The tagline on New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood’s website — Suspense that Cuts Straight to the Heart — aptly describes her latest contemporary title, ‘Murder List’.
I’ve read most of Julie’s historical romances and loved how she always manages to weave such poignant emotions around her main characters. Her heroines are usually feisty, resourceful […]
Posted on July 28th, 2005 by ag
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Having read Lisa Keyplas on and off since I first stumbled upon ‘Stranger In My Arm’, I thought I was well acquainted with her unconventional pairing of opposites and refreshing focus on a Regency society outside the aristocrats’ circle. Well, I was wrong.
I was reminded of her uncanny ability to capture the mood of the […]
Posted on July 25th, 2005 by ag
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With ‘The Paid Companion’, Amanda Quick is officially on my list of favourite authors.
I’ve only ever read a couple of her other books, but could recall only two of them — ‘Mistress’ and ‘Dangerous’. However, from the moment I read the prologue of ‘The Paid Companion’, I was hooked. Having already been acquainted with Quick’s […]
Posted on July 21st, 2005 by ag
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The mystery ended for me yesterday when I read the final email from the creators of The Daughters of Freya.
I went through three weeks of suspense and intrigue via email to experience this who-dun-it that Michael Betcherman and David Diamond have chosen to deliver digitally, and boy it was worth every penny of the US$4.99 […]
Posted on July 18th, 2005 by ag
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I’ve been fascinated with mythology since young, and grew up with on a steady diet of fairy tales, Greek myths and Arthurian legends.
One of my favourite Olympians is strong, silent Hades, also called Pluto by the Romans. Not for me his promiscuous and lascivious brothers, Zeus and Poseidon, whose exploits make them seem heartless. Hades, […]
Posted on July 13th, 2005 by ag
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I fell in love with Madeline Hunter after reading ‘By Arrangement’. This poignant historical romance is set in 14th century England, during the reign of a young King Edward III. It tells the story of one of her most swoon worthy heroes, David de Abyndon, a seemingly ordinary merchant with extraordinary charisma, poise and honour, […]
Posted on July 4th, 2005 by ag
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I’ve been so sleep deprived I’ve ignored this blog this past week. I wish it were all from reading the new books I’ve acquired, but no, it’s also the punishing daily schedule since the school term started on Monday.
It’s a 6.30am morning call for my daughter followed by the mad rush to get her ready […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2005 by ag
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