18. Outlander

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

I decided to read this book after seeing all of the rave reviews on the message board. I love time travel books, and this seems to be right up my alley. I requested the book from the library & it showed up Saturday. Initially, all I can say is - WOW, this is a monster book @ 898 pages.

Started: 2/27/07
Finished: 3/11/07

Wow . . . This turned out to be a very good book. It started a little slow, but I couldn't put the book down towards the end. I ended up reading the last half of the book Sunday while watching the Cup Race & Golf. I'm requesting the 2nd book in the series from the library. I can't wait to see what happens next.

17. Star Of The Morning

Star Of The Morning by Lynn Kurland

Started: 2/25/07
Finished: 2/26/07

This book appears to be the first in a series based in "The Nine Kingdoms". I really enjoyed the book. It was a fast read. Really strong characters were introduced in this book. It'll be interesting to see how this series plays out.

16. Most Likely To Die

Most Likely To Die by Lisa Jackson, Beverly Barton, & Wendy Straub

Started: 2/19/07
Finished: 2/24/07

This was a pretty good book. I like the different authors collaborating on this book. The down side is, I've read so many Lisa Jackson books - that I had the "who did it" figured out in the first section. It was pretty interesting to read the book though to see how they explained the why though. Even though it was pretty predicitable though.

15. Highland Barbarian

Highland Barbarian by Hannah Howell

Started: 2/15/07
Finished: 2/18/07

This book was Artane Murrary (2nd twin) & Cecily. I really enjoyed this book.

14. White Lies

White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz

Started: 2/13/07
Finished: 2/14/07

This was a great book. I love the Arcane Socity books. Looks like she's set it up for an amazing series. I loved the ending of the book. I can't wait for the next one!

13. Black Rose

Black Rose by Nora Roberts

2nd book in the series In The Garden.

Started: 2/10/07
Finished: 2/12/07

I loved this book. Roz & Mitch make a great couple. Stella & Logan got married. I can't wait to read the final book in this series. I love Hayley, and can't wait to see her and Harper get together . . . finally!

12. Blue Dahlia

Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts

1st book (of 3) in the series In The Garden.

What can I say . . . the story has a ghost in it. I really enjoyed this book. I'm not much of a gardner, but I love the nursery setting of these stories.

Strong female characters w/ men who know how to handle them.