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The Boomerang Girl (Harlequin Romance, No 1160)
The Boomerang Girl (Harlequin Romance, No 1160)
Author: Joyce Dingwell
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/9/2007


Vintage Harlequin romance. An uncomplicated story from another era.


Bride of Bonamour (Harlequin Romance, No 2081)
Bride of Bonamour (Harlequin Romance, No 2081)
Author: Gwen Westwood
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 4/4/2007


Bride of Bonamour

Nothing had turned out as planned. Instead of joining her twin brother aboard the yacht racing for Rio, Sara was left in Cape Town to cope with Steve's boss.

Most women would be delighted to work for Jerome de Villiers, the young, handsome vineyard owner. And Sara was too-until she fell in love.

I don't want to love him, Sara told herself. He's not for me. And she knew she must leave him.


Bride of the Rif
Bride of the Rif
Author: Margaret Rome
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 4/3/2007


This is a classic old-style Harlequin romance written in 1972. It features a totally improbable :), yet exciting story line that takes our heroine to Northern Africa where she encounters the handsome and somewhat domineering hero. Of course, they don't hit it off, which results in a series of misunderstandings, denied mutual attraction, a kidnapping, and a "forced" wedding out in the desert. Naturally, everything works out okay in the end.


Christmas by the Book: A Novel
Christmas by the Book: A Novel
Author: Beverly King, Covenant Communications
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 4/9/2007


LDS fiction

A Daring Christmas Charade Leads to Love

After six months as a hostage in South America, Simon Kent is ready for an old-fashioned Christmas-the king Laura Reynolds writes about in Today's Home, the magazine that Simon reads during his plane ride home. So appealing is Laura's column that Simon tells TV reporters, "If I had my way, I'd spend Christmas with Laura Reynolds as Spindrift Farm."

Amanda Richards, editor of the Salt Lake City-based magazine, is thrilled for the publicity. She knows Laura will welcome a Christmas guest-after all, she's Amanda's grandmother. A winter spill, however, puts Laura in the hospital. "Do it yourself," Laura tells Amanda. "Say you're me. He deserves a nice Christmas after what he's gone through."

Amanda borrows a farm in Idaho, rents a "husband," and adopts the role of Laura Reynolds, rural living expert and cook extraordinaire. The trouble is, Amanda's a city girl through and through who never cooks if she can avoid it!

Then a record-breaking snowstorm leaves Amanda completely on her own in Idaho-with a man she finds completely attractive! Simon is more drawn to "Laura Reynolds" than he had ever expected. His time in captivity has convinced him of the importance of religion and family, but unfortunately, Laura appears to be happily married.

The holiday festivities and surprises continue as each day brings them closer to both Christmas and to disaster. Will it also bring Amanda and Simon closer to love?


The Clouded Veil (Harlequin Romance, No 2023)
The Clouded Veil (Harlequin Romance, No 2023)
Author: Isobel Chace
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 4/3/2007


The Clouded Veil

Elinor had been virtually a widow for two years, her husband Zachary having disappeared somewhere in Morocco. Now, out of the blue, he had turned up again-but now he seemed like a stranger to her. Could they possibly manage to save their marriage?


Dangerous Marriage (Harlequin Romance, No 2364)
Dangerous Marriage (Harlequin Romance, No 2364)
Author: Mary Wibberley
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/3/2007


Shelley's father made her life unbearable.

When Shelley's domineering father, Charles, sent her to Avala on business, she thought he had finally acknowledged her independence.

Then handsome island entrepreneur Vargen Gilev pointed out that Shelley was being followed. Charles' spy was proof that Shelley was still under her father's thumb.

But Vargen offered a means of permanent escape. All it would cost Shelley was six months of her new freedom-six months of marriage to Vargen!


The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow
Author: Whitley Strieber
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/9/2007


The beginning of the end

It's a fiercely hot summer, so hot that the north pole's heat record is broken by fifty degrees. Massive ice melt stuns the world as open ocean appears at the pole for the first time in living memory. Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, currents crucial to life react, dropping south-and suddenly, storms of unprecedented ferocity start exploding over the arctic as cold air returns, slamming into the heat with cataclysmic results. The storms grow until they form a bizarre and gigantic blizzard unlike anything ever seen before. A stunned humanity realizes that a second ice age is about to engulf the earth.

Climatologist Jack Hall tried to warn people of the approaching peril-but it may already be too late for any hope of survival. Now he must not only find a way to reverse the rampant ecological destruction that is transforming the world into a frigid wasteland, but also rescue his rebellious son, who is one of the millions trapped in the icy depths of a frozen New York City.


Doctor's House (Harlequin 631)
Doctor's House (Harlequin 631)
Author: Dorothy Rivers
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/9/2007


An enjoyable old-fashioned vintage romance novel with a happy ending.


Hold Me Captive (Harlequin Romance, No 2022)
Hold Me Captive (Harlequin Romance, No 2022)
Author: Margaret Pargeter
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 4/4/2007


Hold Me Captive

After a serious family quarrel, Amanda felt the need to get away quickly. But her flight led to great difficulties when she found herself snowbound in the middle of Dartmoor with a disconcerting stranger named Jason Meade. Out of the frying pan and...?


House of Shadows
House of Shadows
Author: Mair Unsworth
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/3/2007


A very even Gothic-style romantic suspense novel written in 1969. I thought there was a well-rounded cast of characters and the story seemed true to its setting in the 1800s.


Love's Haven
Love's Haven
Author: Catherine Palmer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/9/2007


Perhaps not Catharine Palmer's best romance novel, but enjoyable nonetheless : )


Matai Valley Magic
Matai Valley Magic
Author: Mary Moore
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 4/3/2007


A classic Harlequin romance published in 1973. The story takes place in New Zealand and follows the romance between a "hippie" hitchhiker and a serious-minded farmer. However, our heroine is not really the free-thinking hippie the hero takes her for, and misunderstanding ensue, followed by the eventually happy ending. I enjoyed this author's writing style and characterization for most of the novel-the story gets a bit too soap-opera-y uneven about three-quarters of the way through, but overall I enjoyed the book.


Once on Esplanade
Once on Esplanade
Author: Frances Parkinson Keyes
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/3/2007


A fictional romance set in the very real city of New Orleans in the 1880s. An interesting way to learn the anecdotal history of New Orleans. The author gives detailed descriptions of the city and the day-to-day lives of her characters. The book was originally published in 1947, so it reads at a slower pace and gives a glimpse into the attitudes and culture of the past.


The Story of English
The Story of English
Author: Robert McCrum, William Cran, Robert MacNeil
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/9/2007
Helpful Score: 2


An interesting overview of the history of the English language. This book is a companion to a PBS TV series. It was also fascinating to compare these authors' approach to the history of English compared to the view presented in David Crystal's books on the subject of the English language, which I studied in college.


Under Moonglow (Harlequin Romance, No 2182)
Under Moonglow (Harlequin Romance, No 2182)
Author: Anne Hampson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.2/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 4/3/2007


"I can't sell it, but I can give it away!"

So, because of an old man's enmity, Reyna became the owner of half a tropical island.

She had only briefly known "Patch" Harper, her benefactor, yet she felt honor bound to carry on his harassment of the exasperating Thor Granville, resident owner of the other half. And she went to the Seychelles prepared to do so.

But how could she carry out a war when she sympathized with her handsome adversary? Worse still, she might even be falling in love with him!


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