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[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Jan wrote: "Thank you Missy. I just read and loved Devil's Daughter and already can't wait for Tom and Cassandra's book."

Good to hear Jan. I'm starting it next week and looking forward to it.

[Priya]

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "I thought this was pretty neat. There is a coming soon magazine for Historical Romance readers: https://historicalromancemagazine.com"

This looks interesting! I hope the magazine doesn't turn out to be too expensive.

[Jan]

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Jan wrote: "Thank you Missy. I just read and loved Devil's Daughter and already can't wait for Tom and Cassandra's book."

Good to hear Jan. I'm starting it next week and looking fo..."

Hope you enjoy, Lisa.

[Jan]

Priya wrote: "This looks interesting! I hope the magazine doesn't turn out to be too expensive. "

Yes, exactly!

I did have a look at it, and if you join their mailing list you will get the first (electronic) issue free, with no commitment to make any purchase, I understand.

[Priya]

Jan wrote: "Priya wrote: "This looks interesting! I hope the magazine doesn't turn out to be too expensive. "

Yes, exactly!

I did have a look at it, and if you join their mailing list you will get the first..."

Yes. I too did it. I am looking forward to magazine release.

[Jenna]

Missy wrote: "Interesting. Thanks for sharing, Joanna.

I also wanted to share the live video Lisa Kleypas posted on her facebook account (with the help of her daughter), where she reads an excerpt from Devil's ..."

i watched it. very cool. thanks for sharing.
can't wait to read the book.

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

I saw this come up on Twitter and thought it was a good share with this group:

https://bookriot.com/2019/06/25/roman...

Take the quiz and see which fictional Duke you pair up with. I ended up with a contemporary Duke: A Duke by Default.

[Shannon]

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "I saw this come up on Twitter and thought it was a good share with this group:

https://bookriot.com/2019/06/25/roman...


My duke is the Duke of Ashbury from The Duchess Deal FUN!

[Cath]

Well, I ended up with the Duke of Ashbury also!

Hmm... now if I could only figure out how to cheat my way into getting Sebastian from Devil in Winter, instead! ...'cept I guess he's not a Duke, is he? :(

[Missy]

Mine was the Duke of Kingston, Brandon Fiennes, from Duchess by Design by Maya Rodale (a book Jan recently completed). Thanks for sharing, Joanna.

[Melissa]

Thanks for the link, Joanna. That was fun.

Shannon, I got the Duke of Ashbury as well. He was actually one of my favorites.

Cath, I’m with you on that. I love Sebastian, although West Ravenel was pretty hot in Devil’s Daughter.

This made me smile.😊

[Missy]

Cath, Sebastian wasn't a duke in his own book, but he was a duke (of Kingston, I believe) in his son and daughter's books.

[Cath]

Missy wrote: "Cath, Sebastian wasn't a duke in his own book, but he was a duke (of Kingston, I believe) in his son and daughter's books."

Oh, goody, so there is still hope!

Melissa wrote: "Cath, I’m with you on that. I love Sebastian, although West Ravenel was pretty hot in Devil’s Daughter."

Yes, I must 100% agree on the hotness of West! :)

[Jenna]

Thx! This was cute. I ended up with to love a scandalous duke.

[Mariana]

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "I saw this come up on Twitter and thought it was a good share with this group:

https://bookriot.com/2019/06/25/roman...

Take the quiz and see which fictional Duke you pair up with. I en..."

Thanks for sharing. I got the same. Maybe I will give A Duke by Default a try.

[Priya]

I got Brandon Fiennes from Duchess by Design. I haven't read Maya Rodale's books till now.

I hope he is to my liking.

[Shannon]

Melissa wrote: "Thanks for the link, Joanna. That was fun.

Shannon, I got the Duke of Ashbury as well. He was actually one of my favorites.




Perhaps we can share the same man since we pretty much like the same books! LOL Although if I had a choice I'd take the Duke of Jervaulz (spelling) of Flowers From the Storm

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Mariana wrote: "Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "I saw this come up on Twitter and thought it was a good share with this group:

https://bookriot.com/2019/06/25/roman...

Take the quiz and see which fictiona..."

I listened to the first in the series but haven’t tried that one yet. I plan to sometime, though I don’t know when.

[Melissa]

Shannon,
Haha haha haha!

[Missy]

The cast for Netflix's Bridgerton series is here!!!

https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/10/shondala...

For now, I have no opinions about the cast. I'm just going to wait and see how they do in the first episode. Oh, and there's going to be 8 episodes, each an hour long.

[Cath]

Missy wrote: "The cast for Netflix's Bridgerton series is here!!!

..."

Thanks for sharing! I think this will be hard for me, as I have a very strong mental image of all the gorgeous Bridgerton brothers and I'm not sure any actors can meet my standards! Especially b/c there is a "Bridgerton" look.

Also, Nicola Coughlan looks more striking than how I've always imagined Penelope F. to look. Though of course actors' looks can always be prettied up or down with the skillful use of makeup.

Looking forward to the series. My big hope is they can capture the humor!

[Jenna]

Cath wrote: "Missy wrote: "The cast for Netflix's Bridgerton series is here!!!

..."

Thanks for sharing! I think this will be hard for me, as I have a very strong mental image of all the gorgeous Bridgerton br..."
I agree, while I think it’s great that it’ll be a series I am hesitant as I’ve built up images in my mind of the characters. We’ll see...

[Missy]

It's a been a long time since I've read Colin and Penelope's book, but wasn't her figure considered to be more on the curvy side?

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Thanks for sharing Missy! I know that my hopes are likely to be crushed, but I cannot help but be excited about this. I was excited about Julie Andrews, but I was thinking she would be Lady Danbury. Since she is Lady Whistledown, (view spoiler)[ I wonder how they will handle Colin and Penelope’s story....that’s a big change. (hide spoiler)]

[Cath]

Missy wrote: "It's a been a long time since I've read Colin and Penelope's book, but wasn't her figure considered to be more on the curvy side?"

Yes. I just re-read their story a few months back. When Penelope first makes her debut at age 17 it is said that she was 2 stones heavier than she should be; by the next year she had lost the weight and is described as "pleasantly rounded." Ten years later when she and Colin get together I assume that she's still pleasantly rounded.

As for Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown, (view spoiler)[...I saw an article that explains her role will be as a voice-over. I'm guessing she'll be narrating the Whistledown columns, and they don't want to give away Lady W's real identity by having the actress playing Penelope do the narration. (hide spoiler)]

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Thanks for the clarification Cath! That’s reassuring, though I think she would have been great as Lady Danbury!

[Cath]

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: ".. though I think she would have been great as Lady Danbury!"

Agree! And I bet it would be a hoot to play that role. I love Lady D!

[Mariana]

Whew! Voiceover for those who have not read the books makes sense. I was confused for a sec.

[Priya]

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "Thanks for the clarification Cath! That’s reassuring, though I think she would have been great as Lady Danbury!"

I always imagined Maggie Smith as Lady Danbury.

[Priya]

Missy wrote: "The cast for Netflix's Bridgerton series is here!!!

https://ew.com/tv/2019/07/10/shondala...

For now, I have no opinions about the cast. I'm just going to wait and see how..."

8 episodes? I guess one episode per book.
I hoped for 2-3 episodes for each book

Cast : For now I like the actors playing Anthony and a Colin, but I am disappointed by Simon Basset actor. He looks rough and rugged while I always imagined Simon as a Patrick Dempsey kind of man.

I don’t remember a Sienna Rosso at all.

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

I don’t recognize anyone but Julie Andrews, and it’s been too long since I read the books to have much of a picture of the characters. I saw somewhere that Sienna is a renamed character.

[Med]

Wow - good on Netflix for doing the series. It needs to have really good actors like Downtown Abbey otherwise it wont do the books justice

[Mariana]

I agree with imagining Simon as a Patrick Dempsey and Maggie Smith as Lady Danbury.

However, movies are rarely as good as the books. I am open to reinterpretation as it might be less disappointing than attempting to literally transcribe the books to screen.

[Zoë]

Hello everyone! My name is Zoë. My friend Kelsey and I have launched a podcast called Tea & Strumpets where we discuss a romance novel from the Regency Period each episode! We’re having a blast making it and we hope we can find an audience who loves it as much as we do.

We would love for you to check us out! If you want to learn more about us you can find us on Instagram @tnstrumpets and our website is www.romancepod.com

If you're interested in listening to the podcast, you can find the links to the various places that host it here:
www.linktr.ee/tnstrumpets

And if I'm breaking any group rules by posting about something like this, please let me know! I am just trying to find the right places to let people know who might be interested in something like this :)

Thanks <3

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Zoe wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Zoë. My friend Kelsey and I have launched a podcast called Tea & Strumpets where we discuss a romance novel from the Regency Period each episode! We’re having a blast mak..."

Hi Zoe, meant to respond sooner, but this is the perfect place for this. It sounds like fun! I will have to check out between audiobooks.

[Priya]

Zoe wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Zoë. My friend Kelsey and I have launched a podcast called Tea & Strumpets where we discuss a romance novel from the Regency Period each episode! We’re having a blast mak..."

Hi, Zoe! I liked the videos you posted on your youtube channel.

[Priya]

Found this link on facebook and thought you ladies would be interested to see.

http://the-toast.net/2014/10/28/women...

It has a few paintings with women at parties (historical) and funny commentaries about how they felt.

[Missy]

lol Thanks for sharing, Priya. Some of the paintings are gorgeous.

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

Priya wrote: "Found this link on facebook and thought you ladies would be interested to see.

http://the-toast.net/2014/10/28/women......"

That funny!

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

Priya wrote: "Found this link on facebook and thought you ladies would be interested to see.

http://the-toast.net/2014/10/28/women......"

Very cute!

Thanks! The pictures and captions put a smile on my face.

[Priya]

Andrea (Catsos Person) is a Compulsive eBook Hoarder wrote: "Priya wrote: "Found this link on facebook and thought you ladies would be interested to see.

http://the-toast.net/2014/10/28/women......"

I agree! Really cute and funny:)

[Zoë]

Hello again folks! Just popping in to mention my podcast again, because right now my podcast Tea & Strumpets is doing an awesome giveaway that I wanted to share with you all! Tea & Strumpets is a Regency Romance Review podcast where we discuss a book per episode and what makes it steamy...or tepid.

We know there’s a LOT of content out there so we’ve come up with a fun way to incentivize y’all to help us out AND get you hooked on your new favorite podcast!

The giveaway includes:
⭐A sweet Tea & Strumpets swag bookmark
⭐A beautiful enamel pin from @ectogasm_art with an awesome Jane Austen-inspired quote
⭐A sassy notebook for your musings that reads “Strange Ideas and Impure Thoughts”
⭐A signed copy of @tessa_dare ‘s The Governess Game
⭐A $25 gift certificate to @therippedbodice so you can get your books AND support independent bookstores.
⭐A custom, handcrafted, incredibly gorgeous embroidery made with love by me (If the winners’ pronoun isn’t ‘she’ i will remake to they).

If you're interested in learning more, you can find out all the details https://www.romancepod.com/post/givea...

[Melissa]

That sound awesome Zoe. I subscribed on my YouTube.

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

I saw this on Twitter, and thought I would share here. It’s a petition directed towards a publisher’s announcement to severely reduce libraries access to ebooks. Only one publisher has come forward with this plan but others could follow suit. I think the petition is just for US citizens. Here’s the link:

https://p2a.co/fgcQkzV

[Mariana]

Joanna Loves Reading wrote: "I saw this on Twitter, and thought I would share here. It’s a petition directed towards a publisher’s announcement to severely reduce libraries access to ebooks. Only one publisher has come forward..."

Thanks Joanna! I am definitely petitioning! I need my library to continue to offer ebooks.

[Priya]

'Smartbitches trashy books' introduced a 'book finder' feature on their website. We can get recommendations based on the genre and theme we would like to read. Quite useful when we are looking for particular theme/trope in books.

https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/b...

[Missy]

Thanks for sharing!

[Priya]

Hi!

Our trope survey is ready. We have 24 unread tropes in our master list and these are included in the survey.

Select any 12 tropes you would like to read for the BOTM and at the end of the voting, we will pick the top 12 based on your votes and randomize again for our BOTM reads for 2020.

Please only vote once and don't forget to enter your goodreads name at the top.
SURVEY LINK WOULD BE OPEN FOR VOTING TILL 10th NOVEMBER, 2019.

Here is the link to vote : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Wmh9...

This is a google form and so you will be taken offsite.

If you happen to submit the survey twice by mistake, please PM me and let me know which response to be considered.

Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions.

P.S.: I'm posting this on several threads. Just want to make sure everyone is included.

[Priya]

We received 71 survey responses so far, the most we got since we started doing surveys!
Those who haven't submitted the response yet, please do so before 10th of November. And thanks to all the ladies who already did.

[Joanna Loves Reading, Bluestocking of HR novels]

Priya wrote: "We received 71 survey responses so far, the most we got since we started doing surveys!
Those who haven't submitted the response yet, please do so before 10th of November. And thanks to all the la..."

That’s awesome! I think that’s close to double what we had last year.