I read another great book this weekend:)

This past weekend, I found myself miraculously caught up on all of my assignments for school and the household chores by early Saturday afternoon, and found myself reading a book that reminded my a lot of Twilight.  It is called Falling Angels by Ami Blackwelder.  The characters in this book were angels instead of vampires, but they had to live in secret from humans and there were dark angels that were a constant antagonist of the story.  I enjoyed this one, just like I enjoyed Twilight:)

This book was about angels on Earth essentially, and I really enjoyed the way that the story played out. I did not read the first book in the series, but there was enough background to read it without being completely lost on the story. This book mainly focuses on Ali, a new angel, and Kian, an older and wiser angel that Ali looks to for protection and comfort. While Kian battles his demons--literally--Ali has to find a way to live in this new world while those closest to her find out the truth about her and her friends.

I think I will be reading the other stories in this series and getting to know the other characters of the series.  Stay tuned for my views on those ones as well.  This book is a part of the Angelfire Chronicles series by Ami Blackwelder, and this one was #2.

Suspense with Some Romance, Great With A Bowl Of Ice Cream!

Last week, I read a book called A Dangerous Harbor by RP Dalke.  This book is in the same series as Hurricane Hole by the same author that I read not too long ago.  This one I read over a few nights before bed last week.  When reading a suspenseful book, or something scary, I prefer to read these before bed opposed to after work.  If I cannot put the book down, I will not get my To Do list done, and that is a big no-no for me.  I love a good page turner, just not before 9pm, when I have everything else done.
This book was a great read and had just the right amount of romance mixed with suspense.  From the very beginning of the book, the story was intriguing, and it just kept going from there.  The setting is a Mexican boat marina, where a San Diego cop finds a dead body in the water and the investigation focuses on a number of people.  When Katy runs into Gabe, a long ago ex husband, and meets Raul, a new man in her life, things get competitive and steamy as she gets torn between the two before finally falling in love with Raul.  When the investigation points to a rich man that is docked at the marina that Katy has her boat in, people start turning up dead.

Suspense with a Splash of Technology, Just My Style!

This week, I found myself getting a little bored waiting for classes to start with school; I am currently working on a Master's degree in network security.  This book seemed like the perfect storyline to keep me occupied, and it was.  The book I'm talking about is Buzzworm by Theo Cage.

This book was great! It centers around a computer virus that has hacked into the CIA and can affect those around it enough to cost lives. This computer virus and the investigation into it's origin and who is behind the network breech take this book into the lives of many within the CIA and the reasons that they think this virus was launched.

I have never tried to read any Tom Clancy, but it seemed like something that would be similar to what happened in the movie, Sum of All Fears, that is based on a book of the same name that was written by Tom Clancy.  If you are into suspense and can understand beginner level technical jargon, I recommend this book.  It is a real page turner!

Great weekend read to relax!

While enjoying my three day weekend this past week, I had the pleasure of reading a very heartwarming story about two children who are left to fend for themselves after their father dies and mother runs off with her newest boyfriend.  This was a great way for me to relax and read something that did not have my heart pumping every second, but allowed me to enjoy myself.  I highly recommend this one to anyone who loves a great story with a happy ending.

Vardin Village by Maggie Spence is a heartwarming story about the Vardin family, which the town is named after, and their roots and secrets that they have kept for a number of years. When the youngest heir to the Vardin fortune is denied his rights as the heir of the family fortune, some of the former employees of his grandfather uncover secrets that were hidden and not found until several years after his death. George and Elenor's father was dead and their mother was more concerned with her drug habit than taking care of her kids and soon ran off, leaving the children to fend for themselves. This story focuses on the children's struggle to survive until the staff of his family's old mansion take them in and help them to uncover the last will and testament of their grandfather.

If you have a few days to just kick back and relax, this one is a great read that is not boring and tugs at the heartstrings.

Another Great Book that wasn't too long:)

Since I had a long holiday week this past week and the kids were being well behaved, I decided to start a new book with the goal of finishing it before the weekend was over.  Well...mission accomplished!!!  I read this book and still got a lot done around the house.  I didn't get the hundreds of items listed on ebay that I needed to, but there will be time for that this weekend. 

 This book is the second in an installment of three in this series. Hurricane Hole centers around Leila, a woman who knows how to get into trouble, especially with men. This story tells the tale of not only a man coming back from her past, but a new man in her life that she wants to get to know better, all while helping a man get his kidnapped son back from the local thugs. They all have to learn to work together in order to save a life. This story was both entertaining and action packed at the same time, an easy read for me.

I think I am going to start the first book in the series to see what I missed, although there were not any references to anything indicated that there was a lot of the backstory missing, but this one did not make me want to put it down, so I look forward to reading the first one, and maybe even the third book if I am feeling particularly ambitious!

Destiny by KC Maguire

I read this one while waiting at a doctor's appointment last week.  This book was not long, but it was good and told a good story in the short amount of words that told it.  This author has a great ability to tell a good and well rounded story without dragging it out.

This book focuses on Joe, a citizen who is avoiding the change to robot as long as he can. While he loves Destiny, he does not wish to conform to the others that are making the change to robot in order to live longer. He also wishes that Destiny was as human as he is. This story was quick to read and not long at all, it gives the impression that the government in this story has a strong hold on the general public and would be a great read for conspiracy theorists! This was a good book, and I look forward to more from this author, hopefully in a full length novel!

This book is not only a love story, but it also has a conspiracy theory theme to it as well as a science fiction aspect as well.  I loved this book in the short amount of time that it took me to read it.  While I waited at the doctor's office, I did not realize that the doctor was running an hour late until I finished the book, in about an hour.