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The other part of this post is a book review of one of my favorite authors, J.D. Robb a.k.a. Nora Roberts. The new book is “Kindred in Death”. Our heroine, Lt. Eve Dallas is called on her day off to a fellow police officer’s home to investigate the death of his daughter. As the story unfolds we find that this is just the beginning and the killer has a list and he is working his way down it. On top of this Eve must participate another WEDDING! Oh, my she really doesn’t want to do that.

The story is, of course, great. I have always enjoyed J.D. Robb’s books and this one is no exception. My mom enjoyed it as well. The book has good pacing and some great plot twists and suspense. Each of the books and can alone but the whole series is like getting caught up on your family. This book brings some old friends back as well. Enjoy this and the other books written by this author. But I must warn you once you start to read Nora Robert’s books you will not stop!

As I have said in previous entries one of my current favorite authors is Nora Roberts. Whether she is writing as herself or her alter-ego J.D. Robb. I have read practically everything she has written. Yes, she is probably one of the hottest writers today. And yes, her works older works are still being reprinted in various forms and combinations. I hope everyone will give her work a try at least once. I would not recommend her new Bride Quartet series as I really didn’t like the first book “Vision in White“. Her fans will have to judge for themselves. I would, however, highly recommend her book, “Black Hills”. You can get this and other great books by this author in our Ebookstore page!

You can read an excerpt on her site at: www.noraroberts.com . This story has everything, love, conflict, mystery and a chase through the Black Hills. This story follows the lives of two people from widely different backgrounds who first meet when they are pre-teens and become fast friends. Through trials and tribulations of life they are separated and lead different lives until a sudden illness brings them back together. The book is divided into three parts and will take some time to read but I found it very enjoyable and was unable to put it down. Nora Roberts knows how to keep her readers interested and come away from a book wanting more of her characters. This is the kind of book that I will read over and over again. She has often written trilogies and released them over time. And that can be fun but it is also very frustrating for those who like to sit down and read the whole story right through.

However she does write, we, her fans, will be waiting for her new releases.

Cheers!
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“KEEP ON READING!”

Every year I read an entire series from my favorite authors. Usually, it is because he/she is publishing a new story in the series and sometimes it is just because the author is no longer publishing and I haven’t read the stories in a while. While it is great to read new stories and new authors, the ones we love the most are great to re-read. There are a variety of different reasons but the main one for me is that I have forgotten the story and like to relive it once more. It’s like watching reruns of your favorite shows when they come out on DVD. They can be like old friends and you just want to get reaquainted. The classic tales never go out of style. We should all try reading one of the classic stories at least once a year. You will be amazed at how much you will enjoy the story again. For me I like to re-read all the great mystery novels from Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie to the more modern Nora Roberts, Dorothy Gilman and JA Jance.

What stories have you read more than 3 times? I think a book is not considered a favorite until it has been read at least 3 times. The first time is only because it is new or that it was recomended by a friend or relative. The second time is usually because you think you have read it before but aren’t sure so you read it again to remember. By the third time you are hooked and will probably read it again and again over the years. I confess that several years ago I was introduced to the science fiction writer, Anne McCaffrey, with her PERN series. The story line was good, the characters were well-developed and she had written quite a few books. So, I read one of the stories in the middle somewhere and then became obsessed with reading the entire series from the beginning. I printed off her book list from her website and proceded to drive around town to the various branches of our local library to get ALL of the books. I then spent the next 3 weeks reading every one of them. It has been several years since then and Ms McCaffery and her son, Todd McCaffery, has written several other books since then so now I must gather all the books together again and have another reading marathon. Maybe, this year I will just go online and order all the books from Amazon or Barnes-N-Noble to save myself some time and trouble and almost the price of the tank of gas it will cost me to get all the books in one place.

I have done that with several other authors but now I go online or to my local used bookstore to get all of the books in a series. My mother and I are both avid readers and we have a tendency to buy a lot of books when we have extra cash. We now have 7 bookcases filled with books that I won’t let her get rid of. She likes to trade her books in but I like to keep them and re-read them. I think I have the entire collection of Nora Roberts and JD Robb (minus 4 of her earliest works), all of Laurel Hamiltons, Dorothy Gilmans (except for 3 that are out-of-print), and Elizabeth Peters. I think I might be a little obsessed or put a nicer way, I AM A COLLECTOR.

Until Next Time….Keep Up on Your Reading!
Jolene

3 Book Set of The Dragonriders of Pern; Dragonflight, Dragonquest, The White Dragon (Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3; Science Fiction)

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