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message 1: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Alas, I have been on deadline with edits due for a book and so I haven't been reading much, unless you count the fact I've been reading the Patchwork Mysteries series books to fact check the manuscript I'm editing (it's Patchwork Mysteries series book #20). Three of the series' books are here on Goodreads:

Family Patterns
Muslin Mystery
Time to Share

They're not officially available through online bookstores until probably 2013 or so. Right now they're only available through the Guideposts' book club.

Anyway, I finished my edits today! Yay! So now I am deciding what book to read next.

Oh actually, I lied, I have been reading, I started Behind the Badge by Susan Sleeman a couple days ago while I was waiting for my husband (I started reading it on the Nook application on my iPhone).

How about you guys?


message 2: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments I just finished reading Lone Star Trail the first in the Texas Trails- Morgan Family Series. Can't wait to start on Captive Trail. This book was EXCELLENT!


message 3: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Oooh, that's awesome!


message 4: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments I am trying to work on my NetGalley pile of books.

The other day I listed ALL of Janet & Jillian's books on my blog and as I was doing it I wanted to read every one again. I finally have you up there too now. I have to read the Sushi series as well. I have the first and last one so I'm getting closer :-)


message 5: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (goodreadscomsandraardoin) | 60 comments Right now, I'm reading Abomination by Colleen Coble.

Over the weekend I finished Knight's Ardor. It was pretty good. It could have used a little more action and a little more time in the hero's POV, but I liked the story.


message 6: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Judy wrote: "I am trying to work on my NetGalley pile of books.

The other day I listed ALL of Janet & Jillian's books on my blog and as I was doing it I wanted to read every one again. I finally have you up th..."


Thanks so much for putting my books on your blog, Judy! I really hope you enjoy the Sushi series.


message 7: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Sandra wrote: "Right now, I'm reading Abomination by Colleen Coble.

Over the weekend I finished Knight's Ardor. It was pretty good. It could have used a little more action and a little more time in the hero's P..."


I liked Abomination a lot!


message 8: by Patriciaw (new)

Patriciaw | 49 comments Just finished Heiress by Susan May Warren. This could be another award-winning book for her. Fabulous retelling of the story of Issac and Esau, but with sisters.

Now reading The Doctor's Lady by Jody Hedlund.

Danger, danger...! I finally succumbed and got a smartphone. A Samsung Galaxy with the Kindle app pre-installed. Now I can read ebooks without being tied to a computer. This is not good for continuing to be part of the productive world...


message 9: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments I got a smart phone about six weeks ago and was so frustrated the first few weeks that my phone was smarter than I was!


message 10: by Patriciaw (new)

Patriciaw | 49 comments Judy wrote: "I got a smart phone about six weeks ago and was so frustrated the first few weeks that my phone was smarter than I was!"

Even making a phone call from my contact list has turned into a major event. I'm sure I'll love this over time (except that I got a Galaxy two days before Samsung announced that the new model comes out this month). It's just going to take a LONG while.


message 11: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments That touch pad for phone numbers gets touchy, I still make calls I never meant to make :-)


message 12: by Patriciaw (new)

Patriciaw | 49 comments Typing anything is a bear. And I've got to figure out how to get stuff off my home screen. Not sure how I got some of my contacts on, but I definitely want them off.


message 13: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments I had to work through that stuff too.

Hubby puts all kinds of stuff on his but I like mine basic. Although I have a few apps like my nook and kindle and some others. Right now I am having blog issues and have to learn html I guess. I found out that it don't show up the same on IE and Firefox (I use Chrome). I feel too old to learn sometimes.


message 14: by Patriciaw (new)

Patriciaw | 49 comments What kind of issues are you having, Judy? Hit me offline. pwriter1[at]yahoo[dot]com. I may be able to help. I find that a lot has to do with all the extra html that is inserted by Blogger, MS Word and other programs that bloggers often use. I tend to edit my html and strip all that extra crap out.


message 15: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Patriciaw wrote: "Just finished Heiress by Susan May Warren. This could be another award-winning book for her. Fabulous retelling of the story of Issac and Esau, but with sisters.

Now reading The Doctor's Lady by..."


You are going to love having your books on your phone! Even though my Nook is very light, I don't always carry it with me and if I'm in a jam or waiting for my hubby, I'll whip out my phone and read a little using my Nook app.


message 16: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Judy wrote: "I got a smart phone about six weeks ago and was so frustrated the first few weeks that my phone was smarter than I was!"

LOL! I felt that way, too! I still don't know how to use even half of what my smart phone does.


message 17: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Judy wrote: "I had to work through that stuff too.

Hubby puts all kinds of stuff on his but I like mine basic. Although I have a few apps like my nook and kindle and some others. Right now I am having blog iss..."


Ditto what Patricia said, there is a lot of extra html crap that gets inserted if you copy and paste from MS word. I started copying and pasting from a basic text program instead.


message 18: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments As for what I am reading right now....

I am reading Dangerous Allies by Renee Ryan so that I can read Courting the Enemy (book 2) for NetGalley.


message 19: by Sandra (new)

Sandra (goodreadscomsandraardoin) | 60 comments LOL! Y'all are making me glad I'm such a technological dinosaur!

My phone is about ten years old, no cover, no internet, and tape holding the back on.


message 20: by Amancay (new)

Amancay (amancayb) | 33 comments just started Bridesmaid Lotto


message 21: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments That looks like a fun book Amancay!

I finished Dangerous Allies and now I'm reading Renee Ryan's Courting the Enemy for NetGalley. I have Shirlee McCoy on NetGalley as well and that would mean reading three books first (all in the series) which would get another 3 books off my shelf :-)

But a few of my series books are coming out in September as well....


message 22: by Regina (new)

Regina Merrick (goodreadscomrmerrick) | 8 comments I started Mary Coneally's "Out of Control" last night. I'm 3/4 of the way through! Love it!! Next, I'm reading "The Help." I didn't read it when it came out, but intended to. I'd like to see the movie, but determined to read the book first.

If I could read another as good as Mary's, though, I'd skip "The Help" altogether!


message 23: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments I am going to start Reading Deep Cover by Sandra Orchard.. I'm so torn over what books to read but I decided the most fair thing is to work on my NetGalley list.


message 24: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Judy wrote: "As for what I am reading right now....

I am reading Dangerous Allies by Renee Ryan so that I can read Courting the Enemy (book 2) for NetGalley."


How were those Renee Ryan books?


message 25: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Sandra wrote: "LOL! Y'all are making me glad I'm such a technological dinosaur!

My phone is about ten years old, no cover, no internet, and tape holding the back on."


ROFL!!!!


message 26: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Amancay wrote: "just started Bridesmaid Lotto"

That looks like such a cute book! How was it?


message 27: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments Camy asked: How were those Renee Ryan books?"

They were both good but the Courting the Enemy was a little less tense as I did not have to be sneaking around in Germany, I was in Florida on US soil :-)

Now I'm Reading The Heroes for Hire series by Shirlee McCoy. I'm on the the 3rd book- Running Blind and then I can read the NetGalley book Lone Protector.

I may go back and read her previous 7 books so that I will have all of her books read and off the shelf. If I had known they were all connected in ways I would have started from book 1 but I had already read the Sinclair brothers awhile back.


message 28: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments Judy wrote: "I am going to start Reading Deep Cover by Sandra Orchard.. I'm so torn over what books to read but I decided the most fair thing is to work on my NetGalley list."

This is an excellent book and being her first release it has been nice to be able to encourage her. Looking forward to Book 2 in the series now.


message 29: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
It's on my TBR list!


message 30: by Laurie (new)

Laurie Kingery (goodreadscomlaurie_kingery) | 4 comments Judy wrote: "I just finished reading Lone Star Trail the first in the Texas Trails- Morgan Family Series. Can't wait to start on Captive Trail. This book was EXCELLENT!"

Judy, I've just started this too. Can hardly put it down!


message 31: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Judy wrote: "Camy asked: How were those Renee Ryan books?"

They were both good but the Courting the Enemy was a little less tense as I did not have to be sneaking around in Germany, I was in Florida on US soil..."


Oops, I didn't see this earlier. I didn't realize Shirlee's series was so intertwined. I think I have them all, though.


message 32: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Laurie wrote: "Judy wrote: "I just finished reading Lone Star Trail the first in the Texas Trails- Morgan Family Series. Can't wait to start on Captive Trail. This book was EXCELLENT!"

Judy, I've just started ..."


The premise for that series is really intriguing!


message 33: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments Laurie wrote: "Judy wrote: "I just finished reading Lone Star Trail the first in the Texas Trails- Morgan Family Series. Can't wait to start on Captive Trail. This book was EXCELLENT!"

Judy, I've just started ..."


I enjoyed the first two and received the 3rd one as well. It won't come out until October though so I'm reading some others first. They were soooo good!


message 34: by Marji (new)

Marji Laine (marjilaine) I'm in the middle of "The Doctor's Lady" by Jody Hedlund. Can't put it down! I'm usually a suspense/mystery reader, but this book has my spellbound.


message 35: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
That's really great to hear! I have Jody's debut novel on my shelf somewhere.


message 36: by Terri (new)

Terri (terrie) Sandra wrote: "Right now, I'm reading Abomination by Colleen Coble.

Over the weekend I finished Knight's Ardor. It was pretty good. It could have used a little more action and a little more time in the hero's P..."


I wanna to read that.


message 37: by Terri (new)

Terri (terrie) Judy wrote: "I got a smart phone about six weeks ago and was so frustrated the first few weeks that my phone was smarter than I was!"

humm... That is interesting....


message 38: by Judy (new)

Judy | 181 comments They are quite smart you know Terri :-)

It has to be the phone is smart or else it would mean that I am not


message 39: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
Yes, it is definitely the phone. :)


message 40: by Amancay (new)

Amancay (amancayb) | 33 comments Camy wrote: "Bridesmaid Lotto

That looks like such a cute book! How was it?"


it was good... I really enjoyed it, clean (no details on private relations...) and a great journey with a pile of interesting characters.

I followed it up with the 2nd book in the series, straight up

Gamble on Engagement, also a good read... although i get exasperated at times with heroines making more circles than necessary... I still enjoyed it!


message 41: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
LOL that bugs me sometimes, too. :)


message 42: by Amancay (new)

Amancay (amancayb) | 33 comments Camy wrote: "LOL that bugs me sometimes, too. :)"

hahaha... and then I catch myself watching reality television... talk about glutton for punishment!


message 43: by Camy (new)

Camy (camytang) | 1315 comments Mod
ROFL!


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