February 1, 2006 – 12:44 pm
My husband tells me that I have lots of reasons to be tired. Of course, his idea of heaven would be that I quit my various jobs and stay at home and learn how to be a gourmet cook. And if I could take back the laundry and the dishes and neatening up, and all the other things he does, that would be terrific. It’s a hard world for husbands these days: they can remember their father parading around like the king of the castle, and yet there they are… doing the housework, taking care of kids, and taking out […]
First the romance:
The Color of Light
by Karen White I read one of Karen’s earlier books, and I still remember reading faster and faster, until finally I was speeding like a bullet train that had sprung the track. I cried and cried, reading that book. The good news is that there’s no reason to cry in this one. The bad news is that I found myself reading in the still of the night. I couldn’t hear a word from the children’s bedrooms; our fat Chihuahua, Milo, was sleeping on his back and my husband was sprawled on his stomach. There […]
First the romance:
Slightly Dangerous
Mary Balogh
I trotted out to a store to buy this book in hardcover on the day it came out: I adore cold, aristocratic Englishmen. I love to see them get their comeuppance. In fact, I like a good grovel. What’s more, I don’t seem to be able to create these men myself: I do better with surly, slightly crazed men. (What that says about my marriage, I don’t know.) Mary says she was horribly nervous writing Wulfric’s story. I can sympathize. At the time I’m writing this review, I’ve received hundreds of requests demanding that the […]
