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Review: In the Arms of Mr. Darcy by Sharon Latham

In the Arms of Mr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan. Sourcebooks landmark, Trade Paperback, October 2010, ISBN: 978-1-4022-3699-0. Pages: 384. List Price: $14.99. (Amazon: $10.19 / Kindle: $9.68). In the Arms of Mr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan is a follow-on to Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth and Darcy have been married for a year. Elizabeth is […]

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink

Today is blog action day and the topic is water. About two thirds (2/3) of our planet is covered with water and yet many people do not have access to clean water. Of all the water on the planet only about one percent is fresh water than we can drink and we are continually polluting […]

Review: Mr. Darcy’s Obsession by Abigail Reynolds

Mr. Darcy’s Obsession by Abigail Reynolds. Sourcebooks Landmark, ISBN: 978-1-4022-4092-8. Pages: 346. Published: October 2010. List Price: $14.99 (Amazon: $10.19 / Kindle: $9.68). Cover images ©Bridgeman Art Library; NinaMalyna / Fotolia.com. Mr. Darcy’s Obsession by Abigail Reynolds is definitely a What if story.  The divergence point for this what if story occurs when Elizabeth Bennet […]

What a day… Some SFRevu News…

Managed to figure out what was wrong with the car to keep it from starting … water in the gas line. However, that meant that I didn’t get my reviews all done for SFRevu so I’ve got to do them tomorrow. We did go live with the October issue but I’ll be adding more of […]

Review: Mr. Darcy’s Little Sister by C. Allyn Pierson

Mr. Darcy’s Little Sister by C. Allyn Pierson. Sourcebooks Landmark. ISBN: 978-1-4022-4038-6. 448 pages. Trade Paperback. List $14.99 (Amazon: $10.19 / Kindle: $9.99) Previously published in 2008 as And This Our Life. Darcy and Elizabeth are married and settling into their life together. Georgianna is elated to finally have a sister to talk to and […]

Review: Darcy’s Voyage by Kara Louise

Darcy’s Voyage: A Tale of Uncharted Love on the Open Seas by Kara Louise. Sourcebooks Landmark. ISBN: 978-1-4022-4102-4. 512 pages. Trade Paperback. List: $14.99 (Amazon:  $10.19 / Kindle: $9.68). Previously published as Pemberly’s Promise in 2007). Kara Louise has written a beautifully retold Pride and Prejudice beginning with Darcy and Elizabeth meeting when she was […]

Some stray thoughts…

It was a beautiful day in our neighborhood today — engines being revved as someone worked on it, the birds in the trees, and some strange cracking and breaking of branches in the woods.  We had to get up early for an appointment, but then spent most of the day on the deck with the […]

Review: Bad Heir Day by Wendy Holden

Bad Heir Day: A Comedy of High Class and Dire Straits by Wendy Holden. Sourcebooks Landmark; Reprint edition (September 1, 2010); ISBN: 978-1402240614; 352 Pages. Price: List $14.99 (Amazon: $10.79 / Kindle: $9.99). Anna Farrier’s life is going nowhere when Bad Heir Day begins. She’s living with Sebastian “Seb” Lavenham, an upper-class playboy with commitment […]