Books Completed in 2011: (Rating system — ***** of ***** stars — there won’t be many ***** ratings)
- Dream Called Time, S. L. Viehl (*** 1/2)
- A Dog Named Slugger, Leigh Brill (**** 1/2)
- Always the Baker, Never the Bride, Sandra D. Bricker (*** 1/2)
- New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900, Rebecca Edwards (*****)
- Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me, Condoleezza Rice (****)
- Dixie Noir, Kirk Curnutt (****)
- Decision Points, George W. Bush (*****)
- A Vote of Confidence, Robin Lee Hatcher (*** 1/2)
- After the Leaves Fall, Nicole, Baart (****)
- The Mouth Trap: The Butt Stops Here, Pam Young (****)
- Lucy’s “Perfect” Summer, Nancy Rue (****)
- The Corner Office, Adam Bryant (**** 1/2)
- GONE: A Heartbreaking Story of the Civil War, Shelby Foote (author) and Nell Dickerson (photographer) (****1/2) (I gave it 5 stars on my LT Review, because I thought it was better than 4 but there’s no way to give half stars on LT)
- Trey: Red, Hot, & Blue, Cat Johnson (*** 1/2)
- Vanished, Kristi Heil (****)
- Elvis Takes A Backseat, Leanna Ellis (***)
- Deceit, Brandilyn Collins (****)
- No Surrender, Shannon Stacey (****)
- Yours To Keep, Shannon Stacey (**** 1/2)
- Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy (****)
- Stealing Jake, Pam Hillman (*** 1/2)
- Educating Ansley, Cat Johnson (** 1/2)
- Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
- Quarter Square, David Bridger (*** 1/2)
- State of Denial, Bob Woodward (*** 1/2)
- Twice Upon A Roadtrip, Shannon Stacey (*** 1/2) (The one-liners are unceasing, resulting in copious laughter)
- The Perfect Play, Jaci Burton (***)
- Holiday Sparks, Shannon Stacey (****)
- A Clash of Kings, George R. R. Martin (****)
- Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us, Mary Ellen O’Toole and Alisa Bowman (****)
- Deep Cover, Sandra Orchard (** 1/2)
- The Icing on the Cake, Alison Kent (*** 1/2)
- Mistletoe and Margaritas, Shannon Stacey (****)
- This Time Next Year, Alison Kent (****)
