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Karen wrote: "I read Like Pizza and Beer, A Casual Weekend Thing, and Half a Million Dead Cannibals. I started Guardian today. Yep, I'm all over the place with my TBR list. : )"

That sounds like a true holiday, Karen! :-)

Just finished Black Cat Ink (Bellingham Mysteries 3). I simply adore these mysteries. The second one was the funniest so far, but what i enjoyed in this 3rd one in particular was learning more about Nick, watching a quite funny/sweet maturing Peter, and that inner article-composing thing that Peter does.

Next, Archer's Heart.

Sammie wrote: " After listening to Fair Game and the Holmes & Moriarity series, I have been looking for a good mystery series with “romance�� overtones (or is it romance series with mystery overtones?)."

Have you read L.B. Gregg's Men of Smithfield series? Those are more the romance series with mystery overtones kind of books. I enjoyed them. The first book is Men of Smithfield: Mark and Tony.

Or maybe Jordan Castillo Price's PsyCop mystery series, which has paranormal elements to it. The first in the series is Among the Living. I highly recommend. :-)

Johanna wrote: "Sammie wrote: " After listening to Fair Game and the Holmes & Moriarity series, I have been looking for a good mystery series with “romance�� overtones (or is it romance series with mystery overtone..."

I second enthusiastically the PsyCop series, and adding L.B.Gregg's Catch Me If You Can (+sequel), and Nicole's Bellingham mysteries. :-)

KC wrote: "Just finished Black Cat Ink (Bellingham Mysteries 3). I simply adore these mysteries. The second one was the funniest so far, but what i enjoyed in this 3rd one in particular was learning more abou..."

Did I see somewhere that another Bellingham Mystery is about to be published? I do hope so! I love them too.

Hj wrote: "KC wrote: "Just finished Black Cat Ink (Bellingham Mysteries 3). I simply adore these mysteries. The second one was the funniest so far, but what i enjoyed in this 3rd one in particular was learnin..."

Yes! the 5th one will be out this month :)

KC wrote: "Yes! the 5th one will be out this month :) ..."

Just did some Googling and found it - Birds of a Feather. Can't find the release date, though.

"Did I see somewhere" - yes, you idiot, the interview with Nicole on Josh's blog!

Jordan wrote: "Josh - I read the first book and loved it! The character with the long black hair and glasses is gorgeous too, which certainly doesn't hurt! But I haven't gotten the second book yet. I have a sneak..."

Kei Enjouji :-)

Becky wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Lol, that is very true! And it's a good excuse to reread AE to pick up all those titles. I knew I shoulda been writing those down. But I was never one for taking notes in class. The ..."

How did you enjoy China House, Becky?

Sarah wrote: "Liade wrote: "I'm currently re-reading (for the umpteenth time) Clouds of Witness by Dorothy Sayers and guess what I found:

“Your mother, Bunter? I didn’t know you had one. I always imagined you w..."

I agree! Whether it's Bill or Lydia, the books are equally enjoyable.

KC wrote: "Just finished Black Cat Ink (Bellingham Mysteries 3). I simply adore these mysteries. The second one was the funniest so far, but what i enjoyed in this 3rd one in particular was learning more abou..."

Oooh, tell me how you like it, KC!! Archer's Heart is on my list, too, and I'll get to it hopefully soon!
It's all chaos with me at the moment - I'm reading four books at the same time, switching back and forth. My working situation all over again, only at home. I'm not sure yet if I really like that...

Josh wrote: "Becky wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Lol, that is very true! And it's a good excuse to reread AE to pick up all those titles. I knew I shoulda been writing those down. But I was never one for taking notes ..."

I didn't like it at all at first. Howard was so immature and just generally creepy with his son. But once we got to the house at about the half way point it got really good. Lardo nailed the Gothic atmosphere, and the clues to what was really going on were right there on the page, no cheap tricks. (I still only figured out half the solution.) So I was really glad I stuck with it. I didn't even mind Howard so much by the end. :P

Josh - LOL, yes, HIM. Kei. :-D

Another good mystery series with romance is PA Brown's LA Heat series. Fantastic.

Or Neil Plakcy's Mahu series. This one takes a few books to find the romance, but it's totally worth it! I just need to get the latest book and I'll be all caught up.

And I'll fourth Psycop!!!!

Also, thanks for the mystery rec for me! I've added that to my list.

Archer's Heart is on my wish list. Has been forever. It looks really good!

Btw, needed some comfort reading again last night, was a zombie at work all day, and started Kari's Plunder, 2nd to Spoils. So far it's very good. And speaking of which, I need to go do my laundry so I can read the next two chapters while the washing machine runs.

Hj wrote: "KC wrote: "Yes! the 5th one will be out this month :) ..."

Just did some Googling and found it - Birds of a Feather. Can't find the release date, though.

"Did I see somewhere" - yes, you idiot,..."

:-D :-D :-D I don't think I ever DID get an answer from Nikki on that release date!

Just finished Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper. I loved it from beginning to end. This was something different for me since it involves sorcery.
It's part of the Love Has No Boundaries Stories in the M/M group. It's free and about 300 pages! :D

I am SO excited! A new Mahu book is out by Neil Plakcy. How'd he sneak this one past me? And I just saw on FB that Neil is writing the next one.

I've been so busy lately I haven't read at all.
I only Finished Bolt-Hole by Amy Lane. It was nice, although not one of my favorites.

I really need to go through your choices and see if there's something I may love :)

I haven't read so much lately either, but I am listening to Fair Game while working on my daughter's sweater, and I am of course enjoying it immensely. I read it a couple of years ago and had planned on a re-reading, but this is even better :). In between I read Slashback, I love the brother dynamic in those stories.

I am frustrated! You are mentioning so many interesting books and authors, I want to read them all! And there aren't enough free time in the world to make it! I wish I could follow my daughter's example, she is currently relaxing after finishing her Master of Arts, and is "reading a lot of books, surfing and camping in the woods with her boyfriend". Skip the surfing and I could read even more :)

But I have no vacation planned for this summer, and need to work, and exercise, and knit that sweater I promised her, and there are new books being published and recommended here continuously (not to mention old ones I also want to read!)

*Scream*! ;)

Anne wrote: "*Scream*! ;)"

*joins your scream!!!*

I don't know what it is with me right now, but I'm reading about five books at the same time and not making very good progress with any of them (except the Strange Fortune audio book). I still have a hundred pages left to read of Third You Die and I've got stuck in the midway of both Lover At Last and The Casual Vacancy. One thing I'm going to promise you though, is that I WILL finish reading our traveling book As Meat Loves Salt this weekend. Soon you'll have yet another book in your to-read list, Anne. Hmm, this isn't really helping, is it...?

I started reading Harper Fox's Kestrel's Chance last night and one book I actually finished reading this week was Passionate Hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love. And I liked that one. :-)

Anyway, congratulations to your daughter for finishing her Master of Arts. Sounds like she has really earned and deserved her reading/surfing/camping time. :-) Are you planning to complete knitting her sweater before her graduation?

Johanna wrote: "Anne wrote: "*Scream*! ;)"

*joins your scream!!!*

I don't know what it is with me right now, but I'm reading about five books at the same time and not making very good progress with any of them (..."

No, it's not really helping ;). But I still look forward to that book.

Thanks, and no, I think she will have to wait for winter to get that sweater, although it would make a sweet graduation gift. But I am not sure I will manage that. But who knows, it is getting faster than I thought, thanks to the audio books of Josh's that make me able to knit and "read" at the same time.

I should probably also order that poetry book you mentioned, those glimpses you showed of poems in the CUTYS thread were lovely.

Well thank goodness I seem to be surrounded by people who understand about reading several books at the same time. Well Ok a dozen books in my case�� It would be more but the poetry library has a strict ration of 4 books at a time.

Congratulations to your daughter Anne. She graduated from a Scottish university I think? Jay Parini, the author of one of my current reads, studied and taught at St Andrews for a while.

Sammie wrote: "love PsyCop and waiting for the next one. adding Bellingham series. will look into the other recs! thanks! i liked Catch me if you can and the sequel, but it seems to have stopped there."

I think L.B.Gregg is working on a sequel, but it might be just wishful thinking on my part ;-)

Caroline wrote: "Well thank goodness I seem to be surrounded by people who understand about reading several books at the same time. Well Ok a dozen books in my case�� It would be more but the poetry library has a st..."

Thank you Caroline, she graduated from Uni of Edinburgh, so I have had the luck to visit that town several times. A great place :)

Anne wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Well thank goodness I seem to be surrounded by people who understand about reading several books at the same time. Well Ok a dozen books in my case�� It would be more but the poetry..."

Anne, congratulations to your daughter! What did she study?
A long time ago i'd have loved to study in Edinburgh, it's one of those cities i just absolutely must visit some day. :)

Josh wrote: "Hj wrote: "KC wrote: "Yes! the 5th one will be out this month :) ..."

Just did some Googling and found it - Birds of a Feather. Can't find the release date, though.

"Did I see somewhere" - yes,..."

There's still no date yet on the Loose-Id site.

Katharina wrote: "KC wrote: "Just finished Black Cat Ink (Bellingham Mysteries 3). I simply adore these mysteries. The second one was the funniest so far, but what i enjoyed in this 3rd one in particular was learnin..."

I'm updating as i read, enjoying it, it's not fast-paced yet, though there were some bursts of action, and humor too :) I enjoyed all i read by Astrid so far, versatile and really really good.

I third (?) the good-frustration scream, lol :) It seems that the more stress is added, such as moving at the end of this month, and the more non-enjoyable the teaching, the more books i read at the same time in different (sub)genres. With all the things going on, plus visiting family, also a happy-stressful-emotional event, i was really glad for the relatively quiet flight time, when i just concentrated on one book, and so i read the wonderful Scrap Metal cover to cover. But now it's back to many again - Brat Farrar, Archer's Heart, and When the Saints Go Marching In, but Brat Farrar and Archer's Heart have my divided attention right now.

At some point i'll try again the Mahu books since you guys like them so much :)

Josh wrote: "I don't think I ever DID get an answer from Nikki on that release date!"

It's supposedly June 18. :)

Susan wrote: "Josh wrote: "I don't think I ever DID get an answer from Nikki on that release date!"

It's supposedly June 18. :)"

Thank you!

Loved this: Rick Reed in front of a camera, reading the prologue to Raining Men. What an effective promo! Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's such a sweetheart, and a goodlooking one to boot! :)

Thank you! I would have missed this!

Charlinda wrote: "Just finished Nor Iron Bars a Cage by Kaje Harper. I loved it from beginning to end. This was something different for me since it involves sorcery.
It's part of the Love Has No Boundaries Stories ..."

Wow!

Anne wrote: "I am frustrated! You are mentioning so many interesting books and authors, I want to read them all! And there aren't enough free time in the world to make it! I wish I could follow my daughter's ex..."

Don't think about it, Anne! Really. :-D I try never to remember that!

KC wrote: "Sammie wrote: "love PsyCop and waiting for the next one. adding Bellingham series. will look into the other recs! thanks! i liked Catch me if you can and the sequel, but it seems to have stoppe..."

I think she plans to! She probably has to do another Romano and Allbright. Well, no. She doesn't HAVE to do any. But I think she was considering another R&A first.

Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am frustrated! You are mentioning so many interesting books and authors, I want to read them all! And there aren't enough free time in the world to make it! I wish I could follow my ..."

It's probably best for my sanity to not think about it. * breathing deeply*. Calm now :)

I'm reading Megan Derr's Dance with the Devil, and am totally digging it, especially liking how it's broken up into different cases (and the case timeline is shuffled around.) Very fun read, especially if you like paranormal in your mysteries.

Which made me think that it would be a really fun TV show too. Which then made me sad-face because it would totally be awesome to have any of these m/m mystery series on TV. (Any of Josh's, Psycop, Dead in L.A., etc.) Maybe someday... (I did finally watch the first two seasons of the Husbands web series. Very funny. Highly recommended!)

I bought The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged on Amazon at the same time I ordered Josh's In Sunshine or in Shadow. You guys have really got me in the mood for poetry. :-)

Johanna wrote: "I bought The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged on Amazon at the same time I ordered Josh's In Sunshine or in Shadow. You guys have really got me in the mood for poetry."

Yes, also in my opinion Josh's books are pure poetry ;-).

Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I bought The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged on Amazon at the same time I ordered Josh's In Sunshine or in Shadow. You guys have really got me i..."

:-)

Just to make your TBR piles even taller, CC Bridges is almost done with the sequel to Angel 1089!!!! I so can't wait for that to come out.

K.Z. wrote: "Loved this: Rick Reed in front of a camera, reading the prologue to Raining Men. What an effective promo! Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's such a sweetheart, and a goodlooking one to boot! :) h..."

You got a mention in his book too! Or at least Mongrel did. :)

KC wrote: "Anne wrote: "Caroline wrote: "Well thank goodness I seem to be surrounded by people who understand about reading several books at the same time. Well Ok a dozen books in my case�� It would be more b..."

KC, she studied sociology and international politics. I have been proof-reading her essays and dissertation these last four years, and they have varied from studies of British sub-cultures, to political Islam and the partition of India and Pakistan, the uprising in Chechenya etc. I know nothing about any of it, but did help with the language in general. I also helped my niece, who just finished her law studies with her dissertation about consumer law in Norway. So, it shows that life is different and varied and an interesting place to stay :)

I hope you get the chance to visit Scotland and Edinburgh one day, it is a lovely country and a lovely city, and I adore the Scottish dialect, although I don't always understand what they say.

Johanna wrote: "I bought The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged on Amazon at the same time I ordered Josh's In Sunshine or in Shadow. You guys have really got me in the mood for p..."

I am so close to order In sunshine and shadow. I need at least a couple of Josh's books in print, yes? And there is that story in there you can't find elsewhere. Oh, the temptation is hard.

Maybe I should order that and the collection of love poems you mentioned in an earlier post, together. Maybe also that Robert Frost collection? Seems I have been bitten by the same bug as you, dear Johanna.

I do believe there is some room on one of my shelves still. I don't think these three volumes will be the ones that turn me into a hoarder, right :)

My Kindle is probably broken, so I have to order a new one, I am wondering about the paper-white. Anyone who can say something about it?

Fortunately, my next pay-check arrives on Monday..

Anne wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I bought The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged on Amazon at the same time I ordered Josh's In Sunshine or in Shadow. You guys have really got me i..."

About the kindle paperwhite, i'm very pleased with mine, but i'm not awfully picky about the light issues that some people complain about. I find the light adjustment option really helpful, and i could read for hours during a flight just by the light of the kindle. You do see just a bit more illumination/discoloration at the top and bottom parts of the page, at certain light variations, but if you don't look for that, i find it just fine. I hope this helps :-)

KC wrote: "Anne wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I bought The Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged on Amazon at the same time I ordered Josh's In Sunshine or in Shadow. You guys have re..."

it helps a lot, thank you.

Anne wrote: "Maybe I should order that and the collection of love poems you mentioned in an earlier post, together. Maybe also that Robert Frost collection? Seems I have been bitten by the same bug as you, dear Johanna."

So it IS contagious! LOL. The poem collection Passionate Hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love that Swift was reading has an "sequel" Intimate Kisses: The Poetry of Sexual Pleasure. I bought the Kindle version yesterday, but I haven't started reading it yet. Both collections have quite good ratings and reviews here in GR.

Johanna wrote: "Anne wrote: "Maybe I should order that and the collection of love poems you mentioned in an earlier post, together. Maybe also that Robert Frost collection? Seems I have been bitten by the same bug..."

I didn't know there was a sequel. I do really like the first collection. Eclectic but utterly readable.