It is only for Kristie and Wendy I would get up early on a Saturday and drive to the post office. They have up wrap up posts today with contests! LOL hence my drive to the post office…
I would wrap but I am not done, this isn’t shocking I am always late. So expect some posts til Wednesdayish but will try to have the last contest posts up Sunday at least two more bet you can guess one of them (to close wed).
Unless we go ahead and update the template and it crashes (Did I mention I am somewhat cynical?) this western drive could go on for weeks… ::innocent blink::
It’s a Western Wrap Wendy Style
It’s a Western Wrap Kristie Style
Now on for some Harlequin Historical reckon…
Turner’s Woman by Jenna Kernan
I mention this book all the time and it is one that when Wendy finally read it – she didn’t like it near as much – we forgive her, she can’t be perfect. Why do I love this book so much? I mean it is sick, I have put it in the hands of more people than I can remember and noticed I have a copy to send to Renee! I adore Emma and didn’t hate Jake near as much as Wendy. And the setting… oh man the setting is just amazing. It is almost another character in the book. And the women you meet in the story, pretty much all kick ass. Loves it.
The rest I couldn’t decide on a book so I picked my fave authors and am giving you a few picks.
The Stranger by Elizabeth Lane or His Borrowed Bride
The book we are giving away is the most recent, His Substitute Bride. I admit I adore Quinn but I loved His Borrowed Bride (the first in the series). And The Stranger a hecka lot more than Gwen did. And good new is Elizabeth Lane has a novella coming out plus another story in the current series in March 2010. THEN another one… you can read deets here.
Carolyn Davidson is one of those authors I want to go back to Harlequin Historical. Her last HQN, Eden, was painful to read. The one before that not that much better, although unlike some I really enjoyed Redemption (her first HQN).
But her HH are (mostly) amazing. She is one of the authors who were on my reread spree at the beginning of 2009.
Maggie’s Beau
Loving Katherine
The Midwife
The Tender Stranger
The Wedding Promise – which ties into the HQN novel Redemption
There are more… The Seduction of Shay Devereaux, Runaway all awesome, hope the line sees her back soon
Do not know what to rec here. LOVE her books and omg her next, ALASKAN RENEGADE looks amazing. FAB cover. I WANT. So many to pick from but will say… something old and something newish *g*
Klondike Doctor (1st in Mountie series set in the Yukon Gold Rush) and The Doctor’s Homecoming (noted on her site that “has been reprinted. It’s part of a larger Close to Home Collection offered by Harlequin. It’s included in the fourth shipment. There are lots of popular authors included!” I did not know that but I recently read it for the first time.)
AND holy hell look what it sez on her site:
Kate’s also working on a novella for a Mail Order Bride anthology (title to be determined) with two of her favorite Western writers–Carolyn Davidson and Jillian Hart. Release date is spring 2010.
EVERYONE ssssssqqqqqqqquuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeee those are three of my fave authors all together!
Cheryl Reavis the author I shouldn’t even mention since I don’t think she is going to write for HH again. Moved to SSE line, prolly just to break my heart because it is all about me. They maybe hard to find, not sure, but Prisoner, The Forbidden Bride, & Bartered Bride are three of my faves.
I know you were expecting a different Cheryl but I think we have touched on her.
And three authors you read you might have missed these books were first published as HH:
Lawless by Nora Roberts – one of the few of hers I have read
Reckless Love by Elizabeth Lowell – another fave
trilogy I ::heart:::
Apache Summer by Heather Graham
Dark Stranger by Heather Graham
Rides A Hero by Heather Graham
Re: Turner’s Woman – I seriously wanted to have that heroine’s babies. OMG – LOVED her. And I’m glad you still find my review amusing 🙂
Cheryl Reavis is one of those rare writers where I enjoy her contemporaries just as much as her historicals. Of her contemporary SSEs – I really liked The Long Way Home and The Older Woman. Of her historicals? I think maybe The Bride Fair is my favorite.
Kate Bridges – One of her early books I really enjoyed was The Midwife’s Secret. I still have several of her Mountie books and The Doctor’s Homecoming in the TBR because I’m sick like that.
Carolyn Davidson: OMG – you do not want to know how many of her HHs I have. I should just provide you with a list, and you can tell me where I should start LOL
I have all of Kate Bridges books and I’ve read and enjoyed the ones I’ve read.
And can I just add a hug and a squeezes to you for your early Saturday morning mail run!!! ((hug)) (squeeze))
I have The Midwife’s Secret but haven’t read it yet. I know so wendy of me 😉
And you are welcome, hey it got some books out of my room as well. Sandy squeee’ed too cuz god knows she needs more books.
I was going to try and finish my reviews for The Redemption of MIcah by Beth Williamson (think you will like it and it has one of my most hated plots, to beat your gold mine, the ‘oh noes no memory’ but still really good book and I don’t recall liking the first in the series much) and Never Love a Lawman but uh I am way too drugged and making less sense than normal.
Even for me. When I can’t understand me tis time to unplug. Off to watch The Unborn and hope migraine goes away. lol and I don’t od
and yes I want that list *g*
I love Canadian settings. I should take a look at those Klondike stories.
When I saw you mention Turner’s Woman, I thought “why is that name familiar”, then I saw my name and realized YOU OWE ME A BOOK! Hehe. I’d completely forgotten about your promise to send it to me. But really I want, want , want it, so don’t forget or I’ll have to bug you 🙂 I agree completely with Wendy about Cheryl Reavis. Loved the Older Woman and The Long Way Home. I have read all her historicals you and Wendy listed and they were keepers with The Bartered Bride and The Bride Fair my favorites. I have read one Kate Bridges (The Surgeon) and was meaning to try another and those sound good. I’m so late on this whole Great Western Drive. I LUV westerns. I’m trying to catch up with all the posts and my wishlist is growing exponentially.