Jenna's Cowboy (Sharon Gillenwater)

Jenna Callahan has a young son and rewarding work on her father's ranch. But she never expected to see Nate Langley back in town-the first guy she noticed, the one her father sent away all those years ago. And she never thought the attraction they felt would be as strong as ever.
Jenna's cowboy has some healing of his own to do, though, after two tours of duty in the armed forces. With the help of good friends, strong faith, and a loving family, he hopes to put the horrors of the past behind him and become the man Jenna deserves.
With an emphasis on simple acts of love, Jenna's Cowboy gives romance readers what they want most, a love story with a Texas touch.

This is a modern day western love story. It is also a good look at the reality of what our servicemen go through when they return home from a war. After reading this book and looking it up on line to post on here, I found that it is the 1st book in "The Callahans of Texas" Series. The second book, Emily's Chance is do to release in September 2010. I am looking forward to following this family's adventures through this series.

Jude's Law (Lori Foster)

There's only so much frustration a guy can handle before he gets a little nutty. For Jude Jamison, his frustration has a name--May Price. She's everything the former Hollywood badboy actor came to Stillbrook, Ohio, hoping to find: open, honest, lovable, and full of those luscious curves you dont find on stick-figure starlets--curves May doesnt seem to appreciate in herself. Every time Jude tries to get close to the skittish business woman, to take her in his arms, she thinks he's joking. Joking? Joking does not involve lots of cold-shower therapy.

Time for new tactics. If May can't respond to his sly compliments and sexy innuendos, He'll just have to spell it out for her. Jude Jamison going to lay down the law for May Price. And after that, she'll have no delusion about just how much he wants her...

I actually liked this author's style. I would have preferred that she didnt have the sex scenes but I guess if I would have read the back of the book before I started reading I wouldnt have been surprised.

I liked how Jude wanted to take such good care of May and how her confidence and feistiness seemed to grow under his affectionate care.

The story kind of ends on a bit of a cliffhanger but I found out there is a second book called Murphy's Law that finishes the story.

Fablehaven, Vol. 5 : Keys to the Demon Prison (Brandon Mull)

Since ancient times, the great demon prison Zzyzx has protected the world from the most dangerous servants of darkness, including Gorgrog, the Demon King. After centuries of plotting, the Sphinx is on the verge of recovering the five artifacts necessary to open the legendary prison.
Facing the potential of a world-ending calamity, all friends of light must unite in a final effort to thwart the Sphinx’s designs and find a safe home for the five artifacts. To this end, Kendra, Seth, and the Knights of the Dawn will venture far beyond the walls of Fablehaven to strange and exotic magical preserves across the globe, where the end of every quest becomes the beginning of another. In this explosive series finale, allegiances will be confirmed and secrets revealed as the forces of light and darkness collide in a desperate struggle to control the keys to the demon prison.

I enjoyed this series. This final book had a lot of twists that you wouldn't expect. It had an ending, but he also left it open enough you could easily build off of it.

Iron Kissed (Patricia Briggs)

When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life-whether she wants to or not.
This is #3 of the Mercy Thompson series and I'm loving every one.

Bone Crossed (Patricia Briggs)

Car mechanic/shapeshifter Mercy Thompson must protect her friends from vampire queen Marsilia's revenge.
#4 in the Mercy Thompson series. I love reading about Mercy and her friends. This one is going on my wish list.

Into Thin Air (Cindy Miles)

After centuries of protecting lost souls, modern-day earthbound angel Gawan of Conwyk is a month shy of retirement (into blessed mortality) when a new case drops in his lap-or, more specifically, onto the road to his ancient, spirit-inhabited castle. When he finds Ellie stumbling in the rain, she doesn't know who she is or how she got to the north of England; as it turns out, she's more dead than alive, a corporeal projection "fluttering about betwixt the living and the unliving." To help her, Gawan's got to track down her real body and solve the mystery of her near death, but he knows that once he saves her life, she'll forget him-a matter complicated by Gawan's discovery that she's his one-and-only soul mate.

I am so happy that I have discovered this author.

This was another sweet and charming love story with enough humor to keep it from being too sappy. I definitely recommend it!

Dark Lover (J.R. Ward)

The only purebred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed--orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate--Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead...
Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasnt there before, Beth Randall is helpless agains the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of brotherhood and blood frighten her but his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both.
It's a definite thumbs down for this one from me.
I have heard tons of rave reviews about this series, The Black Dagger Brotherhood. I liked the author's style of writing. The idea of the brotherhood was good and I am curious as to what happens with some of the other "brothers" but I dont know if I want to wade through all the sex to find the little bit of plot that she throws in.