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bonnieg Chief Forum Dignitary Posts: 1,824	What Are You Reading? Aug 13, 2022 11:13:18 GMT -7 Banana Boat, kc, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bonnieg on Aug 13, 2022 11:13:18 GMT -7 Wow, Josie! I don't know how you keep all these books and characters straight. Thanks for figuring it all out for me! Guess I didn't know what I was asking.

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Aug 13, 2022 11:13:18 GMT -7 bonnieg said:

Wow, Josie ! I don't know how you keep all these books and characters straight. Thanks for figuring it all out for me! Guess I didn't know what I was asking.

You're welcome, bonnieg! If I like the books and characters I can remember who's who. At least the one good thing about getting into the series now is that you don't have to wait for all the books to come out. Beauty Tempts the Beast was released at the end of Sept 2020. If you had read it back then you would have had to wait nearly 2 years to find out what happened to the h's brother the Duke! This way you can read them back to back if you choose. I'm glad that it worked out that way for me. I would have been annoyed to wait 2 years.

ariane Chief Forum Dignitary Posts: 2,631	What Are You Reading? Aug 25, 2022 9:18:00 GMT -7 Banana Boat, kc, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ariane on Aug 25, 2022 9:18:00 GMT -7 Was reading (and finished) Ruby Fever: A Hidden Legacy Novel by Ilona Andrews. This was really good.

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Post by bluebear on Aug 25, 2022 11:14:16 GMT -7

Currently reading the new release by Ali Hazelwood Love on the Brain and while a little predictable have really enjoyed it. Much better than the novella I tried, very similar to her first book. While posting the link noticed the price is much lower in the US compared to AUS (about half the price), not sure if its a price drop for US?

Banana Boat Moderator Posts: 48,296	What Are You Reading? Aug 25, 2022 11:44:21 GMT -7 kc and bluebear like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Banana Boat on Aug 25, 2022 11:44:21 GMT -7 I just clicked on your link and it says "this title not currently available for purchase". Hmmmm.
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bluebear Senior Forum Virtuoso Posts: 20,270	What Are You Reading? Aug 25, 2022 11:49:14 GMT -7 Banana Boat and kc like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bluebear on Aug 25, 2022 11:49:14 GMT -7 Odd that it's not available, I don't buy from the US site anymore so it might just be something to do with my link and set up. But it looks like all her book prices are much cheaper in the US.

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Aug 25, 2022 11:14:16 GMT -7 bluebear said:

Currently reading the new release by Ali Hazelwood Love on the Brain and while a little predictable have really enjoyed it. Much better than the novella I tried, very similar to her first book. While posting the link noticed the price is much lower in the US compared to AUS (about half the price), not sure if its a price drop for US?

Aug 25, 2022 11:44:21 GMT -7 Banana Boat said:

I just clicked on your link and it says "this title not currently available for purchase". Hmmmm.

In the US these books are specifically released by Penguin (USA), so versions that are released by Penguin in other countries won't show up as available for purchase in the US store. This occurs for other titles like the John Le Carre books if you go to the Canadian store -- pricing can be quite different.

You can see the US versions and their prices if you click on the author link. The new Ali Hazelwood release is full price in the US, but there are 3 others of her books that are currently available for $2.99 each -- probably to draw attention to her work because of the new release.

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Post by kc on Aug 25, 2022 15:51:43 GMT -7

Currently, I'm rereading NR's Dream Trilogy. I thought since it had been a very long time (years!) since I'd read these, good ones to put in the car (1 at a time) & work my way thru them. Ha! I couldn't wait--I brought Daring To Dream (#1) back in, & read mostly straight thru. Pulled #2; Holding The dream and did the same thing. I've now started #3 Finding the Dream & it's not sitting out in the car either! I think I'd best put something out there that I've read fairly recently so I don't have to read it NOW!! once I start it!

Banana Boat Moderator Posts: 48,296	What Are You Reading? Aug 25, 2022 19:47:38 GMT -7 kc, JaniceC, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Banana Boat on Aug 25, 2022 19:47:38 GMT -7 Funny you mentioned Nora Roberts. Yesterday while trying to straighten my piles of books I ran across Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet. I might have to do a reread.
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I've been reading mostly non-romance lately. I somehow worked my way from high fantasy into fiction books about ancient Egypt. I read Pharoah and Pyramid by David Gibbins, and then returned to Wilbur Smith's Ancient Egypt series and am reading Pharoah by him. Eventually I will get back to romance.

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Post by kc on Aug 26, 2022 14:16:45 GMT -7

agreads, while you're visiting ancient Egypt, one of my favorites from that era is by Andre Norton. Yes, mostly known for her science fiction & fantasy but she also did history titles. I won't swear as to how truly authentic it is but it's a very good story! Shadow Hawk is set when they start working to take Egypt back from the Hyksos. And wonder of wonders, (considering I love it!) there is no romance! But then, Andre Norton is my favorite sci-fi/fantasy author, so I guess I didn't need it...occasionally!

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Aug 26, 2022 14:16:45 GMT -7 kc said:

agreads, while you're visiting ancient Egypt, one of my favorites from that era is by Andre Norton. Yes, mostly known for her science fiction & fantasy but she also did history titles. I won't swear as to how truly authentic it is but it's a very good story! Shadow Hawk is set when they start working to take Egypt back from the Hyksos. And wonder of wonders, (considering I love it!) there is no romance! But then, Andre Norton is my favorite sci-fi/fantasy author, so I guess I didn't need it...occasionally!

Thanks! It's KU so I borrowed it to read next.

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Post by bonnieg on Sept 22, 2022 16:02:28 GMT -7

I finished Maggie Dallen's The Duke's Wayward Wallflower which I thought was an okay book. Not very high praise I'm afraid because I found the heroine to be frustrating. She was constantly getting tongue-tied and unable to handle social situations. Just not the kind of situation I like reading about. There is a second romance hinted at with the heroine's cousin which will be a better story, I'm thinking.

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