Hi Lisa,

here are some recommendations for you:

Jean Johnson's Sons of Destiny Series (Romantic Fantasy)
Kelley St.John's new Blaze Series
Lauren Dane's Fire and Rain

My Front Page Scandal by Carrie Alexander is a good one. About a woman who has always followed the rules and decides to make some changes.With a little help from a bad boy baseball player. It's part of a series with 2 other authors.

The best book I've read lately was an ebook. It was Master of Obsidian by Jamie Craig. It's a m/m erotic vampire story, and so hot!

Ashley

I just finished reading Trouble by Sasha White. It was a very hot book. lol. It was great. I'm reading Cops and Cowboys now by Lora Leigh and Shiloh Walker.

I just finished Nightswimmer by Joseph Olshan. It is kind of a love story, but not really a romance. I liked the author's use of a particular literary device (I don't know what it is called.) Definitely a story that pulled on my heartstrings a bit.

"Only" going to be 80 here today. Ugh! October should have a chill in the air!! And usually we've had a big snowstorm by now, that has all melted. And usually a lot of the mtn passes have closed...not so this year. Come on Mother Nature, bring on the snow and cold! I have a new winter jacket to wear! :-D

Hi Lisa,
I just finished DREAM COUNTRY by Luanne Rice. It was fantastic! Engrossing family saga that was very well written and yanks at those heartstrings. She gives an accurate portrayal of ranching life. I mean she pulls no punches. I look forward to reading more books by Luanne. I just bought ANGELS ALL OVER TOWN and can't wait to dig in. What a brilliant storyteller Luanne is!
Now, since Halloween is upon us I'd highly recommend any book by Minda Webber. You'll laugh yir hiney off. OK, gotta go change that L on my last name. It will be a K as I got married October 4th! YAY!

MelissaL

Hi Lisa!! Yes, I love this time of year when the days turn cooler and the nights begin earlier. I don't feel quite so guilty when I curl up with a good book! I just finished GARDEN SPELLS by Sarah Addison Allen, and it was really good. If you ever watched the movie, Practical Magic, it had a similar feel. An old family home, two sisters, a little magic and a lot of romance...very fun and entertaining.

Here are a few books I recently read that I enjoyed:
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur
Mustang Wild by Stacey Kayne

I'm finally reading through Julia Quinn's Bridgerton family books, and LOVE this series. The first few in particular (The Duke and I, The Viscount Who Loved Me, An Offer from a Gentleman...) are fabulous--great heroes, and un-wimpy heroines :) I have only the last one left, and I'm reluctant to start it because then I won't have more of this to look forward to.

I also read a paranormal anthology recently (Hot Spell, with stories by Emma Holly, Lora Leigh, Meljean Brook, and Shiloh Walker), and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I usually shy away from vamps, demons, shape changers, etc., but this collection was pretty intriguing and not too scary for my admittedly scaredy-cat self.

I just finished reading Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich. I have read the whole series and can always count on a Stephanie Plum adventure to get me laughing.

I just finished The Serpent Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt and I would recommend it.

Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward - unique, sexy, an edge of your seat ride. But then I adore the brothers!

I just finished Triptych by Karin Slaughter. It was am excellent book.

I haven't read it *just* yet, but I imagine I'll be able to definitely say Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas. She practically never disappoints!! :)

Lois

Kiss Me Deadly by Michele Hauf.

I just finished not to long ago an ARC I received When I'm Not Myself by Deborah J. Wolf. It was wonderful book about a mother of 3 in her 40's who one day finds out that her husband is leaving her for another woman. It also tells the story of 4 good friends who stick together through the years and are there for each other no matter what. I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it!

A recent good read was Lady Vixen by Shirlee Busbee, I know it is quite old but read it in french where they re-edited it and it was really a nice historical romance with a lot of details and depth to the characters.

I have just finished reading Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas... and I thought the book really ressembled Susan e. Phillips though the latter is better.

I really prefered her historicals!

I just finished "The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. I don't have a category to put it in - not romance really or religious like it sounds. It's got such an original premise and is very thought provoking. It's one of those books you will think about long after reading it.

Overexposed by Leslie Kelly - latest of the Santori series and HOT HOT HOT - worth the read for the cannoli scene. And it was intro to me of the sexy brothers. Now I have to get all the others.