I love what John Prine and his lady friends do with ...
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I love what John Prine and his lady friends do with these old chestnuts. The whole album is a pure pleasure to listen to.
2997956
It was so good to read about Lord Peter and Harriet again (AKA the Duke and Duchess of Denver)!  The plot was fascinating and revisiting their Oxford haunts, along with some old friends, was especially intriguing.
1158739
I love all the books in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency because the characters are so easy to like.  I like the fact that nothing much happens except just living day to day.  Everything in our current culture is so fast and loud, and often feels like people are extraneous and expendable.  These books remind me of a time when relationships were prized possessions.
1520169
This has been such a wonderful series to read.  Can not wait for the next book.  These ladies can think up some kind of schemes and all I can think is - how are they going to pull that off.  I feel like I am reading about my friends and it is hard to put my kindle down.
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Set in the Victorian era, heroine Priscilla is the epitome of prim and proper, actually she takes her properness to a degree which becomes a bit frustrating.  She is not an easy heroine to like because she tries to manage everyone around her to include the hero, her father and even villains.

Priscilla is a dedicated spinster who lives in the country and she is quite happy taking care of her befuddled scientific father.  She has no desire for children and even less for a husband; I guess the overseeing of her father's daily activities is very fulfilling.  One night a naked man lands on her doorstep and after a long discussion with her absent minded father, Priscilla takes charge and brings the unconscious man into her home.  When he awakens, he has no memory of his name or life so Pricilla calls him John and concocts a story about him being a distant American cousin.

John desires Priscilla but also wants to protect her.  He remembers the ruffians who tied him up and left him in a shack and believes they are the key to his memory.  He tries reasoning with Priscilla's father when she wants to lead an investigation of his abduction but her father is so wrapped up in himself he hardly listens.  When he tries to reason with Priscilla she becomes snippy and finds ways to manage John, it's what she does best.

Together this couple follows leads to John's abductors but not to his past which remains cloaked in mystery.  Pricilla desires John but masks her feelings with cool indifference and when she does not get her way she can become icy.  This couple did not generate a lot of passion and the sexual tension is not there until very late into this novel.  John's memory does return but that poses a new set of problems, mainly Pricilla is way too concerned about what people will think of her which came as a surprise as she never seemed to mind what others said about her being a confirmed spinster.  Pricilla was just too prissy and she lacked a sense of humor, I don't think she laughed in the story and I pictured her wearing a frown in every scene.
4158966
I never tire of these guys and their music. I want to be their best friend and hang out. Rich lyrics bring me along, the music is well produced
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This is a collection of songs that most Prine fans probably already have in their collection. This album contains a couple of songs in both a live, and a studio version.  Does a song need to be on an album more than once?  There is some good banter between John and the audience.
409404
Just love the way Elizabeth Noble writes about everyday interactions among women friends.  I think having good female friends is a must for survival in this world.
1469644
I have every single one of Grace Burrowes books, and she is an auto buy for me. I have been known to keep a special one for my day off so I can enjoy it without the feeling of I've got to rush a page so I can get back to life. LOL. Yes, sounds like I live in my books but not true, they put frosting on my life. And I Love Cake. Lady Jenny, like most of Grace's characters for me has been lingering in my mind as I finish reading each of her siblings' books and her portrait painter well he just was flinging paint all over me in the glimpses I had of him in those prior books. Yep, you got me I am a student of Grace Burrowes work, always trying to remember the bits of the character from the last scene I remember them in. OOPS, that means I'm a rereader! I reread all of Grace Burrowes books and for once this is an author that is putting out quite a few books back to back. I might save one to look forward to, but I've got her kindled and in paperback and on a few other reading devices. Love Grace Burrowes' Good Work. You should too, give her a try.
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Sophie is on a grand adventure, her best friend and mentor has sent her to Italy in her place to see the grand beauty of Amalfi Coast. While she is there they have made a pact that she will live as a rich person and enjoy everything and just write home and tell Millie all about it. What they didn't plan on was Sophie falling hard for Declan, will she be able to keep the secret or will she be forced to tell him everything? Declan is helping out his best friend from college and he could not be more in his element of designing the gardens of the hotel for the up and coming wedding. He is happy to have something else to focus on the his family and it falling apart. He is happy the way life is going when he runs into Sophie and just knows she different there is something about her but he can't put is finger on it and he knows he want to get to know her much better even if she is her for 2 weeks and he is not looking for anything long term.

  I think out of all of the 4 books in this series thus far this has to be my favorite. The characters are fun and seem real, you can some what relate to them and they don't seem out of touch. The storyline flows and has ups and downs through out but it doesn't take away from an amazing and fun story. I love visiting Italy in these book but this one just make me want to jump in the pages and visit for real. What a fun and quick love story, with just the right amount of love and chemistry that is seems perfect. You really can't go wrong with this book short and sweet.
Disclosure: I received this book free of charge from the publisher, but this review consists of my honest opinions, not influenced in any way by the author or publisher
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The characters are so relatable. It was very easy to see myself or friends in the same situation. The interaction between the female lead and her best friend are things that my friends and myself have done both before and after dates.

The wit and banter between the male and female leads was alluring and addicting. The scenes between them are well written and make for a vivid imagining of what it would be like to be in the scene.

I was so into it that I read it quickly and was done with it far too soon. I cannot wait to read the full novel of Scott and Eliza!
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I had a great time getting to know Miss Prim and her associates. Sweet, non-drooling Bruno! And Dr. Poe, and the dishy copwhat gems. I loved the characters, I loved the settings (who DOESNT want to live in a little cottage in a little town with a fun bookstore you can walk to?), and most of all I loved the language and the sentences and the just-so-ness of it all. The author picked his words with such care and pleasure, it was a pleasure to read them. Brew a cup of tea, pick up a cinnamon roll, and get to know Miss Prim.
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I bought the song because I sing and play myself, and learn best by listening.  I'm a big John Prine fan, and although this isn't one of his best, it's fun and it's easy.  I jam twice a week, with different groups, and drive them nuts because I choose songs with difficult chords.  This is one everyone can play easily, and my fellow musicians will be happy about that.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sweet-Revenge-LP-Version/dp/B001OGNR4U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sweet Revenge (LP Version)</a>
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I collected Emily Brightwell's Inspector Witherspoon and Mrs. Jeffries series ever since the first book came out and I just fell in love with the series.  It's a combination of Victorian style and atmosphere with a hilarious tone and tons of fun.  I could think of nothing more to do on a weekend than curling up on the couch with a hot mug of coffee and a blanket and just let your mind read the entire series.  Each one of them is full of excitement and fun sleuthing by Mrs. Jeffries and her staff, Betsy, Smythe, Mrs. Goodge, and Wiggles(?) and the household dog Fred along with some of their friends are involved in solving cases that Inspector Witherspoon relunctantly but dutly solves. Including in the series, the ever hilarious Luty Belle Crookshank and her butler Hatchet especially with her wealthy, American attitude and her outspoken views versus his stiff upper lip Brtishiness and that adds up to some really wild exchanges between the two of them.  The joy of this is that the Inspector has no clue that he has help from his devoted staff and their friends.  Even the loyal Constable Barnes clued in to their sleuthing but supports them.
1448503
Just like Dylan, it pays off to wait for John Prine to release his latest insights.  Fair & Square is as much as a masterpiece as anything he has ever recorded.  With his unique brand of lyrics and his voice which is a force of nature, Prine takes us back to the 1930's all the way up to the day you listen to him.  What a great CD.  It is one of those cd's that you really can't pick a favorite tune since they all hit you and take you to places and emotions that someone (like me who just hit 50), thought he had lost.  I could list some of the lyrics here and go on and on but I will limit myself to just a few.  "Crazy as a Loon" is as much a Prine song as I have ever heard but with an originality that only a true artist can present.  Prine makes "Clay Pigeons" (Blaze Foley) his own while remaining true to the original.  "She is my Everyone" is a great, bouncing, funny, John Prine original.  "She is my everything, from her long black hair, to the freckles on her diamond ring".  "Some Humans Aren't Human" should be played at the White House.  Prine hits Bush and his right-wing supporters between the eyes with their hubris and arrogance.  John Prine is a national treasure and I'm so happy I was introduced to him back in the "Dear Abby" days.  I've been hooked ever since but that is not to say that those who have never tasted his wisdom and comments on human nature won't enjoy "Fair & Square".  My girlfriend (who had never even heard of him) absolutely loved it.  I had to buy an extra copy since she won't give me mine back.  If you haven't figured it out, I'm a huge John Prine fan and this is a great cd.
152887
I was hesitant to start a new series, even though I love the authors, after the Beautiful series (and not wanting that to end!). But, I couldn't resist it. I love the characters, how they are together and separate. It is that kind of friendship that gives the laugh out loud (literally!) and the comfort when needed.
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I loved Enchanting the Lady and couldn't wait for Double Enchantment to come out. It enchanted me as much as the first. I loved how Lady Jasmina double Jaz gets to do all the " wicked/fun" stuff like cavort with nymphs. I love Sir Sterling and and his were animal is sumptuous. What girl wouldn't fall in love with him... I also enjoyed how Nuisance and Trouble enhance a wonderful story and can add that tickle factor. And the little side romance of Aunt Ettie and Sir Artemus is a bonus that brings a warm smile.  I just knew that marriage certificate would figure back in at some point. This story was absolutely wonderful but I don't want to give too much away. Double Enchantment is defiantly a must read and I can't wait for the next book.