Monthly Archives: February 2008

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BTT: Heroines

Who is your favorite female lead character? And why? (And yes, of course, you can name more than one . . . I always have trouble narrowing down these things to one name, why should I force you to?) Austen’s … Continue reading

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A Lady of Rare Quality

Author: Anne Ashley Copyright: 2006 (Harlequin); pgs. 297 Series: Harlequin Historical #200 (Regency) Sensuality: Kisses Who: Annis Milbank and Deverel Greythorpe (Viscount Greythorpe) Summary: They’ve never seen Viscount Greythorpe listen so intently when a lady speaks. To have caught the … Continue reading

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Silent in the Grave

Author: Deanna Raybourn Copyright: 2007 (Mira); pgs. 511 Series: 1st in the Julia Grey/”Silent” series Sensuality:Mature Themes ** Who: Lady Julia Grey and Nicholas Brisbane Summary: After initially dismissing the idea that her husband may have been murdered, Lady Julia … Continue reading

Posted in 1st Person POV, 5 Stars, Christina's Top 10, Deanna Raybourn, Lady Julia Grey, MIRA, Mystery, Reviews | Tagged | 2 Comments

BTT: Format

All other things (like price and storage space) being equal, given a choice in a perfect world, would you rather have paperbacks in your library? Or hardcovers? And why? Paperback, no question. I have small hands, so paperbacks are more … Continue reading

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Black Ice

Author: Anne Stuart Copyright: 2005 (Mira); pgs. 377 Series: 1st in the “Ice” series Sensuality: Hot Who: Chloe Underwood and Bastien Toussaint From the back: Living paycheck to paycheck in Paris, American book translator Chloe Underwood would give anything for … Continue reading

Posted in 5 Stars, Anne Stuart, Christina's Top 10, MIRA, Reviews, Romantic Suspense | Tagged , , | 1 Comment
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Night Life

Author: Elizabeth Guest Copyright: 2007 (Berkeley Sensation); pgs. 289 Series: 1st in the Pharaohs Rising series Sensuality: Hot Who: Dr. Christine Day (Egyptologist) and Adrian King/Merneptah Seti From the back: Venerable pharaoh and ancient god of the Nile, Adrian King … Continue reading

Posted in 2 Stars, Magic, Other Supernatural Beings, Paranormal Romance, Reviews, Vampires | Tagged , , international | Comments Off
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Tag, You're It!

Author: Penny McCall Copyright: 2007 (Berkeley Sensation); pgs. 326 Series: N/A Sensuality: Warm Who: Dr. Alexandra Scott (zoologist) and Tag Donovan (FBI agent) From the back: Alex Scott has been doing just fine on her own, studying mountain lions and … Continue reading

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