To say this has been the worst month in my romance reading history since I started read again is an understatement. My total this month is 6 books. What happened, you ask? Yes, I can hear you....well, on September the 1st I got hit with a big dose of a cancer drug during my last chemo. It would have been nice if my oncologist had told me beforehand he was doing it but no, he talks to himself more than me. Oh well, that is over. WOOHOO

Then when I was about to recover from chemo I took a trip to Denver with my husband for a long weekend. He worked, I played. Two of my reading buddies took me out shopping to a wonderful used bookstore in Boulder were I found about 15 books on my wish list. It was a wonderful day of books, good food and friends. Thank you Pam and Tracy.

Now to the 6 books. Most were time travels all rated Bs, didn't have an A this month.

MIDNIGHT MAN Rated B+ Sex- Burning Lisa Marie Rice 2003Rom/C e-book
The hero has a hard on the entire book! Two explosive up against the wall sex scenes. I will be reading more of her e-books.


ON THE LINE Rated C Sex - Good sexual tension
Kathryn Shay7/2004Rom/C
She doesn't disappoint me often but just didn't feel the usually snap, crackle, and pop Shay's past books have had. Still, her firefighters always give me tingles!

STILL CLOSE TO HEAVEN Rated B+ Sex- Good sexual tension Kathleen Kane 8/1997Rom/H/Gh-Frontier
Great angel want-a-be, ghost story. The hero is sent to save a young girl but forgets to erase her memory of him. She falls in love with him waiting to one day marry him but he is a ghost working on becoming an angel.

ALICIA's SONG Rated B Sex-Good sexual tension Susan Plunkett 4/2001Rom/TT-Frontier
I read the 2nd James sister book before this book, it was just a bit better - more emotional. As far as I can find out the 3rd book was never published.

UNTAMED TIME Rated B+ Sex- Good sexual tension Susan Plunkett
2/1999Rom/TT-Frontier
The heroine has very strong mating urges for the hero but he wants to go back to his time and doesn't want to take her virginity. She is always giving the poor man looks of hunger. :)

STARDUST TIME Rated B+ Sex- Good sexual tension Marti Jones 6/1995Rom/TT-Victorian
The heroine is a bit dizzy at first, she had all the modern conveniences in her century and she used them. When she is faced with no modern conveniences she can't even boil water much less change a baby's dirty diaper.

My best read this past month was YOURS UNTIL DAWN, a keeper. I was disappointed in a few books, THE BABE MAGNET, HARD LOVIN' MAN and WINDMILLS IN TIME.

I started one of Kathryn Shay's books last night ON THE LINE, so I know September is going to start off with a bang!


THE BABE MAGNET. Wells, Robin. 6/2004. . [Rom/C]Convenience, Secret baby
FATHER IN SECRET. McArthur, Fiona. 11/2001. . Mills & Boon Medical Romance. MBM-1021^. [Rom/C]Doctor/Nurse, Office, Single parent
HARD LOVIN' MAN. Heath, Lorraine. 11/2003. . [Rom/C]Hometown, Reunited
HONKY-TONK CINDERELLA. Templeton, Karen. 12/2001. . Silhouette Intimate Moments. SIM-1120. [Rom/C]Opposites
MAKING MEMORIES. Anderson, Caroline. 9/2000. . Mills & Boon. MB-4799. [Rom/C]Office, Reunited, Secret baby
PETER. Leigh, Ana. 12/1998. . [Rom/H-Riverboat/Frontier]Convenience, Unrequited
THE PROPOSITION. Bridges, Kate. 9/2004. . Harlequin Historical. HH-719. [Rom/H-Frontier]Escort, Single parent
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY. MacAlister, Katie. 7/2004. . [Rom/H-Regency]Convenience, Single parent
WHAT DADDY DOESN'T KNOW. Quinn, Tara Taylor. 9/2004. . Harlequin Superromance. HS-1225. [Rom/C]Office, Reunited, Secret baby
WHEN HE WAS WICKED. Quinn, Julia (2). 7/2004. . [Rom/H-Regency]Bad Boy, Forbidden, Friend's spouse, Unrequited
WINDMILLS IN TIME. Bruce, Victoria. 10/1998. . [Rom/TT-Frontier]Switch
YOURS UNTIL DAWN. Medeiros, Teresa. 8/2004. A+, 08/04, 2004>. [Rom/H-Regency]Doctor/Nurse, Handicap/Injury