Share your “reads” with me
Two of my favorite past-times: Looking through magazines or reading a good book. It’s what I do every evening to unwind from the day. I’m getting desperate for more books to read so if you’ve read a good book share it! Mysteries are my favorite but I’m open to any good book. I love a series so I can read on when I’m done with one book. I’m reading Lisa Gardener’s book called Catch Me. I’ve read almost all of James Paterson and the whole Stephanie Plum series from Janet Evanovich. I know there must be book lovers out there reading away and enjoy books I haven’t read. Help! (Yes, I read The Help LOL.)
One of my favorite magazines, Jeanne d’ Arc Living just arrived at our door! It’s such an expensive magazine that I normally only order special issues, but this month Jeanne d’ Arc surprised us all and reduced the cost of the magazine in the US to $13.95 per issue. This is about half of what it’s sold for in the past so I’ve added a few copies to our website . Jeanne d’ Arc is published in Norway and it’s a treat to find it in the US. Enjoy the photos (taken by the Jeanne d’Arc photographer…not me) as a sampling of what’s inside this beautiful magazine.
I can’t wait to hear about what you’re reading…I’ll keep a list so email me or leave a comment. Have a great day everyone!
Follow up: Here’s a PDF file of books you suggested: Books to read from my blog readers
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Rita Bright
Wow, what a subject!! What to read? Have you read any of the Cleo Coyle Coffee House mysteries? It’s about coffee, crime and yummy desserts with recipes. Then there’s Annette Blair who’s main character, Maddie, moves back to her home town, Mystic Connecticut, and opens a vintage dress shop in a haunted building with a handsome vintage ghost to help her solve crimes. Start with A Veiled Deception. I also love Ellen Byerrum’s books, the crime of fashion mysteries. Although fashion reporter, Lacey Smithsonian, is supposed to stick to writing a fashion column, she always seems to get involved with a murder. She also loves vintage clothes most of which are from patterns and material left to her by her Aunt Mimi. Then there’s Adriana Trigiani, not crime, but love. Her main character, Valentine, helps her grandmother run their 100 year old shoe factory. They’re not just shoes, but custom made shoes and you get to know the small family of employees that work for her and a bit about shoe making. But, do read Lucia, Lucia–now that’s another love story. My last great read is Stephen king. I stepped out of the box here and read his latest book, November 23, 1963. Someone is sent back in time to keep Kennedy from being killed and what if he could do it. It’s going to be a hard decision where to start first.
Kathy
Oh Boy, what fun! I need some new authors too!
One of my very favorite detectives is Agatha Raisin. I describe her as Miss Marple on steroids. I find her irresistible and so endearing. M.C. Beaton writes this series as well as the Hamish MacBeth series, and one or two other series. I would try to read the Agatha Raisin series in order of publication because it is lovely and great fun to see her career as a detective, friendships and romantic entanglements unfold successively; but they don’t have to be read in order and I didn’t read them in order. They’re great reads no matter what! Hubby and I both look forward to the latest books, which come out at about the rate of one per year.
The Hamish series is terrific too. Hamish is a country constable in Scotland. Any woman who has ever been frustrated by a man will want to take him by the shoulders and knock some sense into him! These come out at about the same rate.
Rhys Bowen also writes about a constable in Wales. He is capable of falling in love.
The Miss Read series is much-beloved by her legions of fans and I have read the series several times. They are the most lovely English cozies and if you are in need of comfort, these may help a lot and will get you through many weeks of distress. There are many books, most of which belong to two different series, focused around two different villages, Thrush Green and Fairacre. You will find them in the library stack filed under “Miss Read” as the author. If you have a library that only keeps current books on the shelves, you may have to ask for them to be sent in.
Hoping that we all have many hours more of wonderful reading!
Kathy
Teri Jordan
I owned a bookstore for 30 years and just retired and these are all good authors……Dani Amore…..Bill Travis mysteries by George Wier……Phillip Margolin…..Harlan Coban….Stewart Woods….Dennis LeHane his investigators series….mysteries by Sandra Brown….and the FBI series by Catherine Coulter……Check when published and try to read in order…..