Wednesday, October 23, 2024

What Deanna Read #99: August & September 2024

Sooo... two things. One - we are coming up to ONE HUNDRED What Deanna Read posts. Holy dooley!! This is number 99 and wow! I'm blown away how long we've been doing this. It's still the one post I try to do as consistently as possible. Apologies that I skipped August on its own. Work got crazy, and there was health stuff going on as well. That said, I don't think I managed to read all that much. I'll need to count, but there weren't many books read for the last two months because I was so busy and also not quite 100%. Thank you for your patience.

Here's what I read for the last month.

Her Possessive Daddy by Kate Oliver
Her Possessive Daddy
Cruel Saints by Michelle Heard
Cold In The Shadows by Toni Anderson
Cold In The Shadows 🎧
Midnight In Death by JD Robb


Fury by Anna Hackett
Fury (reread)
Interlude In Death by JD Robb
Interlude In Death
Bear's Little Brat by Cooper McKenzie
Bear's Little Brat
Big Jack by JD Robb
Big Jack


West Coast Daddies Books 1-3 by Kate Oliver
West Coast Daddies: Books 1-3
Ruthless King by Sienna Cross
Ruthless King
Leo by Kate Oliver
Leo
Maddox by Kate Oliver
Maddox


Ruthless Saints by Michelle Heard
Ruthless Saints
Bad For Me by Helena Newbury
Bad For Me
Tears of Betrayal by Michelle Heard
Tears Of Betrayal
Cold Hearted by Toni Anderson
Cold Hearted 🎧


Pushed To The Peak by Cassie Mint
Pushed To The Peak
Guardian Daddy by Laylah Roberts
Guardian Daddy
A Little Easter Delight by Laylah Roberts
A Little Easter Delight
Daddies' Captive by Laylah Roberts
Daddies Captive (reread)


Daddy's Soul by Laylah Roberts
Daddy's Soul (reread)
Colt by Kate Oliver
Colt
Take by Anna Hackett
Take
Broken Whispers by Neva Altaj
Broken Whispers


His Favorite Melody by Kat Baxter and Hope Ford
His Favorite Melody
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Part 1 Graphic Audio
Fourth Wing Dramatized Adaptation Part 1 of 2 🎧Graphic Audio
📘Kindle eBook
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros Part 2 Graphic Audio
Fourth Wing Dramatized Adaptation Part 2 of 2 🎧Graphic Audio
📘Kindle eBook
River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz
River Road (reread)


Tears of Salvation by Michelle Heard
Tears Of Salvation
Gio's Possession by Indi Marie
Gio's Possession
God of Vengeance by Michelle Heard
God Of Vengeance
Wild Scottish Knight by Tricia O'Malley
Wild Scottish Knight Dramatized Adaptation 🎧Graphic Audio
📘Kindle eBook


Painted Scars by Neva Altaj
Painted Scars
Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost
Halfway To The Grave Dramatized Adaptation 🎧Graphic Audio
📘Kindle eBook
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Dramatized Adaptation 🎧
📘Kindle eBook
The Alpha Awakens by Anna Fury
The Alpha Awakens


The Light In Us by Evelyn Flood
The Light In Us
Her Hot Mountain Daddy by Scott Wylder
Her Hot Mountain Daddy
Bloodrunner Dragon by TS Joyce
Bloodrunner Dragon



Okay, counting what I "read" because it includes audiobooks too, and yes, audiobooks IS reading, in August, I read 22 books. The rest was September and there was less in September. There where health things and A LOT of work things. Now onto the good stuff...

The two big things were:

First, I discovered Full Cast Dramatized Adaptations with Cinematic Sound Effects audiobooks by Graphic Audio and oh my, did I fall in love. Their tagline is "A movie in your mind" and yeah it's true. Books I never would have considered "reading" I listened to and read. Yay! I am planning a post on this at some point. The reason? I needed a break from all the serial killers that I had been listening to by Toni Anderson from her Cold Justice series even though I love her books and I adore Eric G Dove as a narrator.

Secondly, I discovered Michelle Heard as an author. She's not a genre I usually read. Mafia romance, but you guys! Her writing is stellar. She has the ability to write something that is violent and potentially triggering (depending on the person) with difficult characters and difficult situations, and yet write it in such a way that her character development is amazing and her unbelievable premises are believable. Kudos! I'm utterly hooked on her writing and up until her, I never really found a mafia author I loved. I love her. I wouldn't recommend just any author when it comes to mafia romance, but I will recommend her. I even got hubby reading her books just because she's such a wonderful example of great character development and writing craft skills.

Other than that, you'll see there were a lot of rereads because August and September, I just needed comfort reads.

That's it from me. What did you read last month?

PS. Are we really even going to pretend that there's going to be a top 10 of 2023 list at this point?

PPS. In case you're wondering and were missing Helen, I know some of you have asked...Helen is dealing with some personal stuff right now, but she's still reading and still wonderfully supportive of the bookish community. We wish Helen well in the stuff she's dealing with and hope she can get back to sharing her reading list and her top books with us soon. xoxo


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2 comments:

  1. September was a good month for me. Some new authors too
    August
    1. The Story Spinner by Barbara Erskine. Wales, Ancient Italy

    2 The Swan and her Wolf by Veronica Scott. A Novella of Claddare. Space

    3 Lions Tail by Jordan L Hawk. The Pride #2. USA, Illinois

    4 Hotshot by Lane Hayes. Elmwood Stories #5. USA, Vermont, Colorado

    5 Kink in the Road by Evie Mitchell. Men of Trinity Bay #1. Australia.

    6 Kink in the Road bonus epilogue by Evie Mitchell. Men of Trinity Bay #1.5. Australia.

    7. Help Wanted:Wife by Cara Bristol. Cosmic Mates #2. Space

    8. Enticing her Love by Melissa Foster. Steeles at Silver Island #6. USA, Massachusetts, California, Alaska

    9. Tying the Knot by Brenda Novak. Whiskey Creek #10. USA, California

    10. Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan. Torpedo Ink #9. USA, California

    11. Road Trip Rivalry by Mona Shroff. Ireland, Dublin, Cork/USA, Maryland

    12. Three Reasons to Run by Jackie Lau. Weddings with the Moks #2. Canada, Toronto/USA, New York

    13 Paydirt by Sara Paretsky. VI Warshawski #22. USA, Kansas

    September
    1. Fighting for Magnolia by Katie Reus. Redemption Harbor Security #4. USA, Louisiana

    2. The Lost Army of Cambyses by Paul Sussman. Egypt

    3. Finding Mr. Write by Kelley Armstrong. Canada, Yukon,British Columbia/USA, California

    4. Take by Anna Hackett. Fury Brothers #4. USA, Louisiana

    5. Take bonus epilogue by Anna Hackett. Fury Brothers #4. USA, Louisiana

    6. Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau. Canada, Toronto

    7. Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz. Eclipse Bay #1. USA, Oregon

    8. Rakshasi by Kelley Armstrong. Short story. USA

    9. Chef's Kiss by Veronica Scott. Star Cruise Short Story from Celestial Seductions. Space

    10. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong. Canada

    11. Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigurdardottir. Áróra Investigations #1. Iceland, Reykjavik

    12. Red as Blood by Lilja Sigurdardottir. Áróra Investigations #2. Iceland, Reykjavik

    13. White as Snow by Lilja Sigurdardottir. Áróra Investigations #3. Iceland, Reykjavik/France

    14. The Find by Venezia Miller. The Find #1. Sweden, Gävla

    15. Evil beneath the Skin by Venezia Miller. The Find #2. Sweden, Gävla

    16. Tempted by her Neighbor by Katie Reus. USA

    17. Trinity Bond by Lea Kirk. Short Story from Celestial Seductions. USA

    18. Retribution by Venezia Miller. The Find #3. Sweden, Gävla

    19. Dawn at Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz. Eclipse Bay #2. USA, Oregon

    20. Brutal Ice by Cynthia Eden. Ice Breaker Cold Case #11. USA, Georgia

    21. The Warlord's Lady by Eve Langlais. Magic and Kings #4. Dystopian

    22. Conard County:Covert Avenger by Rachel Lee. Conard County Next Generation #60. USA, Wyoming

    Gill

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    1. Wow! You really did have a great month in September. We've switched around. I had more in August.

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