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Victoria Holt’s “The Shivering Sands” Murder mystery and romance, not bad but the conversations left me a bit bewildered.  Maybe it was the author's way of depicting how they spoke in the time period but it was hard to follow.  Otherwise, a decent read. The next book is: Madeline Hale's "Daughters of the Sun"

Jennifer West’s “Tender Is the Knight” A strange romantic character for me, I had a hard time finding him very attractive, maybe it was the armor and love of medieval age that threw me for a loop.  Normally I don't equate this to a man, it's usually women who romanticize the period.  Otherwise, it was … Continue reading Book 32: “Tender Is The Knight”

Johanna Lindsey’s “Surrender My Love” I loved this story, strong characters and Viking women with tenacity.    Great time period in history and the author's descriptions created a movie in my imagination which is indulgent for me. The next book is: Jennifer West's "Tender Is the Knight"

Cynthia Wright’s “Spring Fires” I had a hard time putting this book down.  Dripping with romance and an indulgent storyline, this is my kind of romance novel.  I jumped in with both feet and my heart was all in till the end.  Happy endings, fairy take romance.  This kind of novel is why I had … Continue reading Book 30 “Spring Fires”

Eileen Goudge's "Garden of Lies" Quite a heavy story with romantic moments.  This is a long book as it covers the story of several different people who have a connection.  A good read but I'm ready for a light-hearted mushy romance now. The next book is:  Cynthia Wright's "Spring Fires"  

Lori Copeland's: "Avenging Angel" Pretty far fetched idea but the adventure was fun and her clumsy but stubborn character was something I identified with.  Integrating the James brothers into the story was a great twist.  I had a hard time putting this book down and read it in quick time. The next book is Eileen … Continue reading Book 28: “Avenging Angel”

Barbara Dawson Smith's: "Never A Lady" Back in medieval England, a guilty pleasure of mine.  A different twist to the cliche' of a nobleman falling for a commoner and throwing away convention.  The kidnapping twist was fun but I had the bad guy picked out right away, it was still a fun read though. =) … Continue reading Book 27 “Never A Lady”

Mollie Gregory's "Triplets" The author truly delves into each character to the extent that in the end I have no questions or feelings of anything left unexplained.  Also, enjoyed the old Hollywood timeline used - made this a nostalgic and exciting read for me. That she started with the history of the mother made this … Continue reading Book 26: “Triplets”

Aaron Fletcher's "Outback" Not a classic romance novel but covering the very rugged and different generations overseeing a homestead.   Though I missed a romantic feel, it is a good novel and the author depicts the characters as I could easily imagine them to have been during the time period this took place.  I appreciate this … Continue reading Book 25: “Outback”

Kimberly Cates’: “Magic” Where Jude Deveraux failed, Kimberly Cates knocks it out of the park!  Of course, I am a sucker for  Irish/Celtic legends so perhaps a bit biased but this story was much more epic and fabulous.  Though not believable Cates made me want to believe it could have been true. A bit excessive … Continue reading Book 24: “Magic”