2010 Reading Challenge - week 20

5 books this week!

I finally finished the Americam Family Portrait series by Jack Cavanaugh.

So my 5 were:

• The Allies by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #6)
• The Victors by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #7)
• The Peacemakers by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #8)
• The Guardians by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #9)
• The Doctor's Perfect Match by Irene Hannon (Lighthouse Lane #3)

I'm reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? by Carolyn McCulley
• The Hidden Flame by Davis Bunn & Janette Oke (Acts of Faith #2)

Teaser Tuesdays - May 18

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Ok, so I almost forgot it was Tuesday today, but the day is not yet over, so I still have time to post this.

'The Guardians' by Jack Cavanaugh (sort of the final book in the American Family Portrait series, except that he calls it a stand alone)

'Death had no good reason being out on a night like this. It was September warm. The Santa Ana wind had scrubbed the sky clean. The harvest moon cast a soft light. It was a perfect evening for a carefree stroll. Not a killing night at all.

From the backseat of a patrol car, through the wire mesh screen, Detective Ethan Morgan saw two things that didn't belong together - his house and a crime scene.'

In some ways I'm enjoying this final book the best. I've struggled to get through the series, but this one has a lot more action in it. One thing though, the name of Ethan Morgan's father - if he is the Vietnam soldier from 'The Peacemakers' then the name is wrong. Otherwise he has to be a cousin, and that doesn't fit with the men selected to hold the Morgan Family Bible. Just a slight delemma I have.

2010 Reading Challenge - week 19

Just 2 books this week, but I'm not worried, since this takes me to just over 50% of my target of 160 and it's only the middle of May.

The two for this week were:

• The Adversaries by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #4)
• The Pioneers by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #5)

I'm reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye by Carolyn McCulley
• The Allies by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #6)

It's taking me a while to read this American Family Portrait series. I've been busy doing other things, and they don't grip me like many other books. There are similar to Gilbert Morris' House of Winslow series, but fewer books and not as easy to read. Don't get me wrong, they are good books, but I think my Dad finished them faster than I am, and he doesn't usually do that. I will persevere and get through the series. I think after the current one I have 3 more - World War 2, the Veitnam War and a modern day one.

2010 Reading Challenge - week 18

Only 3 books again for me this week. Those Jack Cavanaugh books from the American Family Portrait series are very long and I haven't had as much reading time this week.

So the ones I finished are:

• Get Married by Candice Watters (a great book for women who are single)
• A Very Special Delivery by Linda Goodnight (I actually have an electronic copy of this when they were being given away last year for Harlequin's anniversary or something)
• The Patriots by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #3)

I'm currently reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Did I Kiss Marriage Goodbye? by Carolyn McCulley
• The Adversaries by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #4)

Teaser Tuesdays - May 4

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

'The Patriots' by Jack Cavanaugh (An American Family Portrait Series #3)

'Anne's horse raced wildly under a flat gray sky. What had begun as a leisurely spring afternoon in the fields outside Boston had turned into a heart-wrenching battle for her life. She'd lost control of her horse, normally a gentle creature. Not today. Today the mare ran as though possessed, swerving erratically from one side of the road to the other, her eyes rolled back in her hear - red streaked, frightened, furious, horriifyingly fixed on her rider.'

No, it's not a horror story, but you'll just have to read it to find out.

2010 Reading Challenge - week 17

Only 3 books for me this week, but I have to say that 2 of them were really, really long.

Of course it didn't help that I was out every day this week.

Ok, so the books I finished were:

• The Witness by Dee Henderson
• The Puritans by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #1)
• The Colonists by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #2)

I'm currently reading:

• More Precious Than Silver by Joni Eareckson Tada
• Get Married by Candice Watters
• The Patriots by Jack Cavanaugh (American Family Portrait series #3)

Teaser Tuesdays - April 28

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser this week is from a book that has been on my TBR list for a while. I'm finally reading it.

'The Colonists' by Jack Cavanaugh (book 2 in the 'An American Family Portrait' series)

'Desperately, he kicked at the wolf with his left foot, once, twice. The dark wolf released his grip and fell to the ground. Jared pulled himself up into the tree, out of reach of the wolves.
"Jared! Are you all right?" It was Chuckers yelling from the other tree.
"I've been bit on the ankle, but I'm all right!" he yelled back.
"What do we do now?" Will cried.
"Wait for them to go away!"
"Oh"
What had begun as a glorious, late-night test of courage and manhood ended as the three adventurers sat in their trees and watched the sun come up.'