I’ve Been Reading!

Tags

#amreading, Dash of Peril, Escape to New Zealand, Finding Freedom, Jill Shalvis, Kaylea Cross, Lori Foster, Marked, Natalie Gayle, Rosalind James, Then Came You

Since Live For Me is finally finished and for sale everywhere (well, except itunes, but that’s pending), I have been reading quite a bit, catching up on the books I really wanted to read while I was trying to finish Haleigh and Caleb’s story.

First up was DASH OF PERIL by Lori Foster.  I love Lori Foster, and this book did not disappoint.  Dash and Margo are a helluva team, and Dash isn’t the laid-back, beta man she assumed him to be.  That’ll teach you to assume, Margo!

 

Next was THEN CAME YOU by Jill Shalvis.  Jill is an auto-buy, absolute favorite of mine (with her own shelf on my Kindle with, oh, 25 books on it), and I have to say this is one of the best she’s written.

Then I switched gears a tiny bit, with the third in Natalie Gayle’s Centre series, FINDING FREEDOM.  This is such a great take on operatives, sting operations and sci-fi that I am forever sucked in.  Oh, and hanging out on the Gold Coast of Australia doesn’t suck, either.  Start from the beginning of this series with FINDING TRUST.

Then there was the beginning of what I’m sure will be a fabulous new series from Kaylea Cross with MARKED.  Kaylea is up there with the absolute best Romantic Suspense writers, and this book proved once again she knows what she’s doing.

Finally, I think I could take a trip to New Zealand and get along just fine with the slang having read Rosalind James’ entire Escape to New Zealand series.  I’d just need to make sure I pack my togs and jandals, yeh?  I did play rugby in college (not kidding!) so I actually knew what was going on with the games, but you totally don’t need to know the game to fall in love with these books and their heroes.

So… since I have now spent a bunch of hours reading… it’s time to write! Back to BURN and the good people of Aylesford.

Wow, What a Fabulous Series!

Tags

ABSOLUTION, COVER OF DARKNESS, Kaylea Cross, military romantic suspense, NO TURNING BACK, OUT OF HER LEAGUE, RELENTLESS, Romantic Suspense

 

This week I read an entire series start to finish.  Kaylea Cross’s Suspense series started with OUT OF HER LEAGUE, the story of Christa Bailey, an Olympic-caliber softball player and Rayne Hutchinson, an ERT officer (pretty much a SWAT sniper).  Christa has had a thing for Rayne since she met him, but hasn’t acted on it because of a horrible breakup and the belief that Rayne’s a player.  When she becomes the obsession of a serial killer, Rayne steps in.  There were some hairy situations here, and a fabulous climatic ending, but oh, my friends, this book is just the beginning of a great series. This is one of those series that seems like it’s one big story shown through different perspectives, especially from books two through five.  I’d finish one and just start the next one, it was that engrossing…  Hence five books in, oh, four days.

Next is COVER OF DARKNESS.  This one centers on Bryn, the social worker best friend of Rayne who also happens to be the the daughter of a high-ranking Lebanese politician.  Bryn is in Beirut visiting her father when a terrorist’s bomb blows  up an embassy party and she and her father are kidnapped.  Who saves them but a SEAL Team, headed by Declan “Dec” McCabe.  Dec and his SEALs get them out, and it turns out her best friend’s father is a CIA operative who wants to use Bryn as bait to catch a major terrorist.  Dec doesn’t want Bryn to do it, but signs on to protect her.

The third book, NO TURNING BACK picks up right where COVER OF DARKNESS left off, with CIA communications specialist, Samarra “Sam” Wallace running for her life, unsure of whom she can trust.  She chooses Ben Sinclair, a former Army Ranger who she has felt a strong connection with since meeting him…  Okay, yeah, an attraction.  When the operations keep going sideways, Ben wants to trust her, but isn’t sure if he can- even if his feelings for her are overwhelming.

Next is Rhys Sinclair, Ben’s fraternal twin brother.  Former Delta force, Rhys suffered a major injury in the previous book, and was saved by Sam’s sister-like cousin, Dr. Neveah Adams.  Their book, RELENTLESS, is probably my favorite of the series.  I’m not sure if it’s because I love the tall, dark, handsome and dangerous stoic hero or what, but I loved this book.  Unfortunately, I can’t tell you too much about it because it gives away a lot, and you know how I hate that.

Finally, Luke Hutchinson gets his own book with the series closer and the most heart-wrenching of the series in ABSOLUTION.  His and Emily’s story has been told throughout the entire series, and was done beautifully here.  Of course, telling you about it will tell you too much, but I highly recommend this series.  I think I love the last two books the most because as you read this series, you become more and more attached to the characters and engrossed in their stories.

So, now I’m on a military romantic suspense kick.  Anyone have any suggestions for me on what to read next?  I just downloaded the first TALL, DARK & DANGEROUS bundle by Suzanne Brockman, and will be starting that soon, but I (and my serious addiction) are open to suggestions!  And a big ol’ *Thank You!!* to my virtual girlfriends over on the I-Team facebook page for turning me onto some new writers.  I hadn’t heard of Kaylea Cross before, but now I can’t wait for more.

TTFN!