I found this posted on Suzanne Enoch's website and found it really cute and funny, so thought I would share. They both seem so friendly!
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New and Upcoming Releases ...
JANUARY 21
Marian Keyes - The Brightest Star in the Sky
JANUARY 26
Jennifer Crusie - The Cinderella Deal(reissue)
Nicole Jordan - To Tame a Dangerous Lord
Stephanie Laurens - The Elusive Bride
Marian Keyes - The Brightest Star in the Sky
JANUARY 26
Jennifer Crusie - The Cinderella Deal(reissue)
Nicole Jordan - To Tame a Dangerous Lord
Stephanie Laurens - The Elusive Bride
Kristan Higgins - The Next Best Thing
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My Favorite Historicals
(Absolute top favorites are starred)
Mary Balogh - *Slightly Married; *Slightly Dangerous; Slightly Sinful
Rexanne Becnel - The Matchmaker
Jacquie D'Alessandro - The Bride Thief; Red Roses Mean Love
Christina Dodd - *One Kiss From You; Rules of Surrender; Lost in Your Arms
Suzanne Enoch - *Always a Scoundrel; *England's Perfect Hero; *London's Perfect Scoundrel; After the Kiss; By Love Undone
Gaelen Foley - *Lord of Fire; Lord of Ice
Julie Garwood - *The Gift; Honor's Splendour
Laura Lee Guhrke - Guilty Pleasures; And Then He Kissed Her
Lorraine Heath - Surrender to the Devil
Judith Ivory - *The Proposition
Sabrina Jeffries - *The Pirate Lord
Lisa Kleypas - *Dreaming of You; *Where Dreams Begin; *Lady Sophia's Lover; *Worth Any Price; Someone to Watch Over Me; Stranger in My Arms; Because You're Mine; It Happened One Autumn; Mine Till Midnight; Seduce Me at Sunrise; Again the Magic; Scandal in Spring; Suddenly You
Amanda Quick - *Dangerous; *Rendezvous; Ravished; Mystique
Julia Quinn - *Romancing Mister Bridgerton; The Viscount Who Loved Me; An Offer from a Gentleman
Karen Robards - Irresistible; Scandalous
Mary Balogh - *Slightly Married; *Slightly Dangerous; Slightly Sinful
Rexanne Becnel - The Matchmaker
Jacquie D'Alessandro - The Bride Thief; Red Roses Mean Love
Christina Dodd - *One Kiss From You; Rules of Surrender; Lost in Your Arms
Suzanne Enoch - *Always a Scoundrel; *England's Perfect Hero; *London's Perfect Scoundrel; After the Kiss; By Love Undone
Gaelen Foley - *Lord of Fire; Lord of Ice
Julie Garwood - *The Gift; Honor's Splendour
Laura Lee Guhrke - Guilty Pleasures; And Then He Kissed Her
Lorraine Heath - Surrender to the Devil
Judith Ivory - *The Proposition
Sabrina Jeffries - *The Pirate Lord
Lisa Kleypas - *Dreaming of You; *Where Dreams Begin; *Lady Sophia's Lover; *Worth Any Price; Someone to Watch Over Me; Stranger in My Arms; Because You're Mine; It Happened One Autumn; Mine Till Midnight; Seduce Me at Sunrise; Again the Magic; Scandal in Spring; Suddenly You
Amanda Quick - *Dangerous; *Rendezvous; Ravished; Mystique
Julia Quinn - *Romancing Mister Bridgerton; The Viscount Who Loved Me; An Offer from a Gentleman
Karen Robards - Irresistible; Scandalous
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Calendar of 2010 Book Releases
Unless otherwise noted, all of the books below are mass market paperback editions.
JANUARY 12
Summer
Lisa Kleypas - Married by Morning
Lisa Kleypas - Love in the Afternoon
AUGUST
JANUARY 12
Julia Latham - Wicked, Sinful Nights
Tracy Anne Warren - At the Duke's Pleasure
JANUARY 18
Sabrina Jeffries - The Truth About Lord Stoneville
JANUARY 21
Marian Keyes - The Brightest Star in the Sky
JANUARY 26
Jennifer Crusie - The Cinderella Deal (reissue)
Nicole Jordan - To Tame a Dangerous Lord
Stephanie Laurens - The Elusive Bride
JANUARY 18
Sabrina Jeffries - The Truth About Lord Stoneville
JANUARY 21
Marian Keyes - The Brightest Star in the Sky
JANUARY 26
Jennifer Crusie - The Cinderella Deal (reissue)
Nicole Jordan - To Tame a Dangerous Lord
Stephanie Laurens - The Elusive Bride
Kristan Higgins - The Next Best Thing
Nora Roberts - Fantasy in Death (hardcover)
MARCH 1
Jennifer Crusie - What the Lady Wants (reissue)
MARCH 2
Christina Dodd - In Bed with the Duke
MARCH 16
MARCH 1
Jennifer Crusie - What the Lady Wants (reissue)
MARCH 2
Christina Dodd - In Bed with the Duke
MARCH 16
Jennifer Crusie - Wild Ride (hardcover)
Candace Camp - A Lady Never Tells
Rachel Gibson - Nothing But Trouble
Mary Jo Putney - Never Less Than a Lady
Mary Jo Putney - Never Less Than a Lady
MAY 4
Deirdre Martin - Straight Up
MAY 18
Mary Balogh - A Secret Affair (hardback)
MAY 25
Julia Quinn - Ten Things I Love About You
Summer
Lisa Kleypas - Married by Morning
Lisa Kleypas - Love in the Afternoon
AUGUST
Susan Andersen - Obsessed (reissue)
MARCH
Sabrina Jeffries - Title Unknown (2nd in Stoneville series)
Sabrina Jeffries - Title Unknown (2nd in Stoneville series)
Historical Romances I've Read and Recommend
Below are the books I've read and rated between 3.5 to 5 stars. The scale goes as follows:
- 5 stars -- absolutely fantastic, continue to reread, my favorites and would take with me to a desert island
- 4.5 stars -- nearly perfect, continue to reread, would recommend to anyone
- 4 stars -- really great book, continue to reread, definitely recommend
- 3.5 stars -- is worth a read, was enjoyable, check out from library
~ Victoria Alexander ~
4* The Husband List
~ Susan Andersen ~
4.5* Cutting Loose
~ Mary Balogh ~
5* Slightly Dangerous, Slightly Married, Slightly Sinful
4.5* A Summer to Remember
4* At Last Comes Love, Simply Love, Slightly Scandalous
3.5* First Comes Marriage, No Man's Mistress, Slightly Wicked
~ Rexanne Becnel ~
5* The Matchmaker
4* The Bridemaker
3.5* Dangerous To Love
~ Elizabeth Boyle ~
3.5* Confessions of a Little Black Gown
~ Gayle Callen ~
4.5* His Bride
4* His Scandal, The Viscount in Her Bedroom
~ Candace Camp ~
4* The Bridal Quest
~ Liz Carlyle ~
5* A Woman of Virtue
3.5* Beauty Like the Night, Tempted All Night
~ Catherine Coulter ~
4* The Nightingale Legacy, The Valentine Legacy
~ Jennifer Crusie ~
5* Bet Me
4* Fast Women, Getting Rid of Bradley, Manhunting
3.5* Anyone But You, Charlie All Night
~ Jacquie D'Alessandro ~
5* The Bride Thief, Red Roses Mean Love
4.5* Who Will Take This Man?
3.5* Sleepless at Midnight, Whirlwind Affair
~ Christina Dodd ~
5* One Kiss From You, The Runaway Princess
4.5* Rules of Surrender
4* Candle in the Window, Just the Way You Are, My Favorite Bride
3.5* Almost Like Being in Love
~ Suzanne Enoch ~
5* After the Kiss, Always a Scoundrel, By Love Undone, England's Perfect Hero, London's Perfect Scoundrel
4* A Matter of Scandal, The Rake, Taming Rafe
3.5* Sin and Sensibility
~ Jane Feather ~
5* The Wedding Game
4.5* The Hostage Bride
4* The Least Likely Bride
3.5* The Accidental Bride
~ Gaelen Foley ~
5* Lord of Fire, Lord of Ice
4* Devil Takes a Bride
3.5* My Wicked Marquess
~ Julie Garwood ~
5* The Bride, Honor's Splendour
4.5* The Gift, Guardian Angel
4* Gentle Warrior
4* The Husband List
~ Susan Andersen ~
4.5* Cutting Loose
~ Mary Balogh ~
5* Slightly Dangerous, Slightly Married, Slightly Sinful
4.5* A Summer to Remember
4* At Last Comes Love, Simply Love, Slightly Scandalous
3.5* First Comes Marriage, No Man's Mistress, Slightly Wicked
~ Rexanne Becnel ~
5* The Matchmaker
4* The Bridemaker
3.5* Dangerous To Love
~ Elizabeth Boyle ~
3.5* Confessions of a Little Black Gown
~ Gayle Callen ~
4.5* His Bride
4* His Scandal, The Viscount in Her Bedroom
~ Candace Camp ~
4* The Bridal Quest
~ Liz Carlyle ~
5* A Woman of Virtue
3.5* Beauty Like the Night, Tempted All Night
~ Catherine Coulter ~
4* The Nightingale Legacy, The Valentine Legacy
~ Jennifer Crusie ~
5* Bet Me
4* Fast Women, Getting Rid of Bradley, Manhunting
3.5* Anyone But You, Charlie All Night
~ Jacquie D'Alessandro ~
5* The Bride Thief, Red Roses Mean Love
4.5* Who Will Take This Man?
3.5* Sleepless at Midnight, Whirlwind Affair
~ Christina Dodd ~
5* One Kiss From You, The Runaway Princess
4.5* Rules of Surrender
4* Candle in the Window, Just the Way You Are, My Favorite Bride
3.5* Almost Like Being in Love
~ Suzanne Enoch ~
5* After the Kiss, Always a Scoundrel, By Love Undone, England's Perfect Hero, London's Perfect Scoundrel
4* A Matter of Scandal, The Rake, Taming Rafe
3.5* Sin and Sensibility
~ Jane Feather ~
5* The Wedding Game
4.5* The Hostage Bride
4* The Least Likely Bride
3.5* The Accidental Bride
~ Gaelen Foley ~
5* Lord of Fire, Lord of Ice
4* Devil Takes a Bride
3.5* My Wicked Marquess
~ Julie Garwood ~
5* The Bride, Honor's Splendour
4.5* The Gift, Guardian Angel
4* Gentle Warrior
4* The Secret
3.5* The Prize
~ Rachel Gibson ~
5* See Jane Score
4.5* It Must Be Love
4* Truly Madly Yours
3.5* I'm In No Mood for Love
~ Laura Lee Guhrke ~
~ Rachel Gibson ~
5* See Jane Score
4.5* It Must Be Love
4* Truly Madly Yours
3.5* I'm In No Mood for Love
~ Laura Lee Guhrke ~
5* And Then He Kissed Her
~ Karen Hawkins ~
4.5* The Abduction of Julia
3.5* An Affair to Remember
~ Lorraine Heath ~
5* Surrender to the Devil
4.5* Love with a Scandalous Lord
3.5* To Marry an Heiress
~ Judith Ivory ~
5* The Proposition
~ Samantha James ~
5* His Wicked Ways, One Moonlit Night
~ Sabrina Jeffries ~
5* The Pirate Lord, Wed Him Before You Bed Him
4* Don't Bargain with the Devil, In the Prince's Bed
3.5* Married to the Viscount, Never Seduce a Scoundrel
~ Andrea Kane ~
4.5* My Heart's Desire
~ Lisa Kleypas ~
5* Dreaming of You, Mine Till Midnight, Seduce Me at Sunrise, Stranger in My Arms, Where Dreams Begin, Worth Any Price
4.5* Because You're Mine, Lady Sophia's Lover, Someone to Watch Over Me
4* Blue-Eyed Devil, Devil in Winter, It Happened One Autumn, Smooth Talking Stranger, Tempt Me at Twilight
4.5* The Abduction of Julia
3.5* An Affair to Remember
~ Lorraine Heath ~
5* Surrender to the Devil
4.5* Love with a Scandalous Lord
3.5* To Marry an Heiress
~ Judith Ivory ~
5* The Proposition
~ Samantha James ~
5* His Wicked Ways, One Moonlit Night
~ Sabrina Jeffries ~
5* The Pirate Lord, Wed Him Before You Bed Him
4* Don't Bargain with the Devil, In the Prince's Bed
3.5* Married to the Viscount, Never Seduce a Scoundrel
~ Andrea Kane ~
4.5* My Heart's Desire
~ Lisa Kleypas ~
5* Dreaming of You, Mine Till Midnight, Seduce Me at Sunrise, Stranger in My Arms, Where Dreams Begin, Worth Any Price
4.5* Because You're Mine, Lady Sophia's Lover, Someone to Watch Over Me
4* Blue-Eyed Devil, Devil in Winter, It Happened One Autumn, Smooth Talking Stranger, Tempt Me at Twilight
3.5* Scandal in Spring
~ Linda Francis Lee ~
~ Linda Francis Lee ~
~ Kathy Love ~
~ Susan Mallery ~
~ Deirdre Martin ~
4* Body Check
~ Kat Martin ~
4* Fanning the Flame
~ Teresa Medeiros ~
4.5* Touch of Enchantment
4* After Midnight
3.5* Some Like It Wild, The Vampire Who Loved Me, Yours Until Dawn
~ Debra Mullins ~
4* A Necessary Husband
3.5* Just One Touch
~ Sophia Nash ~
4.5* A Dangerous Beauty
~ Julie Ortolon ~
4* Body Check
~ Kat Martin ~
4* Fanning the Flame
~ Teresa Medeiros ~
4.5* Touch of Enchantment
4* After Midnight
3.5* Some Like It Wild, The Vampire Who Loved Me, Yours Until Dawn
~ Debra Mullins ~
4* A Necessary Husband
3.5* Just One Touch
~ Sophia Nash ~
4.5* A Dangerous Beauty
~ Julie Ortolon ~
4* Lead Me On
3.5* Drive Me Wild
~ Jenna Petersen ~
4* Her Notorious Viscount
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips ~
5* Heaven, Texas, Match Me If You Can
~ Mary Jo Putney ~
5* The Rake
4.5* The Wild Child
~ Amanda Quick ~
5* Mystique, Ravished
4.5* Dangerous, Rendezvous, Scandal
4* Affair, I Thee Wed, Mischief, The Paid Companion, Reckless, The River Knows, Seduction, Surrender
4* Her Notorious Viscount
~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips ~
5* Heaven, Texas, Match Me If You Can
~ Mary Jo Putney ~
5* The Rake
4.5* The Wild Child
~ Amanda Quick ~
5* Mystique, Ravished
4.5* Dangerous, Rendezvous, Scandal
4* Affair, I Thee Wed, Mischief, The Paid Companion, Reckless, The River Knows, Seduction, Surrender
3.5* Lie By Moonlight
~ Julia Quinn ~
5* Romancing Mister Bridgerton, The Viscount Who Loved Me
4* To Sir Phillip, With Love
3.5* What Happens in London
~ Karen Ranney ~
5* Till Next We Meet
4.5* An Unlikely Governess
~ Karen Robards ~
5* Irresistible, Scandalous
~ Nora Roberts ~
4.5* Finding the Dream, Holding the Dream, Jewels of the Sun, The Last Honest Woman, Luring A Lady
4* Born in Ice, Born in Shame, Dance to the Piper, The Fall of Shane MacKade, The Heart of Devin MacKade, Homeport, Rising Tides, Tempting Fate
3.5* Born in Fire, Playing the Odds, Tears of the Moon, The Winning Hand
~ J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) ~
5* Naked in Death
~ Julia Quinn ~
5* Romancing Mister Bridgerton, The Viscount Who Loved Me
4* To Sir Phillip, With Love
3.5* What Happens in London
~ Karen Ranney ~
5* Till Next We Meet
4.5* An Unlikely Governess
~ Karen Robards ~
5* Irresistible, Scandalous
~ Nora Roberts ~
4.5* Finding the Dream, Holding the Dream, Jewels of the Sun, The Last Honest Woman, Luring A Lady
4* Born in Ice, Born in Shame, Dance to the Piper, The Fall of Shane MacKade, The Heart of Devin MacKade, Homeport, Rising Tides, Tempting Fate
3.5* Born in Fire, Playing the Odds, Tears of the Moon, The Winning Hand
~ J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) ~
5* Naked in Death
3.5* Immortal in Death
~ Barbara Dawson Smith ~
4.5* Too Wicked To Love, With All My Heart
4* Her Secret Affair
~ Elizabeth Thornton ~
4* Dangerous to Hold
~ Barbara Dawson Smith ~
4.5* Too Wicked To Love, With All My Heart
4* Her Secret Affair
~ Elizabeth Thornton ~
4* Dangerous to Hold
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