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If You Like….
Last week, during the Q&A section of a book event with Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn, someone asked us what our favorite historical mysteries were. And we all looked at each other and said, “Uh….” Because, of course, you never remember these things when put on the spot. So, to make up for that, if…
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There was a great post yesterday on AAR about romantic comedies of the film rather than the book variety. I’m fairly picky about my romantic comedies. I’ll watch just about anything, but very few have made it to the watch and re-watch stage. Here are some of my go to movies: — How to Lose…
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My go-to Halloween book is always Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Is it a ghost story? Is it a tale of psychological decay? I’m never quite sure, but either way it’s creepy. This year, I’ve been going untraditional (for me) and reading through E.F. Benson’s ghost stories instead. Then, of course, there are…
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I have a copy of the new Kristan Higgins book, Until There Was You! (Yes, there is an implied gloat in that statement.) But since her books only come out once a year, it’s time to put our heads together and try to find some functional equivalents. It’s not easy, but here’s my stab at…
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If you like ghost stories, you’ll probably like…. — those old Hitchcock-branded anthologies of classic ghost stories, like Haunted Houseful, Ghostly Gallery, Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense, and so on (anyone else remember those?); — The Uninvited, possibly my favorite haunted house movie (Cornwall, cliff, ghost– how can you go wrong?); — pretty much…
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In honor of the release of Jane Austen Made Me Do It tomorrow, I decree this a special Jane Austen-themed “if you like”. If you like modernizations of Austen stories, you’ll probably like: — Melissa Nathan’s Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field and Persuading Annie; — the movie, Clueless (aka Emma in LA); — Shannon Hale’s…
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If you like Jane Austen-inspired stories, you’ll probably like… … excerpts from Jane Austen Made Me Do It, now up on Scribd! Among them, you can find the first few pages of my short story, “A Night at Northanger”. I’ll be writing more about that, and how the heroine, Cate, fits into The Garden Intrigue,…
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If you like The Betrayal of the Blood Lily for its Indian setting, you’ll probably also like…. — Sharpe’s Triumph and Sharpe’s Fortress, set in 1803, at Assaye and at Gawilghur; — Thalassa Ali’s A Singular Hostage, set in the 1830s; — M.M. Kaye’s Shadow of the Moon and The Far Pavilions, one set during,…
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If you like Elizabeth Peters’ Vicky Bliss books, you’ll probably also like… — Kasey Michaels’ Maggie series, starting with Maggie Needs an Alibi. Michaels’ Saint Just has more than a little in common with Peters’ “Sir” John Smythe. — Donna Andrews’ Murder with Peacocks, largely because the narrator’s voice reminds me a lot of Vicky’s.…
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If you like Judith McNaught, you’ll probably also like…. — Gaelen Foley’s The Duke or Devil Takes a Bride, featuring those trademark innocent heroines and tortured heroes; — Lisa Kleypas’ Secrets of a Summer Night, whose entrepreneurial hero reminds me quite a bit of Jason from Once and Always; — Elizabeth Stuart’s Heartstorm (with apologies,…
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