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Teaming Up by Abby Gaines (NASCAR - Aug 2008)

Lady_Amalthea — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:08:14 -0400

Teaming Up by Abby Gaines

(Harlequin NASCAR - August 2008)

Rating: Very Good

This is a great book--definitely my favourite of the NASCAR books I've read this year.

Kim Murphy comes from a NASCAR family and loves racing, though her career is as a scientist. Her health is failing, and she comes across a list she made as a teenager: "Things to do before I die". One on the list is "date a jock", so she impulsively asks out NASCAR car chief Wade Abrahams...and he accepts!

The Night Bird by Catherine Asaro (Luna - 2008)

Lady_Amalthea — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:33:45 -0400

The Night Bird by Catherine Asaro

(Luna - 2008)

Rating: Undecided

Allegra (not Allegro as the back of the book calls her...) is a young mage woman in Aronsdale. She's captured by nomads from the neighbouring country of Jazid, and sold to be a pleasure slave to the exiled prince, Markus.

Allegra must escape to warn her homeland about plans for war, but she also finds herself falling for Markus.

Fully Engaged by Abby Gaines (NASCAR - Mar 2008)

Lady_Amalthea — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:48:51 -0400

Fully Engaged by Abby Gaines

(Harlequin NASCAR - March 2008)

Rating: Good

Sandra Jacobs is a PR agent for Will Branch, a hotheaded NASCAR driver on the team owned by Gideon Taney. While working together to find a new sponsor, Sandra and Taney begin to fall for each other, but each is concealing the reason s/he needs a new sponsor so badly.

In High Gear by Gina Wilkins (NASCAR - Feb 2008)

Lady_Amalthea — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:53:46 -0400

In High Gear by GIna Wilkins

(Harlequin NASCAR - Feb 2008)

Rating: Good

NASCAR Driver Kent Grosso and wedding photographer Tanya Wells have been dating for over a year. Their relationship is going well until someone tries to blackmail Kent about a secret from his past that he's kept from everyone, even Tanya.

Now, Tanya isn't sure if she can trust him...will they defeat the blackmailer and repair their own relationship?

Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter (Dell - 2007)

Lady_Amalthea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:10:26 -0400

Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter

(Dell - 2007)

Rating: Very Good

This is the 6th book in Slaughter's series about Sara, Jeffrey, and Lena of Grant County.

In this story, Jeffrey, the police chief, is called to a neighbouring country where Lena, one of his detectives, has been arrested. Lena was found sitting outside a car in which a woman had been set on fire and burned to death. Jeffrey and his wife Sara, paediatrician and coroner, have to figure out if Lena is guilty.

The Dark Side of Night by Cindy Dees (SRS - Apr 2008)

Lady_Amalthea — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:36:37 -0400

The Dark Side of Night by Cindy Dees

(Silhouette Romantic Suspense - 1509 - April 2008)

Rating: Good

About halfway through I gave up on this one for a little while. It had a strong, action-filled beginning, but then I got a bit bored. I am so glad I picked it up, however, because the last half is fantastic!

August Mini Challenge - Favourite Settings and Themes

Lady_Amalthea — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:19:02 -0400

"What are your favorite settings/themes and which Harlequin stories best capture these for you?"

Thanks to Lynn's mini-challenge entry for reminding me to do this!

This is such a hard one to answer, because my favourite themes change depending on my mood.

Theories of Information Behavior edited by Karen E. Fisher, Sandra Erdelez, and Lynne McKechnie

Lady_Amalthea — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:13:42 -0400

Theories of Information Behavior

edited by Karen E. Fisher, Sandra Erdelez, and Lynne McKechnie

(Information Today, Inc. - 2006)

This was another book for class. It looks at various theories presented in the library & information science field about how people look for information--for example, it looked at library anxiety, the principle of least effort, and willingness to return.

Rethinking Knowledge Management: From Knowledge Objects to Knowledge Processes

Lady_Amalthea — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:57:08 -0400

Rethinking Knowledge Management:

From Knowledge Objects to Knowledge Processes

edited by Claire R. McInerney and Ronald E. Day

(Springer ebooks - 2007)

Rating: Okay

This is exactly as exciting as it sounds. I had to read the entire book for class, two chapters a week, so I figured I might as well post it here and have it count towards the site totals.

Gone by Michael Grant (Harpercollins Canada - June 2008)

Lady_Amalthea — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:44:31 -0400

Gone by Michael Grant

(Harpercollins Canada - June 2008)

Rating: Excellent

I saw this one in the bookstore and was instantly attracted by the premise: one day, everyone age 15 or older vanishes into thin air. The children are left to make sense of the new world.