March was in like a lion, out like a lamb... and a giveaway :)

Hmmm...where to begin? March started out a little hectic but leveled out by the end...

Let's start with the books I read in March:
1. Holiday Bound - Beth Kerry (4 stars)
2. Stormchild (Pacific Passion #1) - Vivian Arend (3 1/2 stars, review to come)
3. Seduced by Destiny - Elizabeth Hoyt (4 stars)
4. My One and Only - Kristan Higgins (4 1/2 stars)
5. Bite Club - Rachel Caine (4 stars)
6. Mistress by Mistake - Maggie Robinson (3 1/2 stars)
7. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf - Molly Harper (5 stars)
8. Safeword: Rainbow - Candace Blevins (3 stars)
9. River Marked - Patricia Briggs (4 stars)
10. Welcome to Last Chance - Hope Ramsay (3 stars)
11. Staying at Daisy's - Jill Mansell (4 stars)
12. Rock Hard - Olivia Cunning (3 1/2 stars)
13. Murder Takes the Cake - Gayle Trent (2 stars)
14. A Lot Like Love - Julie James (4 1/2 stars)
15. Bookends - Jane Green (3 stars)
16. The Return of Black Douglas - Elaine Coffman (3 1/2 stars, review to come)
17. Any Man of Mine - Rachel Gibson (review to come)
18. Re-read: Bitten by Kelly Armstrong

So, yeah, pretty good reading month!!!

But wait...there's more:

Patricia Briggs and Kim Harrison were in Houston on March 5 signing their latest releases. Since my brother and his wife/my bff live in Houston, I decided a road trip was in order. We had a great time and there was a good Q&A session (my notes here).

Then, it was back home just in time for Mardi Gras (March 8), where the city shuts down and throws a big party. I gotta be honest with you, by the time Mardi Gras day gets here, I'm pretty burned out on parades, so I usually skip the big day and stay home :) What does this have to do with books, you ask? Not a damn thing. But...I put together a little box of Mardi Gras goodness to give away:

This is the good stuff, not the lame beads everyone leaves on the ground - there's plush, doubloons, blinky beads, glass beads, silly bands, and more. So, if you're interested in this little box of fun - leave a comment telling me you'd like a little Mardi Gras in your life. (I'm really sorry, but this one's gonna have to be US only - beads and such are too heavy to ship internationally.) Contest ends Sunday April 10.

That was my March, how was yours?

March Wrap-Up

March was an odd month for me. I don't feel like I read that much but when I look at my journal my reading seems about average. Maybe because I read a series and it felt like one book? I don't know. I do know this month had some ups and downs:

1. Power Play by Deirdre Martin (my last hockey book *sniff*) 4 stars

2. Glass Houses by Rachel Caine (NAC) 4 stars

3. The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine (VRC) 4 stars

4. Midnight Alley by Rachel Caine 4 stars

5. Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine 4 stars

6. Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine 3 stars

7. Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine 4 stars

8. Fade Out by Rachel Caine 5 stars

9. Can't Stand the Heat by Louisa Edwards (NAC) 4 1/2 stars

10. Something About You by Julie James (CRC) 4 stars

11. To Sin With A Scoundrel by Cara Elliot 3 1/2 stars

12. Loves Me, Loves Me Knot by Heidi Betts (NAC) 2 stars

13. Fragile by Shiloh Walker 3 stars

14. Broken by Shiloh Walker 3 stars

15. Double Play by Jill Shalvis 4 stars

16. Under the Magnolia by Moira Rogers 4 stars

17. One Reckless Summer by Toni Blake 3 1/2 stars

18. Sweet Talk by Susan Mallory 2 stars

19. Countess of Scandal by Laurel McKee 3 1/2 stars

20. Paradise Rules by Beth Kerry (ERC) 4 stars

21. Faith & Fidelity by Tere Michaels 4 1/2 stars (M/M)

22. Get A Clue by Jill Shalvis - DNF

I was blown away by Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampire books and am anxiously awaiting the next installment, Kiss of Death, coming out May 4. (I'm going to do a series review, I swear...I just don't know where the time goes to finish it!!)

Faith & Fidelity was a surprise for me -I loved it!

I really enjoyed Can't Stand the Heat and am waiting for the sequel, On the Steamy Side, to arrive in my mailbox any day now.

I was really looking forward to reading Fragile and Broken by Shiloh Walker but they fell a bit flat for me; I was a little disappointed.

I really enjoyed Jill Shalvis' baseball books, so while browsing my local bookstore I picked up Get A Clue. Little did I know that title was aimed at the heroine. I couldn't finish it.

So, that was my March! How was yours?