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Apr 20, 2015 11:26AM
Tanks RF! I am inspired by Rachel and since it's raining outside am going to scrub down my upstairs. I finished Holt's One Knight Series and posted reviews and overall was pleased. Like most reads in a series you have your favorite and for me the order matched each book in the series, lol. Funny how that worked out. I will chat with you ladies later. Have a great day. RF my kids don't get a spring break and have 5 weeks left of school before their summer begins. I get daily reminders from them everyday. LOL
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Thanks RF!Also - glad I could be an inspiration to you EB hahaha!! I need to get my ass in gear today. I didn't work out Saturday or Sunday. I am off today but need to get my booty to the grocery and cook :( I work the next four days. And the unit has been BUSY!
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Funny you should decide to clean upstairs today, EB. I was just thinking earlier that I need to clean upstairs sometime this week. Next week I'll have to clean downstairs with a fine tooth comb. Hannah's having her First Communion on the 2nd and we have family converging on us. My parents will be coming up from FL for a few days.
Glad to hear you enjoyed the KNIGHT series. Just call me Martha Stewart today. I just finished making homemade play dough. LOL I added food coloring and everything! Aren't you proud of me? :-) The kids are having a blast with the damn thing. It's going to be a sucky week weather wise, so I'm going to have to find things to keep them occupied inside. Ugh
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Also - glad I could be an inspiration to you EB hahaha!! I need to get my ass in gear today. I didn't work out Saturday or Sunday. I am off today but need to get my booty to the grocery..."
Ugh That works schedule is gross. You should at least enjoy your last day off! I'm gonna see if I can sneak in a few minutes of reading time now. I just finished switching out winter wear for spring/summer wear. I hate having to switch out clothes. I never had this problem in FL or CA! It took me all blasted morning to do that and I've only done MINE. I still have the kids closets to get to.
Reading Fanatic wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Thanks RF!Also - glad I could be an inspiration to you EB hahaha!! I need to get my ass in gear today. I didn't work out Saturday or Sunday. I am off today but need to get my booty..."
I am so awesome. I remade bed in my room scrubbed down the walls and vacuumed. The kids came home I bought turkey and swiss so they made sandwiches while I finished up and then they came up and we all tackled their room. Remade their beds and I threw all the sheets in the washer. Now it smells so nice up their and is cleaned. I think tomorrow I'll do the kitchen. I mean a good clean like scrub on top the fridge. Go through some papers that need sorted out and throw the curtains in the wash. I usually try to do that twice a year. The walls and such. Then I'll get the living room and the kids playroom another day. They did the basement last week for his bday party. I am done today though and it is pouring outside. I think I'll finish Holt's other book that I started earlier today. I work tomorrow but I get off at 1 so I should be able to get some reading in tomorrow too. RF I am proud of you and the internet is loaded full of fun little projects. I miss those days with my kids. I got them some air dry clay for Easter and we had fun making things with those. I bought it from the craft store. They have Acrylic paint to paint them too. Rachel it sounds like you'll get your workout from work the next few days. LOL
That's awesome EB! It sounds like you got so much accomplished! :)
Faster than I thought. Idk if you get them where you live but we have been getting these stink bugs that come in through any crack or window they can. They freak me out so for the most part I vacuum up there at least once a week so I really just went a little further into it this time. Then having the boys help in their room which did take more work of course sped things up. Plus we moved their beds so it all looks so much better now. The downstairs takes longer of course but it will need done too. Not today though. Lol
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It's awesome that you got so much done. I feel like a slug in comparison. LOL
I'm still reading WARRIOR'S REWARD. It's slow going though. I can't concentrate enough when the kids are home with me all day. It's better in the summer because we spend the entire time with grandmothers. We will visit with my Mom for about three weeks. When we're back in MA my in laws are with us at the cottage. The summers are the time when I get the most "me" time. Even though I have to put up with parents and in-laws. LOL
Which Holt book are you reading now?
The same one your reading. Lol. I'm at 22% and I feel so much sympathy for the h. She's nothing but a bargaining chip which is true for the time but it doesn't make it any easier. Ooh she should make him suffer a bit I think. I do feel bad for all his responsibility but he should have told her a little.
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That's funny because I love the H. He's so insecure around her, thinking himself nothing but a barbarian and that she's too fine for one such as he. He's really good with her too. That marriage was the best thing that happened to her; her father pretty much kept her as a prisoner! I know it's because of what happened to her mother, and he was only trying to keep her safe, yet still... Have you gotten to the wedding night as yet? It's a good one! The poor thing is absolutely clueless!
Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "The same one your reading. Lol. I'm at 22% and I feel so much sympathy for the h. She's nothing but a bargaining chip which is true for the time but it doesn't make it any easier...."Hmm I am intrigued ladies!!! I'll be looking out for your thoughts when you finish! I still need to read the Marquis book! Maybe I'll do that one next!
No I have not got to the wedding yet and as of yet he does not seem remorseful he knows he owes it to his country. He refers to her as the treasure and her beauty. He hasn't taken much time to know her. But omg when she runs away and slips in the mud made me laugh. Lol. I'm sure he will get better but not yet. He just her as a means to an end.
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Oh yeah, he does get better. You know Holt does good heroes, and he's no exception. Rach, were talking about Samantha Holt's The Warrior's Reward. You do need to read the MARQUIS one though. LOL
Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "No I have not got to the wedding yet and as of yet he does not seem remorseful he knows he owes it to his country. He refers to her as the treasure and her beauty. He hasn't taken..."It sounds interesting! *fingers crossed* that its safe :)
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Oh yes, it's VERY safe! There's one point in the beginning where he and the h have a brief exchange, but have not yet been introduced, Later that day, he's so turned on by the memory of her that he thinks he's going to have to find a willing woman. However, the h snuck out of her father's keep and she and the H end up meeting by accident. This is their first "official" meeting and they get to spend a little stolen time together, so his plan for a "willing woman" goes nowhere. LOL.
I will let you know when I'm done of course, but I'm far enough along that there shouldn't be any issues. Besides I think Holt is a safe author in general. So far allher books that I've read, and there's been quite a few, have been safe. Of course authors do tend to produce a rogue book every once in a while...unfortunately!
Have a good day at work tomorrow!
Reading Fanatic wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "No I have not got to the wedding yet and as of yet he does not seem remorseful he knows he owes it to his country. He refers to her as the t..."Thanks RF! I'll have to add this one next then. I really think I"m gonna due the Marquis one next though ;)
Thanks!!!! I know it'll be busy but it's always worth it! I need to get my booty to bed and off of goodreads LMAO You ladies have a fantastic day as well!
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If you haven't read MACKINNONS BRIDE you've gotta! It's hella funny, as in LOL funny. LOL A bunch of us read it a while back and most of us liked it, although I think Kate was irritated because the H took so long to ensure that the h really, really wanted to give him her innocence. Rach, just for you, this H's wife died--committed suicide actually--and he hasn't been with another woman since. It's been something like 5 years, maybe it's longer, but I think 5. Anyhow, the h's father has the H's kidnapped son. The H arrives to demand his son back, but finds the h wandering around outside her father's keep, so he takes her to exchange for his son. Unknown to the H, the h's father has no love for her, so when the H tries to made a trade, the father refuses. The H ends up getting his son back by trickery, but the h's father still refuses to take her and even tells the H he can kill her for all he cares. The H feels sorry for the h and lies and tells her he's keeping her for revenge. I LOVED this h. She was so mouthy and sarcastic! Just my kinda girl!! The H was adorable too; so fantastically handsome, but so messed up because of his late wife's treatment.
JAMES YANCEY is book three in the Taking the High Road series. It's a series about ten brothers who find love. James is a Lt. in the war. He is captured by the Union army and sent to officers' prison. When he is released after the war, he is pretty messed up and travels West to be with his brothers who are all now in CA. En route he stops off in Charleston and gets himself engaged to a woman. His fiancee and her traveling companion head west, but then the H finds out that his fiancee is a whining complainer and he is drawn to her companion instead. Oh and there is another woman, the ranch's housekeeper, who wants James for herself and will stop at nothing to get him. This is a novella of about 100 pages.
SPOIL OF WAR is a medieval romance about a h, daughter of a duke, who is kidnapped after her father's keep is attacked. The story is set around the time of Camelot and is loosely related to the legend of Arthur; although I don't think Arthur has anything to do with this story. There is mention of that legendary figure Uther Pendragon. I'm not sure if the story is set in Camelot or Cameliard. In any event, the h is taken prisoner for the Kind Leodegrance, who is intent on making her his consort...he does have a marriage of convenience with another woman.
A NEW BRAND is about a H who travels west by wagon train after being injured in the civil war. He meets the h who is also traveling west with her parents. They both like each other, but he has his issues related to the war, and the h believes herself too plain to attract the H.
That's it for today, ladies. It's not much and most of what's there are novellas. Anyway, I hope you find something to your taste. TTYL!
Okay I love the H except his name. Lol. Idk even what to call him. Too many vowels. I guess it's a Welch thing. Anyhow I love that they're beginning to trust each other.
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I think of it as Ian. I don't know how to pronounce his. LOL He is awesome isn't he?
Lol that's what I've been calling him too. Yes he is awesome
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Haha Great minds think alike!
I finished TWR it is a safe read Rachel. Like RF there is a moment where the H says he in need of a woman to ease his ache. Nothing comes of it like RF said and once the couple get together there is only the two. No other woman other than a maid was even really brought in to the story and the maid only openly admired him. In her defense he would wash out front in the well who could blame her. LOL. I enjoyed the book and it doesn't sound like RF is far from being done if not already done bc she was ahead of me. I hope you enjoy JQ's book.
Great EB! I just added TWR to my to-read list LMAO which is a MILE LONG!!! I hope the heroine put that maid B to the itch in her place LMAO! By the way ladies! I am reading How to Marry a Marquis and I am laughing my behind off LOL!!! I am still very much in the beginning, but it's funny!
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Told ya, Rachel! The fun continues throughout the story, but it's not slapstick by any means. I haven't finished WR as yet; my kids are home and it's hard to get any time to devote to reading. Yesterday I took them on a play date with my daughter's best friend, who is almost like third child she spends so much time at my house. Anyway, it was only supposed to be for a couple of hours at a park, but we ended up back at our place for lunch and one thing led to another. Before you know it we had spent the entire day together. Her mom and I have become very good friends, so we had our own play date while the kids had theirs. LOL
I'm almost done with SW and THEN I'm reading JQ's SPLENDID...for sure this time!!! I'll let you know about that one as I read it, Rach. I'm sure you're working today; what is it now, day number 3?
Day number 2 out of 4 lol! Can't wait for your thoughts honey!! And I can't wait to read more of this book lol!!
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Ouch only day TWO?! Good luck, honey! Well you know you can add WARRIOR'S REWARD to your TBR list. It's definitely safe. As a matter of fact, every Samantha Holt book I've read so far is safe...even the erotic ones. I hope she never lets me down!! Oh there is one that I have yet to read, Tempting His Mistress, that gives me pause, but only because of the title. LOL
I am so let down and disgusted by the SVH book. That's the white rose trilogy I have been waiting to read fora month. Greatly anticipating Perkin's story and it is total bullshit. First like I said the queen has delivered a baby girl but it is not clear that it belongs to the prince. Perkin is believed to be the father but ok that is all before he meets Shay the h. She is spicy and strong but after the death of her stepfather Who she states use to sneak in her bedroom she meets Perkin bc he is the one that runs him through. Ok but see I am unclear if he messed with her.So Perkin's is filled with revenge and hate he is a complete arse. He takes Shay under his protection bc without her stepfather everyone will be after the keep. Well he shows attraction but is too self absorbed and Shay is reintroduced to a man from the past. Are you ready for this ladies it is a man she knew from the markets when she was 16. She fu/?ed him. Pardon my French but the ass pursues her and Perkin cares not. So you know I'm fuming bc this is a period book with the feel of a contemporary. Now Perkin and her are going at it and his question to her Shay confirm that you are not a virgin. I mean come on ladies aren't these the words as a little girl we all long to hear right before the man of our dreams makes love to us? Why didn't he just find a whore bc that's the respects he shows and what she allows. I have read books that have instant sex and erotics's but they are labeled as such. My attraction to Perkin was that he was dutiful and proper but from the start of this book he's a dick who only thinks of himself and family and that sucks. Not the romantic gentleman I was looking for but a selfish whoremonger. I can't believe the people who said he's the hottest Kingston. I knew there was a hidden side and I thought that wild side could make a nice twist but now he is totally exposed and he's not a H to me but just another Duke with power and no respect for woman. I am going to try to finish and pray my torture ends soon but I needed to vent. I think I need some aspirin first. Seriously I have a freakin headache from this panty waste
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Oh EB, I'm sooooo sorry! That's exactly waht I was talking about when I told Rachel that even a favorite author can have a rogue book every once in a while...and they are usually worse then reading an unknown because the bad storyline takes you completely by surprise!
So the h, Shay, she slept with some man at 16, is that right? Or did she sleep with him now in the timeline of the story? As for her stepfather sneaking into her room, I'm assuming he was molesting her. Why else would he be in there. I mean it's a pretty safe bet that he was molesting her, even though they don't say that exactly, don't you think? I'd like to know if that was BEFORE or AFTER she had slept with the other guy. I am right when you said she slept with this guy at 16, aren't I? So the guy she gave her virginity to, he's now pursuing her and the H doesn't seem to care? Oh and he asked for confirmation that she's NOT a virgin right before they sleep together? I'm just trying to make sure I got all that straight. It sounds horrible!!
What about the Queen and the baby? Is it really Perkins? And why was he sleeping with the married monarch? Sorry girl he don't sound the least bit sexy to me...he sounds a right jackass! I don't know why authors do that! They will write some perfectly wonderful stories, then all of a sudden switch to something horrid like this one. It hurts; it really does hurt! I feel your pain!!
So I am finished and just did my review. Shay states that her step father is sneaking into her room so I am thinking that he went through with the molesting but it is unclear. Maybe my reading disability kicked in and I missed it at first. I don't like to say that but sometimes when worked up comprehension on my end is not the greatest. But I can tell you now that he hadn't got that far which seemed a little unbelievable to me bc if the man made more than one attempt really he couldn't finish the job? Anyhow he didn't but yes at 16 she slept with Lord McCarthy and he surprised her when he shows up at Perkin's keep. I had Perkin held up to Westcliffe, Darcy standards. More Westcliffe bc we saw his passionate side but he did not sleep with destitute wman he offered protection to. Now Leo Hathaway he offers protection to Catherine Marks but does not treat her with such indifference and he clearly had no intention of marrying her off. No let me tell you what Perkin did he sends away her companion at a theatre and has his man lock the box so no one else could enter. He pulls her in the shadows and removes the top of her dress. He has her ride his lap facing all the rest of the audience and when finished he releases on her back. They stand as the audience starts to applaud. Right after the door opens and Lord McCarthy enters to claim her back and Perkin just allows it. I tried to express all the problem I had. The second half of the book was better but I just didn't like the couple. The queen has a daughter named Elizabeth and it was Perkins. The thing that was unrealistic was the Prince figures out the princess is not his but then agrees to raise her as his own. The queen and him married but there is no feeling and she does not sleep with him. Her and Perkin start to give into these stolen moments any chance they had and when she learns she's pregnant she lays with the Prince to protect Perkin and the baby. The baby looks just like Perkins sister Greyland. Sigh! Such a bad disappointment.
The prince has a bastard son as well.
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It sounds awful! I don't like him having a child elsewhere with another woman either. I get it, but I don't like it. And what's with having sex with her in such a public place? He's treating her little better than a whore; and then he just lets her go off with another man? The worst part is that she lets him do it. I absolutely HATE that!!! Sounds to me like she might've been better off with Lord M. What was his story? Why did he take her innocence then leave her? Was he a user, and if so, why is he back? And I agree with you, if her stepfather is sneaking into her room, why did he not get the job done. A lot of authors shy away from rape, etc., but if you're not going to include it in the plot then don't even bother alluding to it! I mean it can be included without any details...like in FREDRICK'S QUEEN. Remember Aggie was raped, but we never got any details.
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Did you see the masthead picture and profile pic I added for our group? I thought it was kinda funny...reminds me of those people read spoilers and then complains about them! LOL
Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "The prince has a bastard son as well."Did you see the masthead picture and profile pic I added for our group? I thought it was kinda funny...reminds me of those people read spo..."
Catherine Anderson did a story that the stepfather was molesting the stepdaughter and she allowed him bc she didn't want him going after her little sister. She ended up having his baby. It was not depressing and the H was so protective and loving to her. When she fearfully tells him he doesn't judge but tries to convince her she did what she had to do. She hated herself and thought that h would hate her too bc he made her do unspeakable things and she did it to protect her sister. CA does not give details and does not let it effect the overall feel of the book. It is sad what she must ave endured I think for 3 years without her mother knowing. I don't see how that is possible but it happens all the time. Now whether that is the mother not wanting to face the truth or her fear of being alone I can't say but I would like to think I would know. I mean there has to be something that would give a suggestion he was a creep. How about the daughter's behavior surely a mother would see her cringe when he walked in the room right? Scary but yes your comment totally recapped my review. I just about said just that verbatim. It's like your reading my mind. He had no respect for woman treating her like that and than tossing her to another man. She had no love for herself to allow him to treat her and toss her away. Oh and later he tells his family he will be staying in her room and she has no shame. What's worse is after they have sex he doesn't pull out. She gets up pacing saying if I am fat with your baby how will you marry me off? Does that sound like a woman in love? She gives herself to him bc she is so crazy about him but yet she thinks of marrying another man. I wrote in my review it should have been a contemporary read bc she had a modern mind set. She thought like a whore. EEWWW
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I hate HEARING about that book; God how would I feel if I'd actually READ it! Ugh! Gross! What a way to f up a really good series!!! So how the hell does he finally get the Epiphany moment that he's in love? And WHY did she sleep with that first guy? She really does sound too whorish for a historical setting. And he openly sleeps with her without the benefit of marriage? I mean he told his family they would be sharing a room? Ugh!!
Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "The prince has a bastard son as well."Did you see the masthead picture and profile pic I added for our group? I thought it was kinda f..."
OMG she just met everyone and Perkins arrives and tells everyone that they will talk things over in the morning. They were arranging rooms and he says I will be sleeping in Shay's room. She is momentarily surprised but then he says it's his family so its ok. Now really would you hive up that easily in those days reputation was everything. When she has sex with Lord McCarthy when she was 16 she says her mother started being real strict with her. The sex in public I guess was suppose to be erotic but you know what establish some kind of love bond not just lust bc of the time period. I think if Erotica was put in the title it would have been even better bc you have at least had a heads up. When he learns he is a father and is talking to the queen he states he's only loved one woman why bc she'd do it with you in a theatre. Hey and Shay believes her father to be dead as it turns out he was forced to leave to keep her safe. Perkin confronts him saying Do you know what happens to an unprotected woman? She is left open to predators. I wanted to say yes right in a theatre in front of everyone. LMAO
Elizabeth wrote: "Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Reading Fanatic wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "The prince has a bastard son as well."Did you see the masthead picture and profile pic I added for our group? ..."
Someone in one of the reviews on Amazon stated that she was transported back into the era. Really? Apparently this person found the theatre scene as regular goings on. And several unmarried couples openly stayed in each others bed chamber. LMAO. Everyone is a 5 star review but mine. LOL. I'm the Grinch and am waiting to be attacked like Aspoon when she put her review out there. Well that Catrin chick isn't on there so I should be safe.
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Was this set in regency time...oh it's a little later than that isn't it? Like the 1860's or later? There's no way he'd have been so open about sleeping in her room. He just doesn't have any respect for her, period. I saw that yours was the only 2 star and everyone else was a 5 star. I can't believe no one else found her whorish behaviour off-putting. Ugh. And as far as I'm concerned he's no hero. This story is exactly the type that I hate the most!!!
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I am so glad you get it. After all those glowing reviews I thought the same thing. Idk bc people are not that clueless as to the mind set of that time. I agree no respect of women. BTW I saw the clip you added and the spoiler alert! It's very cute. Have you seen how popular we've become? I see all these people who have joined even though they don't talk it's kinda cool. I just posted on FB this cute saying. It says my idea of roughing it is reading a book in an uncomfortable chair. LMAO. I saw your new profile picture too.
I am reading to the lady born. Wish me luck. You said you read it rf so I'm going in. Lol
OMG ladies - that book sounds awful!!! I had to stop reading the details - THAT'S how bad it sounds!!! :( I hope you read another good one!!!BY the way - I read that CA book you mentioned and LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!! :)
Rachel wrote: "OMG ladies - that book sounds awful!!! I had to stop reading the details - THAT'S how bad it sounds!!! :( I hope you read another good one!!!BY the way - I read that CA book you mentioned and LOV..."
Good luck EB!!! :)
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It's a safe one that's for sure. The H is awesome; sweet and protective, just what u need after that disaster. I hope you like it. I can't remember what u thought of FRAGMENTS OF GRACE, but I don't think you liked it as much as I did. Did you read my review for it? I just posted it today. It lays out the timeline; it's pretty unusual in that the romance gets resolved very early in the story...before 50% in. I posted the review on Amazon and here on GR.
I agree with you 100%, Rachel! That's exactly how I felt; totally disgusted just HEARING about the story! It's a bullet dodged. I'm just sorry EB had to take one for the team! LOL
EB that's my idea of roughing it too. ROTFL As for the deluge of five star reviews; they're not that many and a number of them are probably solicited from "professional" reviewers, family and/or friends. That happened to me once before; there were twenty-one reviews; twenty 5 star and one 4 star. I posted my 3 star review; the book was very we'll written, but a lot of it was annoying and i hated the heroine. I thought I'd get attacked, but the very first comment was from someone who said she felt the same way and couldn't finish the book. She said after reading my review, where I gave the ending, she was so glad she hadn't bothered! It made me feel better because I had wondered if I was being too picky...not that that would have changed anything. I mean, I felt the way I felt.
FOG I remember there being moments of weeping and the H doing so repeatedly got on my nerves. Now what this young lady went through I totally get and he sounds so gentle and just what the dr ordered. I totally hope he gets his chance to serve justice to him and her worthless brother. They both got off early so there better be some validation. I hope she gets to cut his bullocks off. Lmao guaranteed not to hurt another woman. Worthless bastard.
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The rapist does get his; so does the brother, but not at the H's hands unfortunately. No, no weeping for this H. Well he does once, later in the book, but it's totally appropriate. LOL
Hi Kate! Good to hear from you. Thanks for the compliment, but my DAUGHTERS are actually a daughter and a SON! I guess he's too pretty by half. LOL
You must mean my review for TO THE LADY BORN. I never wrote a review for FOG...at least I don't remember writing one. I'll have to double check, because honestly my memory is that BAD! LOL. I actually still have that book on my list of TBR's...To Be Reviewed. :-)
What ru reading now? I'm about to start JQ's SPLENDID, butI decided to wait until tomorrow evening. I'm taking the kids to the Roger Williams Zoo in RI tomorrow. That's gonna be an all day venture!
I too thought the logo was perfect. You're right, Amazon should adopt it. So many people read the spoilers then complain about them. Makes no sense!!!
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So how about this RF I'm scoping out reviews on this book using my phone. It does not show names of the reviewer and I found yours out of 42 reviews. Lol first clue was the spoiler Alert and than the closing happy reading. You also use the the term FYI which is your habit. It also does not allow me to vote on your review from my phone so when I do my review I'll do it than. BTW the jumping ahead does it hurt the story any do you think? I mean a lot can happen in that span of time.
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No, I didn't think so. I was just surprised. When they admit they love each other and get married then the story jumps ahead a few months and you see how they r doing...like an epilogue. She gives birth to a child. Then the story jumps ahead again, this time four years. It's almost like a follow up book at that point. Now the story's focus switches to the outside issues that they have...Weston's grandfather dies and he inherits his barony so they have to go back to Weston's childhood home. He has issues with his family thath get dealt with, and then of course there is the showdown with the rapist. Another author probably would've written two shorter books and charged for both. Isn't that the trend nowadays? LOL.
It was nice though, because you got to really see them together and how their lives are going...you know the stuff you don't usually get to see, except briefly in an epilogue. Weston is an utterly devoted husband at that point. Sigh
I stayed up until after 1 reading ladies. I wanted to at least see them wed and then I needed to see Aubria born and finally when Sutton is getting ready to arrive I said I needed to go to bed. Lol. But I got back up at 6:50. It's a good read and the H is sweet
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Wherever he leads is another novella; this one is a little over 100 pages. It's about two sisters who travel west from Boston to teach at a school in Indian territory. En route they meet a marshal and encounter outlaws who threaten their safety. One sister finds love in the story.
HONOR OF A HIGHLANDER is set during the days of William Wallace. The H is a laird and is pledged to fight with Wallace. He meets the h, but has other obligations. Then her lands are attacked and she is taken prisoner by the English, he has to fight to get her back.
DAISY is the latest offering from Carre White. I've read two of Ms. White's Brides of the Rockies books and they have both been fantastic. She writes very well. FAITH was the last one I read...I LOVED it! Anyhow, Daisy is a tarot card reader who travels from town to town; the H's friends convince him to have his fortune read and the story goes from there.
Remember those three novellas I posted earlier in the week? Books 1-3 in the Stealing a Pirate's Heart series? Well, FIRE IN A GYPSY'S HEART is book 5 in that series. I'm sure I'll come across book 4 before I'm done with my search. BTW I'm not into Pirates, but I'm assuming there are at least a few of you who are.
Oh yeah, CAPTURING HIS HEART is book 4 in the Pirates series. FYI if you missed the first three books in the series that were listed on Monday's list (at least I believe it was Monday's) they are all still free.
CELTIC SKIES is book three in the Celtic Steel series. We've had book 2, CELTIC SHORES on a previous freebie list.
THE SCOUNDREL AND THE SAINT is about a religious h whose faith is shaken because of the cruel treatment she suffered at the hands of her first husband. The H owns the local "whorehouse" and saloon. I guess he's the scoundrel. LOL The H has enemies and somehow the h gets caught up in the middle of his troubles and the H becomes responsible for her on some level.
That's going to be it for today, ladies. I've gotta run. I've got a 9 a.m. exit time and it's already after 7. With two kids to get ready...well it's gonna take a miracle. LOL TTYL!
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I'm so glad you like it, EB! I think it's the perfect story to help you bounce back after that atrocity you just read! Yes, Weston is absolutely AWESOME! I really wish Le Veque would get her books properly edited though. Sigh!
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