We've reached the last week of Summer Reading, 27 readers (5 of whom were new) read 95 books. Over the course of the summer, 160 readers read 1137 books.
Book Reviews for September 8:
Return to Sender by Fern Michaels: Once again-the heroine "gets revenge". Another success story of a woman who makes it by ehr true grit and determination "with a little help" from her friends!
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian: Wonderful sea-going tale about life in the British Navy during Lord Nelson's time (late 1700's early 1800's.)
Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian: Wonderful sea-going tale about life in the British Navy during the Napoleanic wars. Second of a series of 21.
Be near me by Andrew O'Hagan: Bitter sweet novel about an aging priest administering a small parish in Scotland. His attempt to befriend and mentor a pair of teen-agers ends in dsaster as he is charged with sexual assault. Good description of the student revolts of the 1960s and the protagonists part in them.
Dangerous by Diana Palmer: Another good western romance with men who respect women, strong women with personality, and a good story line.
Maverick by Diana Palmer: It's been a while since I've read Diana Palmer. I enjoyed this "quick read" with a strong smart woman as the main character and the male hero had great values and respect for women.
Distant Dreams by Judith Pella: First book in the Ribbons of Steel series. Christian historical romance about the beginnings of the railroads, recommended for those who like this genre. I sure do.
Rescue Me by Christy Reece: This is the 1st book in the series. It made me want to read the next 2.
Return to Me by Christy Reece: I like the characters in this series, they have all suffered but are committed to making a difference in the lives of other victims.
Second Chance by Christy Reece: This is the first book in this "Chance" series that I've read. I'm waiting to read the other 2. I was truly surprised at the ending.
Arctic Circle by Robert Reid: Fascinating read on the life cycle of the caribou. The book also has the underlying theme of the birth/rebirth of our inner/spiritual selves--timely topic at the caribou lands-should they be protected from oil pipe lines?
This Magic Moment by Patricia Rice: 5 star.
Mystic Guardian by Patricia Rice: 5-star.
Nine month marriage by Christine Rimmer: Hilarious, tear jerker, funny, good tub reading (bubble bath and a glass of wine.)
Wife wanted by Christine Rimmer: 5-star.
Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb: 5-star. Medieval murder mystery read in 1 sitting, that should tell you something.
Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb: Another great read by J. D. Robb. She keeps you in suspense and the storyline doesn't get old! Looking forward to the next one.
Book Reviews for September 8:
Return to Sender by Fern Michaels: Once again-the heroine "gets revenge". Another success story of a woman who makes it by ehr true grit and determination "with a little help" from her friends!
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian: Wonderful sea-going tale about life in the British Navy during Lord Nelson's time (late 1700's early 1800's.)
Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian: Wonderful sea-going tale about life in the British Navy during the Napoleanic wars. Second of a series of 21.
Be near me by Andrew O'Hagan: Bitter sweet novel about an aging priest administering a small parish in Scotland. His attempt to befriend and mentor a pair of teen-agers ends in dsaster as he is charged with sexual assault. Good description of the student revolts of the 1960s and the protagonists part in them.
Dangerous by Diana Palmer: Another good western romance with men who respect women, strong women with personality, and a good story line.
Maverick by Diana Palmer: It's been a while since I've read Diana Palmer. I enjoyed this "quick read" with a strong smart woman as the main character and the male hero had great values and respect for women.
Distant Dreams by Judith Pella: First book in the Ribbons of Steel series. Christian historical romance about the beginnings of the railroads, recommended for those who like this genre. I sure do.
Rescue Me by Christy Reece: This is the 1st book in the series. It made me want to read the next 2.
Return to Me by Christy Reece: I like the characters in this series, they have all suffered but are committed to making a difference in the lives of other victims.
Second Chance by Christy Reece: This is the first book in this "Chance" series that I've read. I'm waiting to read the other 2. I was truly surprised at the ending.
Arctic Circle by Robert Reid: Fascinating read on the life cycle of the caribou. The book also has the underlying theme of the birth/rebirth of our inner/spiritual selves--timely topic at the caribou lands-should they be protected from oil pipe lines?
This Magic Moment by Patricia Rice: 5 star.
Mystic Guardian by Patricia Rice: 5-star.
Nine month marriage by Christine Rimmer: Hilarious, tear jerker, funny, good tub reading (bubble bath and a glass of wine.)
Wife wanted by Christine Rimmer: 5-star.
Apothecary Rose by Candace Robb: 5-star. Medieval murder mystery read in 1 sitting, that should tell you something.
Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb: Another great read by J. D. Robb. She keeps you in suspense and the storyline doesn't get old! Looking forward to the next one.
 | Return to Sender Michaels, Fern 2010-05 - Wheeler Publishing 9781410421982 Check Our Catalog "Fern Michaels spins a compelling, unforgettable story about love, family, friendship, and the courage it takes to let go of the past . . ." At seventeen, Rosalind "Lin" Townsend finds herself pregnant and alone. Her father, deeply religious yet cruel, throws her out of the house. Nick Pemberton, the baby's father who she naively hoped might propose, rejects her. At the lowest point in her life, Lin vows to succeed on her own and give her son, Will, all the love and happiness she's been denied. Nineteen years later, after making good on those promises, Lin crosses paths with Nick. …More |
 | No Woman So Fair Morris, Gilbert 2003-05 - Bethany House Publishers 9780764290626 Check Our Catalog This new installment in the Lions of Judah series deftly portrays Abraham and Sarai, from one of CBA's all-time bestselling authors. …More |
 | Master and Commander O'Brian, Patrick 1990-08 - W. W. Norton & Company 9780393307054 Check Our Catalog This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between Captain Aubrey, R.N., and Stephen Maturin, ship's surgeon and intelligence agent, against a thrilling backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Details of life aboard a man-of-war are faultlessly rendered: the conversational idiom of the officers in the ward room and the men on the lower deck, the food, the floggings, the mysteries of the wind and the rigging, and the roar of broadsides as the great ships close in battle. …More |
 | Post Captain O'Brian, Patrick 1972-01 - Collins Publishers 9780002216579 Check Our Catalog "Master and Commander raised almost dangerously high expectations, Post Captain triumphantly surpasses them...a brilliant book."-Mary Renault …More |
 | Be Near Me O'Hagan, Andrew 2008-04 - Harvest Books 9780156033961 Check Our Catalog "Always trust a stranger," said David's mother when he returned from Rome. "It's the people you know who let you down." Half a life later, David is Father Anderton, a Catholic priest with a small parish in Scotland. He befriends Mark and Lisa, rebellious local teenagers who live in a world he barely understands. Their company stirs memories of earlier happiness--his days at a Catholic school in Yorkshire, the student revolt in 1960s Oxford, and a choice he once made in the orange groves of Rome. But their friendship also ignites the suspicions and smoldering hatred of a town that resents strangers, and brings Father David to a reckoning with the gathered tensions of past and present. In this masterfully written novel, Andrew O'Hagan explores the emotional and moral contradictions of religious life in a faithless age. …More |
 | Dangerous Palmer, Diana 2010-05 - Harlequin Books 9780373774593 Check Our Catalog Tall, lean and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his own rules. And one of those rules includes keeping his hands off Jacobsville's resident sweetheart, Winnie Sinclair, no matter the temptation. As they combine forces in a dangerous investigation, the stakes rise ever higher. …More |
 | The Maverick Palmer, Diana 2009-12 - Silhouette Books 9780373769827 Check Our Catalog In this brand-new Long, Tall Texans novel, Harley Fowler is always in the middle of trouble, but emerges unscathed. Until he meets whirlwind topnotch investigator Alice Jones, who's trying to solve a murder involving the one family Harley doesn't want to talk about--his own. Original. …More |
 | The 9th Judgment Patterson, James Author Paetro, Maxine 2010-04 - Little Brown and Company 9780316036276 Check Our Catalog In the most exciting Women's Murder Club novel yet, Detective Lindsay Boxer spends every waking hour working to piece together clues in two area murders. One of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line--but will that be enough? …More |
 | Swimsuit Patterson, James Author Paetro, Maxine 2009-06 - Little Brown and Company 9780316018777 Check Our Catalog A breathtakingly beautiful supermodel disappears from a swimsuit photo shoot at the most glamorous hotel in Hawaii. Only hours after she goes missing, Kim McDaniels's parents receive a terrifying phone call. Fearing the worst, they board the first flight to Maui and begin the hunt for their daughter. Ex-cop Ben Hawkins, now a reporter for the L.A. Times, gets the McDaniels assignment. The ineptitude of the local police force defies belief--Ben has to start his own investigation for Kim McDaniels to have a prayer. And for Ben to have the story of his life. All the while, the killer sets the stage for his next production. His audience expects the best--and they won't be disappointed. Swimsuit is a heart-pounding story of fear and desire, transporting you to a place where beauty and murder collide and unspeakable horrors are hidden within paradise. …More |
 | Distant Dreams Pella, Judith Author Peterson, Tracie 2006-06 - Thorndike Press 9780786286874 Check Our Catalog Distant Dreams is Book 1 of a new Bethany House historical romance series called Ribbons of Steel, set in the excitement of America's westward expansion and placed in the context of the burgeoning railroad industry. …More |
 | The Crazy School Read, Cornelia 2008-01 - Grand Central Publishing 9780446582599 Check Our Catalog From the acclaimed author of "A Field of Darkness" comes another compelling novel featuring the acerbic and memorable voice of ex-debutante Madeline Dare. …More |
 | Invisible Boy Read, Cornelia 2010-07 - Thorndike Press 9781410427564 Check Our Catalog Socialite Madeline Dare is shocked when she discovers the skeleton of a three-year-old boy in her family cemetery outside Manhattan. Determined to see that justice is served, Madeline finds herself examining the class and racial warfare that penetrates every level of society. …More |
  | Rescue Me Reece, Christy 2009-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345505422 Check Our Catalog From a hot new voice in romantic suspense comes the first adventure in an action-packed, passionate trilogy featuring a beautiful operative for an elite rescue organization, dealing with a rugged new partner, a dangerous mission, and her own secret past. Original. …More |
| | Rescue Me Reece, Christy 2009-04 - Ballantine Books 9780345505422 Check Our Catalog From a hot new voice in romantic suspense comes the first adventure in an action-packed, passionate trilogy featuring a beautiful operative for an elite rescue organization, dealing with a rugged new partner, a dangerous mission, and her own secret past. Original. …More |
 | Run to Me Reece, Christy 2009-06 - Ballantine Books 9780345505446 Check Our Catalog In the concluding novel of Reece's back-to-back Chance Rescue trilogy, formerLCR operative Ethan Bishop must return to action when his former partner--andone-time lover--Shea Monroe is kidnapped and programmed to kill. Original. …More |
 | Second Chance Reece, Christy 2010-03 - Ballantine Books 9780345517760 Check Our Catalog Reece delivers the second novel in her latest back-to-back trilogy--the follow-up to "No Chance." Original. …More |
 | Arctic Circle: Birth and Rebirth in the Land of the Caribou Reid, Robert Leonard 2010-04 - David R. Godine Publisher 9781567923506 Check Our Catalog Every year without fail, caribou from the Yukon and Alaska set off in early April to a small corner of the Arctic Circle to give birth to their young.The journey of 3000 miles is the longest migration of any land animal on earth. Despite the formidable obstacles, the females find their way to the calving grounds on the coast of the Beaufort Sea, deliver their calves in June, and then begin their long journey home. This is their story, told by an author who travels to the Arctic on his sixtieth birthday, partly to "witness a few moments of this endless turning circle of birth and rebirth," partly to fulfill a promise he made to a visionary ecologist, and partly to answer the question,"What is the true nature of the North?" Personal and profound, chock-full of adventure, literary references, natural history, and ecological concerns, Mr. Reid has written a memoir that is moving and poignant, evocative and cautionary. …More |
 | This Magic Moment Rice, Patricia 2005-10 - Wheeler Publishing 9781597220811 Check Our Catalog The "gifted master storyteller" ("Midwest Book Reviews") charms readers again with a new tale about an enchanting Malcolm woman who must work a little magic to save a family empire and her own marriage. …More |
 | Mystic Guardian Rice, Patricia 2007-12 - Thorndike Press 9781410403056 Check Our Catalog Off the coast of France lies the sun-kissed isle of Aelynn. Guarded by Trystan l'Enforcer, its people use magical abilities to protect a sacred chalice. An ambitious Trystan intends to marry for convenience, but when a sultry beauty washes up on his shore, she stirs in him a carnal hunger-and his plans take a confounding turn. Now he must work with her to recover Aelynn's most sacred object before chaotic forces can lead to devastating destruction. …More |
 | The Nine-Month Marriage Rimmer, Christine 1998-01 - Silhouette Books 9780373241484 Check Our Catalog …More |
 | Wife Wanted Rimmer, Christine 1997-02 - Harlequin Books 9780373501847 Check Our Catalog …More |
 | The Apothecary Rose: A Medieval Mystery Robb, Candace M 1993-10 - St. Martin's Press 9780312097820 Check Our Catalog Medieval detective Owen Archer must investigate a fatal medicine administered to the English Lord Chancellor by the Master Apothecary and resist loving a prime suspect, the apothecary's wife. A first novel. …More |
 | Fantasy in Death Robb, J. D. 2010-07 - Large Print Press 9781594134043 Check Our Catalog A New York Times Bestseller NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas is having as much trouble figuring out how Bart Minnock was murdered as who did the murdering. The victim's girlfriend seems sincerely grief-stricken and his quirky,but brilliant partners at U-Play appear equally shocked. No one seemed to have a problem with the enthusiastic, high-spirited millionaire. Of course, success can attract jealousy, and gaming, like any business, has its fierce rivalries and dirty tricks -- as Eve's husband, Roarke, one of U-Play's competitors knows well. But Minnock was not naive, and quite capable of fighting back in the real world as well as the virtual one. …More |
 | Storm Prey Sandford, John 2010-05 - Putnam Adult 9780399156496 Check Our Catalog Three men burst through the door of a hospital pharmacy and clean the place out, killing one of the workers. The robbers find themselves face to face with Weather Karkinnen, surgeon, and wife of investigator Lucas Davenport. Gnawing it over later, it seems to them there is only one thing they can do: find out who she is, and eliminate the only possible witness. …More |
 | Think Twice Scottoline, Lisa 2010-03 - Thorndike Press 9781410425607 Check Our Catalog Unbeknownst to her identical twin Bennie Rosato, Alice Connelly is on the run from her drug-dealing confederates who are trying to kill her. Alice sees only one way out--to become Bennie. Now Bennie must prove who she really is, while Alice ruins her life. …More |
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