Hurricanes and Weather Wardens

While sitting at home, waiting for Hurricane Ike to finish destroying the world around me, I read two books. Not much else to do when there is no electricity for days on end.

The first book I read was, THE DANGEROUS DUKE by Christine Wells. This was a wonderfully well-done Regency with just a few unexpected points to make it more interesting.

With a dark and dashing hero in newly-minted Duke of Lyle, Maxwell Brooke, and a quasi-innocent Lady named Kate Fairchild, the romance is sweet without enough challenges to make it believable. Kate has information she threatens to spill to the public if her brother is not released from jail. Max wants to know what her brother knows about the arson that made him a Duke. It's a good set-up, not overly complicated, and a quick read.

When I was looking for a second book to read, I picked up Rachel Caine's next Weather Warden book, thinking I would get caught up on her series. It was a few pages into it when I realized that reading a book about people who control hurricanes and tornados may not be the best option!

However, I quickly got past that and got sucked into the story. Ms. Caine's series is one my favorites. The previous book had gotten into a fairly complicated situation, and I was relieved to see that GALE FORCE was a simple, relatively straight forward story. All the characters have maintained their integrity and the story was surprising without being overwhelming. I thoroughly enjoyed it and really can't wait for the next book.

The electricity is back at my house, so my interrupted reading time came to an end, as I headed back to work and attempted to live around the leaking roof and lack of fresh food. That hasn't stopped me from picking up another book, THE BECOMING by Jeanne C. Stein, but does mean my pace is slowing down again. I bow to the electricity gods everyday, thankful for what I have, and praying for all those around me and throughout the country, who are suffering the effects of Ike.

Nicole