� Crystal �'s bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:52:54 -0700 60 � Crystal �'s bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.4)]]> 8889745
Who was the Man in the Mask? Was he rapt away into this silent seclusion from the luxury of a court, from the intrigues of diplomacy, from the scaffold of a traitor, from the clash of battle? What did he leave behind? Love, glory, or a throne? What did he regret when hope had fled? Did he pour forth imprecations and curses on his tortures and blaspheme against high Heaven, or did he with a sigh possess his soul in patience?

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728 Alexandre Dumas � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.05 The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.4)
author: Alexandre Dumas
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.05
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The Fisherman and His Wife 7889151 48 Margot Zemach 0216886228 � Crystal � 4 g-classics, serial-app 3.75 The Fisherman and His Wife
author: Margot Zemach
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.75
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rating: 4
read at: 2016/05/15
date added: 2025/04/13
shelves: g-classics, serial-app
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Great story. I like that the man was humble even though he was unable to ever stand up to his wife. Greed can change people for sure.... for some, it's never enough no matter how much it is. I liked the ending.
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<![CDATA[Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2)]]> 15857227
Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.

Now Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up to all of them. At least, at first. Then it slips away. The Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But does this haven truly exist?

Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and sci-fi elements to create a captivating adventure-and a love story as perilous as it is unforgettable.]]>
341 Veronica Rossi � Crystal � 0 currently-reading 4.18 2013 Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky, #2)
author: Veronica Rossi
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)]]> 214333691 When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.]]>
400 Suzanne Collins 1546171479 � Crystal � 5 4.67 2025 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.67
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/31
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<![CDATA[Luv (Un)Arranged (Luv Shuv #3)]]> 216446596 Luv (un)Arranged is a Steamy, Desi Arranged Marriage contemporary romance, packed with before-marriage courting, the magical engagement period, and living with the in-laws after marriage. Just like a Bollywood Masala movie, it's full of Romance, Dancing, and a very, chaotic Indian Family.

Kriti Pandya
The eldest daughter of the Pandya family.
I have three nonnegotiable conditions for marriage:

I will continue working after marriage, even after having children.
I won’t sleep with my husband for the first six months.
I will have full control over the money I earn..
After being rejected and ridiculed by countless men for my "unreasonable" demands, I meet him.

Aakar Mishra, the eldest son of the Mishra family.
The first man who not only agrees to my conditions but also believes they’re perfectly reasonable.

The man who bends the unwritten rules of arranged marriage to truly get to know me.
The man who takes me on dates and long drives.
The man who lives in a joint family of fourteen.
The man who expects me to move in with his large family and make it my own after marriage.

Yikes.

Coming from a small nuclear family, I’m worried I won’t be a good daughter-in-law. But more than that, I’m downright terrified of losing myself in the process.

And what happens when family secrets start to emerge, forcing me to choose between being a good wife—or a good daughter-in-law?

Will this arranged marriage bring us the love we’ve always longed for?]]>
512 N.M. Patel � Crystal � 0 currently-reading 3.94 Luv (Un)Arranged (Luv Shuv #3)
author: N.M. Patel
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.94
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Confess 22609310
For once, Auburn takes a chance and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is hiding a huge secret. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything Auburn loves most, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it—but can she do it?]]>
306 Colleen Hoover 1476791457 � Crystal � 3 own, g-contemporary 3.5 stars. 4.14 2015 Confess
author: Colleen Hoover
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2015/05/15
date added: 2025/03/01
shelves: own, g-contemporary
review:
3.5 stars.
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Rumpelstiltsken 6726629 32 Jacob Grimm 0735822794 � Crystal � 5 5 stars 3.92 Rumpelstiltsken
author: Jacob Grimm
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.92
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rating: 5
read at: 2016/05/25
date added: 2025/01/29
shelves: 5-stars, g-classics, serial-app
review:
5 stars
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<![CDATA[The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)]]> 16054217 The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night

Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home, Sept-Tours, they reunite with the beloved cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency.]]>
561 Deborah Harkness 0670025593 � Crystal � 0 to-read, library 4.15 2014 The Book of Life (All Souls, #3)
author: Deborah Harkness
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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Mansfield Park 45032 488 Jane Austen � Crystal � 0 3.86 1814 Mansfield Park
author: Jane Austen
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1814
rating: 0
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Reliquary (Pendergast, #2) 39030 464 Douglas Preston 0765354950 � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.03 1997 Reliquary (Pendergast, #2)
author: Douglas Preston
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Rye Baker: Classic Breads from Europe and America]]> 32282691
True rye bread—the kind that stands at the center of northern and eastern European food culture—is something very special. With over 70 classic recipes, The Rye Baker introduces bakers to the rich world of rye bread from both the old world and the new. Award-winning author Stanley Ginsberg presents recipes spanning from the immigrant breads of America to rustic French pains de seigle, the earthy ryes of Alpine Austria and upper Italy, the crackly knäckebröds of Scandinavia, and the diverse breads of Germany, the Baltic countries, Poland, and Russia. Readers will discover dark, sour classic Russian Borodinsky; orange and molasses-infused Swedish Gotländ Rye; nearly black Westphalian Pumpernickel, which gets its musky sweetness from a 24-hour bake; traditional Old Milwaukee Rye; and bright, caraway-infused Austrian Country Boule

Rounding out this treasury are reader-friendly chapters on rye’s history, unique chemistry, and centuries-old baking methods. Advanced bakers will relish Stanley’s methods, ingredients, and carefully sourced recipes, while beginning bakers will delight in his clear descriptions of baking fundamentals. The Rye Baker is the definitive resource for home bakers and professionals alike.]]>
369 Stanley Ginsberg 0393245225 � Crystal � 0 currently-reading 4.17 2016 The Rye Baker: Classic Breads from Europe and America
author: Stanley Ginsberg
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine]]> 19045960 James Beard Award-winning chef Bryant Terry's first cookbook, a vegan homage to Southern, African American, and Afro-Caribbean food One of the foremost voices in food activism and justice, Bryant Terry brings soul food back to its roots with plant-based, farm-to-table, real food recipes that leave out heavy salt and refined sugar, "bad" fats, and unhealthy cooking techniques, and leave in the down-home flavor. Vegan Soul Kitchen recipes use fresh, whole, healthy ingredients and cooking methods with a focus on local, seasonal, sustainably raised food. Bryant developed these vegan recipes through the prism of the African Diaspora-cutting, pasting, reworking, and remixing African, Caribbean, African-American, Native American, and European staples, cooking techniques, and distinctive dishes to create something familiar, comforting, and deliciously unique. Reinterpreting popular dishes from African and Caribbean countries as well as his favorite childhood dishes, Named one of the best vegetarian/vegan cookbooks of the last 25 years by Cooking Light Magazine, Vegan Soul Kitchen reinvents African-American and Southern cuisine -- capitalizing on the complex flavors of the tradition, without the animal products. With recipes Double Mustard Greens & Roasted Yam Soup; Cajun-Creole-Spiced Tempeh Pieces with Creamy Grits; Caramelized Grapefruit, Avocado, and Watercress Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette; and Sweet Cornmeal-Coconut Butter Drop Biscuits and many more.]]> 322 Bryant Terry � Crystal � 0 currently-reading 4.24 2009 Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine
author: Bryant Terry
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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The Valiant Little Tailor 17884560 8-9 years oldĚý Reading Level: 3rd grade

The best illustrated fairytales for children!

Once upon a time was a brave little tailor who worked as hard as he could to finish all the orders he received in time. One day, as he was eating bread and jam between two orders, severals flies were attracted by the food. The brave little tailor seized a cloth and killed seven of them at once. At that moment, he decided to conquer the world...

The collection "Once Upon a Time" offers a new and richly illustrated version of the most famous fairytales.

EXCERPT

Once upon a time, there was an honest little tailor who worked very hard to honour all the orders he got.
One day, he had prepared a thick slice of bread with jam to eat from time to time during his workday. Attracted by the jam, several flies came through the window and sat on the bread. Annoyed, the little tailor finally slammed a piece of cloth on them. Whack! Seven flies went down dead. The little tailor was very proud of his achievement. He pulled out his belt, then embroidered on it with large letters, “Seven with one blow!� He then decided to quit his job and travel the world to tell his own story.

In the same collection:

� Thumbelina
� The Ugly Duckling
� The Tin Soldier
� The Musicians of Bremen
� Hansel and Gretel
� Three Little Pigs
� Beauty and the Beast
� Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
� The Little Thumb
� Puss in Boots
� Little Red Riding Hood
� Sleeping Beauty
� Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
� Cinderella
� Peter Pan]]>
24 Jacob Grimm 147745165X � Crystal � 3 g-classics, serial-app 3 stars. 3.28 1812 The Valiant Little Tailor
author: Jacob Grimm
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.28
book published: 1812
rating: 3
read at: 2016/05/20
date added: 2024/10/29
shelves: g-classics, serial-app
review:
3 stars.
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<![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]>
374 Suzanne Collins � Crystal � 0 audiobook 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)]]> 14061955 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Darkness never dies.

Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. But she can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.

The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her—or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.]]>
435 Leigh Bardugo � Crystal � 0 3.81 2013 Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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Dune (Dune, #1) 44767458
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.]]>
658 Frank Herbert 059309932X � Crystal � 5 5-stars, audiobook, g-fantasy 4.33 1965 Dune (Dune, #1)
author: Frank Herbert
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1965
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/20
date added: 2024/10/20
shelves: 5-stars, audiobook, g-fantasy
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<![CDATA[Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)]]> 10194157 Alternative Cover Edition #1

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.

Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling.

Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.]]>
358 Leigh Bardugo 1250048117 � Crystal � 5 3.93 2012 Shadow and Bone (Shadow and Bone, #1)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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date added: 2024/10/20
shelves: 5-stars, audiobook, g-fantasy, g-paranormal
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<![CDATA[The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor]]> 105189 106 Gabriel García Márquez � Crystal � 3 g-non-fiction, library 3.85 1955 The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1955
rating: 3
read at: 2015/08/22
date added: 2024/10/15
shelves: g-non-fiction, library
review:
3 stars. This story was originally told in 14 installments for a newspaper in Columbia. There was some controversy over the story as Columbia was ran by a dictatorship at the time. The story revolves around his struggle to stay alive for 10 days with no food or water. It's really amazing and I'm thankful that he survived to tell his story.
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<![CDATA[The Dare (The Chronicles of Katrina, #1)]]> 18160771
Dr. Katrina Winslow has always known who she an elite scientist, a certifiable genius and ultra-reserved when it comes to love and relationships. So when a simple game of truth or dare offers the cool doctor the opportunity to shed her lab coat and glasses and put on a pair of strappy stilettos, she accepts the dare. But will shedding her inhibitions for a sexy stranger fulfill her every desire and help her discover if she can be truly daring or will it cost her everything?

Hot cop, Simon West, is on the hunt for a bad guy when he comes face to face with a fiery little scientist who may be the key to his investigation. Renown for his unorthodox investigative tactics, Captain West is more than happy to accept the Dr.’s dare.

Will the prim and proper scientist resist the bold, sexy cop? Or will she allow Simon to strip her bare and guide her closer and closer to what they both secretly desire?

“Tabke’s edgy and delicious tales hold a top spot on y must-read list!�- Sylvia Day

“No one writes hot cops better than Karin Tabke!� –Bella Andre, New York Times bestselling author of The Sullivans
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68 Karin Tabke � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.87 2013 The Dare (The Chronicles of Katrina, #1)
author: Karin Tabke
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Northern Lights Trilogy: The Captain's Bride / Deep Harbor / Midnight Sun (Northern Lights #1-3)]]> 18873278 Three Historical novels for the price of one in this eBook-e-only omnibus.Ěý From the hills of Norway to the coast of Maine, the streets of San Francisco and the Alaskan wilderness, comes this stirring trilogy about a group of Norwegian immigrants whose lives are forever intertwined. Set in the late nineteenth century, The Northern Lights series will captivate historical fiction fans. Lovers of family saga and adventure will be swept into the tender romances, as characters make important journeys toward growth and real faith.Ěý The Captain's BrideĚý Leaving their home in Norway behind, Elsa and Peder Ramstad embark on a new life in with their closest friends, Kaatje Jansen, a woman seeking a new beginning for the sake of her marriage and for the child growing within her; Elsa's sister Tora, a sly young vixen who knows exactly what she wants--and exactly how to get it; and Karl Martensen, a man torn between his friendship for Peder and a forbidden, secret love for Elsa.ĚýĚý Experience an epic saga of perseverance and passion, faith, and fidelity.Ěý Deep Harbor Ěý Determined to live "the good life," no matter the price, Tora Anders weaves a web of lies that could cost her everything she cares for-including a successful future and the man she loves. Her sister, Elsa Ramstad, has everything her heart a loving husband, a family she adores, and a fulfilling life at sea. Then tragedy strikes. Now, drawing upon her faith and all the strength she can muster, Elsa must once again discover the woman she is and who she chooses to be.Ěý Four years after her husband's disappearance, Kaatje Janssen struggles to raise two young daughters and tend her farm. But when help comes from the most unlikely source, Kaatje faces both uncertainty about the future and a deep secret from her past. And after years of grappling with his feelings for Elsa and the mistakes he has made, Karl is caught in a life of loneliness and emptiness. Can he finally accept the reality of what he once lost and open himself up to the possibility of what could be?Ěý Separated by physical distance and emotional boundaries, these four bound by friendship and family find each other once again and discover that some ties can never be broken in Deep Harbor. ĚýMidnight Sun Ěý Desperate to know if her missing husband still lives, Kaatje Janssen hires the rugged, yet tenderhearted, James Walker to guide her through the perils of the Alaskan wilderness. What she finally discovers, however, is far from what she expected...and could well place her in the greatest danger of her life.Ěý As captain of the Majestic and mother of Kristian and Eve, Elsa Ramstad has sought to ease the ache of her lonely heart. But when an old friend rekindles the spark of romance within her, will she allow the flames of love to burn again?ĚýĚý Her foolish youth behind her, Tora Anders looks forward to her wedding and a fresh start in life as the wife of her beloved, Trent Storm. But first she must confront, face-to-face, the terrible demons of her past--and her struggle to forgive the man who radically altered her future.

Though widely admired, Captain Karl Martensen feels no depth of emotion for any of the women with whom his life becomes uncomfortably entangled. He has only tender memories of the love he once lost--a love who, by the grace of God, he may just find again.]]>
1357 Lisa Tawn Bergren 0307732045 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.44 2012 Northern Lights Trilogy: The Captain's Bride / Deep Harbor / Midnight Sun (Northern Lights #1-3)
author: Lisa Tawn Bergren
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Seven Minutes in Heaven (Naughty Games, #1)]]> 6710250
In honor of her friend's birthday, Bev Navarro does something she swore never to do again, enter Holden Lancaster's home. At one time the two had been part of a close-knit group of friends, but that all changed thanks to one game of Seven Minutes in Heaven.

Holden can't understand why Bev is avoiding him. He can only hope tonight's festivities will give them the time needed to mend old wounds. But one look at her face tells him he's in for a night of disappointments.

The birthday surprise is on them though, because they're receiving a gift neither will ever forget. The stopwatch is going, and the only question is, will they make the same mistake the second time around?]]>
85 Lena Matthews 1419914472 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.36 2008 Seven Minutes in Heaven (Naughty Games, #1)
author: Lena Matthews
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Hair Gone Wild! Recipes & Remedies for Natural Tresses (Hair Gone Wild, #3)]]> 18129168 106 Diane Kidman 0983915520 � Crystal � 5 own, g-non-fiction, 5-stars
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You need to get. I love this book. I love my hair now and my kids hair... all of us have such healthy hair now.]]>
3.50 2012 Hair Gone Wild! Recipes & Remedies for Natural Tresses (Hair Gone Wild, #3)
author: Diane Kidman
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2013/03/01
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: own, g-non-fiction, 5-stars
review:
You need to get. I love this book. I love my hair now and my kids hair... all of us have such healthy hair now.

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You need to get. I love this book. I love my hair now and my kids hair... all of us have such healthy hair now.
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<![CDATA[Logan's Outlaw (Men of Defiance, #4)]]> 18919336 Sarah Hawkins survived capture by the Sioux, but after her escape she faced public scorn. Now, she'll do anything to start over, and the dusty town of Defiance promises the anonymity and security she needs. Before she melts into the shadows, though, it's her mission to put a great injustice to rights, and that means jeopardizing her safety once more.

But this time, she's not alone. Without meaning to, Sarah has fallen under the protection of Logan Taggert, a rough-and-tumble trader unused to caring for others--and yet unable to ignore the tempting, tenacious woman's plight. Though she refuses to trust him, Logan won't leave her side, keeping her one step ahead of danger. . .even as she takes hold of the very thing he never thought he'd his heart.

"A beautiful romance. . .that keeps the reader hooked from the first page to the last." --New York Times bestselling author, Catherine Anderson on Leah and the Bounty Hunter

"Plenty of action makes this rough-and-ready Western one that fans are sure to enjoy." --Library Journal on Audrey and the Maverick

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353 Elaine Levine 1420127845 � Crystal � 5 5 stars. Great series<br /> 4.14 2012 Logan's Outlaw (Men of Defiance, #4)
author: Elaine Levine
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/01
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: library, 5-stars, g-early-america
review:
5 stars. Great series

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<![CDATA[Master of Sin (Courtesan Court, #4)]]> 23015167 Flying from sin. . .

Andrew Rossiter has used his gorgeous body and angelic face for all they're worth--shocking the proper, seducing the willing, and pleasuring the wealthy. But with a tiny son depending on him for rescue, suddenly discretion is far more important than desire. He'll have to bury his past and quench his desires--fast. And he'll have to find somewhere his deliciously filthy reputation hasn't yet reached. . .

..into seduction

Miss Gemma Peartree seems like a plain, virginal governess. True, she has a sharp wit and a sharper tongue, but handsome Mr. Ross wouldn't notice Gemma herself. Or so she hopes. No matter how many sparks fly between them, she has too much to hide to catch his eye. But with the storms of a Scottish winter driving them together, it will be hard enough to keep her secrets. Keeping her hands to herself might prove entirely impossible. . .

Praise for Maggie Robinson's Novels

"Deliciously wicked." --Romance Junkies (5 stars) on Mistress by Midnight

"A fun read that will keep you turning pages into the night." --Affaire de Coeur (4.5 stars) on Mistress by Mistake]]>
305 Maggie Robinson 0758277970 � Crystal � 2 own, g-lords-ladies-kights 3.48 2012 Master of Sin (Courtesan Court, #4)
author: Maggie Robinson
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2012
rating: 2
read at: 2014/06/14
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: own, g-lords-ladies-kights
review:
2 stars... it was just okay. What a different book from the first one in the series... they are progressively getting worse, and that is a shame. The first book was so fun, funny and great. This one was dark, twisted and a big disappointment.
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Highland Fling (Highland #1) 18912034 Forbidden passion has never been more dangerous—or more irresistible—in the first novel of bestselling author Amanda Scott’s spellbinding Highland series

Scotland, 1750. In the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, Maggie MacDrumin vows to keep fighting to liberate her people. But the intrepid Scotswoman is risking her life for a dangerous cause. When her latest mission lands her in a London courtroom on a trumped-up larceny charge, she has only one hope of survival. Enlisting the aid of Edward Carsley, the powerful fourth Earl of Rothwell, is a two-edged sword. The seductive aristocrat who awakens treacherous desire is her clan’s mortal enemy—a man she can never trust. ĚýĚýEdward will do whatever it takes to quell another bloody uprising. But how can he fight his passion for the rebellious Highland beauty in his safekeeping? As their lives come under siege, Maggie lays claim to the one thing Edward vowed never to his heart.]]>
554 Amanda Scott 1480406821 � Crystal � 0 to-read, library 3.73 1995 Highland Fling (Highland #1)
author: Amanda Scott
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Seducing the Highlander (McTiernay Brothers, #5)]]> 19047481
Bound By Honor

Meriel Schellden knows that marrying Craig McTiernay will strengthen the ties between their clans. She insists she is motivated by duty and responsibility, nothing more. But when a mere formality becomes a kiss far from platonic, Meriel must question where her true intentions lie. . .

Tempted By Desire

Though Meriel entices him far more than she realizes, Craig's commitments have always kept his passions restrained. But no sense of duty to his clan can make Craig forget the way Meriel's touch left him teased, tantalized, and desperate for more. Now as a surprising rival contends for Meriel's affections, there has never been a better time to listen to what his heart has desired all along. . .

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391 Michele Sinclair 1420126520 � Crystal � 1 library, g-highlanders 4.03 2013 Seducing the Highlander (McTiernay Brothers, #5)
author: Michele Sinclair
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2013
rating: 1
read at: 2014/06/06
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: library, g-highlanders
review:
1 star. I didn't like it. A complete waste of time. Thank goodness it was a loan from the library and not a purchase. Absolutely nothing happened in this book other than "How do I make Craig like me." So boring! I would like at least something to happen.... anything at all!
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<![CDATA[Out of Control (Stolen Hearts, #0.5)]]> 15755480

As an archivist, Serena likes tidy things, filed away in an orderly fashion. Too bad the only category Nick falls under is a heartache waiting to happen. He’s too much. Too passionate, too beautiful, and he definitely won’t stick around after he discovers all her secrets. But as a suspect in the robbery of the century, Serena can’t refuse his help. That’s not all she can’t refuse. Will this mismatched couple discover they have more in common than they imagine?]]>
80 Kate Kelly 0987803131 � Crystal � 3 own, g-contemporary
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3.38 2012 Out of Control (Stolen Hearts, #0.5)
author: Kate Kelly
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2015/05/08
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: own, g-contemporary
review:
3 stars.

Merged review:

3 stars.
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<![CDATA[Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock, #2)]]> 8176891
The vampire council has hired skinwalker Jane Yellowrock to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules-but Jane quickly realizes that in a community that is thousands of years old, loyalties run deep...]]>
335 Faith Hunter 1101171227 � Crystal � 5 4.30 2010 Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock, #2)
author: Faith Hunter
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2014/08/18
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: audiobook, own, 5-stars, g-paranormal, g-shifter, g-vampire
review:
Loved it! I listened to the audiobook. I love the narrator, I love the story.... I just L-O-V-E-D. And, I'm jumping right into book 3 audiobook.
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<![CDATA[Passionately Yours (Hellions of High Street, #3)]]> 20628348 Proper young ladies of the ton-especially ones who have very small dowries-are not encouraged to have an interest in intellectual pursuits. Indeed, the only thing they are encouraged to pursue is an eligible bachelor.

Preferably one with both a title and a fortune.

So, the headstrong, opinionated Sloane sisters must keep their passions a secret.

Passionately Yours

With her older sisters both happily married, Caro Sloane yearns for a romantic adventure of her own. Unfortunately the muddy, sulfur-scented waters of Bath seem the least likely setting for love or excitement. But the aspiring young poet soon finds inspiration when she runs into a familiar-and achingly handsome-Scottish laird.

Visiting Bath with his sickly sister, Alec McClellan is shocked to be reunited with Caro Sloane. He hasn't been able to forget the English beauty since their brief but exhilarating first meeting. But Bath is not nearly as serene as it appears, and soon Alec must protect Caro from a danger that threatens to extinguish the sparks flying between them. Little does he know that a bit of danger is exactly what Caro is looking for . . .]]>
342 Cara Elliott 1455573264 � Crystal � 0 3.80 2014 Passionately Yours (Hellions of High Street, #3)
author: Cara Elliott
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read, g-lords-ladies-kights, own
review:

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Ghostwriter 15705473
She gets no answers from his family who closely guards the secret of his disappearance. Through an old trunk of letters Sara discovers in the attic of her seaside cottage, Sara unravels the mystery and becomes caught up in a tale of greed, lost love, and the horrors of WWI. Will she be the one to break the “Fortner Curse� by helping Seth conquer his demons, and heal both of their hearts in the process?]]>
238 Lissa Bryan 1612131220 � Crystal � 5 4.04 2012 Ghostwriter
author: Lissa Bryan
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2013/10/26
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: own, 5-stars, g-crime-mystery-thriller
review:
I loved it. I absolutely loved it! It was so much better than I expected. 5 stars without a doubt.
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<![CDATA[Bound to Seduction (Firebrand, #1)]]> 14739685 Three djinn warriors. One power-hungry sorceress. The battle for good and evil has taken a whole new turn...

From New York Times Bestselling Author Elisabeth Naughton, the first book in a series about brotherhood, survival and unexpected love in a world filled with magic and betrayal.

Careful what you wish for�

Sentenced as a pleasure slave, Djinn Prince Tariq of the Marid tribe has but one duty: travel into the human realm and corrupt souls by granting wishes to the women who possess the Firebrand opal, a gemstone of magical power. Ten years of imprisonment have left Tariq bitter, but to save his brothers� lives, he’ll submit to his endless personal hell, even if it means giving up his own hope for freedom.

When Mira Dawson obtains the Firebrand opal, she’s sure the rumors about its magical qualities must be fiction. Until, that is, she touches the stone and a dark and dangerous warrior appears in her living room, offering to pleasure her beyond her wildest dreams. Soon, fantasy becomes a temptation she can’t deny. The only question left is…will the pleasure be worth the price? Because as Mira’s been warned, nothing…not even fantasies…are free.]]>
150 Elisabeth Naughton 0985671904 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.77 2012 Bound to Seduction (Firebrand, #1)
author: Elisabeth Naughton
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: to-read, own
review:

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<![CDATA[Dark Citadel (Masters of the Shadowlands, #2)]]> 6430999 BDSM Erotic Contemporary

After Kari breaks up with her date during Beginner's Night at Club Shadowlands, she's given the option to continue with an experienced dominant. Despite her steamy fantasies about BDSM, the inexperienced schoolteacher plans to simply observe. Yet under the unyielding hands of Master Dan, she not only participates, but gives him everything he asks for. There is nothing she can hide from him. Not her passion…or her love.

Still mourning the death of his wife, Master Dan avoids getting involved with women and he never takes a sub twice. But this modest little beginner is such a sweetie, one night is far from enough. As he plumbs her responses, taking her ever deeper into the world of BDSM, the gentle submissive begins to show him how barren his life has become and what a dark citadel he's made of his heart.

During their three nights together, the teacher will learn to submit...can she teach the master to love?

Publisher’s This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations some readers may find Anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and content (including/not limited to bondage, caning, restraint, spanking, tethering) exhibitionism, voyeurism.]]>
152 Cherise Sinclair � Crystal � 4 own, g-bdsm Great Book! 4 stars! 4.23 2009 Dark Citadel (Masters of the Shadowlands, #2)
author: Cherise Sinclair
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2013/09/18
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves: own, g-bdsm
review:
Great Book! 4 stars!
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<![CDATA[True Highland Spirit (Highlander #3)]]> 18950583
Morrigan McNab is a Highland lady, robbed of her birthright and with no choice but to fight alongside her brothers to protect their impoverished clan. When she encounters Sir Jacques Dragonet, she discovers her fiercest opponent...

Sir Jacques Dragonet will give his life to defend Scotland from the English. He can't stop himself from admiring the beautiful Highland lass who wields her weapons as skillfully as he does, and endangers his heart even more than his life...

The Highlander

The Highlander's Sword (Book 1)

The Highlander's Heart (Book 2)

True Highland Spirit (Book 3)

Praise for Amanda

"This clever combination of wit, romance, and suspense strikes all the right notes." —Booklist, Starred Review on A Wedding in Springtime

"Plenty of intrigue keeps the reader cheering all the way." � Publishers Weekly

"Passionate and spellbinding!" � Mary Wine, acclaimed author of Highland Heat]]>
416 Amanda Forester 1402253087 � Crystal � 5 4.07 2012 True Highland Spirit (Highlander #3)
author: Amanda Forester
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/01
date added: 2024/09/26
shelves: library, 5-stars, g-highlanders
review:
This was amazing book! The 3rd book in the series...
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<![CDATA[Touch of a Rogue (Touch of Seduction, #2)]]> 12972748 He can keep her safe. . .or be her very ruin. . .

Jacob Preston has three requirements for a woman desiring access to his bed: She must be enthusiastic in affairs of passion, jaded in matters of the heart, and--to ensure the first two qualifications--she must be married.

Lady Julianne Cambourne has all the makings of a passionate lover, and she certainly shows no signs of sentimentality. . .but her unmarried status should render her firmly off limits to Jacob.

Instead, it proves only a temptation. One that grows stronger when she comes to him in desperation, looking for the kind of answers only he can give. For beyond his rakish reputation, Jacob is known for the mysterious--even otherworldly--power of detection he commands through his sense of touch. And Julianne, surrounded by long-hidden secrets that threaten to ensnare her in a deadly trap, will do whatever it takes to recruit his skills. . . using every form of persuasion at her disposal. . .

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321 Mia Marlowe 0758277938 � Crystal � 3 g-lords-ladies-kights 3 stars. 3.60 2012 Touch of a Rogue (Touch of Seduction, #2)
author: Mia Marlowe
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2012/01/01
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: g-lords-ladies-kights
review:
3 stars.
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<![CDATA[Haven (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #13; Haven #1)]]> 18870512
After years away, Jessie Rayburn has finally returned home—unwelcomed—to a town of menacing whispers: Baron Hollow, North Carolina. It’s as though she never left. That’s why she’s so afraid.

She left behind her estranged sister, Emma, who has her own secrets to protect. But Emma is afraid to reveal what’s really troubling her and keeping her awake—strange dreams of women being murdered, brutally, viciously. Now, in this conspiracy of silence, Emma’s bad dreams are becoming more real than ever.

Even with the help of Noah Bishop, cofounder of Haven, the group of psychic investigators that Jessie works for, Jessie and Emma fear they won’t be able to outrun the secrets buried in Baron Hollow—or the evil targeting them one last time.
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231 Kay Hooper 1101587377 � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.35 2012 Haven (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit #13; Haven #1)
author: Kay Hooper
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: to-read
review:

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<![CDATA[Proud Wolf's Woman (Lakota, #3)]]> 18944446 He rescued her from slavery…now he is captive to desire.

Lakota, Book 3

Stolen from a cruel husband by the savage Kiowa, Julia Wilson’s life has gone from bad to worse. Just when she has reached the end of her endurance, salvation rides into camp. Neeheeowee, a proud Cheyenne brave who once filled her young heart with romantic dreams, has come to save her from everything—except the flames of desire that still burn.

Bitter and intent on vengeance against the man who killed his wife and unborn child, Neeheeowee has no room in his heart for love. His captured ponies and treasured robes were supposed to be traded for Kiowa weapons. Instead, to his annoyance, he must trade everything for his old friend’s life.

Hard as he tries to hang on to his anger at being set off his mission, he cannot deny he yearns for the woman whose gentle, healing presence reminds him that happiness might exist beyond revenge. Her lips tease him with passion he dare not risk, for those who are long dead still haunt him. To take the love she offers risks his honor—perhaps his very life.

This book has been previously published.

Warning: Sensuous lovemaking might bring cause to head West to find your own romance out on the Great Plains.

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323 Karen Kay 1609289730 � Crystal � 4 own, g-early-america 4.31 1996 Proud Wolf's Woman (Lakota, #3)
author: Karen Kay
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.31
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 2013/04/27
date added: 2024/09/23
shelves: own, g-early-america
review:
Great book. I'm glad Julia's story was told. I'm happy with the story and how it turned out. I would recommend this book.
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Under The Desert Moon 11786461 512 Marsha Canham � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.09 Under The Desert Moon
author: Marsha Canham
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.09
book published:
rating: 0
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shelves: to-read, own
review:

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The French Maid 13050118 an alternate cover edition can be found here

Lady EleanorĚýLangston has a problem: her husband Henry, prime-minister-in-the-making, is too caught up in his work to notice her. Despite her involvement in his various public appearances, she feels shut out of his life, especially with their one-year anniversary looming. When Henry hires a highly recommended French lady’s maid without consulting her, Eleanor’s anger can't be contained—until she meets her. With Babette’s help, Eleanor arms herselfĚýwith the one weapon that will make Henry notice her as a woman—her inner siren.]]>
30 Sabrina Jeffries 1451669461 � Crystal � 0 own, to-read 3.41 2011 The French Maid
author: Sabrina Jeffries
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.41
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/09/23
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review:

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<![CDATA[Never Seduce A Scoundrel (Foxe Sisters Trilogy, #2)]]> 13335386
Lord Oliver Bellecote has a way of bringing out the vixen in any woman. Any woman, that is, but Cecily Foxe, an innocent flower destined for the abbey who seems utterly immune to his charms. Or so he believes until the night they accidentally meet in the pagan ruins of Foxe Ring, and Oliver discovers that "Saint Cecily" is actually as tempting as sin. . .

Cecily would like nothing more than to forget her night of heated passion with the dangerously handsome Lord Bellecote. But denial proves quite impossible when she is charged with tending his every need during his stay at Fallstowe Castle. For only in his arms does she feel truly alive, despite the deadly secrets that surround his past--and threaten their tenuous future. . .

Praise for Never Kiss a Stranger

"Grothaus packs this medieval romance with humor and suspense. . . Her departure from the formulaic sensuality of many historical makes this tale a delightful read." � Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A charming romance." � RT Book Reviews]]>
384 Heather Grothaus 1420127853 � Crystal � 4 library, g-highlanders 3.93 2012 Never Seduce A Scoundrel (Foxe Sisters Trilogy, #2)
author: Heather Grothaus
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2012/01/01
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: library, g-highlanders
review:
Read in 2012 this was a 4 star book for me. I really enjoyed.
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Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1) 8141390 #1 New York TimesĚýbestselling authorĚýPatricia Briggs presents the first Alpha and Omega novel—the start of an extraordinary series set in Mercy Thompson’s world, but with rules of its own...Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack…and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she’d learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. But Anna is that rarest kind of an Omega. And one of the most powerful werewolves in the country is about to recognize her value as a pack member—and as his mate.]]> 321 Patricia Briggs 144063081X âť� Crystal âť� 4 library, g-shifter, audiobook 4.28 2008 Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega, #1)
author: Patricia Briggs
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2014/05/16
date added: 2024/09/18
shelves: library, g-shifter, audiobook
review:
4 stars. This was an audiobook for me. The story gets 4 stars I really liked it. And, the narration gets 4.5 stars. For the first few chapters I was worried I wouldn't like the narration. The narrator seemed to be a bit monotone and spoke very slowly... it also seemed funny with how he did spoke female voices. But, I stuck it out and after a while, I really came to love his narrating ability. So... he gets 4.5 stars.
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<![CDATA[Night Embrace (Dark-Hunter, #2)]]> 6586850
Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.

Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments.

But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness� not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both.

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410 Sherrilyn Kenyon 1429976195 � Crystal � 5 own, g-paranormal, 5-stars 4.31 2003 Night Embrace (Dark-Hunter, #2)
author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2014/06/08
date added: 2024/09/18
shelves: own, g-paranormal, 5-stars
review:
5 stars. This started out as an audiobook... And, I enjoyed it VERY much, but around 60% there was in influx of new characters and I had a really hard time keeping it all straight. So, I switched to the ebook so I could highlight like a mad woman. I loved the humor and the action. Sunshine and Talon's relationship was really cool. Sunshine was awesome. I really loved it.
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<![CDATA[Invisible Stanley (Flat Stanley, #4)]]> 12353357
One morning, after a terrible storm, Stanley Lambchop is nowhere to be found. His family can hear him, and there is a lump under his covers, but no one can find him! Just where is that boy?

Then they discover the truth—Stanley is invisible! At first there are great adventures for an invisible boy to have. Stanley becomes an unseen helper in a bike race, on a television show, and even fighting crime! But then Stanley starts to miss being seen, and he wonders if he will stay invisible forever.

It turns out that there is more to being invisible than meets the eye!

The Flat Stanley books by Jeff Brown have been entertaining young readers for years. Read them all!]]>
116 Jeff Brown 0062033824 � Crystal � 4 own 4.29 1996 Invisible Stanley (Flat Stanley, #4)
author: Jeff Brown
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/09/18
shelves: own
review:
My daughter read this book to me for her book report. I enjoyed this book.
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<![CDATA[Darius: Lord of Pleasures (Lonely Lords, #1)]]> 18878119
Darius is a gripping and remarkable tale of desperation, devotion, and redemption from award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes. Her gorgeous writing and lush Regency world will stay with you long after you turn the final page...

With his beloved sister tainted by scandal, his widowed brother shattered by grief , and his funds cut off, Darius Lindsey sees no option but to sell himself—body and soul. Until the day he encounters lovely, beguiling Lady Vivian Longstreet, whose tenderness and understanding wrap his soul in a grace he knows he'll never deserve...]]>
385 Grace Burrowes 1402278527 � Crystal � 0 to-read, library 4.13 2013 Darius: Lord of Pleasures (Lonely Lords, #1)
author: Grace Burrowes
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/17
shelves: to-read, library
review:

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<![CDATA[The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)]]> 6388558
She eludes him for five years, but he has finally chased her to ground and stolen the jewel which commands her, giving him absolute power over her. While he possesses it, he can make her do anything, and he plans to in order for her to experience firsthand the agonizing, unending lust she'd purposely subjected him to for half a decade. Yet when Wroth realizes he wants more from her and frees her, will she come.

Note: First published in the 2006 anthology, Playing Easy to Get.]]>
163 Kresley Cole � Crystal � 2 own, g-vampire 4.04 2006 The Warlord Wants Forever (Immortals After Dark, #0.5)
author: Kresley Cole
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2006
rating: 2
read at: 2014/03/07
date added: 2024/09/14
shelves: own, g-vampire
review:
I thought it was okay. I can't really say that I liked it.. just that it was okay. I hope the rest of the series gets better.
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<![CDATA[Highlander's Bride (Heart of the Highlander, #1)]]> 17333891 312 Deborah Gafford 1465952934 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.97 2006 Highlander's Bride (Heart of the Highlander, #1)
author: Deborah Gafford
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: to-read, own
review:

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SEAL of My Dreams 12255481
Honor, duty, courage, passion . . . the men of the Navy SEALs are a special breed of hero, and in these stories by eighteen top romance authors the SEALs are celebrated not only as symbols of devoted service to their country but as the kind of man every woman wants to love. They'll rescue a damsel in distress and her lap dog, too. They'll battle hometown dramas and international bad guys. When it comes to giving away their hearts, they'll risk everything.

All proceeds from sales of SEAL of My Dreams goes to the Veterans Research Corporation, a non-profit fundraiser for veterans' medical research.

Among them, the authors of SEAL of My Dreams have won dozens of writing awards including multiple RITAs from Romance Writers of America. Their nearly 600 published novels have sold at least 25 million copies worldwide. The SEAL of My Dreams roster includes many of the best-known authors in modern romance fiction. In addition, many have strong family connections to the servicemen and women of our nation's military, and many specialize in novels featuring heroes and heroines from all branches of service.

Visit the authors at .

Contents:
Foreword by Robyn Carr
Coming Home by Jami Alden
Baby I'm Back by Stephanie Bond -- Southern Roads #3.5
SEALed Fates by Kylie Brant
Going Dark by Helen Brenna
Finding Home by HelenKay Dimon
SEALed With a Kiss by Cindy Gerard -- Black Ops #6.5
Panama Jack by Tara Janzen
Wrapped and SEALed by Leslie Kelly
Worth the Risk by Elle Kennedy
Twenty-one Hours by Alison Kent -- The Dalton Gang #0.5
Not Waving But Drowning by Jo Leigh
Her Secret Pirate by Gennita Low -- Crossfire #4
SEALed by Fate by Marliss Melton
Signed, SEALed, Delivered...I'm Yours by Christie Ridgway
Dog Heart by Barbara Samuel
Whirlwind by Roxanne St. Claire
Holding On by Stephanie Tyler -- Hold Trilogy #3.5
Letters to Ellie by Loreth Anne White
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430 Jami Alden 1611940664 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.98 2011 SEAL of My Dreams
author: Jami Alden
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/12
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review:

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<![CDATA[Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice]]> 22609522
Bill Browder’s journey started on the South Side of Chicago and moved through Stanford Business School to the dog-eat-dog world of hedge fund investing in the 1990s. It continued in Moscow, where Browder made his fortune heading the largest investment fund in Russia after the Soviet Union’s collapse. But when he exposed the corrupt oligarchs who were robbing the companies in which he was investing, Vladimir Putin turned on him and, in 2005, had him expelled from Russia.

In 2007, a group of law enforcement officers raided Browder’s offices in Moscow and stole $230 million of taxes that his fund’s companies had paid to the Russian government. Browder’s attorney Sergei Magnitsky investigated the incident and uncovered a sprawling criminal enterprise. A month after Sergei testified against the officials involved, he was arrested and thrown into pre-trial detention, where he was tortured for a year. On November 16, 2009, he was led to an isolation chamber, handcuffed to a bedrail, and beaten to death by eight guards in full riot gear.

Browder glimpsed the heart of darkness, and it transformed his life: he embarked on an unrelenting quest for justice in Sergei’s name, exposing the towering cover-up that leads right up to Putin. A financial caper, a crime thriller, and a political crusade, Red Notice is the story of one man taking on overpowering odds to change the world.]]>
380 Bill Browder 147675571X � Crystal � 0 4.39 2015 Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
author: Bill Browder
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/04
shelves: g-non-fiction, own, audiobook, dont-forget, to-read
review:

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Thief of Corinth 36534238
Ariadne po rokoch prežitých u matky v Aténach ujde späť do korintského domu milovaného otca. Zakrátko však odhalí tajomstvo, ktoré zničilo manželstvo jej rodičov.

V snahe ochrániĹĄ otca je otrasená Ariadne ochotná riskovaĹĄ všetko â€� dobrĂş povesĹĄ, slobodu aj lásku milovanĂ©ho muĹľa â€� a dáva sa na riskantnĂ© chodnĂ­ÄŤky spolu s otcom. DobrodruĹľstvo ju vzrušuje, hoci vie, Ĺľe sa zahráva s ohĹom: všetko visĂ­ na vlásku, a ak sa tajomstvo dostane do nesprávnych rĂşk, ju i otca ÄŤaká skÄľuÄŤujĂşca budĂşcnosĹĄ.

Keď im potom do života vstúpi židovský rabín Pavol, všetko, čomu Ariadne a jej otec verili, rozmetá svojím radikálnym učením na prach, no zároveŠponúkne niečo, v čo by sa nikdy neodvážili dúfať.]]>
368 Tessa Afshar 1496428668 � Crystal � 0 4.30 2018 Thief of Corinth
author: Tessa Afshar
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average rating: 4.30
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2)]]> 107778
1119. Journeying from England to Scotland to wed a highlander, Lady Brenna had resigned herself to the arranged match. But when a band of fierce, painted warriors captured her en route, she fearlessly met their demand to marry their leader -- the quick-tempered laird Connor MacAlister. She couldn't know that her capture was merely the first act of vengeance against her betrothed, Connor's sworn enemy.

Brenna harbored no illusions that her husband was in love with her; after a hasty forest wedding, MacAlister assured her she could return home once she had borne him a son. But she could not deny that she had once proposed to MacAlister -- ten years ago, when she was just a child, and the visitor to her father's castle charmed her with his dazzling, unexpected smile. Now, as she sets out to win the brave chieftain whom she has come to adore, a legacy of revenge ensnares Brenna in a furious clan war -- and only her faith in her gallant hero can save her....]]>
384 Julie Garwood 0743467213 � Crystal � 0 own, g-highlanders, to-read 4.14 1995 The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2)
author: Julie Garwood
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Katie (Clover Springs Mail Order Brides, #1)]]> 29279371
Daniel Sullivan is in need of a wife if he wants the bank to lend him money for his new business. Too bad the only girl he's interested in - one he met during a train robbery - is already taken.
Katie is determined to honour her promise to marry her fiancé despite losing her heart to Daniel.]]>
183 Rachel Wesson � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.25 2016 Katie (Clover Springs Mail Order Brides, #1)
author: Rachel Wesson
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Orphan Train Escape (Hearts on the Rails, #1)]]> 40848534 Bridget Collins is in dire straits - she needs to get out of New York, fast. With two young siblings under her wing, her options are limited.Her priest sends her as an outplacement agent on the orphan trains that run from New York to out west. With almost forty orphans under her care, she's relieved, fellow and more experienced outplacement agent, Carl Watson, is there to guide her.But Carl is dealing with his own trauma and finds it difficult to handle the pain the orphans are dealing with.Through tears and laughter, everyone on the orphan train has a lesson to teach about love, life and loyalty. And Bridget finds a new, unexpected calling. Every child deserves a happy home and Bridget is determined to do whatever it takes to ensure that happens. No matter what the cost�]]> 452 Rachel Wesson � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.28 2018 Orphan Train Escape (Hearts on the Rails, #1)
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name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2018
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McKettricks of Texas: Garrett 42507819 A McKettrick man always comes home� Don’t miss this reader favorite McKettrick tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller.

Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast flings—that’s Garrett McKettrick. Make that was. A scandal has slowed him down and brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can take stock. Where he can plan his next move. Which doesn’t include staying at the family ranch with his brothers. A city boy, Garrett doesn’t think he has the land in his blood.

But Blue River has other attractions, like his former high school nemesis, Julie Remington. Now a striking woman, Julie comes complete with a four-year-old cowboy, a three-legged beagle and deep ties to the community. Good thing he and Julie have nothing in common except their undeniable attraction. Or is Garrett more of a country boy than he thought?

Originally published in 2010

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378 Linda Lael Miller 1488051941 � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.66 2010 McKettricks of Texas: Garrett
author: Linda Lael Miller
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average rating: 4.66
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McKettricks of Texas: Tate 42381263 This McKettrick man is about to meet his match� Don’t miss this reader favorite McKettrick tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller.

There aren’t enough hours in the day for everything divorced dad Tate McKettrick has to do: run the Silver Spur Ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and ride herd on his adorable six-year-old twin girls. But then Libby Remington returns to Blue River, Texas, and suddenly…time seems to stand still.

They were high school sweethearts, Tate and Libby, but he was never able to convince Libby that he loved her. He still loves her and wants to try again. Nothing—not even cattle rustlers, a killer stallion and a vindictive ex-wife—can keep him from the attempt.

Libby has her hands full taking care of her mother and running the Perk Up Coffee Shop. Caffeine, she needs. Tate McKettrick, not so much. Oh, heck—yes. But can they really hope for a second chance?

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364 Linda Lael Miller 148805150X � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.37 2010 McKettricks of Texas: Tate
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average rating: 4.37
book published: 2010
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Project Hail Mary 54493401
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

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476 Andy Weir 0593135202 � Crystal � 5 4.49 2021 Project Hail Mary
author: Andy Weir
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/31
date added: 2024/09/04
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I listened to the audiobook and I loved it. We done on the story and the narration.
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<![CDATA[Wee William's Woman (Clan MacDougall, #3)]]> 17453384 Scotland, 1345

They call him Wee William. Though he stands nearly seven feet tall, with arms and legs the size of tree trunks and hands as big as buckets, there is nothing wee about him. His scowl alone is enough to make most men's bones rattle with fear. And women, rather than swooning, tend to run in the opposite direction.

The giant Highlander is a self-proclaimed bachelor who has sworn for years that there isn't a woman in all of Scotland worth shaving his beard for, and for good reason. Years ago, after a bonny young lass broke his heart and left his dignity in shreds, he swore never again to put it in such peril. As a testament to his sincerity, he vowed never again to shave his beard.

Then he met her. In a single heartbeat, Wee William was lost. Forever lost to a brown-haired beauty with gray-blue eyes brimming with tears—a woman in need.

On her wedding night, Nora realized she made a terrible mistake. She had agreed to wed Horace Crawford when he promised her younger siblings would live with them. He soon broke his word and sent them away. Horace soon proved a harsh, cruel husband who owned no heart, nor a shred of decency.

On a dark, cold winter’s night, when Nora had almost given up hope of ever saving her siblings and herself, God answered her prayers in a most peculiar way. Through a band of fierce Highlanders on a mission to retrieve small but priceless treasures. Treasures she had unwittingly harbored.

Little did the Highlanders know they would return with more than those treasures� They would return with Wee William’s Woman.

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408 Suzan Tisdale 0985544376 � Crystal � 2 own, g-highlanders 4.08 Wee William's Woman (Clan MacDougall, #3)
author: Suzan Tisdale
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.08
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rating: 2
read at: 2015/08/29
date added: 2024/08/07
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2.5 stars. For the most part it was just an okay read.
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<![CDATA[Little Red Cap (aka "Little Red Riding Hood")]]> 21152375 32 Jacob Grimm � Crystal � 4 g-classics, serial-app 4 stars 3.69 1968 Little Red Cap (aka "Little Red Riding Hood")
author: Jacob Grimm
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1968
rating: 4
read at: 2016/05/23
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: g-classics, serial-app
review:
4 stars
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<![CDATA[Tempted by the Highland Warrior (MacKinloch Clan, #3)]]> 18404949
Although Lady Marguerite de Montpierre's chains may be invisible, they threaten to tie her to a loveless and cruel marriage.

When Marguerite discovers Callum waiting to die, her heart aches for the warrior beneath the suffering—but they can have no future. Yet she is the one woman with the power to tame the rage locked inside him. Maybe he can find another reason to live…for her.]]>
283 Michelle Willingham 1459233727 � Crystal � 3 g-highlanders
You definitely want to read this book last or you'd be lost as to what was going on around them...

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3.97 2012 Tempted by the Highland Warrior (MacKinloch Clan, #3)
author: Michelle Willingham
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2013/04/05
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: g-highlanders
review:
Well, this book is the 3rd book that follows 3 brothers.... Kind of strange since all 3 books revolve around the same events so you kind of already know what is going to happen. Out of all 3 books, this was my least favorite as terms of writing... She really skipped over a lot of events and then spent a lot of time on the landscape and the way a castle looked... I really had to depend on the other 2 books to keep up on the back-story. I did like the characters, although she upset me a bit by not just leaving... which she ended up doing in the end anyway. Sigh.

You definitely want to read this book last or you'd be lost as to what was going on around them...


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Chosen For The Marriage Bed 9688049 288 Anne O'Brien 1426876211 � Crystal � 3 3.73 2009 Chosen For The Marriage Bed
author: Anne O'Brien
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2009
rating: 3
read at: 2013/02/25
date added: 2024/07/26
shelves: library, g-lords-ladies-kights
review:
I enjoyed. 3 stars. It was a good story and I enjoyed.
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Pride and Prejudice 28095737 Listening time: 11 hours and 35 minutes.

One of Jane Austen’s most beloved works, Pride and Prejudice, is vividly brought to life by Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl). In her bright and energetic performance of this British classic, she expertly captures Austen’s signature wit and tone. Her attention to detail, her literary background, and her performance in the 2005 feature film version of the novel provide the perfect foundation from which to convey the story of Elizabeth Bennett, her four sisters, and the inimitable Mr. Darcy.

In Pride and Prejudice, the Bennett sisters try to find their way in the repressive strictures of 19th-century society. Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and the experience of falling in love, and she superbly describes a world which, despite being more than two centuries old, still resonates with modern concerns.]]>
12 Jane Austen � Crystal � 5 I love this story. It's so well written and so enjoyable. I'm so happy I listened to this version narrated by Rosamund Pike. She did a fantastic job bringing all the characters alive. 5 stars all the way around. ]]> 4.48 1813 Pride and Prejudice
author: Jane Austen
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.48
book published: 1813
rating: 5
read at: 2016/05/11
date added: 2024/06/10
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Review for audiobook ~ 5 stars story � 5 stars narration.
I love this story. It's so well written and so enjoyable. I'm so happy I listened to this version narrated by Rosamund Pike. She did a fantastic job bringing all the characters alive. 5 stars all the way around.
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<![CDATA[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)]]> 13606660
Follow the adventures of young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as they get swept away into the magical land of Oz , where they encounter characters and places you may remember from the movie - and several more that never made it to the big screen - on an unforgettable journey to the Emerald City.

"It's such a wonderful book and I was so happy to be a part of bringing it to life", Ms. Hathaway said. "There are a lot of great voices in it. The more fun you have with it, the sillier and the more free you get with it, the better it is because it's a story that can handle it. It's amazing to be able to discover something new about something you feel you know so well."


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4 L. Frank Baum � Crystal � 4 audiobook, g-classics, own I'm so glad I finally read this! I've seen the movie multiple times, but never read the book. It does differ from the movie (I'm not sure why this shocked me) and I have to say that the movie does an excellent job! This may be one case where I liked the movie better than the book. It was fun to find the differences for sure.

The narration by Anne Hathaway was fantastic. She did an outstanding job and it made the audiobook experience wonderful. 5 stars for narration. ]]>
3.89 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
author: L. Frank Baum
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1900
rating: 4
read at: 2016/04/30
date added: 2024/06/10
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Review for audiobook ~ 4 stars story � 5 stars narration.
I'm so glad I finally read this! I've seen the movie multiple times, but never read the book. It does differ from the movie (I'm not sure why this shocked me) and I have to say that the movie does an excellent job! This may be one case where I liked the movie better than the book. It was fun to find the differences for sure.

The narration by Anne Hathaway was fantastic. She did an outstanding job and it made the audiobook experience wonderful. 5 stars for narration.
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<![CDATA[The Third Son (Kings of Cardenas, #1)]]> 12747460 232 Elise Marion 1465883045 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.80 2011 The Third Son (Kings of Cardenas, #1)
author: Elise Marion
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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Far Too Tempting 17935405
British, gorgeous, and way too tempting, Matthew’s the first guy Jane’s been attracted to since her husband. As she spends more time with him and their relationship heats up, though, so does her writer’s block. How can the queen of the break up pen the perfect follow-up when she’s seriously in love?]]>
262 Lauren Blakely � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.00 2018 Far Too Tempting
author: Lauren Blakely
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Soldier of Rome: The Centurion (The Artorian Chronicles #4)]]> 10426738
The Emperor Tiberius, now living in self-imposed isolation on the isle of Capri, is deeply troubled upon hearing that such a staunchly loyal province would seek to throw off the rule of Rome. Nevertheless, he orders the mobilization of the Army of the Rhine to suppress the Frisians back into docile submission, never knowing the real reasons as to the origins of the rebellion.

As the Twentieth Legion marches north into Frisia on its first major campaign in eight years, Centurion Artorius finds himself facing his first major battle since taking over his Century. Years of relative peace, combined with the mass discharges of many of his veteran soldiers have left the ranks filled with a number of young and inexperienced legionaries. For over a third of his men this will be their first action. The Frisians in their desperation know that they face death either by starvation in peace, or slaughter on the battlefield. For Artorius and his legionaries the crucible of war will end in heartbreak; for only after the devastation of battle does the truth arise.]]>
308 James Mace � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.28 Soldier of Rome: The Centurion (The Artorian Chronicles #4)
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<![CDATA[Soldier of Rome: Heir to Rebellion (The Artorian Chronicles #3)]]> 11450576 272 James Mace � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.21 Soldier of Rome: Heir to Rebellion (The Artorian Chronicles #3)
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<![CDATA[Soldier of Rome: The Sacrovir Revolt (The Artorian Chronicles #2)]]> 9394819
Legionary Artorius has greatly matured during his five years in the legions. He has become stronger in mind; his body growing even more powerful. Like the rest of the Legion, he is unaware of the shadow growing well within the Empire's borders, where a disaffected nobleman seeks to betray the Emperor Tiberius. A shadow looms; one that looks to envelope the province of Gaul as well as the Rhine legions. The year is A.D. 20.]]>
264 James Mace � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.14 Soldier of Rome: The Sacrovir Revolt (The Artorian Chronicles #2)
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name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.14
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<![CDATA[A Kiss of Lies (Disgraced Lords, #1)]]> 18209623 In Bronwen Evans’s Loveswept debut, a pair of damaged souls ignite each other’s deepest passions—even as they tempt fate by deceiving the world.
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Desperate to escape her abusive past, Sarah Cooper disguises herself as a governess in the employ of Christian Trent, Earl of Markham, the man who, long ago, she fantasized about marrying. Despite the battle scars that mar his face, Sarah finds being near Christian rekindles her infatuation. A governess, however, has no business in the arms of an earl, and as she accompanies Christian on his voyage home, Sarah must resist her intense desires—or risk revealing her dangerous secrets.
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One of the renowned Libertine Scholars, Christian Trent once enjoyed the company of any woman he chose. But that was before the horrors of Waterloo, his wrongful conviction of a hideous crime, and his forcible removal from England. Far from home and the resources he once had, Christian believes the life he knew—and any chance of happiness—is over . . . until his ward’s governess sparks his heart back to life, and makes him remember the man he used to be. Now Christian is determined to return to England, regain his honor, and win the heart of the woman he has come to love.

Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles.]]>
320 Bronwen Evans 0345547284 � Crystal � 0 to-read 3.84 2014 A Kiss of Lies (Disgraced Lords, #1)
author: Bronwen Evans
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Soldier of Rome: The Legionary (The Artorian Chronicles #1)]]> 11326300
Rome's Vengeance

In the year A.D. 9, three Roman Legions under Quintilius Varus were betrayed by the Germanic war chief, Arminius, and destroyed in the forest known as Teutoburger Wald. Six years later Rome is finally ready to unleash Her vengeance on the barbarians. The Emperor Tiberius has sent his adopted son, Germanicus Caesar, into Germania with an army of forty-thousand legionaries. The come not on a mission of conquest, but one of annihilation. With them is a young legionary named Artorius. For him the war is a personal vendetta; a chance to avenge his brother, who was killed in Teutoburger Wald. In Germania Arminius knows the Romans are coming. He realizes that the only way to fight the legions is through deceit, cunning, and plenty of well-placed brute force. In truth he is leery of Germanicus, knowing that he was trained to be a master of war by the Emperor himself. The entire Roman Empire held its collective breath as Germanicus and Arminius faced each other in what would become the most brutal and savage campaign the world had seen in a generation; a campaign that could only end in a holocaust of fire and blood.]]>
312 James Mace � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.01 Soldier of Rome: The Legionary (The Artorian Chronicles #1)
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name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.01
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<![CDATA[Soldier of Rome: Journey to Judea (The Artorian Chronicles #5)]]> 17886886
The Emperor Tiberius finally relents and assigns to Judea a single cohort of legionaries to restore order. Pilate tasks his old friend, Centurion Artorius, to command the First Italic Cohort. Though sad to leave the Rhine and the Twentieth Legion after sixteen years, Artorius relishes the chance for adventure in the East. With him will be some old friends, Magnus, Praxus, Valens, and Justus Longinus. In the scorching desert they will encounter bandits, a mad king, his evil seductress stepdaughter, numerous messianic prophets, and unreliable allies, all underscored by the beginnings of a zealot rebellion.]]>
327 James Mace � Crystal � 0 to-read 4.29 Soldier of Rome: Journey to Judea (The Artorian Chronicles #5)
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name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.29
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Cleopatra 6262227 241 H. Rider Haggard � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.73 1851 Cleopatra
author: H. Rider Haggard
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1851
rating: 0
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Lakota Surrender: Lakota 13092880
Lakota Series, Book 1

As she heads west to join her cavalry officer father at his Kansas outpost, Kristina Bogard eagerly anticipates new adventures—and her first glimpse of wild Indians. She has long dreamed of flashing black eyes, skin-covered lodges and buckskin and leather.

What she finds in Fort Leavenworth, though, is a far cry from her Indian nanny’s thrilling stories. What few natives are left are crushed, brokenhearted shadows of their proud past. Except for one, a handsome warrior who stirs up a whole new set of dreams.

Tahiska can’t take his eyes off the green-eyed beauty whose graceful hands are fluent in his native sign language. Except he can’t afford to let anything distract him from avenging his father, who was killed by two white soldiers.

Though anger fills his mind, Kristina steals into his heart, igniting a wildfire passion that must remain their desperate secret. For soon comes the day of reckoning, when justice will be served…or a travesty will shatter their love.

This book has been previously published.

Product Warnings
Sensuous romance that could prompt you to send up smoke signals for the one you love.]]>
384 Karen Kay � Crystal � 4 own, g-early-america 4.00 1994 Lakota Surrender: Lakota
author: Karen Kay
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2013/04/01
date added: 2023/03/13
shelves: own, g-early-america
review:
I gave 4 stars to this book. I loved their story... there were times I was frustrated with Kristen, but overall I loved it.
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Twilight (Twilight, #1) 5043803
But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family. These five adopted brothers and sisters obviously prefer their own company and will make no exception for Bella.

Bella is convinced that Edward Cullen in particular hates her, but she feels a strange attraction to him, although his hostility makes her feel almost physically ill. He seems determined to push her away - until, that is, he saves her life from an out of control car.

Bella will soon discover that there is a very good reason for Edward's coldness. He, and his family, are vampires - and he knows how dangerous it is for others to get too close.]]>
513 Stephenie Meyer � Crystal � 5 library, 5-stars, g-vampire 3.94 2005 Twilight (Twilight, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2013/10/27
date added: 2023/01/03
shelves: library, 5-stars, g-vampire
review:
I was surprised how closely the movie followed the book. I had seen the movie a few years ago and I read the book based on some of my friends' reviews. I really enjoyed this book. I give it 5 stars.
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<![CDATA[Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, #1)]]> 8658252
While Niall wrestles with his suspicions about a traitor in his clan, Anne's actions do not go unnoticed. And as accusations of witchcraft abound, the strong and sometimes callous Campbell heir must fight for Anne's safety among disconcerted clan members. Meanwhile his own safety in threatened with the ever-present threat of someone who wants him dead.
Will Niall discover the traitor's identity in time? Can Anne find a way to fit into her new surroundings? Will the two learn to love each other despite the conflict? With a perfect mix of a burgeoning romance and thrilling suspense, this book is historical fiction at its best.]]>
333 Kathleen Morgan 1441201513 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 3.78 1992 Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, #1)
author: Kathleen Morgan
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself]]> 481945 336 Harriet Ann Jacobs 0674002717 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.13 1861 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
author: Harriet Ann Jacobs
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1861
rating: 0
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date added: 2022/04/02
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<![CDATA[Deceived (The Wicked Woodleys, #2)]]> 26594075
Evan has always felt terrible about what he said to Josie years before, but he’s never quite been able to make it up to her. When he tries, he discovers Josie may have a few secrets and some information about his missing sister. Now he must decide, should he betray her by trading on the unexpected attraction between them and discover what she knows? Or could the possibility of love be worth more than anything else?

Length: Full-length novel
Sensuality level: Hot and steamy

This book can be read as a stand-alone novel, but is part of a series (The Wicked Woodleys).]]>
236 Jess Michaels � Crystal � 0 to-read 3.99 2015 Deceived (The Wicked Woodleys, #2)
author: Jess Michaels
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2022/01/28
shelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander, #9)]]> 57700492
Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1743, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.

It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser’s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.

Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell’s tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his tenants are split and it won’t be long until the war is on his doorstep.

Brianna and Roger have their own worry: that the dangers that provoked their escape from the twentieth century might catch up to them. Sometimes they question whether risking the perils of the 1700s—among them disease, starvation, and an impending war—was indeed the safer choice for their family.

Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father’s identity—and thus his own—and Lord John Grey has reconciliations to make, and dangers to meet . . . on his son’s behalf, and his own.

Meanwhile, the Revolutionary War creeps ever closer to Fraser’s Ridge. And with the family finally together, Jamie and Claire have more at stake than ever before.]]>
902 Diana Gabaldon 1101885688 � Crystal � 0 to-read, new-releases 4.32 2021 Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander, #9)
author: Diana Gabaldon
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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date added: 2021/04/15
shelves: to-read, new-releases
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<![CDATA[Waiting for Summer's Return (Heart of the Prairie #1)]]> 8172568
Widower Peter Ollenburger, the local gristmill owner, needs someone to teach his young son. When he hears of a "learned woman" in town, he believes she is the answer to his prayers. He soon discovers, however, that helping this outsider may have troublesome consequences.

There is little this father will not do for his son, but as the boy begins to look at Summer as more than a teacher, Peter must make a choice. Does he marry this woman to give his son a new mother, or does he marry only for love?

Will Summer's broken heart ever be able to love again?]]>
348 Kim Vogel Sawyer � Crystal � 0 to-read, own 4.18 2006 Waiting for Summer's Return (Heart of the Prairie #1)
author: Kim Vogel Sawyer
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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date added: 2021/03/06
shelves: to-read, own
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<![CDATA[Angels in Leather (Rebels on Bikes, #1)]]> 20798341
It's dirty, and raw, and broken. That's what makes it perfect. It's two broken pieces forming together to make something whole, something worth fighting for.

Axel Wraithe is my other piece. He's the biker who's been hunting me for a year, yet he's the one who can so easily break me.

He wants what I have, and I want what he's got to give. Only he's fighting against himself, not willing to give it.

He's got monsters in his heart, changing who he is, changing what he believes in. I'm the only one who can help him, and I won't stop until I've got the truth.

I want to fix what's broken, but I can't do that without him.

So I'll fight for my gorgeous, broken biker. I'll fight until our pieces fit back together.]]>
289 Bella Jewel � Crystal � 0 to-read, own, dont-forget 3.99 2014 Angels in Leather (Rebels on Bikes, #1)
author: Bella Jewel
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/02/19
shelves: to-read, own, dont-forget
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<![CDATA[Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)]]> 8684868 My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss’s family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans—except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss’s willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels� Mockingjay—no matter what the personal cost.]]>
339 Suzanne Collins � Crystal � 5 own, 5-stars, g-paranormal 4.31 2010 Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2021/01/29
shelves: own, 5-stars, g-paranormal
review:
5 stars. I loved this book. I loved the ending. I was only sad it was over. Great series. Great book.
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<![CDATA[Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive Edition]]> 17944176 Narrated by Selma Blair 10 Anne Frank 1467659487 � Crystal � 0 4.40 1947 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive Edition
author: Anne Frank
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.40
book published: 1947
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2020/12/06
shelves: audiobook, own, to-read, g-non-fiction
review:

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Jorinda and Joringel 2649761 40 Adrienne Adams 0001953680 � Crystal � 3 g-classics, serial-app 3 stars. 3.11 Jorinda and Joringel
author: Adrienne Adams
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.11
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2016/05/12
date added: 2020/09/22
shelves: g-classics, serial-app
review:
3 stars.
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Mansfield Park 23347137
Seeking a position in society, young Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle. But her life there is not as she might wish. Felicity Jones plays Fanny, whilst David Tennant is her cousin Tom and Benedict Cumberbatch his brother Edmund. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 15 to 26 September 2003.]]>
3 Lin Coghlan 1910281808 � Crystal � 4 The narration was amazing. I loved the music, the birds, skirts rustling, etc it was really like a play. I would give it 5 stars, but the narrator for the main character, Fanny, killed my ears. Overall, it was pretty cool and I enjoyed. ]]> 4.09 2003 Mansfield Park
author: Lin Coghlan
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2016/01/01
date added: 2020/08/04
shelves: audiobook, library, g-classics
review:
review for audiobook ~ 4 stars story � 4.5 stars narration. This is a short telling of the story. I hadn't read the book before so I was a little lost in places. I noticed some lines from other Jane Austen works and smiled thinking how wonderful her books are!
The narration was amazing. I loved the music, the birds, skirts rustling, etc it was really like a play. I would give it 5 stars, but the narrator for the main character, Fanny, killed my ears. Overall, it was pretty cool and I enjoyed.
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<![CDATA[Ember X (Death Collectors, #1)]]> 17727238 Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ASIN B00CF6MN84

(New adult paranormal version of my young adult book, Ember (Death Collectors, #1). It contains more violence and more sexual content.)

**Mature Content Advisory**
Recommended for readers 17+ due to sexual situations and language.

For nineteen-year-old Ember, life has always been about death. With a simple touch, she can see when someone will die. It’s her curse and the reason she secludes herself from the world. The only person that knows her secret is her best friend Raven.

But that changes when she meets Asher Morgan. He’s gorgeous and mysterious and is the only person Ember can't sense death from. The silence he instills in her mind and body allows her to feel things she’s never been able to before, so despite her initial reservations, Ember lets Asher into her life and lets herself to get close to him. But the closer they get, the more Ember realizes that Asher is keeping secrets from her.

When unexplained deaths begin to surface in her town, Ember questions why she can’t see Asher's death and what it is he’s hiding from her.]]>
368 Jessica Sorensen 1484020162 � Crystal � 0 to-read, own, g-paranormal 3.84 2012 Ember X (Death Collectors, #1)
author: Jessica Sorensen
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2020/07/04
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<![CDATA[Dom Wars: Round One (Dom Wars, #1)]]> 20935363
With six elimination rounds, each team is required to perform a list of sexual directives that demonstrate their Dom and Domme strengths. Highest scoring team advances to the next round.

Lucian Bane is paired up with Tara Reese. Not only is she the most sexually frigid woman he's ever met, she's a girl who's never even been in the lifestyle and is merely playing a role to get the money--and for what? None of his damn business, according to her.

But she's not the only one with the "need" to win the money. And so, his plan is simple--dominate and win. A challenge that's turning out to be harder than he imagined when the woman is as stubborn as she is beautiful--and kick-ass strong.

For Lucian, every bit of it calls to his own need and hunger to dominate, and he's laying it all on the line for the win.

"Let the games begin."]]>
131 Lucian Bane � Crystal � 4 own, g-bdsm 3.74 2015 Dom Wars: Round One (Dom Wars, #1)
author: Lucian Bane
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2014/04/24
date added: 2020/03/06
shelves: own, g-bdsm
review:
I was so loving this book! I thought it was new, exciting, funny, and intense. And then the last few pages just completely ruined it for me. I'm still willing to give it 4 stars and I enjoyed so much of the book... I was planning on reading the 2nd and 3rd right away, but now I'm not really interested in reading them.
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<![CDATA[Don't Tell (Romantic Suspense, #1; Chicago, #1)]]> 6622429 ]]> 418 Karen Rose � Crystal � 4 4.19 2003 Don't Tell (Romantic Suspense, #1; Chicago, #1)
author: Karen Rose
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2015/04/03
date added: 2019/12/25
shelves: g-crime-mystery-thriller, library
review:
I'm struggling with my review here. So, I'll settle on 4 stars. Most of the book was perfect (5 stars) it was a great storyline, suspenseful and awesome. The last 20% seemed completely unrealistic and just bizarre at times. I found myself rolling my eyes and saying, "Yeah, right... like that would/could happen." The last portion of the book was a 3 star... possibly 2 star rating for me. This is the first time I've read this author, so I'd like to read some more.
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<![CDATA[Say You Love Me (Malory Family, #5)]]> 301823
A handsome and irredeemable scoundrel, Derek soon draws the sensuous, unsuspecting maiden into a world of unparalleled pleasures and dangerous rivalries. But Kelsey knows she must always guard the secret of her highborn past -- even as her grace, spirit, and beauty entice her new "master" to renounce his scandalous ways and take a gamble on true love.]]>
413 Johanna Lindsey 0380725711 � Crystal � 5 g-lords-ladies-kights, own 4.11 1996 Say You Love Me (Malory Family, #5)
author: Johanna Lindsey
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1996
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2019/10/27
shelves: g-lords-ladies-kights, own
review:
Good story. 3 stars... maybe 3.5...
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<![CDATA[Love Only Once (Malory-Anderson Family, #1)]]> 891813 344 Johanna Lindsey 0380899531 � Crystal � 5 g-lords-ladies-kights, own 4.05 1985 Love Only Once (Malory-Anderson Family, #1)
author: Johanna Lindsey
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1985
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2019/10/12
shelves: g-lords-ladies-kights, own
review:
I liked this book. I would recommend.
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<![CDATA[Fall asleep It's Easy...The miraculous Kaleidoscope Method How to get]]> 17661515 Elli Yeates � Crystal � 4 own 3.00 2012 Fall asleep It's Easy...The miraculous Kaleidoscope Method How to get
author: Elli Yeates
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2013/05/04
date added: 2019/10/04
shelves: own
review:
Good read. Good idea. I wake up around 4am every morning and I don't need to get up until 6am, so I look forward to giving this a try.
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<![CDATA[Brave the Wild Wind (Wyoming #1)]]> 11383321
Enraged by Jessie's arrogance yet haunted by her beauty, Chase is irresistible drawn to the headstrong miss -- and into her troubles with the land-hungry villains who murdered her father. For his pride insists he tame the fiery temptress who toys with his emotions. And his passion won't be sated until the sensuous young hellion becomes a woman in his arms.]]>
352 Johanna Lindsey 0062106457 � Crystal � 4 own, g-early-america 3.49 1984 Brave the Wild Wind (Wyoming #1)
author: Johanna Lindsey
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.49
book published: 1984
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2019/10/04
shelves: own, g-early-america
review:
I really enjoyed this book. Jessie was awesome... I loved it. There was some tragedy and I thought the whole last 1/3 of the book was a waste. If it would have ended before they left for Spain that I would have given it 5+ stars. I felt my 4 stars was for the first 2/3's of the book and 1 star for the last part.
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<![CDATA[The Reluctant Duke (A Seabrook Family Saga, #1)]]> 16128201 204 Christine Donovan 0615706894 � Crystal � 0 3.67 2012 The Reluctant Duke (A Seabrook Family Saga, #1)
author: Christine Donovan
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/09/20
shelves: to-read, own, g-lords-ladies-kights
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<![CDATA[Forever His Texas Bride (Bachelors of Battle Creek Book 3)]]> 26124969
"There's this thing between us that refuses to die. I'd like nothing better than to be able to�" His words faded. He'd give anything to change people's views about his race…to be able to make her his wife.

But the world wasn't that simple. Not for people like them.

All his life, Brett Liberty has straddled two white and Iroquois. The only place he's truly at peace is with his wild mustangs. But after he's arrested for the color of his skin, he discovers Rayna Harper in the cell next to him. Rough and tumble Rayna has known little kindness, but Brett sees the depth of her heart hidden beneath layers of hurt and fear, and he refuses to leave without her.

Fierce and loyal, kind and strong, Rayna is everything Brett has ever wanted. But the world doesn't look kindly on a love like theirs, and he would rather let her go than bring her pain. Yet when the demons of his past threaten her future, Brett realizes he will do anything to keep Rayna safe…and make her his.

Bachelors of Battle Creek

Texas Mail Order Bride (Book 1)

Twice a Texas Bride (Book 2)

Forever His Texas Bride (Book 3)]]>
450 Linda Broday 1492602884 � Crystal � 5 4.33 2015 Forever His Texas Bride (Bachelors of Battle Creek Book 3)
author: Linda Broday
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2019/09/20
date added: 2019/09/20
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<![CDATA[McKettricks Bundle (McKettricks, #6-8)]]> 5122132 759 Linda Lael Miller 1426800673 � Crystal � 4 own 4.52 2006 McKettricks Bundle (McKettricks, #6-8)
author: Linda Lael Miller
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.52
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2019/07/20
date added: 2019/09/06
shelves: own
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<![CDATA[A Lawman's Christmas (McKettricks, #14)]]> 12456820
With the heart of a cowboy, Clay McKettrick plans to start a ranch and finally settle down. He isn't interested in uprooting Dara Rose and her children, but he is interested in giving her protection, friendship—and passion. And when they say "I do" to a marriage of convenience, the temporary lawman's Christmas wish is to make Dara Rose his permanent wife�.]]>
145 Linda Lael Miller 1459213920 � Crystal � 0 own 4.17 2011 A Lawman's Christmas (McKettricks, #14)
author: Linda Lael Miller
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at: 2019/09/06
date added: 2019/09/06
shelves: own
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<![CDATA[McKettricks of Texas Complete Collection: An Anthology]]> 43079112 There’s no man like a McKettrick man� Don’t miss a single classic story in this reader-favorite collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller.

The McKettricks of Tate


There aren’t enough hours in the day for everything divorced dad Tate McKettrick has to run the Silver Spur Ranch, do the suit-and-tie thing for his business and ride herd on his adorable six-year-old twin girls. But then Libby Remington returns to Blue River, Texas, and suddenly…time seems to stand still. Libby has her hands full taking care of her mother and running the Perk Up Coffee Shop. Caffeine, she needs. Tate McKettrick, not so much. Oh, heck—yes. But can they really hope for a second chance?

The McKettricks of Garrett

Fast track up the political ladder, fast cars, fast flings—that was Garrett McKettrick before scandal slowed him down and brought him home to Blue River, Texas, a place where a man can take stock. Where he can plan his next move. But Blue River has its own complications, like his former high school nemesis, Julie Remington. Now a striking woman, Julie comes complete with a four-year-old cowboy, a three-legged beagle and deep ties to the community. Good thing he and Julie have nothing in common except their undeniable attraction. Or is Garrett more of a country boy than he thought?

The McKettricks of Austin

World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. With his career over and his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him…except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won’t allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They’ve even hired a nurse to speed his recovery. Paige Remington’s bossy brand of TLC is forcing him out of his shell, and she’s lost count of the number of times Austin has tried to fire her. She’s not going anywhere till he’s healed—body and soul. But what comes next when the price is her heart?

All titles originally published in 2010]]>
836 Linda Lael Miller 1488052565 � Crystal � 5 4.64 2014 McKettricks of Texas Complete Collection: An Anthology
author: Linda Lael Miller
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2019/07/28
date added: 2019/07/28
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McKettricks of Texas: Austin 43315834
World champion rodeo star Austin McKettrick finally got bested by an angry bull. With his career over and his love life a mess, the lone maverick has nowhere to go when the hospital releases him…except back home to Blue River and the Silver Spur ranch. But his overachieving brothers won't allow this cowboy to brood in peace. They've even hired a nurse to speed his recovery. Paige Remington's bossy brand of TLC is driving him crazy. Not to mention her beautiful face, sexy figure and silky black hair.Ěý

Paige has lost count of the number of times Austin has tried to fire her. She's not going anywhere till he's healed—body and heart.]]>
379 Linda Lael Miller 1488052573 � Crystal � 0 4.56 2010 McKettricks of Texas: Austin
author: Linda Lael Miller
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at: 2019/07/22
date added: 2019/07/22
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The Stampede 36470269
This is a new release of an edition originally published by C.J. Petit.]]>
229 C.J. Petit 1662501242 � Crystal � 5 4.51 The Stampede
author: C.J. Petit
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.51
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2019/06/17
date added: 2019/07/16
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<![CDATA[Seven Brides for Seven Texans Romance Collection]]> 33197701 Meet the seven Hart brothers of the 7-Heart ranch in central Texas. Each man is content in his independent life, without the responsibilities of a wife and children—until their father decides 1874 will be the year his grown sons finally marry, or they will be cut from his will. How will each man who values his freedom respond to the ultimatum? Can love develop on a timeline, or will it be sacrificed for the sake of an inheritance?
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534 Erica Vetsch 1634099664 � Crystal � 5 4.54 2016 Seven Brides for Seven Texans Romance Collection
author: Erica Vetsch
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2019/07/16
date added: 2019/07/16
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Hopewell 34874688 358 C.J. Petit � Crystal � 5 4.57 Hopewell
author: C.J. Petit
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.57
book published:
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read at: 2019/07/04
date added: 2019/07/04
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The Witch of Dakota 34380024 532 C.J. Petit � Crystal � 5 4.53 The Witch of Dakota
author: C.J. Petit
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.53
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2019/07/02
date added: 2019/07/02
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Fort Selden 34097609 297 C.J. Petit � Crystal � 5 4.52 Fort Selden
author: C.J. Petit
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.52
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2019/06/30
date added: 2019/06/30
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North of Denton 34258606 317 C.J. Petit � Crystal � 5 4.52 North of Denton
author: C.J. Petit
name: � Crystal �
average rating: 4.52
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2019/06/29
date added: 2019/06/29
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