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Never Too Late - Robyn Carr

Never Too Late - Robyn Carr

Mira Books

Contemporary Fiction/Romance

ISBN : 0-7783-2297-1

Paperback : 347 pages

BACK COVER SYNOPSIS:

Three seconds is all it takes to turn a whole life around

And if anybody knows about bouncing back after disaster, it's Clare Wilson. She's had it with being married to a serial cheater, and no way is he getting another chance. Even her own son thinks she should have kicked his dad to the curb ages ago. Now she's done it for good, and Clare is finally feeling the rush of unadulterated freedom.

But when a freak car crash lands Clare in the hospital, her life takes another detour. She might be banged up and bruised, but suddenly men are coming out of the woodwork. Even her ex is pining for her. It seems being an independent single woman is a powerful aphrodisiac. But amidst all the lust, the last thing Clare expects to find is love.

I always enjoy reading Robyn's book and this book was no exception. Robyn is great at being able to draw you into the story and have you keen to turn the pages to find out just what is going to be happening next.

The story opens with Clare visiting what was the home that she used to live in with her husband and son and where her husband now lives on his own since their separation. Clare knowing that Roger was to be away for the weekend and unable to celebrate his birthday at home has called at the house to retrieve some of personal belongings knowing that they aren't likely to be anything that Roger will miss and also to leave a birthday card for Roger for his 40th birthday. Upon her arrival in the kitchen Clare hears sounds from upstairs and intrigued goes to investigate as after all her husband is suppose to have been away. The sounds lead to the bedroom where she finds Roger in bed with a woman. This is not the first time that Clare has known Roger to be unfaithful but is definitely going to prove to be the very last time that Clare puts up with it.

Clare is shocked and flees the house. As she departs the house she gets pulled over by a traffic officer for speeding and as he follow her she is involved in a car accident when someone collects her at the intersection. From there the story goes on to reveal what happens when the traffic officer falls for Clare, Roger tries to grovel to Clare to take him back one more time and a guy from Clare's past all try to compete for Clare.

Who will be the guy that Clare ends up with? Well to find that out you will just have to get a copy of this book and read it to find out.

If you would like to find out more about Robyn and her other books and series she has written then check out her website....

http://www.robyncarr.com/

and you can also find Robyn on Facebook......

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Robyn-Carr/134368309920956

You will not be disappointed.

Book List Of Books Read in 2010

122 - Halfway To Forever - Karen Kingsbury

121 - A Moment Of Weakness - Karen Kingsbury

120 - Waiting For Monday - Karen Kingsbury

119 - Flirting With Disaster - Sherryl Woods

• 118 - The Backup Plan - Sherryl Woods
• 117 - David's Gift - Sally Thiboult
• 116 - Legacy - Danielle Steel
• 115 - Zanna's Gift - Orson Scott Card writing as Scott Richards
• 114 - Next Of Kin - C j Carmichael
• 113 - A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg
• 112 - The Believer - Ann H. Gabhart
• 111- The Outsider - Ann H. Gabhart
• 110 - Shadows Of Lancaster County - Mindy Starns Clark
• 109 - Welcome To Harmony
• 108 - The Sound Of Sleigh Bells - Cindy Woodsmall
• 107 - Flowers On Main - Sherryl Woods
• 106 - The Inn At Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods
• 105 - Unlocked - Karen Kingsbury
• 104 - The Gift - Home For Christmas/All I Want For Christmas - Nora Roberts
• 103 - Mixed Blessing My Psychic Life - Diane Lazarus
• 102 - Unwrapping Christmas - Lori Copeland
• 101 - Call Me Mrs Miracle - Debbie Macomber
• 100 - A Cousin's Challenge - Wanda E Brunstetter
• 99 - A Cousin's Prayer - Wanda E Brunstetter
• 98 - A Cousin's Promise - Wanda E Brunstetter
• 97 - A Morning Like This - Deborah Bedford
• 96 Family Tree - Danielle Steel
• 95 - The Thorn - Beverly Lewis
• 94 - 1022 Evergreen Place - Debbie Macomber
• 93 - Mr and Miss Anonymous - Fern Michaels
• 92 - Honk If You Love Real Men - Carrie Alexander ~ Pamela Britton ~ Susan Donovan ~ Lora Leigh
• 91- First Comes Marriage - Debbie Macomber
• 90 - Attitude Plus - Tony Christiansen
• 89 Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah
• 88 Their Newborn Gift - Nikki Logan
• 87 Talk Before Sleep - Elizabeth Berg
• 86 The Perfect Mother - Margaret Leroy
• 85 His Brother's Gift - Mary J. Forbes
• 84 The Man Who Had Everything - Christine Rimmer
• 83 Cancer Is A Bitch - Gail Konop
• 82 Lifted - Wendy Toliver
• 81 A Summer In Sonoma - Robyn Carr
• 80 The Heart Mender - Andy Andrews
• 79 The Sheikh And The Christmas Bride - Susan Mallery
• 78 Executive: Expecting Tiny Twins - Barbara Hannay
• 77 Exclusive - Fern Michaels
• 76 The Scoop - Fern Michaels
• 75 Silver Bells - Fern Michaels - Dear Santa, JoAnn Ross - Christmas Past, Mary Burton - A Mulberry Park Christmas, Judy Duarte
• 74 Cowboy & Wills - Monica Holloway
• 73 The Cattleman's Adopted Family - Barbara Hannay
• 72 Can't Wait To Get To Heaven - Fannie Flagg
• 71 Waiting For The Moon - Kristin Hannah
• 70 Once In Every Life - Kristin Hannah
• 69 Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult
• 68 Crossing Paths - Dianne Blacklock
• 67 Merry Christmas, Cowboy! - Cindy Kirk
• 66 A Lawman For Christmas - Maria Ferrarella
• 65 Fields Of Grace - Kim Vogel Sawyer
• 64 The Lacemakers Of Glenmara - Heather Barbieri
• 63 One A Snowy Night - Debbie Macomber - The Christmas Basket - The Snow Bride
• 62 All Together Now - Monica McInerney
• 61 Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
• 60 Love In Bloom - Sheilia Roberts
• 59 Allison's Journey - Wanda Brunstetter
• 58 Dear To Me - Wanda Brunstetter
• 57 Just Breathe - Susan Wiggs
• 56 Life Among The Dead - LIsa Williams
• 55 Protector Of One - Rachel Lee
• 54 Shades Of Blue - Karen Kingsbury
• 53 Prey - Lurlene McDaniel
• 52 Hannah's List - Debbie Macomber
• 51 Forbidden Falls - Robyn Carr
• 50 That Holiday Feeling - Silver Bells, Debbie Macomber - The Perfect Holiday, Sherryl Woods - Under The Christmas Tree, Robyn Carr
• 49 Paradise Valley - Robyn Carr
• 48 Summer By The Sea - Susan Wiggs
• 47 The Ocean Between Us - Susan Wiggs
• 46 House Rules - Jodi Picoult
• 45 Sizzling - Susan Mallery
• 44 Temptation Ridge - Robyn Carr
• 43 Through My Eyes - Barbara Delinsky
• 42 The Telling - Beverly Lewis
• 41 Second Chance Pass - Robyn Carr
• 40 A Virgin River Christmas - Robyn Carr
• 39 Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr
• 38 Shelter Mountain - Robyn Carr
• 37 Not My Daughter - Barbara Delinsky
• 36 Accidentally Yours - Susan Mallery
• 35 Mending Fences - Sherryl Woods
• 34 The Memory Keepers Daughter - Kim Edwards
• 33 Virgin River - Robyn Carr
• 32 92 Pacific Boulevard - Debbie Macomber
• 31Hearts Divided -5-B Poppy Lane, Debbie Macomber - Liberty Hall, Lois Faye Dyer - The Apple Orchard, Katherine Stone
• 30 Parents In Training - Barbara McMahon
• 29 Family Tree - Barbara Delinsky
• 28 The Rancher's Request - Stella Bagwell
• 27 Almost Paradise - Debbie Macomber
• 26 Some Kind Of Wonderful - Debbie Macomber
• 25 Cindy And The Prince - Debbie Macomber
• 24 Fireproof - Eric Wilson
• 23 Facets - Barbara Delinsky
• 22 Louder Than Words - Jenny McCarthy
• 21 Looking For Peyton Place - Barbara Delinsky
• 20 The Dream Comes True - Barbara Delinsky
• 19 The Dream Unfolds - Barbara Delinsky
• 18 The Dream - Barbara Delinsky
• 17 The Dating Game - Shirley Jump
• 16 This Matter Of Marriage - Debbie Macomber
• 15 The Secret Between Us - Barbara Delinsky
• 14 Bought : One Damsel In Distress - Lucy King
• 13 The Rancher's Doorstep Baby - Patricia Thayer
• 12 While My Sister Sleeps - Barbara Delinsky
• 11 Search For A New Dawn - Barbara Delinsky
• 10 Full-Time Father - Susan Mallery
• 9 Winter Roses - Diana Palmer
• 8 The Black Sheep's Baby - Kathleen Creighton
• 7 The Seal's Surprise Baby - Amy J Letzer
• 6 Child Of His Heart - Joan Kilby
• 5 Alone Together : Making An Asperger Marriage Work - Katrin Bentley
• 4 A Friend Like Henry - Nuala Gardener
• 3 The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber
• 2 Romancing The Nanny - Cindy Kirk
• 1 The Best Catch In Texas - Stella Bagwell

Books Read In November

For the month of November I managed to read 10 books.

Call Me Mrs Miracle - Debbie Macomber

Unwrapping Christmas - Lori Copeland

Mixed Blessing My Psychic Life - Diane Lazarus

The Gift - Home For Christmas/All I Want For Christmas - Nora Roberts

Unlocked - Karen Kingsbury

The Inn At Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods

Flowers On Main - Sherryl Woods

The Sound Of Sleigh Bells - Cindy Woodsmall

Welcome To Harmony - Jodi Thomas

Shadows Of Lancaser County - Mindy Starns Clark

This brings my books read for the year total to 110. I also completed the 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge to read 100 library books. The above 10 books were all borrowed from the library.

2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

I signed up to read 100 books for this challenge and I have just completed reading my 100th book. WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!

I am so grateful to have a great selection of library books to choose from at the different libraries that I visit.

1 - The Perfect Christmas - Debbie Macomber

2 - A Friend Like Henry - Nuala Gardner

3 - Alone Together Making An Asperger Marriage Work - Katrin Bentley

6 - Winter Roses - Diana Palmer

7 - Search For A New Dawn - Barbara Delinsky

8 - While My Sister Sleeps - Barbara Delinsky

9 - The Rancher's Doorstep Baby - Patricia Thayer

10 - Bought: One Damsel In Distress - Lucy King

11 - The Secret Between Us - Barbara Delinsky

12 - The Dream - Barbara Delinsky

13 - The Dream Unfolds - Barbara Delinsky

14 - The Dream Comes True - Barbara Delinsky

15 - Looking For Peyton Place - Barbara Delinsky

16 - Louder Than Words - Jenny McCarthy

17 - Facets - Barbara Delinsky

18 - Fireproof - Eric Wilson

19 - Cindy And The Prince - Debbie Macomber

20 - Some Kind Of Wonderful - Debbie Macomber

21 - Almost Paradise - Debbie Macomber

22 - The Rancher's Request - Stella Bagwell

23 - Family Tree - Barbara Delinsky

24 - Parents In Training - Barbara McMahon

25 - Hearts Divided

5-B Poppy Lane - Debbie Macomber

Liberty Hall - Lois Faye Dyer

The Apple Orchard - Katherine Stone

25 - 92 Pacific Boulevard - Debbie Macomber

26 - Virgin River - Robyn Carr

27 - The Memory Keepers Daughter - Kim Edwards

28 - Mending Fences - Sherryl Woods

29 - Accidentally Yours - Susan Mallery

30 - Not My Daughter - Barbara Delinsky

31 - Shelter Mountain - Robyn Carr

32 - Whispering Rock - Robyn Carr

33 - A Virgin River Christmas - Robyn Carr

34 - Second Chance Pass - Robyn Carr

35 - The Telling - Beverly Lewis

36 - Through My Eyes - Barbara Delinsky

37 - Temptation Ridge - Robyn Carr

38 - Sizzling - Susan Mallery

39 - House Rules - Jodi Picoult

40 - The Ocean Between Us - Susan Wiggs

41 - Summer By The Sea - Susan Wiggs

42 - Paradise Valley - Robyn Carr

43 - That Holiday Feeling

Silver Bells - Debbie Macomber

The Perfect Holiday - Sherryl Woods

Under The Christmas Tree - Robyn Carr

44 - Forbidden Falls - Robyn Carr

45 - Hannah's List - Debbie Macomber

46 - Prey - Lurlene McDaniel

47 - Shades Of Blue - Karen Kingsbury

48 - Protector Of One - Rachel Lee

49 - Life Among The Dead - Lisa Williams

50 - Just Breathe - Susan Wiggs

51 - Dear To Me - Wanda E Brunstetter

52 - Allison's Journey - Wanda E Brunstetter

53 - Love In Bloom - Sheila Roberts

54 - Dear John - Nicholas Sparks

55 - All Together Now - Monica McInerney

56 - On A Snowy Night - Debbie Macomber

The Christmas Basket

The Snow Bride

57 - The Lacemakers Of Glenmara - Heather Barbieri

58 - Fields Of Grace - Kim Vogel Sawyer

59 - A Lawman For Christmas - Maria Ferrarella

60 - Merry Christmas, Cowboy! - Cindy Kirk

61 - Crossing Paths - Dianne Blacklock

62 - Nineteen Miniutes - Jodi Picoult

63 - Once In Every Life - Kristin Hannah

64 - Waiting For The Moon - Kristin Hannah

65 - Can't Wait to Get To Heaven - Fannie Flagg

66 - The attleman's Adopted Family - Barbara Hannay

67 - Cowboy & Wills - Monica Halloway

68 - Silver Bells - Ferm Michaels

Dear Santa - JoAnn Ross

Christmas Past - Mary Burton

A Mulberry Park Christmas - Judy Duarte

69 - The Scoop - Fern Michaels

70 - Exclusive - Fern Michaels

71 - Executive: Expecting Tiny Twins - Barbara Hannay

72 - The Sheikh And The Christmas Bride - Susan Mallery

73 - The Heart Mender - Andy Andrews

74 - A Summer In Sonoma - Robyn Carr

75 - Lifted - Wendy Toliver

76 - Cancer Is A Bitch - Gail Konop Baker

77 - The Perfect Mother - Margaret Leroy

78 - Talk Before Sleep - Elizabeth Berg

79 - The Newborn Gift - Nikki Logan

80 - Magic Hour - Kristin Hannah

81 - Attitude Plus - Tony Christiansen

82 - Honk If You Love Real Men

Naughty Girl - Carrie Alexander

Wanted : One Hot Blooded Man - Pamela Britton

Have Mercy - Susan Donovan

Reno's Choice - Lora Leigh

83 - Mr and Miss Anonymous - Fern Michaels

84 - 1022 Evergreen Place - Debbie Macomber

85 - The Thorn - Beverly Lewis

86 - Family Ties - Danielle Steel

87 - A Morning Like This - Deborah Bedford

88 - A Cousin's Promise - Wanda E Brunstetter

89 - A Cousin's Prayer - Wanda E Brunstetter

90 - A Cousin's Challenge - Wanda E Brunstetter

91 - Call Me Mrs Miracle - Debbie Macomber

92 - Unwrapping Christmas - Lori Copeland

93 - Mixed Blessings My Psychic Life - Diane Lazarus

94 - The Gift - Nora Roberts

Home For Christams

All If Want For Christmas

95 - Unlocked - Karen Kingsbury

96 - The Inn At Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods

97 - Flowers On Main - Sherryl Woods

98 - The Sound Of Sleigh Bells - Cindy Woodsmall

99 - Welcome To Harmony - Jodi Thomas

100 - Shadow Of Lancaster County - Mindy Starns Clark

THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW COMPLETE

Shadows Of Lancaster County - Mindy Starns Clark

Shadows Of Lancaster County - Mindy Starns Clark

Centre Point Large Print

Amish Fiction

ISBN : 978-1-60285-398-0

Hardback Largeprint : 507 pages

BOOK SNYOPSIS:

Anna thought she left the tragedies of the past behind when she moved from Pennsylvania to California, but when her brother vanishes from the genetics lab where he works, Anna has no choice but to head back home. Using skills well-honed in Silicon Valley, she follows the high-tech trail her brother left behind, a trail that leads from the simple world of Amish farming to the cutting edge of DNA research and gene mapping.

Anna knows she must depend on her instincts, her faith in God, and the help of the Amish community to find her brother. She also must finally face her own shadows - and pray that she's stronger than the grief that threatens to overwhelm them all.

This is the first book I have read by Mindy Starns Clark and it won't be the last. This was a suspenseful stand alone mystery featuring the Amish. I always enjoy reading about the Amish and was an interesting change to read one with a mystery theme.

The story opens with Bobby being chased in the dark on his motorbike which he had borrowed by an unknown car which seems to want him dead for some reason. He takes a calculated risk which sees the motorbike he is riding leave the road and catapults him over a concrete fence as thoughts run through his head wondering if this is going to be his last moments alive on earth.

Bobby has a wife Lydia and son Isaac. Lydia rings Bobby's sister Anna in a panic concerned as to what to do as Bobby has gone missing and contacted her to insist that she move to stay with her Amish family where she will be able to be kept safe and to contact Anna as she will know what to do and work out how to find Bobby.

Anna had adopted a new identity and created a life for herself as a skip-jumper after an incident in her youth which left her with a criminal record. She is rather reluctant to have to return home to face all the memories from the past and know that the media will have a field day wanting to drag up her past and mix it in with the present day disappearance of her brother Bobby.

After the phone call from Lydia their is an intruder in the house of Lydia's friend Kiki where she has been staying and he injuries Kiki and then attempts to attack Anna as he demands to know where the Beauharnais Rubies are. Anna is totally unaware of anything about the Beauharnias Rubies and so her journey begins.

Anna begins searching for her brother and intertwined in the story is how the Beauharnais Rubies came to be and what they are to mean to Anna and her family. Bobby's work involves DNA and his friends Doug and Reed were also involved working with the same DNA company. Bobby has revealed some illegal gene mapping that has occurred and due to snooping to find out more is how his good friend Doug ended up dead and how he nearly ended up the same way himself. The book reveals some rather interesting twists and turns involving Bobby and Lydia's son Isaac, their old Amish neighbours and a genetic gene that has killed several Amish children.

This is a well written story where Mindy gives us an insight into the Amish and their forgiving Christian nature, romance between Anna and her friend Reed from the Dreiheit Five as they struggle with the romance between them which began in their youth, the mystery of the Beauharnais Rubies and DNA research where Bobby, Doug and Reed worked.

To learn more about Mindy Starns Clark you can check out here blog here.....

http://www.mindystarnsclark.com/

and a video clip on You Tube promoting her book here....

The Inn At Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods

The Inn At Eagle Point - Sherryl Woods

Mira Books

Contemporary Romance

ISBN : 978 1 741 16850 1

Paperback : 384 pages

Book 1 - Chesapeake Shores

BOOK SYNOPSIS:

It's been years since Abby O'Brien Winters set foot in Chesapeake Shores. The Maryland town her father built has too many sad memories and Abby too few spare moments, thanks to her demanding Wall Street career, the crumbling of her marriage and energetic twin daughters. Then one panicked phone call from her youngest sister brings her racing back home to protect Jess's dream of renovating the charming Inn at Eagle Point.

But saving the inn from foreclosure means dealing not only with her own fractured family, but also with Trace Riley, the man Abby left ten years ago. Trace can be a roadblock to her plans.or proof that second chances happen in the most unexpected ways.

This is book 1 in the Chesapeake Shores series.

The story opens with Abby a then 17 year old catching her mother sneaking out to leave the family for good. Abby is shocked how she could just walk out and abandon her and her brothers.

The story goes on to explain their lives 15 years later. Abby has been left in change along with her gran to raise her sisters and brothers while her father Mick is away a large percentage of the time with his business. Abby has made a name for herself as a financial whiz at Wall Street in New York. She is divorced with five year old twin girls.

One day Abby receives a phone call from her sister Jess requesting that she return home to Chesapeake Shore and help out with an urgent matter. She doesn't want to have to explain the situation on the telephone but needs Abby's help. Abby along with her girls arrive at Chesapeake Shores curious as to what the problem is.

Jess is the member of the family that has never really settled into do anything seriously. Little do the other family members know but she has bought a house she is in the process of renovating and turning into an inn. Due to her ADD tendencies Jess does not always follow through with things like she should have and being late and skipping mortgage payments etc... ends up with having the bank considering her a high risk and talking of foreclosure of the inn. Jess does not want to put her dream of opening an inn at risk and with Abby being a financial whiz has called on her help in her time of need to find a working solution and be able to help her keep the inn.

The O'Brien family are quite surprised with Jess buying the inn and the great job she has been doing renovating and making a real go of it. The O'Brien family have been somewhat dysfunctional but all start to draw together again to help Jess and her inn.

In the meantime Abby is having to face her old flame Trace Filey. He has also been requested from his family to return to Chesapeake Shores as his father wants him to take over the bank and run it. One of Trace's first jobs at the bank is to take over the case file of the foreclosure on Jess and her inn. It is through a bank meeting that Trace and Abby come to meet up again after so many years apart. Trace realises that no matter how much time has passed he still hasn't managed to get over Abby being the love of his life.

The story goes on to reveal what happens with Jess and the inn, Abby and Trace and the rest of the O'Brien family members.

A great read that had me turning the pages to find out what would happen next. There was a great mix of characters in the book that blended together well. You could easily imagine the events in the story happening to any family and always interesting to see how different issues that arise are able to be resolved and how they go about achieving this especially where affairs of the heart are involved.

I look forward to reading the rest of the books in this series.

If you would like to find about more about Sherryl Woods and her books then you can check out her website here....

http://www.sherrylwoods.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherryl-Woods/157107747648506