What Are You Reading?

I just finished Jayne Fresina's A Deadly Shade of Night, the 3rd book of her Bespoke series.  I would definitely read the books in order.  This one has more characters, more mysteries, including the one surrounding Tolly's deceased wife, and a lot more background information than the other books in the series.  I find that with Fresina's creative stories, you just need to go along for the ride and know that she will not let you down in the end.  There wasn't as much of Tolly and Lucy interacting as I'd like, but what there was was very good. 

I just finished C.S Harris' new book, What the Devil Knows.  This are some murders in the past and a lot of murders in the present to keep Sebastian St. Cyr busy.  This is book 16 and I enjoyed it, but I would have liked to have a little more info on the personal mystery of Sebastian's mother.  

I finished Virginia Heath's The Viscount's Unconventional Lady which I enjoyed.  The h is a budding artist who is helping her father, a highly acclaimed artist, with a portrait of the H's family.  The H is newly returned to England with a divorce in his past so things aren't looking good for a HEA.  I like Heath's writing.  

Just finished My Last Duchess (Wildes of Lindow #0.5) by Eloisa James I loved it, 5 star read. The Hero has been widowed and now recently divorced, he has a bunch of children (I think it's like 7 of them) one of which is his ward. He is looking for a new wife and he sees the heroine across a room during a ball, and all he wants is her. Though heroine who is a widow, is attracted to him though she shies away from him, she wants a quiet life for her and her daughter. I absolutely adored the characters and the the children were funny and adorable. I'll read the rest of the series slowly.

I started on Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1) by Karina Halle a horror series, with a slow-burn romance between the heroine and hero. So far, not much is happening but there's a sense of creepiness because of the heroines nightmares and possible connection to the dead. I just got to the chapter when the two leading characters meet. Hopefully I will enjoy it. I love a good scary book, or at least one that leaves me looking over my shoulders for a few days.

I just finished Betina Krahn's Hero Wanted which I enjoyed a lot.  The story begins with the h and H betrothed, but this romance does not go smoothly.  It's a great read, IMO, with lots of action, romance, and interesting characters.  Might be this month's favorite book for me.

I started singing Holding out for a Hero (I need a Hero) by Bonnie Tyler (I can't ever remember the actual title)  in my head when I read the title. LOL! 

"He's gotta be strong, and he's gotta be fast, And he's gotta be fresh from the fight" 

I just finished reading Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones a war vet who is back in school, a grad assistant who enjoys his essays but in real life they clash and buttheads when they meet in person. I enjoyed it, I gave it 4 stars.