First year anniversary

Oh my God! How could I miss my blog's first anniversary :( It was on October 21 that I first started blogging!

I now find it very therapeutic and helps me keep myself organised on which books I have read. It's easy to maintain too and also helps me out when I need to find a good book to gift!

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit - Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen

A lovely book! I am a big fan of the series of these books. I have even heard that they have come out with an Indian version of the Chicken Soup for the Soul. Lovely, delightful short stories which inspire you, make you cry, make you want to be a better person.

Rebellious Desire - Julie Garwood

Caroline Richmond has been living in Boston with her uncle and his family since she was a small child. Suddenly, her father sends word that she must return to him in England. Caroline meets Jered for the first time when she saves his friend :)

She meets with her father and doesn't still know why he sent her away that long ago. Someone is trying to kill Caroline and Jered is trying to find out why with some not-so-good consequences

Cocktails for three - Madeleine Wickham

This book was suggested to by Mridula :) I had a lovely time reading this novel. I loved it! heheh It is a total chick novel. It's about Maggie, Roxanne and Candice. They are three close friends who meet up every first of the month to have cocktails. Roxanne is dating a married man and is in love with him. The other two don't know who the man is but know that Roxanne really loves this man. Maggie is on pregnancy leave in the country and doesn't like staying in the country, just next door to her mother in law. Candice tries to make amends for her father's misdeeds to Heather's family and tries to get Heather a job in her company. The story goes on and it's quite dramatic :) All in all, a good chicklit novel :)

Lola Carlyle Reveals All - Rachel Gibson

I liked this novel too. It was about a model Lola who has taken a sort of leave because her not-so-good photos were on the net. She was sleeping on a yatcht which was then taken over by undercover agent Max. She is on the yatcht with her dog Baby and over time, after a lot of misunderstandings, falls in love with Max :) It's a good novel for a boring afternoon with tea :)

The Trouble With Valentine's Day - Rachel Gibson

Kate is a detective who has taken a break from solving cases and is now looking for some rest at her grandfather's home in Idaho. She stops en route in Sun Valley and meets a guy with whom she tries to have a one night stand. But the guy refuses to do so. She goes home rather angrily and unfortunately realises that the guy is Rob Sutter who is the owner of the ski lodge at her grandpa's place. Now Kate is out to prove to Rob that she is not like how he thinks she is. Ultimately they both do fall in love after numerous obstacles :)

Lady of Desire - Gaelen Foley

Lady Jacinda Knight tries to run away from home and is finally caught by Billy Blade in midst of a gang fight. He knows her brothers and returns her home. Billy Blade must return to society as Lord Rackford in return for his friends to go to a better place rather than rot in jail. As Lord Rackford, Billy tries to woo Jacinda. The novel is a lovely one with Jacinda and Billy as the true starts

Lord of Fire - Gaelen Foley

Alice Montague comes to "rescue" her sister-in-law from the clutches of Lucien Knight :) and ultimately ends up staying there because of a clause put by Lucien. Lucien is intrigued by this paragon of honesty and falls in love with her. In the end, Alice does fall in love with Lucien but after lots of insecurities :)

The fortune hunter - Diane Farr

Lady Olivia is an independent spinster who takes care of an orphanage with her mother's money which was left to her. George Carstair has spent most of his life behaving like a rake and is in desperate need of money. He now has to work under Lady Olivia to earn his money as per the terms of an unusual will by his friend :)

Shelter me - Juliette Fay

Oh I really loved this story of Janie, a recently widowed lady, with two young children Dylan and Carly. She misses her husband so much during the year since his death. Her husband had given out a contract for building the porch before he was killed in an accident. The building of the porch by Tug, the priest Jake, her friend Shelly, her aunt Jude, her mom Noreen and many other personalities all come in and play their part. The book is so touching and so true to life. It's really a heart pull.