What I'm Reading: December 2010

My fellow readers, I have a dark confession. I haven't read anything new in at least two weeks. If this continues, my writer card may be revoked.

But, there are a dozens of books waiting for me to read, and I hope to make some serious progress over the holidays. Given that I also intend to finish writing my book, write a hundred Christmas cards, switch blog hosting companies, start researching a shiny secret idea I have for a medieval-flavored young adult book, and spend time with the family I've shamefully neglected these past few months, I may be setting too high a bar.

Still, I've got a reading list - does it match yours? What hot new books am I missing?

• Zoe Archer's BLADES OF THE ROSE series. I got WARRIOR, SCOUNDREL, REBEL, and STRANGER as part of a discounted Amazon bundle for my Kindle, and I can't wait to dive in - I've heard such good things.
• Vivi Andrews's THE GHOST SHRINK, THE ACCIDENTAL GIGOLO, AND THE POLTERGEIST ACCOUNTANT. Disclaimer: I'm friends with Vivi, since she won a Golden Heart the same year that I did, but this book got fantastic reviews.
• Courtney Milan's TRIAL BY DESIRE. I loved her debut, PROOF BY SEDUCTION, so I'm hoping for great things in this one.
• Sarah MacLean's TEN WAYS TO BE ADORED WHEN LANDING A LORD. Extremely long titles aside, her first book in this series (NINE RULES TO BREAK WHEN ROMANCING A RAKE) was one of the best debuts I've ever read. She signed a copy for me at RWA convention in Orlando and was perfectly lovely in person, so I'm excited to read the sequel.

I'm sure there are other books on the list, but this list will change depending on what books I may get for Christmas. What's on your must-read list for December?