BOOKS

I love getting lost in a great book.  I remember reading as a child and feeling as if the characters became friends to me.  Never wanting to put a book down because you just cannot wait to see what happens next, and yet dreaded the last page because you don’t want to loose touch with a good friend has always been an issue for me.  I tend to read in waves.  I can go long periods of time without reading and then I feel compelled to get as much reading in as possible.  Now that I have a child in the house some of the time, I think it’s also important for her to see us reading in order to help her cultivate of love of books as well.  I also read all genres of books, though I do tend to draw towards the hopeless romance section a little too often! lol 

Currently Reading: 

The 9th Judgement by James Patterson

Read During 2010

1. Anne’s House of Dreams by LM Montgomery Completed 9-10-10
2. Anne of Avonlea by LM Montgomery Completed  9-5-10
3. Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery Completed 9-1-10
4. Hot Ice by Nora Roberts Completed
5. Unhallowed Ground by Heather Graham Completed 6-5-10 One of the most poorly edited books I have read.
6. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson Completed 5-29-10  Always leaves me wanting more.
7. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris Completed 5-24-10  Damn.  End of the book set I have.  Off to the library!
8. Definately Dead by Charlaine Harris Completed 5-21-10
9. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris Completed 5-16-10
10. Barefoot by Elin Hildebrand Completed 5-5-10 A friendship and life novel that hit a bit close to home, ironically.  Three woman spend the summer together.  Once has been fired from her job, one is having trouble conceiving a child and third finds out she has cancer and is undergoing chemo.  Their stories and lives intertwine even further when they meet a young man at the beach where they are staying for the summer.
11. The Summer of Two Wishes by Julia London Completed 4-27-10 Romantic type novel with a current social concsience and thought provoking story line.  Well written.
12. Flowers on Main by Sherryl Woods Completed 4-19-10 Total romantic fluff.  Perfect distraction for all the nonsense I’ve been dealing with lately!  Part of the Chesepeake Shores series.  I’m looking forward to finding more.
13. Death and Judgement by Donna Leon  Completed 4-15-10  Not really my style of writing.  However, once I started the who-dunnit I wanted to learn who actually had dunnit. lol  Once again, the ending was a bit vague and not to my liking.  I don’t think I’ll seek out another book by this author.
14. The Plague Tales by Ann Benson Completed 4-2-10 One of the most compelling story lines I’ve read in a long time.  However, the ending left me confused and tormented.  I’m a loss because I wanted to give it a rave review.  Now? I give it an eh.
15. Naughty Neighbor by Janet Evanovich Completed 3-1-10 Fun Fluff – Even though the characters where nothing like me or my husband, their feelings for one another reminded me a lot of us. 
16. Almost Home  a Collection of short love stories by Cathy Lamb, Judy Duarte, Mary Carter & Debbie Macomber  Completed 2-26-10  Love stories – plain and simple
17. Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber Complete 2-17-10  Simple in it’s message.  Search out things to add more depth to  your life.
18. Back on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber Completed 2-13-10  A feel good book about friends
19. High on Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips Completed 2-5-10  One of the most honest poignant memoirs I’ve read.  Eye opening and sad, but leaves you with a lot of respect for her hard work.

Read During 2009

1. Wish You Well by David Baldacci  A different type of book for him.  I think one of his best. 
2. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris  Completed 8-26-09 My favorite of the series so far.  Loved the new character interaction. 
3. Sail by James Patterson & Howard Roughan Completed 8-18-09  A little too rote to be considered a great read.
4. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck  Completed 7-27-09
5. The Pearl by John Steinbeck  Completed 7-23-09  Thought provoking.  I may actually get a post out of this one.
6. Cup of Comfort For Christmas: Stories that celebrate the warmth, joy, and wonder of the holiday  edited Colleen Sell  Completed 7-19-09  What can I say? I’m a sucker for a little Christmas spirit in July!  Heartwarming stories on a sun warming day.
7. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris  Completely 7-12-09 Eh.
8. 6th Target by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro  Completed 7-7-09  I’m SO hooked on this series of books.  Will she marry Joe or NOT? Damn lol
9. Cross Country by James Patterson  Completed 7-1-09  Alex Cross finds himself in the middle of an international murder ring in this one.  Compelling who done it type story.  Kept me tuned in the whole time.
10. 5th Horseman by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro   Completed 6-23-09  Very intriguing – double plot story line.  Kept me guessing and on the edge of  my seat.
11. You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson & Howard Roughan  Completed  6-12-09   As always, Patterson is a fast read.  However, this one left me hanging.
12. The Divide by Nicholas Evans  Completed 6-5-09  Sometimes it takes some of us longer to  find it, but eventually we all acheive peace 
13. The Skeleton Man by Tony Hillerman  Completed 5-8-09
14. The Collectors by David Baldacci – Completed 4-19-09
15. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - Completed 3-6-09
16. It’s Always Something by Gilda Radner – Completed 2-13-09
17. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs – Completed 1-29-09

Read During 2008:

1. A Very Merry Christmas: Do You Hear What I Hear by Lori Foster, Bah Humbug, Baby by Gemma Bruce & By Firelight by Janice Maynard
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. In the Castle of the Flynns by Michael Raleigh
4. Angels Fall by Nora Roberts
5. 4th of July by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
6. The Summons by John Grisham
7. Spirit by Graham Masterton
8. What if GOD Where the SUN? by A Novel by Psychic Medium, John Edward
9. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
10. Beach Road by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge
11. The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
12. White Hot by Sandra Brown
13. Seduction by Design by Sandra Brown
14. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks
15. Standoff by Sandra Brown
16. Close to You by Christina Dodd
17. Riley in the Morning by Sandra Brown
18. In a Class by Itself by Sandra Brown
19. The Calhouns: Suzanna’s Surrender and Megan’s Mate by Nora Roberts
20. The Switch by Sandra Brown
21. Slow Heat in Heaven by Sandra Brown
22. Summer’s Child by Luanne Rice
23. Ricochet by Sandra Brown
24. Hello, Darkness by Sandra Brown
25. Breakfast in Bed by Sandra Brown