Waiting on Wednesday {34}: Saddled and Spurred

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It is showcases upcoming releases of books that I'm looking forward to. It is somewhat similar to one of my previous posts, Anxiously Awaiting. {Button courtesy of  Bewitched Bookworms}



Saddled and Spurred
Lorelei James

March 1, 2011

Hard riders, hard lovers-second in a sexy and romantic new rodeo series from the author of Corralled.


Bran Turner's new hired hand for his Wyoming ranch is feisty former rodeo queen, Harper Masterson. All she wants is to earn enough to leave this small town. But as Bran ropes her in, he could change her mind.

Tackle It Tuesday {4}: Glad Tidings by Debbie Macomber

Tackle It Tuesday is a meme I started here, that's a play off of a similar meme of the same name hosted by Janice and Susan at 5 Minutes for Mom.

Here at the Book Obsessed version of this meme, the idea is to "tackle" books that have been sitting on your shelves collecting dust waiting to be read. Or to "tackle" those we've started, but yet to finish because life has gotten in the way. Also to help encourage blogger interaction, which is always a plus.

Anyone can participate!! Just link your posts in the comments section!


Glad Tidings
Debbie Macomber

Shelved since September 2008

This is a time for families, for togetherness, for memories. On Christmas Eve, Maryanne and Nolan Adams tell their kids the story they most want to hear—how Mom and Dad met and fell in love. It all started when they were reporters on rival Seattle papers…and next thing you know, Here Comes Trouble!

Christmas is also a time for…fruitcake. Rookie reporter Emma Collins hates fruitcake; for that matter, she hates Christmas, too. When three Washington State women are finalists in a national fruitcake contest, the story is assigned to her. That's bad enough. It gets worse when she has to fly in a small plane (scary!) with a smart-aleck pilot named Oliver Hamilton (sexy!) and his scruffy dog (cute!). In the end she meets three wise women, falls in love and learns There's Something About Christmas.

Teaser Tuesday: Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. To participate, all you have to do is the following:

• Grab your current/upcoming read
• Open to a random page
• Share 2-3 "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers! (You do not want to ruin the book for others.)

Share the title & author so that others who enjoy your "teaser" may add the book to their TBL pile.

"This isn't the part where the big bad wolf eats me, is it?"

He sent he a mischievous glance. "What is it with you and things eating you? Tell you what," he said silkily. "If I ever get the chance to eat you, I promise you'll like it."

Page 50; Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

Review: Coming Undone by Lauren Dane

Coming Undone

Lauren Dane {Facebook | Twitter}
Series: Brown Siblings #2
Publisher: Berkley Heat
Publication Date: January 5, 2010
Trade Paperback {p.291}
Source: Personal Library/Paperback Swap
Genre: Erotica
Characters: Elise Sorenson, Brody Brown
Challenge: 100+, Erotic Romance

After his parents' death, Brody gave up a promising career to care for his family. Now, with his siblings grown, Brody owns his own business, and for the first time in years he's alone. Elise has come to Seattle with her daughter to find peace. After years as a world-famous ballerina-and trapped in a marriage gone bad-she's looking for neither love nor attention. But she finds both in the handsome, honest man who befriends her with no strings attached.

Brody and Elise discover in each other the wild, physical passion they need. But it'll take a shadow from Elise's past to make them look beyond what they need-to what they truly desire.

Elise has moved from New York to Seattle to get away from her crazy ex-in-laws. Now she lives in a quiet little subdivision across the street from tattoo parlor owner, Brody Brown.

She is immediately attracted to him but her being a privileged ballerina, always figured she would end up with a Mr. Rogers type of guy.

One afternoon after witnessing Brody as the victim of a hit and run, they spark up a friendship that quickly turns into one with benefits.

Elise has a young daughter, Rennie, so they have to be discreet about their relationship. While these two quickly began to fall in love, everyone else was aware of it but them. Brody’s ex, Raven, especially noticed and was not happy.

I did appreciate the relationship Brody and his siblings formed with Elise’s daughter Rennie. It was nice that she was integrated into the story and wasn’t just an afterthought character.

However I did find fault with Elise and the fact that she seemed to share information about her life with everyone but Brody. Or the fact that Brody was so clueless when it came to Raven and her behavior.

In My Mailbox {35}

In My Mailbox (IMM) is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. Every week I'll post what books I've received either by mailbox/library/store.

I'll try to post an entry of IMM every Sunday that I receive books by mail of that week.

Books via Publisher

Demons Are a Girls' Best Friend by Linda Wisdom

The Case for Falling in Love by Mari Ruti, PhD

Cowboy Fever by Joanne Kennedy

Rock Hard by Olivia Cunnings

Books via Half Price Books

Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis

Not That Kind of Girl by Susan Donovan

Flirting With Boys by Hailey Abbott

Boy Crazy by Hailey Abbott

A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action by LuAnn McLane

Books via Paperback Swap

At Love's Command by Samantha Kane

Books via Public Library

Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleyp

Book Beginnings & Friday 56: Passion Unleashed

The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice. Check out the rules and join in the fun.

Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
Turn to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog. Post a link along with your post back to this blog.

Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by A Few More Pages. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence, or two, of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading.

Book Beginnings:

There were three things Wraith did well; hunt, fight, and fuck. He was going to do all three tonight.

Friday 56:

Wraith allowed himself a moment to revel in his victory but he didn't get cocky. Still, the evidence of Serena's attraction surrounded him: a faint, musky aroma of arousal mixed with her own clean, vanilla-almond scent. Oh, yeah, she wanted him.