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I have just started A Lesson in Secrets
This is the 8th book in the Maisie Dobbs series & i have another 2 after this to read
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@Rachel: Thanks. This helps a little bit.

@Janice: Ok. It's hard to keep track of who joined this group on what day with over 700 members.

That is fully understandable Natalie
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Natalie wrote: "@Janice: Ok. It's hard to keep track of who joined this group on what day with over 700 members."

8/18/13
This was a brilliantly written fantasy novel. The characters are well portrayed, and I really enjoyed the plot. It was exciting and emotional. I really loved it, another new favorite. Now, this was the sequel to Graceling that I was looking forward to before reading Fire, but now that I've read Bitterblue, I understand her decision to write Fire in between Graceling and Bitterblue--they all connected in the end: characters and plots. I really enjoyed the world and characters she created and how all of the story lines had to do with the effects of one particular character on everyone else he came in contact with.

Elegy for Eddie

I finished the 8th book in the Maisie Dobbs series & now reading the 9th one Elegy for Eddie
by Jacqueline Winspear
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8/21/13
This was a well-written and interesting novel. I enjoyed it, and I learned some new things about animals, zoos, and circus training.

@Natalie, Danielle Steel is romance but fairly clean. You don't get the detailed sex scenes which I appreciate. I understand bedroom scenes but not interested in other people's details of them. :)

I have moved on to reading
then I need to get moving on my Bingo reads.

I'm reading Breaking Silence, it's an Amish mystery that is not cozy/Christian. I've been reading a lot of cozies lately and needed a break.

As soon as I finish, I will start The Secret for series of the month.

@Janet: Thanks. She has so many out that I don't where to start. Which do you recommend?

@Melissa: I listened the audio book for Breaking Silence. I felt like it had too much language and innuendos. How do you like it? Have you read the others? I am kind of leery of the author after what little experience I've had with her writing.

Natalie wrote: "@Melissa: I listened the audio book for Breaking Silence. I felt like it had too much language and innuendos. How do you like it? Have you read the others? I am kind of leery of the author after ..."

This is the third one I've read in the series and I do like it, but it can get dark. I mainly read clean fiction, either Christian or cozy mysteries, but sometimes I read a thriller to break it up. My last cozy read was starting to feel dull, so I decided to read this and now when I go back to a cozy it will feel like a breath of fresh air. :)

The first book in the series Sworn to Silence deals with some sexual assault, so I would advise caution for sure on that one.

@Melissa: Thanks. I read the description of Sworn to Silence by her on Amazon and got a sample on my Kindle. Have you read Gone Missing and the latest book, Her Last Breath? Just curious.

Natalie wrote: "@Melissa: Thanks. I read the description of Sworn to Silence by her on Amazon and got a sample on my Kindle. Have you read Gone Missing and the latest book, Her Last Breath? Just curious."

I have Gone Missing in my TBR pile. I've read the first three. I would say that Sworn to Silence and Pray for Silence have a bit more graphic details than Breaking Silence. Breaking Silence did have some disturbing themes, but didn't have the graphic detail of the first two. I guess that's the best way I can describe it.

They are really good, tense mysteries that are hard to put down if you aren't bothered that they aren't clean. Linda Castillo is a really good writer IMO.

The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer

@Melissa: Ok. Thanks. The author messaged me awhile back and said this is an ongoing series. This means only she and the publisher know how many more books there will be by the end of the process.

@J: I loved The Promise and cannot for The Kissing Bridge to release this coming April. Still trying to figure out if there will be four books after this. If not, the series title is a little misleading.

Natalie wrote: "@J: I loved The Promise and cannot for The Kissing Bridge to release this coming April. Still trying to figure out if there will be four books after this. If not, the series title is a little mis..."

I've enjoyed Tricia's books as well. Have you read the Big Sky series? If not, you'll want to read them. The books in that series are good also and I see that the characters are mentioned in these books.
I'm pretty sure she's got seven books planned. Have you read something that leads you to believe otherwise?

Now I'm reading The Secret .

It's good, but I'm at page 173, so maybe a good halfway into it, and I'd like to get some indication of what this big secret is. I know they can't get to it right away, but I hope more info is coming soon.

8/22/13
I thought that this was a very funny and realistic look at what would happen if a 20th-century woman suddenly found herself in the time of Jane Austen's novels. Courtney is a typical fan of Jane Austen and not a scholar, so her ideas of that world are so romanticized that she isn't prepared for how women are treated or are expected to behave, for how poor hygiene is typical--therefore, the world is full of body odors, germ-laden atmospheres, and people with rotting teeth--or, quite frankly, anything realistic about the 1800's. That being said, I think it could have been written better, more could have been explained about how Courtney is suddenly transferred into Jane's body, more could have been done with the development of Courtney's character both before and after the time-travel experience, and the ending could have been less abrupt.

Diane U wrote: "I am currently reading The Storekeeper's Daughter by Wanda E. Brunstetter. This is the first book of hers that I have read and I am really enjoying it.

I just finished the Heritage of Lancaster C..."

i love reading wanda e brustetter books they are good

@J: Ok. Thanks. I was a little confused at first because it's only showing the first three.

I'm 76% done with The Tattered Quilt by Wanda E Brunstetter on Kindle. It is good.

getting ready to read Glad Tidings by Debbie macomber

@Kim: How clean are Debbie Macomber books? Just curious because I am always up for trying new authors.

Natalie,
Her books are worth reading. I love her books. they made a movie out of one of them. It is called Call Me Mrs. Miracle. I haven't read it yet I want to though. the movie is really good. I think u will like her books.

Natalie, her books are good & worth reading especially the Angels ones, if you want a series then Cedar Cove by her are good while they are a series each book finishes the story yet the people carry over
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Embers of Time



I am currently reading Embers in Time by Eugenia Riley
I have read this some years ago but now have it on the Kindle & reading it again
It starts off in Charleston 1945 with 2 children who are said to have died in a fire the sister of one & father of another meet at a memorial service for the children plus some others who had died, i do know that they go back in time but am not up to that part yet
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reading glad tidings by Debbie macomber

going to read WINDHAVEN'S BOUNTY by MARIE de JOURLET

I'm a little over half way through The Amish Seamstress. It is good.

I would love the amish seamstress

8/26/13
Another entertaining mystery series by Andrew Greeley, Catholic priest. In this series,his detective/protagonist is also a priest and, as usual ,is Irish and lives in Chicago. He writes well, his characters are always intriguing ,and his plots are interesting. I like how he often writes from differing points-of-view when telling the story.
This first book of the series has lost one star on the second reading from 4 to 3 because the novel progresses so slowly; however, I still really like Greeley's mysteries because his characters are so interesting even though not all of them are meant to be liked. In this one, he brings about the idea that biblical "meekness" is roughly equal to the concept of riding well on life's waves: "cool" in teenager-speak. Even though I'm not convinced his definition is sound, it's an intriguing idea.

@Kim: Have you read the other three? I think they should be read in order because some of the same characters appear throughout the series.

@Rachel: Those sound good. What book is the firsyt in the series so i can read them in order?

Natalie I haven't read the other three

I am currently reading A ROYAL WORLD APART (harlequin) by maisey yates

Natalie wrote: "@Rachel: Those sound good. What book is the firsyt in the series so i can read them in order?"

In the Father Blackie Ryan series, Happy are the meek is the first time. Apparently, Blackie has a cameo appearance in another novel before this one, but this is the first one with him as the protagonist. Here's the link to the series:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/56735...

I don't think they're in print anymore, so I can only find certain ones at my library, but with your kindle, you might have better luck.

@Kim: Ok.

@Rachel : Ok. Thanks.

Letters The The Inn at Eagle Hill Book 1 A

I just started this one so far it quite good it does go from one person to another in different chapters so not flowing all the time but it early days still
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I am 83% The Amish Seamstress. So good.

going to read Without Mercy by Jack Higgins. it is a supense

8/28/13
Another entertaining mystery series by Andrew Greeley, Catholic priest. In this series, his detective/protagonist is also a priest and, as usual, is Irish and lives in Chicago. He writes well, his characters are always intriguing, and his plots are interesting. I like how he often writes from differing points-of-view when telling the story.
On the second reading, this second mystery of the Father Blackie Ryan series gained a star from 4 to 5 because the pace of the writing is faster and adding the anonymous musings of the would-be-killer adds so much to the novel. I truly enjoyed it. In this one, he talks about the biblical "clean of heart" as being single-minded and dedicated in a good purpose, a definition I rather approve of.

now reading THEN THERE WERE THREE by Jeanie London (harlequin superromance)

"The Forbidden" by Beverly Lewis

carol I would love to read the FORBIDDEN

Christmas with an Angel

I am reading this book nearly finished it as it not a long book but very good so far
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