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I love Maggie’s Grove

2023-06-24
By: BevBB
On: June 24, 2023
In: Collecting, Reading
Tagged: 2010s, adventurers (fantasy), books, Dana Marie Bell, detectives (mysteries), ebooks, Maggie's Grove, soul mates (romance), superheroes (mythology)
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(originally posted July 23, 2019) I just finished reading the last book in Dana Marie Bell’s Maggie’s Grove series, Hour of the Wolf and wow. Just wow. I’m not talking about just the last book. I’m talking about the entire series as a whole. I honestly tried to talk about these stories separately but there’s an overall villain plot in them that is so connected it’s almost impossible not to lump them together to keep from giving away major spoilers. Probably the only way I may try to do some posts on each individual book is to highlight each couple and their relationship. So considerRead More →

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A mystery that was almost more romance than mystery

2023-04-22
By: BevBB
On: April 22, 2023
In: *Favorites, Reading
Tagged: books, Charlie Chan, detectives (mysteries), Earl Derr Biggers, ebooks, soul mates (romance)
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(first posted March 12, 2021) But that’s not the most intriguing part. It was originally published in 1925. By a man. Oh, and there’s more. It’s the first Charlie Chan novel by Earl Derr Biggers titled The House Without a Key.  As far as I know I’ve seen most of the Charlie Chan movies many times. I actually like them. Now I know that those movies are a point of contention regarding the fact that a white man was cast, not once but multiple times, as an Asian. It’s a valid point. It’s also how things were done then. However the thing that’s always struckRead More →

After Dark by Jayne Castle

After Dark (2000) and After Glow (2004) by Jayne Castle

2021-07-03
By: BevBB
On: July 3, 2021
In: Reading
Tagged: 2000s, books, ebooks, Harmony, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle
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The Bridal Jitters novella introduces Jayne Castle’s world of Harmony but that world truly begins to take shape in the two book story of Lydia Smith & Emmett London called After Dark and After Glow. While writing this post I have gone back and forth on whether to talk about these two books separately or together. Together won because I can’t seem to talk about one without mentioning the other, apparently. So here goes. dust bunnies are simply adorable The most striking thing up front is that dust bunnies make their debut in After Dark (and by association After Glow) and they are truly winners.Read More →

New book to read!

2019-08-30
By: BevBB
On: August 30, 2019
In: Reading
Tagged: books, Dragon Kin Series, ebooks, G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston
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I was under the weather earlier this week and between that and life I really haven’t had a chance to write much. I have a couple of longer posts in the works but they’re just not ready. However, today I got distracted by a brand new ebook, The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken AKA Shelly Laurenston. It’s the just released first book in a new series, I think related to her Dragon Kin series cause she mentions a far away crazy Queen. Heh, wonder who that could be. Anyway, I’m still reading and loving it so much, much more later. Read More →

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audio vs print books

2019-08-02
By: BevBB
On: August 2, 2019
In: Reading
Tagged: audio books, ebooks, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, radio, Wheel of Time
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I still read a lot of print but in the last few years, suspiciously after getting a smart phone, I’ve started listening to podcasts, dramatizations and audio books. The odd thing to me is that what I like to listen to is in many ways completely different than what I like to read.  For instance, I like to “read” romances. If I’m reading a romance e-book on my phone I will sometimes turn on the audio but still catch myself reading ahead of the audio, which is just downright annoying.  And I just can’t listen to love scenes. Just no. Love scenes aside, I tendRead More →

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Albert Campion Aquaman Baby Yoda Basil Rathbone Batman Bela the Horse Bugs Bunny Captain America Captain James Kirk Clark Kent Dick Tracy Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde Flash Garfield Green Hornet Green Lantern Harry Potter Hercule Poirot Jonathan Kent Justice League King Arthur Lois & Clark Lois Lane Man of Steel Merlin Roadrunner Robin Stan Lee Superboy Superman The Falcon The Phantom The Saint Wonder Woman
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Big Fish Games DC Comics Hanna-Barbera Harlequin Harvey Comics Lego Marvel Comics Mills & Boon Quirk Books SyFy Turner Classic Movies Universal Studios
12 Labours of Hercules Agatha Raisin Albert Campion mysteries Alice in Wonderland Alien Nation All About Agatha Arcane Society Avatar Avatar: The Last Airbender Babylon 5 Bastien Club Batman: Brave and the Bold Bergerac Bionic Woman Bridgerton Brotherhood of the Sword Call of Crows Carpathians Castle Chuck Cynsters Death In Paradise Doctor Who Dragon Kin Series Dragon Knights Eureka Famous Five Flash Gordon Fringe Harmony Haunted Bookshop Haven Hawaii Five-O He-Man Honey Badger Chronicles In Death Jake 2.0 Justce League Action Kerry Drake King's Quest Kolchak: The Night Stalker Legends of Zelda Li'l Abner Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Long Island Coven Series Lord of the Rings Maggie's Grove Magnus Pack Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Monk Pride Stories Resonance Mates Scooby Doo Sherlock Holmes Star Trek Star Trek TNG Star Wars Stargate Stargate Atlantis Stargate SG1 Terry and the Pirates The Gathering The Guardians’ League Warehouse 13 Wheel of Time Wizard of Oz
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definition of romance

a (1) : a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2) : a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3) : a love story especially in the form of a novel
b : a class of such literature

from Merriam-Webster:

Or put another way, romance is:

  • chivalric love, a love story – soul mates (romance)
  • heroic, adventure, adventurous – adventurers (fantasy)
  • a medieval tale based on legend, supernatural – superheroes (mythology)
  • mysterious – detectives (mysteries)
  • events remote in time or place – explorers (science fiction)

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