Saturday, January 28, 2006

Christina Dodd

The Barefoot Princess - read at Hastings tonight.

The Runaway Princess

1/29/05 One Kiss From You

Friday, January 20, 2006

Annette Blair

The Kitchen Witch
Tonight I finished My Favorite Witch. I am looking forward to the next one!

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Laurie Notaro

I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies) - True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl
My sister sent me this one, she thought I would like it (I like people, occasionally). It was pretty funny and I recommend it to everyone. I can't wait to read more by this author.

Monday, January 16, 2006

Rachel Gibson

Well, here it is, the January review for the book challenge.

Title: Lola Carlyle Reveals All - When ex-supermodel Lola Carlyle learns that some very--ahem--private photos of herself are being peddled on the internet, she hides out where there’s sun and-she thinks-safety, until the gossip dies out. Then the private yacht she’s blissfully napping on is "commandeered" by some man who says his name is Max Zamora, and that he works for the government.
Author: Rachel Gibson
Year Published: 2002
Why did you get this book? I looked for a cute cover by an author who had several books on the shelf, that way if I liked, I could read more books by this author.
Do you like the cover? Of Course, the polka dot red bikini and the name Lola Carlyle caught my eye immediately.
Did you enjoy the book? Definately. I like the alpha male kind of guys. Being an alpha female, it is fun to lock horns with them.
Was the author new to you and would you read something by this author again? I don't think I have read any of Ms. Gibson's books, but I would definately read one again. This book was almost as exciting as a Clancy novel, but a lot steamier.
Are you keeping it or passing it on? Well, since I read it at Hastings, I am passing it on.
Anything else? The only thing I didn't like about the book was the plot with the drug lord wanting to kill the hero, was never resolved.

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Michael Shaara

Killer Angels

Voltaire

Candide

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

I have still never seen the entire movie, but the book was great.

Ken Kesey

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

George Eliot

Silas Marner
Mill on the Floss

Daphne Du Maurier

Rebecca

The Hitchcock version has a different sort of "crime".

Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
A Christmas Carol

Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage

Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Through the Looking Glass

John Bunyan

The Pilgrim's Progress - I thought it was tedious.

Laura Esquivel

Like Water for Chocolate

Isabelle Allende

Daughter of Fortune - In spite of being an Oprah's book club book, this book does not leave you a dehydrated, shriveled, miserable wreck. I will definately read more by this author.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Book Challenge

January: Contemporary Romance
February: A book by a new-to-you author
March: Historical Romance
April: A book that's been on your TBR pile longer than 6 months
May: In honor of Memorial Day; War, law enforcement, military type or something similar (even loosely related counts)
June: A book that was recommended by someone you "know" (another blogger, author, friend, family member) or got a lot of buzz and that's why you bought it but it's still on your TBR pile
July: Romantic Suspense
August: A non-romance book, fiction or non-fiction
September: Category Romance
October: Paranormal Romance or Fantasy
November: A book originally published as an e-book (even if you have it in print now)December: A book published prior to 2006
- copied from http://briannasmommy.blogspot.com/2006/01/tbr-challenge-part-two.html

Monday, January 09, 2006

Sabrina Jeffries

To Pleasure a Prince
One Night with a Prince
In the Prince's Bed
Married to the Viscount

Jane Feather

The Least Likely Bride
The Hostage Bride
The Accidental Bride
Almost a Bride
Valentine
The Bride Hunt
The Bachelor List

Mary Balogh

I like this romance author. Interesting, funny, and occasionally tearjerkers.

A Summer to Remeber
Slightly Married
Slightly Sinful
Slightly Wicked
Slightly Scandalous
Slightly Dangerous

More than a Mistress
No Man's Mistress

5/31/06
One Night for Love

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Suzanne Enoch

Obviously a romance writer:
An Invitation to Sin

Teresa Medeiros

Lady of Conquest
The Bride and the Beast
One Night of Scandal
Fairest of Them All

L. Frank Baum

The Wizard of Oz
The Land of Oz
Ozma of Oz
Doroth and the Wizard in Oz
The Road to Oz
The EMerald City of Oz
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
TikTok of Oz

There are a few more Oz books but my meager allowance didn't cover the entire series.

Joe Meno

"hairstyles of the damned"

I thought this book was lousy. The cover, however, was cool.