I am continueingly falling in love with dead authors
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I feel privileged to own this extremely detailed essential art book. I bought a used Dover copy---printed in the mid 60's. A bit shelf worn, but still serviceable. As the back says, the book was produced to be "a permanent book."  Originally written in1915, it is 350 pages chock-a-block with this artist's love of trees and their leaves. I especially appreciated the limb images, as well as the leaf types and the sketches of blossom parts.

On holding this book and leafing through I am struck over and over how much of the author's life was dedicated in offering his knowledge to the world.
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I am reading The forgotten.  A co-worker lent me one of her Baldacci books and i fell in love with this author. His style of writing is similar to another author i have read. The stories are so interestng.and keep me interested
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This is my new obsession!! TheGabbieShow has come so far and I just can't get over the amazing poems in this book.
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The pages of these books seem to turn themselves and before I know it I am wishing the next book was out already. I guess the reason I enjoy these books so much is that I can easily identify with the main character (not about the magic and mayhem part) but about how she relates to family. Syd is the eldest in a family of strong women and is trying to do everything well yet sometimes failing the people she loves most. With the constant juggling of so many balls in the air I am amazed she is still standing and still trying to save the world. These stories always make me smile though I seriously want to smack some sense into her husband as he puts her through the emotional wringer time and time again. I do actually miss Liam as I think he was a better match for her but it was not to be. Never a dull minute and it is always fun to re-visit with Piers,Charlotte and Sunny in their attempts to defeat the Brotherhood.
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This author is very talented. I find myself wishing there were at least 100 more stories waiting for me to inhale.
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Let me preface my review by saying that I adore this author. She has written several of what I consider my favorite "guilty pleasure" novels (The Summerhouse is my all time favorite). Before I had a major surgery a few years back, I went to the library and checked out an armful of her works that I had not yet read that kept me engaged and away from my own discomfort during my recovery. I am usually so enamored with her stories and writing style, that once I start a new book, I can hardly put it down until I'm finished, which is certainly two days at the most.

I figured I would rip right through this new work and be writing a glowing review immediately after. I am sorry to say, that this has not happened. Today is the deadline for my review and despite multiple attempts to move through this story, I am completely stuck. Seems I am hung up on the fact that some of the characters have a relationship with a handsome ghost. This is totally implausible for me. I find myself asking during my reading if this is the real guy in the past, or the ghost in the present, since the conversations are all the same. It's really interrupted the smooth flow I have come to expect from Ms. Devereaux. I realize this is non fiction, and that is an enormous genre, but I've always enjoyed the style of her stories which have been, for me, plausible events that happen to people who could be me, my neighbor, or close friend. I appreciate her attempt to change things up a little for her readers, but it has not worked at all for me this time.
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Love love love these books!  Trying to read as slow as possible bcause I'm so close to the end of the last book.  Dirk I really enjoy ur writing still, and do look fwd yo each authors note & afterward. I literally LOL.  Turn 2 shipmate n get to the book!!!  Please.  Kisses n hugs to "Dog"
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Once again I am up well past midnight unable to put Terri Reid's book down for the night. Every new story makes me fall deeper in love with her characters.  And even though he is a ghost, I think I might be in love with Mike!
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Of course I am totally in love with both of these  characters.  I think that they are so good and can't wait to see what this author comes up with next.
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I've read a great amount by theses authors. I hope they continue to  collaborate. I have so enjoyed and know I will continue to enjoy.
A few words to express my feelings. Gripping, sad, happy, concern, hopeful, wanting. Not wanting story to end but looking forward to the next
Madaline. Gloria  madaline@interstateservices.com
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I keep getting more and more drawn into the stories woven. I have not laughed this hard in awhile. Katie had me rooting for her, yelling at Xaphan and in giggle fits so bad I'm hoarse from it. I can't wait for the next book
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I have been binge reading your stories all week. I laugh and cry and cant put them down. I love each and every one of your characters. I could go on and on singing your praises. You are officially my new favorite author and i cant wait to read more of your work.  Your characters really come to life. Love love love them!
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I fell in love with this authors stories since I read Shaking the Sugar Tree, the first book in the Sugar Tree series by Nick Wilgus. Although all his books left me a mess, they are addictive and I always wanted more. If you haven't read the series yet and you are planning to do it, please do not go on with my review, you don't want to know what happens in the third book now.

That said, as you can read from the blurb, this story takes place years after Stones in the Road, years after the death of my beloved Noah. I can admit it was a huge shock, I wasn't expecting the author to go where its forbidden to go. Before reading it, I thought I would have preferred a third book in this series was not written. Not because I don't love the authors works, just because I would have preferred wondering about what would have happened to Noah and not actually know. I thought for a moment I was going to skip this book cause I wouldnt like it. But I couldnt. Im too much into these characters lives and so I had to put aside my beliefs. I appreciated the author gave me just some glimpse of the time when Noah was dying. My heart couldn't have taken it all.

The first chapter opens with Wiley and Jackson ready to adopt a seven years old deaf boy with HIV. They already meet other children but Tony is special and Wiley knows he can be the only parent to that kid. His stubbornness and courage will lead them in a beautiful journey to a possible happiness.

And when the sweet Amelia will join their new family, the circle will be completed. The story is full of obstacles and trauma to discover and try to overcome with the only thing all these characters need, love.

I was happy to meet Wiley and Jackson again and find out Wiley is still Wiley. They are still funny together, bantering and making fun of each other, and six years after the death of Noah they are at a point in their lives where they are still recovering yes but can maybe see a family again in the future.

Lets be honest and say I cried a lot, maybe too much; some scenes, like the ones at the cemetery, were very emotional and too hard to take. Wiley is not ready to let Noah go, hes still hurting, grieving. I cried through all the story till the last word. And it was okay. I cried for Noah, for Wiley, for Tony, for Amelia, for all the love I breathed from the pages, for the braveness of these flawed persons.

Go Tell it on the Mountain is a beautifully written book, as always the author was able to let me feel every good and bad emotion the characters felt. Thats one of the reasons why I read his books even if they break my heart. IMO Sugar Tree is one of the best series I read so far. I have no idea if this is going to be the last book in the series or there will be more. If it is, I will of course be sad but its the perfect conclusion for a series like that.

Go Tell It on the Mountains is a love story, powerful and touching. I wish I could give it two thousand stars. My words are not good enough to really express my feelings about this book and I think its not easy to do it. I just want to highly recommended it. Just a warning: the series is not a light one. If you're looking for romance, youll find it somewhere else, but if you're looking for love, Sugar Tree is the right place, youll get every shade of love to fill your heart
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I've had to resort to rereading my favs as I can't find any authors who can hold my short attention span.  There aren't many books I could read twice, but Katie Fforde's books are all superb and I've fallen in love with them all"
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Nako just make me want more and more i cant switch authors cause she keep me readin i need more
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So far I have absolutely loved everything written by this author.
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I haven't gotten around to reading all the books in this anthology, but I was given Minded early by the author in exchange for a honest review. I have read all R.L. Merrill's books but one. She has made me love reading contemporary romance again. When I heard she was writing a paranormal romance for this anthology I jumped at the chance to recieve an ARC, and buy the anthology, it didn't hurt that alot of my favorite authors are in this anthology as well.

These Maggie's Bones books (Haunted, Fated, and Minded) are addicting. Haunted is the book that drew me back into contemporary romance.

I loved the idea of Maggie from the books, I say idea because Maggie is dead already by the time the stories are written. She was an integral part in the bands fame. She was a rock for these guys and put her all into getting them to stardom. I was so excited to see what she would be doing in the afterlife. Minded turned out to be an awesome book, that really laid the groundwork for Fated when it came out.

When Maggie realizes she is dead, and finds herself in some sort of twisted support group for those who have unfinished business, all she want is to go back to her boys (the band), she knows she still has work to do. In fact the reason she hasn't moved on is because she has work to do! While she is learning what she must do, she is put in the care of the dark and brooding ghost called Louis. Maggie is bound and determined to take care of her boys and find out what Louis' problem is. He has a chip on his shoulder and she plans on knocking it off of there.

I won't go on in fear of revealing to much, but I will say that $.99 is a steal for this anthology, even if you only read R.L. Merrill's Minded from it! You will not be sorry you bought it!