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Category Archives: romance
From an 11 year-old library patron: I want stories about love!
Love in fiction is pretty easy to come by once you’re into the YA and Adult fiction, but what to do if you’re a younger reader? As an avid reader of juvenile fiction, it’s not so hard to find stories … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, children, reference question, romance
Tagged book recommendations
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The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
The inimitable Jacky Faber, spy, actress, fine lady and international shipping executive is at it again! When we last left Jacky in The Wake of the Lorelei Lee, she had managed to strike a bargain with the female pirate Cheng … Continue reading
Posted in audiobooks, book reviews, children, fiction, romance, young adult
Tagged Bloody Ja, Bloody Jack, Cheng Shih, Chopstick Charlie, Jacky Faber, Mary Faber, William Bligh
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Book Review: Charles and Emma: the Darwins’ Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
What you think you know about Charles Darwin will be tested in this award-winning book. Charles Darwin and Emma Wedgwood were compatible, in love and unable to resolve one major conflict: religion. Though this would be a source of contention … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, non-fiction, romance, young adult
Tagged Darwin, evolution, science vs. religion
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Book Review: Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy by L.A. Meyer
Are you in the mood for swash-buckling, sea-faring, hysterical and moving coming-of-age story about a strong-willed girl? If so, this is the book for you. In a plague-ravaged London, Mary Faber is suddenly without home or family. Adopted by a gang of street … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, children, fiction, romance, thriller, young adult
Tagged Bloody Jack Adventure, Family, historical fiction, Katherine Kellgren, L.A. Meyer, teen
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Book Review: Mrs. Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman
You know, sometimes in life you have to go back to the things that you know made you happy. So it is with Romance stories. While I have no quibble with paranormal, inter-galactic relationships or being stolen by a pirate/sheik/millionaire … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, fiction, romance, staff reads, young adult
Tagged Alberta, Benedict Freedman, Canada, Canadian Mounted Police, Cree, Hudson Bay Trading Post, Hudson's Hope, Katherine Mary O'Fallon, Nancy Freedman, Sergeant Mike Flannigan, whooping cough
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