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

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

Has anyone read Susan Mallery Already home? Is it worth it?
I'm reading The Promise of Jenny Jones, by Maggie Osborne. Her plots are so unusual and her characters are such strong women, I really like them (although usually there is a plot flaw you could drive a truck through, I'm afraid--in this one, if the mom has consumption, why didn't she take her daughter to the father herself before she got so ill?)
Also the Bride of Willow Creek -- which I like although, again, its hard to believe the hero didn't ask for a divorce instead of waiting for the heroine to do so given that he falls in love with, lives with and has children with another woman...

While I dislike the first book in the sequence I also really love Captives of the Night. I think it's the second although it might be the third. To my mind it's even better than LOS...But they both and TLH are all wonderful

I gave in--couldn't wait any longer--and am reading Sarah Addison Allen's The Peach Keeper. Wow.
I'm not sure this will carry the emotional impact of her first couple of books...but everythign she writes is beautiful and catches me up from the first page.

After that I think I'm going to try to read into my non-fiction TBR pile until the end of month releases--I'm waiting for a whole bunch of books then.

Oh I love this book. It was rereleased recently.

About to read Vienna Waltz by Teresa Grant and also the new Jodi Thomas.

Its Wicked Intentions by Elizabeth Hoyt.

Yep, Janga knows it.

This book gets off to something of a slow start, but this is the scene where I fell for the heroine. By the end, I had also fallen for the hero...
For those who are new to the group, don't give away the answer! I'll post it Tuesday night.

“Ah, we’ve arrived. Thank you for accompanying me home, heroine. Once I alight, the coachman will take you to your own home. I bid you good night.”
She was terribly tempted to simply leave him here. He’d taunted and prodded her like a little boy poking sticks at a caged monkey, purely for his own amusement. And yet when he stood and swayed, half slumping against the carriage doorway, she jumped up.
“I loathe you, hero” heroine said through gritted teeth as she took his arm.
“So you’ve informed me already.”
“I am not finished.” She staggered as he leaned heavily against her. A young footman opened the carriage door, and he immediately took Hero’s other arm to help him down. “You’re an impossibly rude man, without morals or even manners, as far as I can see.”
“Oh, stop, I beg you, heroine,” hero grunted. “You’ll turn my head with this flattery.”
“And,” heroine continued, ignoring his words, “you’ve behaved abominably to me since the moment we met—when you broke into my home, might I remind you.”
Hero had made it to the street, where he paused, panting, his hand on the shoulder of the young footman who gaped at the two of them. “Is there a point to this diatribe, or are you merely venting your spleen?”
“I have a point” heroine said as she helped him up the steps to his imposing town house. “Despite your treatment of me and your own foul personality, I intend to stay with you until a doctor sees to you.”
“Flattered thought I am by your martyrish impulses, heroine, I have no need of your help. Bed and a brandy will no doubt see me right.”
“Really?” Heroine eyed the idiot man, swaying on his own doorstep. Sweat dripped down his reddened face, the hair at his temples was plastered to his head, and he literally shook against her.
In one swift move, heroine elbowed him in his wounded shoulder.
“God’s blood! Hero doubled over, choking.
“Send for a doctor,” heroine ordered the butler, who was standing wide-eyed at the door next to another footman.”Hero is ill. And you two”—“she jerked her chin at the footmen—“help hero to his bedroom.”
“You,” gasped hero, “are a vindictive harpy, madam.”
“No need to thank me,” heroine said sweetly. “I’m merely doing my Christian duty.

So Courtney made it to the final round where ahe is up against Julie James...who I gather was pushing for voutes for Courtney in earlier rounds. Voting is open until tomorrow morning.

Just finished Never a Gentleman which I really liked. Looks like she has the next one out this summer. Also read The Sweetest Thing. That didn't work for me. Loved the hero but wasn't crazy about the heroine and the meet/get to know long lost child stuff didn't ring true to me.

Courtney is slightly behind. You have until 9 central to vote

Oh, I'm waiting for the Dreyer, the anthology and the Shalvis too! Ithought they were out April1. How perfect--I can take my nook and read during a couple of long waits between meetings tomorrow...
Susan, I thought the Dreyer was good, although emotionally hard to take--it took a long time to like the hero and get past his treatment of the heroine. The teaser for this next book looks really interesting.

Wow. I definitely have not read this. Sounds interesting.

Got it! Thanks Manda

For those who haven't checked it, Courtney Milan won yesterday and will be in the semi finals on, I believe, April 2.

I'm keeping the peach keeper for a quiet evening so I can read it without interruptions. I just finished Maggie Osbornes Stranger's wife. The plot is unbelievable but I really liked the characters.

Me too!

Oh no! Storming the Castle is now behind by 74 votes. You still have 2 hours to vote....

Quick ! Eloisa is ahead by only 1 vote. You have until midnightCST to vote. And im so pleased Courtney squealed a win over Last Nights Scandal even if it did ruin my second chance bracket...

I think the book wasn't properly loaded on the website -- the wireless was fine. I got it later that day. Reread Marry Me. Her books just get better the next time around.