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Jun 20, 2023
The Seer (Legends of Pern Coen: Fated #3)
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Will they rise or will they burn? She had no choice but to brand him a traitor. With her clan...
Fantasy Romance Celtic-inspired Fade to Black
Black Butler, Vol. 6 (Black Butler, #6)
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The cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark traveling circus has been making the...
The Shifter (Legends of Pern Coen: Fated #1)
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Saving her could cost him everything. Bran has spent his life being hunted for what he is. Born...
Romance Fantasy Fade-to-Black Celtic/Roman
Electric Guitar Songs
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Learn To Play 267 of your favourite Electric Guitar Songs with this series of easy to follow...
colin... (64 KP) rated Black Christmas (2019) in Movies
Sep 30, 2020
Dear Black Christmas, if you are going to use political commentary as your main talking and plot point, it is essential that you use it in a classy and substance filled way. You did not do that, so please fade away into eternity. I especially didn't like the Brett Kavanaugh line, so please get over yourself and make your political commentary make sense. I root for you guys, but you make it very hard.
The Scout (Legends Of Pern Coen: Fated #2)
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Can they survive Fianna's flames? Seren has saved Bran's life, but their hardest battle is yet to...
Fantasy Romance
My Heart’s Desire (A Yakuza Path Romance)
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Some high school romances just won’t fade. A high-ranking yakuza, Yuuki enjoys his relatively...
Contemporary MM Romance
Debbiereadsbook (1074 KP) rated A Lady to Treasure in Books
Oct 17, 2023
This is, I think, the first I've read of this author, and I really enjoyed it.
I'm not afraid to say I like my books on the steamier and smexier side, you know I'm not but what I liked the most about this was the fact that there is NO smexy stuff!
Oh, don't get me wrong, there is love and passion and emotions all over the place but it's very much a fade to black book, and I liked that it was.
Louisa is in a tricky spot, having been sent by her father to secure a husband in England with enough money to save his business. Sarah is just trying to keep a head above herself; her sister; her father and stepmother and the waste of space that is her stepbrother.
Several marriage offers later, and a terrible attack on Louisa and the ladies realise that they need each other. But Sarah has been alone for so long and accepting the help and love that Louisa offers is hard and she pushes her away, often. Tragedy strikes and Sarah knows to where he must go for help.
I think the thing I struggled the most with, was how long this book is. There is a huge amount of back story, that seemed to drag on. Back stories are great, but I found myself skipping huge chunks. I didn't feel I missed anything by doing so, so maybe they didn't need to be there.
I loved the supporting cast. Eleanor especially, was a joy, even if she was shunned by most of "polite society" in those days.
I didn't feel anything from either woman about what might happen if they let themselves love on each other, you know? Neither were bothered by their feelings and what might happen. Found that a bit odd, given the time they lived in. The romance element sort of popped up too, there didn't seem to be any build up!
But all in all, a nice read, with some drama and some passion; some love and some danger.
4 stars
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