Need a Book Rec......

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Need a Book Rec......
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Sun, 06-12-2005 - 5:06pm

Ok, I'm not a super fast reader -- but part of that is that I must be interested in what I read.

I would really like some suggestions here on Summer Reading:

I like any type of book. Here are some books/movies I like, so maybe it'll make you think of some good suggestions that I might find at my bookstore.

I like some mystery --- not much horror.
I like stuff like Sylvia Browne's "mystic" writing.
I like sex.
I like romance.
I'm a Mom at Home at heart -- so I love domestic or farm or estate settings......
I loved the movies like: Steel Magnolias, Fried Green Tomatoes, Beaches.

Maybe something with a unique message????

Thanks!!!!! Really looking forward to your ideas!

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Sun, 06-12-2005 - 5:35pm

Well I have a few books I liked a lot.

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Mon, 06-13-2005 - 5:11pm

You would probably enjoy Jeanne Ray's books - they're just really nice little books with great characters. "Julie & Romeo" was the first & a sequel to it has just come out. The others are stand-alones (at least for now) Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum books are really fun & a bit sexy. "One for the Money" is the first in that series. You might also enjoy the "Stella the Stargazer" series by Christine T. Jorgensen. I think the first one was "You Bet your Life". They're funny, sort of psychic, mysteries. If you liked the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes", you may like that & other Fannie Flagg books. Also the book that "Beaches" was based on or other books by Iris Ranier Dart. Susan Isaacs is also good - she wrote "Compromising Positions" which was made into a movie with Susan Sarandon years ago. Also Olivia Goldsmith, who wrote "First Wives Club".

Liz

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Mon, 06-13-2005 - 5:30pm
I think you'll really love Adriana Trigiani's BIG STONE GAP, BIG CHERRY HOLLER, + MILK GLASS MOON, if you havent read them already :)
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Mon, 06-13-2005 - 8:22pm
You may also like the Mitford series by Jan Karon. They take place in Mitford, North Carolina,a small mountain town with rector Father Tim being the main character along with the other folks in town.
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Tue, 06-14-2005 - 3:56am
If you like mystery, sex, romance and mystic stuff you'd probably enjoy some of Nora Roberts newer books. She wrote the 'Key Trilogy' and that was terrific. Also the 'Three Sister's Island Trilogy'. I read a single book of hers called 'Midnight Bayou' and it was about a ghost haunting an old mansion. I'm reading 'Carolina Moon' and it is really good. You might also like her newest trilogy. Only two books are out yet. They are set in a garden center/nursery on the grounds of a big old mansion that is also haunted by a ghost of a woman who hates men. The first book is called, 'Blue Dahlia' and the second one just came out and is called 'Black Rose'. All of these books have elements of mystical things happening as well as some mystery and romance. Enjoy!
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Tue, 06-14-2005 - 7:07am

I think you've got quite a list already:) I will just say that most of the recommendations have been great. Nora Roberts would definitely hold your interest and has as Celeste said everything you are looking for:) If you liked "Beaches" try the book by Iris Rainer Dart and she wrote a sequel called "Beaches II: I'll Be There" You might also enjoy "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris. I would also recommend "Blessed are the Cheesemakers" by Kate Lynch. Olivia Goldsmith is wonderfully funny. If you enjoy Catherine Coulter you might also want to try Kay Hooper she does a lot with mystery/supernatural as does Barbara Michaels.

Most of us could go on all day-- can you tell?

Please stop by and let us know which books you discovered and if any of our ideas helped:)


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Tue, 06-14-2005 - 7:38am

If you like "mystic" writing, do you like fantasy?


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Tue, 06-14-2005 - 7:44am

WOW!!
Thanks to all here for your recs.

Now, my problem is selecting WHICH one to read first!!!!!!!!!

Who thinks their rec is the ULTIMATE BEST????????

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Tue, 06-14-2005 - 11:16am

Welcome, CatsJamJams (great screen name *g*)


We are so glad you stopped by ... please make yourself right at home, find a comfy chair and surf around the board ... your comments are most welcome!


The gals have given you a super list ... my votes for my personal favorites mentioned are:


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Tue, 06-14-2005 - 1:45pm
Well, now you've done it!

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