ARC Book Review: Thrill Ride

Book Title: Thrill Ride
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Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Format: ebook, paperback

Cost: $7.99

Pages: 352

How I got it: NetGalley, 

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My Rating:★★★★1/2
Erotica Rating: 
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Synopsis:

He's Gone Rogue Ex-Navy SEAL Rock Babineaux’s job is to get information, and he’s one of the best in the business. Until something goes horribly wrong and he’s being hunted by his own government. Even his best friends at the covert special-ops organization Black Knights Inc. aren’t sure they can trust him. He thinks he can outrun them all, but his former partner—a curvy bombshell who knows just how to drive him wild—refuses to cut him loose. She Won't Back Down Vanessa Cordova hasn’t been the team’s communication specialist very long, but she knows how to read people—no way is Rock guilty of murder. And she’ll go to hell and back to help him prove it. Sure, the sexy Cajun has his secrets, but there’s no one in the world she’d rather have by her side in a tight spot. Which is good, because they’re about to get very tight…

My Review:
I'm so in love with the Black Knights. Where can I meet them?? This is the second book by Julia Walker I have read and I love her writing.  Rev It Up was my introduction to her and I loved the Jake the Snake so much I went and got all the other books in the series that I didn't have right away.  I really loved the glimpses of Rock and Vanessa we got in the book.  I love that each book gave you a preview of the next Black Knight to fall in love.  I'm so intriqued I can't wait to read the next one.

In reading Rev It Up, I had some serious expectations for Rock & Vanessa's story and Julie delivered on them all.  Rock is just that man who is so awesome but doesn't take himself too seriously, he's confident but not arrogant, and he fell hard for Vanessa although he didn't think he should act on it.  Vanessa fell for the hot cajun the minute she walked into the Black Knights building, she wanted to be a tough operator and she did her best to toughen up so she could fit in.  She totally kicked ass when she needed to, and even though her goal was 'tough operator" she was still in touch with her feelings; & still knew when she was totally out of her depths and allowed Rock to lead where Rock led.

That moment in Eve's house?!?!?!?! OMGawds, even though I knew what was happening I was still devestated right along with her. I was totally invested in the story and couldn't put it down, Poor Vanessa, she probably lost like ten years off her life.

It took one day to read this because I dived right in and didn't come up for air until I finished it.   The characters are so well written and it's so engaging, the wit, the funny stories, I can't wait to read Steady's story by the way, "details are superflouos" indeed, I loved those glimpse into each character's personality.  I loved the inner monologue of both Rock & Vanessa, they are so awesome, I so couldn't stop reading that garage scene then when Ghost caught them?!!! The laugh was pretty loud when I read that scene. Heck I'm smiling now writing about it.

Eve looks like shs's going to be a great character as well. I can't wait to read the story between her and her guy, it should be totally interesting. Now excuse me while I catch up with the rest of the Black Knights I'm heading to Becky's first then I hear Ali's story is kick ass as well. See you guys. Have fun!!

 

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ARC Book Review: Lucretia & The Kroons

Book Title: Lucretia & The Kroons
Author: Victor LaValle

Publisher: Spiegel & Grau via Random House Digital
Format: ebook
Genre: Adult Fiction

Cost: $0.99

Pages: 100

How I got it: Publisher via NetGalley

My Rating:★★★1/2
Erotica Rating: N/A
Synopsis:

From one of the most acclaimed young writers of fiction in America today comes a fast-paced and fantastical novella about a young girl's journey into a dark netherworld to find her missing best friend. This eBook edition contains an exclusive excerpt from Victor LaValle's new novel The Devil in Silver, about which Gary Shteyngart raves, "Literary horror just found a new master." Lucretia's best friend and upstairs neighbor Sunny-a sweet pitbull of a kid, even as she struggles with a mysterious illness-has gone missing. The only way to get her back is for Lucretia to climb the rickety fire escape of their Queens tenement and crawl through the window of apartment 6D, portal to a vast shadowland of missing kids ruled by a nightmarish family of mutants whose designs on the children are unknown. Her search for Sunny takes Lucretia through a dark fantasyland where she finds lush forests growing from concrete, pigeon-winged rodents, and haunted playgrounds. Her quest ultimately forces her to confront the most frightening specter of all: losing, forever, the thing you love the most. Lucretia and the Kroons is a dazzlingly imaginative adventure story and a moving exploration of the power of friendship and the terror of loss. This all-new novella serves as the perfect companion piece to The Devil in Silver, a thrillingly suspenseful work of literary horror that continues the story of Lucretia.

My Review:

"Being young doesn't protect you, horrors come for kids, too"

It took forever to get to this book, and it's one of the few novellas I have read that went as fast as it did.  I've never read this author before, so his writing style was new to me. The story just jumped right into it, now pretense or build up, it just went right to it.

Now this is a very different kind of book for me, a bit of a magical realism, yet very different.  Loochie is a kid who doesn't realize that the world is kind of harsh; her best friend was sick from leukaemia and dying and she still doesn't understand just how bad the disease is.  When her older brother visits just before her friend comes over to celebrate her birthday, he shares with her the story of the Kroons as a way to scare her about being alone in the house for the first time by herself.

I was kind of confused reading this book, what would have happened if her brother didn't tell her about the Kroons?? How would have this worked out?? How comes she didn't hear the sirens and think anything about it?? I knew immediately what was wrong, but she was completely clueless.

I felt so bad for her knowing what was going on and she didn't know.  Then the Kroons happened and I was just engrossed in the story. Holy Crap, I just...WOW.  What a story. I was still confused reading it, the main thing that stuck out to me was the fact that if her brother didn't tell her this story about the Kroons would the rest of it happen??

It's an okay story, engaging while you're reading it. The ending didn't make any sense, why not say ok maybe I was dreaming; but she refused to back down even when it meant she was going to get into trouble.

Enjoy while reading, he's an interesting author.

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Book Review: How to Sell Your Crafts Online

Book Title: How To Sell Your Crafts Online
Author: Derrick Sutton | Author's Website | Author's Twitter

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Cost: $21.99

Pages: 206

How I Got It: Borrowed From the Library

My Rating:★★★★☆
Synopsis:

With over 400,000 sellers on Etsy, how can you make YOUR shop stand out and increase your sales? This is a key question for many crafters and artists who are selling online these days. Now here are all the answers and much more from author and Etsy seller Derrick Sutton. Based on his self-published guide, and drawn from his practical experience, you will learn how to boost your Etsy sales, attract more customers, and expand your online presence. Derrick shares his proven online sales and marketing knowledge in an easily accessible format, complete with simple actions steps at the end of each chapter. Learn how to completely optimize your Etsy shop, website, or blog, and much more.

My Review:
My sister is a businesswoman and she has been pushing me to make my scarves and sell them for years now. Before I jumped into the fray I decided I needed to know more.  This book is great for those who have never used Etsy before and wanted to know how to use the craft site and promote your products without going to a website developer.

I have personally played around with Etsy for a little while. I was once going to start selling my crochet crafts but decided to focus on finishing school first. Maybe one day I will go into selling my stuff online and because of this book I will be well versed in how to get it done and done well.

The books is very easily laid out. The author is well informed and makes using Etsy extremely easy. The author shared so many great tips on how to maximize your viewership & search ability as well as your optimization of your website. Along with how to link and share with others your site, how to get your name out there, how to add other features onto the site and even how to make your pictures of your products look great.  I especially liked learning how to use the stats section of the website, so you know who is viewing & what they are looking at, which helps with product productions and sales.  I also especially loved learning more about apps I already use but haven't completely taken full advantage of for instance Google's Document Section.  This gave me tons of ideas for regular use, not just for the suggested options in the book.

Everything you need to know to START an Etsy is in this book, but for more detailed business aspect information you will have to look at other books, the author does give some great resources wit the book on finding more information and how to expand your brand. But of course no one book can give you everything.

I would highly recommend this book for those looking to jump into Etsy, as it's specific to Etsy but it's also great for those who need some information on selling crafts online.  It's a crafter's resource, especially because it's set up artistically as well. Many of his suggestions are great for us bloggers as well. So when you see changes around here, you know where some of it is coming from.

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ARC Book Review: Stolen

Book Title: Stolen
Author: Shiloh Walker

Publisher: Ballantine Books
Format: ebook

Cost: $7.99

Pages: 400

How I got it: NEtGalley

My Rating:★★★★1/2
Erotica Rating: N/A
Synopsis:

Shay Morgan has stayed hidden for a long time. Living a reclusive life in Earth’s End, Alaska, she’s as far away as she can get from the trauma of her childhood and the man who hurt her long ago. But terror takes over Shay’s life yet again when an unknown stalker steals away the fragile peace she’s built for herself—targeting not only her but the one man who’s ever managed to get past the walls she’s built around herself. Elliot Winter has lived through being falsely accused before—it ruined his military career. Now it’s happening all over again. And this time, his accuser is a twisted impostor who’s targeting his ex-girlfriend, Shay. Despite a fierce mutual attraction, Shay and Elliot broke up because Shay couldn’t let her guard down, couldn’t let Elliot in. But now they both need to trust each other to confront a psycho who seems to know all their secrets.

My Review:

Coming in here had been a BFM. Big fucking mistake. She should have just waited in the car…“I miss you." Closing her eyes, she whispered, “Don’t.” His lips brushed across her brow. “Don’t want? Tell you that I miss you? Miss us?”
“Us?” She laughed hollowly as she turned to face him. “There is no us, remember? You said that. There’s me…and there’s you…and sometimes we’re together, but there’s no us.”
His gaze held hers. “I never wanted it to be that way. And maybe there was more of an us than I realized. Seeing you…” he paused, took a deep breath. “Seeing you just drives that home.”
Those intense, hypnotic eyes held hers. Her heart kicked up a few beats, stealing her breath away. As he started to dip his head, Shay stood there, frozen. Shit. What now…
His mouth, so warm, brushed against hers. She gasped and then almost wished she hadn’t as he used that opportunity to tease the inside of her lips with his tongue, moving deeper and deeper. His hands came around her waist, tugging her closer.
This is a bad idea…
The warning was already screaming in her head. She couldn’t give him what he needed. And he couldn’t accept what she had to give. They would just hurt each other again—

OMG.. this book is so good, so heart wrenching you become hooked from the get go. Just amazing. best description of the emotions you go through with plagiarism. 20% in and I'm going to say it's ...yep I picked out the killer from the beginning. See I just knew it!! That biotch is just cray cray.  This however highlights that you can't shove your head in the sand then be surprised when it all goes to shyt around you.


Shay's had a pretty awful life upon until this point, really bad things have happened to her. And in response she has hidden herself away, instead of facing it head on. This made her the perfect target, she never knew what hit her; this hiding away?? Yeah it clearly didn't work out either.  Shay need some serious therapy, lots and lots of it.  Her family is just so wrong, my heart just broke for her, while reading this, I'm devastated for her as everything was revealed.

I loved Elliot & I really liked Shay.  Shay was both strong & stupid I mean she makes some seriously dumb decisions just so she doesn't have to face reality (at least at first).  Most of what happened could have been prevented if she would listen to advice and gotten justice and closure instead of ...well  I'll let you read and see.

I'm happy for them but Shay's going to have her work cut out for her in this relationship; and so is poor Elliot.  I loved him, he was the perfect boyfriend, he was patient when she needed it, he gave her the room she needed and boy oh boy he let her have her way when she needed him to let her do so.  Reading from Elliot's point of view it made me wonder about how partners deal when their lovers are harmed and they can't do anything.  Especially when they meet and marry wo/men who have survived childhood abuse.  It made me heart sick for those whose partners are raped,  and they are left to pick up the pieces, left to deal when their partners flinch each time they come near, or look at them with terror if they do something unexpected. I have to admit i never really thought about the partners who are left with wounded lovers.

This book was excellent for highlighting that, the strain on the relationship  the daily terror that some victims live with.  How people shut down to cope. She kinda reminded me a bit of Eve from the In Death series, & gave me a better glimpse of what Roarke must go through with her.

Slight Cons:
We needed more from Elliot. He started off strong but then he kinda became just a shadow there to help her along but not really his own character, he seemed to only be there thinking about her feelings and what she needs from him, never what he needs (which is let's be real a human trait).

I also would have loved to get more from the other characters, more background on Angie & her 'bad-ass cop" & Lorna & her cop Mark.  We really didn't learn much they were just on the periphery of her life.  Integral but not at the same time.  The background information about each character was only enough to let us know how the interact with Shay.  We only know enough about Elliot to know he's a good guy,and I noticed there were hints to some damage done to Leslie as well but not much information  was given about her either.

Even without all that it was still a great book and one I can see reading again. Ohhh I really really loved that he was just an 'average' guy, not picture perfect six feet tall and ripped, he was a little over five feet ten, yeah that really caught my eye.  This is my first time reading this author and I have added all her books to my list. Yep it was that awesome.

It's a must read, have tissues handy book. Enjoy my loves!!

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ARC Book Review: Three Musketeers: Surrender the Dark

Book Title: The Three Musketeers # 1: Surrender the Dark
Author: Donna Kauffman

Publisher: Loveswept Harlequin
Format: ebook

Cost: $2.99

Pages: 240

How I got it: NetGalley

My Rating:★★★★☆
Erotica Rating: 
Synopsis:

They call themselves the Three Musketeers: three lifelong friends, men who will put it all on the line in the name of honor and loyalty. Jarrett McCullough values those bonds as seriously as he values his job heading a covert group of operatives skilled in handling sensitive international information. But his current mission has suddenly gone very wrong—and he finds himself wounded and near death in the last place he ever expected to be. Rae Gannon is stunned to find her ex-boss bleeding from a gunshot wound, mere paces from her front door. It has been two years since her move to the remote Blue Ridge Mountains, where she tried to erase the memories and the pain she suffered from having been part of McCullough’s team. Yet as Rae tends to Jarrett’s battered body she realizes that the air between them is still sizzling with a slow-burning need. But this time there are more than just hearts at stake. The mission that almost got Jarrett killed threatens to put Rae back in harm’s way. And if they surrender to their desires, it may cost them their lives.

My Review:
It's a re-issue that has been updated for the times, this is the first time I am reading it however.  I read this book after the third in the series, so I got a glimpse of the characters before reading their story. I really enjoyed reading this book. It's emotional, the characters are well rounded and written in a way that makes them easy to love.  Of the three men who grew up together Jarrett is the one who goes into military intelligence, it's a job that suits him, it gives him something to look forward to and is a way for him to honor his father, his inspiration & hero.

It's a beautifully written story about the healing power of love, of knowing that there is one person in the world to whom you matter and who matter to you.  Rae got out of her job away from those she considered a family two years ago, when all that was important to her was tainted.  Lost, confused & broken, she retreats to the seclusion & safety of the mountains.  Using crafting as a healing therapy  she slowly comes to create her own haven & finds peace.

Then a little pup comes knocking at the door & with it her old world comes crashing back in.  She does what she has to do to protect the wman who trained her with the goal of kicking him out the second he's conscious  but it all changes and slowly they both learn to open up to their emotions and to each other.  It doesn't take long before the walls begin to crumble and in their place stand two lonely and world weary people who are battered by their fight for justice and the battles that has chosen them.

It's a beautifully written story that bring you in, this glimpse of Jarrett & rae was both heartbreaking & endearing, they both desperately wanted to belong to someone but feared sharing their world with anyone, because who else would understand what they need from each other?  I liked that the characters are well written, well rounded & fully vibrant. They clicked well, which made their sparing moments awesome & when they stripped themselves raw you just felt the emotion.

I loved it.   The emotions felt so real and were strongly described, the sense of growth, of love of belonging, just amazing. I especially loved that they were strong separate but choosing each other made them even stronger; which then of course made their intimate moments beautiful.

Because it's a re-issue some of the 'age' shows especially in the comment about women and equality and fighting in the front. Sadly even though this was written many years ago it's still applicable to now. It's an amazingly fast read as well, so make sure to go get it!!!

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ARC Book Review: Lana's Lawman

Book Title: Lana's Lawman
Author: Karen Leabo

Publisher: Random House/ Loveswept Classic Romance
Format: ebook

Cost: $2.99

Pages: 320

How I got it: NetGalley

My Rating:★★★★☆
Erotica Rating: 
Synopsis:

Though it’s been years since Sloan Bennett has seen Lana Gaston, time melts instantly when he comes to her rescue during a Texas thunderstorm. Lana was everything a teenage bad boy couldn’t have . . . but she felt like his for three magical weeks. Then she broke his heart—and Sloan walked away from Destiny, Texas. But now he’s back, wearing a badge, and wondering if fate has decided to give him another chance. A struggling single mom, Lana can’t help looking back at all the wrong choices she made. With Sloan so close again, she’s filled with old regrets and deep new longing. Could the silly souvenir of a policeman’s badge, given to her by a fortune-teller, have more meaning than she ever dared to dream? Once, Lana didn’t have the courage to tell Sloan how much she cared. So she hurt him instead. But as his sensual lips dare to kiss away yesterday’s pain, she’ll risk her heart to let him know that this time, she’s his forever.

My Review:

Ohhh boy, bad boys who become good boys & ride motorcycles, & wear uniforms. Who wouldn't love that?? I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it in like one day. The beginning of the story was so engaging I started adding the other books even before I started reading the rest of the book, I just knew it would be good!!

I was hooked from the prologue and the book didn't disappoint at all. I loved catching up with Lana & learning her story; a pretty good catch~up on what happens to the high school's most popular student, & it doesn't always have a happy ending.

Much like Lana I thought she was the one who delayed getting married, but nope she was the second of the three in the prophesy.  She was actually pretty good as a character, she was strong but very vulnerable, floundering in knowing who she was after a relationship that was devastating.  Finding herself means giving up all she was known and comfortable with, & going all in with everything she has to make a better life for herself and her son.

In walks her old love, her first love, the bad boy, Sloane who became a cop & man oh man do the sparks fly. I loved that their love wasn't perfect as soon as they met, they had to work at it. Lana was a woman who had a hard first marriage & isn't trying to make the same mistake. She fights hard not to dive in and give up her freedom, or her independence, but wants a relationship, she has to learn how to balance being able to lean on someone and just giving up completely to someone.  She lacked confidence in herself & her decisions & saw anyone's help as a threat to her independence (even when it wasn't)

Sloane was an amazing character, he is more comfortable relating to people as a cop than as a man, because he has never known what it is to have someone love him down to his bones. He's had a pretty tough life until a good man took an interest and gave him something to strive for.   Even though he had done everything he wanted coming home to Destiny & finding Lana there brought him back to those teenager years after she broke up with him.  He had his doubts as well but still he made the decision to go full throttle especially with Lana's son Rob.  Sloane was an amazing role model in that situation  I felt so deeply for him when his incident happened.  I'm glad it brought them together

I enjoyed the story, even though there was a moment after Rob got into trouble that I wanted to slap Lana for her reaction; eventually she got her head on straight but still it took an eight year for her to see it;  out of the mouths of babes is all I can say.  I loved Sloane as a character & Lana was pretty good as well.  the ex husband wasn't fleshed out, but then he was only a background character anyway.  I wanted more about her friends and I can't wait to read Millicent's story especially ( I mean have you seen that cover??) 

Enjoy the read my loves

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ARC Book Review: Dark Knight

Book Title: Dark Knight
Author: Donna Kauffman

Publisher: Random House
Format: ebook

Cost: $2.99

Pages: 240

How I got it: Netgalley/ Purchased

My Rating:★★★★☆
Erotica Rating: N/A
Synopsis:

A rogue warrior who challenged her to taste the pleasures of surrender. . . He was her mission, a midnight capture she'd trained for, but Logan Blackstone sensed her presence in the isolated cabin--and pinned agent Scottie Giardi to the bed! Utterly primitive, stark naked, and dangerous in every way that mattered, Logan demanded the truth in a voice as seductive as it was lethal. Recklessly aroused by this dark god, Scottie responded with potent abandon, but once he'd claimed her soul, would he keep it? Fierce and mesmerizing, achingly intense and breathlessly sensual, Donna Kauffman's sizzling story of perfectly matched adversaries is one of her wildest--and one of her best! He tantalized her, overwhelmed her, and taught her the exquisite thrill of losing control, but could a woman who never played it safe find sanctuary in this renegade's heart?

My Review:
"After all, she had drugged, shot at, and chained the man within twenty-four hours of meeting him. Why the hell shouldn’t he believe her capable of worse" Scottie, Dark Knight

Extremely fast read. Well written characters that weren't stilted or stiff, the story line nor the dialogue felt forced. I really loved the characters because they made sense together, they flowed well.  From the get go I loved Scottie, she's driven, resourceful, & knows her own mind (of course that's before she met Logan, then all hell breaks loose).  Here to do the job the by the rules Scottie is in for it with a fly the seat of his pants renegade Logan; who doesn't it take kindly that this strange woman has shot him full of drugs & hogtied him to the bed.

He grumbled something, then wrenched onto his stomach as if some invisible force had shoved him. Her mouth went dry. A coil of white linen between his legs was all that covered him. Somewhere she found enough spit to swallow. But she couldn't dredge up a denial. She wanted that sheet gone. In fact, she curled her hands into fists against the temptation to step into the room, grab the sheet and tug it the rest of the way off of him.The man was simply too glorious to be covered. He deserved to be naked. He had the kind of sprawled grace that would make artists of any medium salivate. Chapter 1.

Man oh man from the first few pages, the two hit it off. Ever mindful she has a mission to accomplish Scottie is here to the job & Logan's not about to make that easy for her. Every turn they find themselves fighting for the upper-hand. In each other the two have found a kindred spirit & even though the book states that there is some adventure involved it's mostly off the pages (so like deep background stuff).  This book is more of a character book with the focus being on Logan & Scottie & the love affair they are engaging in.  

I can't wait to find Lucas story or the other women/men of the Dirty Dozen, they sound intriguing.  Although accelerated due to the dangerous situation the action is a foregone conclusion & takes place mostly off page.  The rest of the book is about them & the buildup of trust between them.

The pop & sizzle between the two gives a pretty big buildup, it leads to a pretty good love scene between them. Not the modern day, porn/graphic erotica detail but still a good basic about them love scene.  I liked that they were 'kindred souls' & found a home in each other.  It was a good novel.  I like Donna's writing & look forward to enjoying some more of her books.

A definite must read, add to your book pile asap. Happy Reading

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ARC Book Review: Colton Showdown

Book Title: Colton Showdown
Author: Marie Ferrarella

Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Format: ebook/ paperback

Cost: $5.25

Pages: 224

How I got it: NetGalley

My Rating:★★★★★
Erotica Rating: N/A
Synopsis:

"You're safe from those monsters now."It's supposed to be the final confrontation. Philly detective Tate Colton will go under cover to bust the sex trafficking ring targeting young Amish women. He doesn't count on his sting operation falling apart—or being forced to escape with the breathtaking key witness he's sworn to protect. Hiding in New York City with a handsome detective? Amish seamstress Hannah Troyer's more than a little out of her element. The big city—and men like Tate—are part of a world that's nothing like what she's used to. As danger inches closer, he's her only route to safety…and a forbidden attraction she dares to indulge in

My Review:
Wow, now I have to find the other sibling's stories.  This is book four of the series, and it's written that way.  Most books you can read without having read the first few books, this one you kinda had to have read them to really understand the back story, the previous couples and their stories, but you can still read it on it's own.  (all of that is to say I have read the books out of order..oops).  I so want to read Caleb's story he seems like an intriguing gentleman. I personally loved Tate, it was told mostly from his POV & yet at the same time it wasn't first person.

I do have to say this is a very sensitive story that the author has chosen to write and she does it beautifully.  Marie handled the story well without being trite or being too overdone.  She does get repetitive when describing the bad guys ( we get it they are scum, no arguments here, no need to have several paragraphs describing why the cop is the good guy & they aren't we got it.)  I do have to say I didn't put the book down until I finished it (about three days, work kept interfering with my reading) because it was that captivating to read the story between Colton & Hannah.

Hannah is an Amish woman kidnapped and sold to the highest bidder, which luckily for her is Detective Tate Colton,  he's there to rescue her & the other young women being snagged from their small town of Paradise Ridge.  Tate works hard to stay focused & on target, his job is to get the ringleader not fall in love, but we know what they say about Gods & plans right??

I loved Hannah, even though she was like a brand new baby in the world she was fascinated and so in love with everything she made it new for Tate who is of course a little jaded after many years on the force in Philly.

The only thing I didn't like (and this is just a personal thing) but the author's obsession with Hannah's virginity, I understand that it's why she was stolen, but Tate's belief that she was 'innocent' and 'pure' kept being brought up. I get that why she was being sold was because of her virginity but it doesn't mean she herself as a woman is an "innocent/pure" human being. I dislike when purity myth is banded about especially now, but hey I guess that's the point of the story right??

Either way it's still a good read, & fast paced as well. Now excuse why I add three new books to the TBR Pile so I can catch up with the rest of the Colton's. ( Wait what do you mean I'm defeating the purpose of the TBR Pile?? You mean I'm not supposed to add books?? Well then I fail don't I??) Happy Reading my loves.

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It's Offically a new year &

I'm joining every challenge of the blogsphere, right now I'm Barney (from HIMYM) and just saying Challenge Accepted to every challenge I seem to be coming across!! I love it, almost all of them are going to be passive challenges since I will be reading those books anyway, but the challenges I'm looking forward to the most are the following:

Fran from HeyFranHey, hosts challenges each month of a different variety, mostly fitness and health challenges this month she has decided to kick start the new year with all of them rolled into one awesome month challenge. I'm taking part won't you??  Click on the link to go to the website to see the details of how this month's challege is going to work. I have already done it. Yep I made soup with sweet potato instead of regular potato and had that for lunch, Im using Jamiacan coconut oil for my nails and the workout almost killed me but I did it.

My new No Soda Challenge for 2013, this time, it's going to be a whole lot different last year's challenge was a massive flop, I failed mostly because I didn't have alternatives to soda when I was at work, this time, I have purchase a non bpa water bottle and plan to and actually have been using it a lot over the last few weeks, so the new habit has already been formed, I now just have to maintain it.

Book Challenges:

Y'all know I love Nicholas Sparks, I have several books from him htat I have left to read, especially the one that will be coming out as a movie soon, so I have to read it before it becomes a movie.  I believe I have seven to ten left to read and I will be doing so as soon as possible. I'm doing the "married" level which is 13-16 books through the year.

I'm aiming for Chief level which is 16+ men in uniform books for the year. (whew that's all?? Hot men in uniform??!!Yeah I can do that).  Hell I have already made the first book of that challenge this morning. Yeah this is a cake walk.

And of course my favorite challenge is going to be:

I'm going back for Crone level, it's yeah the same level I went for last year and didn't make. I'm doing this level and I promise It's going to be awesome I'm going to share all of the awesome Witch books I'm reading this year. make sure to swing by Melissa's blog to sign up for the challenge. 

Of course the Pagan Reading Challenge is a must do. Afterall this is a pagan blog isn't it??!?!? I'm going to do the Adept level so I have room to grow, I'm betting I will be able to grow up several levels, but last year I went for the highest level and I didn't even come close. 

And I have two more to do, and they are the awesome Bewitching Home blog party. It will be on Imbolc, This is also a must do Blog Party. It's a party for when the winter duldrums have come to call, yes,this one is also a must do.  

And this challenge that I have been taking part in this morning.  It's called the New Year's Resolution Challenge, and the goal of this challenge is for you to read, research and do something to help you with your new year's resolutions. You read 1~4 books on any of the subjects dealing with your resolution and aim to help you stick with them.  

The To Be Read Challenge is another given, it's funny this year I read 134 books and yet my TBR pile actually grew. No bueno. So this year, no new books, only what's on the pile will count towards any of my reading. I have to clean that list up. 

And to go along with this, I will also be doing the Take Control March challenge hosted by Kimba.  This is a way to clean up the TBR pile and win prizes. This challenge will just for me be more motivation to tackle the mound of books screaming my name from my bookshelves.

Well there you have it. I have signed up for a ton of challenges this year and Goddess knows I'm sure to stumble onto more as the year goes on.  If you see any you like and think would be great, why not sign up and let me know so we can share notes and compare book ideas?/

Good Luck and Happy reading!!

2013 TBR Pile

This is my dream list of books I have to read for this year. many of them are for my education, but many are books I love to check out and read for myself. I will of course be doing book reviews and recommendations as I see fit. The goal is to read as many as possible, This is hosted by Roof Beam Reader

Fiction Section:
Amanda Ashley

Catherine Anderson

• Phantom Waltz
• my sunshine
• blue skies
• only by your touch

L.A. Banks "Crimson Moon Series" 

Alice Borchardt

• Dragon Queen
• Wolf King

Seressia Glass

• Shadow Chase
• what white boyz ride
• no commitment required

Laurell K Hamilton

• Divine Misdemenors
• Bullet
• Hit List
• Skin Trade
• Flirt
• Kiss the Dead June 2012

Linda Howard

• drop dead gorgeous

Christine Feehan Dark Series: 

• Dark Challenge, 
• Dark Fire, 
• Dark Melody
• Dark Destiny
• Dark Demon

Susan Krinard

• Touch of the wolf
• Prince of Shadows
• Once a wolf

Patricia Briggs

cathie linz " good girls do"

Madeline Baker

Lisa Cach

Melanie Jackson
Julie Garwood:

• Mercy 
• Heartbreaker
• shadow dance
• Murder list
• slow burn
• killjoy

Cheryl Sterling
JD Robb:

• Midnight in death~Silent Night Anthology
• interlude in death ~Out of this World Anthology
• Remember when
• ritual in death ~ Suite 606 Anthology
• Haunted in death ~ Bump in the Night Anthology
• Eternity in death~ Dead of the Night Anthology
• missing in death~ The Lost Anthology
• possession in death ~ Anthology
• chaos in death

Shana Abe:

• "Smoke thief",
•  "dream thief", 
• "the dragon queen", 
• "time weaver", 
• "the treasure keeper",
•  'the secret swan','
•  the last mermaid',
•  'intimate enemies',
•  'the truelove bride', 
• ' a kiss at midnight'

Morgan Llywelyn "the horse goddess"

Lynn Kurland

Lynsay Sands
Maggie Shayne

Cheyenne McCray

Teresa Medeiros

Karyn Monk

Katie MacAlister

Keri Allridch
Karen Marie Moning 

• To Tame a Highland Warrior
• The Dark Highlander

Gena Showalter

• Lords of the Underworld Series ( nine books)

Elizabeth Vaughan

" The wayfarer redemption" by Sara Douglass

"Caught in the Mix" by Candice dow

"One more time" anthology by  Christine rimmer

"trouble loves company" by angie daniels

"the color line" lizetter G Carter

"Designed for passion" Francine Craft

"Two grooms and a wedding" adrianne byrd

"trust me on this" Jennifer Cruise

"to tame a wild hear"; "Forbidden Garden" by Tray fobes

 "Brazen virtue", " sacred sins"  Nora Roberts

" Touch the Dark" karen Chance

Rosalind Miles:

• Gunevere: Queen of Summerland
• Knight of the Sacred lake
• Child of the Holy Grail
• Isolde: Queen of the Western Isle
• The Maid of the White Hands

Christian Jaqc " Stone of Light series"

Kelley Armstrong:

• Spell Bound
• the gathering
• waking the witch
• frostbitten
• the awakening
• hidden
• the summoning

Paranormal

Alex Archer 

• Restless Soul
• False Horizon
• Phantom Prospect 
• dragon's mark
• tribal Ways
• the bone conjurer
• sacred ground
• the spirit banner
• sacrifice
•  seeker's curse
• the golden elephant
• "the swordman's legacy"; 
• "eternal journey";
• "polar quest"; 
• "paradox"; 
• "footprints"; 
• "tears of the Gods";
•  "the other crowd";
•  "phantom prospect";
• "the oracle's message"

Alice Hoffman " the red garden" "here on earth"

Anthology " When darkness falls"

Carrie Vaughn " Kitty takes a holiday" and all Kitty Books

Lilith Saintcrow " dead man rising" & the series boooks

Kim Harrison " every which way but dead" finish the series

Sandra Hill "Frankly my dear"

Patti O'Shea " Through a crimson viel"

Kerrelyn Sparks : How to marry a millionaire vampire"

mary janice davidson:

• derik's bane
• Jeniffer Scales and the Ancient furnace
• Jennufer Scales and the Messenger of the LIght
• the Silver Moon Elm (Jen Scales)
• Seraph the Sorrow (Jen Scales)
• Rise of the Poison moon (jen Scales)
• by any other name
• charming the snake
• the incredible adventures of boo and boy blunder
• naughty of nice
• Undead & Unreturnable
• Undead & Unpopular
• undead & uneasy
• unworthy
• unwelcome
• unfinished
• undermined
• royal pain
• royal mess
• Fish Out of Water
• Mysteria
• mysteria lane
• mysteria nights
• hello gorgeous
• drop dead gorgeous
• me myself & why
• no rest for the witches
• really unusual bad boys
• faeries gone wild
• Undercover
• Doing it Right
• Valentine's Day is Killing Me
• dead girls don't dance
• Wicked Women who donit
• Biting in Plain Sight
• Wolf at the door
• Outta the Bag
• dead over heels

barb hendee 

• traitor of the blood
• rebel fay
• child of a dead god
• in shade and shadow
• though stone and sea
• of truth and beasts
• Between their worlds

Cheyenne Mccray 

• wicked magic 
• dark magic
• seduced by magic

Elizabeth Lowell " Untamed"

Alice Borchardt "night of the wolf"

evelyn vaughn "her kind of trouble"

tanya huff " summon the keeper" series

madeline montague "call of the wolf" "hunger of the Wolf" "Wolf"

Witchy Books
Magical household ~Scott Cunningham
Grandmother time
365 goddess
to ride a silverbroomstick
earth, air, water fire
Emma restall orr

•  "kissing the hag";
•  "Living with honor: pagan ethics" 
• ; "pagan visions of sustainable future"

IMM Books I didn't finish in 2012:

Here I will list all the books I recently received for the IMM meme. As I read each of the books I will cross them out . This will become a weekly post follow up, which I will post on Fridays.  Here are the books from the last few IMM.

1. Grandmother Moon ~ Zsusanna Budapest
2. To Ride a Silver Broomstick~ Silver Ravenwolf
3. Magickal Household ~ Scott Cunningham
4. Bring on the Blessings ~ Beverly Jenkings
5. Into the Free ~ Julie Cantrell
6. Small Changes ~ Sheila Roberts
7. First grave on the Right ~ Daryna Jones
8. Second grave on the left ~ D. Jones
9. Third grave dead ahead ~ D. Jones
10. Triangles ~ Ellen Hopkins
11. Herbs for the Witch's Cupboard ~ Jennifer Seitzer
12. The Dark Highlander ~ Karen Marie Moning
13. To Tame a Highland Warrior ~ Karen Marie Moning
14. Change comes to Dinner ~ Katherine Gustarfson
15. The Book of Madness & Cures ~ Regina O'Melveney
16. The Magickal Retreat ~ Susan Pesznecker
17. Hit List ~ L. Hamilton
18. Bullet ~ L. Hamilton
19. A Discovery of Witches ~ Deborah Harkness
20. The Highlander's Touch ~ Karen Marie Moning
21. Living Wicca ~ Scott Cunningham
22. Celtic Myths & legends ~TW Rolleston
23. Barefoot on Holy Ground ~ Gloria Karpinski
24. Safe Haven ~ Nicholas Sparks
25. The Choice ~ Nicholas Sparks
26. Fish out of water ~ MaryJanice Davidson
27. Swimming without a net ~ MaryJanice Davidson
28. Spell Crafts ~ Scott Cunningham
29. Dark Demon ~ C. Feehan
30. Dreaming ~ Jill Barnett
31. Wallbanger ~ Sable Jordan
32. I've Got Your Number ~ Sophie Kinsella
33. The Witness ~ Nora Roberts
34. Skin Trade ~ Laurell K Hamilton
35. Where Lilacs Still Bloom ~ Kirkpatrick
36. My favorite Witch ~ Annette Blair
37. The Dovekeepers ~ Alice Hoffman
38. A Druids Herbal~ Ellen Evert Hopman
39. A Druids Guide to Sacred Tree Year ~ Ellen Evert Hopman
40. Black Woman Redefined ~ Sophia Nelson
41. At Last ~ Lisa Riley
42. Mr. Fix-it ~ Crystal hubbard
43. Frozen ~ Mary Casanova
44. the twisted tragedy of miss natalie stewart ~ Leanna Heiber
45. Forever with You ~ Patrick matthews
46. The Peculiar ~ Stefan bachman
47. Black Fridays ~ Michael Sears
48. The Dirty Streets of Heaven~ Tad Williams
49. The Absolutist ~ John Boyne
50. Narc~ JC Crispell
51. The Prophet ~ Michael Kortya
52. Syndrome E ~ Frank Thilliez
53. Heartbreak Creek ~ Kaki Warner
54. Save the Date ~ Jenny Jones
55. Wicked Winter ~ Lani Aames
56. Rayven's Awakening
57. About Monday~ Sydney Laine Allan
58. Darker Still ~ L.R Heiber
59. Creepy cute Crochet ~ Christen Haden
60. Seraphina ~ Rachel Hartman
61. Adaptation ~ Malinda Lo
62. the elephant keeper's children
63. Forever with You ~ Patrick Matthews
64. Android Karenina ~ Ben H Winters
65. Pride Prejudice and Zombies ~ Ben Winters
66. Sense, Sensibilities & Sea Monsters ~ Ben Winters
67. Improv Sewing ~  Nicole Blum
68. Blasphemy ~ Sherman Alexie
69. Black Wind (Sean & Bronwyn) ~ Charlotte Boyen Compo
70. The Diviners ~ Libba Bray
71. Shadows in theSmoke ~ Tony Broadbent
72. Goddess Interrupted ~ Aimee Carter
73. Keep Holding on ~ Susane Colasanti
74. Beta ~ Rachel Cohn
75. Return to me ~ Justina Chen
76. Summer and Bird ~ Katherine Catmull
77. Skinny ~ Donna Cooner
78. Heaven Should Fall ~ Rebecca Coleman
79. Croak ~ Gina Damico
80. The Light Keeper's Legacy ~ Kathleen Ernst
81. Lost Prince~ Selden Edwards
82. The Greatcoat ~ Helen Dunmore
83. Surviving High School ~ M Doty
84. Hush, Hush ~ Becca Fitzpatrick
85. City of Women ~ David K Gillham
86. Shadow of Night ~ Deborah Harkness
87. Return of the Thin Man ~ Dashiell Hammett
88. Who I kissed ~ Janet gurtlet
89. One Breath Away ~ Heather Gudenkauf
90. Ferocity Summer ~ Alissa Grosso
91. An Abundance of Katherines ~ John Green
92. Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures ~Emma Straub
93. Everyday ~ David Levithan
94. Adaptation ~ Malinda Lo
95. Prodigy ~ Marie Lu
96. Magisterium ~ Jeff Hirsch
97. Carnival of Souls ~ Melissa Marr
98. The Farm ~ Emily McKay
99. A Place Called Armageddon~ CC Humphreys
100. Me Before You ~ Jojo Moyes
101. The Immortal Rules ~ Julie kagawa
102. Origin ~ Jessica Khoury
103. The Absent one ~ Jussi Adler- Olsen
104. Heron's Cove~ Carla Neggers
105. Night Circus ~ Erin Morgenstern
106. Heft~ Liz Moore
107. Seven days ` Deon Meyer
108. Fifty Shames of Earl Grey ~ Fanny Merkin
109. Eternally Yours ~ cate Tiernan
110. The Drowned Vault ~ N.D. Wilson
111. Venom ~ Fiona Paul
112. Gods Warriors ! Michelle Paver
113. The Innocents ~ Lili Peloquin
114. Fathomless ~ Jakson pearce
115. The Sweet Dead Life~ Joy Preble
116. The City's Son ~ Tom Pollock
117. Black City ~ Elizabeth Richards
118. Centurion ~ Simon Scarrow
119. Red Rain ~ RL Stine
120. Touch of Power ~ Maria V Snyder
121. Entice ~ Jessica Shirvington
122. Alif the Unseen ~ G. Willow Wilson
123. the Last Policeman ~ Ben Winters
124. Love is Murder ~ Anthology
125. In too deep ~ Amanda Grace
126. Land of Stories ~ Chris Colfer
127. Son ~ Lois Lowry
128. The Fault in Our Stars ~ John green
129. Travel Guide to Sharjah
130. Fall to Grace ~ Jay Bakker
131. Better Than Alright ~ Ledisi
132. Critical Decisions ~ Peter A ubel MD
133. Damien Echols ~ Life After Death
134. Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan & the Ghost of Dr. King ~ Kevin Powell
135. The End of Men ~ Hanna Rosin
136. Life is your Best Medicine ~ Tieraona Low Dog MD 
137. Online Community Management fro Dummies ~ Deborah Ng
138. Enticed by his forgotten lover ~ maya banks
139. Unraveling the past ~ beth andrews
140. Sweet southern nights ~ Rochelle alers
141. The rancher's bride ~ pamela britton
142. The demoness of waking dreams ~ stephanie chong
143. The night is mne ~ ML Buchman
144. Summer Point ~ Robyn Carr
145. Genie Knows Best ~ Judi Fennel
146. It Started that Night ~ Virna DePaul
147. Diamond Dreams ~ Zuri Day
148. Justice at the Carfwell Ranch ~ BJ Daniels
149. Wrangled ~ BJ Daniels
150. The Keepers ~ Heather Graham
151. Phantom Evil ~ Heather Graham
152. Sultry Nights ~ Donna Hill
153. The Maverick Returns ~ Roz Denny Fox
154. Better Than Chocolate ~ Sheila Roberts
155. Long Road Home ~ Vicki Lewis Thompson
156. ShadowBound ~ Rachel Vincetn
157. Scrumptious ~ Amanda Usen
158. Argentinian in the Outback ~ Margaret Way
159. High Noon ~ Debra Web
160. The Perfect Outsider ~ Loreth Anne White
161. Homefront Hero ~ Allie Pletter
162. Relentless Pursuit ~ Sara Orwig
163. Secrets of the Lost Summer ~ Carla Neggers
164. Impossible to Resist ~ Janice Maynard
165. More than One Night ~ Sarah mayberry
166. Summer Days ~ Susan Mallery
167. Running for Cover ~ Shirlee McCoy
168. Blazing Midsummer Nights ~ Leslie Kelly
169. Untouched ~ Sara Hummphreys
170. Courting Justice ~ Brenda Jackson
171. Feeling the Heat ~ Brenda Jackson
172. Forever with you ~ Patrick matthews
173. Jesus through Pagan Eyes ~ Reveremd Mark Townsend
174. Chasing Harry Winston ~ Lauren Weisberger
175. Sacred Evil ~Heather Graham 
176. Dark Melody ~ Christine Feehan
177. Heart of Evil ~ Heather Graham
178. The Evil Inside ~ Heather Graham
179. Slow Burn ~ Julie Garwood
180. To Kill a Warlock ~ H.P Mallory
181. The Bridge ~ Jane Higgins
182. Girl Fag ~ Janet hardy
183. The Secret Life of Mrs.Claus ~ Carly Aexander
184. Just Listen ~  Sara Dessen
185. Reviving Ophelia ~ Mary bray Piper
186. Ophelia Speaks ~ Sara Shander
187. The bluest Eye ~ Toni Morrison
188. Midnight Rainbow ~ Linda Howard
189. Lady of the West ~ Linda Howard
190. The Hollow ~ Nora Roberts
191. Blood Brothers ~ Nora Roberts
192. The Pagan Stone ~ Nora Roberts
193. The Memory keeper's daughter ~ Kim Edwards
194. Kept Woman ~ Susan Donovan
195. Dance of the Gods ~ Nora Roberts
196. Key of Valor~ Nora Roberts
197. Morrigan's Cross ~ Nora Roberts
198. Key of Knowledge ~ Nora Roberts
199. Big Jack ~ JD Robb
200. A Girl's Guide to Vampires ~ Katie Macalister
201. Prince of Magic ~ Linda Winstead Jones
202. Long Lean and Lethal ~ Heather Graham
203. Cravings ~ Anthology
204. Love at First bite ~ Anthology
205. Rogue Angel ~ Alex archer
206. Agnes and the Hitman ~ Jennifer Cruise
207. Body Movers 2 ~ Stephanie Bond
208. Body Movers 3~ Stephanie Bond
209. Killing kelly ~ Heather Graham 
210. A Husband of Her Own ~ Brenda Novak
211. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty ~ Anne Rice
212. Beauty's Release ~ Anne Rice
213. Beauty's Punishment ~ Anne Rice
214. What Nurses Know ---Headaches
215. Lucretia & the Kroons ~ Victor Lavalle
216. From Notting Hill with Love...actually ~ Ali McNamarra
217. Intiate ~ Thuri Calafia
218. Heard it All Before ~ Michele Grant
219. Texas Bride ~ Joan Johnston
220. Cunningham's Magical Sampler
221. The Space Between Us ~ Meghan Hart
222. Everyday Witch's Book of Rituals
223. Mercy~ Julie Garwood
224. The heartbreaker ~Julie Garwood
225. Shadow Dance ~ Julie Garwood
226. Murder List ~ Julie Garwood
227. Twice Shy ~ 
228. From the Cauldron Born ~ Kristoffer Hughes
229. Spellcasting for Beginners ~ Michael Furie
230. My Kind of Christmas ~ Robyn Carr
231. The Angel ~ Tiffany Reisz
232. More Book Lust ~ Nancy Pearl
233. Book Lust ~ Nancy Pearl
234. @home for the Holidays ~ Meredith Efken
235. Killjoy ~ Julie Garwood
236. the birth house ~ ami mckay
237. Thirst: the eternal dawn No. 3 ~ Christopher Pike
238. Annie John ~ Jamaica Kincaid
239. Undead & Unworthy ~ Mary janice Davidson
240. Stygian's Honor ~ Lora Leigh
241. Remember Me ~ Sophie Kinsella
242. Prince of Twilight ~ Maggie Shayne
243. Lion's Lady ~ Julie Garwood
244. Ransom ~ julie Garwood
245. Twilight Fulfilled ~ Maggie Shayne
246. Where is he now ~ Jennifer Greene
247. Blame it on Partis ~ Jennifer Greene
248. Velvet Chair ~ Jennifer Stevenson
249. Witch in the House ~ Jenna McKnight
250. The Pleasure of Your Kiss ~ Teresa Medeiros
251. The MacKade Brothers: Devin & Shane ~ Nora Roberts
252. Feeling the Heat ~ Brenda Jackson
253. Mr. Cavendish, I presume ~ Juila Quinn
254. Samurai Game ~ Christine Feehan
255. This Christmas ~ jane Green Anthology
256. Beyond the Pale ~ Savannah Russe
257. Past Redemption ~ Savannah Russe
258. Once a Witch ~ Carolyn MacCullough
259. Only Pleasure ~ Lora Leigh
260. Nightwalker ~ Heather Graham
261. ghost night ~ heather Graham
262. Uninvited ~ Heather Graham
263. Deadly Night ~ Heather Graham
264. Deadly Gift ~ Heather Graham

Religion Books

Dalai lama " the essence of happiness"; "how to practice" "an open heart"; "how to see yourself as you really are"; " the universe in a single atom"

Joseph campbell " the power fo myth" 

Thuben Chodron "Buddhism for beginners"

Dawn marie Daniels "Souls revealed"; "souls of my sisters"

carol christ "she who changes", "rebirth of the goddess", "womenspirit rising"

Merlin stone " when god was a woman"

Huston smith "why religion matters"

"the paganism reader"

"the spiral dance"

michael york " pagan theology"

starhawk"dreaming the dark"

caitlyn matthews "singing the soul back home"
Sabbat Almanacs 2009-2010
Sabbat Almanacs 2010-2011
magick for the wild woman marian singer
Silver's Protection spellbook
Earth Power Starhawk
Sacred Woman Queen Afua

Green Books

• Back to basics- Abigail Gehring
• American Grown- Michele Obama
• We are here

Craft Books:

Elizabeth Bard "Lunch in Paris "

Chick Lit/Erotica

Opal Carew " Pleasure Bound",

Bianca D Arc "grady's awakening", 

Jory Strong anything new

Kimberly Kaye Terry (Everything she has)

Lauren Dane " Laid Bare"

Lora Leigh

• Guilty Pleasure
• Only Pleasure
• Bound Hearts: Submission, Seduction
• Shameless Embraces
• Wicked Sacrifices

Brenda Jackson

Maureen Smith

JJ Nurray  "She's the One" and " the real thing",

"Accidentally on Purpose" Mary E Pols

Financial books:
Suze Orman "women and money"
"Make money not excuses" Jean Chatzky
"the two income trap" Elizabeth Warren
first time home buying

Classics List

"The handmaid's tale" by margaret atwood

"Heart of darkness"

"the souls of blackfolks" W.E.B. Dubois

"Letters from a Birmingham jail" Dr King

 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling -
 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte -
Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell -
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman -
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens -
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller -
Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier -
The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien -
Birdsong - Sebastian Faulk -
Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger -
The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger -
Middlemarch - George Eliot -
Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell -
The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald -
Bleak House - Charles Dickens -
War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy -
The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams -
Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky -
Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck -
The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame -
Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy -
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens -
 Persuasion - Jane Austen -
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres -
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden -
Animal Farm - George Orwell -
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown -
 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving -
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins -
 Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery -
 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy -
Atonement - Ian McEwan -
Life of Pi - Yann Martel -
Dune - Frank Herbert -
Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons -
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen -
A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth -
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon -
A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens -
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley -
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night - Mark Haddon -
 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez -
 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov -
The Secret History - Donna Tartt -
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold -
 On The Road - Jack Kerouac -
 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy -
Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie –
Moby Dick - Herman Melville -
Dracula - Bram Stoker -
 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson -
 Ulysses - James Joyce -
 The Inferno – Dante -
 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome -
 Germinal - Emile Zola -
 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray -
 Possession - AS Byatt –
  Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell -
  The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro -
 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert -
 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry -
 Charlotte’s Web - EB White -
 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom -
 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -
 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton -
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad -
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks -
Watership Down - Richard Adams -
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole -
A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo -

Non-Fiction

"Breaking the Silence, French Women's voices from the ghetto" by Fadela Amara

"Cinematherapy for the soul" by nancy Peske

"Nurse's Pocket guide" marilynn E. Doenges
LPN to RN Transitions Nicki Harrington
comprehensive handbook of laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications by Anne M. Van Leeuwen

Midwifery and Doula Books

"Mothering the new mother" Placksin

"spirituality in nursing" barbara stevens

"Childbirth without fear" michel odent

"ourselves as mothers" Wolf

"Miracles of motherhood" june cotner

"releasing the mother goddess" gail carr feldman

the new mother Eagan

 the mind of your newborn baby

the vital touch

the baby book

infancy

the year after childbirth

the breastfeeding answer book

bonding

the family bed

pregnancy, childbirth, and the newborn

the baby book sears

this isn't what i expected klienman

overcoming postpartum depression and anxiety sebastian

down came the rain brooke shields

depression in new mothers

the birth partner

the birth book sears

gaving twins and more

mothering multiples

the art of parenting twins

essential exercises for the childbrearing year

nuturing the family the guide for postpartum doulas

from calling to court room valerie vickerman runes

birth without violence

ina may gaskin guide to birth

ina may gaskin (all her books)

unassisted birth

born in the usa marsden wagner MD

heart and hands elizabeth davis

labor of love by cara muhlhahn

math for nurses margaret teinmann

nclex rn

nclex pn

final moments nurses stories deborah sherman

how to survive clinical by diann martin

reflections on doctors nurses stories by terry ratner

call to nursing by paula sergi

CCRN by kaplan

lives in the balance by tilda shariff

Maternal & Child Health Nursing study guide: by Joyce Young Johnson

Delmar's Fundamental and Advanced Nursing Skills by Gaylene bouska Altman