FINISHED -

1. "THE SECRETS OF ROSA LEE" by Jodi Thomas (A+++++) Everyone assumes that Rosa Lee Altman lived a life without passion. Her once beautiful home now sits silent and empty, its gardens overgrown and its windows boarded up, surrounded by what passes for progress in Clifton Creek, Texas. And if some of the townsfolk have their way, this idyllic reminder of times past will be sold off to the highest bidder, despite its rich history. When a group of community members with little in common is chosen to decide the fate of the old Altman place, they soon learn that this home is more than bricks and mortar. No one is prepared for what they discover beneath Rosa Lee’s overgrown roses - how her legacy will change not only their town, but their very lives.
2. "HERO'S RETURN" by B.J. Daniels (Montana Cahill's #5) (A++++) The prodigal Cahill is back - and ready to confess - Tucker Cahill disappeared from Gilt Edge, Montana, hoping to escape a secret that has haunted him for nineteen years. Then, when a young woman’s remains are found in the creek near his family’s ranch, he has no choice but to face his demons. The truth that sent him running years ago could take away his freedom now. Kate Rothschild came to town looking for vengeance - and Tucker Cahill. What she finds is a tortured and irresistible man who’s more than meets the eye. Caught up in the past, they are drawn deeper into a twisted game that’s not over yet. And the consequences could prove fatal for them both.
3. "COVER OF NIGHT" by Linda Howard (unabridged audio CD) (A++++) In the charming rural town of Trail Stop, Idaho, accessible to the outside world by only a single road, young widow Cate Nightingale lives peacefully with her four-year-old twin boys, running a bed-and-breakfast. Though the overnight guests are few and far between - occasional hunters and lake fishermen - Cate always manages to make ends meet with the help of the local jack-of-all-trades, Calvin Harris, who can handle everything from carpentry to plumbing. But Calvin is not what he seems, and Cate’s luck is about to run out. One morning, the B&B’s only guest inexplicably vanishes, leaving behind his personal effects. A few days later Cate is shocked when armed men storm the house, demanding the mystery man’s belongings. Fearing for her children’s lives, Cate agrees to cooperate - until Calvin saves the day, forcing the intruders to scatter into the surrounding woods. The nightmare, however, is just beginning. Cate, Calvin and their entire community find themselves cut off and alone with no means to call for help as the threat gathers intensity and first blood is drawn. With their fellow residents trapped and the entire town held hostage, Cate and Calvin have no choice but to take the fight to their enemies under the cover of night. While reticent Cal becomes a fearless protector, Cate makes the most daring move of her life…into the very heart of danger.
4. "HURRICANE" (Cutter Cay #5) by Cherry Adair (A+++++) Rydell Case’s ship is his home, his heart, and his reason for being. After his ex-wife left him - taking his brand-new megayacht, Tesoro Mio with her - she sailed off with a royal billionaire and out of his life forever. Now Ry spends his days searching for treasure - until his ship is hijacked. With the prospect of his salvage business tanking, he needs both the ship and his ex back - if only she didn’t despise him more than any man on earth. When Addison D’Marco boards Tesoro Mio to find her ex-husband in her cabin, she’s furious. Ry is more handsome, more annoying, and more determined than ever. Addy can’t believe he has the nerve to demand the ship back after the way he broke her heart. With her fiancé about to board, she doesn’t want Ry back in her life to ignite painful memories and never-forgotten desires. But could it be that, amid troubled waters, Addy and Ry can salvage what they once had and have a second chance at love. . .or does fate have something else in store?
5. "HEAD ON" by Coleen Thompson (new author for me) (A+++++) Beth Ann Decker is as shocked as anyone when Hatcher County's most hated prodigal son, Mark Jessup, returns home amid the chaos of a murder that has rocked the community. Beth Ann knows he's the last person she should be spending time with, but no matter how dangerous the road ahead, she's dead set on meeting life, and love head on.

CURRENTLY READING -

1. "Gastien: From Dream to Destiny" (Gastien #2) by Caddie Rowland (reading on a Kindle app on my computer)
2. "Seven Stones to Stand or Fall" by Diana Gabaldon
3. "More Than Words" "The Greatest Gift" by Diana Palmer "Shelternet" by Jan Richardson and Kathryn Babcock "Close Call" by Carla Neggers "Quilts from Caring Hands" by June Nielsen "Hanging by a Thread" by Emilie Richards "Memory Box Artist Program" by Tera Leigh "Small Packages" by Brenda Novak "The Motheread/Fatheread Literacy Program" by Dena Wortzel "Built to Last" by Susan Mallery
4. "Test Drive" (Body Shop Bad Boys #1) by Marie Harte

CURRENTLY LISTENING TO -

1. "Dark in Death" (In Death #46) by J.D. Robb (listening on an Audible application on my cell phone)
2. "Blind Fall" (unabridged audio CD) by Christopher Rice (new author for me)

Reading:

Walk in the Light and Twenty-Three Tales by Leo Tolstoy

Hitler's Secret Jewish Psychic, and other strange and obscure history by Phil Mason

The Martian by Andy Weir

Finished:

My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas

Back Spin by Harlan Coben

I'm Fine...and Other Lies by Whitney Cummings

Falling into the World by Karen Brichoux

First Ladies of Running by Amby Burfoot

Gumbo Tales by Sara Roahen

The Twelfth Iman by Joel Rosenberg

Free Spirit: Growing up on the road and off the grid by Joshua Safran

The People I Know by Nancy Zafris

Finished this month: Classified as Murder by Miranda James, Santa Fe Dead by Stuart Woods,  The Body in the Basement by Katherine Hall Page, Rococo by Adriana Trigiani, The Beekeeper's Ball by Susan Wiggs, Hot Money by Dick Francis, Reflex by Dick Francis, Absolutely, Positively by Heather Webber, Steel Guitar by Linda Barnes, The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs,  Deadly Threads by Jane K. Cleland, No Regrets byJoAnn Ross, The Apple Orchard by Susan Wiggs

Currently reading: undecided

Reading:

The Address Fiona Davis

Finished:

Unwritten Charles Martin

Your Duck is My Duck  Deborah Eisenberg

The Ice Twins S K Tremayne

A Stranger in The House Shari Lapena

Another Brooklyn Jacqueline Woodson

Sorry!

Finished in October:  Memory Man  by:  David Baldacci

                               The Last Mile  by:  David Baldacci

                               The Fix  by:  David Baldacci  for book club

Currently Reading:  The Fallen  by:  David Baldacci

Hope to get to in November:  Redemption  by:  David Baldacci

                                           Barack And Joe The Making of An Extraordinary Partnership  by:  Steven Livingston

Reading:

The Guardians by John Grisham

Finished

19th Christmas by James Patterson