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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | Romance - from historical to contemporary : Book Challenge 2009 | | 208 | Julia1605, Today 7:46am |  |
| 50 Book Challenge : Mythgirl0415 Book Challenge | | 44 | mythgirl0415, December 14 | |
| 999 Challenge : DL's (yes, another one) | | 24 | Jenson_AKA_DL, December 9 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : fantasia655's '09 reads part two! | | 202 | fantasia655, August 9 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Favorite Romance Reads 2008 | | 22 | aprillee, February 10 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Wanted to throw out a stolen idea... | | 55 | CarolinaCatherine, January 17 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Book Challenge 2008 | | 193 | bookbeat, January 6 | |
| 888 Challenge : ReneeMarie's 888 | | 40 | billiejean, January 4 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Better late than never - CatyM's 2008 reads | | 44 | CatyM, December 2008 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : cyderry - 10 more to go! | | 22 | cyderry, December 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : 2008 Releases | | 76 | momgee, December 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--November 2008 | | 265 | jdthloue, November 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Absurda's 2008 Challange | | 17 | Absurda, November 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of October 13 | | 48 | The_Book_Queen, October 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of September 29 | | 32 | The_Book_Queen, October 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : SaraHope's 2008 Book Challenge | | 39 | SaraHope, September 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading the Week of August 25th? | | 30 | CarolinaCatherine, September 2008 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : kmartin802's Summer Reading | | 39 | ZanKnits, September 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of June 23 | | 47 | ktleyed, August 2008 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - JUNE 2008 | | 221 | CharlesBixx, August 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Cover Art | | 40 | lady_perrin, July 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What are you Reading the Week of June 9th? | | 51 | CarolinaCatherine, June 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of June 2 | | 49 | sbrush, June 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of May 26, 2008 | | 39 | ktleyed, June 2008 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of May 19, 2008 | | 43 | anamuhandis, May 2008 | |
... year where I'll give them another go.
Here is the list of what I didn't get to:
Powerful Magic by Karen Whiddon
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Lost: Endangered Species by Cathy Hapka
Buck Rogers in the Twenty Fifth Century by Addison E. Steele
The Courtship of Princes ... ... y
14. Angel by Johanna Lindsey
15. Stuck in Shangri-La by Kasey Michaels
16. Ashford Hall by Ann Perry
17. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
18. Everything and the Moon by Julia Quinn
19. Promises in Death by J.D. Robb
20. Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Rob ... ... rrison
Prince of Kisses by Colleen Shannon
The Whitney Chronicles by Judy Baer
The 8.55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
Graceling by Kristen Cashore
Die For Me by Karen Rose
Count to Ten by Karen Rose
... Sophia Nash's The Kiss or Julia Quinn's The Lost Duke of Wyndham!
I'm going to have to take a picture of one of my TBR stacks. This looks like fun. ... Knight. I really enjoyed it - it's funny and the hero's pretty sexy. The only other one in the stack that I've read is The Lost Duke of Wyndham, which I really liked - although I would suggest reading it back to back with it's "sequel" Mister Cavendish, I Presume. These were my 10 favorite books for 2008 - what's yours?
Lost Duke of Wyndham
The Titanic Murders
Shades of Earl Grey (2003)
Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Univesally Acknowledged (2004)
Mr. Darcy's Daughters
The Secret Pearl
Absolute Certainty
Friday Night Knitting C ... ... year.
>8 I also have Slave to Sensation and Dark Needs at Night's Edge on my Paranormal 999 Challenge list!
I see The Lost Duke of Wyndham is on a couple lists and is also on my 999 Challenge.
I'm so excited to start reading in 2009!
... this one as much, but I absolutely loved it)
I also feel compelled to have an honorable mention for Julia Quinn's The Lost Duke of Wyndham and Mister Cavendish, I Presume.
... A Soundrel by Gayle Callen
Her Every Pleasure by Gaelen Foley
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
The Lost Duke Of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
An Impetuous Abduction by Patricia Frances Rowell
Blue Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
After The Kiss and Before The ... ... but this was my favourite)
Jill Shalvis - The Trouble with Paradise
Marianne Stillings - Sighs Matter
Julia Quinn - The Lost Duke of Wyndham
Honourable mentions also go to Annie Burrows' Captain Fawley's Innocent Bride, Susan Andersen's Just for Kicks and Kathleen O'Reilly's Sex ... ... - Laura Lee Guhrke
18. (149) Regency Christmas Weddings - Nicola Cornick, Margaret McPhee & Miranda Jarrett
19. (155) The Lost Duke of Wyndham - Julia Quinn
20. (156) Mr Cavendish, I Presume - Julia Quinn
21. (157) Splendid - Julia Quinn
22. (158) To Catch an Heiress - Julia Quinn ... ... easy one for me!):
1. The Kiss by Sophia Nash
2. Powerful Magic by Karen Whiddon
3. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
4. Hard Day's Knight by Katie MacAlister
5. The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter ... and *one* book and got a little, erm, carried away.
Came home with:
Hysterical Blondeness
Not Another Bad Date
The Lost Duke of Wyndham
Mr Cavendish, I presume
Laughing Gas
Regency Christmas Weddings
World Without ... Hey DL- The titles are:
1. The Lost Duke of Wyndham
2. Mr. Cavendish, I Presume
They are historical romances set in regency England. I personally really like Julia Quinn. She is an autobuy author for me, although I do know that some folks find her to be a bit formulaic at times. ... I started The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn last night. Haven't gotten very far, but I'm kind of interested to read both of the books in this set. As I understand it, both of the books take place simultaneously with all the same characters. So when people go "off-stage" in the first ... ... Mr. Cavendish, I presume and really enjoyed it. I didn't realize that the book was going to be at the same time as The Lost Duke of Wyndham, I thought it was a sequel. I don't know if I would have been as excited about this book if I realized these were contemporaries. Anyway, I think ... 10/1/08-10/31/08:
63. Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn
64. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
65. Haunted by Kelley Armstrong
66. No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
67. Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
68. Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong ... Read The Lost Duke of Wyndham, which I've owned for a short while, because yesterday I picked up a copy of a related book, Mr. Cavendish, I Presume and wanted to read it right away.
I always enjoy Julia Quinn's work. This one felt a little less frothy than her Bridgerton novels. Not sure how ... I'm fixin' to finish The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn. I have adored the banter of the two leads and the well defined characters of the story.
BTW, how do you like my "southern slang"? LOL ...
My favorite Julia Quinn books are: The Viscount Who Loved Me and To Catch an Heiress.
I am waiting for the second The Lost Duke of Wyndham book to be released Mr. Cavendish, I Presume before the I read the first one.
... it.
17. Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George
An another in the DI Lynley/DS Havers series.
Romance
18. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
I enjoy Julia Quinn's books. There's not much drama to them, but there is a lot of humor. They make great summer reads and ... ... by Loretta Chase (280p; 24 July 2008)
To Rescue a Rogue by Jo Beverley (411p; 25 July 2008)
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn (371pp; 27 September 2008)
Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn (370pp; 28 September 2008)
Sugarplum Surpri ... ... ame
Enjoyable:
Your Scandalous Ways
Something Sinful
Jacob
A Duke of Her Own
Two Weeks with a Stranger
The Lost Duke of Wyndham
Satisfaction Guaranteed
... 36 / 120
(30.0%)
Favorites:
The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Not another bad date by Rachel Gibson
I've got 2,5 weeks of vacation coming up in July so I hope I will catch up a bit. ... ... / 100
(69.0%)
My favorites of the month were :
Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt
My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne
Into The Wilderness (audio) by Sa ... I read The Lost Duke of Wyndham. I enjoyed it, but thought the heroine was a little boring. But I do think the whole Duke switch situation has been done before. Cathy Maxwell, anyone?
I am also reading Winter Garden. ... or being otherwise cut off. Is it just me, or does the woman staring at you from the cover of the new Julia Quinn (The Lost Duke of Wyndham) creep anyone else out?? ... awakens to find herself in an underground prison camp along with her enemies. Lots of adventures and very readable.
14. The Lost Dukes of Wyndham by Julia Quinn -- I like Julia Quinn. This was readable but not her best. I'll read the second in the set when it comes out to finish the story ... ... Blue Bloods which is another interesting take on vampires.
Next up is probably something by Sherrilyn Kenyon or The Lost Duke of Wyndham. ... of Lisa Kleypas' historicals, but ATM isn't on my fire list. It was good, but not perfect like DIW.
I just finished The Lost Duke of Wyndham. I was very pleasantly surprised to find it was really, really good. I can hardly believe I am saying that about a Julia Quinn novel, since I ... Let's see... So far this month (and waiting for me at my summer home) are
The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn
Beware a Scot's Revenge by Sabrina Jeffries
Princess Ben by Catherine Murdock
Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
The Julius House by Charlaine Harris
A Bone to Pick ... I finished Cross my heart by Carly Phillips, which was really good. And started The lost duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn, so far I'm enjoying it very much.
Julia I read The Lost Duke of Wyndham and loved it. Now I'm reading a medieval, Innocence Unveiled by Blythe Gifford. I am almost through with Julia Quinn's new book The Lost Duke of Wyndham. It is good! It is a little different from her Bridgerton Series which I really loved. Now I will have to wait until the end of Sept. for the second installment. Those of you that are reading JQ's new novel The Lost Duke of Wyndham, you have to let me know how you like it. I probably won't read it until the next book comes out in Sept since they are a set, but I need a little hint of how much you enjoy it. ... time.
I have book ADD again and started a bunch and stopped. But I am reading Jacob and like it so far. I also bought Lost Duke of Wyndham. I wasn't going to but I liked the premise and the heroine has the same name as me. It was a toss up between that one and the new Loretta Chase ... ... The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva (512 pages)
56. Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him by Danielle Ganek (277 pages)
57. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn (371 pages)
Total page count: 20,016
lina_em in Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of May 26, 2008 (May 26, 2008, 8:22pm) This week Julia Quinn's new book "Lost Duke of Wyndham" is out! I'm going to pick a copy and start that this Tuesday. I already read 3 chapters from the publisher and I'm excited to finish it! ... One night with a spy.
I agree with you CC, about Nora Roberts and Kenyon. I do like Julia Quinn and her new book, The Lost Duke of Wyndham, is a DIK from All About Romance and 41/2 stars from Romantic Times. The review on AAR was very interesting and I often do not agree with them. ... info on this group? She's the most popular author. (I don't know how the weighting is done.) I've even pre-ordered!
The Lost Duke of Wyndham (Two Dukes of Wyndham, Book 1)
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