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WW Ladies/Men Favorite Books of 2012

Barbara Vey -- December 31st, 2012
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There are best of lists popping up all over.  Best books, best movies, best fashions and more than enough worst lists, but we won’t go there.  Rather than name “Best Books,” we’re going with the WW Ladies favorite reads of 2012.  Now this doesn’t mean the book had to be published in 2012, it just means it had to be read in 2012.  In their emails to me, many lamented the fact that they could pick just one and it was a very difficult decision.  Kym absolutely couldn’t make up her mind.  Regardless, here’s what I finally got out of them.

 

Heidi

Heidi

 

Heidi - Gnome on the Range, by Jennifer Zane

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Sheila – Somebody to Love, by Kristan Higgins.

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joysann

joysann

 

joysann – This is too hard…  I don’t like to choose. There are just too many books I really enjoy a lot.  Print book: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness

Audio book: I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

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Susan

Susan

 

Susan - The Emperor’s Conspiracy by Michelle Diener
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Kym L

Kym 

Kym –  I can’t do it! I loved Trisha Ashley‘s newest, Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues, just as I love all of hers. Really liked Grace Burrowes‘s Lady Louisa’s Christmas Knight and was also thrilled to discover Rena Gregory’s short story in the Five Golden Rings anthology.

 

 

 

 

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Joan

 

Joan –  If You See Her by Shiloh Walker 

 

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Tammy

Tammy – Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James, I loved the whole trilogy as one story.

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Michael

Michael

Michael – Timeless (The fifth book in the Alexia Tarabotti series) by Gail Carriger (audio book)

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Ashley

Ashley

Ashley – One Night Rodeo by  Lorelei James

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I have to agree that’s it’s almost impossible to pick a favorite book I read this year.  There were many that I enjoyed, but the two I talked about most to people were The Escape Diaries by Juliet Rosetti , a fun romp with an escaped but not guilty convict and Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, a futuristic adventure that I couldn’t put down.  Neither were all romance, but did have romantic elements.

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Please take a moment to tell me the best book you read in 2012.  It won’t be easy, but I do like to get recommendations, as do all my readers.

Bottom Line:  Remember to check back tomorrow for the link to my new website…it’s launch day!!

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Life and Love on the Lam

Barbara Vey -- November 9th, 2012
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What does an innocent escaped convict, a killer shih tzu, fuzzy jelly beans and cow manure have in common?  An exhilarating, rollicking adventure that never quits and a heroine that has you cheering her on all the way.

Every once in while you randomly pick up a book and it turns out to be just plain fun.  That’s what happened to me yesterday.  I wanted to download some e-books and NetGalley offers ARCs (advance reading copies) of books to reviewers.  The Escape Diaries by Juliet Rosetti popped out at me because of the tag line, “Life and love on the lam.”

I try not to read synopsis because I don’t want to know too much about the book, so I just dove in.

Mazie Maguire is serving life in prison for the murder of her two-timing husband.  The rub is, she’s innocent.  When a tornado blows through, Mazie has an opportunity to escape and try to find out who really killed her husband.

Sounds like it should be a thriller, but with Mazie’s luck it turns into a three ring circus.

I can’t say enough good things about this fun, delightful book.  It’s a quick read that will have you calling your friends to have them read it so you can all talk about it.  There’s a scene in a barn with a slimy farmer that had me laughing out loud.  It’s only in e-book form at this time and will be released December 10th.  I’m buying them for my sisters and nieces.

Juliet Rosetti is a debut author and from Wisconsin, so I may be a bit biased.  But it just tickles me when I read a book about the neighborhoods I know and the author gets it right.  The husband’s family is in plumbing, but anyone from around here will definitely see the similarities to Kohler.  There’s references to the Brewers, Bay View, National Ave. (my old neighborhood), the Oriental Theater, cheese and Lawrencia (Bambi) Bembenek.

Did you ever read a book because it was set in your town/state?  Did it make you like it more?  Was it fun to clearly see the scene because you know what they look like?

Note:  I did contact Juliet Rosetti and yell (nicely) at her because she doesn’t have a website and I couldn’t find her on Facebook or Twitter.  She says the website should be up soon.  Authors…get those websites up well before your book comes out so I have somewhere to send the readers.

Bottom Line:  Come check out my neck of the woods through the eyes of an escaped convict.

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