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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

What I am reading...

Welcome to my bookshelf. (One of them, anyway...) I have entered the world of light, slightly paranormal at times, odd female lead who cannot decide who she loves series. And I would not trade it for the world!

1) Stephanie Plum series - So far Evanovich is up to #18, which #19 due out in November of this year. And if you add the 4 'In Between the Numbers,' you have 22! So, exciting. Took me about 6 weeks to complete, and now I am counting down until November. Stephanie Plum is a clumsy wannabe Bounty Hunter who blows up more cars then I will ever own in my life. She has a sexy cop and a sexy bounty hunter, a crazy granny, an ex-hooker of a best friend/sidekick, and it is just a serious LAUGH OUT LOUD type read. And this series brought on the next one...

2) Lizzy and Diesel series - also by Evanovich. Diesel is the main character in the 'In Between the Numbers' books and he is slightly paranormal, and so were the story lines. These have the same Stephanie Plum charm that allows me to escape from the craziness of the world for a little bit. I enjoy the Unmentionable touches of paranormal, and the sexy men. :-) (Getting to see a pattern, LOL...) Right now, there are only 2... but YUM!

3) Undead Series - my friend, Kristyn introduced me to these.  I LOVE THEM. Vampires! Betsy is a new vampire and God help the rest of the vampires, she is the Queen. LOL, and she hates to love the sexy vamp who has tricked her into so many things. There are 10 or 11, that took me about 3 weeks to finish. I love ALL the vampires. It is sexy and funny like Charlaine Harris' series. You can buy this Queen whose sister is the daughter of the Devil which a GREAT PAIR OF SHOES. If that tells you any of the insanity that is this series, by MaryJanice Davidson, I can assure you it is JUST the beginning. <3

4) Glory St. Clair series - This has 8 currently, with the 9th coming out soon. Glory and her band of vampire friends have been around a WHILE. She was turned by a sexy Scottish lad in 1604. They reside in Texas, and this series has vamp hunters, rock stars, shifters and OH SO MUCH more. I am 4 into this series, and cannot wait to finish. Gerry Bartlett is amazing when writing this series! Jerry (Glory's on again, off again boyfriend) is my favorite male lead! The best part of this series are the titles, Real Vampires Live Large, Real Vampires Don't Diet, Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs, Real Vampires Hate Skinny Jeans, etc... When Glory was changed, she was not petite, like many of her friends. So that just adds to the laughs.

Well, that is it for series at the moment. I am waiting to start the Fever series, by Karen Marie Moning. And I am very excited!!! I have also started another Evanovich Series, Barnaby and Hooker. I have just started the 1st one, so we will see. It is called, Metro Girl. Another good book I recommend is "Under the Covers and Between the Sheets!" It is a books about books, and has all these cool facts and books I have not read. And there is an author that was recommended to be, Amanda Hocking! Her trilogy is on my list to read this summer!

I am also going to venture and read the Percy Jackson series and the other ones. Just need to get all caught up with my multiple series at the moment. (Plus, my pastor spoke about the Five Love Languages - and WOW did it make sense, so I got my Lifeway coupon in the mail, and I will be getting that to read ASAP!) I love to hear what other people are reading too, and if you are not involved with the Goodreads APP, you should! My email is catherinescrook@gmail.com, and you can find ADD me that way. It tracks what you and others are reading. You can review or just rate! I LOVE IT!

Well, I think that was enough for now... Happy reading!!! It is always fun to get so lost in a book that you smile seeing a car pass that is driven by the lead male in the series. :-)

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