Dls’s Comments (group member since Sep 14, 2010)

Dls’s comments from the Fans of Eloisa James & Julia Quinn group.

Love this!

I haven’t heard from Cherie. Anyone want to post?

No idea (but good substitute names!)

Thanks!

Would anyone like to post this week? I haven’t heard from Manda.

I finished someone to trust and liked it. I think my favorite in tbr series though is the second one, Camilles book.

I definitely haven't read it.

Hm. I think I have read it but can’t recall the book...

It’s Bountiful by Sarina Bowen

I admit it, I’m a sucker for cute kids in a romance.

To appreciate this scene, know that the child is 15 months, hasn’t yet spoken words, and that her dad just showed up in her life a few weeks before (through no fault of his). (Also, rookie mom mistake to think any young child will stick with “just one”….)

That left me minding the store with Toddler strapped into the baby carrier on my chest. She was cranky about the confinement. Meanwhile I poured iced coffee and served baked goods to customers perplexed by the unlit bakery.

Also, it was hard to keep Toddler around baked goods without sharing. She kept pointing at cookies. “Look,” I said, removing a biscotti from a jar, “If I give you this one, that’s it, ok? Just one.”

“Appa-da-bah.”

“Right.” Out of the corner of my eye I saw two men walk into the store. “Hey guys, “ I called. “Our power is out, so there aren’t any espresso drinks today. But I have iced coffee and whole lot of cookies.”

“Oh, man,” a familiar voice said. “Rough day?”

I looked up into the sea-green eyes of hero, and my heart flipped over as it always did. “Hi! Yeah.” Once again, I’d forgotten how attractive he was in person, and it made me babble like Toddler.

“Sorry, baby.” Then he gave Toddler a smile. “Hi! Remember me?”

“Dada!” she shrieked.

“That’s a girl! You said it again.”

If jaws could literally hit the floor, mine would have done so. “She did not just say that! That was a lucky babble.”

Hero’s colleague stepped up to the counter, too. “I don’t think so. That sounded real to me. Hi Todderl!” he said to my baby girl. “Who’s that?” He pointed at hero. “Is that daddy?”

“Dada!”

“Yeah, baby!” The younger colleague took Toddler’s hand in his and high-fived her. “Job done!”

You could have knocked me over with a feather. “Seriously? You decide to say your first word today of all days and its …?”

“Dada,” my little girl said. Then she held out her hand for the cookie.

I gave it to her, because I knew when I’d been beaten. “You know you have to say mama next, right?” She gave me a drooly smile around the cookie.

Oh I’m embarrassed. I should have known!

Screeching— not sure you saw my recommendation of Jennie Crusie above since I put it after a comment to someone else

Chocolate Soup you could just read the epilogue and maybe they are in a prologue?

Best contemporary writer ever is Jennie Crusie—Bet Me was vote best contemp romance on the old EJ JQ site. And she has a longish back list.
I envy you having her stuff still to read.

Ok time for the big reveal

A sugar cookie with cinnamon as well as sugar ...

I definitely haven’t read this one.

I thought it might be her but I couldn’t figure out the book

A lovely excerpt and a lovely tribute to Janga. I don’t recognize it but suspect I should.

Fascinating. Definitely haven’t read it.

In fairness to this duke he has a compelling reason for thinking she won’t want him around.