Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category

A Room With a View

This book is a classic written by E. M. Forster.  What makes me read this book over and over is the description of the scenery in Italy.  I also enjoy revisiting the characters.  Forester has written such a detailed and crisp narrative that it makes me feel like I know the people and I have been [...]

Shiver

Shiver is another Young Adult choice, and I have to say, if the characters hadn’t been teenagers, I would never have guessed YA. The depth of emotion was a lot deeper than any other YA book I’ve read. Fans of Twilight will gobble this up!
So our story begins when, as a small child, the main character, Grace, is [...]

Beach Reads: Fill your beach bag for Labor Day!

Hey, readers!
Have you packed your beach bag for Labor Day yet? If not, I have a new author to share with you. (Avert your eyes if you are not into finding Happily Ever After, one romance at a time!)
Now that I have the attention of my beach-reading, romance loving audience, I give you Tessa Dare, [...]

Southern Vampire Mysteries

So vampires aren’t really my thing. Never have been. I never liked Anne Rice, I never really got the draw. I read Bram Stoker, but…
Then Twilight came along and someone said it was the next Harry Potter, so I read it. And I LOVED it. I guess it was all downhill from there. I admit [...]

Beach Read - 101: Nora Roberts has the Vision

Author(s): Nora Roberts
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN: 9780425227510
Let’s take a moment to discuss the essentials of the beach read:

Must be good, old fashioned Mass Market or Trade Paperback (unless you like your Kindle or Sony sandy, or encased in plastic - I suggest leaving your e-reader at home)
Must “feel good” in your hands. Saying I’m [...]

Loving Frank

I read this book because I am drawn to the design of anything that is Frank Lloyd Wright-esk. I wanted to know more about the person behind the designs. This novel describes his personality—a visionary genius with a fierce temper—and his relationship with a married woman named Mamah Cheney. The story is based [...]

Something Borrowed

Where to start? I suppose I should confess that this is one of those rare times that I went into a book with a preconceived notion about what I’d find. To be more precise, I thought I would hate it. The jacket copy alone set off my “ick factor”. A girl who falls in love [...]