Pat here with this month’s blog on what the wenches are reading.
I just finished Hubble Bubble by Jane Lovering, published by an interesting English firm called ChocLit. Hubble is an intelligent combination of chicklit, women’s fiction, and romance, and I’m hoping this is a new trend because I love all three, and together, they’re powerful. In this book, the heroine is quite happy with her life for a lovely change. Yeah, there are a few flaws in the picture, but when her friend suggests they answer an ad to learn how to make wishes come true, our heroine doesn’t have anything she wants to wish for. She goes along because she’s a good friend. I have no idea why a strong, stable heroine appeals to me, but it does.
The hero, on the other hand, is a bit of a mess. Of course, he’s beyond sexy and successful, 
but he’s fully aware he’s a POS. He has demons in his past that eat at him. What we end up with is a heady brew of friendship and family that combust in lovely and powerful ways. I’m eager to try more books by this author and publisher.
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Anne here. I've been discovering some of the older style romances I hadn't ever read. I came to romance novels late, and many simply weren't available here— though Mary Stewart certainly was, and I've been re-reading her over the last few months. She died recently, aged 98, and leaves a wonderful legacy. Vale Mary Stewart.
A mention by Jo some time back, of Maggie Osborne's The Promise of Jenny Jones, 
caused me to go looking for it. I bought it, read it and loved it. So fresh and different and good. I love western historicals, and Maggie Osborne does them so well. So in the last little while I've been hunting down her backlist, and so far I've read I Do, I Do, I Do, Silver Linings, Shotgun Wedding and The Bride of Willow Creek. I have more in the TBR pile.
In March Mary Jo mentioned Patricia Briggs's "Mercy Thompson series" and an endorsement by Pat inspired me to buy the first book in the series, Moon Called. Since then, I've glommed the whole series.
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Nicola here. I've mostly been reading crime and thrillers this month. A book that was recommended to me by a friend was The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson. The title intrigued me, as did the fact that the protagonist, Jefferson Tayte, was a genealogical 
investigator. I loved that idea! The plot premise was also brilliant - (SPOILER) – that Queen Anne of England had a surviving child whose descendents were the rightful heirs to the throne. The body count was high, the pages kept turning and I was hooked. Then the ending left me high and dry! Judging by the reviews on Amazon this is a matter of personal taste. It just didn't work for me. But hundreds of people love the book and if you enjoy genealogy it might be worth checking out.
I'm also working my way through Deborah Crombie's Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James series, which was recommended to me by a number of my fellow wenches. I've just finished In A Dark House which I think was the best one yet. I found it totally compelling and a multi-layered study of relationships as well as a crime novel. Brilliant.
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Jo Beverley:
I spent some time recently reading Thomas Bamford's Passages in the Life of a Radical . I was reading it as research for my MIP, Too Dangerous for a Lady, but it gives many fascinating insights into life in the later Regency, one of which I
blogged about on Wednesday.
I'm currently half way through Thankless in Death by JD Robb. This is part of Nora Roberts' near-future crime drama series. I enjoy these books for the world created, 
which is close enough to now to be familiar, but with enough future differences to be interesting. There is also just enough character interest for me. Too many mysteries have sleuths mired in angst, depression, and addiction.
I'm coming to realize that "world" is a big part of why I enjoy a series of books, especially mystery books, but if enough of the world elements are annoying that's a powerful a deterrent. I simply don't want to meet those people again, no matter how good other elements are. Anyone else find that?
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Mary Jo:
I've been reading the usual mélange. I went on a Patricia Briggs tear and reread all the Mercy Thompson novels, which is always time well spent. Inspired by Cara/Andrea's post, I reread Mary Stewart's Madame, Will You Talk? and it's still a great read, though I noticed that they all smoked like fiends. Like Pat Rice, I thoroughly enjoyed Jane Lovering's Hubble Bubble after getting a free copy in the Romantic Times goody room, and I'm now on a hunt for more of her smart, funny books.
But I wanted to talk at more length about Judith Arnold's women's fiction novel, Goodbye to All That. Sixtyish Ruth Bendel is wife to a cardiologist, mother to three grown children, doting grandmother of four–and one day she just walks away from her 
comfortable life. As the blurb says, she loves her family but hates her life. She's tired of taking care of people and wants to be on her own. So she rents a small apartment, gets a minimum wage job at a convenience store, and revels in privacy, playing Corelli CDs, and new experiences.
But what really makes the story interesting is how everyone unravels when the family dynamics change so drastically. There is considerable humor but much wry perception in watching how her husband yearns for her to come home, but can't understand why he should have to change any of his annoying habits. Each of the offspring must grow and reassess now that the bedrock certainty of their lives is shifting. I haven't finished reading the book yet so I don't know exactly how it all ends–but I'm pretty sure the main characters are going to be better for having been kicked out of their ruts!
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Cara/Andrea
The last month has been a little crazy as I’ve been working on putting my house up for sale. So I’ve barely had time to take a deep breath, not to speak of curling up with a good book. But then, what better way to sooth the stress of mold inspections, balky 
windows and patching woodpecker holes in the attic window molding than reading just a little at bedtime. I confess, last month’s Mary Stewart blog and the Grand Dame’s recent passing has me re-reading a number of her works—am in the middle of My Brother Michael—and am about to book a ticket to Delphi!
As both a cerebral and intellectual distraction, I’ve also been reading a delightfully fascinating design book about the graphic depiction of information. Envisioning Information, by Edward R. Tufte traces the history of ideas from a broad range of fields, from mathematics and astronomy to music and dance, and how to “escape flatland” and show complex, three and four dimensional concepts in two dimensions. The writing is clever and whimsical, and the ideas are really thought-provoking. I know it’s not a normal Wench recommendation, as we usually share fiction or history books written in a narrative form. But this is different, fun and very visual. I think a lot of our readers might find it very interesting change of pace.
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and last but not least, Susan checks in:
The first page of Kevin Hearne's Hounded drew me in with humor – and the wry, resourceful and intriguing protagonist, Atticus O'Sullivan, an ancient Druid living in the guise of a new-age shopkeeper in Arizona, kept me turning pages. Atticus stays alive by virtue of his contemporary disguise as he and his trusty wolfhound take on the Celtic pantheon–Brighid and Aenghus Og and more motley crew–who are after a mystical ancient sword in his possession. It's clever, quick and inventive, and I enjoyed it so much that I bought the next few books in the series. My sons are hooked too, and so a couple of the books have disappeared – I'm somewhere in the reading queue. Meanwhile, I've shifted gears and I'm now reading Alice Hoffman's The Dovekeepers, which tells the story of the rebels of Masada through the lives of four women. It's deep and poetic, exquisitely written, heartbreaking too, and I'm being drawn through the story by Hoffman's deft skill as a writer and a storyteller.
Pat back again….
We've shared our fun reads for the month. What have you been reading?
I’m waiting for Shield of Winter to be released, and because of that I haven’t really read anything this month.
I did read Enigma by Moira Rogers, since I have waited for this book for two years. I also got my hands on an ARC of Ghost Layer by Robin D Owens after whining to the author that it wasn’t out until August. Both of them were so good!
I also read Hope Burns by Jaci Burton. It was good, but a bit rambling.
And yes. Three books in a month isn’t much for me. Normally I read at least 3 books per week. 🙂
I’m waiting for Shield of Winter to be released, and because of that I haven’t really read anything this month.
I did read Enigma by Moira Rogers, since I have waited for this book for two years. I also got my hands on an ARC of Ghost Layer by Robin D Owens after whining to the author that it wasn’t out until August. Both of them were so good!
I also read Hope Burns by Jaci Burton. It was good, but a bit rambling.
And yes. Three books in a month isn’t much for me. Normally I read at least 3 books per week. 🙂
I’m waiting for Shield of Winter to be released, and because of that I haven’t really read anything this month.
I did read Enigma by Moira Rogers, since I have waited for this book for two years. I also got my hands on an ARC of Ghost Layer by Robin D Owens after whining to the author that it wasn’t out until August. Both of them were so good!
I also read Hope Burns by Jaci Burton. It was good, but a bit rambling.
And yes. Three books in a month isn’t much for me. Normally I read at least 3 books per week. 🙂
I’m waiting for Shield of Winter to be released, and because of that I haven’t really read anything this month.
I did read Enigma by Moira Rogers, since I have waited for this book for two years. I also got my hands on an ARC of Ghost Layer by Robin D Owens after whining to the author that it wasn’t out until August. Both of them were so good!
I also read Hope Burns by Jaci Burton. It was good, but a bit rambling.
And yes. Three books in a month isn’t much for me. Normally I read at least 3 books per week. 🙂
I’m waiting for Shield of Winter to be released, and because of that I haven’t really read anything this month.
I did read Enigma by Moira Rogers, since I have waited for this book for two years. I also got my hands on an ARC of Ghost Layer by Robin D Owens after whining to the author that it wasn’t out until August. Both of them were so good!
I also read Hope Burns by Jaci Burton. It was good, but a bit rambling.
And yes. Three books in a month isn’t much for me. Normally I read at least 3 books per week. 🙂
It sounds as if you’re on the cutting edge if you’re already reading books that aren’t out yet! I don’t keep up half so well. Now must go mark Robin’s book on my list.
It sounds as if you’re on the cutting edge if you’re already reading books that aren’t out yet! I don’t keep up half so well. Now must go mark Robin’s book on my list.
It sounds as if you’re on the cutting edge if you’re already reading books that aren’t out yet! I don’t keep up half so well. Now must go mark Robin’s book on my list.
It sounds as if you’re on the cutting edge if you’re already reading books that aren’t out yet! I don’t keep up half so well. Now must go mark Robin’s book on my list.
It sounds as if you’re on the cutting edge if you’re already reading books that aren’t out yet! I don’t keep up half so well. Now must go mark Robin’s book on my list.
I finished reading Judith Arnold’s GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, and can reinforce my recommendation. With multiple characters, there aren’t all loose ends tied up, but everyone seemed to be in a better place. The ending felt right, with a holiday torch being passed, the family fixer developing an unexpected friendship, the baby of the family well on her way to growing up. I liked these characters, their growth arcs, and their new directions.
I also need to pick up on my Deborah Crombie mysteries again! I still have a number left to read. And I will.
I finished reading Judith Arnold’s GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, and can reinforce my recommendation. With multiple characters, there aren’t all loose ends tied up, but everyone seemed to be in a better place. The ending felt right, with a holiday torch being passed, the family fixer developing an unexpected friendship, the baby of the family well on her way to growing up. I liked these characters, their growth arcs, and their new directions.
I also need to pick up on my Deborah Crombie mysteries again! I still have a number left to read. And I will.
I finished reading Judith Arnold’s GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, and can reinforce my recommendation. With multiple characters, there aren’t all loose ends tied up, but everyone seemed to be in a better place. The ending felt right, with a holiday torch being passed, the family fixer developing an unexpected friendship, the baby of the family well on her way to growing up. I liked these characters, their growth arcs, and their new directions.
I also need to pick up on my Deborah Crombie mysteries again! I still have a number left to read. And I will.
I finished reading Judith Arnold’s GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, and can reinforce my recommendation. With multiple characters, there aren’t all loose ends tied up, but everyone seemed to be in a better place. The ending felt right, with a holiday torch being passed, the family fixer developing an unexpected friendship, the baby of the family well on her way to growing up. I liked these characters, their growth arcs, and their new directions.
I also need to pick up on my Deborah Crombie mysteries again! I still have a number left to read. And I will.
I finished reading Judith Arnold’s GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, and can reinforce my recommendation. With multiple characters, there aren’t all loose ends tied up, but everyone seemed to be in a better place. The ending felt right, with a holiday torch being passed, the family fixer developing an unexpected friendship, the baby of the family well on her way to growing up. I liked these characters, their growth arcs, and their new directions.
I also need to pick up on my Deborah Crombie mysteries again! I still have a number left to read. And I will.
I read “Worth” from Grace Burrowes- definitely one of my favorite of her Lonely Lords… also Elizabeth Lowell’s “Night Diver”, and Jill Shalvis’s Animal Magnetism books – looking forward to the next in the series.
Re. the Edward Tufte book – if you ever get the chance to attend one of his courses, definitely do. He teaches them himself, it you come away with so much to think about and ideas to try.
I read “Worth” from Grace Burrowes- definitely one of my favorite of her Lonely Lords… also Elizabeth Lowell’s “Night Diver”, and Jill Shalvis’s Animal Magnetism books – looking forward to the next in the series.
Re. the Edward Tufte book – if you ever get the chance to attend one of his courses, definitely do. He teaches them himself, it you come away with so much to think about and ideas to try.
I read “Worth” from Grace Burrowes- definitely one of my favorite of her Lonely Lords… also Elizabeth Lowell’s “Night Diver”, and Jill Shalvis’s Animal Magnetism books – looking forward to the next in the series.
Re. the Edward Tufte book – if you ever get the chance to attend one of his courses, definitely do. He teaches them himself, it you come away with so much to think about and ideas to try.
I read “Worth” from Grace Burrowes- definitely one of my favorite of her Lonely Lords… also Elizabeth Lowell’s “Night Diver”, and Jill Shalvis’s Animal Magnetism books – looking forward to the next in the series.
Re. the Edward Tufte book – if you ever get the chance to attend one of his courses, definitely do. He teaches them himself, it you come away with so much to think about and ideas to try.
I read “Worth” from Grace Burrowes- definitely one of my favorite of her Lonely Lords… also Elizabeth Lowell’s “Night Diver”, and Jill Shalvis’s Animal Magnetism books – looking forward to the next in the series.
Re. the Edward Tufte book – if you ever get the chance to attend one of his courses, definitely do. He teaches them himself, it you come away with so much to think about and ideas to try.
I’ve been reading all the Wenchly books I had not yet found! Thanks very much for keeping me going. Also Jill Paton Walsh and/or Dorothy Sayers – the Peter Wimsey Harriet Vane “later in life” books. There were three and it was wonderful to have Peter and Harriet back. A new one being released in June. I can hardly wait!
I’ve been reading all the Wenchly books I had not yet found! Thanks very much for keeping me going. Also Jill Paton Walsh and/or Dorothy Sayers – the Peter Wimsey Harriet Vane “later in life” books. There were three and it was wonderful to have Peter and Harriet back. A new one being released in June. I can hardly wait!
I’ve been reading all the Wenchly books I had not yet found! Thanks very much for keeping me going. Also Jill Paton Walsh and/or Dorothy Sayers – the Peter Wimsey Harriet Vane “later in life” books. There were three and it was wonderful to have Peter and Harriet back. A new one being released in June. I can hardly wait!
I’ve been reading all the Wenchly books I had not yet found! Thanks very much for keeping me going. Also Jill Paton Walsh and/or Dorothy Sayers – the Peter Wimsey Harriet Vane “later in life” books. There were three and it was wonderful to have Peter and Harriet back. A new one being released in June. I can hardly wait!
I’ve been reading all the Wenchly books I had not yet found! Thanks very much for keeping me going. Also Jill Paton Walsh and/or Dorothy Sayers – the Peter Wimsey Harriet Vane “later in life” books. There were three and it was wonderful to have Peter and Harriet back. A new one being released in June. I can hardly wait!
As always, the Wenchly recommendations add more to my list of books TBR, not that the list wasn’t already long enough to last into the next decade. But I did want to say that I have four of Edward Tufte’s books and went to a one-day seminar he led. You’d think that the topic of how to present data would be dry, but he kept our minds engaged and our bodies in our seats all day. As authors who write about the Regency and the Napoleonic Wars, you’d be happy to know that one of Tufte’s favorite graphics is Charles Joseph Minard’s flow map of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, published in 1869. It has an enormous amount of data in two dimensions: the route, the number of soldiers, the temperature, the dates, and more. I’d seen the map before I attended the seminar, but what I hadn’t realized until Tufte said it is that Napoleon’s name doesn’t appear anywhere on the map — Minard thought Napoleon a dictator and did not want to memorialize or glorify him in any way.
As always, the Wenchly recommendations add more to my list of books TBR, not that the list wasn’t already long enough to last into the next decade. But I did want to say that I have four of Edward Tufte’s books and went to a one-day seminar he led. You’d think that the topic of how to present data would be dry, but he kept our minds engaged and our bodies in our seats all day. As authors who write about the Regency and the Napoleonic Wars, you’d be happy to know that one of Tufte’s favorite graphics is Charles Joseph Minard’s flow map of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, published in 1869. It has an enormous amount of data in two dimensions: the route, the number of soldiers, the temperature, the dates, and more. I’d seen the map before I attended the seminar, but what I hadn’t realized until Tufte said it is that Napoleon’s name doesn’t appear anywhere on the map — Minard thought Napoleon a dictator and did not want to memorialize or glorify him in any way.
As always, the Wenchly recommendations add more to my list of books TBR, not that the list wasn’t already long enough to last into the next decade. But I did want to say that I have four of Edward Tufte’s books and went to a one-day seminar he led. You’d think that the topic of how to present data would be dry, but he kept our minds engaged and our bodies in our seats all day. As authors who write about the Regency and the Napoleonic Wars, you’d be happy to know that one of Tufte’s favorite graphics is Charles Joseph Minard’s flow map of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, published in 1869. It has an enormous amount of data in two dimensions: the route, the number of soldiers, the temperature, the dates, and more. I’d seen the map before I attended the seminar, but what I hadn’t realized until Tufte said it is that Napoleon’s name doesn’t appear anywhere on the map — Minard thought Napoleon a dictator and did not want to memorialize or glorify him in any way.
As always, the Wenchly recommendations add more to my list of books TBR, not that the list wasn’t already long enough to last into the next decade. But I did want to say that I have four of Edward Tufte’s books and went to a one-day seminar he led. You’d think that the topic of how to present data would be dry, but he kept our minds engaged and our bodies in our seats all day. As authors who write about the Regency and the Napoleonic Wars, you’d be happy to know that one of Tufte’s favorite graphics is Charles Joseph Minard’s flow map of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, published in 1869. It has an enormous amount of data in two dimensions: the route, the number of soldiers, the temperature, the dates, and more. I’d seen the map before I attended the seminar, but what I hadn’t realized until Tufte said it is that Napoleon’s name doesn’t appear anywhere on the map — Minard thought Napoleon a dictator and did not want to memorialize or glorify him in any way.
As always, the Wenchly recommendations add more to my list of books TBR, not that the list wasn’t already long enough to last into the next decade. But I did want to say that I have four of Edward Tufte’s books and went to a one-day seminar he led. You’d think that the topic of how to present data would be dry, but he kept our minds engaged and our bodies in our seats all day. As authors who write about the Regency and the Napoleonic Wars, you’d be happy to know that one of Tufte’s favorite graphics is Charles Joseph Minard’s flow map of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, published in 1869. It has an enormous amount of data in two dimensions: the route, the number of soldiers, the temperature, the dates, and more. I’d seen the map before I attended the seminar, but what I hadn’t realized until Tufte said it is that Napoleon’s name doesn’t appear anywhere on the map — Minard thought Napoleon a dictator and did not want to memorialize or glorify him in any way.
I am re-Reading maya angelo – I know why the caged bird sings. Then I have to take a side trip and read a couple books I got behind in a series I try to read, I suspect very few people know of this author….Vinnie Hansen writes murder mysteries.
I am re-Reading maya angelo – I know why the caged bird sings. Then I have to take a side trip and read a couple books I got behind in a series I try to read, I suspect very few people know of this author….Vinnie Hansen writes murder mysteries.
I am re-Reading maya angelo – I know why the caged bird sings. Then I have to take a side trip and read a couple books I got behind in a series I try to read, I suspect very few people know of this author….Vinnie Hansen writes murder mysteries.
I am re-Reading maya angelo – I know why the caged bird sings. Then I have to take a side trip and read a couple books I got behind in a series I try to read, I suspect very few people know of this author….Vinnie Hansen writes murder mysteries.
I am re-Reading maya angelo – I know why the caged bird sings. Then I have to take a side trip and read a couple books I got behind in a series I try to read, I suspect very few people know of this author….Vinnie Hansen writes murder mysteries.
A belated happy anniversary to the wenches ! I have been away sailing down the Canal du Midi in the rather chilly and soggy south of France – knew I should not have bought more suntan lotion ! But I did decimate the TBR list ! I read Amanda Quick’s Crystal Gardens the first in her Ladies of Lantern Street trilogy a mixture of the paranormal and victorian mystery I didn’t take the second book so that is still waiting.I read very quickly and with great relish Anne’s Winter Bride (for some reason although it was pre-ordered it only arrived just before I went)Great story I loved Freddie !Then I was re reading several Georgette Heyer regencies Katie Ffordes newest offering and a book by Lucy Diamond where I disliked intensely all three heroines and only finished because I was running out of books!
I have nowing up with all the blogs I have missed ! spent three evenings catch
A belated happy anniversary to the wenches ! I have been away sailing down the Canal du Midi in the rather chilly and soggy south of France – knew I should not have bought more suntan lotion ! But I did decimate the TBR list ! I read Amanda Quick’s Crystal Gardens the first in her Ladies of Lantern Street trilogy a mixture of the paranormal and victorian mystery I didn’t take the second book so that is still waiting.I read very quickly and with great relish Anne’s Winter Bride (for some reason although it was pre-ordered it only arrived just before I went)Great story I loved Freddie !Then I was re reading several Georgette Heyer regencies Katie Ffordes newest offering and a book by Lucy Diamond where I disliked intensely all three heroines and only finished because I was running out of books!
I have nowing up with all the blogs I have missed ! spent three evenings catch
A belated happy anniversary to the wenches ! I have been away sailing down the Canal du Midi in the rather chilly and soggy south of France – knew I should not have bought more suntan lotion ! But I did decimate the TBR list ! I read Amanda Quick’s Crystal Gardens the first in her Ladies of Lantern Street trilogy a mixture of the paranormal and victorian mystery I didn’t take the second book so that is still waiting.I read very quickly and with great relish Anne’s Winter Bride (for some reason although it was pre-ordered it only arrived just before I went)Great story I loved Freddie !Then I was re reading several Georgette Heyer regencies Katie Ffordes newest offering and a book by Lucy Diamond where I disliked intensely all three heroines and only finished because I was running out of books!
I have nowing up with all the blogs I have missed ! spent three evenings catch
A belated happy anniversary to the wenches ! I have been away sailing down the Canal du Midi in the rather chilly and soggy south of France – knew I should not have bought more suntan lotion ! But I did decimate the TBR list ! I read Amanda Quick’s Crystal Gardens the first in her Ladies of Lantern Street trilogy a mixture of the paranormal and victorian mystery I didn’t take the second book so that is still waiting.I read very quickly and with great relish Anne’s Winter Bride (for some reason although it was pre-ordered it only arrived just before I went)Great story I loved Freddie !Then I was re reading several Georgette Heyer regencies Katie Ffordes newest offering and a book by Lucy Diamond where I disliked intensely all three heroines and only finished because I was running out of books!
I have nowing up with all the blogs I have missed ! spent three evenings catch
A belated happy anniversary to the wenches ! I have been away sailing down the Canal du Midi in the rather chilly and soggy south of France – knew I should not have bought more suntan lotion ! But I did decimate the TBR list ! I read Amanda Quick’s Crystal Gardens the first in her Ladies of Lantern Street trilogy a mixture of the paranormal and victorian mystery I didn’t take the second book so that is still waiting.I read very quickly and with great relish Anne’s Winter Bride (for some reason although it was pre-ordered it only arrived just before I went)Great story I loved Freddie !Then I was re reading several Georgette Heyer regencies Katie Ffordes newest offering and a book by Lucy Diamond where I disliked intensely all three heroines and only finished because I was running out of books!
I have nowing up with all the blogs I have missed ! spent three evenings catch
Me again I think the cursor on my computor is still on holiday – what I said was — I have just spent nearly three evenings catching up with the blogs I missed !!Keep up the good work !
Me again I think the cursor on my computor is still on holiday – what I said was — I have just spent nearly three evenings catching up with the blogs I missed !!Keep up the good work !
Me again I think the cursor on my computor is still on holiday – what I said was — I have just spent nearly three evenings catching up with the blogs I missed !!Keep up the good work !
Me again I think the cursor on my computor is still on holiday – what I said was — I have just spent nearly three evenings catching up with the blogs I missed !!Keep up the good work !
Me again I think the cursor on my computor is still on holiday – what I said was — I have just spent nearly three evenings catching up with the blogs I missed !!Keep up the good work !
So glad you’re enjoying the Wenchly books, Jeannette! And there’s a new Peter Wimsey coming out? Oh my, oh my…off to hunt. Thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying the Wenchly books, Jeannette! And there’s a new Peter Wimsey coming out? Oh my, oh my…off to hunt. Thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying the Wenchly books, Jeannette! And there’s a new Peter Wimsey coming out? Oh my, oh my…off to hunt. Thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying the Wenchly books, Jeannette! And there’s a new Peter Wimsey coming out? Oh my, oh my…off to hunt. Thank you!
So glad you’re enjoying the Wenchly books, Jeannette! And there’s a new Peter Wimsey coming out? Oh my, oh my…off to hunt. Thank you!
Sad but beautiful reading!
I’ve not heard of Vinnie Hansen though. Worth checking out?
Sad but beautiful reading!
I’ve not heard of Vinnie Hansen though. Worth checking out?
Sad but beautiful reading!
I’ve not heard of Vinnie Hansen though. Worth checking out?
Sad but beautiful reading!
I’ve not heard of Vinnie Hansen though. Worth checking out?
Sad but beautiful reading!
I’ve not heard of Vinnie Hansen though. Worth checking out?
What a lovely trip, even if cold and soggy! A chance to catch up on the toppling TBR pile is never a bad thing. And I totally approve of your reading choices. I just finished the second of the Ladies of Lantern Street series. Entertaining!
What a lovely trip, even if cold and soggy! A chance to catch up on the toppling TBR pile is never a bad thing. And I totally approve of your reading choices. I just finished the second of the Ladies of Lantern Street series. Entertaining!
What a lovely trip, even if cold and soggy! A chance to catch up on the toppling TBR pile is never a bad thing. And I totally approve of your reading choices. I just finished the second of the Ladies of Lantern Street series. Entertaining!
What a lovely trip, even if cold and soggy! A chance to catch up on the toppling TBR pile is never a bad thing. And I totally approve of your reading choices. I just finished the second of the Ladies of Lantern Street series. Entertaining!
What a lovely trip, even if cold and soggy! A chance to catch up on the toppling TBR pile is never a bad thing. And I totally approve of your reading choices. I just finished the second of the Ladies of Lantern Street series. Entertaining!
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We like to keep our readers amused.
We like to keep our readers amused.
We like to keep our readers amused.
We like to keep our readers amused.
Among the books I’ve read this month, I’d mention ‘The Windflower’ by Laura London (T&ShCurtis) which is a classic that I had not the opportunity to read until its digital release.
But the most impressive book I’ve read this month is Kinsale’s ‘For My Lady’s Heart’. Just awesome.
Among the books I’ve read this month, I’d mention ‘The Windflower’ by Laura London (T&ShCurtis) which is a classic that I had not the opportunity to read until its digital release.
But the most impressive book I’ve read this month is Kinsale’s ‘For My Lady’s Heart’. Just awesome.
Among the books I’ve read this month, I’d mention ‘The Windflower’ by Laura London (T&ShCurtis) which is a classic that I had not the opportunity to read until its digital release.
But the most impressive book I’ve read this month is Kinsale’s ‘For My Lady’s Heart’. Just awesome.
Among the books I’ve read this month, I’d mention ‘The Windflower’ by Laura London (T&ShCurtis) which is a classic that I had not the opportunity to read until its digital release.
But the most impressive book I’ve read this month is Kinsale’s ‘For My Lady’s Heart’. Just awesome.
Among the books I’ve read this month, I’d mention ‘The Windflower’ by Laura London (T&ShCurtis) which is a classic that I had not the opportunity to read until its digital release.
But the most impressive book I’ve read this month is Kinsale’s ‘For My Lady’s Heart’. Just awesome.
I’ve been taking recommendations from blogs for the most part because I’ve been discovering new authors and different styles of telling stories.
I’ve read three of Carla Kelly’s books. First, Libby’s London Merchant which had a surprising matching of the hero to the heroine. The disappointed suitor gets his happy ending in One Good Turn. Kelly takes up the issue of class in The Lady’s Companion, where the heroine’s head is turned by the bailiff. Her writing takes me back to the Signet Regencies I loved as a teenager.
I’m behind on Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords. I thoroughly enjoyed Trenton, Lord of Loss. The romance is a gently friendly pairing of a widower and his neighborhood widow. The drama comes when Trenton tries to unravel the mystery of who might be trying to kill him and his need to overcome the demons of his upbringing.
I think I have mentioned Emma Jane Hollaway’s Baskerville Affair (3 vols), a fun blend of steam punk, death magic, and Sherlock Holmes. There’s three different romances that arc across all three books where the characters have to figure out what love is and what it isn’t. Disillusionment, temptation, and captivity are themes as well as the exploration of the idea that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I’ve been taking recommendations from blogs for the most part because I’ve been discovering new authors and different styles of telling stories.
I’ve read three of Carla Kelly’s books. First, Libby’s London Merchant which had a surprising matching of the hero to the heroine. The disappointed suitor gets his happy ending in One Good Turn. Kelly takes up the issue of class in The Lady’s Companion, where the heroine’s head is turned by the bailiff. Her writing takes me back to the Signet Regencies I loved as a teenager.
I’m behind on Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords. I thoroughly enjoyed Trenton, Lord of Loss. The romance is a gently friendly pairing of a widower and his neighborhood widow. The drama comes when Trenton tries to unravel the mystery of who might be trying to kill him and his need to overcome the demons of his upbringing.
I think I have mentioned Emma Jane Hollaway’s Baskerville Affair (3 vols), a fun blend of steam punk, death magic, and Sherlock Holmes. There’s three different romances that arc across all three books where the characters have to figure out what love is and what it isn’t. Disillusionment, temptation, and captivity are themes as well as the exploration of the idea that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I’ve been taking recommendations from blogs for the most part because I’ve been discovering new authors and different styles of telling stories.
I’ve read three of Carla Kelly’s books. First, Libby’s London Merchant which had a surprising matching of the hero to the heroine. The disappointed suitor gets his happy ending in One Good Turn. Kelly takes up the issue of class in The Lady’s Companion, where the heroine’s head is turned by the bailiff. Her writing takes me back to the Signet Regencies I loved as a teenager.
I’m behind on Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords. I thoroughly enjoyed Trenton, Lord of Loss. The romance is a gently friendly pairing of a widower and his neighborhood widow. The drama comes when Trenton tries to unravel the mystery of who might be trying to kill him and his need to overcome the demons of his upbringing.
I think I have mentioned Emma Jane Hollaway’s Baskerville Affair (3 vols), a fun blend of steam punk, death magic, and Sherlock Holmes. There’s three different romances that arc across all three books where the characters have to figure out what love is and what it isn’t. Disillusionment, temptation, and captivity are themes as well as the exploration of the idea that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I’ve been taking recommendations from blogs for the most part because I’ve been discovering new authors and different styles of telling stories.
I’ve read three of Carla Kelly’s books. First, Libby’s London Merchant which had a surprising matching of the hero to the heroine. The disappointed suitor gets his happy ending in One Good Turn. Kelly takes up the issue of class in The Lady’s Companion, where the heroine’s head is turned by the bailiff. Her writing takes me back to the Signet Regencies I loved as a teenager.
I’m behind on Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords. I thoroughly enjoyed Trenton, Lord of Loss. The romance is a gently friendly pairing of a widower and his neighborhood widow. The drama comes when Trenton tries to unravel the mystery of who might be trying to kill him and his need to overcome the demons of his upbringing.
I think I have mentioned Emma Jane Hollaway’s Baskerville Affair (3 vols), a fun blend of steam punk, death magic, and Sherlock Holmes. There’s three different romances that arc across all three books where the characters have to figure out what love is and what it isn’t. Disillusionment, temptation, and captivity are themes as well as the exploration of the idea that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I’ve been taking recommendations from blogs for the most part because I’ve been discovering new authors and different styles of telling stories.
I’ve read three of Carla Kelly’s books. First, Libby’s London Merchant which had a surprising matching of the hero to the heroine. The disappointed suitor gets his happy ending in One Good Turn. Kelly takes up the issue of class in The Lady’s Companion, where the heroine’s head is turned by the bailiff. Her writing takes me back to the Signet Regencies I loved as a teenager.
I’m behind on Grace Burrowes’ Lonely Lords. I thoroughly enjoyed Trenton, Lord of Loss. The romance is a gently friendly pairing of a widower and his neighborhood widow. The drama comes when Trenton tries to unravel the mystery of who might be trying to kill him and his need to overcome the demons of his upbringing.
I think I have mentioned Emma Jane Hollaway’s Baskerville Affair (3 vols), a fun blend of steam punk, death magic, and Sherlock Holmes. There’s three different romances that arc across all three books where the characters have to figure out what love is and what it isn’t. Disillusionment, temptation, and captivity are themes as well as the exploration of the idea that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I haven’t read Windflower since it came out. May be time to renew my acquaintance. And Kinsale is just awesome, period.
I haven’t read Windflower since it came out. May be time to renew my acquaintance. And Kinsale is just awesome, period.
I haven’t read Windflower since it came out. May be time to renew my acquaintance. And Kinsale is just awesome, period.
I haven’t read Windflower since it came out. May be time to renew my acquaintance. And Kinsale is just awesome, period.
I haven’t read Windflower since it came out. May be time to renew my acquaintance. And Kinsale is just awesome, period.
What I love about these recommendations that I can tell by the books you’re loving, that I love your taste. So now I’ve added Hollaway to my list, thank you!
What I love about these recommendations that I can tell by the books you’re loving, that I love your taste. So now I’ve added Hollaway to my list, thank you!
What I love about these recommendations that I can tell by the books you’re loving, that I love your taste. So now I’ve added Hollaway to my list, thank you!
What I love about these recommendations that I can tell by the books you’re loving, that I love your taste. So now I’ve added Hollaway to my list, thank you!
What I love about these recommendations that I can tell by the books you’re loving, that I love your taste. So now I’ve added Hollaway to my list, thank you!
Haven’t read Judith Arnold, but she sounds great. And I’m glad Nicola mentioned Deborah Crombie. I keep meaning to start that series!
Haven’t read Judith Arnold, but she sounds great. And I’m glad Nicola mentioned Deborah Crombie. I keep meaning to start that series!
Haven’t read Judith Arnold, but she sounds great. And I’m glad Nicola mentioned Deborah Crombie. I keep meaning to start that series!
Haven’t read Judith Arnold, but she sounds great. And I’m glad Nicola mentioned Deborah Crombie. I keep meaning to start that series!
Haven’t read Judith Arnold, but she sounds great. And I’m glad Nicola mentioned Deborah Crombie. I keep meaning to start that series!
Oh, Patti, that’s fabulous that you saw him in person. The book really has some provocative ideas on how we see information—I’m finding it really fascinating
Oh, Patti, that’s fabulous that you saw him in person. The book really has some provocative ideas on how we see information—I’m finding it really fascinating
Oh, Patti, that’s fabulous that you saw him in person. The book really has some provocative ideas on how we see information—I’m finding it really fascinating
Oh, Patti, that’s fabulous that you saw him in person. The book really has some provocative ideas on how we see information—I’m finding it really fascinating
Oh, Patti, that’s fabulous that you saw him in person. The book really has some provocative ideas on how we see information—I’m finding it really fascinating
jeanette, I enjoy Walsh’s Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane continuation too. She does a very good job at keeping the stories true to character.
jeanette, I enjoy Walsh’s Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane continuation too. She does a very good job at keeping the stories true to character.
jeanette, I enjoy Walsh’s Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane continuation too. She does a very good job at keeping the stories true to character.
jeanette, I enjoy Walsh’s Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane continuation too. She does a very good job at keeping the stories true to character.
jeanette, I enjoy Walsh’s Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane continuation too. She does a very good job at keeping the stories true to character.
Oh, Susan, how fun that you know Tufte’s work and have heard him in action. One of his books is dedicated to one of the professors I had in grad school in graphic design. She was an amazing designer and very cerebral in her approach. I now understand more of the concepts she was thinking about. (Sometimes I sigh that great educational experiences are wasted on the young. I would love to go back to school now!)
Oh, Susan, how fun that you know Tufte’s work and have heard him in action. One of his books is dedicated to one of the professors I had in grad school in graphic design. She was an amazing designer and very cerebral in her approach. I now understand more of the concepts she was thinking about. (Sometimes I sigh that great educational experiences are wasted on the young. I would love to go back to school now!)
Oh, Susan, how fun that you know Tufte’s work and have heard him in action. One of his books is dedicated to one of the professors I had in grad school in graphic design. She was an amazing designer and very cerebral in her approach. I now understand more of the concepts she was thinking about. (Sometimes I sigh that great educational experiences are wasted on the young. I would love to go back to school now!)
Oh, Susan, how fun that you know Tufte’s work and have heard him in action. One of his books is dedicated to one of the professors I had in grad school in graphic design. She was an amazing designer and very cerebral in her approach. I now understand more of the concepts she was thinking about. (Sometimes I sigh that great educational experiences are wasted on the young. I would love to go back to school now!)
Oh, Susan, how fun that you know Tufte’s work and have heard him in action. One of his books is dedicated to one of the professors I had in grad school in graphic design. She was an amazing designer and very cerebral in her approach. I now understand more of the concepts she was thinking about. (Sometimes I sigh that great educational experiences are wasted on the young. I would love to go back to school now!)
Thanks for the recommendation of Hollaway, Shannon. I don’t read a lot of steampunk, but really enjoy it when I do. These sound great!
Thanks for the recommendation of Hollaway, Shannon. I don’t read a lot of steampunk, but really enjoy it when I do. These sound great!
Thanks for the recommendation of Hollaway, Shannon. I don’t read a lot of steampunk, but really enjoy it when I do. These sound great!
Thanks for the recommendation of Hollaway, Shannon. I don’t read a lot of steampunk, but really enjoy it when I do. These sound great!
Thanks for the recommendation of Hollaway, Shannon. I don’t read a lot of steampunk, but really enjoy it when I do. These sound great!
I have read Judith Arnold and really enjoy her style. Haven’t read this one, though, so it’s going on the list. . .
I have read Judith Arnold and really enjoy her style. Haven’t read this one, though, so it’s going on the list. . .
I have read Judith Arnold and really enjoy her style. Haven’t read this one, though, so it’s going on the list. . .
I have read Judith Arnold and really enjoy her style. Haven’t read this one, though, so it’s going on the list. . .
I have read Judith Arnold and really enjoy her style. Haven’t read this one, though, so it’s going on the list. . .
Susan, this sounds fascinating. Thanks. And now I’m also interested in Minard.
Susan, this sounds fascinating. Thanks. And now I’m also interested in Minard.
Susan, this sounds fascinating. Thanks. And now I’m also interested in Minard.
Susan, this sounds fascinating. Thanks. And now I’m also interested in Minard.
Susan, this sounds fascinating. Thanks. And now I’m also interested in Minard.
Thanks Jo — I’m so glad you liked my Freddy. I’ve also been enjoying the Amanda Quick/JAK paranormal series. I hope the sun comes out for you soon.
Thanks Jo — I’m so glad you liked my Freddy. I’ve also been enjoying the Amanda Quick/JAK paranormal series. I hope the sun comes out for you soon.
Thanks Jo — I’m so glad you liked my Freddy. I’ve also been enjoying the Amanda Quick/JAK paranormal series. I hope the sun comes out for you soon.
Thanks Jo — I’m so glad you liked my Freddy. I’ve also been enjoying the Amanda Quick/JAK paranormal series. I hope the sun comes out for you soon.
Thanks Jo — I’m so glad you liked my Freddy. I’ve also been enjoying the Amanda Quick/JAK paranormal series. I hope the sun comes out for you soon.
Shannon I’m a big fan of Carla Kelly, too. And I’ve also been reading Grace Burrowes — but not Trenton, though he has appeared in the book I’m reading now. I haven’t read Hollaway, though she’s been recommended to me and I know I meant to try her. I enjoy steampunk and love the Sherlock Holmes connection, so it’s going on the list.
Shannon I’m a big fan of Carla Kelly, too. And I’ve also been reading Grace Burrowes — but not Trenton, though he has appeared in the book I’m reading now. I haven’t read Hollaway, though she’s been recommended to me and I know I meant to try her. I enjoy steampunk and love the Sherlock Holmes connection, so it’s going on the list.
Shannon I’m a big fan of Carla Kelly, too. And I’ve also been reading Grace Burrowes — but not Trenton, though he has appeared in the book I’m reading now. I haven’t read Hollaway, though she’s been recommended to me and I know I meant to try her. I enjoy steampunk and love the Sherlock Holmes connection, so it’s going on the list.
Shannon I’m a big fan of Carla Kelly, too. And I’ve also been reading Grace Burrowes — but not Trenton, though he has appeared in the book I’m reading now. I haven’t read Hollaway, though she’s been recommended to me and I know I meant to try her. I enjoy steampunk and love the Sherlock Holmes connection, so it’s going on the list.
Shannon I’m a big fan of Carla Kelly, too. And I’ve also been reading Grace Burrowes — but not Trenton, though he has appeared in the book I’m reading now. I haven’t read Hollaway, though she’s been recommended to me and I know I meant to try her. I enjoy steampunk and love the Sherlock Holmes connection, so it’s going on the list.
I just have generous friends. ( Though I try to not abuse their generosity.) 😀
I just have generous friends. ( Though I try to not abuse their generosity.) 😀
I just have generous friends. ( Though I try to not abuse their generosity.) 😀
I just have generous friends. ( Though I try to not abuse their generosity.) 😀
I just have generous friends. ( Though I try to not abuse their generosity.) 😀
I’ve been having a wonderful run of great books. I loved The Winter Bride, count me as another Freddy fan. I read Jo’s book, A Shocking Delight, and really enjoyed that too. It was so much fun to see the Rogues again! I just finished C.S. Harris’s latest Sebastian St. Cyr mystery, “Why Kings Confess”, great mystery and Hero finally has her baby! I discovered an excellent new author of Victorian mysteries, Ann Granger, the first book in her series is called “The Companion”, highly recommended. I also read “The Duchess Hunt” which is the first in a new series by Jennifer Haymore. It has a very well worn plot premise, a romance between a Duke and a heroine in the servant class, but it was made unique by the strong friendship between the H&h, the unusual family dynamics, and a mystery/blackmail subplot.
I’ve been having a wonderful run of great books. I loved The Winter Bride, count me as another Freddy fan. I read Jo’s book, A Shocking Delight, and really enjoyed that too. It was so much fun to see the Rogues again! I just finished C.S. Harris’s latest Sebastian St. Cyr mystery, “Why Kings Confess”, great mystery and Hero finally has her baby! I discovered an excellent new author of Victorian mysteries, Ann Granger, the first book in her series is called “The Companion”, highly recommended. I also read “The Duchess Hunt” which is the first in a new series by Jennifer Haymore. It has a very well worn plot premise, a romance between a Duke and a heroine in the servant class, but it was made unique by the strong friendship between the H&h, the unusual family dynamics, and a mystery/blackmail subplot.
I’ve been having a wonderful run of great books. I loved The Winter Bride, count me as another Freddy fan. I read Jo’s book, A Shocking Delight, and really enjoyed that too. It was so much fun to see the Rogues again! I just finished C.S. Harris’s latest Sebastian St. Cyr mystery, “Why Kings Confess”, great mystery and Hero finally has her baby! I discovered an excellent new author of Victorian mysteries, Ann Granger, the first book in her series is called “The Companion”, highly recommended. I also read “The Duchess Hunt” which is the first in a new series by Jennifer Haymore. It has a very well worn plot premise, a romance between a Duke and a heroine in the servant class, but it was made unique by the strong friendship between the H&h, the unusual family dynamics, and a mystery/blackmail subplot.
I’ve been having a wonderful run of great books. I loved The Winter Bride, count me as another Freddy fan. I read Jo’s book, A Shocking Delight, and really enjoyed that too. It was so much fun to see the Rogues again! I just finished C.S. Harris’s latest Sebastian St. Cyr mystery, “Why Kings Confess”, great mystery and Hero finally has her baby! I discovered an excellent new author of Victorian mysteries, Ann Granger, the first book in her series is called “The Companion”, highly recommended. I also read “The Duchess Hunt” which is the first in a new series by Jennifer Haymore. It has a very well worn plot premise, a romance between a Duke and a heroine in the servant class, but it was made unique by the strong friendship between the H&h, the unusual family dynamics, and a mystery/blackmail subplot.
I’ve been having a wonderful run of great books. I loved The Winter Bride, count me as another Freddy fan. I read Jo’s book, A Shocking Delight, and really enjoyed that too. It was so much fun to see the Rogues again! I just finished C.S. Harris’s latest Sebastian St. Cyr mystery, “Why Kings Confess”, great mystery and Hero finally has her baby! I discovered an excellent new author of Victorian mysteries, Ann Granger, the first book in her series is called “The Companion”, highly recommended. I also read “The Duchess Hunt” which is the first in a new series by Jennifer Haymore. It has a very well worn plot premise, a romance between a Duke and a heroine in the servant class, but it was made unique by the strong friendship between the H&h, the unusual family dynamics, and a mystery/blackmail subplot.
Impressive list, Karin! I love hearing how many enjoy a beta hero like adorable Freddy. Gives me hope for the future!
I think my TBR pile is about to topple now.
Impressive list, Karin! I love hearing how many enjoy a beta hero like adorable Freddy. Gives me hope for the future!
I think my TBR pile is about to topple now.
Impressive list, Karin! I love hearing how many enjoy a beta hero like adorable Freddy. Gives me hope for the future!
I think my TBR pile is about to topple now.
Impressive list, Karin! I love hearing how many enjoy a beta hero like adorable Freddy. Gives me hope for the future!
I think my TBR pile is about to topple now.
Impressive list, Karin! I love hearing how many enjoy a beta hero like adorable Freddy. Gives me hope for the future!
I think my TBR pile is about to topple now.
Sorry to hear of Mary Stewart’s death. Loved her books and still re-read from time to time.
Another favorite was Helen MacInnes, a must read before that Delphi visit.
This month has been mostly non-fiction, of the most depressing kind. Time to pull out some of those old favorites.
Sorry to hear of Mary Stewart’s death. Loved her books and still re-read from time to time.
Another favorite was Helen MacInnes, a must read before that Delphi visit.
This month has been mostly non-fiction, of the most depressing kind. Time to pull out some of those old favorites.
Sorry to hear of Mary Stewart’s death. Loved her books and still re-read from time to time.
Another favorite was Helen MacInnes, a must read before that Delphi visit.
This month has been mostly non-fiction, of the most depressing kind. Time to pull out some of those old favorites.
Sorry to hear of Mary Stewart’s death. Loved her books and still re-read from time to time.
Another favorite was Helen MacInnes, a must read before that Delphi visit.
This month has been mostly non-fiction, of the most depressing kind. Time to pull out some of those old favorites.
Sorry to hear of Mary Stewart’s death. Loved her books and still re-read from time to time.
Another favorite was Helen MacInnes, a must read before that Delphi visit.
This month has been mostly non-fiction, of the most depressing kind. Time to pull out some of those old favorites.
Karin, I love the Sebastian St. Cyr series too. Thanks for the recommendation of Ann Granger. Will definitely check them out. The TBR pile is rising to frightening heights!
Karin, I love the Sebastian St. Cyr series too. Thanks for the recommendation of Ann Granger. Will definitely check them out. The TBR pile is rising to frightening heights!
Karin, I love the Sebastian St. Cyr series too. Thanks for the recommendation of Ann Granger. Will definitely check them out. The TBR pile is rising to frightening heights!
Karin, I love the Sebastian St. Cyr series too. Thanks for the recommendation of Ann Granger. Will definitely check them out. The TBR pile is rising to frightening heights!
Karin, I love the Sebastian St. Cyr series too. Thanks for the recommendation of Ann Granger. Will definitely check them out. The TBR pile is rising to frightening heights!
Liz, comfort reads are always welcome, IMO!
Liz, comfort reads are always welcome, IMO!
Liz, comfort reads are always welcome, IMO!
Liz, comfort reads are always welcome, IMO!
Liz, comfort reads are always welcome, IMO!
JEANNETTE–
A new Jill Paton Walsh Lord Peter book is coming out? SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JEANNETTE–
A new Jill Paton Walsh Lord Peter book is coming out? SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JEANNETTE–
A new Jill Paton Walsh Lord Peter book is coming out? SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JEANNETTE–
A new Jill Paton Walsh Lord Peter book is coming out? SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JEANNETTE–
A new Jill Paton Walsh Lord Peter book is coming out? SIGN ME UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll be taking these are recommendations to add to my to-read list. 🙂
I’m currently reading several books – The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (which I do not think I will finish before it’s due back at the library), Marilyn Monroe’s autobiography My Story, and I’m considering going back to The Brothers Karamazov by Frydor Dostoevsky. I read to about 1/3 of the book then stopped, for its length, really, but I feel the urge to finish it now.
I’ll be taking these are recommendations to add to my to-read list. 🙂
I’m currently reading several books – The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (which I do not think I will finish before it’s due back at the library), Marilyn Monroe’s autobiography My Story, and I’m considering going back to The Brothers Karamazov by Frydor Dostoevsky. I read to about 1/3 of the book then stopped, for its length, really, but I feel the urge to finish it now.
I’ll be taking these are recommendations to add to my to-read list. 🙂
I’m currently reading several books – The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (which I do not think I will finish before it’s due back at the library), Marilyn Monroe’s autobiography My Story, and I’m considering going back to The Brothers Karamazov by Frydor Dostoevsky. I read to about 1/3 of the book then stopped, for its length, really, but I feel the urge to finish it now.
I’ll be taking these are recommendations to add to my to-read list. 🙂
I’m currently reading several books – The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (which I do not think I will finish before it’s due back at the library), Marilyn Monroe’s autobiography My Story, and I’m considering going back to The Brothers Karamazov by Frydor Dostoevsky. I read to about 1/3 of the book then stopped, for its length, really, but I feel the urge to finish it now.
I’ll be taking these are recommendations to add to my to-read list. 🙂
I’m currently reading several books – The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (which I do not think I will finish before it’s due back at the library), Marilyn Monroe’s autobiography My Story, and I’m considering going back to The Brothers Karamazov by Frydor Dostoevsky. I read to about 1/3 of the book then stopped, for its length, really, but I feel the urge to finish it now.
I read the Russians when I was young. I would definitely not have the patience now. Oscar Wilde on the other hand…really needs to be read aloud.;)
I read the Russians when I was young. I would definitely not have the patience now. Oscar Wilde on the other hand…really needs to be read aloud.;)
I read the Russians when I was young. I would definitely not have the patience now. Oscar Wilde on the other hand…really needs to be read aloud.;)
I read the Russians when I was young. I would definitely not have the patience now. Oscar Wilde on the other hand…really needs to be read aloud.;)
I read the Russians when I was young. I would definitely not have the patience now. Oscar Wilde on the other hand…really needs to be read aloud.;)
I have liked all the early Carla Kelly books I’ve read; you mention The Lady’s Companion, which is a special favorite of mine. I have a review at Regency Retro Reads – http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/retroread02.htm#53 Another that sticks in my memory is Summer Campaign. Kelly gave me a real sense of living in another century, with attitudes, surroundings, values and options of that time. She has been criticized for minor errors of fact, but there’s so much that’s right about her early books that I don’t care 🙂
I have liked all the early Carla Kelly books I’ve read; you mention The Lady’s Companion, which is a special favorite of mine. I have a review at Regency Retro Reads – http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/retroread02.htm#53 Another that sticks in my memory is Summer Campaign. Kelly gave me a real sense of living in another century, with attitudes, surroundings, values and options of that time. She has been criticized for minor errors of fact, but there’s so much that’s right about her early books that I don’t care 🙂
I have liked all the early Carla Kelly books I’ve read; you mention The Lady’s Companion, which is a special favorite of mine. I have a review at Regency Retro Reads – http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/retroread02.htm#53 Another that sticks in my memory is Summer Campaign. Kelly gave me a real sense of living in another century, with attitudes, surroundings, values and options of that time. She has been criticized for minor errors of fact, but there’s so much that’s right about her early books that I don’t care 🙂
I have liked all the early Carla Kelly books I’ve read; you mention The Lady’s Companion, which is a special favorite of mine. I have a review at Regency Retro Reads – http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/retroread02.htm#53 Another that sticks in my memory is Summer Campaign. Kelly gave me a real sense of living in another century, with attitudes, surroundings, values and options of that time. She has been criticized for minor errors of fact, but there’s so much that’s right about her early books that I don’t care 🙂
I have liked all the early Carla Kelly books I’ve read; you mention The Lady’s Companion, which is a special favorite of mine. I have a review at Regency Retro Reads – http://hibiscus-sinensis.com/regency/retroread02.htm#53 Another that sticks in my memory is Summer Campaign. Kelly gave me a real sense of living in another century, with attitudes, surroundings, values and options of that time. She has been criticized for minor errors of fact, but there’s so much that’s right about her early books that I don’t care 🙂
I don’t know that I’ve read anything in the past couple of weeks that would interest this group, except for some vintage regencies that I read for review — The Swynden Necklace (Mira Stables), The Unwavering Miss Winslow (Emma Lange), An Advantageous Marriage (Alice Chetwynd Ley), The Nabob’s Ward (Evelyn Richardson) and The Vengeful Viscount (Leigh Haskell). I’m halfway through A Woman of Consequence by Anna Dean, and have the one after that out where I can see it 🙂 — I think she catches the Jane Austen era better than anybody I’ve encountered so far, with its different attitudes and the problems they could cause an intelligent woman. Other than that, I’m waiting on the upcoming releases from Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney.
I don’t know that I’ve read anything in the past couple of weeks that would interest this group, except for some vintage regencies that I read for review — The Swynden Necklace (Mira Stables), The Unwavering Miss Winslow (Emma Lange), An Advantageous Marriage (Alice Chetwynd Ley), The Nabob’s Ward (Evelyn Richardson) and The Vengeful Viscount (Leigh Haskell). I’m halfway through A Woman of Consequence by Anna Dean, and have the one after that out where I can see it 🙂 — I think she catches the Jane Austen era better than anybody I’ve encountered so far, with its different attitudes and the problems they could cause an intelligent woman. Other than that, I’m waiting on the upcoming releases from Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney.
I don’t know that I’ve read anything in the past couple of weeks that would interest this group, except for some vintage regencies that I read for review — The Swynden Necklace (Mira Stables), The Unwavering Miss Winslow (Emma Lange), An Advantageous Marriage (Alice Chetwynd Ley), The Nabob’s Ward (Evelyn Richardson) and The Vengeful Viscount (Leigh Haskell). I’m halfway through A Woman of Consequence by Anna Dean, and have the one after that out where I can see it 🙂 — I think she catches the Jane Austen era better than anybody I’ve encountered so far, with its different attitudes and the problems they could cause an intelligent woman. Other than that, I’m waiting on the upcoming releases from Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney.
I don’t know that I’ve read anything in the past couple of weeks that would interest this group, except for some vintage regencies that I read for review — The Swynden Necklace (Mira Stables), The Unwavering Miss Winslow (Emma Lange), An Advantageous Marriage (Alice Chetwynd Ley), The Nabob’s Ward (Evelyn Richardson) and The Vengeful Viscount (Leigh Haskell). I’m halfway through A Woman of Consequence by Anna Dean, and have the one after that out where I can see it 🙂 — I think she catches the Jane Austen era better than anybody I’ve encountered so far, with its different attitudes and the problems they could cause an intelligent woman. Other than that, I’m waiting on the upcoming releases from Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney.
I don’t know that I’ve read anything in the past couple of weeks that would interest this group, except for some vintage regencies that I read for review — The Swynden Necklace (Mira Stables), The Unwavering Miss Winslow (Emma Lange), An Advantageous Marriage (Alice Chetwynd Ley), The Nabob’s Ward (Evelyn Richardson) and The Vengeful Viscount (Leigh Haskell). I’m halfway through A Woman of Consequence by Anna Dean, and have the one after that out where I can see it 🙂 — I think she catches the Jane Austen era better than anybody I’ve encountered so far, with its different attitudes and the problems they could cause an intelligent woman. Other than that, I’m waiting on the upcoming releases from Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney.
I’ve been catching up on my historical TBR: Anne’s Winter Bride which I very much enjoyed, Eileen Dreyer’s Once A Rake, several Marjorie Farrells that I just discovered online(Red,Red Rose is on my keeper shelf). And I read A Shocking Delight by Jo Beverley, which has led to a re-read of related books – first the Georges, and now I’m almost through the Company of Rogues!
I’ve been catching up on my historical TBR: Anne’s Winter Bride which I very much enjoyed, Eileen Dreyer’s Once A Rake, several Marjorie Farrells that I just discovered online(Red,Red Rose is on my keeper shelf). And I read A Shocking Delight by Jo Beverley, which has led to a re-read of related books – first the Georges, and now I’m almost through the Company of Rogues!
I’ve been catching up on my historical TBR: Anne’s Winter Bride which I very much enjoyed, Eileen Dreyer’s Once A Rake, several Marjorie Farrells that I just discovered online(Red,Red Rose is on my keeper shelf). And I read A Shocking Delight by Jo Beverley, which has led to a re-read of related books – first the Georges, and now I’m almost through the Company of Rogues!
I’ve been catching up on my historical TBR: Anne’s Winter Bride which I very much enjoyed, Eileen Dreyer’s Once A Rake, several Marjorie Farrells that I just discovered online(Red,Red Rose is on my keeper shelf). And I read A Shocking Delight by Jo Beverley, which has led to a re-read of related books – first the Georges, and now I’m almost through the Company of Rogues!
I’ve been catching up on my historical TBR: Anne’s Winter Bride which I very much enjoyed, Eileen Dreyer’s Once A Rake, several Marjorie Farrells that I just discovered online(Red,Red Rose is on my keeper shelf). And I read A Shocking Delight by Jo Beverley, which has led to a re-read of related books – first the Georges, and now I’m almost through the Company of Rogues!
Oh, I used to know Emma Lange. Are her books out in digital now? I need to replace my Regency library after we had to leave all the paper books behind. I’m trying to replace them!
Oh, I used to know Emma Lange. Are her books out in digital now? I need to replace my Regency library after we had to leave all the paper books behind. I’m trying to replace them!
Oh, I used to know Emma Lange. Are her books out in digital now? I need to replace my Regency library after we had to leave all the paper books behind. I’m trying to replace them!
Oh, I used to know Emma Lange. Are her books out in digital now? I need to replace my Regency library after we had to leave all the paper books behind. I’m trying to replace them!
Oh, I used to know Emma Lange. Are her books out in digital now? I need to replace my Regency library after we had to leave all the paper books behind. I’m trying to replace them!