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I've heard some good things about Morgan's Mercenaries series happy to know someone loved them. It's makes me feel I am taking less than a risk after the Athena series. |
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05-01-2013, 08:33 PM | #32 |
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[QUOTE=Blue2u;2500483]I'm not sure what RT is, but it sounds like fun! [I'm guessing some type of romance readers convention].
/QUOTE] Sorry, yes it is a convention. I met so many authors; MaryJanice Davidson, Christine Feehan, Elizabeth Hoyt, Jade Lee, Catherine Asaro, Angela Knight, Heather Graham and more. I was told that my name would be a great name for a character, sat and ate dinner with some cover models and authors and went to balls. I am deeply thankful to have met and talked personally to LA Banks and Judi McCoy before they died. They were beautiful women and Judi helped me have the courage to try to learn to belly dance. It was great fun. I went by myself both times and still met people even though I did not stay in the hotel. I live in Florida and drove back and forth every day. I came home with so much stuff. Many of it free books. Both times I went I came back with enough books that it made up the money I spent on the convention. Blossom, if you ever get to go, I would go with you. |
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05-01-2013, 10:55 PM | #34 |
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05-01-2013, 11:07 PM | #35 | |
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Stick with reading just the first four. She does something with several books in the later part of the series which lessons the HEA of one of the early books. It's what made me stop reading her. [trying not to be too spoilery] |
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05-01-2013, 11:41 PM | #36 |
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Thanks, everyone. My TBR is growing by leaps and bounds. And......my monthly book budget is shrinking rapidly.
But reading is such fun. |
05-02-2013, 01:23 AM | #37 | |
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I too read that you get alot of free books when going. I will just have to live vicariously through Facebook for now. |
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05-02-2013, 01:29 AM | #38 | |
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Oh I don't mind if the HEA changes later just like in real life things can change. There is a Virginia Henley historical series I think it is where in book two book one hero is actually killed by his son in law who is the hero of book two. They became enemies. How that's for screwing up the HEA. |
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05-02-2013, 01:40 AM | #39 |
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If it helps, there's a bit more romance between the same two characters in Justine Davis' Flashback.
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05-02-2013, 01:54 AM | #40 |
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Those Bombshell books weren't supposed to be romances, although they did often include a romantic component. I don't think Harlequin does a great job labeling their non-romance lines, though.
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05-02-2013, 02:02 AM | #41 |
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I can handle non romances. I read alot of Cozies set up that way. The problem with the Athena series is you have three to four plots going on in the same book. The book is small and can be read in about 3hrs. It's crazy.
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I'm not abandoning the Bombshell line just the Athena series. It's just too much going on and not enough pages to tell it all. Last edited by Blossom; 05-02-2013 at 02:08 AM. |
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I think because I was mostly buying specific authors who did write romance (for other Harlequin/Silhouette lines) I was more disappointed with many of the stories when they were originally released in print. Reading the new-to-me authors I bought during the big digital sale I am enjoying the Bombshell line more than I did back then as I mostly don't have the same expectations. But again, that is more author-expectation based than because of the line. |
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05-02-2013, 07:32 AM | #44 |
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Love Revolution is on sale right now for $0.99. Book two in a Shakespeare inspired rock n' roll series by Michelle Mankin.
Has anyone read any of these? They say mature content but the first one especially looks like 15 year olds on the cover... I have a hard time not judging books by their covers! The third book, Love Resolution, is only $0.98. |
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Next year it is going to be in New Orleans. If I can get a job, I am going to try and make it to that one. And stay at the hotel too this time. Last edited by auntykatkat; 05-02-2013 at 08:41 AM. |
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