I'm going through my Kindle Library history and writing down any that I've read in the last almost 2 years since I last posted! I'll put any details I remember (favorites for example):
Madeline Hunter : Fairbourne Quartet
The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne
The Conquest of Lady Cassandra
The Counterfeit Mistress
The Accidental Duchess
Madeline Hunter is always a nice light victorian era romance read for me so I always scoop them up as they come out!
Madeline Hunter: Dangerous in Diamonds
Madeline Hunter : Wicked Trilogy
1. His Wicked Reputation
2. Tall, Dark and Wicked
Waiting on third. This is 3 brothers finding love, the third I assume will be the Duke, the first was the illegitimate brother, this was the second brother (lawyer). Always fun to read victorian era romance :)
Kiera Cass
The Selection , The Elite, The One, The Prince (novella), The Guard (novella)
A young adult series, distopian future where people are forced into castes ruled by a king/queen (mostly king) and the prince chooses his future queen using a 'game' called the Selection. I enjoyed this series, I don't love the love triangle that a lot of books (young adult romance anyway) have but there was a lot to this series and I enjoyed it thoroughly!
Kiera Cass : The Siren
A separate book, standalone about a siren and the challenges of being one. A young adult book I did enjoy this one quite a bit!
Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl : Beautiful Creatures series
Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Darkness, Beautiful Chaos, Beautiful Redemption, Dream Dark
A young adult series with magic and intrigue and some very interesting characters. This was a bit dark but I enjoyed it and it got me looking for others similar. I know they made a movie out of the first (or inspired) but I have not seen it.
Maria V Snyder
Inside Out\Outside In : A standalone/2 part book that I really enjoyed - takes place in another world and I loved the characters and adventure!
Shadow Study - Some more of the characters we love from the study series but not my favorite because the characters are separated AGAIN. It does give some good information and Yelena stripped of her powers has some mystery to solve and has to rely on others and her other strengths which have dwindled quite a bit since she learned her magic!
1. Touch of Power (Healer Series)
2. Scent of Magic
3. Taste of Darkness
I loved her Healer series - it reminded me a lot of poison study (study series), the characters I just fell in love with. It was a bit of a heart wrencher, I wasn't sure where she was going to go with it all but I really did enjoy it. It doesn't surpass my love for the study series which I have now read I think 4 times but I did enjoy it and I may read it again some time!
Debora Geary
To Love a Witch (nibble)
Matchmakers 2.0 (nibble)
Feathers (morsel)
Fun light reads!
Jeaniene Frost
Once Burned : A Night Prince Novel (1)
Twice Tempted : A Night Prince Novel (2)
Bound By Flames : A Night Prince Novel (3)
These are a trilogy about the night prince (dracula) set in the same time with the same characters as her night huntress series so of course I loved these!
Night's Dark Embrace : A novella set completely in a different world and I'll have to re-read this as I don't think I remember it truly!
CE Murphy
No Dominion (Walker Papers)
This is part of the same series but from Gary's point of view, I don't remember this unfortunately but love her books in general!
Amanda Quick :
The Mystery Woman : Ladies of Lantern Street Series (2)
This is one of her series where she does one in the past (Amanda Quick, one present and one future - so by her other pen names). I am faithful and read them all !
Otherwise Engaged : I don't remember this one but I always enjoy a good Amanda Quick :)
Mary Balogh : Survivors Club Series
1. The Proposal
2. The Suitor
3. The Arrangement
4. The Escape
5. Only Enchanting
6. Only a Promise
7. Only a Kiss
I enjoy this series a lot, the characters are all tied together (survivors) and finding love as well as becoming whole again. A victorian era romance, this is always a nice light read for me!
Mary Balogh : A Counterfeit Betrothal/ The Notorious Rake
Victoria era romance, i don't remember much about these specifically but I always enjoy her writing.
Julie Klassen :
The Tutor's Daughter :
A classic Julie Klassen in my mind, mystery and intrigue with some romance.
The Dancing Master :
Not my favorite of hers but enjoyable. The big mystery just wasn't that 'big' and the scandal I felt was a bit over stated. I will continue to read hers but this one didn't stand out as my favorite of hers.
The Secret of Pembrooke Park :
A bit more mystery to this one and closer to what I'm used to by her I enjoyed this one quite a bit!
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Sinful in Satin (Rarest Blooms book 3)
by Madeline Hunter.
I didn't think this one had as much political information and history of the time as the others but followed a character we met briefly in book one (Jonathan) as he investigates Celia's mother's prior clientèle after her death. Celia is trying hard not to follow in her mothers footsteps and still has a relationship with the women from the first 2 books.
The fourth book will follow Daphne and should be interested. It's hard to picture her as anything except a motherly figure even though she is supposedly only 27 or so.
I didn't think this one had as much political information and history of the time as the others but followed a character we met briefly in book one (Jonathan) as he investigates Celia's mother's prior clientèle after her death. Celia is trying hard not to follow in her mothers footsteps and still has a relationship with the women from the first 2 books.
The fourth book will follow Daphne and should be interested. It's hard to picture her as anything except a motherly figure even though she is supposedly only 27 or so.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The Sins of Lord Easterbrook (easterbrook book 4)
by Madeline Hunter.
And the fourth and final book in the series. Finally it's Easterbrook's turn and we learn something of his travels and a woman he fell in love with on those travels who reappears in his life. There is a lot of political stuff going on in this one, dealing with the opium trade which was very interesting. This one was interesting because until the last few pages she was set against staying and was planning on leaving and that this was nothing but an affair... interesting. It was nice to follow the characters from the previous books and how they are all still doing. I love series' because of that.
And the fourth and final book in the series. Finally it's Easterbrook's turn and we learn something of his travels and a woman he fell in love with on those travels who reappears in his life. There is a lot of political stuff going on in this one, dealing with the opium trade which was very interesting. This one was interesting because until the last few pages she was set against staying and was planning on leaving and that this was nothing but an affair... interesting. It was nice to follow the characters from the previous books and how they are all still doing. I love series' because of that.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Secrets of Surrender (Easterbrook book 3)
by Madeline Hunter.
This book follows Rose who was the cousin to Alexia from book 1. She knows the truth about her brother finally but still can't take handouts from Hayden whom she's insulted. She gets herself in trouble and Kyle helps out - one of the people that her brother hurt financially. He proposes marriage to help her out of scandal and they try to build a life together even though he was not highly born. A lot of hurdles for that relationship.
This book follows Rose who was the cousin to Alexia from book 1. She knows the truth about her brother finally but still can't take handouts from Hayden whom she's insulted. She gets herself in trouble and Kyle helps out - one of the people that her brother hurt financially. He proposes marriage to help her out of scandal and they try to build a life together even though he was not highly born. A lot of hurdles for that relationship.
Lessons of Desire (Easterbrook book 2)
by Madeline Hunter.
This book follows Easterbrook's younger brother Elliot as he tries to help the family escape from scandal. He ends up falling for Phaedra while touring with her through the continent (they even marry to escape trouble thinking it won't last). Phaedra is against marriage on principal and it looks troublesome for the two for a while.
It was nice to see some of the continent instead of just England and Phaedra's views are very odd for Victorian times but very comforting for current times.
This book follows Easterbrook's younger brother Elliot as he tries to help the family escape from scandal. He ends up falling for Phaedra while touring with her through the continent (they even marry to escape trouble thinking it won't last). Phaedra is against marriage on principal and it looks troublesome for the two for a while.
It was nice to see some of the continent instead of just England and Phaedra's views are very odd for Victorian times but very comforting for current times.
Rules of Seduction (Easterbrook book 1)
by Madeline Hunter.
This book follows one of the brothers of Easterbrook - Hayden as he strives to help the family of a friend of his, then he falls for the cousin of that family. Unfortunately the family thinks he destroyed them when in reality he was helping to keep the brother from being brought up on charges. Eventually the truth comes out a little bit and he's happy in a new marriage.
Back to the Victorian age - what a great past time.
This book follows one of the brothers of Easterbrook - Hayden as he strives to help the family of a friend of his, then he falls for the cousin of that family. Unfortunately the family thinks he destroyed them when in reality he was helping to keep the brother from being brought up on charges. Eventually the truth comes out a little bit and he's happy in a new marriage.
Back to the Victorian age - what a great past time.
Medieval Series by Madeline Hunter
I read this whole series this summer - unfortunately i read them in published order instead of chronologically but I still was able to make the connections between the characters and politics of the time.
The books in chronological order are:
By Possession (year 1326 - Addis is main character)
By Design (year 1328 - Rys is main character)
Stealing Heaven (year 1341 - Marcus is main character)
By Arrangement (year 1346 - David is main character)
The Protector (year 1348-49 - Morvan is main character and covers plague a bit)
Lord of a Thousand Nights (year 1350 - Ian is main character)
This series was very interesting from a political/historical point of view, I learned a lot about this time period. Unfortunately during this time period woman had very few rights and it made the relationships hard to relate to. I still enjoyed them quite a bit however and I loved how they all intertwined.
Spoiler Alert!!!!
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Addis marries his serf Moira but before they marry she befriends Rys. Rys then marries a noble woman Joan who's young brother Marcus is friends with David. Addis takes Marcus under his wing to teach him how to be the lord he was born to be. Marcus then falls for Nesta who has no other ties in the series.
David is favored by the king with a noble wife Christiana who's brother Morvan then falls for Anna in Breton. Anna in England has a tiny trist with Ian who is a knight working for Morvan in the last book and finally falls for Lady Reyna.
Very interleaved!
The books in chronological order are:
By Possession (year 1326 - Addis is main character)
By Design (year 1328 - Rys is main character)
Stealing Heaven (year 1341 - Marcus is main character)
By Arrangement (year 1346 - David is main character)
The Protector (year 1348-49 - Morvan is main character and covers plague a bit)
Lord of a Thousand Nights (year 1350 - Ian is main character)
This series was very interesting from a political/historical point of view, I learned a lot about this time period. Unfortunately during this time period woman had very few rights and it made the relationships hard to relate to. I still enjoyed them quite a bit however and I loved how they all intertwined.
Spoiler Alert!!!!
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Addis marries his serf Moira but before they marry she befriends Rys. Rys then marries a noble woman Joan who's young brother Marcus is friends with David. Addis takes Marcus under his wing to teach him how to be the lord he was born to be. Marcus then falls for Nesta who has no other ties in the series.
David is favored by the king with a noble wife Christiana who's brother Morvan then falls for Anna in Breton. Anna in England has a tiny trist with Ian who is a knight working for Morvan in the last book and finally falls for Lady Reyna.
Very interleaved!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Provocative in Pearls (Rarest blooms book 2)
by Madeline Hunter.
The second follows the story of a runaway bride (another of the rarest blooms). Her husband accidentally comes upon her (he's good friends with Sebastian from the first book). She agrees to go with him but wants an annulment and he wants no such thing so he needs to convince her otherwise. It's not as good as the first but again, more history and details about the time period which caught my interest for sure.
The book is enjoyable but I still liked the first better. I'm really looking forward to the third that comes out in the fall!
The second follows the story of a runaway bride (another of the rarest blooms). Her husband accidentally comes upon her (he's good friends with Sebastian from the first book). She agrees to go with him but wants an annulment and he wants no such thing so he needs to convince her otherwise. It's not as good as the first but again, more history and details about the time period which caught my interest for sure.
The book is enjoyable but I still liked the first better. I'm really looking forward to the third that comes out in the fall!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Ravishing in Red (Rarest Blooms book 1)
by Madeline Hunter.
A new author (for me)! And some more victorian romances. This series is about a group of women who come together with secrets in their past that they keep secret. Each will find their true love through out the 4 books. First we follow Audrianna who wants to clear her father's name as her story intertwines with Sebastian who is still trying to find all involved in the crime her father was accused of.
I found Madeline Hunter's writing to be unique for a victorian romance, she does her research and you learn a lot about the political situation that was going on at the time. Quite interesting. I jumped right into the second after reading this one in a day.
A new author (for me)! And some more victorian romances. This series is about a group of women who come together with secrets in their past that they keep secret. Each will find their true love through out the 4 books. First we follow Audrianna who wants to clear her father's name as her story intertwines with Sebastian who is still trying to find all involved in the crime her father was accused of.
I found Madeline Hunter's writing to be unique for a victorian romance, she does her research and you learn a lot about the political situation that was going on at the time. Quite interesting. I jumped right into the second after reading this one in a day.
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