The Only Thing Better Than Chocolate by Janet Dailey, Sandra Steffen, & Kylie Adams

This book is a collection of 3 short stories concerning conflicted minds and emotions, romance, and of course chocolate. I'm a natural born chocoholic, so the title alone was enough to entice me. Occasionally a girl needs a little silly romance to help break of up the monotony of daily living. The book is a real quick read and will leave the reader left with the warm-fuzzies that only a story of romance and chocolate can.

The first story in the book is by Janet Dailey. I really like the author's voice and character portrayal. I enjoyed the story enough that I'd read another book by Dailey. Plus, who doesn't love a story about love gone wrong but never truly given up on?

The second story in the book is by Sandra Steffen and is a very sweet story about people who have lost their way. At first you think one more so than the other because how much more lost can you be than literally losing yourself by way of amnesia? However, by the end you realize that first glances can be deceiving and bare a closer look.

The third story in the book is by Kylie Adams. It had more of a goofy vibe to it, which was a nice twist to the feel of the book. The story also felt like it was trying to reach for the feel of an international affair and love-extrodinare. I liked the story just fine, but it wasn't my favorite of the three.

Overall, I thought it was a nice book that I'd use to break up my genre theme and help me transition into a new genre... sort of like a buffer book, if you will.

Happy reading!

Judi

Grey by E. L. James

'Grey' is the 5th book in the Fifty Shades series. This book is from Christian's point of view. For the most part is followed the first book. The insight into Christian's psyche was rather interesting. To be honest, I didn't care for Christian's character much in the first books. This book made him a little more likable. He was still a total control freak, but it made a bit more sense. There weren't any twists to the story, just a lot of insight into who is Christian Grey.

I found myself asking, why would he not just share with Ana? This book helped answer some of those questions. It's kind of nice to see the other side of things. How many times have we wished that we could put ourselves in another's shoes and see their point of view? If you are student of human behavior and want to know the why behind the what you might enjoy this book...more so than the content of the plot.

Happy reading!!

Judi

Night Broken- Patricia Briggs

The Mercy Thompson series is one of my favorites. I love the depth of the characters and representation of gender battles with today's relationships. I am also a fan of the supernatural.

Quick recap: Mercy is a shape-shifter who can shift into a coyote. She was left to the car of Bran, the leader of the werewolves. Mercy is a free-spirit with fierce convictions and loyalties. Bran always has a plan. Mercy ends up finding her own way outside of Bran's pack and ends up in the territory of another alpha (Adam)...who is ALL alpha. Naturally they butt head while ignoring a burning attraction to each other.

In this particular book of the series Mercy's place in Adam's pack is challenged when Adam's ex-wife is in trouble and she reaches out to Adam for help. Christy falls back into her old routines when present at the house. Mercy now needs to figure out if Christy has an ulterior motive to seeking sanctuary with Adam and his pack. In addition to this Mercy is determined to find the one who intends to harm Christy...if for no other reason than to get her out of town.

Patricia Briggs is good at captivating an audience and throwing in a lot of twists and turns her characters need to overcome and adapt to. If you enjoy a bit of the supernatural, mystery, and a dash of romance you'll enjoy this book.

Happy reading!!

Judi

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