Little Lady, Part 2

Last night I finished "Little Lady, Big Apple", the sequel to "The Little Lady Agency." I really didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one. There were some nice quotes occasionally, but the more I read, the more I didn't like her character Johathan. I thought he was characterized well in the first book, but in the sequel, he just became a selfish parody of the original character. In this book, for most of the time, he had no depth.

Barnes and Noble Run

I just returned from Barnes and Noble and this is what I purchased for my $96.99. (Thank you Teacher Appreciation Week.)

And a Puzzle to Die On by Parnell Hall
Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson
Don't Know Much About Anything by Kenneth C. Davis
Forest of the Night by James W. Hall
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy
Halfway to the Grave (A Night Huntress Novel) by Jeaniene Frost
Witchling (A Sisters of the Moon Novel) by Yasmine Galenorn
Changeling (A Sisters of the Moon Novel) by Yasmine Galenorn
Darkling (A Sisters of the Moon Novel) by Yasmine Galenorn
Dance with the Devil (A Dark-Hunter Novel) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Kiss of the Night (A Dark-Hunter Novel) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris
Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire Mysteries) by Charlaine Harris

Hello Little Lady

I finished "The Little Lady Agency" by Hester Browne on the plane back from Florida and promptly began the second, "Little Lady, Big Apple".

The Little Lady Agency is about a woman with a very selfish family who gets "sacked" (that is fired in American) from her third job in 18 months. She has to find a new job before her overbearing father rubs it in her face again that she can't find a good job. After helping out her flatmate, she ends up starting her own business, The Little Lady Agency, that is basically a nanny service for grown men. She helps them shop for themselves and others and pretends to be a girlfriend for demanding family. And of course, she falls for one of her clients.

The second book has her traveling to New York. I'm about a third of the way through and she has just landed in New York. This quote (Melissa referring to her father) is one of the reason's I like Hester Browne. "Dogs small enough to fit into a handbag, as far as he was concerned, might as well be cats."

You Don't See Historical Paranormal Very Often

Catherine Coulter is an author who I normally read for her FBI series. I love her characters Savich and Sherlock. This book, The Wizard's Daughter, was a little convoluted. It took about half-way through the book before it was really evident as to what was going on. I did enjoy it at the conclusion of the book.

I'm just not a non-fiction girl...

Last night, I began a biography, Alexander the Great. I got about 20 pages into it and then went to bed at 9:30! It must be the author and the way the material is presented, because I did enjoy the non-fiction book The Murder of Tutankhamen by Bob Brier.

Steve Berry recommended a book about Alexander the Great by the author with the last name of Green. I found two different Greens who wrote about Alexander. I'll have to go back to The Venetian Betrayal (a wonderful book, by the way) and see which one he recommends. I hope it is better than what I tried and gave up on last night.

The Wonderful World of Plum

I purchased Janet Evanovich's "between the numbers" novel, Plum Lucky last night. I started it at lunch today and just finished this delightful read. The main character, Stephanie Plum, does the wonderful things that we expect and love - she gets her car blown up, has to drive the Buick, lucks into a fugitive apprehension when she isn't looking for anyone, and chases after a naked man. Just a day in Stephanie Plum's life.

I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe when the "leprachaun" reported on the conversation he had with the doberman in front of the car wash...

I love Plum!

Go Kresley Go!

I'm lovin' Kresley Cole. Last night I finished the third in the immortal series, "Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night". Very hot stuff; paranormal romance. The story picked up actually in the middle of the previous book. We were able to read about other "scenes" that happened when we were busy with other characters. Very original, very nice. The main character was introduced in the first book, expanded on in the second and featured in the third. I can't wait to see who she is going to focus on in the fourth book.

Catching Up

Ok- I've done a terrible job of keeping up with this. These are the books I've read since I posted last. I'll give you more information on each book eventually.

Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Dangers of Mistletoe by Theresa Alan
The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry
Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
The Last Noel by Heather Graham
The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

I am currently reading No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole