Suggestions for Happy Endings?

jenieliser · 09-23-2010, 05:42 PM

I don't do well with sad endings. But something possessed me to read Message in a Bottle. I know, dumb, no really dumb. I cried-not a few tears, not ladylike sobs, we're talking ugly faced crying.
If anyone has any suggestions of a good happy ending book, preferably a love story, please pass them along. I have a tendency to get way too involved in what I read and I think I won't be able to stop thinking about Message in a Bottle until I start something new.
Thanks in advance!

desertgrandma · 09-23-2010, 05:51 PM

You need something to make you belly laugh.

Start with Janet Evanovich's "One for the Money" and continue thru the series.

ardeegee · 09-23-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

You need something to make you belly laugh.

I'm getting that by imagining the OP googling for "happy ending" and recoiling in horror.

desertgrandma · 09-23-2010, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

I'm getting that by imagining the OP googling for "happy ending" and recoiling in horror.

See, my mind didn't go down that road.......

Shayne Parkinson · 09-23-2010, 06:07 PM

Any of Jane Austen's books. A happy ending is guaranteed - for the heroine, anyway.

jenieliser · 09-23-2010, 07:25 PM

True! I am thinking I may read P&P...again.

Shayne Parkinson · 09-23-2010, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jenieliser

True! I am thinking I may read P&P...again.

I'm sure that'll cheer you up.

jamesread · 09-23-2010, 08:15 PM

I love the happy endings at massage parlors.

rudykerkhoven · 09-24-2010, 12:02 AM

You beat me to the joke about massage parlors...

jamesread · 09-24-2010, 12:18 AM

I wasn't joking though. I really do enjoy those.

Hatgirl · 09-24-2010, 06:41 PM

But I hate giving spoilers! If I tell you a book has a happy ending, I'll be telling you the ending... but if I don't tell you, you may never read the book.

Aaaah, my poor brain!

Shayne Parkinson · 09-24-2010, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatgirl

But I hate giving spoilers! If I tell you a book has a happy ending, I'll be telling you the ending... but if I don't tell you, you may never read the book.

Aaaah, my poor brain!

I know what you mean! I knew I could risk recommending Austen, but I didn't want to spoil anything more recent.

J. Strnad · 09-24-2010, 09:38 PM

For sure, don't read any book about a dog.

jdh · 09-30-2010, 01:59 AM

Here are three suggestions that I enjoyed, all with happy endings.
The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley
Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers

jenieliser · 09-30-2010, 06:55 AM

Thanks! I read some reviews of Framley Parsonage on Amazon, sounds good. I think I'll give it a go.

09-23-2010, 05:42 PM	#1
jenieliser Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 2136526 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Device: Kindle Oasis 2019, Kobo Libra H2O	Suggestions for Happy Endings? I don't do well with sad endings. But something possessed me to read Message in a Bottle. I know, dumb, no really dumb. I cried-not a few tears, not ladylike sobs, we're talking ugly faced crying. If anyone has any suggestions of a good happy ending book, preferably a love story, please pass them along. I have a tendency to get way too involved in what I read and I think I won't be able to stop thinking about Message in a Bottle until I start something new. Thanks in advance!

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desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	You need something to make you belly laugh. Start with Janet Evanovich's "One for the Money" and continue thru the series.

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Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Any of Jane Austen's books. A happy ending is guaranteed - for the heroine, anyway.

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jenieliser Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 2136526 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Device: Kindle Oasis 2019, Kobo Libra H2O	True! I am thinking I may read P&P...again.

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jamesread Banned Posts: 59 Karma: 22 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	I love the happy endings at massage parlors.

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jamesread Banned Posts: 59 Karma: 22 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: none	I wasn't joking though. I really do enjoy those.

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Hatgirl Addict Posts: 296 Karma: 955301 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony PRS-300, Sony PRS-T2, Kindle (7th Gen)	But I hate giving spoilers! If I tell you a book has a happy ending, I'll be telling you the ending... but if I don't tell you, you may never read the book. Aaaah, my poor brain!

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J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	For sure, don't read any book about a dog.

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jdh Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle3, Voyage	Here are three suggestions that I enjoyed, all with happy endings. The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers

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jenieliser Groupie Posts: 165 Karma: 2136526 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Device: Kindle Oasis 2019, Kobo Libra H2O	Thanks! I read some reviews of Framley Parsonage on Amazon, sounds good. I think I'll give it a go.