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The Sheik

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Cat In Books

The Sheik E. M. Hull Genre: Historical – Algeria 1919 Publication Info: http://www.publicbookshelf.com/romance/the-sheik/   The Sheik is one of those books that’s so significant to modern popular culture that its importance is universally recognized even while there is broad disagreement … Continue reading →

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The Soldier

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Cat In Books

The Soldier Grace Burrowes Genre: Historical – Regency Publication Info.: Sourcebooks, 2011, ISBN: 978-1402245671     This is the second book in The Duke’s Obsession series (trilogy?).  I’m reviewing it before The Heir simply because it’s so new.  You don’t … Continue reading →

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Waltzing in Ragtime

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Cat In Books

Waltzing in Ragtime Eileen Charbonneau Genre: Historical – American (1900) Publication Info.: Tom Doherty Associates, 1996, ISBN: 0812544684     You could give this book to the snobbiest bibliophile you know–one who wouldn’t touch a clinch-cover with a ten foot pole–and they … Continue reading →

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Shopping Spree

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Cat In Books

Have you noticed how often historical heroines get to go on shopping sprees?  This is a recurring motif in historical romance that I’ve noticed for a long time.  I don’t know if this happens in contemporary stories because I don’t read enough … Continue reading →

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Free eBooks

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Cat In Books

Did you know you can regularly download free e-books from both Barnes and Noble and Amazon?  More and more authors (or booksellers) are offering free reads to hook new readers.  They’re appealing to our increasing desire to read for free … Continue reading →

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The Windflower

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Cat In Books

“Merry Patricia Wilding was sitting on a cobblestone wall, sketching three rutabagas and daydreaming about the unicorn.” Not a unicorn, but the unicorn.  I love it, right from the get-go, straight out of the gates.  I’m sure this is due just a little to the … Continue reading →

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