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date: 2013-10-23 15:57

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Who were you on Goodreads? Please post your name! discussion: Who Were You on Goodreads?

Thank you for starting this. I have new friends here and I don't always know if they're old ones :) I am Misfit at GR and Amazon. Only had to add a bit more here because I screwed up the email login on the Misfit name and couldn't get back in. more »

date: 2013-10-21 18:38

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Bluestockings, Ladies, and Chits discussion: Time Travel

Yeah, I need to space SK out too. I know Firebird is a bit woo-woo for some readers (the mind reading aspect), but I loved the bits in St. Petersburg. And oh those huge surprise twists at the end. Oh my. PS, there's also a tie in to The Shadowy Horses (which I have not read yet). The young boy in t... more »

date: 2013-10-21 16:29

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Historical Fiction discussion: Favorite Historical Fiction Authors?

I rotate back and forth between historical fiction and historical romance, but I generally prefer the HRs to be solidly grounded in historical detail, as opposed to made up wall paper settings. Favorite HF authors, Sharon Penman, Elizabeth Chadwick, MM Kaye and Anya Seton. I like Susanna Kearsley an... more »

date: 2013-10-21 16:20

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Bluestockings, Ladies, and Chits discussion: Time Travel

I loved The Winter Sea. Her latest, The Firebird, has a tie-in to the ending of TWS and shouldn't be read out of order. Outlander books, tops for time travel, although I was very disappointed in Echo in the Bone. more »

date: 2013-10-19 21:44

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Bluestockings, Ladies, and Chits discussion: Currently reading...

I've read the Angelique books through book #5, have the rest of them around here somewhere. I think it's 8 or 9 books total, and some are broken down into two - I think mostly in the UK editions. There is a strong romantic element, but these pack a lot of history in them. She gets into some wild scr... more »

date: 2013-10-19 21:39

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Bluestockings, Ladies, and Chits discussion: Introduce yourself!

Hi all, I see a familiar face or two here. I mainly read historicals, either romance or the more serious Sharon Penman kind of books. more »

date: 2013-10-17 18:17

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Romance Ebook Bargains discussion: Free, free, wonderful free!

I'll start, being a freebie junkie. Amethyst (Jewel Trilogy, Book 1) [Kindle Edition] by Lauren Royal. Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Amethyst-Jewel-Trilogy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B006QP63LI/ref=zg_bs_158571011_f_10 Old Signet from 2000. Restoration England/London Fire I think. more »