Last Reading Wrap Up of 2015

Another year is coming to an end.  Are you pleased with your year's reading?  It has been a slower reading year for me.  It could be this wonderful little guy!  Whatever the reason, it has been a good year.

Some Like It Scot by Suzanne Enoch

Munro "Bear"  MacLawry is escaping his family's marital bliss by going off by himself. While he is hunting he discovers a "lad" on his property that gets the deer he was aiming for.  Intrigued at who this could be, Bear follows and discovers that the lad is a lass and is hiding with her sister in the abbey ruins on the MacLawry's land. She continues to amuse him so he shows up daily in an effort to discover her secrets.  The secrets could mean trouble for his clan.  Cat is not only fled with her sister Elizabeth to escape an unwanted marriage.  She does not want nor need Bears help, but he just won't go away.  She is not your average highland lass, and is proud of the fact.  Great banter and chemistry between these two characters.  

Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas (#1)

I eagerly awaited Lisa's return to historical fiction and was richly rewarded.  Kathleen is easy to love, and it was hard to wait for her secret.  Devon is as the title states.  His inheritance is the last thing he wants to for his life.  It is falling down and in bad need of repairs that will take too much money.  His plan is to parcel it up, sell lit and hopefully find suitable husbands for his cousins.  He talks his brother West into helping him out.  West is reluctant as he is just as much of a rake as his brother. Once they meet Kathleen, all their plans run amok.  She begins to influence West for the better.  Can she reach Devon's heart?  She takes her responsibilities seriously and won't let Devon's plans interfere.  Their relationship is very rocky with quite a few bumps, but was a pleasure to experience.  Helen, Pandora and Cassandra are just as delightful and I can't wait for their stories.  

Truth or Die by JP and Howard Roughan (audio)

Another fast paced, action filled, enjoyable listen narrated by Edoardo Ballerini.  Complete thoughts here.

Make Me by Lee Child (#20)

Jack Reacher is intrigued by the town's name of Mother's Rest and decides to get off the train and find out why/how it got it's name.  Of course, loner/drifter Jack is soon pulled into a mystery.  He meets Michelle Chang, former FBI agent turned private investigator waiting for her co-worker to come back to this town.  When he doesn't return Jack is intrigued and stays to help her out.  The town's people are not welcoming or friendly and seem to be watching them which interests Jack all the more.  Chasing the mystery of what was going on leads them to a reporter in LA. The secrets that the town is hiding are slow to be revealed and kept me glued to the pages guessing (and being wrong!).  When they come back to Mother's Rest for the final showdown their lives are on the line.  Can an injured Jack get them through to the other side?  A great installment in the Reacher series.

Blood Kiss by J.R. Ward (#1)

When there is a spin-off of a well loved series it comes with assorted feelings...will it be as good? will I like it? how can it be different, but the same? will the previous characters be changed?  After reading Blood Kiss the first in the Black Dagger Legacy series, I can say phew!, it was so good.  I enjoyed meeting the new recruits to the training center. Sixty of them arrive and only seven make it through to the actual training. That in itself was harrowing and pulled you right into the characters, choosing sides and glad about who made it through. This story centers on  Paradise and Craeg, each with different reasons for wanting to make it through as the first recruits of this new training program.  I fell in love with Paradise's desire to be her own person, not whom her class expects.  Craeg has his own reasons for being there and doesn't want the added distraction of attraction.   This story also revisits Butch and Marissa from the original series. A great start to this new series. 

Up Next:
The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones
My Kind of Wonderful by Jill Shalvis
These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly

Book Thoughts Posted:
Truth or Die by JP and Howard Roughan
The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen

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