I’ve been finding time to read before I fall asleep at night. This is, in my opinion, one more reason to love a Kindle. When I read a REAL book until I fall asleep, I often wake up with a closed book in my hand, having fallen asleep mid-sentence. Then I have to dig around to find my place. Not so with a Kindle. When I fall asleep mid-sentence with a Kindle, I wake up to find a turned off Kindle and my place is forever saved. Hurrah!
So, I’ve been reading a bit lately.
I finished reading Diana Gabaldon’s new book (and the one before it as I needed to refresh my poor memory). I can’t recommend her books enough . . . they are quite simply excellent!
Then, I was reading a Regency romance written during the Regency period. It’s called Marriage
and it’s written by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier. It’s interesting but a bit slow and draggy. She certainly didn’t aspire to the “show, don’t tell” school of writing. So, I’ve put it aside . . . not sure I’ll finish it. Still, with the Kindle, it was cheap so no worries there. The hardcover version is $30. The Kindle version . . . $1.50. LOVE IT!
Amazon is so good about sending mail when a fav author has something new so I was happy to learn that Nora Roberts had a new book in her latest series about 4 friends who are wedding planners. It’s called Bed of Roses (The Bride Quartet)
. It’s a good read — Nora Roberts is always a good read. I just like her stuff.
Even when she writes under another name. The other name she writes under is J.D. Robb — she has the Eve Dallas series under that name. It’s set in the not-too-distant future. Eve is a cop in NYC. She and her husband, Roarke, clean up crime in their own inimitable way. I like this series because the character development grows from book to book and I like the characters. The latest book is called Kindred in Death
All those links go to the not-Kindle-versions of the books I recommended. Not sure why Amazon won’t let me link to the Kindle versions themselves but they won’t (well, they won’t if I want to get $$$ for your buying these books on my say-so). So, anyway, there’s the full disclosure piece. If you click on those links and buy a book, I get a cut. A small cut to be sure but there you are. And, would it surprise you to learn that my cut is put directly into an Amazon gift card so I can buy more books to read? 😀
P.S. I promise to find time this weekend to take pictures of the bathroom remodel and share them with you. Promise!
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Liza Lee Miller 
You’re still loving your Kindle! Me too–the only frustration I have is if it’s a REALLY good book, as in I want to lend it to others, I go out and buy the PAPER version as well, so I can pass it around.
Sigh.
I’ve only done that once, Donna. I did it with Diana Gabaldon’s most recent book. My mother-in-law just finished it. We both loved it. I love my Kindle though. I just picked up an old book that isn’t available on the Kindle. I might have bought it again though, if it were.