April Reading Review

Book Club

For April we read Lie with Me by Stephanie Tyler. This was the first book in her Shadow Force series. Overall I really liked the book and when I finished the book I put the next one on hold. I have since read both and I’m patiently waiting the release of the next book in the series.

Jane Austen Society of North America – Central NJ

For April we read Lady Vernon and Her Daughter by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway. The Authors were present at the meeting and it was great being able to discuss with them the changes and choices they made with Jane Austen’s Lady Susan.

2011 Support your Local Library Challenge

I checked out six books this month (as well as a bunch of DVDs and a magazine or two). I broke down and got Lover Unleashed because there was no way I could wait for the paperback in November to read it, and it was great! I read two more of the books I checked out Promises in the Dark and Invincible and I’m currently reading Final Jeopardy.

Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward
Promises in the Dark by Stephanie Tyler
Final Jeopardy : Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything by Stephen Baker
Invincible by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Can you get Hooked on Lip Balm by Perry Romanowski
Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey From NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer by Mireya Mayor

Men in Uniform 2011 Reading Challenge

I finished six more books during this month. I took a break from my Navy SEALs obsession with the exception of Identity: Unknown. Part of the reason is that I’ve been reading them on my Nook and I’ve caught up with the available books and part was that I just needed a break. I read the first two books of the Stephanie Tyler series Shadow Force; these guys are military but gray ops kind of guys. I also read the New York Bachelors series by Jule McBride which tells the story of three brothers who are all police officers in NYC.

Lie with Me by Stephanie Tyler
Identity: Unknown by Suzanne Brockmann
The Hotshot by Jule McBride
Promises in the Dark by Stephanie Tyler
The Seducer by Jule McBride
The Protector by Jule McBride

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