The Virgin of Clan Sinclair by Karen Ranney, Published by Avon Books on May 27, 2014, $5.49 Kindle on Amazon.com
Ellice loves to write and her novel about Lady Pamela and her Scottish lover would get her into loads of trouble in the wrong hands.When her mother Enid is goaded by the housekeeper that Ellice will never marry, it becomes her mission that it won't be true. This prompts Ellice to leave Drumvagen for Edinburgh and her friend Mairi. If Mairi will publish her novel, Ellice knows there will be scandal but she can live off the profits. Problems arise when she decides to stow away in a visiting carriage. A storm strands Ross Forster at Drumvagen and Ellice must escape, leaving behind her manuscript.
When Ross's groom brings it to him he is convinced that Ellice is an experienced woman and he takes liberties that he wouldn't normally take. Causing them to be caught twice and made to marry. But Ellice cannot connect marriage to Ross with love and erotic encounters in and out of the bedroom.
I have always loved historical romances and the world that Karen Ranney writes makes me want to move there. I can see myself reading this novel over and over again for a glimpse into this world. I'll also be buying The Devil of Clan Sinclair and The Witch of Clan Sinclair to get the stories of the other couples in this world.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Review: We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt
We Are The Goldens by Dana Reinhardt, Published May 27, 20014, Random House Children's Books, YA Fiction $10.19 Kindle on Amazon
Nell and Layla are sisters that share a secret and a love for soccer. Layla is older by one year but ahead in school by two. Nell is an incoming freshman beginning to realize that her sister who she was so close to is becoming distant and secrative. Nell makes the soccer team but is never quite sure if she earned it or if she got on because she is Layla's sister. Then you add Mr. Barr to the mix and all the rumors of him being involved with students inthe past, a different on each year no less. This year the rumors are slow to start.
Layla lies to her parents on numerous times and like good sister, once Nell puts two and two together, she covers. But once she is included in the secret and the lying, she questions everything, causing Layla to distance herself further. Nell wants to talk to her sister about things going on in her life but she can't. This makes Nell think she needs to tell someone what is going on with Layla.
This book is written like it's a diary or a letter from Nell to her sister in explanation of her actions. I loved their interactions as sisters and how they were typical sibling reactions. While the subject matter is mostly a student involved with a teacher, it also focuses on how rumors can effect lives and how others choose to believe them or not. I look forward to sharing this book with my teen daughters and discussing it with them. While I know it is fiction, it looks like it will be a great tool to discuss these types of situations with them.
Nell and Layla are sisters that share a secret and a love for soccer. Layla is older by one year but ahead in school by two. Nell is an incoming freshman beginning to realize that her sister who she was so close to is becoming distant and secrative. Nell makes the soccer team but is never quite sure if she earned it or if she got on because she is Layla's sister. Then you add Mr. Barr to the mix and all the rumors of him being involved with students inthe past, a different on each year no less. This year the rumors are slow to start.
Layla lies to her parents on numerous times and like good sister, once Nell puts two and two together, she covers. But once she is included in the secret and the lying, she questions everything, causing Layla to distance herself further. Nell wants to talk to her sister about things going on in her life but she can't. This makes Nell think she needs to tell someone what is going on with Layla.
This book is written like it's a diary or a letter from Nell to her sister in explanation of her actions. I loved their interactions as sisters and how they were typical sibling reactions. While the subject matter is mostly a student involved with a teacher, it also focuses on how rumors can effect lives and how others choose to believe them or not. I look forward to sharing this book with my teen daughters and discussing it with them. While I know it is fiction, it looks like it will be a great tool to discuss these types of situations with them.
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