About Me |
One of my first reading memories is being told that I
was not allowed to take out so many books from the library
(I could barely hold them all) because I couldn’t possibly read
them all in one week. That librarian was wrong. I discovered
Georgette Heyer in my parents’ library - a euphemism for a room where
there were books everywhere - on the floor, double-stacked on shelves,
seeping into the hallway, and was delighted by her way with language
and a good romp. The romance didn’t hurt, either. I moved on to
historicals (Anya Seton’s Katherine stands out in
particular), gleaning a lot of history while feeding my romantic passion
until college, my budget and the newer romances’ formulaic prose
got in the way. It also did not help that I was an English major, so
carrying around books that featured ladies with swirling hair and
muscular men with bigger chests than I had was too big an embarrassment.
Some fifteen years after graduation, I realized that I am no longer
embarrassed by enjoying a good read, no matter what the cover looks
like, and I have been devouring books at a rare clip since that epiphany. I
live in Brooklyn with my husband, the editor-in-chief of a consumer
music magazine, and my son, a precocious four year-old named Rhys.
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Personal Reading Tastes |
What I'm a sucker for in a book:
First-person point of view,
alpha males, bluestockings, physical imperfections, marriages of convenience,
and reformed rakes.
What drives me absolutely nuts in a book:
Regency spies, foolhardy
heroines, and "titian" hair or "emerald-green" eyes.
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Favorite Romance Authors |
Favorite Romance Authors
Mary Balogh
Carla Kelly
Edith Layton
Georgette Heyer
Best Discovery/Buried Treasure Authors
Joan Wolf's first-person Regency-set historicals
My Biggest Glom
Mary Balogh
Carla Kelly
Edith Layton
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Favorite Characters |
Favorite Hero
Sebastian, Marquess of Dain, Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Lord Ragsdale, Reforming Lord Ragsdale by Carla Kelly
Dominic, Marquis of Vidal, Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
Favorite Heroine
Edwina Bollash, The Proposition by Judith Ivory
Olympia Wingfield, Deception by Amanda Quick
Most Tortured Hero
Jason Thomas, Duke of Torquay, The Duke's Wager by Edith Layton
Jack Seward, All Through the Night by Connie Brockway
Sir Alasdair St. Erth, The Devil's Bargain by Edith Layton
Strongest Heroine
Roxanna Drew, Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand by Carla Kelly
Favorite Couple
Lord Waite and Lady Mary Gregg, The Notorious Rake
by Mary Balogh
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Least-Favorites |
Authors Others Love That I Don't
Laura Kinsale
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Favorite Romance Novels |
Absolute Favorites
Lord of Scoundrels
by Loretta Chase
Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand
by Carla Kelly
The Abandoned Bride
by Edith Layton
Deception
by Amanda Quick
The Famous Heroine
by Mary Balogh
Favorite Classic
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Favorite Short Stories
Something New
by Carla Kelly
in A Wedding Bouquet
Jared's Wolf
by MaryJanice Davidson
in Secrets, Vol. 8
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Favorites by Sub-Genre |
European Historical:
The Proposition
by Judith Ivory
Black Silk
by Judy Cuevas
A Woman of Virtue
by Liz Carlyle
My Dearest Enemy
by Connie Brockway
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Regency:
The Notorious Rake
by Mary Balogh
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
by Carla Kelly
Emily and the Dark Angel
by Jo Beverley
Sweet Bargain
by Kate Moore
Medieval:
Katherine
by Anya Seton
Alternate Reality:
Kushiel's Dart
by Jacqueline Carey
Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
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Favorites by Plot Type |
Funny:
Lord Stanhope's Proposal
by Jessica Benson
Miss Treadwell's Talent
by Barbara Metzger
Sexy:
Awaken, My Love
by Robin Schone
The Lady's Tutor
by Robin Schone
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Favorites by Mood |
Comfort Reads:
Frederica
by Georgette Heyer
Most-Hanky Reads:
One Good Turn
by Carla Kelly
Guilty Pleasures:
Amanda Quick
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