Cindy Reads Romance

Have you seen the commercial for the new BK (as in Burger King) Cologne? Well if not, here it is. Pray tell, will you be buying this for your man????????

UPDATED w/ Review Links!

Now that 2008 is almost behind us, I'm dishing out my Favorites of 2008 (96 books read). If you have a blog, feel free to dish out your Best of 2008 (books I read, not books published in 2008)! I'd love to see what books should be in my tbr pile or which ones need to be moved up.

On to the awards:

Best Contemporary: Flat Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy
Best Romantic Suspense: Dream Man by Linda Howard
Paranormal: Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Late Historical: The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Early Historical: Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn
Women's Fiction: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Best Series: Twilight
Children's Book: Russell the Sheep by Rob Sutton
WORST READ: Once an Angel by Teresa Medeiros
Funniest Read: The Key by Lynsay Sands
Saddest Read: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
Most Emotional: Passion by Lisa Valdez
Overall favorite book of 2008: The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt (Flat Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy was a close second, with Passion by Lisa Valdez as a close third)

Rating: 3.5

I am SO excited. Just when I was okay with waiting until August, she sends out the cover art for Dreamfever! It's so much brighter than the others.

The release date 8/25/09

Karen Marie Moning's first teaser:

I am a kite in a tornado but I have a long string. There is tension in my line. Somewhere, someone is holding onto the other end and, although it cannot spare me this storm, it will not let me be lost while I regain my strength.

It is enough.

I will survive.

My Martha Stewart showed up today.

Here's the thing. I wanted to give a gift of Christmas ornaments to our pediatrician. Our pediatrician's office has 4 mom doctors, all whom I love. I wanted to give them something to match their unique Christmas decor of silver, black and purple. I just had to share how my Christmas ornament craft came out.

Take a $2.50 six pack of clear ornament balls- remove tops.
Pick out some acrylic paint, 2-4 colors. (.50 per color)
Cover with tape, and cover tape with a paper towel.
Shake so ornament is covered completely.
Set back in tray to dry (about a day)
Return tops.
I'm dressing mine up with ribbon instead of hangers.
And my lovely ornaments drying.
As soon as they are dried, off to a gift bag they go.

Anyone else have Christmas Tips or ideas? I'm looking for a gingerbread ornament recipe, PLEASE let me know if you have one to share!

This book got a good review at Dear Author, so I'd really like to win it! Blogging increases my chances for the giveaway!!! Have you heard of Victoria Dahl or read any of her books?

UPDATED! Thanks everyone for participating in the Read Around the Genres Challenge! I have to say that keeping track of this stuff is... not as fun as reading a good book, but still fun! Anyways, Melinda P wins for finishing first, Beth as Car Pool Queen was our second finisher.

Pages Read:
Beth as Car Pool Queen 3622 (Win for most Pages Read!)
Melinda P 3566
Randi 3199
Emeraldfire 3197


I learned that I don't like Inspirational books and that I should be a little more organized with this- Sorry!

I'm not sure if I'll host another challenge, but we'll see. Everyone who finished here's your prize:

Thanks for participating!
Cindy

Rating: 4

Today, I took the kids to the dentist office, yep all three! It was my baby's first visit, she's three and more steps towards her not being my baby. Anyways, as I was there waiting to start reading my current book, The Pregnancy Test by Erin McCarthy, I immediately remembered the last book I read at the dentists office.

I'll probably remember this one next time I take the kids to the dentist.

I read this one on vacation this year.

Sun. Sand. Surf. Mango Daiquiris. Ahhh. Rating 5.

I couldn't sleep when I read this book, and read most of it in the middle of the night
in that one night, by book light! Rating 5.

This is the book I read in the dentist office 6 months ago.

Rating 4.5

I read this one on the beach on vacation, and I couldn't finish it quick enough.

Rating 3

I read this one last Thanksgiving weekend.

Rating 5 - A Top 5 Favorite

I read this one this Thanksgiving.

Favorite Hero. Rating 5

Maybe I'll start a new tradition of awesome books on Thanksgiving weekend? What about you guys? Do you have certain books that you know exactly where you were when you were reading them? If so, what are they?

Rating: 4

Description: It’s Christmastime in London and Rafe Bowman has arrived from America for his arranged meeting with Natalie Blandford, the very proper and beautiful daughter of Lady and Lord Blandford. His chiseled good looks and imposing physique are sure to impress the lady in waiting and, if it weren’t for his shocking American ways and wild reputation, her hand would already be guaranteed. Before the courtship can begin, Rafe realizes he must learn the rules of London society. But when four former Wallflowers try their hand at matchmaking, no one knows what will happen. And winning a bride turns out to be more complicated than Rafe Bowman anticipated, especially for a man accustomed to getting anything he wants. However, Christmas works in the most unexpected ways, changing a cynic to a romantic and inspiring passion in the most timid of hearts.

While reading, how do you mark your spot? Please take the poll at the end, I'm a bit curious how others pause their reading. I participated in a bookmark and/or card exchange and sent out to everyone (so if you are reading and you haven't received yours yet, act surprised!) a kind of bookmark that I use.

I used to dog ear my pages, until I bought a magnetic bookmark. Now, it's a sin if I crease a page. I take that back, If I do keep a book, I'll dog ear some favorite parts or parts I'd like to reread. The middle picture is what my Fever books by Karen Marie Moning look like (there are a bunch of clues and all those Mac and Barrons moments...)

There's the traditional bookmark.
The dog eared pages.