Whatcha Readin'?




Currently I'm reading Lady Outlaw, which I'll be reviewing on Wednesday.

What are you reading?

Comments

Jennifer Shirk said…
I want to read that one!

I'm reading IN NAME ONLY by Carol Kilgore.
September 17, 2012 at 7:47 AM
Jennifer said…
The Diamond Secret by Lenora Worth!
September 17, 2012 at 7:52 AM
Terri Tiffany said…
Just finished a Steven King and looking through my pile for something more sedate:)
September 17, 2012 at 8:22 AM
tammy cook said…
I recently finished A Kauffman Amish Christmas Collection by Amy Clipston. I'd like to start reading a classic next. I also just got a couponing book that is waiting for me to pick it up. So many choices :)
September 17, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Jessica Nelson said…
Oooh, some of these I know and some I've never heard of...thanks for sharing ladies!

Tammy, I KNOW, it's so hard to choose sometimes!
September 17, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Karen Lange said…
That book sounds interesting. Looking forward to the review. I just finished Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund. I have your book on my TBR pile, so I'm thinking maybe I'll read that next. :) I've heard it's really good!
September 17, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Caitlin said…
I'm reading What the Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin.
September 17, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Georgiana Daniels said…
Just finished The Girl in the Glass. Loved it!
September 17, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Jessica Nelson said…
Karen, you'll have to let me know what you think! Positive or otherwise. :-)

Caitlin and Georgiana, both those titles sound super intriguing!
September 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Loree Huebner said…
Almost finished with Jocelyn Green's - Wedded to War. Good book.
September 17, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Linda Kage said…
I'm reading SWEET DECEPTION by Heather Snow!!
September 17, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Lindsay Harrel said…
When Sparrows Fall by Meg Moseley. Really good so far! :)
September 17, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Sandra Orchard said…
My ms, ugh! But looking forward to starting the ARC of Margaret Daley's Scorned Justice!
September 17, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Jeanette Levellie said…
Committed but Flawed by Cecil Murphey. I just finished Finding Your Humor Being by Steve Rizzo.
September 17, 2012 at 12:05 PM
Brandi Boddie said…
Very pretty cover! I just finished Moonblood, a YA fantasy novel by Anne Elisabeth Stengl. Right now I'm reading a steampunk anthology.
September 17, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Sarah Forgrave said…
I'm reading Rose of Winslow Street by Elizabeth Camden. I've been in a historical mood lately. :)
September 17, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Nancy said…
I'm not reading fiction right now. I guess I'll have to get a copy of Pineapples in Peril. I am a Nancy Drew fan and this book looks great.
September 17, 2012 at 3:09 PM
K. Victoria Chase said…
Julie Lessman's newest, 'A Love Surrendered.'
September 17, 2012 at 4:17 PM
Susan J. Reinhardt said…
I'm reading Sandy Bricker's book, "Always the Wedding Planner and Never the Bride."

September 17, 2012 at 9:24 PM
Melanie N. Brasher said…
I'm reading "Cutting for Stone"...loving it.
September 17, 2012 at 9:34 PM
Heather Sunseri said…
I'm reading Keli Gwyn's novel. Enjoying it!!
September 18, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Jessica Nelson said…
Oooh,you all are reading some good stuff!
September 18, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Veronica Sternberg said…
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September 20, 2012 at 8:28 PM
Veronica Sternberg said…
I heard this book was great! I'm reading Over the edge by mary connealy and enjoying it!
September 20, 2012 at 8:29 PM
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