Apr 2 2012
Dear Author Recommends for April
Historical
- Confessions from an Arranged Marriage by Miranda Neville, recommended by Janine
- A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare, recommended by Dabney
- At Your Pleasure by Meredith Duran, recommended by Dabney
- Capturing the Silken Thief by Jeannie Lin, reviewed by Jayne and recommended by Dabney
- Mariana by Susanna Kearsley, recommended by Sunita (review and giveaway to come)
Contemporary
- Frat Boy and Toppy by Anne Tenino, recommended by SarahF
- The Way Back by Stephanie Doyle, recommended by Jane
PNR/SFR
- Scrap Metal by Harper Fox, recommended by SarahF (review to come – note, this is a contemporary with a ghost so not truly PNR)
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Apr 02, 2012 @ 10:11:32
The Doyle book was delivered to my ereader last night – oh! the joys of preorder. I love it. Smart, great pace. Lots of engaging questions. can’t wait to get back to it tonight!
Apr 02, 2012 @ 11:23:19
I read Mariana back in the day, still have the old paperback copy. I remember it was quite frustrating, trying to track it down.
The Way Back dl’d to my Kindle also. :-) Good reading ahead.
Apr 02, 2012 @ 12:09:08
Too many historicals on that list!
I’m really glad to know that SarahF liked Scrap Metal. I was already thinking about buying it, but it’s good to get a recommendation from someone whose opinions I trust. Looking forward to reading the review.
Apr 02, 2012 @ 13:45:17
Every month should look like this. Thanks for the recs!
Apr 02, 2012 @ 17:58:38
I just finished Confessions from an Arranged Marriage. It’s the first Miranda Neville I’ve read but it won’t be my last. I really loved it. I am discovering an unexpected fondness for books with bad sex. Not badly written sex, well-written bad sex. See also, A Lady Awakened.
Apr 02, 2012 @ 19:58:39
Recently read Mariana, and loved it! Looking for this e-book was an adventure, though–it’s only recently in Kindle as a pre-order. It was in booksonboard.com in December (along with Season of Storms by the same author), but the Mariana book had a non-functioning link (fortunately, their customer service rocked and I got a refund within an hour or so after sending an email). Then it was in the Sony bookstore, but before I bought it, it disappeared. A few weeks ago, it appeared in Kobo books. I purchased it then (along with Kearsley’s The Shadowy Horses). I’m glad I did–because both books are no longer in Kobo either.
Apr 02, 2012 @ 21:51:27
@Ros: So glad you enjoyed Confessions from an Arranged Marriage. Agreed re. well-written bad sex. In this case, I loved Minerva’s reaction to the bad sex; it felt so true to life. And yeah, it was fabulous in Cecilia Grant’s book too. Mary Balogh does bad sex really well in her traditional regencies from the 1990s — have you read any?
Apr 03, 2012 @ 00:56:53
I’m pleased to see a Stephanie Doyle book recommended as I’ve had one of her books on my wishlist for ages just because I love the cover. I may go buy it now. :) I rarely have strong reactions to covers. This one is just so perfect for a Rom. Suspense.
Apr 03, 2012 @ 06:02:14
@Janine: I’ve read a couple but they’re not easy to get hold of.
Sadly, I just started A Dangerous Viscount, and I’m having major problems with it.
Apr 29, 2012 @ 13:35:40
The Tudour Court Novels, By Phillipa Gregory-The Other Boleyn Girl-The Constant Princess [so sad!}-The Queen's Fool-The Virgin's LoverThe Twilight Series, By Stephenie Meyer-Twilight-New Moon-EclipseThe Luxe, By Anna Godbersen - Set 1899Atonement - Ian McEwan [I bought it a few days ago as I'm a big fan of the movie, and I wasn't dioapsinted] Set 1930 s, 1940 s and PresentNorth and South Elizabeth Gaskell Erm, during the British Industrail Revolution, in the mid-1800 sPride and Predjudice Jane Austen Early 1800 s, I think. I may be wrong.