tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post1674361383198444197..comments2024-03-29T10:38:57.071-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Holiday Treasures - Tried and Truepjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-9295834536628366522012-04-27T23:28:23.041-04:002012-04-27T23:28:23.041-04:00The novel has a strong character focus, and the ro...The novel has a strong character focus, and the romance that follows is slow and emotional. Both are a mess of insecurities and grief and reluctant to indulge this attraction they feel. You could cut the tension between these two with a knife. Ashley is apprehensive about moving on from the first husband, who was also a childhood friend of hers, and about getting involved with a man while raisingLuxembourghttp://raisingselfesteem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-67148316998430137652010-12-01T19:49:56.931-05:002010-12-01T19:49:56.931-05:00I LOOOOOVE Cindy Miles! I "discovered" ...I LOOOOOVE Cindy Miles! I "discovered" her a few years ago with <i>Spirited Away</i> and have eagerly read everything she has out EXCEPT for this story! I'm thrilled! I'll be downloading this one tonight! THANKS!MonicaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378210063743391271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-89884711936519333042010-12-01T10:54:49.324-05:002010-12-01T10:54:49.324-05:00Librarypat said, There are many good ones, but the...Librarypat said, <i>There are many good ones, but the medieval and western historicals are my favorites.</i><br /><br />I have a special fondness for those too. Hope you enjoy the new ones you bought this year!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48289431169018305202010-12-01T10:53:08.013-05:002010-12-01T10:53:08.013-05:00Hope you enjoy them, Mary Ann! Thanks for stoppin...Hope you enjoy them, Mary Ann! Thanks for stopping by!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-52412447904647461612010-12-01T10:52:40.706-05:002010-12-01T10:52:40.706-05:00It doesn't ring a bell, Lindsay but it sounds ...It doesn't ring a bell, Lindsay but it sounds like something I'd enjoy reading.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-42157691992426874322010-12-01T10:51:58.281-05:002010-12-01T10:51:58.281-05:00Thanks for the recs, Laurie. I've heard good ...Thanks for the recs, Laurie. I've heard good things about <i>Miracle on I-40</i> but have never read it. I think I need to change that this year.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-71259194227178484822010-11-30T23:12:00.659-05:002010-11-30T23:12:00.659-05:00We have similar tastes, THE BRIDES OF CHRISTMAS i...We have similar tastes, THE BRIDES OF CHRISTMAS is one of my favorites. I'll have to dig through my keeper shelf to see if it is one of mine or one I borrowed from the library. A HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS was on my Wish List last year, but I never got it. Will have to look for it this year.<br />I have one shelf double stacked with just Christmas anthologies on it. There are many good ones, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-34646145145499676642010-11-30T22:06:12.021-05:002010-11-30T22:06:12.021-05:00Sure sounds like you have some great Christmas boo...Sure sounds like you have some great Christmas books on your list this time. Think I will have to check some of them out...Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09113089308173705123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-60126834117781329342010-11-30T14:43:16.519-05:002010-11-30T14:43:16.519-05:00Sorry PJ but I have no idea what the book was call...Sorry PJ but I have no idea what the book was called. The next year I went to the library to renew it and couldn't find it. The book looked quite old and it was about 15 years ago at least that I ran across it. I do remember that it was historical romance anthology and one was an old west story about a mother whose baby was saved by the man on Christmas morning. It didn't have any Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944042760313658572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-85221294988117370072010-11-30T09:01:23.244-05:002010-11-30T09:01:23.244-05:00Miracle on I 40 by Curtiss Matlock
a single waitr...Miracle on I 40 by Curtiss Matlock<br /> a single waitress with 2 kids who gets a ride with a scroogelike truck driver to visit her estranged parents for Christmas<br /><br />Bluebird Winter by linda Howard<br /><br />Jingle All the Way an anthology with a cute story by Nora Roberts with twins in it.Laurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-85414959633725548352010-11-29T15:20:33.284-05:002010-11-29T15:20:33.284-05:00One of my favorites is A SEASON OF ANGELS by Debbi...<i>One of my favorites is A SEASON OF ANGELS by Debbie Macomber. Just love it!</i><br /><br /><br />Gannon, I love all of Macomber's Angel books. She writes such wonderfully heartwarming stories.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-9681379112967624462010-11-29T15:11:41.866-05:002010-11-29T15:11:41.866-05:00Hi Janga! I wondered if this topic might lure you...Hi Janga! I wondered if this topic might lure you out of the dungeon.:-)<br />You have some great Christmas reading ahead of you!pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-28693328935471689232010-11-29T14:21:51.225-05:002010-11-29T14:21:51.225-05:00One of my favorites is A SEASON OF ANGELS by Debbi...One of my favorites is A SEASON OF ANGELS by Debbie Macomber. Just love it!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-40618949828525510282010-11-29T14:00:50.270-05:002010-11-29T14:00:50.270-05:00I just popped out of my deadline dungeon for a few...I just popped out of my deadline dungeon for a few minutes, but you know this is a topic I can't resist, PJ. Sad to say, I've done very little Christmas reading so far. I intend to make up for that next month. Among those I'll definitely be rereading are Marilyn Pappano's first two Bethlehem books, Jo Beverley's<i>A Christmas Angel and Winter Fire</i>, all Carla Kelly's Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-38953490832264938292010-11-29T12:51:58.991-05:002010-11-29T12:51:58.991-05:00Andrea, I think you'll enjoy it. Kay really i...Andrea, I think you'll enjoy it. Kay really is a very gifted writer. I spent almost a whole year tracking down her entire backlist after reading <i>A Christmas to Remember</i>.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-26334651313946946002010-11-29T12:31:32.886-05:002010-11-29T12:31:32.886-05:00Oh, PJ, the Kay Stockham book sounds sooooo good!!...Oh, PJ, the Kay Stockham book sounds sooooo good!!! I love an emotional read, so I'm going to have to look that one up. Thank you for these! :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-16705763852363269822010-11-29T12:18:46.172-05:002010-11-29T12:18:46.172-05:00Hi Scorpio! Thanks for two more to add to my list...Hi Scorpio! Thanks for two more to add to my list! :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-52764421733673913712010-11-29T11:24:44.555-05:002010-11-29T11:24:44.555-05:00Ya know...I don't think I have ever read a Chr...Ya know...I don't think I have ever read a Christmas set romance before. Thanks for the rec's.<br /><br />Two others that caught my eye recently are: Lauren Willig's, The Mischief of the Mistletoe and Mary Balogh's, A Christmas Promise. I'll be picking these up on my next book run.Scorpio M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14220703314400620519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-41032093247739313492010-11-29T10:25:22.300-05:002010-11-29T10:25:22.300-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Kay! I'm so happy to ...Thanks for stopping by, Kay! I'm so happy to hear that you're writing another Christmas book and keeping my fingers crossed that it will be out next year! :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-13637263662058866102010-11-29T09:24:28.408-05:002010-11-29T09:24:28.408-05:00Thanks for recommending A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER, P...Thanks for recommending A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER, PJ! I have to admit it's one of my favorites. I love Christmas stories (am working on one right now, actually) so I'll definitely check out the other recommendations. <br /><br />Have a wonderful Monday!<br /><br />Kay<br />www.kaystockham.comKay Stockhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418602778263208566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-17112461263463786452010-11-29T06:49:27.235-05:002010-11-29T06:49:27.235-05:00Hi MJ! Thanks for the recommendation. I just che...Hi MJ! Thanks for the recommendation. I just checked out the description of <i>Santa's Angels</i> and it sounds like just the type of Christmas romance I love. Amazon has it and, as luck would have it, I happen to have a balance on a gift card that I've been itching to spend! *g*<br /><br />I loved <i>A Marine for Christmas</i>! My review of it was posted here Nov. 18th.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-5143079980168534372010-11-29T06:44:15.100-05:002010-11-29T06:44:15.100-05:00More to add to the stash, Dianna! *g*More to add to the stash, Dianna! *g*pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-70796741185243896422010-11-29T06:43:52.704-05:002010-11-29T06:43:52.704-05:00Helen, a couple of them are still available and, h...Helen, a couple of them are still available and, hopefully, you can find the others through a used book site or store.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-54927636024416212952010-11-29T06:40:10.620-05:002010-11-29T06:40:10.620-05:00I'd read romance novels before but it was when...<i>I'd read romance novels before but it was when I accidentally picked up a Romance Christmas anthology that I really got into the genre.</i><br /><br />Lindsay, we're glad that anthology brought you to Romance...and to us! Do you remember which one it was?pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-82212902007889232192010-11-29T06:38:52.141-05:002010-11-29T06:38:52.141-05:00One of my favorite stories is Nancy Warren's &...<i>One of my favorite stories is Nancy Warren's "Nutcracker Sweet" from the Jingle Bell Rock anthology.</i><br /><br />Jane, I have that anthology! I haven't unpacked it yet but it'll make an appearance sometime between now and Christmas. :)pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.com