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Hi Flicka! If you like horses and HF, may I suggest you try my novel Barbarossa's Barb? I slid in a ton of accurate information about how a horse brain works as the plot spins along -- part of it is from the point of view of a stolen stallion (the Barb in the title) who has had years working with on...

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Sat April 27th, 2019, 9:22 pm

I am reading the 800 page plus book by C.J. Sansom, "Tombland". It is set in 1549 and deals with the rebellion in Norfolk.

I'm reading that too, and it is a pretty heavy slog, compared to his other six.

I just finished The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau. It was excellent!

I'm reading Yangsze Choo's just released second novel: the Night Tiger. I loved her debut, The Ghost Bride. Chinese colonial Malaysian culture is a fun and different venue.

yes, the knight in shining armor is back!

Just curious, Fred -- why am I seeing my old signature photo beneath your posts? Does it show up that way for you? Or is it some weird glitch because of the new update?

I still have it below the 'quick links' 'hamburger'. Isn't it still there on yours?

Hi Ingydil! I loved Dark Fire also. (The one by C.J. Sansom) He has a new novel in the series, Tombland. It's on my to-be-read pile.

Thanks for staying on top of things, Fred.

I'm reading The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer. Believe it or not, I've never read this late Grande Dame of the romance genre. Or a regency romance, for that matter, unless you count Pride and Prejudice. Enjoying it, although the language is rather dense/