Library Sale Casualties

I started to post the books I brought home today and noticed that there were a few from my last library sale that I never blogged about... so without further ado (these have all been traded back to the ubs): Killer Curves by Roxanne St. Claire This was my first book by this author and maybe I am just not that into NASCAR but I didn't really care much for the book. I found myself skipping large parts of the book. The start of the book finds the daughter walking in on the dad screwing his assistant. And I can see how that can upset a person, but she isn't 16. Celeste is suppose to be an adult and acts somewhat childish about the whole thing. But you can't really expect anything different from a woman who gets engaged because the guy asked her in front of her parents and she didn't' want to disappoint her daddy. In fact that might be why I disliked the book so much, the start of the novel was just stupid. Add in a secret daddy plot, kidney thing, psycho NASCAR groupie and a mother that thought her husband did her a favor by holding her 4 year-old daughter over a cliff to keep her from jumping and you have a book I think was a waste of paper. Sweet Texas Kiss by Rebecca Sinclair Dallas, does what any tomboy does when her daddy orders her to marry, she asks her ranch foreman to teach her to be a lady. ::blink:: Nick is a hottie and has a rep with the women so I am thinking she just thought if any man knew what made a man pick up a chick it was Nick. But I am not sure if that is the right way to go about finding a hubby. But hey in 1994 romanceland it is. The book is light fluff and was a fast cute read. Nothing to strain your brain on, although people that hate romances that happen between people where with man knew the woman as a child will not like this book. The Calhouns two books Suzanna & Megan and Catherine, Amanda & Lilah by Nora Roberts - started both but couldn't get into them. Since so many people said not to start with these they went bye bye. I really don't think I am gonna be one to like mz roberts voice but I shall try again some day. Against the Rules by Linda Howard I liked this book. And after reading the back I am surprised. I didn't think I was going to care for it much. It wasn't something I kept but it was enjoyable. Again you have a hero that knew the heroine when she was a child. He is the ranch foreman her father took in under his wing and pretty much saved his life. When the daddy dies and the ranch is left to Cathryn Ashe, Rule Jackson stays on. In his oh so alpha way he runs the roost. After a sweaty, taking virginity afternoon, cathryn freaks and runs off to school. I think Rule is pretty much in limbo waiting for her to grow up. Of course while cathryn is away at school rule is rude enough to be fucking other women but hey cathryn gets married, so you can't blame the guy. Damn looking at the prices online for this book, I should have kept it. Rough Wrangler, Tender Kisses by Jill Gregory skim skim skim skim didn't like it, maybe it was my mood but it just didn't grab my attention Almost Like Being in Love by Christina Dodd eh I haven't read the first one of the series or that third and don't see that changing in the near future. I still plan on trying her historicals but don't see picking up another one of her contemporaries. The plot was silly, the chick stupid and the guy was suppose to be a really smart undercover Special Forces agent - I didn't buy it.