The Courtship of Izzy McCree by Ruth Langan

Read For:
Fall Reading Challenge
RYOB Challenge

Synopsis:
The Way To A Woman's Heart...
Isabella McCree wanted to be loved. So she traded her lonely Eastern existence for life in a mountain cabin w/ her rugged mail-order husband and his brood. But could she ever put her haunting secrets behind her and become a "real" wife?
Between raising four children and training wild stallions, Matt Prescott had no idea how to court a woman again. Especially not a shy beauty like Isabella. Yet when he looked into her blue-green eyes he saw strength--as well as pain that mirrored his own--and knew he'd somehow find the way to her heart.


My Review:

I like Langan's books-this one was a good one if you like sweet, family orientated stories. Isabella, the heroine, is disabled, an answers a letter from a man looking for a wife and mom to his four children. So she sells off everything she owns to go and marry him-but finds many surprises once she's there.

3.5 stars-a pretty good book.

ROR Fall '10 Challenge

Off to a slow start this time, as I'm now WORKING :).

Fall '10 Challenge List

It's that time again! Here is your list for the Fall '10 (September, October and November) Reading Challenge!

RULES:
1. Select ANY number of books to read that fit the category.
2. Post your list on the discussion board and blog (Name’s Fall 10 Challenge List)
3. If you need title suggestions please use the Discussion titled FALL TITLE SUGGESTIONS if you don't see it please search (to try and minimize number of discussions)
4. Once you have read a book please find the corresponding discussion by searching you can search by 10 Fall # and use the number that corresponds with the list. (one will be created for each number on December 1, again, to try and minimize number of discussions) and post the book and title you read and rating, and review.
5. It is not required, but if you could post your review on the blog that would be great.
6. Reviews on the blog please include labels list the rating, author, and # of challenge only.
7. Audio books are okay
8. Rereads are okay
9. You can change your list at anytime

THE CHALLENGE:
1. Comfort Read. (could be reread a favorite, revisit a favorite author, a beloved genre Your Mac-n-Cheese read)

2. Spooky Book for Halloween (could be paranormal in nature, or ghost story type theme, or spooky setting)-DONE-Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews-4 stars

3. Read a book with an animal on the cover. (doesn’t have to be the main character on the cover, but a animal somewhere on the cover)
4. Read a book with a name in the title.
5. Book with Hero who is Military/Police/Fire-rescue. (love a man in uniform!!!)

6. Book with disabled or plain hero/heroine (some ex. Can be found at www.likesbooks.com/lessthan.html)-DONE-The Courtship of Izzy McCree by Ruth Langan-3 stars


7. Read a book that was free or borrowed. (includes PBS, or library books, or borrowed from a friend.)
8. Read a book that is part of a series.
9. Read a book, where the hero/heroine is in the limelight. ( for ex. An actor, artist, musician, politician, etc. for ideas try www.likesbooks.com/limelight.html )
10. A book where the couple are reunited. (http://www.likesbooks.com/reunited.html)
11. Reader’s Choice 1
12. Reader’s Choice 2
13. Reader’s Choice 3
14. Read a book where someone has Amnesia (www.likesboook.com/feign.html)
15. Revisit one of the previous Challenge Authors: Read a book by (pick one) Johanna Lindsey, Lisa Kleypas, Lori Foster, Linda Howard, Julia Quinn, Christina Dodd.

Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews

This 4th installment in the Kate Daniels urban fantasy series was very good, but not her best-the biggest problem is the author dragged out the story about 40 pages after the "battle climax" of the story, when she could have wrapped up the afterward in 10. This book is still good enough for me to recommend though.
4 stars