Review: Haint Misbehavin by Maureen Hardegree

3 STARS

Haint Misbehavin is okay book. I just have a hard time when I see someone picked on all the time. Heather  has skin problems,allergies and itches a lot.She is the middle daughter.
Audrey is the oldest and picks on,gets her into trouble and even her friends pick on Heather.
Clare is the youngest girl and is really nice.
All of a sudden Heather has a ghost talking, making her body do weird things and getting her in all kinds of trouble. The ghost name is Amy she is around 10. Heather realizes Amy was her pretend friend when she was little. Heather wants to help Amy leave so her life gets back to normal. Amy gets board easly and when she does she causes trouble that Heather gets the blame. Heather doesn't want anyone to know she has a ghost following her and causing all the problems.
I liked the last part of the book the best even when I cried at one point.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review from Netgalley.

07/01/2011 BELL BRIDGE BOOKS

4 STARS

I enjoyed tara luna. Life would be much easier if she did not use her gifts to help others. Tara is psychic and she has two ghosts since she was little always hanging around. Millicent lived over 100 years ago and is always checking guys out. Henry hates all the moving from state to state. He also likes to hide talk things when he is upset. He doesn't talk.
Tara lives with her uncle Pat. Both of her parents died in a car accident when s he was little. Her uncle is her only relative. Tara is a senior and they just moved to a new city. She is always the new kid.
Her first day of school she crosses Prissy off. Prissy is a cheerleader and popular. She also meets Flynn who likes that she doesn't play prissy games. Lets her know she is laughing at her and facts like she is a cheater.
Tara learns that a teacher is being robbed by her babysitter for drugs. So she lets her know.
I will read more books about Tara they were funny and she always did what she thought was right. I was given this ebook in exchange for honest review.

08/30/2011 PUB BELL BRIDGE BOOKS

review: Tall Dark and Lonesome

4 STARS

I enjoyed reading Tall,Dark and Lonesome. I liked how Niki could laugh at herself.
We first meet Niki when she is riding a chuck wagon for a cattle drive her New York editor signed her up for in Wyoming. Niki was actually from this small area  and had only been back in 8 years for quick visits.
She was late arriving so she got first  dab at the chuckwagon but she got it stuck in the mud. She was trying to get it out when she fell in the mud and sat on her hair and was laughing when Zach first met her.
Zach did not tell her he was the trailboss or ranch owner or one of the Westons who owned a lot of property in wyoming and was thinking of a run at politics.
Niki did not bring a tent just bought extra warm sleeping bag. when Zach got back to camp and saw her not sleeping in tent he woke her and made her sleep in his tent, with him and his two cattle dogs.
It was fun to read about romance of cattle drives and cowboys. Watch them fall in love and Zach kept on chasing her telling her she can run but not hide.
Niki job and life was in New York. She hated wyoming and small town gossip especially about her. New if Zach learned about her history he would not want to know her.
Zach has a hard time trusting women that they won't leave him after his mom died when he was six and after his dad fourth marriage gave up on his stepmoms staying.
I was given this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for honest review.

08/08/2011 PUB  RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHING HOUSE LOVESWEPT

Review: The Baron by Sally goldenbaum

4It shows how important it is to show love  your children and family. I enjoyed Halley character how she throws herself into her work and community,friends.
Her friend Leo who got her the job and donated the Throne library asked her a favor. To be a guest at a murder weekend. One of the guests came down with the flue and they need that character as part of the story. She was to play the part of a Countess Who long ago was lover with Baron and they relite their romance. So Halley borrows antique cloths from friends shop and goes to the party almost backs out when she sees the mansion.
Everyone knows each other except for the actors and Halley. No one uses real names for weekend, but she found out the Baron name was really Nick.
Nick was willing to play the romance of the story he was impressed with Halley. They had a fun weekend but Halley left early and did not tell Nick goodbye.
Throne library and estate were given to the community and Halley was in charge. She even lived in a cottage on the state. Halley had a lot of programs for different ages from preschool to senior citizens.
Nick followed and found where she worked and was around her family,friends and community where they all showed love that he had a hard time understanding but he was learning. but was it to late? What secrets did Nick keep from halley?
It was fun to be part of their world learning  about love. I enjoyed the book and will read more from Sally.
I was given this ebook in exchange for honest review from netgalley. STARS

08/08/2O11 RANDOM HOUSE PUPLISHING GROUP LOVESWEPT

review:The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry

4 STARS

I read the 2011 Open Road ebook edition of this book. This is the first book I have read of hers but won't be the last. I was into the characters I really like charlotte and her sisters.
Charlotte is reading the paper in secret because her father thinks that their is only a little on the news fit for women and he will read it to them. So she reads them when the servants put it away for them to read so at least its a day old by the time she can read it.
Charlotte has a crush on her sister Sarah's husband. She is very out spoken and not afraid to say things to others. She is also caring about others and trys to help when she can.
Sarah is married and she lives with her husband and her mother & Father, two sisters and grandmother in the same house.
Emily is the youngest of the three sisters and romance is very important to her.  She can manuver with the best of them.
Someone is killing women on their street with a wire around their necks. Soon everyone is questioning everyone else.  Pitt is the policeman that is in charge asking all the questions.
I did not guess the real murder till the end of the book I suspected a few but was wrong. I recieved this ebook from netgalley in exchange for honest review.

06/14/2011 PUB OPEN ROAD

Review:grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth

4 STARS

This book Grey Mask is still good. It has stood the test of time. Yes it is really dated but it still a good mystery with somethings that surprised me at the end.
Charles is back from abroad after he left England four years ago. He was engaged to Margaret for a real short time after being friends for years. Margaret just dumped him and would not speak to him before he left.
Charles was not planning to go to his home till the next day but his dinner plans cancelled on him so he decided to check how his house was taken care of. He found his gate unlocked and then the back door was left open a little so he went in quitely and saw a light in other room and voices. He had a whole he could look through into that room from a closet. He saw a guy with grey mask and a few others and heard them plotting to kill someone if needed too. Charles was set to find police when he saw Margaret and recongized her. He could not turn her in.
He went to Miss Silver and got her asking questions for him and between them figured a lot of stuff.
It kept me guessing along. I liked the way they told some facts about Margot by her writing all the time to her friend Stephanie.
I will read more books by Patricia Wentworth. I was given this ebook in exchange for honest review.

06/28/2011 OPEN ROAD

Review: The Getaway Groom by Molly Liholm

5 STARS

I read the 2011 ebook edition. Don't know if different at all. I enjoyed it. Max thou I did not admire his thinking along the way. Meg was getting married in two weeks and did not have any thing planned for it. She called her college roommate Emma for help.
Emma started a business after she was left at the alter by Max. Have wedding dress, will travel. So other brides won't have to go through what she had to do.She takes what ever the worries are and solves them. Emma would be able to help Meg plan wedding in two weeks. No problems untill she met the groom Frasier, but she knew him as Max.
One other problem someone was stilling from Meg's family business and her brother Jay was number 1 suspect.  Meg was more worried about editing books and getting authors to finsh on track than planning her wedding. So a lot was left to plan between Max and Emma. They both kept rembering how their relationship went.
I liked most of the characters. Lots of couples had relationship in the book.
But I had problems with Max. Would read more of her books. I was given this ebook to read in exchange for honest review.

PUB 07/26/2011 HARLEQUIN HARLEQUIN TREASURY