2014 was a light year for me. I usually strive to read at least 25 books a year. During the past year, I read only 15. That was due in large part to the time I spent finishing my work-in-progress, A Prayer for Maura. I am happy to report I am nearly done with the edits on Maura, and I will announce the book launch soon. If anyone wants an Advance Review Copy (ARC) please email me at cblake55@comcast.net.
Back to books. Here are the books I read in 2014:
The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt.
We Are Water, Wally Lamb
On the Wild Coast, PJ Lee
Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert
This is how you lose her, Junot Diaz
The Moon Sisters, Therese Walsh
Lifeform Three, Roz Morris
The Cuckoo’s Calling, Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling
Bad Monkey, Carl Hiaasen
11/22/63, Stephen King
Lifeboat Series (books four and five), Jamie Beckett
The Devil’s Star, Jo Nesbit
The Emotion Thesaurus, Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi
Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg
So here’s a New Year’s resolution: I promise to read more books in 2015.
A New Fiction Writers Forum 
There are several on this list I want to read. I lost track of my own list, though I’m pretty sure I went over 20. Now I’m wondering how you liked Dune Messiah? It’s a good one, as is the next, but one of my top favorites is the very cerebral God-Emperor of Dune, the fourth Dune book.
Mary, thanks for your comments. I actually liked Dune Messiah better than Dune. The writing was tighter and the stakes were significant and clear. I think I missed a few of the books I read because I’ve been having trouble posting books to Goodreads, which I use to track books read. All the best to you in 2015.