June 2008 reading list

I had a good month for June.Below are the books I read this month.

HIDDEN STEEL by Doranna Durgin
Rating 4

MY LADY NOTORIOUS by Jo Beverly
Rating 4

FALLING FOR KING'S FORTUNE by Maureen Child
Rating 4 1/2

WHAT THE MILLIONAIRE WANTS... by Metsy Hingle
RATING 4 (reread)

DAWN'S LIGHT by Terri Blackstock
Rating 4
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/blackstockterri1608.html

PROMISES, PROMISES by Amber Miller
Rating 4 1/2
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/milleramber1608.html

MISS FIX-IT by L. C. Monroe & Nicolette Derens
Rating 4 1/2
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/monroe_derens1608.html

FINAL JUSTICE by Marta Perry
Rating 4 1/2
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/perrymarta1608.html

CONTROLLING INTERESTS by Elizabeth White
Rating 4 1/2
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/whiteelizabeth1608.html

NOW AND ALWAYS by Lori Copeland
Rating 4
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/copelandlori1608.html

FROM A DISTANCE by Tamera Alexander
Rating 4 1/2
http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews2/alexandertamera1608.html

RICH MAN'S FAKE FIANCEE' by Catherine Mann
Rating 4 1/2

AT THE BRIDE HUNT BALL by Olivia Parker
Rating 4 1/2

WILD JINX by Sandra Hill
Rating 4

SWORD OF THE HIGHLANDS by Veronica Wolf
Rating 4

HIGHLAND KNIGHT by Cindy Miles
Rating 4

SECRETS by Jude Deveraux
Rating 4 1/2 (This one reminded me a lot of the same style of writing she used with SWEET LIAR, a great great read)

THE TROUBLE WITH MOONLIGHT by Donna MacMeans
Rating 3

VIKING UNCHAINED by Sandra Hill
Rating 41/2 -5
A great, wonderful story.

THE SURPRISE CHRISTMAS BRIDE by Maureen Child
Rating 4 (reread)

ANATHEMA by Colleen Coble
Rating 5 (this is an outstanding story!)

THE GOODBYE GROOM by Ellen James
Rating 3 (okay not great)

FINDING STEFANIE by Susan May Warren
Rating 4 (this was a good story)

Not a bad month at all! 23 books. I think I did great.

hugs,
WendyK

Brenda Novak's diabetes auction

I'll post later today or tomorrow, but I wanted anyone who may read this to head over to Brenda Novak's diabetes auction. There are some great things up for auction and it's for an awesome cause.

please visit Brenda's website to learn more about it or to join in the fun.

www.brendanovak.com

hugs,
WendyK

NASCAR collection

I recently got to read 2 of the NASCAR category line books. I read THUNDERSTRUCK by Roxanne St. Claire and SPEED DATING by Nancy Warren. And I got to read TO THE LIMIT by Pamela Britton. All three are excellent reads. I love that Britton's book kept me guessing until the very end as who would win the girl. It was as close as I can come to being in a race without being at the track. Loved that feeling. I loved the hero and heroine in her book and adored the secondary characters! It was a great read. There was a touch of mystery, great romance, sensuality without it being over done, and there were cameo appearances from previous characters, all within the world of a sport I love. Great reading experience. For a complete review please visit www.theromancereadersconnection.com

I loved Nancy Warren's story as well and the appearance of Carl Edwards within the book. The story was fast paced and fun. While a shorter story it still feels longer and left me completely happy. Although now eager for more from Ms. Warren and wishing the books came out sooner.LOL

Roxanne St. Claire's story was so good as well. It was one I eagerly read and couldn't wait to find out how it would end. The story itself was fresh and the characters were engaging and wonderfully written.

All three stories deal with the world of NASCAR but in no way are they the same. Each takes a different look at things. Britton's story is about a woman who always loved the racing world, but not NASCAR. She finds herself struggling with the interest of two men, the race car driver, Todd Peters and the team owner, Matthew Knight. While at the same time dealing with her own issues about racing. Roxanne St. Claire's story deals with a woman struggling to hold onto her family's racing team and the old ways while not being left behind by the newer larger complex racing teams. She doesn't want to change but sometimes you have to embrace changes to hold onto tradition. A great story about the past and future of NASCAR. While Ms. Warren's story deals with a woman who sees herself as boring. She finds herself going along as the "pretend" girlfriend to NASCAR driver Dylan Hargreave. Suddenly she's not acting like the person she knows or thinks herself to be. Can it be that in the world of racing she'll find her true self? It's a great story that is set in the world of racing without being only about racing.

Wonderful stories sure to please racing fans and any romance reader. I'm eager now to finish the other two stories in the Feb lineup and get the next books.

These are awesome stories written by exceptional authors! I'd suggest fans of both NASCAR and hot sexy heros go buy these books!

A great new book from a favorite author

1. Which psychic power would you most like to possess?
As this is a loaded question in my family, ummm, probably be better able to feel, see, or sense the spirits that surround us. I think seeing the future would be to much responiblity for me.
2. If you could see the future, what would you like to see?
What my kids futures look like, if the world will find peace, what the next lottery winning numbers are?
3. Imagine you woke up one day and could shapeshift - what would you shift into?
Oh I'm greedy, I want to be able to shift into a bear or an eagle. Either one would be awesome!!! I don't know though, ya know a roach will live through the bomb, so maybe a roach would be better? Ewww never mind that just made my skin crawl.
4. What kind of a paranormal creature would you invite over for dinner if there were no limits on who you could ask?
Kenyon's Ash? I can't have him, hum......I'm not sure maybe a Selkie or a little people, or the fey, or....if it could be anyone I'd probably want to see if my grandmother and grandfather's spirits could stop by.
5. Which future innovation do you wish would hurry up and get here already? i.e. flying cars, a transporter, computers with artificial intelligence, an auto chef?
See here is where I differ. I don't really want any of it to hurry up and arrive. I think the more that stuff we get the more problems we have. Not that I don't love my computers, DVDplayers, etc. It's just I have no desire to rush any of it. Well, maybe something that would allow my kids to look at someone and know if they mean them harm.

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