To finish off this week's salute to Best Romances Featuring Brothers, I shall end with Best Contemporary Romance Series with Brothers.

 

Here you go!

 

1. Chase Brothers by Lauren Dane

 

  Giving Chase- Kyle

  Taking Chase- Shane

  Chased-Marc

  Making Chase- Matt 

 

2. The Kowalski Family by Shannon Stacey

 

   Exclusively Yours- Joe

    Undeniably Yours- Kevin 

    Yours To Keep- Sean 

   

    All He Ever Needed- Mitch 

    All He Ever Desired- Ryan 

   All He Ever Dreamed- Josh 

 

3. Billionaire Brothers (The Harrington Brothers) by Lily Everett

 

    The Firefly Cafe- Dylan

    The Summer Cottage- Logan

     Island Road- Miles 

 

4. Friday Harbor (The Nolan Brothers) by Lisa Kleypas

 

    Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor- Mark 

    Rainshadow Road- Sam

    Dream Lake- Alex

 

5. Wilder Adventures (The Wilder Brothers) by Jill Shalvis

 

   Instant Attraction- Cameron 

    Instant Gratification- Stone 

    Instant Temptation - TJ 

 

6. Wild Irish (The Collins Brothers) by Mari Carr

 

   Waiting for Wednesday- Tristian 

    Sweet Thursday- Justin and Killian

    Friday I'm in Love- Ewan 

    Any Given Sunday- Sean 

 

7. Coulter Family by Catherine Anderson 

 

  Sweet Nothings- Jake 

  Bright Eyes- Zeke

  

An interesting read for anyone who loved the Little House books growing up, and desperately wanted to be Laura.

The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lo... Rating after reading 28%: 2.5

This book had a lot going for it but it didn't take me anywhere. I gave up on it.

Though the idea behind this book was enticing the reality was a boring slog-fest. The author, in my opinion, failed to capture the joy, frustration, surprise, disappointment etc. that digging so deep into a childhood fascination would and I believe did bring.
I simply didn't connect either with her or the narrative.

McClure, a lover of the Little House on the Prairie books, starts to research Laura Ingalls Wilder's life. It's a ramble through McClure's psyche, really, with far more information about the author than about Laura herself. But I think she did get at some of the things that make the Little House books so well-loved, and her tales of going to Little House pageants and seeing a recreated sod house are interesting.

I loved the Little House books as a child and as soon as I saw the illustrations on the cover of this book, I knew I had to read it. Those illustrations have stuck with me for years. I never quite realized how much of Little House in the Big Woods nestled itself into my brain until I began reading this book and scene after scene from that book came back to me.

Unfortunately, while this book starts out strong, I think it fizzles out before the end. The author seems to lose her stride a bit. It could have benefited from a little more structure and organization, which I think would have helped keep the enthusiasm alive throughout the book.

I would also have loved the inclusion of illustrations/photographs throughout the book. I don't like reading descriptions of visual works without actually being able to see them.