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<?=$who;?> Books of 2011 Keeping track of all the books I've read this year.
List created by Betsy W. (Queenofthekitchen) - on Jan 31, 2011
List Votes: 1 Books: 42 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 1 List Type: Closed
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The Unexpected Hero (Conard County: The Next Generation, Bk 3) (Conard County, Bk 20)...
Conard County: Where Wyoming hearts beat true.... Nurse practitioner Kristin Tate had hoped her new job would be a welcome change from her military tragedy -- not a chance for Dr. David Marcus to set her vulnerable heart on fire.  But there was more to the handsome doctor than his...  more


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Black Jack (Elite Ops, Bk 4) by Lora Leigh
The Secret Service can't control him. The British government can't silence him. But renegade agent Travis Caine is one loose cannon you don't want to mess with, so his commanders cut him a break -- and cut him loose. His new HQ is America's top intelligence force, Elite Ops. His...  more


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Renegade (Elite Ops, Bk 5) by Lora Leigh
As a bridal shop owner, Mikayla Martin helps make women’s wedding dreams come true. Her own life, however, has become a nightmare since she witnessed a murder -- and got an up-close-and-personal look at the killer. What’s worse: She knows she knows him. But the police, after doing an...  more


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The Man from Nowhere (Conard County: The Next Generation, Bk 4) (Conard County, Bk 21...
Conard County: Where Wyoming hearts beat true.... Just coming off a bad relationship and stuck in a work-related nightmare, Trish Devlin doesn't need more stress. So when she spots a stranger lurking outside her home, it's the last straw. Yet she's drawn to this compelling man...  more


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Meet Mr. Prince (Hunt for Cinderella, Bk 8) (Silhouette Special Edition, No 2099) by ...
If Georgie Fairchild had heard that once, she'd heard it a thousand times. Too bad the commitment-phobe career woman wasn't interested. Now enter strikingly handsome millionaire Zachary -- wait for it -- Prince, a workaholic father with not one, not two, but three soft spots in his life:...  more


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A Creed in Stone Creek (Montana Creeds, Bk 5) by Linda Lael Miller
When single attorney Steven Creed becomes the guardian of an orphaned five-year-old boy, he trades his big-city law firm for a ranch near his McKettrick kin in the close-knit community of Stone Creek, Arizona. Taking care of little Matt and fixing up his run-down ranch house with its old barn...  more


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Angel For Hire (Silhouette Desire No 680) by Justine Davis
Alexandra Logan was at her wits' end! She was nearly broke, her farm was failing, and the local townspeople were angry at her boarders. So she looked to the skies for help...and it miraculously arrived in the very pleasing form of Michael Justice. But Michael was like no man Alexandra had...  more


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Icebreaker (New York Blades, Bk 8) by Deirdre Martin
Good thing high-powered attorney Sinead O' Brien has a rule about never dating clients. Because Adam Perry, the newest star of the New York Blades -- and her newest client -- has her headed for the penalty box. If only she could prove he's just another jock... Adam's been charged...  more


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Live Wire (Elite Ops, Bk 6) by Lora Leigh
He is larger than life. A born leader. Bound by duty, seduced by danger--and driven to distraction by the one woman who is too powerful to resist... A HERO AMONG MEN Meet Captain Jordan Malone.  For years he has been a silent warrior and guardian, operating independent of...  more


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He Loves Lucy by Susan Donovan
Marketing exec Lucy Cunningham is thrilled when her firm lands The Palm Club account. The campaign concept for Miami's hottest fitness club was Lucy's idea: take one fitness-challenged woman, put her in front of TV cameras, and into the hands of the club's top personal trainer, Theo...  more


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Getting What You Want (Stepp Sisters, Bk 1) by Kathy Love
NOTE TO SELF: Remind me to have my head examined. What exactly possessed me to come home to Millbrook, Maine, where nothing changes but the weather? Oh, right. A six-month grant to do genetics research at Rand laboratories. What can I say -- I’m a smart girl. And smart girls get what they...  more


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Tigers Confidential: The Untold Inside Story of the 2008 Season by Andy Van Slyke &am...
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Wanting What You Get (Stepp Sisters, Bk 2) by Kathy Love
Chunky and unpopular in high school, Ellie Stepp was often the brunt of hurtful remarks and other cruel behavior. Now a librarian in the very town where she had such a miserable adolescence, Ellie has resigned herself to being overweight and single. But Ellie has always had a crush on Mason...  more


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Wanting Something More (Stepp Sisters, Bk 3) by Kathy Love
Fate, you are on my bad side. You have to be kidding me! On a night like this, when most sane people are home to escape a blinding snowstorm, I happen to run into Millbrook's biggest jerk, Nathaniel Peck, the boy who broke my heat at my junior prom. The one who kissed me on a dare and let...  more


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Just the Way You Are (Lost Texas Heart, Bk 1) by Christina Dodd
New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd, one of the most acclaimed authors of historical romance, makes a dazzling foray into contemporary fiction in this intriguing and sensuous novel about a hard-working young woman who mistakenly falls in love with Boston's wealthiest bachelor....  more


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Men of Danger: Hannah's Luck / Reckless and Yours / Tempt Me / Love Me 'Til Death by ...
HANNAH'S LUCK by Lora Leigh When burglars try to break into her home, kindergarten teacher Hannah Brookes is lucky to have Sheriff Rick Grayson on her side. Especially when their mutual attraction leads to distraction… RECKLESS AND YOURS by Red Garnier Police detective...  more


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Almost Like Being in Love (Lost Texas Hearts, Bk 2) by Christina Dodd
New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd, whose first contemporary novel Just the Way You Are was hailed as "lively, sexy... nothing short of a success" (Publishers Weekly), presents her new novel featuring the Prescott sisters. As the middle child, Pepper Prescott's rebellious nature...  more


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Close to You (Lost Texas Hearts, Bk 3) by Christina Dodd
He watches you.  He follows you. He longs to be... CLOSE TO YOU WHO KNOWS THE TRUTH ABOUT HER FAMILY? WHO WANTS TO KEEP HER PAST HIDDEN FOREVER? Caitlin Prescott was only a baby when her parents disappeared.  Adopted by a wealthy Texas oil family, she became Kate...  more


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The Final Mission (Conard County: The Next Generation, Bk 8) (Conard County, Bk 25) (...
Conard County: Where Wyoming hearts beat true.... Dom Mason wants his sons to remember their mother as a hero, a loving wife and mother, a nurse and a soldier. He wants to let the past go, let the wounds heal. For the past two years, NCIS agent Courtney Tyson blamed herself for Mary...  more


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Any Man of Mine (Chinooks Hockey Team, Bk 6) by Rachel Gibson
WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS... DOESN'T ALWAYS STAY THERE. Autumn Haven's Las Vegas "to-do" list said to catch a show and play the slots -- not wake up married to a sexy jerk like Sam LeClaire.  The first moment she saw him eyeing her like a luscious piece of the dessert...  more


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Creed's Honor (Montana Creeds, Bk 6) by Linda Lael Miller
Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid. Until the identical twin brother he's been estranged from for...  more


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The Watson Brothers by Lori Foster
"My House, My Rules" Sweetly sexy and extremely determined Ariel drives tough, rugged cop Sam Watson over the edge. When Ariel's headstrong ways nearly wreck one of Sam's sting operations--ruining her dress in the process--he offers her a ride to his place to clean up. But Ariel seems to have...  more


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The Creed Legacy (Creed Cowboys, Bk 3) (Montana Creeds, Bk 7) by Linda Lael Miller
Rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboy Brody Creed likes life on the move. Until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him "home" for the first time in years. Suddenly Brody is in Creed territory -- at thirty-three, he's a restless bad boy among family with deep...  more


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Just a Cowboy (Conard County: The Next Generation, Bk 9) (Conard County, Bk 26) (Harl...
Conard County: Where Wyoming hearts beat true....  On the run from her powerful and lethal almost ex-husband, Kelly Scanlon finds a temporary haven in a small Wyoming town and dares to trust the questioning -- gorgeous -- cowboy next door. Opening up to Hank Jackson about her past is...  more


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The Wedding Bargain (Here Comes the Bride, Bk 1) (Harlequin American Romance, No 1340...
Michael Morgan is a man who always gets what he wants, and he wants The Whiskey Sour. The run-down bar would be perfect for his newest business venture…if it was for sale. Convincing the feisty redhead who owns the pub to sell will be tough, but ignoring his deep attraction to her could...  more


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Heart at Risk (Silhouette Romantic Suspense, No 1550) by Ana Leigh
The military man's secret child Ex-SEAL Kurt Bolen was planning only a quick visit to his hometown until gorgeous Maddie Bennett, a blast from his past, hit him with shocking news. Maddie had worshiped Kurt since high school. She had no regrets about their one night together because it left...  more


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Redstone Ever After (Redstone, Incorporated, Bk 12) (Silhouette Romantic Suspense, No...
Redstone, Incorporated: When the world is your workplace, love can find you anywhere. "Hostage situation under way. Repeat." Redstone, Inc., pilot Tess Machado is awaiting her boss when two armed men muscle their way onto her plane in the middle of the California wilderness....  more


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Rescue Me: Tropical Heat / Atlanta Heat / Desert Heat by Cherry Adair & Cindy Ger...
There's no stopping a man on a mission. TROPICAL HEAT by Cherry Adair (T-FLAC novella) When Dr. Elizabeth Goodall is kidnapped and held captive in the African jungle, her only hope for rescue is counterterrorist operative Sam Pelton.  But to escape from a brutal warlord, they...  more


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Talk Me Down. Victoria Dahl (Mira (Direct)) by Victoria Dahl
Molly Jenkins has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it's time to skip town and move back to tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado.One look at former high school hunk chief of police Ben Lawson and Molly is...  more


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Start Me Up (Tumble Creek, Bk 2) by Victoria Dahl
Lori had always planned to get out of tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado, but when her late dad left her his beloved auto body shop, she'd stayed. Now, according to her crazy best friend, Molly, what Lori needs is some excitement, in the form of hot, no-strings-attached sex…and lots of...  more


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A Lawman's Christmas (McKettricks of Texas, Bk 4) (McKettricks, Bk 14) by Linda Lael ...
The sudden death of the town marshal leaves Blue River, Texas, without a lawman…and twenty-five-year-old Dara Rose Nolan without a husband. As winter approaches and her meager seamstress income dwindles, she has three options. Yet she won't give up her two young daughters, refuses to...  more


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The Rescue Pilot (Conard County: The Next Generation, Bk 10) (Harlequin Romantic Susp...
The plane went down - and sparks are flying... As a Wyoming snowstorm rages around their downed plane, Rory Campbell knows survival should be all that matters. But she can't deny the desire that sizzles between her and ex–military pilot Chase Dakota. Rory is in capable...  more


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Lead Me On (Tumble Creek, Bk 3) by Victoria Dahl
The wrong man just might be her perfect fit... Primal attraction is a big red flag to prim and proper office manager, Jane Morgan. After a rough childhood with a mother who liked her men in prison jumpsuit orange, Jane changed her name, her look and her taste for bad boys. So why is she...  more


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Breakfast in Bed (Domestic Gods, Bk 3) by Robin Kaye
The third funny, sexy, contemporary romance from a fresh new voice in romance fiction. Rich, the epitome of "anti-domestic," can't cook to save his life, and his idea of cleaning his apartment is to invite his mother over. But he's ready to settle down, and he can't...  more


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Yours for the Taking (Domestic Gods, Bk 4) by Robin Kaye
Gina is convinced that he is either gay... or her perfect match Administrative assistant Gina accepts a marriage of convenience with gallery owner Ben Walsh so she can get out of debt. Besides, with his beautiful apartment, art collection, and impressive culinary skills, Gina's convinced...  more


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Too Hot to Handle (Domestic Gods, Bk 2) by Robin Kaye
He sure would love to have someone to take care of... Dr. Mike Flynn's single mom taught him early how to cook and clean, and there's nothing like vacuuming or doing dishes to help a guy relax. Annabelle Ronaldi is an artist without a domestic bone in her body. Since her fiance's...  more


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Holiday Heroes: A Soldier for All Season / Christmas at His Command (Silhouette Roman...
A SOLDIER FOR ALL SEASONS by Rachel Lee (Conard County, Bk 17) U.S. Marine Jon Erikson needed to find peace this holiday season.  But attraction sparked when he met park ranger Melinda Hawthorne -- a woman also haunted by secrets.  Venturing into a perilous wilderness would test...  more


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Romeo Romeo (Domestic Gods, Bk 1) by Robin Kaye
A self-made millionaire, gorgeous and sexy, who also loves to cook and clean? Is this every woman's fantasy or what? Rosalie Ronaldi, high-powered corporate turnaround expert, doesn't have a domestic bone in her body. Surviving on take-out and dirty martinis, she keeps her shoes...  more


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Fifty Dresses That Changed the World by Design Museum
You don't have to be a fashionista or a design aficionado to adore this fascinating look at the power of one dress to change society. Join the Design Museum, the world's leading museum in contemporary design, on a guided tour of the 50 most important dresses in social history and design.Filled...  more


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The Unsung Hero (Troubleshooters, Bk 1) by Suzanne Brockmann
SOMETIMES LOVE IS THE GREATEST VICTORY.... After a near-fatal head injury, Navy SEAL lieutenant Tom Paoletti catches a terrifying glimpse of an international terrorist in his New England hometown.  When he calls for help, the navy dismisses the danger as injury-induced...  more


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Happy Birthday: A Novel (Random House Large Print) by Danielle Steel
In this beguiling new novel, Danielle Steel tells the story of three very different people, each of whom, on the same day, reaches a crucial turning point in life?a rite both bittersweet and full of hope, a time to blow out the candles, say goodbye to the past, and make a wish for the...  more


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Public Displays of Affection by Susan Donovan
Charlotte Tasker has always been a good girl, so she married the most decent, reliable man she could find even though their love life was a bit on the predictable side. Thirteen years later, she's a widowed mom who runs her company, prepares three vegetarian meals a day for her children, and...  more


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Comment added 4/7/11 by Betsy W. (Queenofthekitchen) - :
Keeping track of all the books I have read this year.