About Me |
I've always been a voracious reader, my first glom having occurred in fourth grade when I read Little Women and proceeded to read everything Louisa May Alcott ever wrote. Many times. I came to romance in the mid-nineties through the Jane-Austen-to-traditional-Regencies-to-historicals route. Jane Austen remains an enduring obsession, and I am one of the moderators at Pemberley, a website devoted to the Certifiable and Incurable Jane Austen Obsessive.
On the non-reading front, I have a degree in Music Education and live in the desert southwest of the United States, where I operate a private studio and give piano and vocal lessons. I am also a church organist and choir director, and a mother to two cats: Abigail the Princess and Gabriel the Great White Hunter.
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Personal Reading Tastes |
What I'm a sucker for in a book:
Arranged marriages, governesses, tortured heroes, friends-to-lovers romances, house parties, great hero grovels, sappy declarations of love, brainy heroes, and heroines who wear glasses.
What I don't particularly care for in a book:
First person narrative, chick-in-pants historicals, and the overuse of pet names.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book:
The Big Misunderstanding, head-hopping, incorrect title usage, poor (or no) period research, and martyr heroines to gambling/drunken fathers or brothers.
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Favorite Romance Authors |
Favorite Romance Authors
Mary Balogh
Jo Beverley
Best Discovery/Buried Treasure Authors
Liz Carlyle
Deborah Simmons
My Biggest Glom
Mary Balogh
Carla Kelly
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Favorite Characters |
Favorite Hero
Derek Craven, Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Rothgar, Devilish by Jo Beverley
Favorite Heroine
Jessica Trent, Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Most Tortured Hero
Thomas Blackwood, Winter Garden by Adele Ashworth
Strongest Heroine
Vivian Swift, Heart of Deception by Taylor Chase
Favorite Couple
Jessica Trent and Sebastian Ballister, Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Desdemona Carlisle and Harry Braxton, As You Desire by Connie Brockway
Best Villain
Earl of Walgrave, My Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley
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Least-Favorites |
Most Disappointing Book
A Man of Many Talents by Deborah Simmons
Worst Book
Sinful by Susan Johnson
Book with Most Purple Prose
Tempted by Fire by Thea Devine
Authors I Have Given Up On
Stella Cameron
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Elizabeth Lowell
Most Annoying Lead Character
Charlotte Collins, Noble Destiny by Katie MacAlister
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Favorite Romance Novels |
Absolute Favorites
Dreaming of You
by Lisa Kleypas
Lord of Scoundrels
by Loretta Chase
Favorite Classic
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
Favorite Short Stories
The Demon's Mistress
by Jo Beverley
in In Praise of Younger Men
The Hunting Season
by Liz Carlyle
in Tea for Two
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Favorites by Sub-Genre |
European Historical:
Dreaming of You
by Lisa Kleypas
Lord of Scoundrels
by Loretta Chase
Regency:
Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand
by Carla Kelly
The Notorious Rake
by Mary Balogh
Medieval:
The Warlord
by Elizabeth Elliott
Taming the Wolf
by Deborah Simmons
Alternate Reality:
Kiss of Fate
by Mary Jo Putney
Bewitching
by Jill Barnett
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Favorites by Plot Type |
Cabin or Road:
Winter Garden
by Adele Ashworth
With This Ring
by Carla Kelly
Funny:
The Vicar's Daughter
by Deborah Simmons
The Viscount Who Loved Me
by Julia Quinn
Sexy:
Untie My Heart
by Judith Ivory
Winter Garden
by Adele Ashworth
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Favorites by Mood |
Comfort Reads:
Ravished
by Amanda Quick
The Proposition
by Judith Ivory
Most-Hanky Reads:
Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind
by Carla Kelly
One Perfect Rose
by Mary Jo Putney
Guilty Pleasures:
Scandal's Bride
by Stephanie Laurens
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