes, AUGH!!!!!! The title of the next book intrigues the heck of out me.

Heather, you have GOT to read the rest of the series!

I'm still pissed at Sci-Fi for cancelling the TV series. Paul Blackthorne is who I picture when I read Harry.

[Ayesh]

JPerceval wrote: "Bella wrote: "So any1 reading any M/F right now?"

I actually read mostly M/F, with a smattering of M/M *g*. Most of what Heather C already mentioned, but I can't stand the Black Dagger boys (*du..."

Oooooh How to Woo a Reluctant Lady sounds good :D
thanks JP

[Heather C]

I watched a few episodes and he is really a great Harry.

[JPerceval]

Bella wrote: "Oooooh How to Woo a Reluctant Lady sounds good

It's the third in a series -- the first two are

and . Though they stand alone OK, they really should be read in order since they deal with an inheritance issue and the mystery of the parents' deaths.

Jeffries is one of my keeper authors for historical romance -- great romances expertly woven into the fabric of history.