by Mary Balogh.
This is actually a second book, the first being One Night to Love but I couldnt' get it on the Kindle so I have not yet read it. This book however follows Kit Butler who I know only as having broken Frey Bedwyn's heart and I wanted to read this one before her story.
He gets into a fake engagement with Lauren from book 1 of the series (which I have not yet read) to get out of an engagement with Freyja. They of course fall in love and end up really getting married. This one was a good one to read, I got to know a lot of characters that were referenced in the later books I read. It was also good that I read this before the Freyja book which I started up next.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Simply Magic (Simply series book 3)
by Mary Balogh.
Book three is the story of Peter and Susanna. They meet when Susanna is staying with Francis from book one and have 2 weeks of friendship which buds into a small romance with no foreseeable future. They meet again later in Bath and eventually Peter is able to convince Susanna to marry him.
I'm interested to see what the 4th will bring, Claudia's story should be very interesting.
Book three is the story of Peter and Susanna. They meet when Susanna is staying with Francis from book one and have 2 weeks of friendship which buds into a small romance with no foreseeable future. They meet again later in Bath and eventually Peter is able to convince Susanna to marry him.
I'm interested to see what the 4th will bring, Claudia's story should be very interesting.
Slightly Wicked (Slightly series book 2)
by Mary Balogh.
This is the story of Rannulf and Judith. They meet on the road and have a whirlwind romance of 2 nights, both pretending to be someone else. Later when they meet up under more normal circumstances it is to find out that they are to be neighbors for a while and he is to be courting her cousin.
Quite a compelling story with lots of troubles and twists but we get to meet the Bedwyn's a bit more at the end, finally seeing more of the sisters, particularly Freyja who's story starts right up at the end of this one. Again i couldn't put this book down at all!
This is the story of Rannulf and Judith. They meet on the road and have a whirlwind romance of 2 nights, both pretending to be someone else. Later when they meet up under more normal circumstances it is to find out that they are to be neighbors for a while and he is to be courting her cousin.
Quite a compelling story with lots of troubles and twists but we get to meet the Bedwyn's a bit more at the end, finally seeing more of the sisters, particularly Freyja who's story starts right up at the end of this one. Again i couldn't put this book down at all!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Slightly Married (Slightly book 1)
by Mary Balogh.
This is the first in a series that follows the Bedwyn family. This book covers the story of Aidan and Eve. Aidan marries Eve to save her with the idea that it would be a marriage of convenience and they'd never see each other again. Of course this doesn't work out as planned :) We are introduced to most of the Bedwyn family in this book and it ends with one brother Rannulf coming and then leaving again after meeting Eve. That leads directly into Rannulf's story - the second book.
I am devouring these, I really can't put them down at all!
This is the first in a series that follows the Bedwyn family. This book covers the story of Aidan and Eve. Aidan marries Eve to save her with the idea that it would be a marriage of convenience and they'd never see each other again. Of course this doesn't work out as planned :) We are introduced to most of the Bedwyn family in this book and it ends with one brother Rannulf coming and then leaving again after meeting Eve. That leads directly into Rannulf's story - the second book.
I am devouring these, I really can't put them down at all!
Simply Love (Simply series book 2)
by Mary Balogh.
This is the second in the simply series, it follows Anne's story, an unwed mother as she meets Sydnam who was wounded during the war and holds scars inside and outside that make it hard for him to see himself capable of having a real relationship.
This story is different than the first in that instead of multiple chance encounters, they get to meet, and spend a month together becoming good friends. They are then thrown together of their own volition and have to figure out how to become whole again (both have wounds from the past to deal with). It's a touching book and characters from previous books are brought back.
This one is the one that made me realize there was a whole series of books that followed the Bedwyn's that I missed so before continuing I need to go read those! Also Sydnam's brother Kit has his own story as well that came before this one.
This is the second in the simply series, it follows Anne's story, an unwed mother as she meets Sydnam who was wounded during the war and holds scars inside and outside that make it hard for him to see himself capable of having a real relationship.
This story is different than the first in that instead of multiple chance encounters, they get to meet, and spend a month together becoming good friends. They are then thrown together of their own volition and have to figure out how to become whole again (both have wounds from the past to deal with). It's a touching book and characters from previous books are brought back.
This one is the one that made me realize there was a whole series of books that followed the Bedwyn's that I missed so before continuing I need to go read those! Also Sydnam's brother Kit has his own story as well that came before this one.
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World book 1)
by Jeanine Frost.
This is a spin off of her Night Huntress series. Instead of following Cat and Bones (although that series will continue and they are in these books a bit), they follow side characters we have met along the way.
One thing to note and I was QUITE disappointed about this ... do NOT read this until after reading book 5 of Night Huntress (which is not out yet!) - This Side of the Grave. It appears that this book takes place after that one and a major plot development is given away (boo!).
Anyhow, as a book on it's own this one was great! It follows Spade who is friends with Bones/Crispin and you also get to know their other mutual friend Ian a bit better. I assume Ian will be a future book.
Spade gets involved helping Cat's friend Denise with some Demon issues. She has PTSD issues when around vampires from her time spent with the vampires in an earlier book when her husband was killed - this at least was in a book I had read. Spade has relationship with human issues so there are some barriers to them being together, none the less it is intriguing and the author is quite good at keeping the story moving forward.
I'm not as excited about the next but that might be because I dont' know the characters too well that star in that one.
This is a spin off of her Night Huntress series. Instead of following Cat and Bones (although that series will continue and they are in these books a bit), they follow side characters we have met along the way.
One thing to note and I was QUITE disappointed about this ... do NOT read this until after reading book 5 of Night Huntress (which is not out yet!) - This Side of the Grave. It appears that this book takes place after that one and a major plot development is given away (boo!).
Anyhow, as a book on it's own this one was great! It follows Spade who is friends with Bones/Crispin and you also get to know their other mutual friend Ian a bit better. I assume Ian will be a future book.
Spade gets involved helping Cat's friend Denise with some Demon issues. She has PTSD issues when around vampires from her time spent with the vampires in an earlier book when her husband was killed - this at least was in a book I had read. Spade has relationship with human issues so there are some barriers to them being together, none the less it is intriguing and the author is quite good at keeping the story moving forward.
I'm not as excited about the next but that might be because I dont' know the characters too well that star in that one.
Belly Laughs
by Jenny McCarthy.
While I am not pregnant, I have friends that are and this book was recommended as being pretty light hearted but informative and funny. It was a quick 2 night read and I really was laughing quite a bit. It's easy to laugh when it's not you going through it that's for sure. I do recommend this to those that are pregnant or are trying, she doesn't really give advice but she does give you a warning about what's to come and a feeling that you are not alone for the tough stuff. Plus it's a quick read which is always welcome when you're busy!
While I am not pregnant, I have friends that are and this book was recommended as being pretty light hearted but informative and funny. It was a quick 2 night read and I really was laughing quite a bit. It's easy to laugh when it's not you going through it that's for sure. I do recommend this to those that are pregnant or are trying, she doesn't really give advice but she does give you a warning about what's to come and a feeling that you are not alone for the tough stuff. Plus it's a quick read which is always welcome when you're busy!
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