false 184 607 262 true 5642429 read 8 true 3187081 currently-reading 337 true 3187080 to-read 410 false 4531220 my-books 77 false 4531392 book-reviews 23 false 4531239 library-book 10 false 4531245 must-get 2 false 4974089 e-books http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78672126 Fugitive: The Cat Star Chronicles #5 (Mass Market Paperback) by Cheryl Brooks
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78668900 A Christine Feehan Holiday Treasury (Includes: Christmas Series Trilogy) by Christine Feehan
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77703744 to: Hot and Irresistible (Paperback) by Dianne Castell
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Boy was this book one Hot and Irresistible book that I did not want to put down!! This is one of those books you need a fan nearby because it is fabulously HOT, HOT, HOT and have you guessing “whodunnit”. Ever have one of those hot dreams when you’re somewhere and this random HAWT HAWT man bumps into you, electricity is flying and you start passionately locking lips?! Oh yeah…that dream…Relive it AND help solve a mystery with Castell’s book Hot and Irresistible. I am DEFINITELY going to seek out Hot and Bothered by her now.
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77703692 to: Arabella (Paperback) by Georgette Heyer
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Thanks to SourceBooks for sending me a copy to review Georgette Heyer’s novel “Arabella”. Who knew that a completely innocent historical romance would have me reading it all in one afternoon and evening? I am ashamed to say I nearly put the book away when I found myself bored with background information after reading the first 3 chapters but glad I kept reading because as you can see from the excerpt above in chapter 4, it just gets good! Ms. Heyer brings together a man who’s tired of being hunted by fortune hunting ladies and a woman who refuses to allow this man to think that is what she is all about. So what does she have them do? Use each other for amusement and to achieve what they need without realizing how much they belong with the other until the end…A definite historical romance read that will have you smiling as you read it. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77277842 to: Wild Blue Under (Tritone Trilogy, #2) by Judi Fennell
Thanks to Hachette books for sending me the second in Fennell's trilogy. To read what I thought of the first one and check out my interview with Judi Fennell, go <a href-"http://tbfreviews.net/2009/05/25/judi-fennel-in-over-her-head-author-interview/">here</a>.

It just gets better and better in the Triton Trilogy. Lots of humor, imagination, and hot sexual tension amongst these pages. Not too much sex (but when it's there "by Gods" is it there!) and lots of adventure which will have you reminded of "The Little Mermaid" with it's talking birds and sea creatures. A fast read that will have you turning pages without realizing time has "swum" by so quickly. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67726823 to: Rick and Bubba's Guide to the Almost Nearly Perfect Marriage (Paperback) by Rick Burgess
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76977045 The Smartest Way to Save: Why You Can't Hang on to Money and What to Do About It (Paperback) by Heidi E. Clingen
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76976998 What Are You, Stupid? (Paperback) by Henry Shephard
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76976988 Crack the $$ Code: What Successful Men Know and You Don't (Yet) by Patricia Annino
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63060882 to: Mr. Darcy, Vampyre (Paperback) by Amanda Grange
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Amanda Grange's twist on Jane Austen's sequel to "Pride and Prejudice" was one of my first to read. I do have to admit the beginning was a little slow for me and it took nearly half way through the book to start getting into the story to see it unravel. But I now understand the need to create the life that once was for the many people in her story. Most of the story told of the historical past and it wasn't until towards the end that we officially learn of Mr. Darcy's past and current fate of what made him who he really was and the reason for his distance. I enjoyed the old Count in his castle and from the beginning I disliked Lady Catherine as Elizabeth did until I understood why she acted the way she did. Throughout the story I felt as if I was Elizabeth traveling to all the new places to meet all the different people who were long time friends and acquaintances of Darcy. But of course knowing me I think I would have been more persistent in seeking the truth instead of remaining so confused for so long. I felt sorry for Elizabeth for spending so much time in confusion during her "mysterious" wedding tour who wondered constantly if her husband truly loved her. There were times I wanted to shake her and tell her to "WAKE UP". But in the end you see the strong and unconditional love they had for each other.

I liked it but in the end I wanted more for what was to come for the Darcy's. I felt like I was at a frozen point like in Freeze Tag and needed the relief of going on.

If you're a lover of classic historical stories, love, and a bit of the paranormal, this book may be for you as Grange ties them together in an interesting manner. ]]>