Carol's Book Reviews

After the Mammoth book I read two more books quickly, then stopped staying up so late so I haven’t done much reading since, until today. :-)

Star Quality
by Lori Foster, Lucy Monroe, and Dianne Castell

The title is a little deceptive. Instead of Star Quality, it should have had something about the moon in it, because all three stories are set during a full moon. In the small town of Delicious, Ohio, strange things happen during the full moon, but none as strange as what takes place under the light of a rare blue moon. Three enchanting tales of the supernatural, and not a werewolf in sight. It was fast-paced, a little spicy, and refreshingly different. Definitely a keeper!

What A Pirate Desires
by Michelle Beattie

I have to admit I’m a sucker for pirates. I started reading this while going through a pile of books from my undecided pile (undecided as to whether I’d keep them or not) and I kept reading because I liked the two main characters. It centers around a woman whose family was murdered by pirates and her quest for revenge. Along the way she enlists the aid of another pirate and of course the two find themselves attracted to each other. While the book was okay, I’m not a big fan of historicals so now that I’ve finished it, it’s going into the to be donated pile.

the Ratcatcher
by Kate Rothwell - free download from author’s site

I must confess, I already downloaded this book months ago when she first offered it on her site, but I never got around to reading it because, as I said, historicals just aren’t my thing. However, this time I started reading just a little bit and before I knew it I was completely sucked in. This one is about a young woman, gently raised, who's fallen on hard times and the man with no past whom she falls in love with. I read the whole think in one sitting. That should speak volumes about how good it was.