It’s been a while since I posted here so I’m trying to catch up on the all exciting things that have been going on with me. Just finished my first book of 2012. Whew!  That took a long time. Right now the manuscript is sitting in a virtual drawer, waiting for me to take it. It’s a m/f romance with vampires, and it’s got good guys and bad guys and a couple undecided ones.

I’m hoping the new book will be out by April, 2013.

Right now, I’m working on a novella, Storm’s Eye. That one’s m/m and it doesn’t have vampires.

Other than that, I’ve been reading around, checking out some really good historical fiction, some guy fiction and some really good reads.

Here are the books I read this year that I loved best:

Wolf Hall: If you like historical fiction, check out Hilary Mantel. Her style’s a little hard to pick up on, but I listened to the Audible version and read along. Worth it!

Of course after Wolf Hall, I was hooked, so I picked up Bring up the Bodies, and unlike most sequels it was even better than Wolf Hall. Thomas Cromwell was one dangerous dude!

I just finished Nelson DeMille’s Gold Coast. It’s a really good story about a Mafia don who buys a mansion in a really, really rich neighborhood. John Sutter, the character telling the story, has a cutting sense of humor that’s hard to resist.

Dennis Lehane didn’t let me down with Live By Night. It’s a good story about life in the Prohibition era. The plot kept me turning pages.

Sutton is the story of bank robber from the 1930’s or so told in the style of a fictional memoir. I liked it right up until the end, which was a little weak for me, but overall, it was a good read. I liked getting to know Willie, even though he was a little scary.

My most fun read this year has been Whatever You Do, Don’t Run by Peter Allison. It’s true stories from the life of an African Safari guide. This book is laugh out loud funny!

How about you?

What were your favorite reads of 2012?