I do love my Broadway divas. The library finally came through for me (after three tries!) and I was able to get a copy of this through Marina, the Maryland interlibrary loan system. (My copy came from Hagerstown – thanks!) Patti LuPone: A Memoir by Patti LuPone(2010, Biography)Grade: 3.5 Patti LuPone is well known as… Continue reading Patti LuPone: A Memoir by Patti LuPone

Beauty and the Beast stories are a guilty pleasure of mine, so I decided to pick up this YA book at the library. Beastly by Alex Flinn(2007, Young Adult)Grade: 3.5 When Kyle Kingsbury, the wealthy and self-centered son of a news anchor, plays a cruel trick on a strange new student at his high school,… Continue reading Beastly by Alex Flinn

I had to finish one more book before taking a huge bag of books to donate to our office book sale. I filled up an entire Container Store bag – one of the BIG ones! That’s a lot of books. A Rogue in Texas by Lorraine Heath(1999, Western)Grade: 4 In 1865, Grayson Rhodes, the illegitimate… Continue reading A Rogue in Texas by Lorraine Heath

Back to the TBR for a backlist book. I need to clear off a few more shelves! The Seduction of an English Lady by Cathy Maxwell(2004, Regency Historical)Grade: 3.5 When Colonel Colin Mandland appears at her door, Lady Rosalyn Wellborne gets an unpleasant shock – her cousin has sold her home! She has no choice… Continue reading The Seduction of an English Lady by Cathy Maxwell

This isn’t my usual type of book, but I was intrigued when I read the reviews. It also seemed an appropriate choice because of everything that’s been going on in the news recently. (It also didn’t hurt that it was a contemporary – the search for the great contemporary read continues.) Shining in the Sun… Continue reading Shining in the Sun by Alex Beecroft

An interesting book that lost its way in the second half. To Marry a British Lord by Judith O’Brien(1997, Victorian)Grade: 3.5 Ten years after fleeing war-torn Virginia, Constance Lloyd is a governess who finds herself unexpectedly engaged to the second son of the Duke of Hastings. But when Constance meets Phillip’s best friend, Joseph Smith,… Continue reading To Marry a British Lord by Judith O’Brien

I finally reached my goal! I didn’t finish all of the books in my TBR pile (I have 399 more…) but I finished all the books that didn’t fit in my bookcase. Every little bit helps! A Family for Gillian by Catherine Blair(2001, Regency)Grade: 3.5 Viscount Prescott Avery needs a mother for his children, and… Continue reading A Family for Gillian by Catherine Blair

I’ve been looking forward to this book for some time – I put it aside because I felt that I couldn’t give it a fair reading after I’d heard so much about it. I wanted to wait until I could read it for itself, not for what everyone else was saying about it. Scandal by… Continue reading Scandal by Carolyn Jewel

I needed a break from historicals before delving into the last few books in my TBR pile. The Temptation of Savannah O’Neill by Molly O’Keefe(2010, Contemporary Series)Grade: 3.5 The O’Neill family has been the scandal of small town Bonne Terre for three generations. Savannah O’Neill may be a staid librarian, but she’s still one of… Continue reading The Temptation of Savannah O’Neill by Molly O’Keefe

Another book that was redeemed by a good ending. Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas(2009, Victorian)Grade: 4 Three years after their frustrating marriage ended with an anulment, Leo Marsden has arrived in India determined to bring Byrony back to England. They never seemed to fit together – Leo was society’s darling, Byrony defied everyone… Continue reading Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas