I have one month of tracking my books behind me and in that month I read 15
books. I think I am well ahead of my estimate of 100 books in a year. At this
rate it will be closer to 200. Who knew!? What have a learned from tracking my
reading? First, I really do read a lot. People have teased me about always
carrying a book with me, and since they’re right, it amounts to a lot of reading
time. Second, if I really love the book I am reading I will only read that one
book. If I’m even a little bored, I juggle several books until one catches all
my attention. Third, I really do prefer books set in contemporary settings,
though within that category I enjoy a variety— mystery, suspense, erotica,
funny, dramatic, etc. Fourth, romantic suspense truly is my favorite genre. I
love the combination of spine-tingling action and toe curling love affairs with
a happy ending. Here are this month’s offerings with some comments on the sneak
peeks.
The second book in Kat Martin’s Raines of Wind Canyon series, AGAINST THE FIRE,
was a thrilling read. The action gets off to a quick start when a fire damages
one Gabriel Raines’ construction project. Subsequent fires suggest that Gabe is
being targeted by an arsonist out for revenge. Police suspect Angel Ramirez but
Mattie Baker, a volunteer at the Family Abuse center, is out to prove his
innocence. Gabe and Mattie will work together to find the truth, putting both of
them in jeopardy. I really like the Raines men; they are sexy, tough, and
loyal. The trilogy concludes next month the release of Against the Law.
Allison
Brennan has a 99 cent novella, LOVE IS MURDER featuring Lucy
Kincaid, to
bridge the gap between LOVE
ME TO DEATH and KISS
ME, KILL ME (due out in March).
It’s already downloaded to my nook, but I haven’t had the chance to read it
yet. We find Lucy, recovering from breakup, on the West Coast skiing with her
brother. When one of the guests is murdered, and the guests are trapped by a
snowstorm, it’s up to the Kincaids to find the killer.
LOOSE ENDS,
book 5 in the Steele Street series by Tara Janzen, features
Conroy
Farrel, AKA J. T. Chronopolous, a member of the Special Defense Force thought
dead who returns with a new identity and no memory. Now his mission is to
destroy SDF, but SDF has other plans. When Jane Linden accidentally finds
herself in the middle of this battle between former friends, can she help this
man she used to know but who no longer knows her?
MERCILESS is the second in a new series of romantic suspense
novels by Mary
Burton. When bleached human bones are identified as belonging to a former
patient of Dr. James Dixon, Detective Malcolm Kier suspects the worst. Dixon was
recently acquitted of attempted murder, thanks to defense attorney Angie
Carlson. But as the body count rises, Kier is convinced that Angie is now the
target of a brutal, brilliant psychopath.
In MIDNIGHT
CALLER, by Leslie
Tentler, late-night radio show psychologist Rain Sommers finds herself the
target of a listener obsessed with her and her
mother’s murder. Her mother, a singer and icon of the Goth community, may have
been a victim of a serial killer known as the Vampire. FBI agent Trevor Rivette
is convinced her obsessed listener and the killer are the same person.
DEADLY HEAT,
book 2 in Cynthia
Eden’s Deadly series, begins as a story of
revenge as Lora Spade seeks the arsonist who killed her lover. When she rescues
Special Agent Kenton from a violent inferno, they feel an instant attraction.
He wants to protect her, and the best way to do that is solve the case. Can he
do that without placing her in further danger?
DANGEROUS
SECRETS, by Katie
Reus, features Isabelle Ballantine, finally out from
under her father's shadow, living on her own, working in a bar, and keeping her
true identity a secret. Adam Marcellus comes to work at the bar after agreeing
to help Izzy's eccentric father convince his daughter to move home. When a
deranged stalker targets her, Adam finds himself fighting not only an unknown
threat-but an unexpected attraction to the one woman he can't have.
Do you track what your read? How much do you read? What are your reading
habits?
Happy reading!
Maria
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