Yeah. This is the last list of 2014 Best of Cat's Booknest. I think...

 

I reread a lot but we are not even going to go there. I don't really pay much attention to when a book was published before I select to read it (barring the very old school). 

 

Here are my great new to me reads of the year. A mix of trusted authors that I just can't keep up with and the bliss of newly discovered writers. 

 

Click on the Stars to see the review and the book title for the Amazon link. 

 

Enjoy!

 

Contemporary Romance 

 

Painted Faces  by L.H. Cosway 5 Stars

The Rosie Project: A Novel (Don Tillman Book 1) by Graeme Simsion 5 Stars

Girl with the Cat Tattoo (Cool Cats Book 1) by Theresa Weir 4 Stars 

Geek with the Cat Tattoo (Cool Cats Book 2)  by Theresa Weir 4 Stars

Almost Summer (Fool's Gold series) by Susan Mallery 4 Stars 

Two of a Kind (Fool's Gold Book 11) by Susan Mallery 4 Stars 

Three Little Words (Fool's Gold Book 12) by Susan Mallery 4 Stars 

Talking Dirty With the Boss by Jackie Ashenden 4 Stars

Just One Taste (Recipe for Love) by Louisa Edwards 4 Stars

The Theory of Attraction by Delphine Dryden  4 Stars

The Principle of Desire  by Delphine Dryden  4 Stars

The Dom Project (LA Doms Book 1) by Heloise Belleau  4 Stars

Serendipity by Judith Mcwilliams 4 Stars 

 

Control by Charlotte Stein 4 Stars* (This should have made my best of list)

Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss Book 1) by Nalini Singh 4 Stars*

Taken with You: Book Eight of The Kowalskis by Shannon Stacey 4 Stars*

While It Was Snowing: a novella by Elyssa Patrick 4 Stars*

 

*a 2014 pub but not on my other lists)

 

Historical Romance

 

Coming Home for Christmas by Carla Kelly 5 Stars

Fool for Love (Duchess Quartet Book 2) by Eloisa James 4 Stars

Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters series Book 1) by Eloisa James 4 Stars

BOXING DAY by Jill Barnett 4 Stars 

 

Paranormal, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Romance

 

Hiding (Return of the Nine Book 3) by Viola Grace 4 Stars

Hunting (Return of the Nine Book 6) by Viola Grace 4 Stars

Designing (Return of the Nine Book 7)  by Viola Grace 4 Stars

Skypirate (The Coalition Rebellion Novels Book 2) by Justine Davis 4 Stars

Balm by Viola Grace 4 Stars

Entwined (Darkest London) by Kristen Callihan 4 Stars

Micro Lena by Viola Grace 4 Stars 

Flight and Fantasy by Viola Grace 4 Stars 

 

My Guilty Pleasure Read

 

Transcendence by Shay Savage 4 Stars

 

Time Travel Caveman Romance. Enough Said. Well, he is non verbal so really enough said. 

 

I order a hardcopy of this book because it is not in e form yet and the hero was highly recommended as one of kind.

 

He is certainly is: absent minded to the point of fascination, sweet, flowery dirty talk, alpha, genius, thoughtful, messy, and kind.

 

The heroine is wonderful as well: practical, working class, bookworm, barbed, reflective, and loving.

 

There is also a dog and a mouse to to love.

 

There are times when the book feels a bit dated but really it is a wonderful, real, and tender romance about loving exactly who a person is and listening.

 

I am so happy that I own this book.

Rating 3.5
I had heard some good things about this author's books so when I found one at the UBS and picked it up and it made for a short enjoyable read.

The heroine is driving and is tired and lost when she goes up to a full inn to ask for directions to a motel nearby but is mistaken for someone else and she wants to correct them but figures that the one they are waiting for won't arrive now and she can sleep and leave in the morning.

When she is sleeping she is shocked by the appearance of someone in her room and runs and knocks the room next to her and finds the hero John who can tell at once that she is not the real occupant of the room since her behaviour proves it, the inn is occupied by members of a mystery group and the guy who came into her room was a clue.

The heroine wants to leave in the morning but the hero convinces her to stay and finish the weekend, correcting the inn people at the time of billing and she agrees since she doesn't have any work to do. She is a lawyer that has been practicing family law for nine years and has just taken three months off to deal with depression and these feelings that have plagued her since a case when she helped a father get custody of his daughter and he ran, letting the heroine catch the wrath of the ex-wife and making her feel guilty since she never saw it coming.

The hero is there because he needs a change in life. He is wealthy but one day when he looked back he couldn't see any friends or any activities beyond his work that he enjoyed so he is trying to expand his horizons and these two help each other. After the weekend is over he decides to help her search for the missing father and while she would help him be less of a workaholic.

I loved the relationship and its progress, the hero was really OCD, cleanliness and constantly wanting to work while she shook him up and he tried to make her eat and sleep more while get some sense of comfort.

The book didn't feel that dated to me & I enjoyed the romance even though it wasn't always let's tear off our clothes.