Aimee - Tag, we're it (again :P)!

The wonderfully mysterious Sven has book tagged us and since I'm rather sad today, it's a good distraction. Thanks Sven *hugs*.

Now, this is the 2nd go round on the book tag for A&A but Angie conveniently skipped the last one. Not this time my love or I'm headed up to MN to dole out some punishment!! (wait... that might be fun...)

How many books do I own?

(I did a rough count after the last tag - I know, I know... I'm such a dork!!) Over the whole of my life, I've owned well over a thousand but through time and circumstance that number has dwindled down to just over 200.

The last book I bought?

Saturday morning I bought 'Black Rose' by Nora Roberts. It's the 2nd book in NR's "Garden Trilogy". The first book in the trilogy was 'Blue Dahlia' and I HIGHLY recommend it. As a matter of fact, I highly recommend any Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb book you can get your hands on.

The last book I read?

'Black Rose' by Nora Roberts. Bought it Saturday, finished it Sunday. Before that, it was 'The Innocent' by Harlan Coben which I had trouble getting into but ended up being a phenominal read. Now I'm toying with reading 'The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty' by A.N. Roquelaure, it's the first in an Erotic trilogy about Sleeping Beauty. But I think I might actually finish 'How to Write a Dirty Story' by Susie Bright first because my writing has taken some serious hits lately and the erotic scenes are the ones getting hit hardest. I need me some help y'all.

Five books that mean a lot to me?

This was a hard question the first time around and it's not any easier this time. There are so MANY books that mean something to me on so many different levels.

1. Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul - My mother-in-law bought this book for me when Cameron was tiny. I giggled when she gave it to me because I thought it was silly but when I took the time to sit down and read it, I felt my emotions being pulled in so many directions. I went from laughter to tears. It was exceptional.

2. Skin Deep by Nora Roberts - If you're a Nora fan you kow that while this is a very good book, it's not her best BUT, it happens to be the first Nora book that I read and I'll treasure it always because it opened me up to the beauty that is Nora Roberts.

3. Naked In Death by J.D. Robb - ^^^ Ditto (just insert J.D Robb)

4. The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers by Elizabeth Benedict - I write, at this point it's only a hobby but it's a very passionate hobby and although I was once dubbed "The Queen of Sex Scenes" I always aim to improve because honestly, writing sex is much, much harder than you think.

5. Life on the Edge by Dr. James Dobson - My mother bought me this book to try and guide me through those crazy teenage years but in my early 20's when I found out I was sick, this book was comforting to me in some odd way. I'm not religious and the author is but I related to this book during some very dark times in my life.

Tag now You are it...

Well heck, Paul already tagged the lovely gentlemen that I would have chosen so once again, it's an "open call" on this one...