What Are You Reading?

I finished rereading Book 2 of Nichole Van's "Brotherhood of the Black Tartan, Romancing the Rake which I enjoyed. Then I went on to a Joan Smith traditional Regency, A Country Wooing which I also enjoyed a lot. The hero, Alex, is a second son, a good guy overshadowed by his brother, Charlie, a charming wastrel. Charlie is the one Anne has loved since she was a child, but Charlie has died and Alex doesn't appeal to her. Yet.

I'm reading a series of Mary Balogh's that I know I read ages ago in pbk format but I'm not remembering them so like reading them for the first time! It's her web series; I'm currently in #1 Gilded Web And I'm more than a bit annoyed at the h! Yes, what happened wasn't her fault; yes, how her father raised her was abusive, but dang it get out of this lamenting "he(the H) forced the marriage on her, if only she could be free, etc" When is she going to wake up and realize that in her age, she had no choice; looking at the family she's marrying into, will she ever realize that her "Papa" was wrong, abusive & a tyrant, and will she ever realize what a good guy the H is? Of course she will, it's a Balogh so guaranteed happy ending, but I'm halfway thru & I can't tell that she's developed at all! Hopefully, soon!

Lt. Mayhew's Catastrophes by Emily Larkin  (HR) 

A mostly light-hearted road trip, by 2 very compatible persons. 

I'm struggling with #2 Web of Love by Mary Balogh. In #1 Gilded Web, the h finally realized she was being selfish (foolish?) at the end! This one almost feels the same. So I digressed & have stepped into another title for a bit. I'll probably go back in a little bit.

ETA:  I couldn't remember what I was reading when I wrote the above, but have been reading since & can now say!  During my listing/weeding the bags of pbks (heck of a project, believe me!) I discovered that I had one of Mary Balogh's Survivor's Club in pbk but not in ebk.  I used an Amazon gift card to buy it (Only Enchanting Survivor's Club #4) and started reading it.  Then I was reminded of another, (Stephanie Lauren's Desire's Prize) and read it, have now finished Only Enchanting, & I think I'll start #7 of Survivor's Club: Only Beloved.   Maybe after that I'll go back to the Web series, but I don't know.  Not really liking them...   Not like I'm lacking books to read, after all!  And going thru the bags calls many more to mind!  

Just giving the link  Can I Give My Husband Back?: A totally laugh out loud and uplifting page turner by Kristen Bailey

In honor of James Herriot's birthday ( he was born October 3,1916) I'm re-reading 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' I love James Herriot's books and I definitely want to visit Yorkshire County England someday