I have to confess that what with all the running around and talking about books (book tour rundown coming up soon!), there hasn’t been much time for actually reading books. Fortunately, my wonderful college roommate gave me two books to read on the plane home today: an old skool epic romance, Stormswift by Madeline Brent,…

Every now and then, books pop up at just the right time. Just as I was wondering what I was going to read on my plane ride to Phoenix, an advance copy of Tracy Grant’s Imperial Scandal landed on my doorstep. For those of you who haven’t read the previous book in the series, go…

In keeping with the Friday Night Lights theme, I’ve been re-reading Susan Elizabeth Philips’ Chicago Stars series, starting with It Had To Be You and This Heart of Mine. (I’m still trying to figure out what I did with my copy of Heaven, Texas.) I have no idea how I wound up with a football…

This has been another exceedingly eclectic reading week, from YA to non-fiction with some romance in between. Here’s the week’s haul: — Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society. I have to admit, it was the cover that caught my eye on this one, a rickety old mansion. A young adult novel, it’s a little…

This has been a rather eclectic book week for me, spanning a number of genres. — Elizabeth Peters, The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits. I remembered why this one doesn’t make it back into the re-read rotation very frequently. Not that it’s bad– it’s just not up to the level of her others. — Patti…

I’ve had my head down over the Kenya book this week (only one chapter left to go!) so it’s been a rather sparse reading round up. My first book of 2012 was A Lady Never Lies by Juliana Grey. I adored it. It’s set in the 1890s in an Italian villa (hello, Enchanted April!), and…

Welcome to the last reading round-up of the old year! Next time we convene our virtual salon, it will be 2012. Bizarre, no? As the old year barreled to a close, this is what I was reading: — Eve Stachniak, The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great. Catherine’s ascension seen through the eyes…

This is something of a reading round-up in reverse. Instead of the books I’ve already read this week, these are the books I have stashed away to read over the holiday: — Kate Morton’s The Distant Hours I’ve been saving this one as a bribe for finishing the 1920s book. It isn’t quite done, but….…

Despite being in crazy deadline mode with the Kenya book (just six more chapters to go!), I’ve managed to cram in a fair amount of pleasure reading this week. Sometimes, it’s nice to listen to the voices from someone else’s head. Here’s what I’ve been reading: — Kristan Higgins, The Next Best Thing. It’s no…