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    What are you reading now,and your comments on what you are reading...
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  • piats

    piats 

    Right now I'm reading Taming Rafe by Suzanne Enoch. I am enjoying it tremendously. I love her mix of romance and humor.
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      I'm reading Love Overboard by Janet Evanovich.Started it a few weeks back,now I've restarted .I like it.I'm new to her books this is the second one I've read.
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  • Laciesmom

    Laciesmom 

    I brought home "Witch Fire" by Anya Bast, and "Scent of Darkness" by Christina Dodd. I have heard great things about both and don't know which to read first. Both are paranormal.
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      I told myself that I was not going to start three books again after I finished the last ones.Well, I didn't listen. I've started three more.I don't know why I have started doing this...Here are the ones now... The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (book one)...Smitten by Janet Evanovich...Dark Kisses by Sylvia Day...
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  • deactivated member 

    Hey ya'll, I've just finished Ellora's Cavemen (Tales From The Temple 3 ) It's an
    anthology. I give it a four stars only because I did not like one of the stories in it so I did not finish reading it.
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I just finished reading Willed and Waiting by Mary Winter. It's a short vampire romance. It was OK. I'll probably start reading Leaping Hearts by Jessica Bird sometime tomorrow.
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    • CaliCheri

      CaliCheri 

      I'm re-reading Hot and Bothered by Susan Anderson. Her newest book is kinda a sequel, and I didn't remember the characters that well. I'm enjoying it a lot, I had forgotten how much I like this author. I pretty much only read paranormals now.
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    Finished Leaping Hearts. It was another OK book. I just started Velvet Glove by Emma Holly.
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  • luan

    luan 

    sushi for beginners, it's a book i'm about to give up on, it's slow and it's boring me...
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      I know what you mean ...I started a book about three weeks ago,I'm on chapter three and it is so boring....What is bad though I posted it on our bookshelf.I wonder if I can remove it... The book is Keys To Death... Good title .... I bored to death with it... I'm going to see if I can remove it from the shelf.
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  • piats

    piats 

    Right now I'm reading "If I Am Missing or Dead". It's about two sisters who are abused by their significant other. One is killed and the other gets the courage to get out. It's very good.
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    • piats

      piats 

      It started out really good, but I got frustrated about three quarters of the way through. I ended up giving it two stars by the time I finished it.
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I'm getting ready to start reading Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Me by Bella Andre.
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  • CaliCheri

    CaliCheri 

    I just started the anthology An Enchanted Season by Maggie Shayne, Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Jean Johnson. I bought it for the Nalini Singh, I like her series. Shayne and McCarthy are hit or miss with me and I've been wanting to try Jean Johnson.
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    I'm reading Manhunt by Janet Evanovich. I think that ,Alexandra Scott has spunk to give up everything and move to Alaska looking for a husband. This is a cute cozy.
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    • CaliCheri

      CaliCheri 

      I read Manhunt recently too. Sometimes those old romances are just fun.
      I just read The Promise and The Passion. Two books by Donna Boyd about werewolves. Really different books, has anyone read them?
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    • Laciesmom

      Laciesmom 

      I haven't read anything by Donna Boyd. Who published the books?
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    • CaliCheri

      CaliCheri 

      Sorry kscove I just saw your question today. They were Harper Torch fiction 1998 and 1999. I didn't know this author either. I tried to find a Donna Boyd web site but it was a country music singer.
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    • Laciesmom

      Laciesmom 

      Hey CaliCheri............. I can beat your web story !
      I went to look up Heather Graham and got a porn star........LOL
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    • Karen K (K2)

      Karen K (K2) 

      Regarding donna Boyd's werewolf books, is different a euphamism for bad? I did read them, they are not on my shelf...I porbably would have given them 2 stars. There was no background, so I felt like I started reding a book in the middle of the story!
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I just started reading The Hunters: Ben and Shadoe by Shiloh Walker.
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    • CaliCheri

      CaliCheri 

      I'm finally getting to Don't Look Down by Jennifer Crusie and Bob somebody. I had read that alot of people didn't like this one. I like it, it's got the humor and the well developed characters. It's lighter on the romance than I usually like, but I was prepared for that so it's ok. I don't like it when the book is sold as a romance when it's really a novel.

      Hey mita how did you like Ben and Shadoe? Are you reading Rafe and Sheilah next? For some reason I just love it everytime he calls her Belle.
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    • mitabird

      mitabird 

      Ben and Shadoe was really good. I haven't read Rafe and Shiela yet, but I will shortly. I'm currently reading Seduction in Death by JD Robb.
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  • Laciesmom

    Laciesmom 

    Just read "The Ghost and Mrs. McClure" by Alice Kimberly.
    A different kind of cozy for me. I picked it up because it was a haunted bookstore mystery. Now some of you know that I have an independent bookstore, and a curiosity about ghosts.

    I was pleasantly pleased although after the first few pages I almost put it down. The ghost is a private "dick" that I figure is what Dick Tracy was like........LOL He refered to women as "dolls", and to legs as "gams". I just didn't think I could get into the private dick type scenario. I kept reading and actually enjoyed the book because there was so much more to the ghost than just his "time frame". I actually got attached to the fella !

    This was the first book of the series, and I will look for the next one. A great afternoon read !
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I'm getting ready to read Highlander Untamed by Monica McCarty. I finished reading Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine yesterday.
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    • mitabird

      mitabird 

      I never did start Highlander Untamed. I just finished reading a pretty bad erotic romance. I hope to start Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead tomorrow.
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    • Laciesmom

      Laciesmom 

      Mitabird.......... You have to give now..... What "pretty bad erotic romance" was it and what did you not like about it?
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    • mitabird

      mitabird 

      The book was Passion at Sea by Lola Banks. It's an ebook from Extasy Books. The writing was terrible and the words used to describe the sex scenes were a turn off, IMO. The hero was a big fat jerk too.
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    I'm reading; Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living,
    By, Bailey White
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  • Debby

    Debby 

    The 1st Alera Codex Book by Jim Butcher
    Benjamin Franklin, by Walter Isaacson; and
    Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson .... different books at different locations!
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      That's about what I do. The problem is it takes longer to get them read.
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I couldn't get into Highlander Untamed, so I stopped reading it. I did finish Bound by Sasha White and it was pretty good. I just started reading Wild Wild West by Charlene Teglia.
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    Smitten;by Janet Evanovich is a cozy fun read. I liked Manhunt, but... I think Smitten was better.
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  • Laciesmom

    Laciesmom 

    I just started book 2 in the Changeling series.... paranormal. Left the book at the store so I, of course, don't remember the author. I am going to like it. Good, sassy humor and the Fae............ I love the Fae !

    Of course I probably should have read book 1 first, but I didn't have it and something about book 2 screamed "read me" today.
    I obey books that scream at me really well.......
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      That's funny. I too, will have book covers to say *read me.... read me...* Again with the voices. I'm freaking myself out here @@
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    • deactivated member 

      I never can get the mouth where it should be : (
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    • deactivated member 

      I have finished; Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich. It is a sweet cozy read. Now I'm reading The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant.
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I've recently finished the Felidae series by Jade Buchanan and they were pretty good. I've started the Fixed series by Christine Warren but I plan on reading The Kite Runner today.
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    I just got finished with, The Curse of the Gargoyle by
    Tara Nina. It's a good book. Now, I'm starting on Hot Stuff by
    Janet Evanovich.
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  • Debby

    Debby 

    "Men at Work" by George Wills;
    "The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde"by peter Ackroyd;
    Please, Mr. Einstein by Jean-Claude Carriere and John Brownjohn; and
    the Physics of Superheroes" by James Kakalios.

    Four books is enough at one time! (in fact, it's 1 1/2 too many)
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    I saw a posting about looking up authors on line. I find it easier to put the word 'author' first and then the author's name. I love the story about the porn star coming up for Heather Graham!!
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    • Karen J

      Karen J 

      Yea,leave it up to Laciesmom to find the porn star :)

      I have another pool book. Hot Water by Sally Gunning and Catnapped by
      Gabriella Herkert.Which Catnapped is not my pool book.
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    • Laciesmom

      Laciesmom 

      Don't you take Catnapped into the pool !!!!
      You'll drop it before I get to read it........ :)
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    • Karen J

      Karen J 

      mom... I took Catnapped to the beach,but, kept it away from the water.
      It might have sand on it.
      Hey, it's a really good book.
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    • Laciesmom

      Laciesmom 

      You took Catnapped to the beach ! It may have sand in it ! Hey, if it smells like the beach I can't wait to get it ! Margarita time :)
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I finished reading Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh and will start, and hopefully finish, Undressing Mercy by Deanna Lee.
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    Getting ready to read Marliss Melton's Navy Seals Romance Series. I've got three books on hold at the library waiting for a call. Currently reading Body Guard by Suzanne Brockmann (stand-alone). I like it so far.
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    Finished Suzanne Brockmann's Bodyguard. It was okay, a little suspenseful and a little romantic. Still waiting on Marliss Melton's series from my library. Has anyone read Angela Knight? I noticed one of her books is "Taming Jack", Tales from the Temple 2 (Ellora's Cave.) Any thoughts on her writing? Thanks!
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    • Karen J

      Karen J (edited)

      I've missed that one. I think K' has, Tales from the Temple 2... I usually get the Cavemen. When I want a quickie ;0) I'll have to check and see if it is still there.

      Really, that's what Tales from the Temple, and Cavemen are; "Quickies".
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    • Karen K (K2)

      Karen K (K2) 

      Thanks!
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    • Karen J

      Karen J (edited)

      Okay, I'm changing my shelfari pic to eggs, and changing my name to Sunny side up!!!!!! Because it seems like I'm always wipeing egg off my face when it comes to books and authors. Yes, I have read Temple 2. I reread, Taming Jack by Angelia Knight. It's still a HOT short read. I like it very much. I read this book before I started on Shelfari a year ago so I didn't have it listed. The other stories in Temple 2 is just as good.

      My fav out of the whole book is,Dragon's Law: Mace , by Alicia Sparks.

      I've forgotten how to bold my words....
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    Just finished James Rollin's "Amazonia". What a gripping red! Had my heart pounding through the whole bok!

    I am now re-reading Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" in preparation for Hilary Bailey's "Bride of Frankenstein".
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    FRANKENSTEIN’S BRIDE (FINISHED 6/29)

    REVIEW: This book included an original copy of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, which I read first, in order to remind myself of the story. I love the formal language used in those times, and this gothic classic as it is narrated in letter and voice is eerily real.

    Frankenstein's Bride by Hilary Bailey, was rather disappointing. While she remained true to the formal language, the beginning is somewhat fragmented, as if started in the middle of a story. There are a few details that are not consistent with the original Frankenstein tale. All in all, though, it was a good effort on the part of Bailey to play "what if..." with the tale of Frankenstein.

    THE TIPPING POINT (FINISHED THIS MORNING):
    REVIEW: Gladwell makes a case for one little thought, idea or concept being able to "tip" a situation or product toward a different direction. His writing style is understandable, and he places all the notes and supporting references in the back of the book, so as not to interrupt the rhythm of reading. This was am excellent book.
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  • mitabird

    mitabird 

    I just started reading Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks. I'm not a big fan of BDSM, so I hope it's light in this book.
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    I have been soooo busy, I neglected to check this discussion.

    Finished Marliss Melton's SEALS romance - not as good as they sounded. A little danger and the start, a few thrills through the middle and really predictable romance.

    Read The Soul Thief...need to see my psychiatrist now!

    Read Disclosure by Michael Crichton - corporate intrigue, sexual abuse - not his usual fare, nor his best effort at writing. No scariness here!

    Read Captain's Fury, part of the Codex Alera by Jim Butcher - awesome continuance of the series.

    Read High Crimes by Joseph Finder yesterday all in one sitting!!! Oh, boy, what a book!!! Definitely recommend it to anybody to red, no matter what genre you may prefer!

    Currently reading Sunshine by Robin McKinley.
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  • Karen K (K2)

    Karen K (K2) 

    Just finished Sunshine by Robin McKinley. What a delightfully different book! I really don't care for any of the "professional" descriptions of the book. I liked the mix of magic and 'other' paranormal creatures.

    Going on to read Dan Brown's Deception Point.
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    • mitabird

      mitabird 

      I couldn't finish Sunshine. I got about half-way through it and realized it wasn't for me.
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    • Karen K (K2)

      Karen K (K2) 

      There are books like that! LOL

      Even within a genre, there are so many "flavors" or varieties. Isn't it great, though, that we can read and explore and say to our friends, "I didn't like it"...?
      posted 3 months ago. ( reply )
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