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Misfit's reads 2012

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Misfit's reads 2012

Post by Misfit » Sat February 4th, 2012, 2:04 am

January.
  1. The Auto Bio of Mrs. Tom Thumb
  2. Texas Destiny Lorraine Heath
  3. And One Wore Gray Heather Graham
  4. House by the Fjord Rosalind Laker
  5. Marina Susanna Kearsley
  6. Follow the River James Alexander Thom
  7. Pieces of Sky, Open Country and Chasing the Sun Kaki Warner
  8. Catherine the Great, Massie
  9. The Rebel Wife, Taylor Polites
  10. The Sea of Love Sorcha somethings or other (dreadful kindle freebie)
  11. Never Love a Lawman, Jo Goodman
Plus a few unmentionable kindle freebies that are best forgotten, including Henry VIII and the Zombie Army (no, I'm not kidding).
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February

Post by Misfit » Thu March 1st, 2012, 11:00 pm

Angelique in Barbary
Angelique and the King
Angelique (well, 2/3 of it was read in 2011)
The Salamanca Drum Dorothy Eden
Yankee Stranger Elswyth Thane
Always to Remember Lorraine Heath
A Rogue in Texas Lorraine Heath
Palaces of Desire Karen Alexander
Windswept Cynthia Thompson
Sonoma Rose Jennifer Chariavini (sp?)
The Templar's Seduction by I forget who in the heck she was who wrote it :o
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March

Post by Misfit » Sun April 1st, 2012, 11:31 am

Roanoke Hundred by Inglis Fletcher
Sister Queens Julia Fox
Loving Charity Kate Silver (eh)
The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas (loved it!)
Golden Mountain Elizabeth Lowell
Tombstone Rose J. Carson Black
The Gift by Christine Young
She only wore white by Dorthe Binkert
Her Highness the Traitor by Susan Higginbotham (loved it!)
Innocent Deceptions Gywneth Atlee
Molly Make Believe Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Angelique in Love
Angelique in Revolt
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April's coming to a close

Post by Misfit » Sun April 29th, 2012, 8:15 pm

I doubt I'll get one more in by tomorrow so here goes:

Little Century by Anna Keesey (eh)
Beyond Betrayal by Christine Michels
Captured by Victoria Lynne
Passion's Trail by Elizabeth Fritch
Golden Fires by Elizabeth Fritch
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas
A Scarlet Bride by Sylvia McDaniel
Chinaberry by William Lavender
Titanic Affair by Amanda Grange
Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain
The Longest Winter by Daphne Wright
Prides's Castle by Frank Yerby
The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas
The Vines of Yarrabee by Dorothy Eden
The Magnificent Ambersons Booth Tarkington
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Post by Marian » Tue May 1st, 2012, 4:10 pm

Oh, you're reading the Angelique books! After much hunting, I was able to track down a reasonably priced copy of the first book, which I read and thoroughly enjoyed last year.

Did you like the Rosalind Laker book? I have "To Dance with Kings" on my shelf. It's got a terrible 80s cover (with floating heads :rolleyes :) but I've never read anything by her.

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Post by Misfit » Tue May 1st, 2012, 4:41 pm

[quote=""Marian""]Oh, you're reading the Angelique books! After much hunting, I was able to track down a reasonably priced copy of the first book, which I read and thoroughly enjoyed last year.

Did you like the Rosalind Laker book? I have "To Dance with Kings" on my shelf. It's got a terrible 80s cover (with floating heads :rolleyes :) but I've never read anything by her.[/quote]

Dance with Kings is my favorite of Laker's books. House on the Fjord was more on the tedious/who wrote this? side of things.

I'd been slowly aquiring the Angelique books via swap and kind friends, and then my friend Michele and I were at a UBS and hit the motherlode. Multiple copies of almost all of them for $3-5 each. I know have some duplicates that I'll pass on to other friends once I get them all read and decide which to keep.
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Post by rebecca » Wed May 2nd, 2012, 1:35 am

[quote=""Misfit""]I doubt I'll get one more in by tomorrow so here goes:

Little Century by Anna Keesey (eh)
Beyond Betrayal by Christine Michels
Captured by Victoria Lynne
Passion's Trail by Elizabeth Fritch
Golden Fires by Elizabeth Fritch
True Sisters by Sandra Dallas
A Scarlet Bride by Sylvia McDaniel
Chinaberry by William Lavender
Titanic Affair by Amanda Grange
Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain
The Longest Winter by Daphne Wright
Prides's Castle by Frank Yerby
The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas
The Vines of Yarrabee by Dorothy Eden
The Magnificent Ambersons Booth Tarkington[/quote]

The Flower Reader by Elizabeth Loupas (loved it!)

Is it as good as The Second Duchess...I found that book almost unputdownable. I'll look forward to buying that one.

Bec :)

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Post by Misfit » Wed May 2nd, 2012, 2:14 am

Bec, I loved the Flower Reader. Seriously good stuff.
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May reads

Post by Misfit » Thu May 31st, 2012, 11:30 am

Ship of Dreams Brenda Hiatt
The Rebel Heiress Jane Aikens Hodge
The Glitter and the Gold Michael Dyne
The Queen's Lover by Francine du Plessix Grey (sp?)
Darkwater and Ravenscroft by Dorothy Eden
Forever the Dream Mary Pershall
Daughter of Fortune Isabelle Allende (gah, bad bad bad)
Knave of Hearts Philippa Carr (dry as a Plaidy...)
The Dragon and the Rose Roberta Gellis
Mistress of Paradise Marcella Thum (surprising good, Hawaii setting)
Louisiana Dawn Jennifer Blake
Legacy Jeanette Baker
A Wild Night's Bride by Victoria Vane (Emery Lee)

I think that's all of them.
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Post by Misfit » Mon July 2nd, 2012, 11:41 am

Voice of the Dolls and Listen to Danger by Dorothy Eden
Fifty Shames of Earl Grey by Fanny Merkin (Loooooooooooooool)
Colby's Child and Come be my Love by Patricia Watters (eh)
Crown of Desire by Marjorie de Boer (don't let that cover fool you...)
The Exiles by William Stuart Long
Lord Ruin by Carolyn Jewel
And Gold was Ours Rebecca Brandewynne
Firefly Linda Hilton
Stonehill by William Lavender
Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James (so bad it's funny :D )
The Storm and the Splendor by Jennifer Blake
The Sword and the Swan by Roberta Gellis
Windhaven Plantation by Marie de Jouet
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be

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