I’m going to be adding some reading material to my TBR pile.

I still haven’t read MAGIC STUDY–has it come out in mass market size yet? I want to read MAGIC before I pick up FIRE STUDY.

It’s getting late in the month, and a lot of the books I’ve read, I didn’t realize were out this month, till someone mentioned them. Nalini Singh’s new book was just out (fabulous), and Celeste Bradley’s DESPERATELY SEEKING A DUKE–it’s got plenty of her delightful dialogue. I really liked the way she showed “love at first sight.” Snaffled up Lydia Joyce’s SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT and liked it a lot. I’m partway through Victoria Alexander’s THE PERFECT WIFE, and enjoying it. It sounds as if I’m on a historical binge–and I suppose I am, the past day or two. (In the past week, I’ve also read Deborah Smith’s A GENTLE RAIN and Justine Dare’s AVENGING ANGEL–and I think one other, but my stack is at home and I’m at the paper, so…)

I’m a mood reader too. I have to be in the right mood–but a lot of times, once I’ve read a book (or two) in a particular genre, I need to move to a different one, because that mood’s been met.

I’ve really liked Kim Harrison’s series, but she does have a tendency to torture her heroine, so I may need to read a few light books before I tackle THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS. I have to be up before I can handle the torture… Oh! And I have GRIMSPACE sitting in the living room waiting for me. Maybe I’ll start that one next…

HI. My name is Gail and I’m a bookaholic. Even worse, I’m a bookaholic who reads fast, which means I need more books to feed my habit.

You are killing my pocket book!

Hey, I can’t be blamed for your impulse-control issues.

Or can I?

Now ask me why I love them, and I have no good answer – except that they are fun, and they are evolving…in fits and starts…

I’m curious about the Johnson. When does it take place? The reason I’m asking is that there’s another book with a Marquis Darley (Duff) named ‘When Someone Loves You’.

Thanks!

I’ve never heard it put quite that way before… but it sounds about right! ;)

Yup, the games are Japanese, although dating sim is kind of a misnomer – only some are really ‘sims’ (which means you build up stats), and a lot don’t have dating as a major part of the plot. That’s what my blog is about, usually I call them ‘otome games’, it works best for me when referring to romance games for women.

There was one available in English (called Yo-Jin-Bo, a comedy set in samurai-era Japan), but the publisher has gone out of business :(. I love them, IMO they’re totally fun – a lot are totally fluffy and pretty and some are shamelessly, indulgently over-the-top melodramatic, but I love that about them. :D
Here’s one of the better pics I have:

Hope it works…

The Italian's Wife by Sunset is about a younger man/older woman story and the ending is so non traditional HEA but it worked for me.

I think I’ll be getting that one too, after I finish all my Rita reading (deadline tomorrow and I still have 1.5 novels plus 1 novella to go) and after I’ve had a chance to rest my poor eyes. It would be the first time I ever shell out money for a category romance not written by a RWA chapter mate.

It had heart, it had spirit, it had sass. It had a hero and a heroine who are both ace physicians and hot and likable. And it had a heartbreaking secondary romance that was totally intense and unusual.

Recommended.

Which Asaro are you reading? I have only read one of her books, The Veiled Web, but I liked it very much.

The Radiant Seas – it’s the second book and the direct sequel to Primary Inversion, which is the first book in the Ruby Dynasty series. I love Asaro but funnily enough, I haven’t read The Veiled Web (will read it for TBR Day next month).

Meredith Duran
Jasper Fforde
Jim C. Hines
Tamara Lejeune
Moira J. Moore
Sharon Shinn
Liz Williams

Some are old favorites, and others are new (or new to me) authors I’m excited to try out.

I’m really looking forward to your book, Meredith. I almost never buy historicals anymore; the only time I do is if they sound unusual in some regard, and yours certainly qualifies. Plus your writing was just lovely in the excerpt I read.

why a book with a heroine described as having caffe au lait skin and to whom her identity of a african americam woman is very important, features a white woman on the front – of the previous book in this series as well?

Sad to say, this is not the first instance of it happening and I seriously doubt it will be the last.

I want to try some ‘romantic fantasy' that was recommended on another site, as I haven't read a new fantasy author in years. I'd like to start with Jennifer Roberson and Jacqueline Carey.

I love the Kushiel series. I probably could have done without her Sundering duology but the Kushiel books? That’s where Carey’s at.

I'm getting about 7 new romance videogames (I'm ridiculously excited about them) next week and will probably drop out of sight for a while to play them

Dating games? Are they those dating sims from Japan? I’ve heard about them before, but I don’t know much about them.

Susan Krinard’s paranormal for the Roaring 20s!! setting (how cool is that?!?)

That is ultracool!!! I’m off to investigate…