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Okay now give us the top 5 of her books to read. I have not read her.  |
My favorites are still her early Regencies, which came out in the early 1980's (maybe some late 1970's). As hannahai mentions, they are quite tame as far as sex goes, but I'm a sucker for a hopeless romance story line. Her favorite themes are horses, Yankees baseball (for which I have to forgive her
) and history (with just a bit more grounding in history, I think, than the traditional historical romance). There's also often a bit of mystery involved. She doesn't do series, although some characters occasionally get mentioned peripherally in other books.
The two which are still $0.99 at Amazon are two of my favorites, and probably good ones to try at that price, no idea how long it will last:
A London Season (which hannahai mentioned)
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http://www.amazon.com/London-Season-...dp/B00NE2VAP0/
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Lord Richard's Daughter (although I may lean towards this one because I adore all things Egyptian)
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http://www.amazon.com/Lord-Richards-.../dp/B00M3HFF4E
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Was society’s reigning beauty in love with adventure – or with England’s most notorious adventurer?
Lord Richard Wells, Duke of Crewe, had shocked the Regency world by sailing off to darkest Africa. Now, five years later, his lovely daughter, Julianne, returned to London with a story of her father’s tragic death and her own miraculous rescue by the notorious English adventurer, John Champernoun.
Little did aristocratic society suspect what really happened in Africa, nor did Julianne want the truth revealed. For Julianne was determined to leave her perilous past far behind, and find happiness in a supremely safe marriage to the splendidly handsome, wealthy, honorable and adoring Lord William Rutherford. But Julianne was about to learn that she knew more about the heart of the dark continent than she did about her own – when John Champernoun reentered her life to wake memories and desires as sharp-clawed as leopards and even more dangerous.
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My absolute favorite is
His Lordship's Mistress, which is $3.99 at Amazon US.
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http://www.amazon.com/His-Lordships-.../dp/B00LLI4X12
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These three are all fairly short, quick reads. Among the shorter early ones, I also really like
The American Duchess,
The Scottish Lord,
Margarita,
The Rebellious Ward, and
Fool's Masquerade. Well, I guess I just like them all!
Among her longer historicals, I like
The Arrangement, which is $2.99.
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http://www.amazon.com/Arrangement-Jo.../dp/B00J3CUAPQ
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I also like
Silverbridge a lot, which is a contemporary, but with flashbacks to the past. It's $2.99 from Hachette right now.
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http://www.amazon.com/Silverbridge-J.../dp/B001IZC3PG
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And as a pure contemporary, I'm quite fond of
High Meadow, which unfortunately is $8.89 from Hachette, which is a ridiculous price for a backlist title. Sigh!
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http://www.amazon.com/High-Meadow-Jo.../dp/B002ZDJZJM
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Kate Foley leads a quiet, hard-working life on her family's Connecticut horse farm, where she lives with her widowed mother and seven-year-old adopted son, Ben. With a heart hardened by distrust of men as well as an all-encompassing drive to care for her beloved family, Kate has little time or interest for romance. When Ben's father, a world-famous pitcher for the New York Yankees, makes a sudden and somewhat unlikely entrance into their lives, Kate greets this intrusion with grave suspicion. Daniel Montero is charming, handsome, and worldly, a Colombian with strong feelings for his family and his country. His love for his newly met son is matched only by his interest in beautiful, honest, and straightforward Kate. While Ben and Daniel launch a relationship, strong-willed Kate begins to open her heart. With a picturesque setting, well-developed and likable characters, and an engaging story line, Wolf's latest should be popular with readers who enjoy old-fashioned romance with a little contemporary spice. Catherine Sias
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