Wednesday, May 10, 2023

What Deanna Read #84: March and April 2023

Now, don't get too excited, I'm not sure if I'm actually back. I'm VERY slowly getting back into things and even though I'm about 6 weeks post-surgery, my energy levels are not what they used to be, so there's still a lot of resting. That said, I decided to at least do a little on the bloggity though I'm not fully back into it. I'm starting to put this post together on a Wednesday. Let's see how long it takes me to get it done, eh?

Big thank you to everyone who has been understanding and all the "get well" wishes.

Here's what I read for the last two months.

Alpha Night by Nalini Singh
Alpha Night
The Look of Love by Bella Andre
Meg by Halston Reed
Meg
Saving Mason by M Reeds


A Little Bit Crazy by Shaw Hart
A Little Bit Crazy
Embattled Hearts by JM Madden
Embattled Hearts
Say Her Name by Dreda Say Mitchell and Ryan Carter
Say Her Name
Blame It On The Tequila by Cameron Hart
Blame It On The Tequila


Saving Mason by M Reeds
Saving Mason *
Nero by SJ Tilly
Nero (First read)
Dad Bod Dreams by Cassie Mint
Dad Bod Dreams
Fatal Justice by Marie Force
Fatal Justice


State of Affairs by Marie Force
State of Affairs
State of Grace by Marie Force
State of Grace
Stepbrothers by Lily Harlem'
Stepbrothers
Excalibur by Anna Hackett
Excalibur


Mr Sin by SJ Tilly
Mr Sin
Sin Too by SJ Tilly
Sin Too
Miss Sin by SJ Tilly
Miss Sin
Smoky Darling by SJ Tilly
Smoky Darling


Latte Darling by SJ Tilly
Latte Darling
Endless Obsession by Alex Grayson
Endless Obsession
Heart of Gold by P Jameson
Heart of Gold
Indigo Ridge by Devney Perry
Indigo Ridge


The Protector by Susan Stoker
The Protector
Mine by Alex Grayson
Mine
Nanny For The Grumpy CEO by Aimee Bronson
Nanny For The Grumpy CEO
Defying The North Wind by Anna Hackett
Defying The North Wind (Has been rereleased)


Claiming The East Wind by Anna Hackett
Claiming The East Wind (Has been rereleased)
Fury and Darkness by Anna Hackett
Fury & Darkness
The Mercy of Promise by TS Joyce
The Mercy of Promise
The Edge of Promise by TS Joyce
The Edge of Promise


Her Daddy's Jewel by Laylah Roberts
Her Daddy's Jewel
Brutal Conquest by Lilith Vincent
Brutal Conquest
Black Ops Daddy by Linzi Basset
Black Ops Daddy
His Last Nerve by Cassie Mint
His Last Nerve


Lone Star Husband by Kat Baxter
Lone Star Husband
Dante by Cameron Hart
Dante
The Bodyguard and His Bunny by Abby Knox
The Bodyguard and His Bunny
Nanny Tempts The Beast by Mink
Nanny Tempts The Beast


Don't Trust A Killer by Cynthia Eden
Don't Trust A Killer
Hidden Love by Mink
Hidden Love
Going Rogue by Cassie Mint
Going Rogue
Knightmaster by Anna Hackett
Knightmaster


Vetting His Kitten by Mink
Vetting His Kitten
Code Name Lise by Larry Loftis
Code Name Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy
Big Sky by Dani Wyatt
Big Sky
Hero by Renee Rose and Vanessa Vale
Hero


Jekyll by Zoe Blake
Jekyll
Nero by SJ Tilly
Nero (Second read #obsessed)
Sinner's Secret by Julie Rowe
Sinner's Secret
Saving Mason by Kaci Rose
Saving Mason *


Right, it's taken me DAYS to get this post done. Actually, it's taken me 8 days to finish this post since it's now the end of Wednesday of the next week and by the time you see this, it will be Thursday. I kinda fizzled out part way, then it took a while to get back to it because I had to manage my energy levels. Better late than never.

52 books between March and April, with most of them read in April because well, March I spent most of it in hospital and my ability to read there was ZERO. That's not too bad all things considered. I'll take it.

Now for the standouts.

I caught up a bit on TS Joyce. I'm still way behind, but I finished the rest of the Wolves of Piston series, and then went back to catch up on the Wolves of Promise Falls series. I love Ms Joyce's books. They always make me feel good. There's just something about her writing that has all the feels for me.

A new direction for a favorite author, Julie Rowe, with Sinner's Secret. Kind of a romantic suspense meets paranormal meets urban fantasy. Her hero is a vampire, but it's not very vampirey, if you're concerned with that. Still very much Julie Rowe with all the action and steam.

There were a few fun, quick reads, but I'm not sure if they were fabulous or it was just my very mushy brain latching on because that was all I could handle so I thought I loved them, but anyhoo, Vetting His Kitten by Mink, Going Rogue by Cassie Mint, Nanny Tempts The Beast by Mink, and Dad Bod Dreams by Cassie Mint to name a few.

Finally, I binged SJ Tilly and became obsessed with her heroes. Some books were better than others, but I read six of her books in four days and then reread one of them again. Latte Darling because Axel is everything. Nero because he's all sorts of red flags, and I'd gladly read him over and over again, but I do not wish him in my real life. Finally, Miss Sin because Special Agent John Clark is 🔥🔥🔥 and I'm totally fanning myself while reading him. Ooof! I need a John Clark in my life...or maybe not. He could be another one of those who's just fun to read.

* Read two books with the exact same name. Fun fact. In one book, Mason was the hero, and the other, Mason was the heroine.

That's it from me. What did you read this few months? Do leave a comment and let me know.

Stay tuned for what Helen read too.


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16 comments:

  1. Heavens, you took me by Surprise there. Glad to see you back. Two good months, which I'll post separately.
    1 Raw Desires by Cynthia Sax. Cyborg Unity #3

    2 Chloe by Tasha Black. Alien Surrogate Agency #5

    3 Chloe free bonus epilogue by Tasha Black. Alien Surrogate Agency #5

    4 The Medusa Seduction by Cindy Dees. Medusas #5

    5 Rocky Mountain Shelter by Vivian Arend. Six Pack Ranch #9

    6 Rocky Mountain Devil by Vivian Arend. Six Pack Ranch #10

    7 Rocky Mountain Home by Vivian Arend. Six Pack Ranch #11

    8 The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles. Doomsday Books #1

    9 Rocked by Love by Melissa Foster. The Bradens & Montgomerys (Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls) Love in Bloom Series #10

    10 Touched by Ice by Cynthia Eden. Ice Breaker Cold Case #4

    11 Knightmaster by Anna Hackett. Oronis Knights #1

    12 Rattling Bone by Jordan L Hawk. Outfoxing the Paranormal #2

    13 I Married a Dryad by Regine Abel. Prime Mating Agency #8

    14 Medusa's Master by Cindy Dees. Medusas #6

    15 Final Shot by Kaylea Cross. Crimson Point Protectors #6
    Gill

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    1. Hiiiii!!! **waves** Don't get too excited, not sure how frequently I'm back for yet. It's taking me absolutely forever to get a single post done, granted this was a long one and it always takes a lot of time to put together. It's all those dang books. Maybe I should read less?? LOL.

      Wow! You had a good month. Did you enjoy Knightmaster? I loved the start of this new series. Ashtin was all kinds of yummy.

      I tried a Cynthia Eden. She's been on my list to try for ages, but I couldn't get past her heroine.

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    2. Yes, loved Knightmaster. The scifi ones are my favourites of Annas. I know what you mean about Cynthia Eden. It's the overpossesive hero's I'm not always keen on. That and the way they call the heroines baby. But overall I do enjoy the books.
      Gill

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    3. Ah, but I do love a possessive hero. I actually loved the hero in the book that I read. I just couldn't stand the heroine.

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  2. April
    Seconds away, round 2.

    1 Rocky Mountain Forever by Vivian Arend. Six Pack Ranch #12

    2 The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason. Detective Konrad #2

    3 Spring Breakup by Erin Mclellan. So over the Holidays #5

    4 Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz

    5 Freeing Sully by Melissa Foster. Prequel to For the Love of Whisky

    6 Trapped by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus

    7 Marked for Risk by Susan Hayes. Crashed and Claimed #5

    8 Marked for Risk bonus epilogue by Susan Hayes. Crashed and Claimed #5.5

    9 Thief in the Night by KJ Charles. Gentle Art World

    10 The Medusa Proposition by Cindy Dees. Medusas #7

    11 AzumC by Pauline Baird Jones. Project Enterprise: The Cyborg Chronicles #4

    12 AzumC bonus epilogue by Pauline Baird Jones. Project Enterprise: The Cyborg Chronicles #4

    13 A Rose by any Name by KJ Charles. Free bonus epilogue to Gentle Art World series

    14 Big Bad Gruff by Eve Langlais. Big City Lycans #2

    15 A Rancher's Vow by Vivian Arend. Stones of Heart Falls #5

    16 For the Love of Whiskey by Melissa Foster. The Whiskeys:Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #3

    17 The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley. Seven Sisters #6

    18 Excaliber by Anna Hackett. Sentinel Security #5

    Gill

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    1. Nice to see you continuing some series. What do you think of Melissa Foster? Have you read her before? I've got a few of her books but not read them yet, but I think those are her older books.

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  3. I only got into Melissa Foster a couple of years ago, so it's mainly the newer ones I read. Sometimes the guys are somewhat overbearing though, but again, I enjoy them overall. I've just finished book 7 of the 7 Sisters. Looking forward to the last one tomorrow, part written by her son, as she died, last year I think
    Gill

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    1. Oh, I didn't know she's passed. How sad. I hope you enjoy the book that's part written by her son. I wonder if he'll keep writing under her pen name?

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    2. Yes, it's co authored by Lucinda Riley and Harry Whittaker. I think she told him what the underlying story was and he finished it. Have you read them?

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    3. Ah no, I haven't, but I think I have some of her older books in my Kindle library I bought ages ago.

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  4. Woohoo so good to see you back and you have read some great books :)

    Have Fun

    Helen

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    1. Might not be the most consistent to start, but I'm getting there. Slowly...

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  5. Another thing I've started to do is note the countries I've travelled to in books. This is April, number of books

    US 9
    Canada 3
    Iceland 1
    Sweden1
    UK 3
    Space 2
    Ireland 1
    Brazil 1
    Switzerland 1
    France 1
    Kenya 1
    Total 24

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    1. That is actually super cool. Do you know which books relate to which country? I'd love to use that to do a post that features, "around the world in books". Do you know which different cities in the US, Canada, UK, etc., those books are set in specifically?

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    2. haven't nailed it down to states/cities etc as uts not always obvious, and in some books it's a made up place. But here goes so far. I did get the idea from this blog

      https://melovebooks.wordpress.com/

      1 Rocky Mountain Forever by Vivian Arend. Six Pack Ranch #12. Canada

      2 The Girl by the Bridge by Arnaldur Indridason. Detective Konrad #2. Iceland

      3 Spring Breakup by Erin Mclellan. So over the Holidays #5. Alaska

      4 Luck and Last Resorts by Sarah Grunder Ruiz. Ireland, Florida

      5 Freeing Sully by Melissa Foster. Prequel to For the Love of Whisky. USA

      6 Trapped by Camilla Lackberg and Henrik Fexeus. Sweden, mostly Stockholm

      7 Marked for Risk by Susan Hayes. Crashed and Claimed #5. Space

      8 Marked for Risk bonus epilogue by Susan Hayes. Crashed and Claimed #5.5. Space

      9 Thief in the Night by KJ Charles. Gentle Art World. uk

      10 The Medusa Proposition by Cindy Dees. Medusas #7. USA

      11 AzumC by Pauline Baird Jones. Project Enterprise: The Cyborg Chronicles #4. Space

      12 AzumC bonus epilogue by Pauline Baird Jones. Project Enterprise: The Cyborg Chronicles #4. Space

      13 A Rose by any Name by KJ Charles. Free bonus epilogue to Gentle Art World series. UK

      14 Big Bad Gruff by Eve Langlais. Big City Lycans #2. Canada

      15 A Rancher's Vow by Vivian Arend. Stones of Heart Falls #5. Canada, Alberta

      16 For the Love of Whiskey by Melissa Foster. The Whiskeys:Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #3. USA

      17 The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley. Seven Sisters #6.
      UK/Kenya/USA/France/Switzerland/Brazil

      18 Excaliber by Anna Hackett. Sentinel Security #5. USA
      Gill

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