(OK, I was on holiday so this is all a little embarrassing)
Stephanie Laurens, Tangled Reins – bears a Very Strong Debt to Heyer
Eloisa James, Duchess By Night, When The Duke Returns, Duchess In Love, This Duchess Of Mine
Maria V Snyder, Fire Study - OK
Rob Thurman, Nightlife (reread)

Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta – not too bad
Lisa Unger, Beautiful Lies – not bad
Eloisa James, Potent Pleasures; Midnight Pleasures; Enchanting Pleasures; Pleasure For Pleasure; An Affair Before Christmas: historical errors but real charm
Gwendoline Courtney, The Wild Lorings
Hillary Jordan, Mudbound: OK
Eva Ibbotson, Magic Flutes: nice, not her best
Noel Streatfield, The Circus Is Coming (nostalgic reread); Wintle’s Wonders
Alan Dean Foster, Patrimony
Jim Butcher, Turn Coat – great
Jude Morgan, Symphony – very boring
Mary Balogh, Simply Magic and Simply Perfect – not very historically accurate or emotionally convincing, but quite charming

Karen Rose, Scream For Me
Antonia Forest, The Thursday Kidnapping (first reread after many years, better than I remembered)
Diana Wynne Jones, The House Of Many Ways – nice but not her best
Gwendoline Courtney, The Chiltons
Simon Kernick, Severed; A Good Day To Die
Eloisa James, Much Ado About You and The Taming Of The Duke– rather good, almost Heyer-like
Isabel Wolff, A Vintage Affair
Eva Ibbotson, The Dragonfly Pool
Gina B Nahai, Moonlight On The Avenue Of Faith – pretty good magical realism, improved as it went on
Hallie Rubenhold, The Covent Garden Ladies
Linwood Barclay, Too Close To Home – pretty good
Thomas H Cook, The Chatham School Affair – nicely constructed
Julia Quinn, The Secret Diaries Of Miss Miranda Cheever

Robertson Davies, A Leaven Of Malice; A Mixture Of Frailties – rereads
Harlan Coben, Hold Tight – pretty decent
Julia Justiss, The Untamed Heiress – entertaining rubbish
Simon Kernick, The Murder Exchange – not bad
Lois McMaster Bujold, the Sharing Knife, Passage and Horizon, and reread of the first two – charming if a little episodic
Karen Rose, Die For Me - ridiculously implausible

Naomi Novik, Empire of Ivory and Victory of Eagles – both good
Rose Tremain, Restoration – lots of historical errors! This one kept me pretty bogged down.
Robertson Davies, Tempest-Tost (reread)

January 2009
Books: rather crime-heavy this month
Anne Marshall Zwack, The Diplomatic Corpse – pleasant but slight
Jonathan Kellerman, Bones – a definite return to form, I found this engrossing
Kat Martin, Heartless – extremely inaccurate historically
Peter Robinson, All The Colours Of Darkness – pretty good
Karen Rose, I’m Watching You – generic but an OK read
Simon Kernick, Deadline
Lynwood Barclay, No Time For Goodbye – pretty good, although there were a couple of rather unlikely coincidences
Julia Quinn, The Lost Duke Of Wyndham – pleasant enough
Jennifer Donnelly, A Gathering Light – pretty good

CDs
Donna Ulisse, Walk This Mountain Down – good but not ground breaking

Ronald and Margaret Pugh (eds), The Diocese Books of Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
Perri O’Shaugnessy, Writ Of Execution
Julia Quinn, Romancing Mr Bridgerton; How To Marry A Marquis; Everything And The Moon; Brighter Than The Sun; Dancing At Midnight; To Catch An Heiress; Minx
EJO, The New Abbey Girls
Justin Pollard, Alfred The Great: The Man Who Made England
Peter James, Dead Man’s Footsteps
Eloisa James, Kiss Me Annabel
Adele Geras, A Hidden Life
Meg Rosoff, What I Was
Anna Candlish, The Double Life Of Anna Day

1. Cheater, Cheater - Joey + Rory
2. Last Call - Lee Ann Womack
3. Gunpowder & Lead - Miranda Lambert
4. Learning How To Bend - Gary Allan
5. She's Pretty - Star de Azlan
6. Another Try - Josh Turner and Trisha Yearwood
7. That's What I Like About A Country Song - Aaron Watson
8. Takin' Off This Pain - Ashton Shepherd
9. This Is me You're Talking To - Trisha Yearwood
10. What Do You Do When You're Lonesome - Justin Townes Earle

Just missed the cut:
Sounds So Good - Ashton Shepherd
Shinola - Dolly Parton
Muddy Water - Trace Adkins
Dig Two Graves - Randy Travis

Sleepless Nights Patty Loveless 97
That Lonesome Song Jamey Johnson 94.5
Matters Of The Heart (1981-1983 compilation) Gene Watson 91.25
Sings Merle Haggard Leona Williams 90.5
The Imus Ranch Record Various Artists 87.5
The Life Of A Song - Joey + Rory 87
The Unreleased Recordings Hank Williams 85.5
Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack, 85
Angels & Outlaws Aaron Watson 84.5
Rollin’ With The Flow Mark Chesnutt 84.5
Back Again Jeff Chance 84
This One Is II Ralph Stanley II 84
Comal County Blue, Jason Boland 84
Crystal Sands, Crystal Sands 84
Burn Your Playhouse Down George Jones 83.5
Passion, Pride And What Might Have Been Amber Digby 83
Somebody New Jill King 82
New Patches Leona Williams 82
And The Wheels Turn, Melonie Cannon 81.5
X - Trace Adkins 81.5
The High Notes Ricky Skaggs 81.5
40 Years Of The Voice Vern Gosdin 81
Around The Bend Randy Travis 80.5
Sounds So Good Ashton Shepherd 79
Dailey & Vincent Dailey & Vincent 79
Still Your Fool The Dixons 79
Rattlin' Bones, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson 79
Iron And Diamonds, Gibson Brothers 78.5
Troubadour George Strait 78
Heart Of Stone - Chris Knight 78
If We Ever Make It Home, Wade Bowen 77.5
Trouble In Mind, Hayes Carll 77.5
Strong Enough - Beth Stevens 77.5
The Good Life Justin Townes Earle 77
Learn To Live Darius Rucker 76
Long Monday Tim Hensley 76
That’s Why I Run Billy Yates 75.5
The World Left Is Mine Lucas Hudgins 75.5
Something We Can’t Stop Bobby Dale 75
Between The Whiskey And The Wine Miss Leslie 75
Good Thing Going Rhonda Vincent 75
True Country Rance Norton 74.5
Sunset Man James Otto 74
Hicotine Jason Matthews 74
The Steeldrivers The Steeldrivers 74
Tennessee Pusher - Dan Tyminski 74
The New World Bruce Robison 73.5
Little Wild Flower Catherine Britt 73.5
Good Time Alan Jackson 73
Love On The Inside Sugarland 73
Now That You Are Gone Tommy Webb 73
Broken In Trent Willmon 73
Backwoods Barbie Dolly Parton 72.5
Shannon Walker Shannon Walker 72.5
Jeff Bates Jeff Bates 72
Long Story Short Barry and Holly Tashian 71.5
My Side Of Town Jeremy McComb 71.5
Once Upon A Time In A Honky Tonk Kimberly Murray 71.5
Secrets Sierra Hull 71.5
Country Girl Like Me Emily Portman 71
I’ll Pick The Guitar, You Drive The Truck Leland Martin 71
What Am I Waiting For Heidi Newfield 70.5
Wheels - Dan Tyminski 70.5
Crazy Like Me, Ray Scott 70.5
Honey Songs Jim Lauderdale 70
In The Summertime The Wrights 70
Julianne Hough Julianne Hough 69.5
Anything Goes, Randy Houser 69.5
Starin' Fires - Blake Shelton 69.5
Dawn Of A New Day Crystal Shawanda 69
The Twilight Zone Jason Allen 68
American Roads II Ryan Gallagher 68
No Rules Rebecca Lynn Howard 66.5
Stronger Carlene Carter 66
Kellie Pickler 65.5
That Don't Make Me A Bad Guy, Toby Keith 64
Roses & Lace Janie Fricke 63

Books
EBD, The School At Skelton Hall – rather slight
James Skelton, 1599: A Year In The Life of William Shakespeare
Julia Quinn, On The Way To The Wedding; When He Was Wicked; An Offer From A Gentleman
Perri O’Shaughnessy, Acts Of Malice
Karin Slaughter, Kisscut; A Faint Cold Fear; Skin Privilege (wth was that ending?)
Stephanie Laurens, A Lady Of Expectations

TV
Criminal Minds, Medium, Heroes, X Factor, Life, The Closer

CDs
Bruce Robison, The New World