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You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. J D Robb's Death Series is a definite favorite.
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Well - I'm delighted to report that Emily & I spoke this morning and we are all in favor of keeping the group going as long as members want to stay involved. There are several approaches we could take to this once we finish Heartsong Cottage, so I'm going to start a new thread about that this evening with some food for thought & a request for your opinions, ideas, suggestions....anything! So - start thinking about what you might like the group to "look like" as we go forward. I'm excited and I hope you are, too!
Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. J D Robb's Death Series is a definite favorite."I LOVE the three sister island series!!! I also love her Blood Brothers, Morrigans Cross, Black Rose, Red Lily, Blue Dahlia, Jewels of the Sun, Chesapeake series, Key series and the Charmed, Enchanted and Entranced books. I have read almost all of her books except the recent ones and the ones she's wrote as J.D Robb. She is so talented! I did run across something though. I bought an ebook and as I was reading it, it seemed so familiar. Then it hit me. It was just like one of her books the only difference was the names of people and places. Other than that it was nearly identical. Even the dialog was similar. I was sick to my stomach about it. I felt bad about buying the book that was "stolen" from another author. Have you ever run across something like that?
Sincerely,
Jina
Dear group,I posted a picture of Heather the day of her cardiac arrest. I did that so you could see how far she has come in her recovery. You have seen recent pictures so now you will know the worst that it was. It's inspirational to me when I see how much she can do after we lost her and were lucky enough to get her back. I hope it inspires you too.
Sincerely Yours
Jina
Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. J D Robb's Death Series is a definite favor..."
Wow, KK - I've never had that happen - I've seen pirated books sold or passed along from ARCs that were given in good faith. But I've never run across such a blatant theft of intellectual property. I'd return that book and note in my review it's eerie similarity to a similar novel, without outright calling it theft. I'm all for believing in people as far as giving them the benefit of the doubt, but it's hard to look the other way with something that appears so obvious. It's just sad for all concerned.
Wow, KK - I've never had that happen - I've seen pirated books sold or passed along from ARCs that were given in good faith. But I've never run across such a blatant theft of intellectual property. I'd return that book and note in my review it's eerie similarity to a similar novel, without outright calling it theft. I'm all for believing in people as far as giving them the benefit of the doubt, but it's hard to look the other way with something that appears so obvious. It's just sad for all concerned.
Jina wrote: "Lola wrote: "My Daughter and I talked about my change in reading material , I used to read all the Stephen Kind & Dean Koontz etc. books , then 9-11 happened and the World became scarier than the ..."Danielle Steel, Barbara Bradford Taylor, Stephanie Laurens, Susan Mallery & Eloise James are also on my reading list of authors.
Lesley wrote: "Jina wrote: "Lola wrote: "My Daughter and I talked about my change in reading material , I used to read all the Stephen Kind & Dean Koontz etc. books , then 9-11 happened and the World became scar..."
I love Sylvain Reynard, Deborah Harkness, Georgina Guthrie, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Emma Chase, Meredith Wild, and too many more to list. I'm a romance-a-holic, but I like humor and suspense in the mix, too.
I love Sylvain Reynard, Deborah Harkness, Georgina Guthrie, Helena Hunting, Elle Kennedy, Emma Chase, Meredith Wild, and too many more to list. I'm a romance-a-holic, but I like humor and suspense in the mix, too.
Jina wrote: "Dear group,I posted a picture of Heather the day of her cardiac arrest. I did that so you could see how far she has come in her recovery. You have seen recent pictures so now you will know the wor..."
Dear Jina,
You must have been in shock !!! She really has come a long way , something to be very proud of!!!! I remember when Wolf was in the Hospital it was so hard. Because I do not drive and the Hospital is about 30 miles away, I couldn't be there as much as I wanted to be.
Hugs Lola
Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. J D Robb's Death Series is a definite favor..."Jina the Death series is really a great series. Even though there are 40 plus books in the series (I am on 30) they are all new and not repetitive. Love the main characters Eve and Roarke, such a great couple. I have not read all of Nora Roberts books but have really loved them. The Three Sisters and Born in series are my favorite series so far.
I have to say Jina that I have never found a book that was that similar to another authors book. If it was truly stolen that is just sad.
Paula wrote: "Lesley wrote: "Jina wrote: "Lola wrote: "My Daughter and I talked about my change in reading material , I used to read all the Stephen Kind & Dean Koontz etc. books , then 9-11 happened and the Wo..."Paula, humor and suspense are definitely a huge benefit in a romance novel and what I always hope to find when I read.
Kay (KK) wrote: "Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. J D Robb's Death Series is a d..."
You ladies are definitely piling titles on my TBR list...I've never heard of the Death Series. Sounds interesting. 40 books?!?!?!?
You ladies are definitely piling titles on my TBR list...I've never heard of the Death Series. Sounds interesting. 40 books?!?!?!?
Oh yes Paula! The Death series is great and the characters are awesome. Eve an Roarke are the main ones with others there through the whole series and then others come and go. It can be very intense because there is death and more in every story, but Eve and Roarke's love is deep, intense and beautiful and is worth the dark that comes through.
Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. J D Robb's De..."I am making my list of to read authors. ☺️
Kay (KK) wrote: "Oh yes Paula! The Death series is great and the characters are awesome. Eve an Roarke are the main ones with others there through the whole series and then others come and go. It can be very inte..."
This series sounds like something I am going to need to read. I wish I could read in my sleep. I run out of time during the day!
This series sounds like something I am going to need to read. I wish I could read in my sleep. I run out of time during the day!
Kay (KK) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from Nora Roberts. ..."
Maybe we should start a thread for book recommendations - I know Emily wouldn't mind! What do you think? I've heard about so many that I don't want to lose track!
Maybe we should start a thread for book recommendations - I know Emily wouldn't mind! What do you think? I've heard about so many that I don't want to lose track!
Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Oh yes Paula! The Death series is great and the characters are awesome. Eve an Roarke are the main ones with others there through the whole series and then others come and go. It c..."There is a buddy read for the death series starting January 2016. If I read it correctly they are covering a book a month so it will take years to get through them all.
Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from..."That would be a great idea.
Kay (KK) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Oh yes Paula! The Death series is great and the characters are awesome. Eve an Roarke are the main ones with others there through the whole series and then others com..."
Wow -- I can imagine. But it might be worth it to check in on that series, especially for newbies.
I'm going to start a thread and anyone who wants to make a reading recommendation -- feel free to add it! If you have the Goodreads link, that would be terrific. It would make it easy for us to add to our TBR lists.
Wow -- I can imagine. But it might be worth it to check in on that series, especially for newbies.
I'm going to start a thread and anyone who wants to make a reading recommendation -- feel free to add it! If you have the Goodreads link, that would be terrific. It would make it easy for us to add to our TBR lists.
Kay (KK) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Oh yes Paula! The Death series is great and the characters are awesome. Eve an Roarke are the main ones with others there through the whole series and then others com..."Miss Kay Do you know where or how I can sign up for the reread group for the Death series? I haven't read that yet but love Noras books and want to read them so Id love to sign up. Thanks for any help with this and thanks for your book recommendations. I love getting recommendations on good books to read. Please message me your "you gotta read this" list please... :)
Sincerely Yours,
Jina
Jina, I just searched J D Robb and found In Death Series Buddy Read - Jan. 1, 2016 The following link takes you right to it. www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17520286
Hi All,I just got word that my Brother Dave will have the surgery Monday at MD Anderson in Houston. So please say a prayer for him. Hugs Lola
Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Paula wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "Jina wrote: "Kay (KK) wrote: "You ladies have given me sereral new author's names to read. Thank you. Three Sister Island is one of my favorites from..."Good idea.
I signed up for that re-read to give the Death Series books a try. I've never read Nora Roberts - not because I didn't want to, because I have an eternity's worth of books on my TBR and my e-reader and my bookshelf...but if I have a month to read each one, I can handle that AND we can keep up with our Emily read/re-read!
Thanks for the link!
Thanks for the link!
Lola wrote: "Hi All,
I just got word that my Brother Dave will have the surgery Monday at MD Anderson in Houston. So please say a prayer for him. Hugs Lola"
Will do, Lola - please keep us posted on his recovery. Blessings to you and your family.
I just got word that my Brother Dave will have the surgery Monday at MD Anderson in Houston. So please say a prayer for him. Hugs Lola"
Will do, Lola - please keep us posted on his recovery. Blessings to you and your family.
Paula wrote: "I signed up for that re-read to give the Death Series books a try. I've never read Nora Roberts - not because I didn't want to, because I have an eternity's worth of books on my TBR and my e-reader..."Yay!!! I signed up too! This will be AWESOME!
Addicted to reading,
Jina
Jina wrote: "Paula wrote: "I signed up for that re-read to give the Death Series books a try. I've never read Nora Roberts - not because I didn't want to, because I have an eternity's worth of books on my TBR a..."
**sending you a thumbs-up sign!**
**sending you a thumbs-up sign!**
I believe you will enjoy J D Robb's In Death series. Many great books under Nora Roberts. Couple series that are my favorite are Born in series and a three Sisters Island but many other great one ones.
I'm really excited about this.
Hi, everyone --
I took today "off" so I'm a bit late logging in to check on you all. I hope you've had a peaceful Sunday. Ray and I went out for our first 'date night' in weeks and had a wonderful time trying a new restaurant in St. Helena, on the north end of the Napa Valley. Today we watched football, and tonight I'm reading the ARC of a new novel about one of my favorite subjects -- a chef, gourmet food, and sustainable agriculture. It's very entertaining.
In other news, if you've been following my author page on Goodreads - it's gone. I am still writing, but for personal reasons I am taking a lower profile and will be using a pen name. When I get closer to a finished product, I'll fill you in on where to look, if you're interested. My personal GRs account is unchanged, so if we're friends...nothing has changed.
We're on to another Monday, so let's have a good week & keep enjoying Teardrop Lane together!
Paula
I took today "off" so I'm a bit late logging in to check on you all. I hope you've had a peaceful Sunday. Ray and I went out for our first 'date night' in weeks and had a wonderful time trying a new restaurant in St. Helena, on the north end of the Napa Valley. Today we watched football, and tonight I'm reading the ARC of a new novel about one of my favorite subjects -- a chef, gourmet food, and sustainable agriculture. It's very entertaining.
In other news, if you've been following my author page on Goodreads - it's gone. I am still writing, but for personal reasons I am taking a lower profile and will be using a pen name. When I get closer to a finished product, I'll fill you in on where to look, if you're interested. My personal GRs account is unchanged, so if we're friends...nothing has changed.
We're on to another Monday, so let's have a good week & keep enjoying Teardrop Lane together!
Paula
Lola wrote: "Hi All,I just got word that my Brother Dave will have the surgery Monday at MD Anderson in Houston. So please say a prayer for him. Hugs Lola"
Dear Lola,
I will certainly be praying for your brother. I am off tomorrow so I will set aside time to pray for God to guide the surgeons' hands and for a good report. May you and your family be strengthend and comforted by the Holy Spirit as your friends lift you up in prayer. Peace be with you. Linda Manthey
Thank you all for your sweet thoughts and prayers! I talked to Dave tonight ,he seems calm and just wants to get it over with. It will be a couple of weeks before we know what happens next, chemo or another surgery.Thanks again, Hugs Lola
Lola please let us know how the surgery goes. Prayers are with you.
Hi All,I just got off the phone with Dave, still groggy, the surgery went well, they removed all the tumors .Now the waiting begins.
It's great to know I have all of you to lift me up as Linda said. Hugs Lola
Oh Lola, I am so glad to hear the surgery went well. I will continue to pray for a quick recovery. God is good and He is with us admist what we may see as despair, but He sees as a way of drawing us closer to Him. He doesn't cause the bad things to happen to us, but He uses it to help us learn and to grow. My brother once told me that we are doing one of two things throughout our lives, we are either learning or teaching. I find that to be true in my own life. There are times I wish I could just learn enough to teach for a great while,lol, but it is all in His time. I have learned to trust in the promises of our Lord and be ever present of His grace and mercy in my life. I will keep you in my prayers.
May God's peace be with you.
Linda Manthey
Lola,Glad that the surgery went well. I will be keeping him in my prayers. the waiting is always hard.
Lola, Please to hear the surgery went well for your brother, keep strong & tell him we are all thinking of him.
Hi, Lola - thank you for taking the time to give us a progress report today. I hope that his recovery is a smooth one, and that you will all find peace in the days to follow. He is at an outstanding hospital, with cutting edge technology, top researchers and caring staff. Our prayers will follow him home.
Thanks again !! I told him all about the group and he had prayers coming from all over the country and the UK too. He said to say "Thanks ya'll" his words. That is one things I miss up here is the Texas twang and the beautiful Southern accents from down there. I love it when one of the books I'm listening to has a reader with a real Southern accent.
Lola wrote: "Thanks again !! I told him all about the group and he had prayers coming from all over the country and the UK too. He said to say "Thanks ya'll" his words. That is one things I miss up here is the ..."Then you would love my family. Daddy always said he was a hillbilly (from the Ozarks) and Momma was a swamp rat (NE Arkansas flat lands) lol You have to listen real close sometimes but it is kind of a sing song dialict. Tell Dave Hey for me.
So glad surgery went well Lola. Dave is in my continual prayers.
Dear Lola,I'm glad the surgery went well. I will continue to pray for healing and speedy recovery. So glad he has you to lift him up and care so much for him. Keep us posted. Heather says she wants to make him a paracord bracelet. Can you find out in inches how big his wrist is? Thank you.
Hugs to you my friend,
Jina
Jina wrote: "Dear Lola,I'm glad the surgery went well. I will continue to pray for healing and speedy recovery. So glad he has you to lift him up and care so much for him. Keep us posted. Heather says she want..."
Dear Jina,
Thank you for your prayers. I will ask Dave to measure his wrist as soon as I talk to him. Tell the girls I said Hi.
Hugs Lola
Hello friends,
I apologize for my unexpected absence today. As happens in families, one thing led to another and we were quite late getting home. I will catch up in the morning and make up for lost time. Thanks for understanding.
Paula
I apologize for my unexpected absence today. As happens in families, one thing led to another and we were quite late getting home. I will catch up in the morning and make up for lost time. Thanks for understanding.
Paula
I have to work today -- at the local Public Health Department -- observing a disaster drill and helping some local clinics with their emergency plans. We are hosting a HazMat spill....a fake one, of course...
....I will be back this afternoon to draw winners for the goodies from Jina and her lovely girls!
Laters, ladies.
Paula
....I will be back this afternoon to draw winners for the goodies from Jina and her lovely girls!
Laters, ladies.
Paula
Well I pulled up my last crop in the garden for this year, my celery , it is supposed to get near freezing tonight,34. I didn't want to take a chance of losing it. Still have lots of tomatoes but they are in the greenhouse and I will put the heater out there tonight. I can't believe it is already the middle of October ,yikes next month is Thanksgiving!
Lola wrote: "Well I pulled up my last crop in the garden for this year, my celery , it is supposed to get near freezing tonight,34. I didn't want to take a chance of losing it. Still have lots of tomatoes but t..."
It is still very, very warm here -- 89 today. The mornings are in the upper 40s. I've pulled the last of my sweet baby tomatoes and brought the basil indoors. This weekend I'll re-pot my orchids and prepare them for hibernation.
Two weeks until we head to Virginia to see our daughter, granddaughter, my mom and some of our friends. I'm going to post a photo of Layla (2 year old granddaughter) in the photo library - you are welcome to post Halloween or fall-themed photos of family or pets if you like! Consider it decorating our virtual space.
It is still very, very warm here -- 89 today. The mornings are in the upper 40s. I've pulled the last of my sweet baby tomatoes and brought the basil indoors. This weekend I'll re-pot my orchids and prepare them for hibernation.
Two weeks until we head to Virginia to see our daughter, granddaughter, my mom and some of our friends. I'm going to post a photo of Layla (2 year old granddaughter) in the photo library - you are welcome to post Halloween or fall-themed photos of family or pets if you like! Consider it decorating our virtual space.
HALLELUJAH !!!I just talked to Dave ,the tumors were non-invasive so, no more surgeries ,no Chemo or radiation . He will have to go in once a week for 6 week and have is bladder irrigated with a solution to keep the tumors from growing back ,then once every 6 month forever. The power of all your prayers is amazing ! Thank you All so much !!!! You have truly lifted me up with your spirits!
BIG HUGS TO YOU ALL !!!!! as I sit here blubbering ,laughing and crying at the same time!
As my Sister wrote to me GOD IS GOOD! Lola
Lola, that's wonderful!! All Praise and Glory be to God. Bow I am blubbering right along with you. lol.. Tell Dave I will be praying for a quick recovery. Oh I am just so happy. God is so good. I can't see the keyboard to type right now so I will check back in later when I stop blubbering. lol. Peace be with you. Linda Manthey
Lola wrote: "HALLELUJAH !!!I just talked to Dave ,the tumors were non-invasive so, no more surgeries ,no Chemo or radiation . He will have to go in once a week for 6 week and have is bladder irrigated with a..."
Dear Lola,
So very happy for you and your family. God is most definitely great! Will still keep y'all in our prayers as y'all are like family and we wish you continued good health and happiness. I dont know if you seen it or not but you've won one of the bracelets and boxes from the girls. I hope you like it. Let me know which one you get so I can tell the kids. Take care and rest easy now that your brother is out of danger and very safely cared for.
Sincerely Yours,
Jina
Linda wrote: "Lola, that's wonderful!! All Praise and Glory be to God. Bow I am blubbering right along with you. lol.. Tell Dave I will be praying for a quick recovery. Oh I am just so happy. God is so good. I c..."Dear Linda,
Isnt this group terrific that we celebrate each others triumphs and laugh and cry together through the good abd the bad. Its just like one big family. I just celebrated Dave's good news with a double chocolate brownie! Everyone should celebrate in some way today this wonderful news!!! Soon we will be celebrating your new home Linda! Such a great day! God bless you.
Sincerely Yours,
Jina
