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

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

It's fine to leave other character names in

Definitely haven't read it; definitely want to.

Cheri will post this evening so please check back

Cheri will post this evening so please check back

I have been reading several of Jessie Clever's books. While far from great writing, she has some charming scenes and characters.
Also rereasing some of the In death books and realizing how funny the partnership between Eve and Peabody is.

I know, I love it, I think it's my favorite book by her...and one of the more equal relationships in books despite all his alpha stuff. Still in some ways the heroine falls more in love with a baby (not hers) than with him.

I gave the amorous education of Celia Seaton five stars. I also really liked the importance of being wicked.

Phoenix, yes I do.

It is the second book with a prizefighter hero I read recently...not sure that is a trend I want to see grow!

I read this book not long ago. Its one of a series...Manda, you may want to edit out Hero's name, you have it twice.

Just finished Tessa Dare's new book. I really liked it, although I got really annoyed that Rafe kept ignoring Chloe's point that she just didnt want to marry his brother and his brother didn't really want her. And I didn't find the brother's excuse for being gone 8 years acceptable. Still, given that premise, the book was charming. Next up Miranda Neville's new book and Susanna Fraser's.

Jo Goodman, Never Love a Lawman

Oh Manda you are in for a treat!

Waiting for the new Tessa Dare and Miranda Neville

I love marriage of convenience stories,and particularly the moment when the parties realize that it is no longer a marriage of convenience.


Hero stood, unfastened his shirt. “What about that concerns you?”
Heroine hadn’t realized her distress was so transparent. She paused in turning back the covers. “He’ll think our marriage isn’t real.”
That caught Hero’s attention. “Are you saying it is?”
She was quiet.
“Heroine?”
“Isn’t it? She asked softly.
From memory, he quoted her, “A marriage is generally defined by the usual practices of sharing a common dwelling, coital relations, and raising children together. That’s what you told me. Do you remember?”
She did, and the recollection pained her. “I was as ignorant as I was arrogant.”
Hero moved to sit beside her. “You were terrified.” He caught her chin and tilted her face toward him. “And arrogant.”
That made her smile, though the edges of it wobbled a bit. There was an aching press fo tears behind her eyes. “I love you, you know.”
He released her chin and let his hand rest lightly on her knee. “How about that.”
She laughed a little at what she thought was his quiet conceit. “I suppose you thought it was inevitable.”
“Inevitable?” Hero shook his head. “Maybe you remember exchanging vows differently than I do.”
“No, I’ve come to recall every word I barely spoke.” She laid her hand over his. “I wish now that I had been able to say them with my heart.”
“It was honest,” he said. “ Was Foster telling the truth? About your wanting a church wedding?”
She shrugged and then because he waited her out, she nodded. “He must have overheard me talking to Mr. Maddox. Foster wasn’t part of the conversation. It was just idle talk while I was working on someone’s bridal gown.”

Because it was clear that she did not want to make too much of it, Hero let it go. “Under the covers. You’re starting to shiver.”

Heroine’s hands and feet were still cool to the touch when Hero finally joined her. She tucked them under his body to warm them and sighed agreeably. “This was unexpected,” she said, cozying up to him. “No one told me about this part of marriage. Its really quite nice.”

“Its lumpy.”

Unperturbed, she left her hands and feet where they were until she judged them sufficiently warmed. “Better?” she asked.

“I never said it wasn’t good.” Hero turned onto his back and took Heroine into the crook of his shoulder. “I’ve been thinking about this matter of a ring.” He felt heroine begin to lift her head to look at him, but he threaded his fingers in her hair and drew her back gently. “Hear me out.”

She nodded, though not without a sense of unease.

“I have one of my grandmother’s rings,” he said. “That’s my grandmother C. She died shortly before my father and had already made provision for him to have her ruby. I’m not entirely sure why. She was as unhappy about the decisions he made as anyone in my mother’s family, but lately I’ve been thinking that perhaps the ring represented a change of heart. And if that’s the case, then there’s no one who deserves to wear it more than you.”

She hesitated. “I’m not sure I understand.”

“Don’t you?” he asked. “You changed my heart, heroine.”

She felt her throat constrict, making any reply impossible.

“Heroine?” Her silence rarely made him uncomfortable, but this time he had no clear view of her features and no way to gauge her reaction. He wondered if he should have made a more straightforward declaration. “Did you hear me say I love you?”

She turned her cheek into his shoulder. “I heard you.”

He gave her a corner of the sheet to dab at her eyes. “Are you going to cry when I give you the ring?”

“Probably.” She sniffled. “Why?”

“Just wanted to make sure I have a handkerchief.”

Ok, I made the switch

Thanks Cheri! I will make the swap when I am on my computer.
We are really loose on posting time. I tend to post Sunday night, for example. It's nice to have it up sometime in the morning for US readers but that can be 7 am eastern or 11 western. And when people have to post late they usually let me know or post a notice.
If people post really late they usually wait for the reveal til Wednesday.

For posting the Monday puzzler. We take turns picking a favorite scene from a book and people have Monday and Tuesday to see if they recognize it. If they do they can post clues but not the answer. The poster puts the answer up Tuesday night.

Hi Everyone:
Here is a schedule for the first half of 2015. If you can't do one of the days I gave you, please let me know. If you wanted to be included and I left you out, please let me know.
Debbie
January 5 Manda
January 12 Janga
January 19 Cherie
January 26 June
February 2 Susan
February 9 DLS
February 16 Rachel
February 23 Ali
March 2 Phoenix 77
March 9 Okie
March 16 Kritika
March 23 Manda
March 30 Janga
April 6 Cherie
April 13 June
April 20 Susan
April 27 DLS
May 4 Rachel
May 11 Ali
May 18 Phoenix 77
May 25 Okie
June 1 Cherie
June 8 Manda
June 15 Janga
June 22 Kritika
June 29 June
July 6 Susan
July 13 DLS
July 20 Rachel
July 27 Ali
August 3 Phoenix 77
August 10 Okie
August 17 Kritika

I am struggling to find something I want to read. Several books I am looking forward to for December 30--in the meantime I guess I will try the two books on Janga's top ten list at Romance Dish that I haven't read.

Hm. I guess I need to try her