Sunday, January 22, 2012

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?



It's Monday! - What Are You Reading? is hosted weekly on Mondays 
by Sheila from "One Person's Journey"

Post the books you read last week, books currently reading, and books you plan on finishing this week.

What I read this week...
"The Captain of All Pleasures" 
By: Kresley Cole
Raised as a free spirit aboard her American sea captain father's majestic clipper ship, willful Nicole Lassiter has never encountered an obstacle she couldn't overcome -- until she meets Captain Derek Sutherland. His sizzling kisses leave her longing, but after they share a night of passion, his subsequent disdain makes her blood boil. Nicole vows to take her revenge -- by helping her father beat Sutherland in a high-stakes competition: the Great Circle Race from England to Australia.
Nicole's scheme is thrown overboard after her father is wrongly imprisoned, yet she remains undaunted -- taking to the high seas with her father's ship. But a storm wrecks her plans, and she finds herself a virtual prisoner aboard Sutherland's vessel. And while her mind tells her she should escape, her body urges her to surrender...


 



"Can't Wait to Get to Heaven" 
By: Fannie Flagg
Life is the strangest thing. One minute, Mrs. Elner Shimfissle is up in her tree, picking figs, and the next thing she knows, she is off on an adventure she never dreamed of, running into people she never in a million years expected to meet. Meanwhile, back home, Elner’s nervous, high-strung niece Norma faints and winds up in bed with a cold rag on her head; Elner’s neighbor Verbena rushes immediately to the Bible; her truck driver friend, Luther Griggs, runs his eighteen-wheeler into a ditch–and the entire town is thrown for a loop and left wondering, “What is life all about, anyway?” Except for Tot Whooten, who owns Tot’s Tell It Like It Is Beauty Shop. Her main concern is that the end of the world might come before she can collect her social security.


What I'm Reading Now...
"Irreplacable" 
By: Stephen Lovely
When 30-year-old archaeologist Alex Voormann’s bright, ambitious wife, Isabel, is killed in a bicycle accident, he is faced with a momentous decision. She had filled out a donor card, and the hospital staff are requesting his permission to take her heart for a woman who would die without a transplant. Even a full year after he signed off on the procedure, Alex is still conflicted about the decision, so when Janet Corcoran, the mother of two whose life Isabel saved, contacts him, he becomes angry. Her gratefulness reminds him all over again of his grievous loss, and he can’t help but feel resentful that her good fortune came at his expense; meanwhile, his mother-in-law has a totally different reaction, believing that her daughter’s generous spirit lives on in Janet.

12 comments:

  1. Yum at Captains Pleasure... wide shoulder and a great back get me everytime. ;D

    Follower! Come see my Monday as well! Have a great week everyone!

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  2. Irreplaceable sounds like it will be really good. Happy reading!

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  3. I really like the sound of Irreplaceable. What a difficult situation! Great cover too.

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  4. The Princess and the Pig looks really cute! I've enjoyed what I've read of Fannie Flagg's books. Have a good week!

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  5. Irreplaceable does sound good and the Kresley Cole novel caught my eye with the mention of the race to Australia, not to mention the hot bod LOL. Friends All Aflutter looks cute!

    Have a great week & happy reading :)

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  6. I love Fannie Flagg

    Wishing you a great reading week!
    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out
    www.bookdout.wordpress.com

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  7. Oh, I love Fannie Flagg's books and can't wait to read this one. Irreplaceable looks really tempting, too.

    Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  8. Is that guy on the cover real? That book definitely caught my eye. Happy reading!

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  9. Yay for Owly!

    My last semester beings on Wednesday. This is my last week of reading tons for a while. Please come see what I'm reading.

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  10. What a mix, finally noticed the kids book after I got past the captain. lol

    Have an awesome week!!

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  11. Irreplaceable seems like a great read! Enjoy!

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  12. Looks like some great reading there! Happy Reading!

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