If you like Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander, you’ll probably also like…. — Into the Wilderness, by Sara Donati (no time travel, but Claire shows up as part of an interwoven world); — Island of the Swans, by Ciji Ware; — Through a Glass Darkly, by Karleen Koen (again, no time travel, but a very lush, eighteenth…

If you like L.M. Montgomery’s The Blue Castle, you’ll probably also like: — Colleen McCullough’s The Ladies of Missalonghi, which is basically The Blue Castle with a twist; — Robin McKinley’s Beauty, with its reclusive hero and heroine just learning to come into her own; — Eva Ibbotson’s A Company of Swans, where the heroine…

If you like Downton Abbey, you’ll probably also like…. — the original Upstairs, Downstairs; — parts I and II of The House of Elliott; — The Duchess of Duke Street; — The Remains of the Day, both book and movie; — Gosford Park; — Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance; — Stella Gibbons’ Cold…

What with the sultry summer heat, I’ve been on a huge Gothic/romantic suspense kick. So here’s this week’s “If You Like”. If you like Mary Stewart, you’ll probably also like…. — M.M. Kaye’s Death In series, in particular Death in the Andamans and Death in Kashmir; — Susanna Kearsley’s The Shadowy Horses or Season of…

I’m one book into the Ice and Fire series and thoroughly hooked. So…. If you like Game of Thrones, you’ll probably also like: — The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold; — The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley; — Arrows of the Queen, by Mercedes Lackey; — Daughter of the Empire, by…

The winner of this week’s Mistletoe magnet is… Angel B! Congrats, Angel! You know the drill. Just email me and I’ll pop it in the mail to you. In the meantime, stay tuned for another “If You Like” and another chance to win next Monday– and start photoshopping those covers for Smart Bitches!

For this week’s If You Like, if you like The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, you’ll probably also like…. — The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy; — Scaramouche, by Rafael Sabatini; — To Catch an Heiress, by Julia Quinn; — The Accidental Duchess, by Jessica Benson; — The Spymaster’s Lady, by Joanna Bourne; —…