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.Sunset (Sunrise Series-Baxter 3, Book 4)
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by: Karen Kingsbury

September 23, 2008
)"Sunset" is a beautifully written novel by an incredible author. Karen Kingsbury brings the Baxter Family saga to a close in this fourth novel in the series. Although it is sad to say goodbye to these beloved characters, I have read that they will make up part of the background cast in another of Kingsbury's book serieses. In this novel, Dayne and Katy are building their family - not without complications. John Baxter is moving on with his life after the death of his beloved wife - again, not without complications.

This novel reads okay as a standalone, but is so much better if you are already invested in the characters from previous stories in this series. There are some wonderful discussion questions in the back of the book ... Read More:
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.Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, Book 2)
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by: Lisa Kleypas

September 30, 2008
!!!A question to all of Lisa's biggest fans!!! She has written so many books and it's impossible to remember them all but wouldn't you agree the storyline in this book mirrors, almost exactly to one of her earlier ones? The whole time I was reading "Seduce Me At Sunrise" I felt like I've read it before. Did any of you feel that way too? Okay, so for my review...I have to agree with a few other comments about this book. It was good but not that great. Lisa is one of my Top 5 authors and I always expect (and usually get) total greatness from her. The story for me was a little weak. I've read all of her books and for the first time ever I really didn't get attached to the characters, although I was so happy to get updated on the Westcliffs, Hunts, Cam and Amelia. ... Read More:
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.Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 2)
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by: Julia Quinn

September 30, 2008
I know that 57 people have gone before me so nothing I say will be new, but I just had to add my two sentences. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I knew the problems with it, and expected it to be very bad. I hated 'The lost Duke' and I fully expected to hate this book. But I felt far more in tune with Amelia and Thomas, and Quinn seemed to have toned down her manic prose to make the reading a little easier. It had more depth to it than 'Duke' although I must admit it still had a way to go. I would like to give it 3 and a half stars, but have to stick with 3. Hopefully, Quinn will get the message about these last few disastrous books she has written. I am one of many devoted fans who has almost lost the faith.
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.King of Sword and Sky (Tairen Soul)
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by: C. L. Wilson

September 30, 2008
I never want this series to end! I love Rain and Elysetta. I can't get enough of the Tairen Soul series. Every lover of fantasy romance needs to read this series. I hope somehow that Elfeya and her truemate either escape or are rescued soon because i can't freakin stand them being prisoners anymore it's making me crazy!
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.A Wallflower Christmas
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by: Lisa Kleypas

October 14, 2008
Lisa Kleypas is one of my favorite authors and to be offered this book on Amazon Vine was a real treat! I'm a big fan of her Wallflower series and she certainly didn't disappoint me with her newest romance between Rafe (Lilian's Brother) and Hanna which has her trademark heart stoppingly tender romance! The biggest plus for me was also to revisit all of my favorite characters from her series who I still remember so fondly thanks to her excellent writing and characterization! My only gripe is that it was a bit short especially since revisiting the old characters took up quite a few pages leaving little for the newest pair. If you've read the Wallflower series, I highly recommend this book and if you haven't, run for her old ones. This author is worth it!
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.The Edge of Desire (Bastion Club Novel)
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by: Stephanie Laurens

August 26, 2008
I'm a big fan of the Bastion Club series. This is a great story in that the heroine is very strong. Even with all the alpha males in these stories, she is able to keep them in line. I was also excited to get part of the mystery of Dalzeil solved. Now we await the final book and find out his story.

If you love Stephanie Laurens' books, the Edge of Desire is a winner.
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.It Happened One Night
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by: Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D'alessandro, Candice Hern

September 30, 2008
Anthologies are always a great risk to buy. If you're lucky there will be one or two good stories to justify purchase. This particular anthology has four of my favorite authors, with the added attraction that Candice Hern's story is the conclusion of the 'Merry Widows' series. On the whole, I thought this was one of the best anthologies I've read.Sadly for me, I thought the Hern story lacked sparkle and didn't do the other three 'Merry Widows' books justice, but having said that, it was still a competent story. The other three stories were lovely stories about lost love that gets a second chance. Possibly too much emphasis on sex in too short a word count, but otherwise, no real complaints.
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.Katherine
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by: Anya Seton

May 01, 2004
This is the first book that I almost gave up on before I finished reading it. Halfway through the book it just became COMPLETELY boring. I literally forced myself to continue reading. It did get better, and I was pretty happy with the ending. Still, there was a chapter or two that was completely unreadable. I bought this book because it takes place in my favorite time period in history and it had such good reviews, but I found it wasn't really all that others claim it is. Judge for yourself, but I will never read this book again. That's for sure.
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.Outlander
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by: Diana Gabaldon

August 10, 1998
Outlander is a title that I've had several people tell me I need to read, but I just put it in the back of my mind as a dated historical romance until this tag. I wish that I had read this book when it first came out (granted, I would have been nine years old), because then the novelty of time travel would have been fresh, and I wouldn't have felt the weight of every other romance I've read over the years with that theme that have cribbed from Outlander. Claire is a wonderful, absolutely non-stereotypical, character. Her dilemma of loving and marrying two men in two different times makes her fascinating as well. There was only one time I wanted to smack her: In Wentworth Prison, instead of watching Jamie and the brute fighting each other, she should have had the forthwith to smack Randall and take care ... Read More:
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.The Other Boleyn Girl
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by: Philippa Gregory

June 04, 2003
I decided that I simply must read the book before I saw the movie. It has been my experience movie versions are typically vastly inferior to the books themselves. With that in mind, let's move on to the book review.

When the book begins, Gregory introduces us to Mary Boleyn, the younger sister of the much more famous Anne Boleyn, or Queen Anne of England and second wife of Henry VIII. Mary was married at the tender age of twelve to William Carey, yet another courtier. As a member of the powerful Boleyn family, Mary's marriage to William Carey was arranged and in reality was not much of a marriage at all. By the age of fourteen, Mary was King Henry's lover and confidante. We learn that she went on to (supposedly) bear him two children: a boy and a girl.

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