It's Monday! What are you Reading? #20

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

This is what I am currently reading

When the Siren Calls by Tom Barry

Restless and neglected, Isobel is suffocating in a stagnant marriage. Suave and charismatic Jay is fighting for survival. An invitation to visit Jay's resort in the hills of Tuscany sparks Isobel to imagine a life of freedom and excitement.

Dismissing her husband’s objections, Isobel pursues Jay to Tuscany on the pretext of searching for a holiday home. After fighting anguished guilt, she abandons herself in a passionate affair, with her controlling lover encouraging Isobel to push beyond her sexual boundaries.

But all is not as it seems in the idyllic Tuscan retreat, and Isobel finds herself trapped in a web of intrigue, deception, and betrayal. She is one player in a dangerous love triangle, unsure whether Jay is her saviour, or her nemesis. As her world falls apart, she must choose between the woman she thought she was, and the woman she has become.

Next I am going to read this one

Jaidee:Out of the Ashes by Clint Morey

Josh Lyons is doing what he loves -- proving what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. Josh heads a small detective agency that documents the indiscretions of unfaithful spouses for use in divorce and custody proceedings.

During a routine job, Josh rescues a young Asian girl from a prostitution ring and gives the girl to a friend of his on Metro's Vice Squad. When he hears a contract has been put out on the girl and someone in Metro is involved, he steals her from the "safe" house and hides her from the people who want to kill her.

Accused of being a kidnapper and child molester, Josh is pursued by the cops, the mob, and the media. Friends who will help him are hard to find and difficult to keep alive. The girl wants to get back to her pimp. His computer guy is not into violence. And the ex-missionary who speaks the girl's language doesn't approve of Josh's lifestyle. 

Josh doesn't know who he can trust but when his office is blown up, he realizes he's going to have to take down some rich and powerful people if there's any hope for them to survive.

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #19

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

This is what I am currently reading

Iced by Karen Marie Moning

The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be. 
 
Dani “Mega” O’Malley plays by her own set of rules—and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she’s one of the rare humans who can defend themselves against the Unseelie. But now, amid the pandemonium, her greatest gifts have turned into serious liabilities.
 
Dani’s ex–best friend, MacKayla Lane, wants her dead, the terrifying Unseelie princes have put a price on her head, and Inspector Jayne, the head of the police force, is after her sword and will stop at nothing to get it. What’s more, people are being mysteriously frozen to death all over the city, encased on the spot in sub-zero, icy tableaux. 
 
When Dublin’s most seductive nightclub gets blanketed in hoarfrost, Dani finds herself at the mercy of Ryodan, the club’s ruthless, immortal owner. He needs her quick wit and exceptional skill to figure out what’s freezing Fae and humans dead in their tracks—and Ryodan will do anything to ensure her compliance.
 
Dodging bullets, fangs, and fists, Dani must strike treacherous bargains and make desperate alliances to save her beloved Dublin—before everything and everyone in it gets iced.

Next I am going to read this one

Like a Suicide by John J. Archer

"Like A Suicide" is a psychological thriller/suspense about 'Wraith' who is a serial killer. He believes proper order can only be brought about in the world via chaos. Most of his kills make sense in that way. It just happens that this time someone has the nerve to bring chaos into his world by stealing money from him. 

After tracking down the perpetrator James and confronting him Wraith concludes that he is either a genius or an idiot after the man denies knowing anything about the stolen money in a convincing manner. 

Wraith concludes James must die but decides to take his time and find out if this is the guy that might provide the challenging kill he has been looking for all along. He has to do all this with Detective Sweeney, the local superstar detective hot on his trail.

As he gets ready to go for the kill Wraith can sense that something is wrong. It's just that this time this kill seems 'Like A Suicide', which makes it much more difficult than previous kills.

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #18

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

This is what I am currently reading

Poison Princess by Kresley Cole

She could save the world—or destroy it.

Sixteen year old Evangeline “Evie” Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future—and they’re still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.

But she can’t do either alone.

With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can’t totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?

Who can Evie trust?

As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it’s not always clear who is on which side….

I started this Saturday and I am loving it so far.  I have been kind of sick the past few days and the headache makes it really hard for me to read much so I haven't gotten as far in it as I would like.  It won't take me long to finish it though!

Next I am going to read this one

A Rendezvous to Die For by Betty McMahon

Photographer Cassandra Cassidy landed in the picturesque northern Minnesota town of Colton Mills, and started photographing weddings to pay the bills, but got her creative kicks making portraits of some noble, and some not-so-noble Indians on and off the nearby rez.

The Duluth, Minnesota newspaper hired Cassandra to cover a local 1830s Rendezvous reenactment. There would be trappers, mountain men and, of course, Indians. So Cassandra and her cameras headed north -- not knowing that her nemesis Eric Hartfield, a defrocked newspaper reporter, was heading there as well.

Not long after settling in and photographing some of the Rendezvous’ colorful characters, she and Eric crossed paths and exchanged some scathing words on the very public Rendezvous grounds. She would live to regret her parting taunt to Eric:  “The next time I see you, I’ll fire two warning shots – straight into your head!”

The sheriff  took their verbal scuffle into account after Cassandra discovered Eric in an Indian sweat lodge outside the grounds—with a tomahawk buried in his skull. Eric was well beyond any future such scuffles.

But a dead Eric may have the last laugh over his adversary as Cassandra becomes the main suspect in Eric’s demise. Now she’s up to her f-stops trying to sort out who is responsible.

Can a female photographer-amateur-sleuth, dragged into such a nightmare situation somehow dig herself out – and reveal the real murderer?

After these I may read Alice in Zombieland...or maybe Iced will be here and I will read that one!  I do know that I have a TON of great books to read right now!

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #17

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

This is what I am currently reading

Founding Fathers Know Best by Ross Edward Puskar

Ross Puskar's "Founding Fathers Know Best" is the intriguing political satire that brings past Presidents back to the White House to match wits with the new President. Learn all about today's Constitutional and political issues as you discover the Presidents Club - populated by the spirits of all deceased U.S. Presidents, with a mission to help the new guy when he gets off track. Before the country goes totally off the rails - and before the Constitution is completely shredded - George Washington has sent his top team back to DC to address high gas prices, our rising debt, healthcare, Government abuse, corruption, border security, defense, Islam, class warfare and much more. For one week John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison will visit each evening with the President. Will the President be receptive to their recommendations?

I will be honest and say that I just started this one and I don't know that it's one that I am going to enjoy so I will have to weigh my options and decide if I want to take the time to read it all.  I will keep you posted on that.  If you have read this one what did you think?

Then I am going to start on this one, I have a feeling I am going to need something light after the one I am working on!

Down to you by M. Leighton

The scorching tale of one girl, two brothers and a love triangle…that’s not.

Olivia Townsend is nothing special. She’s just a girl working her way through college so she can return home to help her father run his business. She’s determined not to be the second woman in his life to abandon him, even if it means putting her own life on hold. To Olivia, it’s clear what she must do. Plain and simple. Black and white.

But clear becomes complicated when she meets Cash and Nash Davenport. They’re brothers. Twins.
Cash is everything she’s always wanted in a guy. He’s a dangerous, sexy bad boy who wants her in his bed at any cost. He turns her insides to mush and, with just one kiss, makes her forget why he’s no good for her.

Nash is everything she’s ever needed in a guy. He’s successful, responsible and intensely passionate. But he’s taken. Very taken, by none other than Marissa, Liv’s rich, beautiful cousin. That doesn’t stop Olivia from melting every time he looks at her, though. With just one touch, he makes her forget why they can never be together.

Black and white turns to shades of gray when Olivia discovers the boys are hiding something, something that should make her run as far and as fast as she can. But it’s too late to run. Olivia’s already involved. And in love. With both of them.

Both brothers make her heart tremble. Both brothers set her body on fire. 

She wants them both.

And they want her.

How will she ever choose between them?

After that I am not sure, but I have a blog tour coming up so I want to get that read and my post all ready for that.  I have so many great books to choose from that I am sure I will find something good after that!

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #16

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

This is what I am currently reading

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.

I am also listening to this one, but it always takes me awhile to listen to a whole book!

Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr

In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures--if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live.

All Mallory knows of The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable. While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.

From Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and "Graveminder," comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one's own destiny.

Next I will be reading this one

Ironskin by Tina Connolly

Jane Eliot wears an iron mask. 

It’s the only way to contain the fey curse that scars her cheek. The Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain—the ironskin. 

When a carefully worded listing appears for a governess to assist with a "delicate situation"—a child born during the Great War—Jane is certain the child is fey-cursed, and that she can help. 

Teaching the unruly Dorie to suppress her curse is hard enough; she certainly didn’t expect to fall for the girl’s father, the enigmatic artist Edward Rochart. But her blossoming crush is stifled by her own scars, and by his parade of women. Ugly women, who enter his closed studio...and come out as beautiful as the fey. 

Jane knows Rochart cannot love her, just as she knows that she must wear iron for the rest of her life. But what if neither of these things is true? Step by step Jane unlocks the secrets of her new life—and discovers just how far she will go to become whole again.

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #15

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

This is what I am currently reading

The Hour of Predators by Lane Stark

Two gruesome murders have shocked and divided the community of Bella Coola, a small, isolated village in a remote river valley on the coast of British Columbia. The evidence points to a teenaged Nuxalk boy, and the simmering tension between whites and tribe members heats up. RCMP Inspector Marcus Chao must sort through misleading clues, cultural conflicts, tangled relationships, sexual scandals, and even rumors of sorcery to find the truth.

Marcus is a man whose life has skidded into remorse and misery. His own infidelity has ended his marriage to the woman he still loves, and now he finds himself with only two things to keep his sinking spirits afloat: the need to serve justice and his eternal fascination with solving the puzzle of the crime. This latest puzzle, however, is proving to be a maze of intrigue, and his mettle as well as his principles will be tested.

Then I am going to start on this one

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."

When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.

I'm not sure what I will read next, but it will definitely be a book that was sent to me for review.  I think I will try to start reading two that were sent to me for review and then stick one that I picked up on my own in between each 2 until I get closer to being caught up.  I have found that I need to read one that I pick on my own every couple of books or I get burned out for some reason.  I hate that I have such a huge stack still, but I can only read so much now that I am working.  I will get caught up at some point, though, and until then I am having a blast reading all these new books!   

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #14

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

I didn't make too big a dent in my list from last week, but I did get a couple books read!  This is what I am working on right now and it's not going to take me too long since I love this story so much.

Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber

There is no rehearsal for true love.

When A-list film actor Ryan Christensen ducked into her pub to escape his screaming fans, never in a million years did Taryn Mitchell think her life was about to change forever. But now, eight months later, after a whirlwind romance, Taryn wakes up in Ryan’s Hollywood hotel room to find a diamond to die for on her left ring finger—and her face splashed across the cover of every gossip magazine.

Ryan’s very public proposal is catnip to the tabloids, his management team is worried, and Taryn must figure out how a small town girl like her fits into his glittering world. What does it take to make a relationship work amidst telephoto lenses, daily on-set temptations, and jealous fans who will stop at nothing to keep you from walking down the aisle with the man of your dreams?

With no script to follow and no chance for a dress rehearsal, Taryn and Ryan will be forced to take the plunge and risk everything to make their love last.

Here are the ones I will be starting next, we shall see how far I get this week!

          

So what are you reading this week? 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #13

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

Well, I managed to finish a couple books this past week, but I did sneak one in there that a friend loaned me on my kindle.  I devoured it in less than 24 hours so you will be seeing a review of that this coming week.  Probably tomorrow!  Here is a look at what I am reading now and what I will be trying to tackle this week.

This book is the last book tour I have booked at this point.  I am not going to be scheduling any more for a little while unless one comes up that I just have to be a part of!  I have a nice stack of books that have been sent to me for review that I have been putting on the back burner because I have been doing so many blog tours.  Now it's time to start getting caught up.  I am really anxious about this book though, it looks really good.

Twelve Months by Steven Manchester

Don DiMarco has a very good life – a family he loves, a comfortable lifestyle, passions and interests that keep him amused. He also thought he had time, but that turned out not to be the case. Faced with news that might have immediately felled most, Don now wonders if he has time enough. Time enough to show his wife the romance he didn’t always lavish on her. Time enough to live out his most ambitious fantasies. Time enough to close the circle on some of his most aching unresolved relationships. Summoning an inner strength he barely realized he possessed, Don sets off to prove that twelve months is time enough to live a life in full.

A glorious celebration of each and every moment that we’re given here on Earth, as well as the eternal bonds that we all share, TWELVE MONTHS is a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit.

These are a couple of the books that I will  be trying to tackle this week.  It's entirely unlikely that I will get them all read!  I threw in Love Unrehearsed because I seem to have a better reading week when I read at least one that I didn't receive for review.  It kind of breaks them up for me and I don't feel quite so much pressure for some reason.

• Angel Dance by M.D. Grayson
• Love Unrehearsed by Tina Reber
• Founding Fathers Know Best by Ross Puskar

I do still have to finish The Chronicles of Farro and True Blondes, but I will get to those soon.  I am having a hard time reading True Blondes and the other one is just so daunting, I know I need to be in the right frame of mind to dig deep into that one!

So what are you reading this week?  Did you make any progress with what you posted last week?

 

It's Monday! What are you Reading? #12

This is a meme hosted by Book Journey, but I found it here on Book-a-holic.

I will be honest and say that this past week my reading has been ALL over the place.  I have like 5 books started and I keep switching them around, but this is the one I have read the most of and I plan to finish it before I switch again!

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.

Here are the others I have started, I know that I will finish Missing Rebecca this week since I have a tour post due for it next Friday, but it's similar in theme (not writing) to Gone Girl so I am having a little trouble with it. 

• Missing Rebecca by John Worley Simpson
• The Chronicles of Farro by M.D. Privratsky
• True Blondes by Carol Hollenbeck
• Angel Dance by M.D. Grayson

My goal is to get all these read, since I am in various stages of them, before I start anything else.  I do have one more blog tour coming up the first week of October though, so I will have to fit that one in too.  We'll see how this goes.  The Chronicles of Farro is a monster at nearly 900 pages so that ones going to take awhile at the rate I am reading these days!!

What are you reading this week?  Hopefully you have a better handle of you reading pile than I do!!