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Here on Earth
Here on Earth
Author: Alice Hoffman
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 135
Review Date: 2/25/2007


After nineteen years in California, March Murray returns to the small Massachusetts town where she grew up. For all this time, March has been avoiding her own troubled history, but when she encounters Hollis - the boy she loved so desperately, the man who has never forgotten her - the past collides with the present as their reckless love is reignited.

A modern day Wuthering Heights, this book is beautifully written. Alice Hoffman is a wonderful author


Jarka Ruus (High Druid of Shannara, Bk 1)
Jarka Ruus (High Druid of Shannara, Bk 1)
Author: Terry Brooks
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 72
Review Date: 2/26/2007


Twenty years have passed since Grianne Ohmsford denounced her former life as the dreaded Ilse Witch. Fulfilling the destiny predicter for her, she has established the Thurd Druid Council and dedicated herself to its goals of peace, harmony among the races and defense of the Four Lands. Bud despite her devotion to the greater good as Ard Rhys, the High Druid of Paranor, Grianne still has bitter enemies


Killing Orders (V.I. Warshawski, Bk 3)
Killing Orders (V.I. Warshawski, Bk 3)
Author: Sara Paretsky
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 73
Review Date: 2/26/2007


A VI Warshawski Novel
A favor for a family member puts VI on the defensive - and caught between two of Chicago's most deep-rooted hierarchies...


Lord of Snow and Shadows (Tears of Artamon, Bk 1)
Lord of Snow and Shadows (Tears of Artamon, Bk 1)
Author: Sarah Ash
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 63
Review Date: 2/25/2007


Raised by his protective mother, Gavril Andar knows nothing of his father, or of the ominous legacy that awaits him. But now the man who ruled the wintry kingdom of Azhkendir, a man infused with the burning blood of the dragon-warrior known as Drakhaoul, has been murdered.
Gavril must avenge his father's death, and learns that becoming Drakhaon means not only ascending to the throne, but slowly changing into a being of extraordinary power and might. A being that must be replenished with the blood of the innocents in order to survive.

This book is a highly complex saga full of magic and intrigue. Sarah Ash is a newcomer to the world of fantasy, but her trilogy has been well received.


A Midwinter's Tale (O'Malley Family, Bk 2)
A Midwinter's Tale (O'Malley Family, Bk 2)
Author: Andrew M. Greeley
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 11
Review Date: 2/26/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Stationed in Bamberg, Germany in the aftermath of WWII, Charles O'Malley can't seem to keep out of harm's way. And until the day he meets beautiful 17 year old Trudi, a girl on the run, he manages to keep himself in one piece


Moment of Truth (Rosato and Associates, Bk 7)
Moment of Truth (Rosato and Associates, Bk 7)
Author: Lisa Scottoline
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 201
Review Date: 2/26/2007


The story of a man who frames himself for murder. When Jack Newlin discovers his iwfe dead in their elegant home,he's convinced he knows who killer her - and is equally determined to hid the truth. He decides to take the rap and hires the most inexperienced lawyer he can find, Mary DiNunzio. Smarter, gutsier and more persistent than she has any right to be, Mary sets out to prove what really happened.


Mr. Darcy's Daughters
Mr. Darcy's Daughters
Author: Elizabeth Aston
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/25/2007
Helpful Score: 2


Picking up 20 years after Pride and Prejudice left off, Elizabeth and Darcy have gone to Constantinople, and have left their five daughters in the care of the Fitzwilliams. While the eldest, Letitia, frets and the youngest, Alethea, practices her music, twins Georgina and Belle flirt and frolic their way through parties and balls and Camilla - levelheaded and independent - discovers what joys and sorrows the city has to offer an intelligent young woman.

A fun read for any Austen fan. Many Austen characters make a comeback, such as Caroline Bingley, the Gardiners and Lydia. Although the author has removed Elizabeth and Darcy and the time period is much later, it's hard to believe that their children would turn out that way.


The Mystery of Ireta : Dinosaur Planet  Dinosaur Planet Survivors
The Mystery of Ireta : Dinosaur Planet Dinosaur Planet Survivors
Author: Anne Mccaffrey
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 60
Review Date: 2/25/2007


The crew of the shipbred technicians sent to the planet Ireta were prepared for a routine mission to catalog flora and fauna and search for new energy sources. Kai and his beautiful co-leader, Varian, the best xenob-vet in the business followed all the standard procedures, but the result of their investigations was totally unexpected.
When their rescue ship mysteriously disappears, they suddenly find themselves surrounded by giant swamp creatures, deadly predators and terrifying dinosaurs.


Night Moves (Net Force, Bk 3)
Night Moves (Net Force, Bk 3)
Author: Steve Pieczenik, Tom Clancy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 82
Review Date: 2/26/2007


In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: the Net Force


Origin in Death (In Death, Bk 21)
Origin in Death (In Death, Bk 21)
Author: J. D. Robb
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 409
Review Date: 2/25/2007


A pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr Icove, is found dead in his office - murdered in a chillingly efficient manner; one sweif stab to the heart. Detective Eve Dallas suspects a professional killing.
Known as "Dr Perfect", the sainlty Icovehad devoted his life to his family and work. His record is clean. Too clean for Dallas. She knows he was hiding something and suspects that this son -and successor- knows what it is. Then, like father and son, the younger Dr Icove is killed.
Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icove's pasts. What she discovers are men driven to creat perfection-playing fast and loose with the laws of nature, the limits of science, and the morals of humanity

A very good read. You don't have to read the Eve Dallas stories in any sequence. Nora Roberts does very well in the murder/myster/detective style. I like her characters, Eve, her husband, and her partner are great.


Prisoner of the Iron Tower (Tears of Artamon, Bk 2)
Prisoner of the Iron Tower (Tears of Artamon, Bk 2)
Author: Sarah Ash
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 38
Review Date: 2/25/2007


Gavril has finally cast out the dragon daemon from within. The Drakhaoul is gone and Gavril finds himself driven mad by its absence.
At the mercy of the victorious Eugene of Tielen, Gavril is sentenced to life in an insane asylum. But the powerful Eugene wants to possess a Drakhaoul of his own.

Sarah Ash has created a vivid story full of dragons and gunpowder, various and intersting characters against an exotic Russian background. There are so many twists and turns, you don't know which way the lives are the characters are going to go!


Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, Bk 4)
Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, Bk 4)
Author: Lisa Kleypas
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/12/2007


Part 4 of the Wallflower Series.

After spending three London season searching for a husband, Daisy Bowman's father has told her in no uncertain terms that she must find a husband. NOW. And if Daisy can't snare an appropriate suitor, she will marry the man he chooses - the ruthless and aloof Matthew Swift


The Secret in the Spooky Woods (Nancy Drew Notebooks, No 62)
Review Date: 3/21/2007


Rumor has it that the woods in River Heights Park are haunted!


The Villa
The Villa
Author: Nora Roberts
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 161
Review Date: 2/25/2007


Sophia Giambelli has never worried about competition. For three generations, the Giambelli wines have been renowned for their quality throughout the world. The pride of the Giambelli family and a top PR executive, Sophia loves her job - and excels at it.
But things are about to change at the Villa. A merger brings in Tyler MacMillan, where she must teach him about marketing and he must show Sophia how to coax the sweetest grapes from the vineyard.

A classic Nora Roberts book. Sabotage, family life, love...


Younger Than Springtime (O'Malley Novels)
Younger Than Springtime (O'Malley Novels)
Author: Andrew M. Greeley
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 13
Review Date: 2/26/2007


Charles has come home to Chicago in one piece after a tour in post WWII Germany. Anxious to attend Notre Dame and get his life back in order, he is quickly sidetracked by the beautiful Rosemarie.

This is the sequel to A Midwinter's Tale, which follows the O'malley family.


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