All Night Long

Funny how I'm now dealing with insomnia after reading a book about fear of the dark. This is a departure for Krentz. It's still a romance but do you remember when Catherine Coulter started her cross-over to main stream fiction with the FBI series? That's the feel that I got from this book. Face it, most romance novels do not delve into sexual abuse, pedophilia, murder, and misogynistic families. I think the accusation of psych problems on the part of the hero's family were a bit overdramatic and the plot would have been great without them, it did add to family tension and make for a great exit scene. If this is the start of a cross-over to mainstream fiction, it's a great plot.

Are you ready for a LifeChange?

I've read many motivational books, many of them are geared to selling, many are geared to men, and many only apply to those in the corporate world. Finally, I’ve found a motivational book geared for women who believe that their families are more important that money. I have to admit that I’ve signed up for the mini-course which I’m not sure is still being offered. I’ve accomplished more and been more focused for the last month. I haven’t accomplished everything but I’ve done most of it. It’s definitely been of benefit to me and I recommend it to everyone who isn’t happy with the rut that they are currently in. Connie Sokol is talking from life experience as the mother of 5 children. Learn more at www.lifechangeprogram.com

Portrait in Sepia

I’ve wanting to read Isabel Allende since Zorro hit the best seller list. So I couldn’t help but pick this one up at the library and I’ve loved it so much that I’m looking for Daughter of Fortune which is the prequel that became a best seller. I realize that this is a translation from the original Spanish but if the translator was true to the texture and the flavor of the author, I imagine she would be incredible in the original but I don’t read Spanish. The story is rich with historical details of everyday life in San Francisco, Chinatown and Chile of the 1880’s to early 1900’s. It’s a fascinating tale of people and lives and I really, really want the mythological bed!

The Undomestic Goddess

I think that I probably would have enjoyed this Sophie Kinsella book at some other time in my life. I think I just related too much to having a birthday dinner with people on the cell phone. I cannot, however, see taking my cell phone and blackberry into the spa, or leaving the spa because of work. Maybe that’s why I’m not partner in a high powered law firm. I didn't finish it, it went back to the library.