Gone, Hide, and Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner
1635: The Dreeson Incident by Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce

What I'm going to read in 2009

One of my New Year's things to do is read all of the books mentioned by the Unshelved comic strip. I've ordered 13 Bullets to begin the year.

The Reasons for Marriage, The Taste of Innocence, A Lady of Expectations, On A Wicked Dawn, What Price Love, and Where the Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens
Red's Tale by Jim Hines
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowlings
Juror No. 7 by Mallory Kane
A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber

1634: The Galileo Affair by Eric Flint
The Devil Tamed Her by Joanna Lindsey
The Clayborne Brides by Julie Garwood
The Wizard's Ward by Deborah Hale
Wedded Bliss by Barbara Metzger

All A Man Can Be by Virginia Kantra
1634: The Ram Rebellion by Eric Flint

Enchanted by Nora Roberts
The Best of Both Worlds by Elissa Ambrose
The Summer House, The Sheik and the Bride Who Said No, and The Sheik and the Virgin Princess by Susan Mallory
A Restless Man by Lass Small
Firestar by Michael Flynn
The Heir by Johanna Lindsey

Greywalker and Poltergeist by Kat Richardson
The Fall by Michael McBride
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
World War Z by Max Brooks
The Becoming by Jeanne Stein
The Scourge of God by S.M. Stirling
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Welcome to the Jungle by Jim Butcher
Claws that Catch by John Ringo

Brainrose by Nancy Kress
Odd Girl Speaks Out by Rachel Simmons

Tyrannosaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
The Edge of Desire and The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens
A Hunger Like Fire by Gren Stolze
The Lady in Question by Victoria Alexander
Sex and The Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister
A Duke of Her Own by Lorraine Heath
The Fall by Michael McBride

Bone Song by John Meaney
The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen

Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockman
Time Without End by Linda Lael Miller
Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen
Milk and Honey by Faye Kellerman
One Day on Mars by Travis Taylor
Grave Secrets by Kathy Douglas

Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen

A Civil Campaign, Diplomatic Immunity, Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold (got her to sign A Civil Campaign at WorldCon!!

Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready
The Plague Tales by Ann Benson

Subterranean and The Judas Strain by James Rollins
Old Soldiers by David Weber
Outward Bound by James P. Hogan
Higher Education by Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle
Blue Moon Rising by Simon Green
Orbital Burn by K.A. Bedford
Pumping Irony by Tony Kornheiser
Patriots by David Drake
Cell by Stephen King

The Quickie by James Patterson
Night Child by Jes Battis
Nightlife by Rob Thurman
Daemons are Forever by Simon R. Green

Lazerwarz by Mark Shepard

Off Armageddon Reef and By Schism Rent Asunder by David Weber
Unquiet Dreams and Unshapely Things by Mark del Franco
Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs

Previously read:
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
The Misted Cliffs by Catherine Asaro
Eyes of Crow and Voice of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready

Just finished:
The Serpent's Shadow and Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey
Sandstorm by James Rollins

The Gates of Sleep and The Black Swan by Mercedes Lackey
Fit for a King and Roomful of Roses by Diana Palmer
Sail by James Patterson

Traces: Framed by Malcolm Rose
Codespell by Kelly McCullough
The First Victim and Beyond Recognition by Ridley Pearson
The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey
Damien by Jacquelyn Frank
Witchling, Darkling, Changeling and Dragon Wytch by Yasime Galenorn

Stillwatch by Mary Higgins Clark
Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
GG 3 by Eric Flint et al.

Considering Kate, Night Shield, and Sullivan's Woman by Nora Roberts
The Switch by Lynsay Sands
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery
McKettrick's Choice by Linda Lael Miller

A Cry in the Night by Mary Higgins Clark

The Anastasia Syndrome and other stories by Mary Higgins Clark

The Jester by James Patterson
All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark

See How They Run by James Patterson
Rising Tides by Nora Roberts

Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm and Come Back, Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
and the Starry Night
and the Snowman Plan
and Annie’s Good Move
and Annie’s Perfect Pet
My Very First Gulliver's Travels Storybook retold by Rochelle Larkin
The Magic School Bus: Hello Out There and The Magic School Bus: In the Haunted Museum based on the books by Joanna Cole
Garfield's Tale of Mystery, Garfield Color Me Fun, Garfield The Cat Show, Garfield and the Space Cat, Garfield's Picnic Adventure
Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola

Webmage and Cybermancy by Kelly McCullough

Spellbinder by Melanie Rawn
Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe
Season of the Machete by James Patterson

Halting State by Charles Stross
Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes
A Necessary Evil by Alex Kava

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
The Snow Queen by Mercedes Lackey
Cradle and All by James Patterson

F5 by Mark Levine
Mary Mary, Cross, and Double Cross by James Patterson
Kill Fee by Gary Paulsen
Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
3rd Degree, 4th of July, The 5th Horseman, The 6th Target, and 7th Heaven by James Patterson

Books I read on the cruise

The True Knight and The Wizard's Shadow by Susan Dexter
White Knight and Small Favor by Jim Butcher
Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold
Kiss the Girls, Jack & Jill, Cat & Mouse, Pop Goes the Weasel, Roses Are Red, Violets are Blue, Four Blind Mice, The Big Bad Wolf, London Bridges, and The Midnight Club by James Patterson
Dragons Wild by Robert Asprin
A Taste of Crimson, The Last Twilight, and The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie M. Liu.
The Undead Next Door, Be Still My Vampire Heart, and Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks
One Bite Stand by Nina Bangs
Magic Bites and Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
Touch the Dark by Karen Chance
Late for the Wedding, Dangerous, and I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick

Books I partially finished on the cruise:
Caliphate by Tom Kratman
Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance

So, if you consider that I had two books left over, I read thirty books on the cruise! And that's with losing one day.

Since then, I finished Caliphate and read Goblin Quest and am partly through Goblin Hero (I misplaced Claimed by Shadow).

Books I finished before the cruise

The Prince of Ill Luck and The Wind-Witch by Susan Dexter

The Sky People and In The Courts of the Crimson Kings by S.M. Stirling
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks

Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness, Dreams Made Flesh, and Tangled Webs by Anne Bishop

Man, this series took me forever...

I love them dearly, but boy are they long: Island in the Sea of Time, Against the Tide of Years, and Oceans of Eternity by S.M. Stirling.
Lord Darcy by Randall Garrett
Vampire, Interrupted and Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands
Never Love a Cowboy, Just Wicked Enough, and As An Earl Desires by Lorraine Heath
MASH by Richard Hooker
Beach Road and The Lake House by James Patterson

Not the End of the World by Kate Atkinson

Singularity's Ring by Paul Melko
A Matter of Temptation, A Rogue in Texas, and An Invitation to Seduction by Lorraine Heath
The Haviland Touch, The Haunting of Josie, C.J.'s Fate, and Enemy Mine by Kay Hooper
Simply Magic and Web of Love by Mary Balogh
Slay and Rescue by John Moore

Amanda by Kay Hooper
A Quick Bite, Single White Vampire, Love Bites, Tall, Dark, and Hungry, Bite Me If You Can, and The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands
Simply Magic by Mary Balogh
Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen
Night Echoes by Holly Lisle
Shadow Touch, Tiger Eye, and Eye of Heaven by Marjorie M. Liu
Grantville Gazettes 9-15 edited by Eric Flint

Sense of Evil, Hunting Fear, Chill of Fear, Sleeping with Fear, Eye of the Beholder, and Lady Thief by Kay Hooper
Little Princess and The Secret Garden by Francis Scott Burnett

Touching Evil and Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Dragon Done It by Eric Flint
The Appeal by John Grisham
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
The Misted Cliffs by Catherine Asaro
Eyes of Crow and Voice of Crow by Jeri Smith-Ready

What's the tally?

I counted 453 books that I read and entered this year. Admittedly, some of them were duplicates, because I kept rereading things that were near me on the bookshelf, but still, I think that's pretty impressive for one year. At that rate, if my book cataloging program is correct and I own 3,000 books, I could re-read the whole collection every six years! Now, to finish the book I'm in the middle of right now, and start my new year! :)

The last books for my year

Dragon Harper by Anne McCaffrey and Todd McCaffrey
Hiding in the Shadows and Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper
Ring of Fire II by Eric Flint

Now it's time to tally them.

Silent Songs and Serpent's Gift by A.C. Crispin and Kathleen O'Malley
Primary Inversion and Catch the Lightning by Catherine Asaro
Stealing Shadows and Haunting Rachel by Kay Hooper

The One Minute Assassin by Troy Cook

The Third Lynx by Timothy Zahn
The Fire Opal and The Misted Cliffs by Catherine Asaro

March 1, 2008 is rapidly approaching...I'll do a count then to see approximately how many books I've read in the last year.

Dead Morn by Piers Anthony and Robert Fuentes
Warprize, Warlord, and Warsworn by Elizabeth Vaughan
StarBridge, Silent Dances, and Shadow World by A.C. Crispin and Kathleen O'Malley
Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath
Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas
Scout's Progress, Plan B, Agent of Change, Local Custom, I Dare, Conflict of Honors, Carpe Diem, Crystal Dragon, Crystal Soldier, The Tomorrow Log, Balance of Trade, and the Liaden Unibuses I and II by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Stardoc, Beyond Varallan, Afterburn, and Bio Rescue by S.L. Viehl
The Devil's Web by Mary Balogh
Jennifer Government by Max Barry

Next by Michael Crichton
Night Train to Rigel by Timothy Zahn

Harlequin by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Man With the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green
The Charmed Sphere by Catherine Asaro
The Deadliest Strain by Jan Coffey

Magyk by Angie Sage
Alosha by Christopher Pike
The Angel Factory by Terence Blacker

Jumper, Reflex, Jumper: Griffin's Story, and Helm by Steven Gould
Slightly Sinful, Slightly Scandalous, and The Secret Pearl by Mary Balogh
Magic and Malice by Patricia Wrede
Blackcollar by Timothy Zahn
Mistborn and The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
Going Postal and Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
Carnifax by Tom Kratman
Furies of Calderon, Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, and Captain's Fury by Jim Butcher
A Summer to Remember and Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
A Rake's Vow, Impetuous Innocent, and The Taste of Innocence by Stephanie Laurens
The Weapon and Better to Beg Forgiveness by Michael Z. Williamson
Wish Upon a Cowboy by Kathleen Kane
A Soft Place to Fall by Barbara Bretton

Books that are on my desk

These are all of the books that have piled up on my desk for me to review:
The Gilded Web, More Than A Mistress, Slightly Married, Web of Love and Irresistible by Mary Balogh
Freehold by Michael Z. Williamson
Of Men and Angels by Victoria Bylin
Grantville Gazette and Ring of Fire by Eric Flint
Tempting a Texan and Texas Gold by Carolyn Davidson
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
A Gentleman's Honor, To Distraction, Devil's Bride and Beyond Seduction by Stephanie Laurens
Home for the Holidays by Johanna Lindsey
"Alpha and Omega" by Patricia Briggs
Blissful, Texas by Liz Ireland
High Plains Wife by Jillian Hart
Captive Dove by Judith Leon
A Dangerous Seduction by Patricia Frances Rowell
The Angel of Devil's Camp by Lynna Banning
Von Neumann's War by John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor
In Fury Born by David Weber
Wastelands edited by John Joseph Adams
Yellow Eyes by John Ringo and Tom Kratman
Someone's Been Sleeping in My Bed by Linda Jones
Blood Trail and Blood Price by Tanya Huff
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Texas Glory by Lorraine Heath