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November 11, 2012
Review: The Tempestuous Petticoat
The Tempestuous Petticoat by Mary Ann Gibbs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this book. I've liked most of Mary Ann Gibbs' historical novels, and this was no exception. The setting is interesting--Georgian England, set in the year 1794 at the tail end of the Terror.
The heroine is strong, mature, independent without being pig-headed. I find I like these types of calm, controlled, strong women. The hero is masculine and an alpha-male without being overbearing, the perfect foil for her.
The conflict between the heroine and her family was interesting and made me root for her even more. The last few chapters of the book are also amusing and romantic and I absolutely loved it.
I can't say enough good things about this story. It just really resonated with me.
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November 10, 2012
Review: Dunraven's Folly
Dunraven's Folly by Dawn Lindsey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Plot moved really well, good writing and characterization. A very enjoyable, entertaining, engaging book.
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Review: The American Cousin
The American Cousin by Dawn Lindsey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Likeable characters, good plot. Some redundancy in writing, dialogue a little long-winded at parts, but overall, the books is entertaining and engaging. Darker issue of war horrors, good read.
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November 8, 2012
Review: Once Touched, Never Forgotten
Once Touched, Never Forgotten by Natasha Tate
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Really liked this book. Heroine is strong and mature, hero is alpha male but there are things he thinks and says that give him vulnerability without making him weak. There were a couple moments in the dialogue that were a little illogical but most of the time the conversation was refreshing, heated, and insightful. Sex scenes are very hot and on the more graphic end of most Presents I've read (just FYI in case that bothers you). Overall, highly enjoyable story.
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New low prices on Nook Color and Tablet
In case you were looking for Christmas gift ideas ...
I got my dad a Nook Color earlier this year for his birthday, and he loves it. He can check his email, play his video poker games (he downloaded a Nook app) and buy and read his science fiction ebooks.
Dad used to read tons of science fiction--his favorite author is Alan Dean Foster. Mom said he hadn't been reading much before he got the Nook Color and now he's reading as much as he used to when he was younger. He said he's been pretty happy to get to download Alan Dean Foster's backlist books that he hadn't read yet.
I got him the Nook Color because I guessed it would be easy to use even for my 70-something year old father, and it definitely is.
Exciting new update from NOOK® at Barnes & Noble. Check out our lowest-ever pricing on our award-winning NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color devices in time for the holidays. NOOK Tablet, originally $179 is now available for only $159. NOOK Color, originally $149 is now only $139.
NOOK Tablet As Low As $159, was $179
7 inch VividView™ display
Long-lasting battery life
Digital library of more than 3 million titles
High-quality NOOK Apps™
Fast Web browsing
E-mail and expandable memory
Buy 8GB version for just $159, was $179
NOOK Color Just $139, was $149
7-inch device
Access to interactive children's books
Movies & TV Shows from Netflix
Must-have apps like Angry Birds, top music services, & more
E-mail and expandable memory
I got my dad a Nook Color earlier this year for his birthday, and he loves it. He can check his email, play his video poker games (he downloaded a Nook app) and buy and read his science fiction ebooks.
Dad used to read tons of science fiction--his favorite author is Alan Dean Foster. Mom said he hadn't been reading much before he got the Nook Color and now he's reading as much as he used to when he was younger. He said he's been pretty happy to get to download Alan Dean Foster's backlist books that he hadn't read yet.
I got him the Nook Color because I guessed it would be easy to use even for my 70-something year old father, and it definitely is.
Exciting new update from NOOK® at Barnes & Noble. Check out our lowest-ever pricing on our award-winning NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color devices in time for the holidays. NOOK Tablet, originally $179 is now available for only $159. NOOK Color, originally $149 is now only $139.
NOOK Tablet As Low As $159, was $179
7 inch VividView™ display
Long-lasting battery life
Digital library of more than 3 million titles
High-quality NOOK Apps™
Fast Web browsing
E-mail and expandable memory
Buy 8GB version for just $159, was $179
NOOK Color Just $139, was $149
7-inch device
Access to interactive children's books
Movies & TV Shows from Netflix
Must-have apps like Angry Birds, top music services, & more
E-mail and expandable memory
Review: The Talisman
The Talisman by Dawn Lindsey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The story premise was great, and the conflict between the heroine and her family was terrific. However something about the dialogue between the hero and heroine in certain scenes didn't quite grab me--it was a little repetitive and lacked conflict and tension. Overall, an entertaining book.
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November 7, 2012
Protection for Hire and Sushi series ebooks only $6.99 each!
Okay, so I’m not the most observant person, but I also don’t often go on Amazon to look at my books. I admit that I had a freakish addictioncuriosity when I was first published, but then I got busy writing more books and now I only check Amazon occasionally rather than once an hour.
So I didn’t notice until yesterday that the ebook versions of Protection for Hire and all my Sushi series books from Zondervan are now only $6.99! And not just on Kindle, but on Nook, iTunes, and Kobo, too! The last time I had looked, they were all still $9.99 or so.
(A Dangerous Stage is $8.99, which is still cheaper than the print copy price, $9.99. )
So if you didn’t have a copy of my Zondervan backlist and want one, $7 isn’t a bad price to pay for each of them, right?
Protection for Hire
Nookbook
Kindle
iTunes
Christianbook.com
BOOKSAMILLION.COM
Kobobooks.com
Sushi for One?Nookbook
Kindle
iTunes
Christianbook.com
Kobobooks.com
Only Uni
Nookbook
Kindle
iTunes
Christianbook.com
Kobobooks.com
Single Sashimi
Nookbook
Kindle
iTunes
Christianbook.com
Kobobooks.com
Book #4, Weddings and Wasabi (novella), is still only 99 cents!
Winepress
BarnesandNoble.com
Amazon
iTunes
Christianbook.com
Kobobooks.com
November 1, 2012
NaNoWriMo!!!
I’m over at the ChristiansRead blog today talking about NaNoWriMo and what I’m working on! Are you interested in writing a novel? Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Weigh in!
October 29, 2012
My trip to England - Lord Byron’s estate
One of my favorite places on my trip was wandering the grounds of Lord Byron’s estate, Newstead Abbey. It was amazing! The grounds are very extensive but also there’s a real sense of peace there. I would love to live on the grounds and wander around with my laptop to write in various places of the estate. I’m so glad my friend, author Liz Babbs, took me here.
The grounds aren’t as extensive as Chatsworth, but Newstead Abbey had by far my favorite grounds and gardens on my trip.
I couldn’t go inside the abbey because the house wasn’t open on the day I visited--it’s only open one day a week to visitors. I’d love to go back to England to go inside the abbey, too, and also revisit the grounds. There’s a little information about Newstead Abbey here on wikipedia and here’s the official website of Newstead Abbey, which is owned by the city of Nottingham.
If I ever become a famous New York Times bestselling author, I am totally buying a flat or condo on the Newstead Abbey grounds!
I posted pictures with comments on Facebook, which you should be able to see even if you don’t have a Facebook account.
