The Very Thought Of You (Lynn Kurland)

Alexander Smith had found success in the world of corporate takeovers - but not happiness. That had always escaped him...along with true love. Then, at the MacLeod Keep in Scotland, he found a pirate map that miraculously answered his yearnings - with a journey to another time. And when he was captured in Medieval England by Margaret of Falconberg, a fierce beauty hidden in knight's armor, he rediscovered his own chivalrous - and passionate - heart...
This book is a little long, but still a good read.

Love Beyond Time (Nancy Campbell Allen)

A love story that transcends the limits of time

Amber Saxton is a bright young LDS doctor on the cutting edge of twenty-first centery medicine, But when she has a head-on collision with a swinging door, life as she knows it is suddenly reduced to a heart full of searing memories when she awakens in another time and place. How can she practice modern medicine on a Civil Way battlefield - and how can she get out of this mess? She longs for her comfortable apartment and her dear little Primary class, but she's trapped in a world that is not her own. And it's anything but friendly.

Meanwhile, Tyler Montgomery, an overworked accountant, is spending the night at his computer, preparing for an audit, when two of his worst nightmares walk through his offic door. The last thing he remebers is a blow from the butt of their sawed-off shotgun - until he comes to in a tiny room adjacent to a nineteenth-century Army hospital. I've died and I'm not in heaven, he thinks.

Amber and Tyler have just begun the adventure of their lives, fraught with danger, intrigue and unbelievable discoveries at every turn. Thrown together in a world apart, they must somehow find their way back to the present. But first, they need to find each other and learn what matters most in life. Can they meet the test - or will it cost them thier lives before they can unravel the mystery of generations past?

First-time novelist Nancy Campbell Allen has created a riveting story filled with enough adventure and romance to last two lifetimes!

This book is a quick read. I enjoy history and genealogy, and this story had a little of both.

The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capital is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to particpate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.

This book was awesome! I went thorugh all the emotions while reading it.

Just a little warning though...the ending sets up for Book 2. Still recommend reading it.

Promise of Spring (Kristen McKendry)

Melinda Keith was never a "farm person." She grew up in Albuquerque with electric lights, gas heating, and two cares in the driveway. But after a painful divorce, she decides that life on an isolated farm in the Texas Panhandle is exactly what she needs. Fiercely independent, Melinda is determined to live completely off the land and keep other people at a distance.

But then Ryan Delaney, a handsome widower with a two-year-old son, moves in next door. He insists on helping Melinda with her farming chores and is stubborn enough to make Melinda's carefully built walls of self-isolation begin to crumble.

Meanwhile, sinister acts of vandlism make it clear that not everyone is happy about Ryan Delaney's arrival. Whoever is behind them wants him gone- and is willing to resort to just about anything. Will Ryan and Melinda's blossoming relationship be able to withstand the storms?

A very sweet and simple story.

Tapestry (story collection)

To Kiss in the Shadows (Lynn Kurland)

Jason of Artane has his heart set on a noble quest - but his plans change when he meets a mysterious young woman who hides behind her tapestry frame yet manages to capture his heart.

An Interrupted Tapestry (Madeline Hunter)

A noblewoman beset by her brother's creditors offers a cherished tapestry to a man with more on his mind than settling her debts.

Dragonswan (Sherrilyn Kenyon)

A lovely scholar's dream of deciphering a mysterious tapestry comes true when she meets an enigmatic stranger.

Into the Dreaming (Karen Marie Moning)

A young woman mysteriously receives an ancient tapestry then is transported to medieval Scotland to break an evil spell cast by a wicked wizard.

Some of these stories had a good base but the authors failed to deliver in a way that kept my attention. I enjoyed To Kiss in the Shadows but was disappointed in the other stories. The authors had great ideas for their stories but I wont waist my time reading this one again.

Stardust of Yesterday (Lynn Kurland)

Genevieve Buchanan inherited a castle - and a ghost to go along with it. But Kendrick de Piaget was no typical ghost. He was a handsome and infuriatingly arrogant thirteenth-century knight. At first he wanted to frighten Genevieve, though she was more charmed than scared by his ghostly tricks. But when his thoughts turned to wooing her instead, Genevieve had to face her greatest fear: falling in love.

This is a beautifully written love story about a castle, a girl and a ghost. A great book to lift the spirits for the romantically inclined!

I highly recommend this one.

Mortal Danger ; Night Season (Eileen Wilks)

Mortal Danger (book 2 of World of Lupi Series)

Former homicide cop Lily Yu has a lot on her plate. There's her sister's wedding, a missing magical staff with unknown powers, and her grandmother's sudden decision to visit the old country just when Lily coul use a little advice. Maybe she should turn to the man she's involved with, but for all the passion tht flares between them, she doesn't really know Rule Turner. Yet she's tied to him for life, both of them caught in an unbeakable mate bond.

That Rule is a werewolf, a prince of his people, only complicates matters...

Now an agent in a special unit of the FBI's Magical Crimes Division, Lily's job is to hunt down Harlowe, a charismatic cut leader bent on bringing an ancient evil into the world. But what Lily doesn't realize is that Harlowe has set a trap- for her. And then the unthinkable happens.

In the blink of an eye, Lily's world divides and collides, and she is thrust into a new and frightening reality. Her only hope will be to trust Rule - and herself- or Lily will be lost forever...

This story is more paranormal than romance which is fine. The relationship between Rule & Lily is already set...they're just trying to get used to it.

The whole "split Lily" thing was a bit of a stretch for me. It made for an interesting story.

Night Season (book 4)

Pregnancy has turned FBI Agent Cynna Weaver's whole life upside down. Lupus sorcerer Cullen Seabourne is thrilled to be a father, but what does Cynna know about kids? Her mother was a drunk and her father abandoned his family. Or so she's always believed...

As Cynna is trying to wrap her head around this problem, a new one pops up in the form of a delegation from another realm. They want to take Cynna and Cullen back with them - to meet her long-lost father and find a mysterious medallion. But when these two born cynics land in a world where magic is commonplace and night never ends, their only way home lies in tracking down the missing medallion - one also sought by powerful beings who will do anything to claim it...

This story had a good combination of romance and intrigue. Lots of deception and soul searching.

Not a bad read. Love the relationship between Cynna and Cullen.

(both R)