April's Affections and Intrigues: Love and Mystery Bloom

Elaine Carlini-Davis

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Re: Bikers and Pearls (6:21pm November 11, 2013):

When I was in 3rd grade, there was an incident in my Catholic elementary school that involved my sister. I was so traumatized by what happened and how others treated me, I forgot how to read. I had been a good reader up until then. My next door neighbor who was the principal of the local public school, offered to tutor me in the evening. She taught me using a phonetic approach. Well, it was as if she opened a new world for me. I started reading everything I could get my hands on in my school's small library, the public school's larger library, and the branch library in Niagara Falls. I loved science (especially botany) and folk tales. I read a book a day well into graduate school, stayed a copious reader all my life, and when I retired from teaching, went back to reading a book a day. It is my passion!

Re: What the Bride Wore (1:31am August 30, 2013):

Hi. I finished reading two books I loved this past week : "Love and Other Scandals" by Caroline Linden and "Once Upon a Tartan" by Grace Burrows. Both were well written with characters that I'll remember for a while. I love historical romance! My spouse and I listened to "The Cuckoo's Calling" when we returned from up north this week. J. K. Rowling has written an interesting mystery, but every other word was "fucking". I couldn't stand it. Maybe I love historical romance because the characters don't constantly use crude language. :-)

Re: The Survivor (1:12am March 5, 2013):

Become friends with some neighbors. Watch out for each other's homes. When I go on a trip and neighbors ask if they can do anything for us, I tell them to call the police if they see a truck in the driveway. :-)

Re: Treacherous Temptations (8:43pm February 9, 2013):

This sounds very interesting. The real person you used for inspiration was one determined woman!

Re: Christmas On Mimosa Lane (10:35pm November 8, 2012):

Tinker Bell
My family sings carols after Christmas Eve supper and before Midnight Mass. The youngest child chooses the first song and sings the first verse. Everyone joins in for the other verses. We progress to the oldest person. We sing for at least a couple of hours. It's so much fun. :-)

Re: Just One Season In London (4:15pm July 12, 2011):

That sounds like a big jump from contemporaries to historicals. I hope you are successful in it.
The cover is gorgeous.

Re: The Dark Enquiry (11:55pm June 27, 2011):

Silent in the Grave is a great book. It hooked me into Lady Julia's world and Brisbane's, too. This has been a fabulous series. My husband and I have downloaded the first four on our iPods and listened to them on trips. We discuss them and really enjoy them. I can't wait to read this new one.

Re: Never A Gentleman (10:10pm April 26, 2011):

I haven't read "Never a Gentleman", but it sounds like a book I would like a lot. I get irritated when a book features a plain heroine and a fancy hairdo and lovely clothes make her gorgeous. It seems very superficial. Now, it's okay with me if her intelligence, kindness, and inner beauty transform her in the hero's eyes into a beauty. That makes sense to me.

I hope NAG is very successful.

Re: Emily And Einstein (7:45pm March 10, 2011):

Her name is Jordan.

Re: What I Did For A Duke (7:22pm March 10, 2011):

I'm looking forward to finding out what Genevieve did for the Duke! It will be soon.

Re: At Hidden Falls (6:13pm January 25, 2011):

I have loved reading books for as long as I remember. I love romances because no matters what happens, I can expect a HEA. :-)

Re: The Best Laid Plans (5:51pm January 25, 2011):

Sienna Post

Re: The Viking's Captive (7:18pm December 19, 2010):

Hi Sandra,
The books I've read have been lots of fun to read. One of my favorites is "Truly, Madly Viking".
Merry Christmas!

Re: Desire Me (11:06am June 8, 2010):

I've been on a road rally. It sounds similar.
I loved the excerpt and look forward to reading the book.

Re: On Folly Beach (11:09am May 18, 2010):

Hi. You're a new writer for me. This book sounds intriguing. I'll look for it.
elainec

Re: Love in Translation (9:55pm December 14, 2009):

In 1972 my roommate and I spent nine and a half weeks in Europe, visiting eight countries. The first four went pretty well with a phase book in hand. I was good in math and changing money worked out okay. This was before pocket calculators. By the fifth country, I wasn't so fast with language or money. By the end of the trip I was glad to come home to speak a language I didn't have to think about first. I was broke so I didn't have much money to think about. :-)

Good luck with your book. It sounds interesting.

Re: The Cowboy From Christmas Past (9:27pm November 30, 2009):

If I had to make the turkey for Thanksgiving it would have been a disaster! Making the pies was enough. One was good; the other just so-so. A friend invited us one year and made a turkey tenderloin each , baked with stuffing in the pan. That was perfect - no leftovers. Simple and delicious.
Happy Holidays, Tina,

Re: Take Me For A Ride (12:52pm November 25, 2009):

You're a new writer for me. The series sounds interesting.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, too.

Re: Captive of Sin (11:28pm November 24, 2009):

A favorite tortured hero for me is Gareth Lloyd in Liz Carlyle's "Never Deceive a Duke". His painful past started from his childhood.
Gideon is terrific and a very caring man. I was crazy about him, too.

Re: Santa Honey (8:13pm October 25, 2009):

Hi Sandra,
This blog has been enlightening to me. I'm not an e-book reader and had no idea about piracy of books. That's really unfortunate. I love historicals and I also like to hold the book in my hand and I reread my favorites. If publishing companies fold or writers I buy don't get published, I will be very unhappy. I hope something can be done to stop this piracy.
I'll look forward to your upcoming historical.

Re: Finger Lickin' Fifteen (7:40pm October 24, 2009):

Niagara Falls was more than 50% Italian when I grew up there. I'm half Italian and half Slovak and really feel at home with Stephanie Plum in the Burg, although she's Italian and Hungarian desent.

Re: The Promise (8:39pm October 11, 2009):

There are some writers that I have searched for and paid big bucks for their back list books. Then I take the time to read them in order. Jo Beverley wrote some fine books in the early 90's and reading those got me to reread all her Malloren books again. It was a terrific reading experience.
Most writers' books from much earlier don't stand up to the later ones. There are a lot of fine writers out their now. I'm glad I'm retired! I can read for eight hours a day. :-)

Re: A Hollywood Ending (8:27pm October 11, 2009):

Madeline Hunter has been terrific right from the start. "By Arrangenment", her first book, is wonderful. I reread it regularly. I also read Liz Carlyle's, Eloisa James' and Jo Beverley's books as soon as they come out. There are many fine writers out there. New writers, Sherry Thomas and Meredith Duran, have pushed the boundries of historical romance and I devour their books.

Re: A Christmas Ball (8:41pm September 23, 2009):

This has been fun. My favorite holiday food is a Italian cookie called "pizzelle". I make pecan pizzelles in the iron I received as a wedding present 28 years ago from two Italian girlfriends. They're paper thin and crisp and not too sweet.
One of my least favorite foods is also a traditional cookie - biscotti, but only the anise flavored ones. I like anise in other things, but not in the cookies.

Re: The Trouble With J.J. (7:47pm September 7, 2009):

I was drawn to Easterbrook, too. I just knew there was more to him and with his background.
I just finished Laura Lee Guhrke's "With Seduction in Mind" and Sebastian Grant is definitely a bad boy. Whew!!!

Re: Nothing But Scandal (12:04pm August 7, 2009):

Sounds like an interesting book.

Re: Swimsuit (8:55pm July 17, 2009):

These books are new to me. They sound interesting.

Re: Killer Cuts (10:52pm May 4, 2009):

May books look to break my budget again. In April I bought seven new books and about ten used at a library sale. Your contest sounds great!

Re: Flipping Out (10:21pm April 4, 2009):

What interesting prizes you are giving. Your columns are, too.
Elaine C.

Re: Vexing The Viscount (6:16pm February 14, 2009):

"Vexing the Viscount" has some of my favorite elements in a novel : a bright, intelligent heroine, a gorgeous hero, a search for antiquities, and witty dialogue. What a terrific combination!