I spent way more hours than I should have reading, as my lack of productivity and posting on my other sites and blogs will show. I ended up laughing and crying to the words of Francesca Hawley in Protect and Defend, Wendi Darlin in Cowboy Games, Delilah Devlin in Sin’s Gift, Shayla Black in Decadent and Jory Strong in Cady’s Cowboy. I’ll try and get reviews up for all of them this week.

On other fronts, I’m still plowing through Saving Fish From Drowning. I managed to sit still for a half hour and read some today so maybe by the end of this week I’ll have it finished. It’s starting to pick up, and I’m starting to feel the pull to finish a little more after my reading today.

Other plans for the upcoming week include a trip to the used bookstore on Monday to grab a few things for challenges. I need a good historical romance or three, and I have no idea what to choose there. Any suggestions would be more than welcomed. I’ll also have to make a run to Chapters before the end of the week to grab the new Suzanne Brockmann that’s due out on Tuesday. I’m more than a little upset at myself for forgetting to order through her virtual signing. Oh yeah, I have to do some actual work this week too. :)

What are your reading plans for this week?

Okay, so we’ll start off with a challenge I know I can complete. The goal of National Just Read More Novels Month is to read one, yep just one, novel during the month of January. Actually, considering it’s the 5th already it’s amazing that I haven’t read one yet this month. I’ve been doing self help and weight loss books so far this month, so I’m definitely due for a novel or two.

Here’s the official rules, straight from their site:

1. Only Novels Count. This means no non-fiction books, memoirs, short stories, essay collections, or books based on internet memes like LOLcats. The judge is out on graphic novels. It’s your call.
2. Memoirs Don’t Count. Even if they are fictional. And especially if they are fake memoirs about the Holocaust.
3. It Can’t Be A Novel You Have Already Read. Expand your horizons. Try some new authors.
4. You Must Start At The Beginning. If the book is on your nightstand, you have to start over. We are looking at January 1 to January 31. That is 31 days. We are on a deadline.
5. Have Fun. This a lark. You wouldn’t be reading if you didn’t enjoy it.

My Completed Novels:

1. Protect and Defend – Francesca Hawley
2. Cady’s Cowboy – Jory Strong
3. Decadent – Shayla Black
4. Cowboy Games – Wendy Darlin
5. Sin’s Gift – Delilah Devlin
6. Pendragon – Catherine Coulter
7. Knock Me Off My Feet – Susan Donovan
8. Prince of Wolves – Susan Krinard