7. The Searcher

By Tana French (451 ebook)

I've read all the Tana French books except for the one that came out last year. I enjoyed the Dublin Murders but was less enthusiastic about The Witch Elm. This one is about a Chicago police detective whose marriage falls apart and he moves to rural Ireland to get a fresh start and a new perspective. A troubled thirteen-year old befriends him and eventually asks for help locating a missing sibling. The book is a slow burn with lots of atmosphere, intesting characters, and a real sense of an outsider moving into a small community. Yesterday was rainy and I enjoyed a lazy afternoon reading the last half of this book. I haven't done that in a long time.

6. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

By Sarah MacLean (397 pp)(ebook)

Sarah is one of the hosts of the Fated Mates podcast. I have had this book on my ereader for awhile and decided to give this a try. It's a historical with another pair of terrific main characters. Lady Calpurnia remains unmarried and decides there's no longer any reason to live by the rules. She makes a list of things she'd like to do like kiss someone and visit a gambling den. She's had a crush on Gabriel St. John, a Marquess, forever and inadvertently gets him involved in her rule-breaking and things progress. Fun book.

5. Lord of Scoundrels

By Loretta Chase (375 pp)(ebook)

The ladies of Fated Mates podcast did a special episode about this book. It might have been a replay when it came up in my podcast app. I checked and it was onsale so I grabbed it. It is a historical romance with amazing main characters. Jessica enters the story to try to rescue her doofy brother from himself and Sebastian, the Marquess of Dain. As soon as they meet sparks fly and Dain keeps thinking he will win the upper hand and coming up short. Very fun romance.