Last year, I inherited a box of Mary Balogh books, and have been slowly making my way through them. The latest one I read was Slightly Married. Synopsis (From Good Reads): Meet the Bedwyn: six brothers and sisters—men and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality…Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking… Continue reading Slightly Married by Mary Balogh
Warlord of the Air is an underrated Moorcock gem. Synopsis (from Amazon) Set in an unstable world where the British Empire rules over all, this genre-defying novel blends steampunk, alternative history, and time travel science fiction It is 1973, and the stately airships of the Great Powers hold benign sway over a peaceful world. The balance of… Continue reading The Warlord of the Air by Michael Moorcock
For the run-up to the release of book three, Clockwork and Courtship (on December 28th!), I’m reading a bit of book two Iron Paws and the Tinker’s Forged Marriage, for your listening pleasure. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
Synopsis: All-business American Mara McDougall thinks there are no such things as ghosts. But a trip to Scotland and one gorgeous phantom are about to prove her dead wrong . . . A self-employed tour guide, Mara is weary from leading her charges all over London. So she takes a breather at an antique shop—and… Continue reading Highlander In Her Bed by Allie MacKay
I’ve been reading a lot of historical romance this year, and this is just one. Along Came A Duke Synopsis: “A young lady with a fortune is subject to all sorts of untoward attentions by the worst sort of vagrants.” — Aunt Allegra A lesson Tabitha Timmons, a penniless spinster, has never needed to heed.… Continue reading Along Came a Duke by Elizabeth Boyle
Fireflies by P.S. Bartlett (review copy won from author) I first became aware of author P.S. Bartlett on Twitter and Instagram, and thought her work looked interesting. So when she said I won a copy of this, her first audiobook, Fireflies, I had to start listening. (Then life got in the way, but oh well).… Continue reading Fireflies by PS. Bartlett
The Second Summer of the Sisterhood: by Ann Brashares. I enjoyed this second installment of the Sisterhood even more than the first. Carmen tries (and fails) to be the anti-matchmaker, Lena has to deal with quite a few losses this time around, while Tibby takes a summer course, and tries to make sense of life…after… Continue reading Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
Hi gang, I’m sorry I’ve not popped in here lately,but I’ve been participating in Nanowrimo so writing a lot more than reading. I’m …ouchie! And a day…well,I won’t say wasted. Some days I’ve not hit the 1667 needed, and but mostly this month I’ve exceeded the count (case in point, yesterday=3,000+ and the day before… Continue reading Reading does not figure in Nanowrimo
Spirit Touched by Jolene Dawe Spirit Touched: A Calenya Summoner’s Tale by Jolene Dawe is an intense Dystopian tale of a priestess left to continue the work after the gods have abandoned her people. Calenya Summoner has been brought up into this world after its “End”. The gods have left the people to deal on… Continue reading Spirit Touched by Jolene Dawe
A new short read I’ve been working on for your reading pleasure, this fine holiday. Enjoy and happy Halloween!
Tarnished Gaslamps 