Comments on: REVIEW: The Centurion and the Queen by Minnette Meador http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/ Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161625 Jayne Wed, 07 May 2008 11:39:49 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161625 "Silver Pigs" sold me on the Falco series and I've bought all the ones since then, even going so far as to import from England when they were published there before the US editins. “Silver Pigs” sold me on the Falco series and I’ve bought all the ones since then, even going so far as to import from England when they were published there before the US editins.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161624 Jayne Wed, 07 May 2008 11:38:43 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161624 If we're stepping outside of Roman Britain, then Michelle Styles has done some nice Roman Harlequin Historicals set in Italy. If we’re stepping outside of Roman Britain, then Michelle Styles has done some nice Roman Harlequin Historicals set in Italy.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161623 Jayne Wed, 07 May 2008 11:37:52 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161623 DS, "Somewhere in Time" is great too. I love that Lovelace doesn't pull any punches with life as it probably was then. Sometimes it ain't pretty. DS, “Somewhere in Time” is great too. I love that Lovelace doesn’t pull any punches with life as it probably was then. Sometimes it ain’t pretty.

]]> By: carolyn Jean http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161612 carolyn Jean Wed, 07 May 2008 03:24:07 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161612 Hey, thanks for the recommendations. I guess sometimes a girl gets in the mood for Ancient Rome. Hey, thanks for the recommendations. I guess sometimes a girl gets in the mood for Ancient Rome.

]]> By: Maya http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161610 Maya Wed, 07 May 2008 02:38:21 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161610 Jayne - my blog post this week is about 'The Silver Pigs', the first in the Falco series! Ancient Rome seems to be in the air... Jayne – my blog post this week is about ‘The Silver Pigs’, the first in the Falco series! Ancient Rome seems to be in the air…

]]> By: DS http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161603 DS Wed, 07 May 2008 01:48:58 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161603 Lovelace did a time travel (<strong>Somewhere in time</strong>) where the heroine, a pilot, crashed somewhere in the Middle East and ended up with a Centurion. Fun, light read. Thanks for the links. I downloaded the Downie books from Audible. Simon Vance is the reader and I love his voice. Lovelace did a time travel (Somewhere in time) where the heroine, a pilot, crashed somewhere in the Middle East and ended up with a Centurion. Fun, light read.

Thanks for the links.

I downloaded the Downie books from Audible. Simon Vance is the reader and I love his voice.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161584 Jayne Wed, 07 May 2008 00:05:13 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161584 There is a sequel to this book that follows up on Marius and Delia but I'm not sure when it's due to be released. There is a sequel to this book that follows up on Marius and Delia but I’m not sure when it’s due to be released.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161582 Jayne Wed, 07 May 2008 00:03:40 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161582 Carolyn Jean, Merline Lovelace did one fabulous book called "Alena" set a little later than this one. It's an old, old Harlequin Historical but you might be able to find a copy though an online UBS. A book I loved from last year is "<a href="http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/11/05/review-the-warlords-mistress-by-juliet-langdon/" rel="nofollow">The Warlord's Mistress</a>" by Juliet Landon. Carolyn Jean, Merline Lovelace did one fabulous book called “Alena” set a little later than this one. It’s an old, old Harlequin Historical but you might be able to find a copy though an online UBS.

A book I loved from last year is “The Warlord’s Mistress” by Juliet Landon.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161580 Jayne Tue, 06 May 2008 23:58:31 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161580 DS, I've heard great things about the Downie series. I've got it written down but frankly was slightly put off by the prices. I know both are out in hardcover and it looks like the first is maybe out in trade size. I might go ahead and take the plunge with it to see if I like it and her writing. Thanks for another rec for it. DS, I’ve heard great things about the Downie series. I’ve got it written down but frankly was slightly put off by the prices. I know both are out in hardcover and it looks like the first is maybe out in trade size. I might go ahead and take the plunge with it to see if I like it and her writing. Thanks for another rec for it.

]]> By: Jayne http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161579 Jayne Tue, 06 May 2008 23:55:52 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161579 Maya I <strong>adore</strong> Falco, Helena, Petronius, Nux, well just about everyone in that series. I need to dig out the next in the series for me and start it up again. While reading this book I kept remembering Falco's less than complimentary things about Britain. I even looked up the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_II_Augusta" rel="nofollow">II Augusta,</a> Falco's disgraced legion that didn't show for the showdown with Boudiga. Maya I adore Falco, Helena, Petronius, Nux, well just about everyone in that series. I need to dig out the next in the series for me and start it up again. While reading this book I kept remembering Falco’s less than complimentary things about Britain. I even looked up the II Augusta, Falco’s disgraced legion that didn’t show for the showdown with Boudiga.

]]> By: carolyn Jean http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161572 carolyn Jean Tue, 06 May 2008 23:20:30 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161572 I have ALWAYS wanted to read a romance set in this time period!!! Thanks for the smart review! I have ALWAYS wanted to read a romance set in this time period!!! Thanks for the smart review!

]]> By: Maya http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161535 Maya Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:20 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161535 compelling review. as a huge fan of the 'Falco' books by Lindsey Davis, I look forward to stories in this time period and geography. compelling review. as a huge fan of the ‘Falco’ books by Lindsey Davis, I look forward to stories in this time period and geography.

]]> By: DS http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/05/06/the-centurion-and-the-queen-by-minette-meador/#comment-161534 DS Tue, 06 May 2008 20:47:50 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=4349#comment-161534 This looks interesting. I like stories set in Roman Britain-- I just ordered Ruth Downie's second mystery about a Roman army doctor on the British frontier-- <strong>Terra Incognita</strong>. If I might make a suggestion though, I would like it if either the publisher or the ISBN of the book was listed at the bottom of the review. Sometimes when the book is POD or epubbed then it gets to be a bit hard to run it down. Oops just found her, I was spelling Minnette with only one "n". This looks interesting. I like stories set in Roman Britain– I just ordered Ruth Downie’s second mystery about a Roman army doctor on the British frontier– Terra Incognita.

If I might make a suggestion though, I would like it if either the publisher or the ISBN of the book was listed at the bottom of the review. Sometimes when the book is POD or epubbed then it gets to be a bit hard to run it down.

Oops just found her, I was spelling Minnette with only one “n”.

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