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I had never read anything by her and wasn't expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed Confessions at Midnight so much. Well-written and steamy, though not quite a "keeper". Definitely kept my attention. Premise is a Lady's book club "Ladies Literary Society of London" (sounds like they are reading Shakespeare); but they read scandalous books like "Memoirs of a Mistress". Funny, but I've always enjoyed books about book clubs. Reading Lolita in Tehran was another (non-romance) one. Just got Sleepless at Midnight. I hope its as good. Anybody else? Last Edited on: 7/15/08 3:07 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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I really enjoyed Confessions at Midnight...it was almost a keeper for me under that category. Please let me know if you like Sleepless at Midnight, I have not read that one yet! |
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I have Confessions at Midnight in my TBR, maybe I need to move it forward :) |
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I had Confessions at Midnight on my to buy list for a long time because of a decent review I read somewhere (TRR or AAR, I think - can't remember), but before I got that one from here, I bought Sleepless at Midnight new, and as I recall, I didn't think it was anything exceptional, so I still haven't read Confessions yet. I think Sleepless was maybe a 3-4 star read for me, and I posted it to my PBS shelf almost immediately after I finished it. I can't recall exactly why I wasn't nuts about it - the ones that are a little on the blah side for me tend to be quickly forgotten - but it seems to me like the plot was a little thin, predictable, blah-blah-blah. You know how that goes though:P We all differ, and I tend to find that a lot of the ones I find to be decent reads, but not keepers, are the ones that the majority of the ladies here seem overall to enjoy, whether they keep them or not. |
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Sleepless was just okay. I thought Confessions was an improvement so I'll probably read the last two in the series. |
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I read one by her that I thought was blah and then The Bride Thief, which I quite liked. Waiting to read Confessions at Midnight til Sleepless at Midnight turns up. |
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I liked Sleepless better than Confessions. Jacque D doesnt invent the wheel or anything but I find her writing winsome. In small doses. I liked The Bride Thief too.
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I have The Bride Thief too, and a couple of others I'd have to go check my "D" TBR drawer (I'm like the public freaking library here - I just need a librarian to run it for me:P) to say for sure which ones they are. I'm thinking it's Love and the Single Heiress, which I have 2 copies of (1 is on my shelf), Who Will Take This Man?, Never a Lady, and of course, Confessions at Midnight. I may have to pull one of them out and give her a whirl again soon. So many books TBR, and only so many hours in a day... |
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Hmm... I've only read the contemporary stuff she's written for Blaze--I'll have to check out her historical stuff... |
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I have read Sleepless and really liked it but it was not a keeper. I have Bride Thief and Never a Lady in my TBR mountain - er, pile. I put Confessions on my reminder list. I had read a book by her a year or two ago, Whirlwind Wedding ? I think and I don't recall being impressed so I am glad I tried her again. |
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At the risk of sounding stupid, someone said there were more titles in this historical series. Which ones are they? |
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I have really enjoyed the majority of her books. One that stands out in my mind is: RED ROSES MEAN LOVE. I think it may have been her first historical and I don't believe it is connected to any other of her books. I also really liked LOVE AND THE SINGLE HEIRESS and THE BRIDE THIEF. Here's info on her connected books: Whirlwind Series: WHIRLWIND WEDDING & WHIRLWIND AFFAIR Related Regency Era Connected Books: WHO WILL TAKE THIS MAN (#1), LOVE AND THE SINGLE HEIRESS (#2), NOT QUITE A GENTLEMAN (#3) & NEVER A LADY (#4) Mayhem In Mayfair Series: SLEEPLESS AT MIDNIGHT (#1) CONFESSIONS AT MIDNIGHT (#2) #3 & #4 are coming out in 2009. The second book in the series CONFESSIONS is my favorite of the two. Cheryl |
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Well, I just finished Sleepless at Midnight and I enjoyed it, though it wasn't nearly as good as Confessions at Midnight. |
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I didn't know she wrote earlier Blaze books...I have a new Sleepless at Midnight on my posted shelf. I won this in a contest but I didn't read it. Seems like the consensus here is mixed. |
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