29. The Friend Zone

By Abby Jimenez (386 pp, ebook)

A contemporary romance. Kristen is straight-forward, "what you see is what you get person" -- I enjoyed this aspect of her character. She meets Josh who is very easy going and hilarious. Somehow they are connected by mutual friends, I can't remember the details. I loved the interaction between the characters and how they gradually fell for each other. But this book falls into extreme drama and angst and one of those "if they just talked about it" issues they might have sorted things about soon. Still enjoyed.

28. A Hunger Like No Other

By Kresley Cole (410 pp, ebook)

One of the drawbacks of not doing these little updates until months after I read the book is that I lose some of the details. A friend got me into th eFated Mates podcast so my TBR book pile has been growing like crazy. I have never read this author and grabbed a 3-pack on sale. This one is about a werewolf who has been tortured by vampires who learns that his mate is a vampire who wants nothing to do with him. He spends most of the book trying to convince himself and her that this is how it is. I enjoyed it enough -- there's humor and drama and it was fun to read.

27. We Had A Little Real Estate Problem

by Kilph Nesteroff (336 pp ebook)

Bob gave me this book. It's about Native Americans in comedy and starts back with the wild west shows and spends a lot of time with Charlie Hill who had a big career starting in the 70s. He influenced a lot of later NDN comedians. I loved the first 2/3s of the book. There was history in there that I was unfamiliar with and I was impressed with the early comedians breaking ground and representing NDN people. It got long for me near the end.

26. Secrets of Shooting Star Lake

By Susanna Strom (318 pp)

Another book purchased at the local author book fair. Paranormal romance! Shifter romance isn't my favorite but I enjoyed this one. In this one Marit and her sisters have a bakery and have inherited a lake cabin from Grandma. The pack needs the lake house to keep their compound safe. They meet and sparks fly, even though it isn't a good idea. Loved the setting and characters.