What are you currently reading

Currently in between.

What did you recently finish reading?

Star Wars: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller. finished reading this, and it remained pretty enjoyable throughout. I'd like it if they did more rebels prequel books, particularly of Hera and Kanan acquiring Zeb and Sabine.

Vixen in Velvet by Loretta Chase. ( Read more... )

When she was 12, Zoe Lexham disappeared on a trip to the Mediterranean with her parents. Twelve years later, she escapes the harem she’s been in ever since and makes her way back to her family’s home in England. Her parents are thrilled. Her sisters are in danger of a stroke every time she opens her mouth and reveals her very-improper way of ( Read more... )

Note:  Despite the length, all plot details are either on the back, or in the first few chapters, so I don't consider this spoilery beyond the one hidden bit.  Which is also in the first few chapters.

James Cordier is a spy for England in 1820, using his looks to seduce women suspected of being enemies of the crown. He knows that he’s expendable and ( Read more... )

At age 16, Lady Charlotte Hayward committed an Indiscretion after her widowed father’s remarriage, resulting in her new stepmother, Lizzie, helping her to hide her pregnancy and find her newborn son a home. In the 10 years since, Charlotte has become an expert at being the perfect kind, placid Lady without a thought in her head. No one can say an ( Read more... )

  Hero and Heroine when Hero tries to win a sparring match:

"A Lady and a gentleman may not know each other unless they have been properly introduced," she said coolly.  "If they do not know each other, they cannot have met.  Since we were properly introduced only a moment ago, we cannot have met previously."

"What a madly contorted logic that is," ( Read more... )

 Before I(rather briefly) get to the books I read over the weekend, 
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 So, I've been half pondering doing a rec. post of my favorite historical romance novels(result of the oft-stalled culling/sorting project).  Granted, usually when I read romance novels, it's as a distraction or mildentertainment...if it ends up more(as is more and more the case as I get more picky) that's just a bonus.  There are, however, a few ( Read more... )

Been on an anime/manga binge the last few days, and so, to make sure they don't get lost when half the f-list goes "hmph...anime/manga...next..." a couple of classics:

Arsenic and Old Lace:  This is one of those movies that relies 95% on over-the-top antics and comedy to carry the entire thing, as opposed to story.  It works though, primarily ( Read more... )