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Review: From Lambton to Longbourn by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 04.13.2011

Abigail Reynolds writes Pemberley Variations. For the uninitiated this means that she takes the classic story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and plays a what-if scenario. For instance in From Lambton to Longbourn the what-if is what if Darcy and Elizabeth disclosed their feelings before parting ways after Lydia’s fall from grace? The characters [...]

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Review: Friday’s Child by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 01.31.2011

The second Georgette Heyer novel that I read was a lot easier to get through. It helped that there was few if any references to my lord or my lady in the narrative. The diction used is as exacting and up there as Devil’s Cub. This novel was longer but I read it in less [...]

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Review: Petals Drifting by Anne Hampson

by Keira 11.11.2010

This category romance would make a great farcical romantic comedy movie. Just keep reading and you’ll know what I mean. The Bryants – Jane (heroine), Guy (brother) The Dysons – Stuart (fiancé), Pauline (future sister-in-law) Two pairs of brother and sister pretend to be married to each other in order to land a job on [...]

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How to Flirt Your Way into a Cowboy’s Heart

by Keira 10.29.2010

Do you love cowboys and the Wild West? Does the idea of catching a man who lives on his ranch at the edge of the frontier sound like the epitome of romantic simple living? Then remember the following 5 key points and find yourself a Stetson that fits! Notice His Spurs. You can judge a [...]

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Movie Review: Made of Honor with Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan

by Keira 10.21.2010

When I saw this movie in theaters I thought my best friend would just die! The heroine’s name was her own and she had two beaus one a sexy NYC devil and the other a true Highlander, bagpipes and all. I was right! Patrick Dempsey plays Tom Bailey the lovable schmoozer, who when in college [...]

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Review: Impulse and Initiative by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 08.10.2009

I love the title of this book. It rolls off the tongue because of the alliteration and reminds me of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. This Austen variation however is not about the lovely Misses Dashwoods, it is about Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. As is the tradition of Reynold’s [...]