just read it.

i've mentioned before that i love to read.

i mean, i really love to read. 

unfortunately, when i start reading a book....well, nothing else gets done. 

case in point:  i started reading a new book the other day, from one of my favorite authors.  i couldn't put it down.  no seriously, i couldn't put it down.  and so instead of doing laundry, blogging, cleaning, showering, balancing my checkbook, or doing anything productive....i just read.  for basically an entire day.  

minus a trip to the gym.  and then to TJ Maxx.  but then i came home.  and read.  until i had to pick up my boys from school.  my girl was with her grandparents.  and so i read.

part of me felt guilty.  the other part was lost in England during the Regency period and could almost hear the waves crashing against the shore while strolling through the gardens.

ahem.

now you know why i can't read fiction all the time.  see, i had to wait until the holidays were over.  otherwise i'd be celebrating Christmas now, a month later, after some odious white lie to my children about Santa's sleigh breaking down.... nooo, best to wait until bitterly cold January to curl up in a blanket and reeeeeeeeead.

The Tutor's Daughter by Julie Klassen.  in all honesty, i don't think this one was as good as Klassen's other books.  it took me a little while to get in to the book, which is perhaps why i couldn't put it down.  i knew that it was going to get good...i just had to get to that point.

right after i finished reading that book, i started this book.  this one was recommended by Klassen via her Facebook page.

Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson.  i really enjoyed this book from this debut novelist.  another Regency period love story, but it had some interesting twists and turns.  there were a couple of things that bothered me...but all in all it's a clean, well-written, love story. with a hint of mystery.

and now i'm trying to find a new story to get lost in the pages.  i actually bought a couple of new books, but have decided i might need to wait a few more days before i crack the e-spine.  that way laundry actually gets done...my children get fed...and i might get out of jammies.

or maybe not.  {sigh}