It's Monday! What are you Reading October 11, 2010?

This meme starts at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books!

What Are You Reading, is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list.

I had another good reading week: I finished four books: 1 print, 1 Kindle, an Audio CD and an Audible listen.
I have two print books going now and will pick another read and audio (with follower help) soon. :)
I posted two reviews with Giveaways and two Comment Giveaways.

It looks like I will not get to review the books I read from my TBRs so (as of last week) I am giving a rating and a short summary comment on those in these Monday posts.

I continue to work on the past due reviews and have three to send in for posting but I didn't finish any more this week.

I visited 8 "It's Monday" posts early last week and then never got back to visit more. I did get to reply to comments on my Wild Kingdom in My Backyard post.
I am still limited on how much time I can spend commenting and reviewing by work commitments.

These were last week's posts plus several Winner posts not listed.

• It's Monday What are You Reading? October 4, 2010

•  Review and ARC Giveaway of Highland Hellcat
  by Mary Wine

• Wild Kingdom in My Own Backyard Giveaway
  

•  Review and Giveaway
  Simply Irresistible (A Lucky Harbor Novel) by Jill Shalvis

• Martha's Bookshelf***Friday Pick Giveaway October 8, 2010

• Pick My Next Review Read Giveaway

• Sunday Words of Encouragement October 10, 2010.

Finished Reading:
 

PB:  Highland Hellcat by Mary Wine. Review and ARC Giveaway posted October 5.

 

Kindle: Moonlight Bleu
by Renee Rearden.

This was very engaging. 

I will be reviewing this soon 

with an author interview. 

Audiobook:Whiteout by Ken Follett.  4.5 of 5.0 
This was a very good biochemical thriller. It has lots of suspense with a sad family betrayal.  I liked the Scottish narration.
I have to learn not to drive while listening to the last climactic disc on these audiobooks. 

                                Audible:  

Real Murders (An Aurora Teagarden Mystery) 

by Charlaine Harris.  

3.75 of 5.0. 
This sure isn't a Sookie book.
I ultimately found a great deal 
of this to be a bit mundane. 
I am not sure if it was the book
or  the less than exciting
narration. I may look at
other books in the series but
I'm not rushing to get them. 
Maybe the Lilly Bard books will prove better.

Line Edits: I have one new book release going up Monday or Tuesday and working on two more to post this week.

Currently reading:
PB:  A Season of Seduction by Jennifer Haymore. 
I am one third into this. I wasn't thrilled with the beginning of this but is starting to get a little more meat/plot now. The review, Hachette giveaway and Q&A are to be posted Wednesday, October 13.

Product Description
Although the widowed Lady Rebecca has sworn off marriage, men are another matter. London's cold winter nights have her dreaming of warmer pursuits-like finding a lover to satisfy her hungry heart. Someone handsome, discreet, and most importantly as uninterested in marriage as she is. Someone like Jack Fulton.

A known adventurer and playboy, Jack seems like the perfect choice. There's just one problem: Jack isn't interested in an affair. He needs the beautiful, mysterious Lady Rebecca to be his wife. And he doesn't have much time to persuade her. A secret from Jack's past is about to surface, and by Christmas Day he'll be either married to Rebecca or dead.

PB:  Just One Taste (Recipe for Love) by Louisa Edwards.  
I am two thirds through this and it is more delicious the more I read.  I plan to post the review and Recipe for Love trilogy giveaway with swag later this week.
ARC and swag were provided by Nancy Berland PR.

He has a hungry mind.
Bad-boy chef Wes Murphy dreads his final semester cooking class—Food Chemistry 101—until he meets the new substitute teacher. Dr. Rosemary Wilkins is a feast for the eyes, though her approach to food is strictly academic. So Wes decides to rattle her Bunsen burner by asking for her hands-on advice—on aphrodisiacs . . .

She’s got love down to a science.
Rosemary is a little wary about working with Wes, whose casual flirtations leave her hot under the collar. But once they begin testing the love-enhancing power of chocolate, oysters, and strawberries, it becomes scientifically evident that the brainy science nerd and the boyish chef have some major chemistry together—and it’s delicious . .

Line Edits: I hope to finish formatting two more books this week for release. I'm participating in the Muse Online Writer's Conference.

Upcoming books:  
I am letting my followers pick the next read at this post.

PB:  I have four Sourcebooks still to read for this month.
Kindle:  I will probably start one of the Sourcebook prints on the Kindle to keep the books moving.
I also just received an author pdf and expect another this week in preparation of reviews/interviews with giveaways. They will be posted with the November books.
Audio:  I did receive two audiobooks and I hope to get two more this week.

I have a dozen good Soursebook paperback books lined up for October, November and December with book giveaways. Plus several Hachettes and some blog tours for Pump up Your Book Promotion. More busy times ahead. :)