Words & Whimsy June 2021 Reading Challenge

Hosted by Words and Whimsy Reading Challenge on Facebook

Theme: Queer as F*ck

Team: Pan-tastic

Final Score: Team -  3rd Place,  6,221 points; Individual - 6th Place, 289 points

Updated: 6/8/2021

Completed: 6/28/2021

20 Points

LGBT Cue: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (finished 6/10/21)

Bi-Conic: The Beast by Katee Robert (finished 6/7/21)

Genderal Knowledge: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (finished 6/4/21)

Follow the Rainbow: Love in Color by Bolu Babalola (finished 6/24/21)

10 Points

Let Me Be Perfectly Queer: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (finished 6/17/21)

Show Your Pride: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (finished 6/21/21)

Diverse as the Universe: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell (finished 6/28/21)

Sounds Gay, I'm In: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (finished 6/15/21)

5 Point Books

5 Points Per Book With LGBTQ+ Author/Character

1 Point Freebies

Snow White: The Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan (finished 6/7/21)

Instagram Prompts 

Days 1-2: Set Your TBR

Days 3-5: Love is Technicolor (book with a rainbow)

Days 6-8: I'm Coming Out (come out story)

Days 9-11: Hate is Inhuman (show us a love story)

Days 12-14: An Act of Bravery (story about bravery)

Days 15-17: Love Has No Gender (book that represents diverse gender)

Days 18-20: Only Your Spirit Defines You (show your rainbow spirit)

Days 21-23: Gay Rights Are Human Rights (LGBTQ main character)

Days 24-26: Sparkle, Baby (sparkle, glitter, metallics)

Days 27-28: Favorite Book of the Month

Mini Challenge (Completed All)

Set Your TBR

Life is Sweet - make a rainbow dessert

Know Your History - read about the Stonewall Riots

Done, read about it on Wikipedia and in a picture book at my boyfriend's place

Read a 3 Degrees Challenge Prompt

Make a Pride Themed Flag From Books

Complete the Charity Challenge

Show and Tell - watch the Words & Whimsy Pride panel

Tune In - make an LGBTQ inspired playlist

Read a Book By a Trans Author

Recommend a Diverse Read

Charity Challenge

Donated to the Grand Rapids Pride Center and shared to Facebook

Words & Whimsy May 2021 Reading Challenge

 Hosted by Words and Whimsy Reading Challenge on Facebook

Theme: "Folk of the Air"

Team: The Palace of Elfhame

Final Score: Team - 2nd Place, 10,187 points; Individual - Rank 12, 130 points

Updated: 6/8/2021

Completed: 5/28/2021

20 Points

Become Something to Fear: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Since I Can't Be Better, I'll Be Worse: Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

I Don't Take Commands From Mortals: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Nice Things Don't Happen in Story Books: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

10 Points

I Want To Tell You So Many Lies: Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert

My Villain, My Darling, My God: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

Crave A Little Violence: The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

By You, I Am Forever Undone: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

5 Point Books

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (finished after May 28)

5 Points per Author of Asian descent

Instagram Prompts (Completed All)

Days 1-2: Set Your TBR

Days 3-5: He's Flint, You're Tinder

Days 6-8: Love Is a Noble Cause

Days 9-11: Guard Your Mortal Heart

Days 12-14: All Forests Are Magic

Days 15-17: When His Blood Falls, Things Grow

Days 18-20: How Does It Feel To Be Stuck in a Fairy Tale?

Days 21-23: I Am What You Made Me

Days 24-26: Faeries Can't Lie

Days 27-28: Best Book of the Month

Mini Challenge (Completed All)

Set Your TBR

Make a Faerie Door

Design and Name a Crown

Watch a W&W Author Chat

Done

Read a Fae Book

Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

Complete the Charity Challenge

Done

Take Part in a Buddy Read

Read Ariadne by Jennifer Saint with a buddy

Make a Fae Inspired Cocktail

Complete the IG Challenge

Done

Best Book of the Month

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Charity Challenge

Donated to Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC and shared to Facebook

May 2021 Star Wars Readathon

 Hosted by Breakeven Books on Youtube

Team: Light Side

Updated: 6/8/2021

Completed: 5/31/2021

Light Side (Read 5) Read 4 plus 1 Neutral

Jedi Council: sequel of book in a series

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

Force Spirit: paranormal elements

The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

Healing: favorite genre

Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

Knowledge: one of oldest books on your TBR pile/shelf

Cleansed: white cover

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

Neutral Side (sub any one for Light or Dark side prompt)

Force Sensitive: main character with special abilities

The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

Force Vision: past or future (sci fi or historical fiction)

Midi-chlorian: middle grade

Telekinesis: book you think will move you

Lightsaber: cover is your favorite color

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (red)

Dark Side (read 5) Read 2 plus 1 neutral

Rule of Two: duology

Lightning: under 350 pages

A Worthy Opponent by Katee Rober

Force Vision Manipulation: political intrigue or royalty

Seduction: romance

Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert

Corrupted: black cover

Companions (Read 1 per side) Read 1 light side and 1 dark side

Allies (Light Side)

Rebel Alliance: book with rebellion

Resistance: least favorite genre

Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie (non-fiction)

Bounty Hunters (Neutral)

Contract Kill: recommendation

Minions (Dark Side)

Galactic Empire: over 500 pages

First Order: first book in a series

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

The Chosen One (Read 1) Did not complete

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 

April 2021 Mythothon

 Hosted by Foxes and Fairy Tales

Team: Merlin

Updated: 6/8/2021

Completed: 

Prompts

Group Prompt - Read a book with a witch or wizard: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

King Arthur - featuring royalty: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni (read in May)

Sir Lancelot - favorite author: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey (read in May)

Sir Gawain - color green on cover or in title: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Sir Percival - shiny cover: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Sir Bors - sequel: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (read in May)

Sir Lamorak - under-hyped: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Sir Kay - significant sibling relationship: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (read in May)

Sir Gareth - recent addition to TBR: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Sir Bedivere - something pointy on the cover: Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie (read in May)

Sir Galahad - title starts with a "G": 

Sir Tristan - romance that should be legendary: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Sir Gaheris - audiobook or read part of story aloud: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Camelot - place you've never visited: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Group book: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

2020/2021 Retellings Reading Challenge

 Hosted by Cornerfolds, for 2020, but started it in 2021.

1) German Myth/Fairy Tale: 

2) 1001 Nights: Desperate Measures by Katee Roberts (finished in February 2021)

3) Sherlock Holmes: 

4) Debut Author: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (finished in April 2021)

5) Goodreads Award Winner: 

6) Edgar Allen Poe: 

7) Sirens or mermaids: 

8) Jane Austen: 

9) Set in Space: 

10) PoC Author: 

11) King Arthur: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (finished in April 2021)

12) African Myth/Fairy Tale: 

13) 500+ Pages: 

14) Phantom of the Opera/Les Mis: 

15) Middle Grade/Graphic Novel: 

16) Mulan: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (finished March 2021)

17) Mythical Creature on the Cover: 

18) Villain Origin Story: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (finished April 2021)

19) South American Myth/Fairy Tale: 

20) Author Duo: Tin by Candace Robinson and Amber Duell (finished January 2021)

21) Dracula/Frankenstein: 

22) 2020 Release: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey (finished May 2021)

23) Hades and Persephone: 

24) Own Voices: 

Read Harder Challenge 2021

 Hosted by Book Riot

Updated: 12/28/21

1) One you've been intimidated to read: Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

2) Non-fiction about anti-racism: 

3) Non-European novel in translation: 

4) LGBTQ+ history book: 

5) Genre novel by Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: 

6) Fanfic: 

7) Fat-positive romance: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn; Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

8) Romance by a trans or nonbinary author: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

9) Middle grade mystery: The Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn

10) SFF anthology edited by PoC: 

11) Food memoir by PoC: 

12) Work of investigative non-fiction by PoC: 

13) Book with cover you didn't like: The Beast by Katee Robert

14) Realistic YA not set in the US/UK/Canada: 

15) Memoir by Latinx author: 

16) Own voices book about disability: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

17) Own voices YA with Black main character not about Black pain: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn; Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

18) Book by/about non-western world leader: 

19) Historical fiction with PoC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

20) Book of nature poems: 

21) Children's book centering disabled character but not their disability: 

22) Book set in the Midwest: 

23) Book that demystifies a common mental illness: 

24) Book featuring beloved pet where pet doesn't die: Megabat by Anna Humphrey

Bonus task: complete all tasks with LGBTQ+ authors

Once Upon A Time Books

I've been quickly working my way through the Once Upon A Time books written by Cameron Dokey, Suzanne Weyn, Tracy Lynn, Debbie Viguie, and Nancy Holder. They are a collection of retold fairy tales and folk tales. I love that sort of thing and so was tempted to bring home as many as I could from the library even though they are Young Adult fiction. Here's my take on the ones I have read so far:

Belle by Cameron Dokey is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. This story actually stays relatively true to the Grimm's version of events, where the family (here Belle, her two older sisters, and both parents) appear to lose their fortune due to ships lost at sea and are forced to move out of the city and into the countryside. To get to their new cottage they must pass through an enchanted wood. At some point news comes that not all the ships may be lost and so the father rides back to town. He asks each daughter what she would like and the youngest tells him that she wants a piece of wood from an enchanted tree to carve. The Beast catches the father trespassing and stealing a branch from the enchanted tree and makes him promise to send his youngest daughter to the castle or come back himself in exchange for sparing the father's life.

I thought the adaptation was interesting because in the Grimm version, I don't remember the mother ever being in the picture. Also, Cameron portrays the two older sisters as being inhumanly beautiful and Belle has doubts about her own beauty when compared to these two paragons. She also writes Belle as having a gift for knowing what a piece of wood will hold and then carving what she sees. These are the little author's liberties that make the book an adaptation rather than sticking with the story. I also thought it was neat that the author keeps the rose garden on the Beast's estate like in the original fairy tale, but doesn't have Belle asking for a rose to plant.

Before Midnight was also written by Cameron Dokey. The book starts out with Cendrillon being born and her mother dying in childbirth. Her father comes home several weeks later with a male child of unknown origin and tells the housekeeper to raise both of them and that he never wants to see his daughter who killed his beloved wife and the male child only when he requests that he come to court. The male child is called Raoul, and he and Cendrillon grow up together on this far away estate. At some point Cendrillon wishes for a stepmother and two stepsisters. Unexpectedly her father remarries and sends his new wife and stepdaughters back to his estate, and although at first they treat Cendrillon like a servant, when she finally reveals who she really is, the daughter of the house, they actually end up loving each other.

There were several really interesting twists and turns to the classic story. No fairy godmother, but plenty of wishes coming true. The fact that the stepmother and stepsisters end up loving Cendrillon is interesting as well, as is the twist of who Raoul really is. You'll just have to read the book to find out.

The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn is a retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. It's actually a really interesting mixture of the King Arthur legend, where Vivienne is the Lady of the Lake and also the mother of the twelve girls. She forges Excalibur and gives it to King Arthur only to be imprisoned in an underground lake by Morgan Le Fay. Her daughters slowly grow up in the mansion their father has built over where the lake used to be and won't let them out. Rowena, the youngest, has her mother's gift of sight and finally finds her mother's scrying bowl when sneaking into the woods one night. With this, she figures out what may have happened to her mother and the sisters find their way to the underground lake. Morgan Le Fay intervenes and casts an illusion on the girls so that they dance each night away instead of wondering about their mother. The story also features Sir Bedivere of Arthurian Legend who is trying to find Vivienne to return Excalibur to her after Arthur's death and he and Rowena end up falling in love. He takes the place of the weary soldier who figures out where the girls are going in the original tale.

I thought it was an incredibly clever way to explain why the girls were dancing each night away and why they were imprisoned by their father in the first place. I love that Suzanne tied the story into a particular time period instead of just leaving it in some fairy tale world limbo. I also liked the way she ties in the golden and silver trees from the original story.

Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

Another book by Terry Pratchett, which I actually finished right before starting Wyrd Sisters from my previous post. On Discworld, the fantasy world that Pratchett created to "play" in, a lot of ideas have personifications shaped by the way humans think of those ideas. In this case, Death, one of my favorite characters of the series, has a "body" and a persona that has been created by the way people image death to look. Which is why Death is a skeleton wearing a black hooded robe, carrying a scythe, and speaking in all capital letters. He can also only be seen by the magically inclined, small children, and people who don't know that you shouldn't be able to see Death. The book Reaper Man starts out with the Auditors (beings that Pratchett calls the "bean counters of the universe") deciding that death is a messy part of being alive and therefore figure out a way to kill Death.

Death knows when to collect a soul because he has all of these "life timers," hourglasses that when the sand runs out so does your life force. Suddenly one appears that is labeled "Death" and because Death finally has time to spend, he decides to go off and use his last weeks of life taking a holiday. Of course that means that there is no one fulfilling his role of taking away the souls of the newly departed, the spirit world starts filling up with uncollected souls, and the life force is building up. And of course, it's Pratchett, so general hilarity and chaos ensues.

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett

I just finished reading [make that devoured] Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. If you're into satire, fantasy, or "That Scottish Play" [yes, I'm a theater geek, what of it] you might like this book too. Basic plotline: King gets assassinated, evil duke takes over throne, three witches try to make things right again. Enter playwriting dwarves, someone so crazy he's sane, a Fool who hates being a Fool, and Pratchett's trademark hilarity and you get a pretty epic story.

For everyone who has not made any forays into Pratchett's Diskworld series, you're in for a treat. The whole premise of his series is that there is a flat world on the back of four elephants which in turn are standing on the back of a giant turtle floating through space. There is of course plenty of magic, many unlikely heroes, a benevolent tyrant, a city watch made up of persons dead and alive, and other antics. I highly suggest any one of his books.

30 Days of Truth- Day 17

Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.

So I totally started this post yesterday, but I could not think of a single book I've read that has changed my views on something. This is not because I've read so few books, but because I've read so many. The local library loves me (probably in part because I sometimes don't have time to return books, thereby racking up large amounts in overdue fees). I'm starting to think the librarians know me by sight. Our living room is only not called a library because of the presence of our computers, dining room table, and currently our bed (it's too hot to sleep in our bedroom, unfortunately, so we dragged our mattress into the living room where we have a window unit). I guess other people would have just bought a second window unit, but when you have to pay an additional $75 a month for the privilege of being able to sleep at night, I'll drag that mattress anywhere. But I'm getting off topic.

Well, let's examine my choice of reading materials in a given month:

Historical fiction, romance, wedding books (which should stop after September), etc.

There's not a whole lot of non-fiction or classical lit to be had, except what I was forced to read in school. Unfortunately, since they were "required" reading, I honestly couldn't tell you too much about any of them. Maybe, and this is a big maybe, the book One River by Wade Davis changed my views about what to do about isolated indigenous populations in the rainforest a tiny bit. It's always been my opinion that progress requires wealth (which to me equates with currency) and certain rights, but reading this book showed me that some indigenous populations may be happier not being found. If all you know in life is that food should be shared with the rest of the community or that a psychedelic trip is not only legal but essential to a religious experience, etc. then who am I to walk in and tell them otherwise. Aren't most people happy with what they have until someone tells them to someone else has more?

Should they have the right to modern technology, especially health care? Do the women have just as much right to be equal members of society (which is not to say that they aren't already)? All of these rights I assume are a necessity to the rest of the world, what if they're just the product of our society? What makes us "civilized," and them "savages?" Just our mind-set. I've had this same problem while reading accounts of early settlers and missionaries in the United States or traders and missionaries in the Far East. What was wrong with just leaving them be to pursue their own culture or religion? Were they really better off in the long-run with the Western notions of wealth and power, did it make any difference at all? Clearly I have more questions than answers. But it's a question that has bothered me and that this book made me question.

Nook

I brought the first batch of books to the library. One whole backpack full and a bag, and still it looks like I haven't even made a dent. Well, I guess I'll be repeating that excercise this Saturday and probably next Saturday as well.

I did end up buying a Nook. So far I'm really happy with it, especially since I can play Sudoku and Chess on it. So far Nook- 1, Anna- 1 in Chess. I've also downloaded one free book onto it (and got rid of one of the books on my bookshelves) from Google's Project Gutenberg and one book that I'd been oggling in the store and refrained from buying.

In other news, I managed to get the information from my external hard drive back via the Geek Squad at Best Buy. I had to buy a new external hard drive, and I have not in fact checked to make sure everything was safe and sound, but it has all of our digital pictures on it since we got a digital camera. And I don't have a backup of those pictures anywhere. So I'm hoping that it did work.

Donating Books

Since no one has expressed an interest in my books, I will be donating them to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC. It's going to take a few trips, because there's a rather large amount of books sitting in my living room waiting to be taken away, but in the end it should be worth it. Already my bookshelves have lost that "about to collapse" look and now look more inviting to the beginning browser. I've also been playing with the idea of buying a Nook or other eReader. Does anyone have any suggestions on which one to buy?

That way I can load some of the romance novels and other fluff on my bookshelves into the eReader, and get rid of the actual books. Much easier to cart around in my purse too. I'll never get rid of the books by my favorite authors, or some of our reference books, but I don't feel any particular connection to books in general. I just like having them there if I want to reread one of them. Hence why the nook would be a perfect space saver.

Free Books

I have been thinking about down-sizing my life for some time now. My DH complains almost constantly about the sheer number of books I own, every time the subject of a move comes up. So I have finally decided to do something about it. I'm certainly not going to be giving up my library, but I will be getting rid of some books I've never read, never plan to read, have read once but don't plan on reading again, bought mostly because of school or bought because they were cheap or even free. So, I pass them on to whoever wants them, and I shall be donating the rest to my favorite library. Of course, if you would like one or more of them, you'll have to pick them up here in DC. I have included the ISBN numbers, because it's the easiest way to search Amazon.com for information like what edition it is, etc.

The Crystal Rose- Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (ISBN 0-671-87648-1)
Gods, Demigods & Demons: An Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology- Bernard Evslin (ISBN 0-590-41448-8)
The Picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde (ISBN Unknown)
Major Problems in American History Since 1945- Robert Griffith and Paula Baker (ISBN 0-395-86850-5)
Espanol 2000- Nieves Garcia Fernandez and Jesus Sanchez Lobato (ISBN 84-7143-446-6) (SPANISH)
Culture, Communication and Conflict- Gary Weaver (ISBN 0-536-61343-5)
Blood Red Sunset- Ma Bo (ISBN 0-14-015942-8)
The Poisonwood Bible- Barbara Kingsolver (ISBN 0-06-017540-0)
Golf for Dummies- Gary McCord (ISBN 0-471-76871-5)
Understanding Research Methods- Mildred Patten (ISBN 1-884585-47-7)
Computers- Larry Long and Nancy Long (ISBN 0-13-140581-0)
Sophie's World- Jostein Gaarder (ISBN 0-425-15225-1)
Reckless Heart- Madeline Baker (ISBN 0-8439-4527-3)
California Angel- Nancy Taylor Rosenberg (ISBN 3-453-13747-7) (GERMAN)
Literature: The American Experience (ISBN 0-13-722448-6)
Possession- A.S. Byatt (ISBN 0-679-73590-9)
In the Shadow of the Ark- Anne Provoost (ISBN 0-425-20277-1)
Ivanhoe- Walter Scott (ISBN Unknown) (GERMAN)
The Words of Peace (ISBN 1-55704-250-0)
Intercultural Communication- Larry Samovar and Richard Porter (ISBN 0-534-56495-X)
The Bedford Introduction to Drama- Lee Jacobus (ISBN 0-312-25543-8)
Armada- Charles Gidley (ISBN 0-670-81807-0)
Meridon- Philippa Gregory (ISBN 0-671-70151-7)
The Shadows of Eden- Michael Joens (ISBN 0-8024-1697-7)
The End of Poverty- Jeffrey Sachs (ISBN 1-59420-045-9)
Galopp ins Glueck- Rita Mae Brown (ISBN 3-499-22496-8) (GERMAN)
Die Abenteuer des Odysseus- Auguste Lechner (ISBN 3-401-01370-X) (GERMAN)
Von Wort zu Wort (ISBN 3-464-03744-4) (GERMAN)
Roget's New Pocket Thesaurus- Norman Lewis (ISBN Unknown)
Oryx and Crake- Margaret Atwood (ISBN 0-385-72167-6)
Never Let Me Go- Kazuo Ishiguro (ISBN 1-4000-7877-6)
Unternehmen Deutsch: Lehrbuch- C. Conlin (ISBN 3-12-675730-8) (GERMAN)
Unternehmen Deutsch: Arbeitsheft- Christa Wiseman (ISBN 3-12-675731-6) (GERMAN)
Lengua y Literatura (ISBN 84-294-5404-7) (SPANISH)
Duden: Die deutsche Rechtschreibung (ISBN Unknown) (GERMAN)
Lesebuch 6 (ISBN 3-425-96012-1) (GERMAN)
Lesebuch 7 (ISBN 3-425-06013-9) (GERMAN)
Cours INtensif 1 (ISBN 3-12-530010-X) (GERMAN/FRENCH)
The Other Elites: Women, Politics, and Power in the Executive Branch- MaryAnne Borrelli and Janet M. Martin (ISBN 1-55587-658-7)
Women and Politics in Contemporary Ireland- Yvonne Galligan (ISBN 1-85567-433-5)
Madam President: Women Blazing the Leadership Trail- Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis (ISBN 0-415-93432-X)
Africa in History- Basil Davidson (ISBN 0-684-82667-4)
Beyond Culture- Edward Hall (ISBN 0-385-12474-0)
Foreign Aid Safari- George Guess (ISBN 1-84401-406-1)
Exorcising Terror- Ariel Dorfman (ISBN 1-58322-542-0)
Peace and Conflict Studies- Ho-won Jeong (ISBN 1-84014-098-4)
International Affairs Reader (ISBN N/A)
Women on the Defensive- Sylvia Bashevkin (ISBN 0-226-03885-8)
Africa Unchained- George Ayittey (ISBN 1-4039-6359-2)
Is There No Other Way?- Michael Nagler (ISBN 1-930722-35-4)
The Africans- Ali Mazrui and Toby Kleban Levine (ISBN 0-275-92073-9)
Presidents and Prime Ministers- Patricia Lee Sykes (ISBN 0-7006-1017-0)
Wide Acre- Philippa Gregory (ISBN Unknown)
Read- Aloud Myths and Legends- Joan Verniero and Robin Fitzsimmons (ISBN 1-57912057-1)
Liebe (ISBN 3-453-37008-2) (GERMAN)
Warrior's Song- Catherine Coulter (ISBN 0-451-19894-8)
Man of My Dreams- Johanna Lindsey (ISBN 0-380-75626-9)
Angel- Johanna Lindsey (ISBN 0-380-75628-5)
The Wyndham Legacy- Catherine Coulter (ISBN 0-515-11449-9)
Ein Schloss im Sueden- Constance Heaven (ISBN 3-548-23961-7) (GERMAN)
The Hellion Bride- Catherin Coulter (ISBN 0-515-10974-6)
So Speaks the Heart- Johanna Lindsey (ISBN 0-380-81471-4)
The Scottish Bride- Catherine Coulter (ISBN 0-515-12993-3)
Pendragon- Catherine Coulter (ISBN 0-515-13225-X)
The Sherbrooke Brider- Catherine Coulter (ISBN 0-515-10766-2)
Captive Secrets- Fern Michaels (ISBN 0-345-34123-6)