Welcome and introductions

[Bobbie]

Thanks Marilyn, I can see them now. Those three look good. The authors are ones I had never heard of before Goodreads. So many books, etc.

[Sabrina]

Marilyn wrote: "Sabrina wrote: "A couple of days ago, I ordered a massive amount of Gothic novels from amazon, all of them from the 60's and 70's. This time I've stuck to authors I know and like, but next time I'm..."
Well you're in for a treat Marilyn ! Please let us know about the "new" authors and what you thought of their novels, OK ?

[Sabrina]

Marilyn wrote: "Skye wrote: "Yes, they are there and lovely, too."

I'm glad it worked! I store all of mine in plastic paperback book sleeves so they might look a bit shiny in the photo. :-) Don't you just love th..."
I really do love the US Gothic novel covers, but the ones I bought in England look really cheap by comparison. So I'm sticking to amazon US.

[Sabrina]

Skye wrote: "I don't have a phone that would take photos, but I'm sure everyone else does, and I don't have a FB account ( my choice, of course), due to privacy issues ( I taught and being anonymous protected m..."
Btw Skye, I'm not on FB either and for the same reasons.

[Sabrina]

Skye wrote: "Yes, yes, and I do believe that is one of the very reasons they are now marked up as 'classics.'"
Oh, I agree - count me in !

[Skye]

Marilyn, please compile a list of all you bought; I am curious!!

[Skye]

Sabrina, I would like to know what you bought, too, and so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't have a FB account: I don't tweet or belong to any social media groups. I share what I do with only the people I choose, and I never post a thing online that could come back to haunt me ( even in e-mails).

[Sabrina]

The first of my "new" Gothic novels arrived today. Dorothy Eden:" The House On Hay Hill". Others I've ordered are: A Gothic Treasure Trove: Moonraker's Bride/The Golden Unicorn/Kirkland Revels/Wings Of The Falcon/Lady Of Mallow/River's Rising. Novels by Dorothy Eden: An Afternoon Walk/The Millionaire's Daughter/Night of the Letter/The Vines Of Yarrabee.
By Jane Aiken Hodge: Red Sky at Night, Lover's Delight/Rebel Heiress/Watch The Wall My Darling.
By Dorothy Daniels:"The Curse Of Mallory Hall". That should keep me busy for a while and I'll have plenty of reviews to post as well. Amazon has lots of novels by Monica Heath and they look pretty good - they seem popular too; but I can't find any of Sylvia Hurd's work, unfortunately. She's been mentioned quite often by several members of the group, so I do hope I'll be able to get my hands on some of her novels as well.Maybe I can try "Thriftbooks".

[Skye]

Thanks SO much, Sabrina! I have read all the Dorothy Eden books as well as the Victoria Holt books above, and Dorothy Daniels; however, the Jane Aiken Hodge books don't sound familiar to me.
BTW Kirkland Revels is WONDERFUL; are you mixing up Florence Hurd and Sylvia Thorpe?

[Sabrina]

Yes, Skye I am mixing those two up.Thanks for straightening me out !
Yes, I agree 100 % concerning Victoria Holt's "Kirkland Revels". I think it was the second one of her novels I read, the first being "The Shivering Sands". But I can still remember the creepy monk who kept appearing at the foot of the heroine's bed and the nail biting conclusion. Gothic at it's finest !

[Skye]

YIKEs, Sabrina, I have virtually no recall, but I do know it was one of her excellent books; King of the Castle and Bride of Pendorric, as well as Menfreya in the Morning were wonderful.

[Sabrina]

Oh Yeah, I enjoyed all those you mentioned. " Mistress Of Mellyn" was good too , I thought. As well as "On The Night Of The Seventh Virgin".

[Skye]

Yes, I loved them, too. When I was young, my mother belonged to a book club, and in between the book stores ( as well as the libraries) but when Victoria Holt wrote a novel, so did Dorothy Eden and Phyllis Whitney and even Mary Stewart. The others came a tad later.

[Skye]

Another wonderful author is Catherine Cookson.

[Marilyn]

Skye wrote: "Marilyn, please compile a list of all you bought; I am curious!!"

I'll do that! I've lost track of how many I've bought at this point! That will give me a chance to pull them out and count them. :-)

[Marilyn]

Skye wrote: "Sabrina, I would like to know what you bought, too, and so glad I'm not the only one who doesn't have a FB account: I don't tweet or belong to any social media groups. I share what I do with only t..."

I don't blame either of you for not bothering with FB or Twitter. I only have a FB account to keep in touch with a few old friends. Otherwise I wouldn't care about it either.

[Marilyn]

Sabrina wrote: "The first of my "new" Gothic novels arrived today. Dorothy Eden:" The House On Hay Hill". Others I've ordered are: A Gothic Treasure Trove: Moonraker's Bride/The Golden Unicorn/Kirkland Revels/Wing..."

You got lots of good ones Sabrina! I loved Kirkland Revels as well. I think that one and 'Legend of the Seventh Virgin' are my two favorite Holt books. I notice you bought a book by Dorothy Daniels. Have you read her before? She has a ton of Gothic books but I haven't tried one of hers yet.

[Marilyn]

Marilyn wrote: "Skye wrote: "Marilyn, please compile a list of all you bought; I am curious!!"

I'll do that! I've lost track of how many I've bought at this point! That will give me a chance to pull them out and ..."

OK, I think I have listed all the ones I've bought recently. I already owned all of Victoria Holt, Phyllis Whitney & most of Mary Stewart and a few other Gothics by various writers. These are the ones I've bought since I joined this group! I might have gotten a tad carried away! :-D I did take a chance on most of these as I wasn't familiar with the authors at all but so far everything I've read has been good. :-)

Night Wind At Northriding-Florence Hurd
The Moonlit Door-Anne Maybury
Castle Barra-Virginia Coffman
Wade House-Florence Hurd
Nightmare at Mountain Aerie-Florence Hurd
The House of Fand-Anne Maybury
Night At Sea Abbey-Virginia Coffman
Thirteen Towers-Celeste Caldwell
Whispering Gables-Sandra Abbott
Betrayal At Blackcrest-Beatrice Parker
I Am Gabriella-Anne Maybury
Strangers On The Moor-Sylvia Thorpe
Falcon's Shadow-Anne Maybury
The Secret Citadel-Monica Heath
The Lady of Arlac-Sandra Shulman
The Swirling Mists of Cornwall-Patricia Werner
The Ghostly Screams of Stormhaven-Clara Wimberly
Moonwatch-Clara Wimberly
Lost Ladies of the Windswept Moor-Beverly C. Warren
Peril At Stone Hall-Jane Corby
The Emerald Shadows of Sea Cliff House-Jane Toombs
Garden of Shadows-Virginia Coffman
Masque By Gaslight-Virginia Coffman
Curse of the Island Pool-Virginia Coffman
The High Terrace-Virginia Coffman
The Guardian of Willow House-Dorothy Daniels
The Sea House-Margaret Summerton
Someone Waiting-Anne Maybury
The Ice Forest-Virginia Coffman
Sleep Well Christine-Alice Brennan
A Haunted Place-Virginia Coffman
The Secret of Awen Castle-Florence Hurd
The Pavilion at Monkshood-Anne Maybury
Moura-Virginia Coffman
The Dark Gondola-Virginia Coffman
The Devil Beyond Moura-Virginia Coffman
The Vampyre of Moura-Virginia Coffman
The Beckoning-Virginia Coffman
Nun's Castle-Jennie Melville
Masquerade in Venice-Velda Johnston
The Hour Before Midnight-Velda Johnston
Dark at Noon-Jill Tattersall
The Wild Hunt-Jill Tattersall
Midsummer Masque-Jill Tattersall
Calderwood-Monica Heath
Clery Castle-Monica Heath
Duncraig-Monica Heath
To The Castle-Dorothea Malm
The Brooding Lake-Dorothy Eden

[Skye]

What a doll you are, Marilyn: I am going to copy this into a folder.
I ADORE the books, and I would love to have each one. YOU GOT JENNIE Melville, too! Were these from Amazon? If so, did you have to pay separate shipping and handling for each one?

[Marilyn]

Skye wrote: "What a doll you are, Marilyn: I am going to copy this into a folder.
I ADORE the books, and I would love to have each one. YOU GOT JENNIE Melville, too! Were these from Amazon? If so, did you have ..."

Most of these came from Amazon and a few of them from Ebay. Yes, I did pay separate shipping for them. Most of them I paid $10 and under for with a few exceptions. I know I paid $15 for the Awen Castle book but that was the cheapest I could find it. I can usually find a good deal. :-)

[Skye]

Thank you so much for this list, and I may look on thriftbooks. com, too. Barnes and Noble has quite a few, BUT either out of stock or far too expensive. I think there was only one writer I didn't read. I'll let you know which one, too.

[Skye]

Actually about five or six: Sandra Schulman, Patricia Werner, Clara Wimberley, Jane Toombs, Jane Corby and Beverley C. Warren. Keep me posted on those, please.

[Marilyn]

Skye wrote: "Thank you so much for this list, and I may look on thriftbooks. com, too. Barnes and Noble has quite a few, BUT either out of stock or far too expensive. I think there was only one writer I didn't ..."

At least I've got plenty to read for a while! :-D I tried Thriftbooks but couldn't seem to find any better deals there but I'm not a member and maybe if you are you get better buys.

[Skye]

I am not a member of thrift books, either. I am always afraid to use my credit card on line, and only do this with B and N because I originally placed my orders on the phone, and they had a default account, so it works.

[Marilyn]

Skye wrote: "Actually about five or six: Sandra Schulman, Patricia Werner, Clara Wimberley, Jane Toombs, Jane Corby and Beverley C. Warren. Keep me posted on those, please."

Patricia Werner, Clara Wimberley, Janet Toombs and Beverly C. Warren are all from the Zebra line of Gothics that came out in the 80's & 90's. The books I bought by Jane Corby and Sandra Schulman were 70's era Gothics. I'll let you know what I think of them! :-)

[Skye]

Please do, and I hope you love Jennie Melville.

[Bobbie]

Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. I bought a whole lot of Philippa Carr books (also Victoria Holt) in vintage hardback at our library book sale but still had to get the first in a series before beginning these. I have ordered it so hopefully will start soon. These are more historical and I'm not sure that they are Gothics. Any comments? Of the others mentioned, I have read An Afternoon Walk by Dorothy Eden, more mystery than Gothic, I think.

[Marilyn]

Bobbie wrote: "Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. I bought a whole lot of Philipp..."

I agree that An Afternoon Walk by Dorothy Eden was more of a mystery than Gothic. I read that one a while back on my kindle. I really loved King of the Castle as well and another one I really enjoyed was Lord of the Far Island! I just loved the idea of living in a castle on an island! :-) Even though Victoria Holt is definitely my favorite Gothic author I have never read anything she wrote under her other pen names. I should try those soon!

[Skye]

Bobbie wrote: "Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. I bought a whole lot of Philipp..."

Bobbi, Philippa Carr, aka, Victoria Holt, is the best of the best. I had and read the entire series from beginning to end in order, at least twice Still have a few, but I'm searching for The Miracle at St. Bruno's and The Lion Triumphant.

[Bobbie]

Skye wrote: "Bobbie wrote: "Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. I bought a whole..."

Skye, I have most of that series but not sure which ones I might be missing. We had a dollar a bag sale (now $2) at our book sale and I got a lot of them in hardback that year.
Marilyn, I really liked Lord of the Far Island, too.

[Bobbie]

Skye wrote: "Bobbie wrote: "Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. I bought a whole..."

Skye, I just bought The Miracle at St. Bruno's from thrift books. That is the first of the series, I believe.

[Skye]

Yes, it is the first book; I will go to check it out, thank you, Bobbie

[Sabrina]

Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~* wrote: "Dosent that make you so mad!? Ive done the same thing..and when you try to find them to re-read..the sellers are asking $$$$..I could kick myself on some I let go :("
Same here. Since practically all my favorite Gothics are from the 60's and 70's, I'm having a hard time reconstructing my Gothic library !

[Sabrina]

Deidre wrote: "Here's a link to a listing of all Dorothy Daniels' titles: http://www.romancewiki.com/Dorothy_Da....

I think "Mystic Manor" is one of the few Daniels' books I haven't read. Aside from "Ghost Son..."
I wonder if you've read "The Firebird" by Susanna Kearsley ? I thought it was full of suspense, but the paranormal/time travel aspect was just a bit too much for me.

[Sabrina]

Marilyn wrote: "Bobbie wrote: "Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. I bought a whole..."
Victoria Holt also writes as Jean Plaidy. However, these titles aren't Gothic romances but historical fiction. Some are on the boring side, but many are truly interesting and exciting to read. Many are written in the first person so they have a sort of immediacy which isn't always present in historical novels. Three I would definitely recommend are "The Queen's Confession" (Marie Antoinette) "Queen Of This Realm" ( Eilizabeth I ) and "Lady In The Tower"(Anne Boleyn).

[Skye]

Sabrina wrote: "Deidre wrote: "Here's a link to a listing of all Dorothy Daniels' titles: http://www.romancewiki.com/Dorothy_Da....

I think "Mystic Manor" is one of the few Daniels' books I haven't read. Aside ..."
A wonderful Dorothy Daniels list: I don't believe I have ever read Susanna Kearsley.

[Skye]

Sabrina wrote: "Marilyn wrote: "Bobbie wrote: "Great discussion and lists. I have read Kirkland Revels but I have forgotten a lot of it so need to read it again. I do love King of the Castle, one of my favorites. ..."
Sabrina, yes, you are right: I have heard many are boring, but I have also heard "Lady in the Tower" is wonderful, and I have it. I never read "The Queen's Confession," though, and she used Victoria Holt as her pen name for that one. If you haven't tried her pen name, Philippa Carr, I strongly suggest you might; they are historical in nature; however, beautifully written and engrossing.

[Marilyn]

Skye wrote: "A wonderful Dorothy Daniels list: I don't believe I have ever read Susanna Kearsley. "

I have read all of Susanne Kearsley's books. I discovered her when I was desperately searching for a new author that was similar to the older ones I love so much! I don't think I would consider her books Gothics. Some are romantic suspense and some I would say are historical romance and then some, like Sabrina said, get into time travel. She is a good writer and I know from following her on Facebook that she greatly admires Mary Stewart. I enjoyed her books.

[Skye]

Thanks, Marilyn, I will definitely look her up; many of these authors write books that don't contain gothic elements but they are romantic/suspense, and sometimes, I enjoy that genre, too. I love suspense and I like the two combined ; however, I've never been a fan on romance alone.

[Skye]

Evidently, I asked about her in the past, because several of her books are on my TBR list! :)

[Renee]

Skye wrote: "Sabrina wrote: "Deidre wrote: "Here's a link to a listing of all Dorothy Daniels' titles: http://www.romancewiki.com/Dorothy_Da....

I think "Mystic Manor" is one of the few Daniels' books I have..."

Skye wrote: "Sabrina wrote: "Deidre wrote: "Here's a link to a listing of all Dorothy Daniels' titles: http://www.romancewiki.com/Dorothy_Da....

I think "Mystic Manor" is one of the few Daniels' books I have..."

Susannah Kearsley is my daughter-in-law's favorite author. I've not read any of her books myself. They show up in the gothic section, but they just don't seem very gothic like to me. I know she's a great writer though and super popular.

I'm showcasing Dorothy Daniel's titles on my facebook page right now. Come on over and check it out.
https://www.facebook.co/ReneeRossBooks/

[Skye]

Renee, the book Reincarnation of Anna is currently being voted for in the other Gothic group. Have you voted yet?

[Skye]

Several of us don't have Face book accounts.

[Marian]

Another one here who doesn't do Facebook or Twitter.

[Skye]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marian]

Good Morning/afternoon Skye:)

[Skye]

Hi there, Marian!!! So good to see you!

[Marian]

Thank you Skye:)Good to see you as well!!

[Skye]

:)
I hope you are reading something wonderful.

[Marian]

Skye wrote: ":)
I hope you are reading something wonderful."

My ereader,I have King Tut on the go,even has pictures in it:))And my audiobook,I just started A Handmaids Tale (by Margaret Atwood)