| Books Read 2003 January - Robin Lee Hatcher / Dream Tide (g) - Maggie Shayne / Secrets and Lies (g) - Stephanie Mittman / The Marriage Bed (VG) - Robin Wells / Baby! Oh, Baby! (g) - Georgette Heyer : Frederica (VG), The Nonesuch (VG), The Convenient Marriage (G) & Lady of Quality (VG) - Joan Wolf / The Pretenders (VG) - Carole Mortimer / Uncertain Destiny (VG) - Kate Proctor / Lawfully Wedded Stranger (g) - Shannon Donnelly / Under the Kissing Bough (VG) - Kinley Macgregor / Master of Desire (VG) February - Victoria Alexander / Her Highness, My Wife (g) - Linsay Sands / The Reluctant Reformer (g) - Kinley Macgregor / A Pirate of Her Own (*G) - Mary Balogh / The Famous Heroine (g) - Emily Carmichael / Jezebel’s Sister (VG) - Kinley Macgregor / Claiming the Highlander (*G) - April Kinlstrom / The Widower's Folly (VG) - Anne McAllister / Once a Hero (g) - Gayle Buck / Lord Darlington’s Darling (VG) March - Stephanie Laurens / The Perfect Lover (E) - Anthology “Further Observations of Lady Whisteldown” (*G) - Linsay Sands / What She Wants (*G) - Diane Farr : The Fortune Hunter (g) & Duel of Hearts (g) - Kasey Michaels / Indiscreet (VG) - Deborah Davis / The Healing Effect (g) - Kay Gregory / Rainbow of Love (g) - Susan E. Phillips / Nobody's Baby but Mine (E) - Heather Cullman / A Perfect Scoundrel (g) & Bewitched (g) - Barbara Dawson Smith / Too Wicked to Love (vg) - Katherine Kingsley / Once Upon a Dream (vg) Rereads Keepers: Diana Palmer: Lionhearted & Callaghan’s Bride; Johanna Lindsey: A Heart So Wild & All I Need is you. April - Mary Balogn / The Temporary Wife (*G) - Annette Blair / An Undeniable Rogue (E) - Pamela Britton / Enchanted by Your Kisses (g) - Suzanne Enoch / The Rake (g) - Alison Fraser / A Man worth Knowing (g) - Kay Gregory / Rainbow of Love (g) - Georgette Heyer / Venetia (E) - Jen Holling: Tempted By Your Touch (VG) & Tamed by Your Desire (g) - Julia Justiss / My Lady’s Honor (g) - Connie Mason / The Rogue and the Hellion (g) - Kasey Michaels / The Passion of an Angel (*G) - Bethany Campbell / Sea Promises (VG) - Kathryn Fox / The Third Daughter (*G) - Alissa Baxter / The Dashing Debutante (*G) - Rexanne Bernal / The Bridemaker (g) - Gaelen Foley / Lady of Desire (*G) May - Sabrina Jeffries / The Forbidden Lord (*G) - Sandra Hill: The Fair Viking (VG); The Love Potion (VG) & The Blue Viking (VG) - Amelia Grey / A Dash of Scandal (*G) - Emma Jensen / Entwined (*G) - Victoria Malvey : A Proper Affair (VG); Chasing a Rogue (VG) & Enchanted (*G) - L.M. Montgomery: Blue Castle (E); Anne of the Island (E); Anne of Windy Poplars (*G) & Rilla of Ingleside (E) - Carola Dunn / Crossed Quills (VG) - Elizabeth Lowell / Untamed (VG) - Jill Barnett / The Heart’s Haven (Re-read / Keeper) (E) - Susan Elizabeth Phillips : Heaven, Texas (E); Dream a Little Dream (E) & This Heart of Mine (E) - Mary Kingsley / Marrying Miss Bumblebroth (E) - Celeste Bradley / Fallen (*G) June - Kathryn Fox / The Second Vow (*G) - Georgette Heyer / The Grand Sophy (E) - Mary Balong / Silent Melody (VG) - Annette Blair / An Unforgettable Rogue (VG) - Shana Abe / The Secret Swan (*G) - J.K. Rowling : “Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone” (Reread) (E) ; “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (E) & “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (E) - Karen Hawkins / Catherine and the Pirate (g) - Bobby Hutchinson / Meeting Place (*G) - Kinley MacGregor : Born in Sin (*G) & Master of Seduction (*G) July - Rereads Keepers : Johanna Lindsey The Magic of You (E) & The Present (*G); Julie Garwood : The Secret (E) & Ransom (E) & Julia Quinn : The Duke & I (E) ; The Viscount Who Loved Me (E) ; An Offer from a Gentleman (*G) & Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (E) - Dallas Schulze : Short Straw Bride (*G) &The Marriage (*G) - Barbara Hazard / The Unsuitable Miss Martingale (VG) - Duets # 55 "More Than the Doctor Ordered" / "A Hitchin' Time" by Jacqueline Diamond & Charlotte Maclay (VG) - Clare Darcy / Lydia (or "Love in Town") (*G) - Julia Quinn / To Sir Phillip (E) - Mary Jo Putney / The Bargain (VG) - Susan Elizabeth Phillips / Lady Be Good (E) - L.M. Montgomery / The Road to Yesterday (*G) AUGUST - Suzanne Enoch / London's Perfect Scoundrel (*G) - Julie Garwood / Killjoy (*G) - Gayle Callen / His Bride (VG) - Connie Mason / To Tempt a Rogue (VG) - Mary Balogh / An Unacceptable Offer (*G) - Linda Howard : Open Season (*G) & Kill and Tell (VG) - Sabrina Jeffries : The Dangerous Lord (*G) & A Dangerous Love (*G) SEPTEMBER - Karen Hawkins / Confessions of a Scoundrel (VG) - Susan E. Phillips / Kiss an Angel (E) - Sabrina Jeffries / Dance of Seduction (*G) - Loretta Chase / Captives of The Night (g) - Sandra Brown / Adam´s Fall (VG) - Elizabeth Elliott / The Warlord (E) - J.K. Rowling : Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (E) & Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix - Dallas Schulze / Rafferty’s Choice (*G) - Pamela Britton / Seduced (VG) - Suzanne Brockmann : Hero Under Cover (VG) & The Unsung Hero (G) - Susan Elizabeth Phillips / First Lady (E) OCTOBER - Anthology Lover Beware (Magic in the Wind / Christine Feehan) (g) - L.M. Montgomery: Akin to Anne (*G); Rainbow Valley (*G); Chronicles of Avonlea (E) & Akin to Anne (E) - Kinley MacGregor / Taming the Scotman (*G) - Teresa Medeiros / One Night of Scandal (*G) - Anthology “Where's My Hero?” by Lisa Kleypas, Kinley MaCGregor and Julia Quinn (E) - Catherine George / Consolation Prize (*G) - Kristine Grayson / Simply Irresistible (g) - Linda Howard : Duncan's Bride (E) & The Cutting Edge (*G) - Kate Proctor / Sweet Captivity (*G) - Dallas Schulze : Snow Bride (E) & Sleeping Beauty (E) - Kathryn Wesley / The 10th Kingdom (E) NOVEMBER - REREAD Keeper : Julie Garwood : The Prize (E); Guardian Angel(E); Lyon’s Lady(E); The Gift(E) - Kate Huntington / The Lieutenant's Lady (E) - Nora Roberts / Considering Kate (VG) - Susan E. Phillips / Hot Shot (*G) - Helen Fielding/ Bridget Jones's Diary (E) - Claire Delacroix : My Lady’s Champion (VG) & My Lady’s Desire (VG) DECEMBER - REREAD Keepers : Diana Palmer / Lionhearted (E); Emmett (E); Men of Means (E) & Paper Rose (E) - “The Parent Trap” by Dallas Schulze (Donovan’s Promise), Lisa Jackson (Million Dollar Baby) & Kasey Michael (His Chariot Awaits) (VG) - Susan Fox / Not Part of the Bargain (g) - Stephanie Laurens / The Lady Chosen (g) - Dallas Schulze / Loving Jessie - Linda Howard / Dream Man (*G) - Susan Elizabeth Phillips / Fancy Pants (*G) - Suzanne Brockmann / The Admiral Bride (*G) - Kathryn Fox / The Reunion (VG) - Suzanne Brockmann / The Admiral Bride (VG) - Helen Fielding “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” (*G) - Lori Foster "Too Much Temptation" (VG) - Linda Howard : “Dream Man” (E) & “Mr. Perfect” (*G) - Nora Roberts / The Stanislaski Brothers: Mikhal and Alex (VG) - Susan Spencer Paul / Beguiled (VG) - Dallas Schulze / Loving Jessie (*G) Excellent = E Great = *G Very Good = VG Good = g TOTAL of BOOKS READ in 2003 = 171 BOOKS Probably a bit more because I forgot to post some during the year. I “discover” a few new great authors (thank you to all of you!!) like Kinley Macgregor, Susan E. Phillips, Linda Howard,Annette Blair, Suzanne Brockmann,Kathryn Fox,Dallas Schulze, Gaelen Foley, Sabrina Jeffries, Sandra Hill, ect. Re-read a few and new old faverites authors like Palmer, Barnett, Laurens,Heyer, Quinn, Suzanne Enoch, Julie Garwood, some were better than others. My stinker for 2003 will have to be Stephanie Laurens / The Promise of a Kiss, the whole book was a disappointment and I hate to admit it but this author is getting on my nerves, talk about same old plot for every book even the new series. Sad to say because I just adore those Cynsters boys and her earlier regencies. Excellent = E Great = *G Very Good = VG Good = g |