Sara Edmonds | A Few Of My Favorites Of 2009

With winter here, I have often wished to be in a nice tropical locale for a few weeks. I realized though that while I was reading TWENTIES GIRL by Sophie Kinsella, that the best vacation is right in my own books.

As some of you may have read, I very rarely notice or need a lot of location in
the books I read. The one thing I do notice though, are the locations that if I
hit the lotto today, I would be on a jet plane in a minute.

I have always loved the way that Nora Roberts intertwines her characters and makes them one with the places they are. Her favorite far off locale is Ireland. TEARS OF THE MOON was one such book that after reading, made me want to go and spend some time in Ireland. Susan Elizabeth Phillips' novel, BREATHING ROOM, has my favorite all time location--Italy. Of course, being half Italian, I am always partial to anyone who can place the background setting of Italy into the story in such a way as I look forward to the next destination. Katie MacAlister sets her Aisling Grey series on the streets of London, with some nice traveling to other locations nearby. These are the types of vacations I like to take--great travel rates, distance is not a concern, and I never end up with jet lag. Always a good deal.

What are some of the favorite locales of your favorite authors. Do tell-

Sara Edmonds
DFW Tea Readers Group

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Re: Sara Edmonds | A Few Of My Favorites Of 2009

Some of my favorites this year
were According to Jane by
Marilyn Brant, Fire Me by Libby
Malin, and A Most Lamentable
Comedy by Janet Mullany.
(Margay Roberge 9:17am December 29, 2009)

On my favorite list this year are "Twisted Creek" by Jodi Thomas, "Amazon Ink" by Lori Devoti, and all 3 of Betty Hechtman's crochet mystery series.
(Kay Martinez 11:22am December 29, 2009)

Caridad's Sins of the Flesh, mark Haddon's the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, and all three of Steig Larsson's Dragon Tattoo
(Karin Tillotson 2:54pm December 29, 2009)

Some of my favorites: Broken Wing by Judith James, Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt, The Lover by Robin Schone, and Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
(Armenia Fox 3:46pm December 29, 2009)

The Wild Things by David Eggers & Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
(Mary Preston 6:26pm December 29, 2009)

I enjoyed Nalini Singh's Branded by Fire, Shiloh Walker's Hunter's Need, Julie Garwood's Sizzle and Nora Roberst's Black Hills
(Diane Sadler 7:19pm December 29, 2009)

Amenia- I didn't see the Robin Schone, and must go get it right away.

Diane- I got Nora's Black Hills for Christmas- the only reason it didn't make the list yet. But I will be reading it right away.
(Sara Edmonds 8:07pm December 29, 2009)

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