March 2013

Riley in the Morning
Sandra Brown
Picked by Mistie

Television producer Brin Cassidy was throwing the biggest dinner party of her life. And with everything in utter chaos, who should show up unannounced on her doorstep but her handsome estranged husband, Jon Riley. 

Brin had not only worked with the popular star of Riley in the Morning,she had fallen in love with and married him. She knew she owed Riley an explanation for why she walked out. But did he have to come on this of all nights?

Temperamental, charismatic, and devastatingly blue-eyed, Riley was a man who knew what he wanted, and he wasn’t leaving until he got it. But the sensuous and strong-willed beauty he still called his wife was every bit his match. 

From dusk until dawn the two will experience a second honeymoon of passion, seduction, and deep revelation that will determine if there is any future for Riley in the morning.

Februrary 2013

Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem
Picked by Kendall

Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways.  Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head.  Motherless Brooklyn is a brilliantly original homage to the classic detective novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation. (From Amazon)



Quotes from Readers:

Lionel, has Tourettes and our discussion revolved around his environment, the chaos vs control. The way Lionel grows out of the chaos and more into control. That even though he had a handle on the chaos by trying to control his outbreaks, it still was chaotic. - Mistie

The book was a refreshing and interesting take on the classic noir detective story. The protagonist Lionel, a man with Tourette's Syndrome, manages to solve the his boss's murder while giving the reader insight into the mind of an interesting mental disorder. - Casey

I would love to have a sandwich, or six, with Lionel! - Kendall

Hood King Raven (book one) by Lawhead

An interesting and entertaining, twist to the Robin Hood legend. Hood is nicely written with a well-researched picture of eleventh century life. I have heard it's a little too drawn-out for the non-fan of the Robin stories. Please remember it's not the same old Robin Hood story, so keep that in mind when you read it. Robin isn't so charming, just say'n.

Books in a Year

I just noticed how we have grown in numbers for each year we have been together. In 2009 we discussed nine books, come on lets see if we can beat that. We are only at four this year so far. We can do better. I think we can do it ;)

Smart Bitch Sarah's Sizzling Summer BookClub!

Smart Bitch Sarah's Sizzling Summer BookClub! - All Romance Ebooks:

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Slather on the sunscreen, grab your favorite eBook reading gizmo, pour yourself a glass of Sassy Bitch Lemonade (recipe below), and join Smart Bitch Sarah Wendell for a sizzling summer filled with romance."

Sassy Bitch Lemonade

Smart Bitch Sarah's Sizzling Summer BookClub! - All Romance Ebooks:

1 oz unthawed of frozen lemonade concentrate
1 - 1.5 oz of vodka
6 oz of club soda

Pour into a shaker filled with ice. Do the shaking thing for 30 seconds while singing 'Shake, Shake, Shake...Shake, Shake, Shake...Shake your boo - tay...Shake your boo - tay'. Strain then serve over ice with a splash of grenadine, a cherry, and of course an umbrella.
(substitute more club soda for a non-alcoholic version)"