tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146976242024-03-23T11:54:40.625-07:00Renée Reads RomanceAn avid reader of all types of romance - historical, paranormal, contemporary, romantic suspense - with some mystery and science fiction thrown in.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.comBlogger420125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-52043311131217005692017-04-08T13:52:00.000-07:002017-04-08T13:52:15.347-07:00Wow, I haven't touched my blog in over 6 years and I'm still logged in! Good thing because I have no idea what my password is. In those 6 years alot has happened. I have 3 granddaughters, age 5, 3, and 7 months. My husband of 40 years retired last year. We moved to be closer to my daughter (and all those granddaughters). I volunteer at the Friends of the Library (where else!) and loving it. I babysit (too much sometimes) but I love that those cute little girls come running, screaming "Grammy!" I know that someday when they turn into teeny boppers they won't be that thrilled, but I appreciated it now. Our new house has a BIG yard and when (and if) the rain stops I'll be spending a lot of time outdoors. We want to do some traveling, but other than a road trip down the California coast last year, we haven't done much. Too much time was spent finding and buying a house, listing and selling our house and packing and purging 29 years of junk and junky furniture. It was exhausting. We'll get to the fun stuff soon.<br />
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I still read over 100 books a year, but I have thrown in a few mysteries and chicklit to go with my favorite romances. Maybe I'll try to write a book review once in a while just for fun. I miss all my blogging friends but we've all (mostly) moved on to other social media ways to tell others about books. I see some of my favorite bloggers on Goodreads and enjoy following them and their reading.<br />
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Reading now: The Coincidence of Coconut Cake<br />
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/>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-21467596448414854522010-12-31T23:56:00.000-08:002011-01-01T21:09:44.506-08:00HappyLight & Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQGyWccIvttr2HfvS9P7h35LfCh9aQIWne_tiB9qDJO44SEM9m-Gzju-7kYZuWjnriQyq354c74dzqqLHKKxhyphenhyphenC9pqlEgiwHDoLdyHyjLiZ1q_hJvBIOccsL6KnoKrrx67AjZ/s1600/happylight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQGyWccIvttr2HfvS9P7h35LfCh9aQIWne_tiB9qDJO44SEM9m-Gzju-7kYZuWjnriQyq354c74dzqqLHKKxhyphenhyphenC9pqlEgiwHDoLdyHyjLiZ1q_hJvBIOccsL6KnoKrrx67AjZ/s200/happylight.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
I've wanted one of these Full Spectrum Lights for several years and finally put it on my Christmas list this year. And my son got it for me. This lamp uses Natural Spectrum light to help with the symptoms of "Winter Blues" and SAD (seasonal effected disorder). For years I've had a hard time dealing with the dark, gloomy winters we have here in the Seattle area. I have no energy and my mood is borderline depression. I blogged about getting one of these types of lights years ago but never got around to buying one. I thought they were a bit pricey and I wasn't too sure they would work. But this one was only about $50 at Costco so I thought it was worth a try. Also this one is small (only 12" high) and fits almost anywhere. <br />
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The package says that it emulates sunshine and will improve your mood and energy and help with your productivity and concentration. You're supposed to sit in front of the light (between 6" - 24" away from your face) for 30 - 60 minutes in the morning with your eyes <b>open</b>. They suggest reading or knitting or something or put it next to your computer while you work. I put mine on the small table next to my comfy chair where I read. <br />
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I've have used is now for the past two days and I think I can feel a difference already. I actually felt like doing stuff today. I put away all the Christmas decorations. Amazing! That usually doesn't get done until the last couple weeks of January. A promising start. We'll see how it goes in the next few weeks since they say you may not feel the effects for a month or so.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Recent reads:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvCar0aLTsgV8-6L8N9PwzYp0cnwhHnV3WJKc0Cvss_WrSfHkXxR6NwZiKRWJYJfE_6WCAesKkOrKilRYaERd1ylTBoIebyP_9hSECCJ6dk_x27jboknXpI1I2wlQpGA5cMOh/s1600/love-in-the-afternoon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvCar0aLTsgV8-6L8N9PwzYp0cnwhHnV3WJKc0Cvss_WrSfHkXxR6NwZiKRWJYJfE_6WCAesKkOrKilRYaERd1ylTBoIebyP_9hSECCJ6dk_x27jboknXpI1I2wlQpGA5cMOh/s200/love-in-the-afternoon.png" width="124" /></a></div><b>Love in the Afternoon</b> by Lisa Kleypas</span><br />
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This is the 5th book in the Hathaway series which tells Beatrix's story and is my favorite book in the bunch. I loved Beatrix from the very first book with her quirky animal menagerie which includes a hedgehog and a ferret and other creatures who need her special care. She has a way with wounded animals and a tender heart. Beatrix is the "baby" of the family and is now 23 y.o. All of her siblings are married and settled and she's feeling like she will never find anyone since she realizes how odd she is in comparison to most young ladies. Beatrix starts a correspondence with Captain Christopher Phelan who is fighting in the Crimean War. However, Captain Phelan thinks he is corresponding with his love interest, Prudence, Beatrix's friend. The letters are funny, charming, and touching at times. When Christopher returns home from the war, he is suffering very badly from guilt and what we would call PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). When he finds out that he has been exchanging letters with Beatrix rather Prudence, he feels betrayed and angry. I loved Kleypas' writing in <b>LITA</b> and thought it was one of her best efforts since <b>Devil in Winter</b>. Beatrix and Christopher were wonderfully drawn and made a perfect match. <b>LITA</b> is not a DIK but it comes close. <b> </b><br />
<b>My Grade: B+</b>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-74227023126093561282010-12-20T21:00:00.000-08:002010-12-21T00:15:58.748-08:00My Best of 2010I have a few 2010 books that I still want to read so this is just a preliminary list. Only two were A reads, the rest were B+. I have only reviewed one of these books.<br />
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There are four more 2010 books in my TBR and a whole bunch more on my wishlist. I'd better get cracking and get some more read before the annual poll at AAR. I love to submit my yearly favorites for this poll. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHYUIGRbawDc4G4PD8uXpFEA_CQoNS_sDWUdysSHGEfA0yF8YuVr8w-cJaouwuiJQ27BUTQTGIFS3Nj2NLS062RIzworXgsV_O2B4gtB5NqpXvXTxketMhTbwIB9o-qH4K7cn/s1600/libertineskiss.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHYUIGRbawDc4G4PD8uXpFEA_CQoNS_sDWUdysSHGEfA0yF8YuVr8w-cJaouwuiJQ27BUTQTGIFS3Nj2NLS062RIzworXgsV_O2B4gtB5NqpXvXTxketMhTbwIB9o-qH4K7cn/s200/libertineskiss.JPG" width="126" /></a></div>I think my favorite of the year is <b>Libertine's Kiss</b> by Judith James. An unusual book with a great hero and heroine set in an unusual time period (Restoration Period) - also very HOT. James also wrote <b>Broken Wing</b> which is one of KristieJ's favorites. <br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Balogh, Mary</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Matter of Class</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Bourne, Joanna</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Forbidden Rose</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Carr, Robyn</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Forbidden Falls</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Dahl, Victoria</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lead Me On</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Dreyer, Eileen</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Barely a Lady</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Higgins, Kristan</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://reneereads.blogspot.com/2010/04/review-next-best-thing-by-kristan.html">The Next Best Thing</a></td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">James, Judith</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Libertine's Kiss</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Robb, J. D.</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Fantasy in Death</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Ross, JoAnn</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Homecoming</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(215, 228, 188); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Singh, Nalini</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Bonds of Justice</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(234, 241, 221); border: medium none; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td height="20" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(155, 187, 89); border-color: white white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt 0.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; height: 15pt; text-decoration: none;">Total</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(155, 187, 89); border-color: white white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt 0.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;"><br />
</td> <td class="xl63" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(155, 187, 89); border-color: white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">10</td> </tr>
</tbody></table>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-17949269720316220842010-12-18T21:45:00.000-08:002010-12-18T21:56:45.992-08:00AAR's Top 100 Romances ResultsI'm meant to post this a couple weeks ago.<br />
<br />
I was amazed to discover that I have read 92 out of AAR's Top 100. Of the 8 I have not read, 4 were written by Julie Garwood. Here's the complete list:<br />
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The Last Hellion by Loretta Chase<br />
Honor's Splendor by Julie Garwood<br />
The Secret by Julie Garwood<br />
Ransom by Julie Garwood<br />
Saving Grace by Julie Garwood<br />
And Then He Kissed Her by Laura Lee Guhrke<br />
The Rake by Mary Jo Putney<br />
When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn<br />
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I have been meaning to try Garwood because CindyS is a huge fan and I know most of these are probably on her list. So maybe I'll dig up one or two of these and give them a shot.<br />
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In comparing AAR's Top 100 with my Top 100, I found that only 30 of my favorites appeared on AAR's list. I guess my tastes are a bit different. Many of the book's on AAR's list were pretty good reads for me but were not what I would consider keeper. For example I remember liking Lord of Scoundrels, but it didn't exactly "wow" me. Maybe I need to re-read that one. I'm a bit surprised and disappointed that there were no books Anne Stuart or Carla Kelly. <br />
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<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1.5pt medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none; width: 32pt;" width="42">Num</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1.5pt medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; width: 143pt;" width="191">Title</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1.5pt medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; width: 104pt;" width="139">Author</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1.5pt; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; width: 77pt;" width="103">AAR Ranking</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">2</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Pride and Prejudice </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jane Austen</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#4</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">3</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Flowers from the Storm</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Laura Kinsale</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#6</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">8</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">After the Night </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#55</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">9</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">To Have and To Hold </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Patricia Gaffney</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#60</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">10</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">All Through the Night </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Connie Brockway</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#90</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">11</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Naked in Death </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">J. D. Robb</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#24</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">19</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Morning Glory </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">LaVyrle Spencer</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#59</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">20</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sea Swept </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nora Roberts</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#74</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">22</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Spymaster's Lady</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Bourne, Joanna</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#20</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">23</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dream Man</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#47</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">27</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Not Quite a Husband</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sherry Thomas</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#18</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">28</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dreaming of You </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Kleypas</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#2</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">29</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Thunder and Roses </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mary Jo Putney</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#88</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">30</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">It Had to Be You </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#15</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">40</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sugar Daddy</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Kleypas</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#52</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">43</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Duke of Shadows</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Duran, Meredith</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#94</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">45</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Cry No More </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#80</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">51</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Match Me If You Can </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#42</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">52</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Passion </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Valdez</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#65</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">54</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Madness of Ian Mackenzie</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Ashley</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#10</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">55</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Paradise </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judith McNaught</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#13</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">56</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Serpent Prince</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Elizabeth Hoyt</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#44</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">65</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Devil in Winter</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Kleypas</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#3</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">66</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Heaven, Texas </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#22</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">70</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Perfect </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judith McNaught</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#45</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">73</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">My Dearest Enemy </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Connie Brockway</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#86</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">74</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Welcome To Temptation </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Crusie</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#36</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">87</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Slave to Sensation </td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nalini Singh</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#51</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">94</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">See Jane Score</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jane Gibson</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#50</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">95</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Slightly Dangerous</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mary Balogh</td> <td class="xl66" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">#7</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: white white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt 0.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">Total</td> <td align="right" class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: white white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt 0.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">30</td> <td class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: white white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt 0.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;"><br />
</td> <td align="right" class="xl65" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid none none; border-width: 1.5pt medium medium; color: white; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">30</td> </tr>
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This was a fun activity for a book-aholic like me. Next time this poll comes up I'll do some re-reading and spend more time creating my list because I just kinda slapped this together at the last minute. I know my top 10 or 20 favorites is correct but the rest .... not so much.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-31055594135714662622010-12-07T12:27:00.000-08:002010-12-07T12:32:25.622-08:00Dude, that's not roll it.This is hilarious - especially if you know cats. <br />
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<object height="390" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X3iFhLdWjqc&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X3iFhLdWjqc&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="450" height="390"></embed></object>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-25806796351988535762010-11-18T19:54:00.000-08:002010-11-18T19:57:21.670-08:00Top 100 RomancesI promised to post my Top 100 Romances that I submitted to AAR a few days ago. I procrastinated until the last minute. No surprise there. I used the list I made in 2007 and just updated and rearranged it a bit. Before doing this next time I should re-read some of them and take a little more time putting them in order.<br />
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I had a hard time figuring out how to put them in any kind of order. In general, my favorites are grouped at the top and everything else I just kinda stuck them in.<br />
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 372px;"><col style="width: 32pt;" width="42"></col> <col style="width: 143pt;" width="191"></col> <col style="width: 104pt;" width="139"></col> <tbody>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl66" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1.5pt medium; color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none; width: 32pt;" width="42">Num</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1.5pt medium; color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; width: 143pt;" width="191">Title</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(128, 100, 162); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1.5pt medium; color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; width: 104pt;" width="139">Author</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">1</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Rose at Midnight<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Anne Stuart</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">2</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Pride and Prejudice<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jane Austen</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">3</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Flowers from the Storm</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Laura Kinsale</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">4</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Notorious Rake<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mary Balogh</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">5</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Red Adam's Lady<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Grace Ingram</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">6</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Fallen From Grace<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Laura Leone</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">7</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Night in Eden<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Candice Proctor</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">8</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">After the Night<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">9</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">To Have and To Hold<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Patricia Gaffney</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">10</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">All Through the Night<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Connie Brockway</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">11</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Naked in Death<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">J. D. Robb</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">12</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Black Ice<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Anne Stuart</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">13</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Duncan's Bride</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">14</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carla Kelly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">15</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Truly Madly Yours<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Rachel Gibson</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">16</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Reforming Lord Ragsdale<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carla Kelly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">17</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sunshine and Shadows<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Tom and Sharon Curtis</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">18</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Last Summer<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Theresa Weir</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">19</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Morning Glory<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">LaVyrle Spencer</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">20</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sea Swept<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nora Roberts</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">21</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">With This Ring<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carla Kelly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">22</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Spymaster's Lady</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Bourne, Joanna</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">23</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dream Man</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">24</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Heart of Deception<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Taylor Chase</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">25</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Breathless</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Guhrke, Laura Lee</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">26</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Heart of Fire<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">27</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Not Quite a Husband</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sherry Thomas</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">28</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dreaming of You<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Kleypas</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">29</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Thunder and Roses<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mary Jo Putney</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">30</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">It Had to Be You<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">31</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Surgeon's Lady</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carla Kelly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">32</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Wives of Bowie Stone<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Maggie Osborne</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">33</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">One Summer</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Karen Robards</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">34</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Emerald Necklace<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Diana Brown</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">35</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dance<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judy Cuevas</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">36</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lady Gallant<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Suzanne Robinson</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">37</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nightfall<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Anne Stuart</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">38</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Joe's Wife<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Cheryl St. John</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">39</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Faro's Daughter<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Georgette Heyer</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">40</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sugar Daddy</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Kleypas</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">41</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Wolf in Waiting<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Rebecca Flanders</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">42</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Fine Work of Art<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Shelby Reed</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">43</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Duke of Shadows</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Duran, Meredith</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">44</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Ride the Fire<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Pamela Clare</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">45</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Cry No More<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">46</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Out of Control<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Suzanne Brockmann</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">47</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Phoenix Code<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Catherine Asaro</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">48</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Windflower<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Tom and Sharon Curtis</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">49</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">MacKenzie's Pleasure<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">50</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Lady's Tutor<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Robin Schone</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">51</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Match Me If You Can<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">52</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Passion<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Valdez</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">53</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">One Good Turn<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carla Kelly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">54</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Madness of Ian Mackenzie</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Ashley</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">55</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Paradise<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judith McNaught</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">56</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Serpent Prince</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Elizabeth Hoyt</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">57</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Libertine's Kiss</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judith James</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">58</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lady of Quality<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Georgette Heyer</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">59</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Anyone But You<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Crusie</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">60</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Debt of Honor<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Diana Brown</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">61</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Prairie Wife<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Cheryl St. John</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">62</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">To Love a Dark Lord<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Anne Stuart</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">63</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Monk Downstairs<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Tim Farrington</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">64</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Virgin River</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carr, Robyn</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">65</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Devil in Winter</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lisa Kleypas</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">66</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Heaven, Texas<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Elizabeth Phillips</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">67</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Simple Jess<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Pamela Morsi</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">68</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Devilish<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jo Beverley</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">69</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Skypirate<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Justine Davis</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">70</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Perfect<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judith McNaught</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">71</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Bliss<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judy Cuevas</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">72</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Winter Garden<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Adele Ashworth</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">73</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">My Dearest Enemy<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Connie Brockway</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">74</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Welcome To Temptation<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jennifer Crusie</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">75</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sleeping Beauty<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Judith Ivory</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">76</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Libby's London Merchant<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Carla Kelly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">77</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">All the Queen's Men<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linda Howard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">78</td> <td class="xl67" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border: 0.5pt solid white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Family for Gillian</td> <td class="xl68" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Catherine Blair</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">79</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Born in Fire<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nora Roberts</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">80</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Caressed by Ice<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nalini Singh</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">81</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Much Younger Man<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dianne Highbridge</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">82</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Slow Heat in Heaven<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sandra Brown</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">83</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">In the Midnight Rain<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Ruth Wind</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">84</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Menage</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Emma Holly</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">85</td> <td class="xl67" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border: 0.5pt solid white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Family Blessings</td> <td class="xl68" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">LaVyrle Spencer</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">86</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Games of Command<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Linnea Sinclair</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">87</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Slave to Sensation<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Nalini Singh</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">88</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Reluctant Heroine</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Dawn Lindsey</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">89</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Nightingale's Song<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Kathleen Eschenberg</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">90</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">All Night Long</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Michelle Jerott</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">91</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Kinsman's Oath<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Susan Krinard</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">92</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Upon a Wicked Time<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Karen Ranney</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">93</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Render Unto Caesar<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Gillian Bradshaw</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">94</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">See Jane Score</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Jane Gibson</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">95</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Slightly Dangerous</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mary Balogh</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">96</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Silk and Secrets</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Mary Jo Putney</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">97</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Lone Rider<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lauren Bach</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">98</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Texas! Chase<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Sandra Brown</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">99</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Trouble With Joe<span> </span></td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 192, 218); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Emilie Richards</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl65" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">100</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Heart Throb</td> <td style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(229, 224, 236); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid none none; border-width: medium 0.5pt medium medium; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Suzanne Brockmann</td> </tr>
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</tbody></table>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-4773032292169987142010-11-16T00:33:00.000-08:002010-11-16T00:33:44.040-08:00In case anybody still reads my blog....Yes, I'm still alive. And reading... but I'm pretty behind on all the latest books. I just have not felt like blogging for a long time. I do visit other blogs though. I read about KristieJ's horrendous accident and have been truly amazed at her recovery and all the changes she is making in her health for the better. What an amazing person. I also try to keep up with a few others too with google reader but I get so behind I mark everything as read.<br />
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Thanks to the few who have stopped by and left comments. I have read them but can't stir up any energy to reply. For a while there I was tempted to delete my blog and just slink away. But I changed my mind, so here I be.<br />
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I have read 133 books so far this year which beats my reading for 2009 and 2007. I don't think I can come up with a coherent book review yet, but I may give it a shot later.<br />
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On the personal front, my dear daughter recently announced that she is pregnant! Whoa... that means I'm going to be a grandmother. Yikes! Ok, if anyone calls me granny their ass is grass. But I am looking forward to it, but it doesn't seem real yet.<br />
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I am still working on my Intermediate Programmer certificate but I'm only taking one programming class this quarter (C++ language). And I'm still looking for work.<br />
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One last thing... I submitted my Top 100 romances poll to AAR. Hope everyone else did too. I'll post it tomorrow so you can look it over.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-55805543917817107102010-07-09T20:07:00.000-07:002010-07-09T23:57:21.659-07:00REVIEW: Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoECiIo1bmriHaM-usoYo5hmmgct4HaXGtw9gfvmWYKO85C3nLs1T-4lE_z8qpmaBUELQ8mIwZofK4s39yv9E1rk3duz1doyFqZBizPo3HE3tsf3CdYZS8epf-qu__Ddi5nQB9/s1600/smooth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoECiIo1bmriHaM-usoYo5hmmgct4HaXGtw9gfvmWYKO85C3nLs1T-4lE_z8qpmaBUELQ8mIwZofK4s39yv9E1rk3duz1doyFqZBizPo3HE3tsf3CdYZS8epf-qu__Ddi5nQB9/s200/smooth.JPG" width="131" /></a></div><b>COPYRIGHT: </b>2009<br />
<b>PAGES: </b> 352<br />
<b>SETTING: </b> Contemporary<br />
<b>TYPE: </b> Straight Romance<br />
<b>SENSUALITY: </b> Hot<br />
<b>REASON FOR READING: </b> Loved the previous two books, Sugar Daddy and Blue-Eyed Devil, and hey, it's Lisa Kleypas, what other reason do you need?<br />
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<b>SUMMARY: </b><br />
<blockquote>Ella Varner has it all--a successful career as an advice columnist, a handsome boyfriend, and a circle of friends in Austin. When anyone has a problem, Ella knows the answers. <br />
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But one night she receives a call that changes everything. And as Ella's world is turned upside-down, she meets a man who is the opposite of everything she ever wanted . . . a man who will offer her the most irresistible challenge she has ever known . . .</blockquote><b>THOUGHTS/OPINIONS: </b><br />
I'm a huge fan of Lisa Kleypas and am thoroughly enjoying this series. At first I was reluctant to try these contemporaries because I have enjoyed so many of her historicals but I shouldn't have worried. Her writing seems to get better and better as the years roll by. <br />
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Kleypas' heroes are to die for and Jack Travis is no exception. I think I'm in love! Wow, seriously. Have you ever wanted to jump into the pages of a book and BE the heroine? Ella Varner is an OK heroine but I'm not too fond of heroines who are basically doormats. She lets her mother, sister, and boyfriend walk all over her but she had a difficult childhood and some people may find her behavior understandable but I was just a wee bit irritated with her. And don't get me started on the sister. But Ella does surprisingly confront Jack (who she believes is the father of the baby) which redeemed her a tad bit in my mind. I'm glad this book was written first person POV so I knew what Ella was going through and I did have a certain amount of sympathy for her. I just wanted to smack the self-centered sister upside the head. <br />
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This should have been an A read but I disliked the sister so much and was disappointed that she never got what she deserved so I settled on a slightly lower grade. This is a very worthwhile read, just for Jack Travis alone.<br />
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<b>GRADE: B+</b>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-45867917118800872842010-07-02T15:03:00.000-07:002010-07-02T15:03:51.939-07:00New Anne Stuart TrilogySome of you may know I'm a huge Anne Stuart fan (Cindy - I'm talking to you - where are you girl?). Anyway, I was cruising on over to Ms. Stuart's <a href="http://anne-stuart.com/home.html">website</a> and discovered she has a new trilogy coming out with the first book set to release August 1. Woohoo!<br />
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Yeah, I know, most of you already know this, but with school and all I have missed the newest developments in the romance book world.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO-EWZHmxb8OAxdKbRx0D9Hpc3mXI_b7VUHKSADqmOWvJpQ4nhCelb5192RgLK3Ehl9R-24mcgr4ewgj6xxrKe8mBIh9pdlgfCNxZpdb_qL556L6i1B2A41LRWE-0CY1CDf9M/s1600/wickedhouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO-EWZHmxb8OAxdKbRx0D9Hpc3mXI_b7VUHKSADqmOWvJpQ4nhCelb5192RgLK3Ehl9R-24mcgr4ewgj6xxrKe8mBIh9pdlgfCNxZpdb_qL556L6i1B2A41LRWE-0CY1CDf9M/s200/wickedhouse.jpg" width="126" /></a></div>Another cool thing is that a FREE e-book prequel titled <b>The Wicked House of Rohan</b> is available for <a href="http://ebooks.eharlequin.com/C301D66C-69AF-458E-B031-09C498E0828A/10/141/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=4AC375B1-23E0-40FF-A4B3-86D75BAE380D">download</a> from eHarlequin starting July 1 (yesterday). Another woohoo!<br />
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The books all have lovely covers with the first book titled <b>Ruthless</b>. Here they are:<br />
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I can hardly wait!ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-56169147800457707662010-06-21T22:12:00.000-07:002010-06-21T22:16:55.865-07:00Spring ReadingSchool's out! Well, spring quarter is done anyway. I learned a whole bunch about SQL and C# object oriented programming and had a blast. I especially loved the C# programming. Now I'm looking for a job. Wish me luck. I have a couple more classes left to earn my Application Developer certificate but I'm going to try to take them online or in the evening.<br />
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So you may be wondering if I had time to read... Of course! I ended up reading almost exclusively from my TBR. It's quite a mixture of genres. All romances except one - <b>The Art of Racing in the Rain</b>. If you are a dog lover, I highly recommend it.<br />
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<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none; width: 53pt;" width="70">04/05/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 144pt;" width="192">Because You're Mine</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Kleypas, Lisa</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 30pt;" width="40">C</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 21pt;" width="28">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">04/09/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Legacy</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Bennett, T. J.</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">04/14/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Brazen</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Johnson, Susan</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">04/18/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Midnight Angel</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Kleypas, Lisa</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">C</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">04/20/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">To Trust a Stranger</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Robards, Karen</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">C</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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<tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="34" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 25.5pt; text-decoration: none;">04/23/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Tempting Kate</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Simmons, Deborah</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="34" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 25.5pt; text-decoration: none;">04/28/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Devil Earl</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Simmons, Deborah</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B-</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="34" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 25.5pt; text-decoration: none;">05/06/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Star Bright</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Anderson, Catherine</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B-</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/09/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Branded by Fire</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Singh, Nalini</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/11/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Miss Billings Treads the Boards</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Kelly, Carla</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/13/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Miss Whittier Makes a List</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Kelly, Carla</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/18/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Butterfly Tattoo</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Knight, Deidre</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/21/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Savor the Moment</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Roberts, Nora</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/23/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Art of Racing in the Rain</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Stein, Garth</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B+</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">05/26/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Kelly, Carla</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="34" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 25.5pt; text-decoration: none;">05/27/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Fortune Hunter</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Simmons, Deborah</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">DNF</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="34" style="height: 25.5pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="34" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 25.5pt; text-decoration: none;">05/30/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Last Rogue</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Simmons, Deborah</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">C</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/03/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Courtesan</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Justiss, Julia</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B </td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/04/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Isabella</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Chase, Loretta</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">C+</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/05/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The English Witch</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Chase, Loretta</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/07/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">The Rainbow Promise</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Gregory, Lisa</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/10/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Lord of the Night</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Wiggs, Susan</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/15/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">A Scandalous Proposal</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Justiss, Julia</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">C</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/16/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">My Lady's Pleasure</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Justiss, Julia</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">C</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">TBR</td> </tr>
<tr height="17" style="height: 12.75pt;"> <td class="xl72" height="17" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; height: 12.75pt; text-decoration: none;">06/16/10</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">Seduce Me at Sunrise</td> <td class="xl70" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; width: 68pt;" width="90">Kleypas, Lisa</td> <td class="xl71" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;">B</td> <td class="xl69" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232); border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"><br />
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</tbody></table>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-11764518870256722042010-04-09T23:00:00.000-07:002010-04-10T11:08:40.509-07:00REVIEW: The Next Best Thing by Kristan Higgins<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=14697624&postID=1176451887025672204" ref="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0373774389/renrearom-20"><img alt="The Next Best Thing" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S5HOGa8SH3I/AAAAAAAABIU/yYrhQkshaVY/s144/nextbestthing.jpg" style="float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><b>COPYRIGHT: </b> 2010<br /><b>PAGES: </b> 393<br /><b>SETTING: </b> Contemporary<br /><b>TYPE: </b> Straight Romance<br /><b>SENSUALITY: </b> Warm<br /><b>REASON FOR READING: </b> I enjoyed my first book by Higgins - <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Just One of the Guys</span><br /><br /><b>SUMMARY: </b><br /><blockquote><b></b>Lucy Lang isn't looking for fireworks.<br />She's looking for a nice, decent man. Someone who'll mow the lawn, flip chicken on the barbecue, teach their future children to play soccer. But most important: someone who won't inspire the slightest stirring in her heart…or anywhere else. A young widow, Lucy can't risk that kind of loss again. But sharing her life with a cat named Fat Mikey and the Black Widows at the family bakery isn't enough either. So it's goodbye to Ethan, her hot but entirely inappropriate "friend with privileges" and hello to a man she can marry.<br />Too bad Ethan Mirabelli isn't going <i>anywhere.</i> As far as he's concerned, what she needs might be right under her nose. But can he convince her that the next best thing can really be forever? </blockquote><br /><b>THOUGHTS/OPINIONS: </b><br />Lucy had only been married 8 months when she lost her husband in a tragic car accident. This happened over 5 years ago and she still has not gotten over it, to put it mildly. In fact, in my opinion the girl could use some serious grief counseling. But as the story begins her sister has just had a baby and that starts her thinking and she has convinced herself she is ready to move on - she wants to meet someone and start her own family. Ethan is her dead husband's brother and has been a rock of support for her for the last 5 years. And with whom she enjoys "friends with benefits". This news was a bit of a shocker to me even though I had read it in the blurb. It's had to imagine women (and men) who actually think this is a good idea.<br /><br />The story is told in a first person narrative and has the usual disadvantage of never knowing what Ethan is thinking or feeling. Lucy is one messed up person who seems to spend too much time playing the video of her wedding and crying. Normally I would be totally irritated with this type of heroine but I found myself very sympathetic towards her. Lucy works in the family-owned bakery with her mother and two aunts (called the Black Widows) who were also widowed at a fairly young age. These women seem to be content in their widowhood and cannot understand why Lucy wants to marry again. Why take the risk since all the men in the family die young. This is why I was so sympathetic of Lucy - working with these three was not a healthy situation. But there was lots of humor and some touching moments in this book which really balanced out the sadness. I cried along with Lucy and laughed too. But sometimes I wanted to shake her in her treatment of Ethan who was a wonderful guy.<br /><br />The characterizations of the widows and Lucy's sister were well drawn. The sister is deathly afraid her husband will die young too like her mother, sister and aunt's husbands and has become quite neurotic. Just when I was starting to lose patience with Lucy she makes an amazing discovery about Ethan and my heart just melts. I loved the ending. I couldn't make up my mind on the grade for the longest time. But it's still so memorable after a couple months that I had to rate it pretty high.<br /><br /><b>GRADE: A-</b>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-65361506478004471212010-04-02T23:09:00.001-07:002010-04-02T23:23:24.174-07:00Blogger Template DesignBlogger has a new feature available to let you design your own template and it's pretty cool. You access it through Blogger in Draft. Just go to this <a href="http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com/2010/03/blogger-template-designer.html">link</a> and to get all the details and some hints. There is even a quick little video that shows you how it works (although it goes by rather quickly). Blogger in Draft is used by Blogger to release beta features that may be buggy but lets users try out new features they are working on. Eventually they incorporate the features into the regular Blogger but all Blogger users have access to Blogger in Draft. <br /><br />Anyway, I created this cute jelly bean template pretty quickly. The advantage of this template designer is that you don't have to copy all of your gadgets to a text file and then incorporate them into a new template whenever you feel like changing to a new template. Go check it out.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-88422058212756929192010-04-01T21:00:00.000-07:002010-04-01T22:41:15.828-07:00REVIEW: The Fire King by Marjorie M. Liu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SweQDkL_3GI/AAAAAAAABCA/kyW3rLgBiIY/s144/FIRE_KING_thumb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 144px;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SweQDkL_3GI/AAAAAAAABCA/kyW3rLgBiIY/s144/FIRE_KING_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><strong>COPYRIGHT: </strong> 2009<br /><strong>PAGES: </strong> 309<br /><strong>SETTING: </strong> Contemporary China and Mongolia<br /><strong>TYPE: </strong> Paranormal Romance<br /><strong>SENSUALITY: </strong> Warm<br /><strong>SERIES: </strong> Dirk & Steele (book 9)<strong><br /><br /></strong><strong>SUMMARY: </strong><br /><blockquote>Long ago, shape-shifters were plentiful, soaring through the sky as crows, racing across African veldts as cheetahs, raging furious as dragons atop the Himalayas. Like gods, they reigned supreme. But even gods have laws, and those laws, when broken, destroy.<br /><br />Zoufalstvi. Epatoivo. Asa. Three words in three very different languages, and yet Soria understands. Like all members of Dirk & Steele, she has a gift, and hers is communication: That was why she was chosen to address the stranger. Strong as a lion, quick as a serpent, Karr is his name, and in his day he was king. But he is a son of strife, a creature of tragedy. As fire consumed all he loved, so an icy sleep has been his atonement. Now, against his will, he has awoken. Zoufalstvi. Epatoivo. Asa. In English, the word is despair. But Soria knows the words for love.</blockquote><strong>THOUGHTS/OPINIONS: </strong><br />I don't read a lot of paranormals but Marjorie Liu's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dirk & Steele</span> series is one I have been faithfully reading since the first book, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tiger Eye,</span> and I have enjoyed almost every one. They have all been solid action-packed stories with some great characters. But my main complaint for every one of these books is that there is so much action that at times I had a hard time figuring out what the heck is going on and had to reread pages. But I have to say that I had no such problem with <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Fire King</span>. <span style="font-weight: bold;">TFK</span> is still filled with action but I found it very smooth flowing and readable. The book just sucks you into the story and you can hardly wait to turn each page.<br /><br />The Dirk & Steele agency is a group of shapeshifters and people with special gifts who banded together to fight an evil organization (The Consortium) which is described in previous books in the series. But thankfully, <span style="font-weight: bold;">TFK</span> works just fine as a standalone read, so you don't have to read any of the other books in the series to understand the storyline.<br /><br />Karr is a 3000 year old chimera who was just dug out of a cave somewhere in China. A chimera is a creature whose parents are both different types of shapeshifters. Chimeras had been hunted to extinction because they were greatly feared. Karr is tied up and held prisoner and no one can understand him because his language is now extinct. Soria has a gift for languages, in fact she can understand any language in the world by using some kind of psychic connection. Soria's past involves a horrific major trauma from a betrayal and she is still somewhat fragile. She has separated herself from all her friends and family but D&S needs her help with Karr to translate his extinct language and discover why he survived for 3000 years. Karr and Soria are two incredible well-formed characters and Liu makes you feel their isolation and loneliness. Soria was especially well done. I really felt her sense of betrayal, pain, and fear. Yet I marveled at how tough she was and appreciated her sharp tongue. I think she is probably one of my favorite heroines of the year.<br /><br />Another plus was the unusual setting of China and Mongolia. Can't say I have ever read any book with this setting. And the characters from the tribe of nomads (including a foreign exchange student) and shapeshifters that have appeared in previous books in the series were all very well developed. The sexual tension was marvelous and this is where Karr really shines with how he falls for Soria and doesn't see her "flaws". There was only one short (but warm) sex scene which had me wishing for more. But Liu never puts many sex scenes in her books unfortunately.<br /><br />All in all an enjoyable read. <span style="font-weight: bold;">TFK</span> kept my interest from first page to last and I think it's the best one in the series.<br /><br /><strong>GRADE: B+</strong>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-49255579360414230672010-03-26T20:16:00.000-07:002010-03-26T23:09:08.109-07:00Blogging Mojo FoundI seem to have lost my blogging mojo lately. I'm on break from school so I thought I would drop by my blog and write something about what's going on in my life.<br /><br />Last quarter I took a couple of programming courses and one of them was web programming so I learned HTML, CSS and Javascript. Very cool! It will come in handy if I want to make changes to my blog template. Bob has a website for his company and wants me to make some updates and changes. I'm not sure how that will work out but I can do some simple stuff. Anyway I'll have some good skills to add to my resume.<br /><br />I have read 35 books this year and had 5 DNF. I have also stopped buying new books because I just am sick of looking at the old books in my TBR. There are about 60 and I'm determined to either read them or trade them. And then use go shopping for some new books I want. I thought I would have a hard time with this but I've been too busy to shop for books anyway so it's not too bad. I'm behind on all the latest books and have done little blogging.<br /><br />I've been on a Susan Elizabeth Phillips binge lately. I discovered that my library has most of her books on CD so I have been checking them out from the library and listening to them in the car while I go to and from school. Most of them are read by Anna Fields who is a wonderful reader. Six of the eight I read have been re-reads. The lowest grade went to her latest, <span style="font-weight: bold;">What I Did For Love</span>, which did not impress me. I didn't like either the hero or heroine much. Here is a snapshot of the results from my reading log:<br /><br /><br /><table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 454px; height: 271px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 60pt;" width="80"> <col style="width: 159pt;" width="212"> <col style="width: 80pt;" width="106"> <col style="width: 41pt;" width="54"> <col style="width: 46pt;" width="61"> <col style="width: 44pt;" width="59"> <tbody><tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; width: 60pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" height="34" width="80">01/01/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 159pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="212">Dream a Little Dream</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="width: 41pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: white white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="54">B+</td> <td class="xl63" style="width: 44pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: 0.5pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="59">reread</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" height="34">01/07/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">Nobody's Baby But Mine</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">A</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">reread</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" height="34">01/26/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">Honey Moon</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">A</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" height="34">02/07/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">Match Me If You Can</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">A</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">reread</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" height="34">02/15/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">It Had to Be You</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">A</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">reread</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" height="34">02/24/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">What I Did For Love</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">B-</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" height="34">03/11/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">Kiss an Angel</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">A</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(182, 221, 232);">reread</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl64" style="height: 25.5pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" height="34">03/25/10</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">This Heart of Mine</td> <td class="xl65" style="width: 80pt; font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);" width="106">Phillips, Susan Elizabeth</td> <td class="xl66" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color white white -moz-use-text-color; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">B+</td> <td class="xl63" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color white; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(219, 238, 243);">reread</td> </tr> </tbody></table><br />I miss visiting my favorite blogs so I hope to do some blog hopping before I have to start back to school on April 4. Later.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-83294847848095530332010-02-13T12:21:00.000-08:002010-02-13T12:34:24.439-08:00Look what I got in the mail!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S3cMH5QSh6I/AAAAAAAABHs/Kr2a86xEVzw/s1600-h/northandsouth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S3cMH5QSh6I/AAAAAAAABHs/Kr2a86xEVzw/s320/northandsouth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437828404840925090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">North & South</span> DVD from <a href="http://www.swapadvd.com/index.php?f=books">SwapADVD.com</a>... Woohoo!<br /><br />I put this title on my wishlist months ago and forgot about it, figuring I'd never get it and would probably just go buy it online somewhere. But I never got around to it. So it just showed up in the mail one day! I had it on auto request so you don't have to confirm it. For those of you on PaperbackSwap, you can use your PBS points for SwapADVD (and SwapACD). Way cool.<br /><br />Anyway, who wants to come over and watch it with me? Oh, drat, y'all live so far away. Too bad, so sad :)ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-32322732153574279132010-01-08T23:23:00.000-08:002010-01-08T23:58:43.097-08:00Resolutions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S0g3I2lWOYI/AAAAAAAABHU/3kF4TfB_bNQ/s1600-h/funny-pictures-cat-ponders-his-new-years-resolutions1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S0g3I2lWOYI/AAAAAAAABHU/3kF4TfB_bNQ/s320/funny-pictures-cat-ponders-his-new-years-resolutions1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424646376398403970" border="0" /></a>I don't make resolutions normally but if I do, I make them small and totally do-able. So my resolution was to step on the scale. That's it. I hate stepping on the scale but on Monday I took the plunge and what a fright I got! That number was way too large. So I immediately started on the Weight Watchers program online. Which wasn't easy considering I still have candy and cookies left over from the holidays hanging around the house. So about day 2 of the plan I get this massive sugar withdrawal headache. I have no exact goals as to how much weight I want to lose. I just need to get my eating under control. No sugar! Smaller portions. Few carbs. More vegetables and fruit. I've done well so far but I'm not stepping on the scale yet. Headache is gone and I'm on my way.<br /><br />Another sort of resolution is to be a better blogger. What that will entail, I have yet to work out but it will be something not too grand. Maybe just show up here once a week. Writing reviews has gotten to be a struggle because I put a lot into them. I hesitate to do any challenges because I suck at it. I only posted 4 times for Keishon's TBR Challenge, but it could have been worse. I also want to do Nath's Re-read Challenge. I think what I may have to do is write mini-reviews rather than the epic's I tend to write. With school and all it's just too hard to do much review writing but not impossible. School started Monday and I already had 1 assignment and 1 quiz. Got perfect scores - you see how obsessive I am about school. Anyway, there's no reason I can't squeeze in a review some time.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-28115798370965111832010-01-03T21:30:00.000-08:002010-01-03T21:30:58.608-08:00Recap - 2009 Reading Log<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S0FrVUHhpsI/AAAAAAAABHE/4gBXB-hk-cU/s1600-h/pile_of_books.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S0FrVUHhpsI/AAAAAAAABHE/4gBXB-hk-cU/s200/pile_of_books.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422733440252487362" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://kristiej.blogspot.com/2009/01/year-in-review-books.htmlhttp://kristiej.blogspot.com/2009/01/year-in-review-books.html">KristieJ</a> inspired me to post a recap of my 2009 reading. It turns out I read 125 books this year, the least amount since I started keeping a reading log in 2002. This sort of surprised me since I have been unemployed this year, but looks like I spent more time job searching and attending school than reading. Go figure.<br /><br />Here's how it breaks down by date published:<br /><br />2009: 37<br />2008: 25<br />2007: 8<br />2006: 5<br />All the rest: 75 (ranging from 1982 - 2005)<br /></span><br /><iframe src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tEQdrFXS4Y4Csf66k9Qro-A&single=true&gid=0&range=A1%3AD126&output=html&" frameborder="0" height="2175" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">58 out of 125 were from my TBR pile. The rest were newly bought and immediately read (I don't count these toward my TBR) or were library books. I don't buy hardback so I must get them from the library.<br /><br />I don't have patience with books I hate so I mark them as DNF. One surprise: I really disliked Beth Kery's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wicked Burn</span> which lots of bloggers loved. I love erotic romance but this one did nothing for me. Not sure I'll try her again.<br /><br />My favorite 2009 books were all historical romances:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Madness of Ian MacKenzie</span> by Jennifer Ashley<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not Quite a Husband</span> by Sherry Thomas<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">To Beguile a Beast</span> by Elizabeth Hoyt<br /><br />I start back to school tomorrow for Winter Quarter and it's going to be hard to keep up with my blog and reading. I'll try to keep you posted.<br /><br /></span>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-8020678030723144342010-01-02T23:03:00.000-08:002010-01-02T23:17:06.382-08:00iPod Touch 8GB<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S0BDiO2qyGI/AAAAAAAABG4/n7dmPS3xqcw/s1600-h/ipodtouch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iYmLLhANG30/S0BDiO2qyGI/AAAAAAAABG4/n7dmPS3xqcw/s200/ipodtouch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422408206736083042" border="0" /></a><br />Yup, got one for Christmas. I asked for the much simpler iPod Nano, but Bob got me the more expensive iPod Touch. It's very pretty and shiny and I have been spending hours figuring out how to use it. You can download and read Kindle ebooks with it but I haven't tried it yet. I'm not really an ebook reader. It's not as easy to use as I thought it would be. I really wanted it to download music.<br /><br />I hope everyone had a great holiday season. <br /><br />Happy New Year too!ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-45845577619322049322009-12-26T21:41:00.000-08:002010-01-02T22:15:15.815-08:00December Reads<style type="text/css">.nobrtable br { display: none }</style>Here's my December 2009 reads. <br /><br />Quite a few of these were in my TBR a long time. The Anne Stuart was a disappointment with a horribly cruel hero and a heroine with amnesia. But it was written in 1995 so I'll forgive her. I like her new stuff way better.<br /><br /><div class="nobrtable"><br /><table style="text-align: left; width: 445px;" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><br /><tbody><tr><br /><th>Date</th><br /><th>Book Cover</th><br /><th>Title</th><br /><th>Author</th><br /><th>Grade</th><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/3/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553572148/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBRp-_kCI/AAAAAAAABEY/oEvSeTviljU/s144/wicked.JPG" /></a></td><br /><td>Wicked</td><br /><td>Susan Johnson</td><br /><td>B</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/6/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425230228/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/Sy2_G0z-91I/AAAAAAAABEI/1YZyAIJnd9Y/s144/tocatchabride.jpg" /></a></td><br /><td>To Catch a Bride</td><br /><td>Anne Gracie</td><br /><td>B+</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/9/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0373223293/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBR0oNPDI/AAAAAAAABEc/0QpbZpDtWzE/s144/wintersedge.jpg" /></a></td><br /><td>Winter's Edge</td><br /><td>Anne Stuart</td><br /><td>D-</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/10/2009</td><br /><td><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312949820/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBR07wT-I/AAAAAAAABEg/_WNUjfmh1QA/s144/temptme.jpg" /></a></td><br /><td>Tempt Me At Twilight</td><br /><td>Lisa Kleypas</td><br /><td>B</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/12/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061684287/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBSOb6ywI/AAAAAAAABEk/zMv6BzOo8QA/s144/captiveofsin.jpg" /></a><br /></td><br /><td>Captive of Sin</td><br /><td>Anna Campbell</td><br /><td>B-</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/16/2009</td><br /><td><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425230414/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/Sy2-opWl_KI/AAAAAAAABEE/eWGqknvDXZ8/s144/demonforged.jpg" /></a></td><br /><td>Demon Forged</td><br /><td>Meljean Brook</td><br /><td>B+</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/18/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399155481/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBScKYHGI/AAAAAAAABEo/P0Uad17icWE/s144/promisesindeath.jpg" /></a><br /></td><br /><td>Promises in Death</td><br /><td>J. D. Robb</td><br /><td>B</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/19/2009</td><br /><td><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0758211147/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBglTyJ6I/AAAAAAAABEs/367deW3a9Y0/s144/beyondashadow.jpg" /></a></td><br /><td>Beyond a Shadow</td><br /><td>Alison Kent</td><br /><td>C</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/22/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451408020/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBg9yJUmI/AAAAAAAABEw/2fnGMTSybU8/s144/forbiddenmagic.jpg" /></a><br /></td><br /><td>Forbidden Magic</td><br /><td>Jo Beverley</td><br /><td>B-</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/25/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345486560/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzcBg70ORnI/AAAAAAAABE0/6Dfl5oG7SXw/s144/burn.jpg" /></a><br /></td><br /><td>Burn</td><br /><td>Linda Howard</td><br /><td>B</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/27/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0505527944/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzhSOyMhbKI/AAAAAAAABF8/yyDAfGy84B4/s144/STOLEN_HEAT.jpg" /></a><br /></td><br /><td>Stolen Heat</td><br /><td>Elizabeth Naughton</td><br /><td>B-</td><br /></tr><br /><tr><br /><td>12/29/2009</td><br /><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0373078978/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SzhYzBhHTYI/AAAAAAAABGE/tM8N8bNIZb4/s144/homeforchristmas.jpg" /></a></td><br /><td>Home For Christmas</td><br /><td>Patricia Potter</td><br /><td>B+</td><br /></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /></div>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-24467023091125089872009-11-17T22:52:00.000-08:002009-11-18T00:05:32.448-08:00TBR Challenge: REVIEW: A Gentle Rain by Deborah Smith<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0976876078/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SrMjRvd81HI/AAAAAAAAA9I/bA0sVju3d_Y/s144/gentlerain.jpg" /></a><strong>COPYRIGHT: </strong> 2007<br /><strong>PAGES: </strong> 360<br /><strong>SETTING/TYPE: </strong> Contemporary Romance<br /><strong>SENSUALITY: </strong> Subtle<br /><strong>REASON FOR READING: </strong> I got lucky and won this book from <a href="http://www.librarything.com/er/list">LibraryThing's Early Reviewer</a> program. Since I'm a huge fan of DS, I was thrilled.<br /><br /><strong>SUMMARY: </strong> <span style="font-style: italic;">from Deborah Smith's webite</span><blockquote> A Connecticut heiress. A Florida cowboy.<br /><br />Her secret. His heart.<br /><br />And the very special family she's come home to find.</blockquote><strong>THOUGHTS/OPINIONS: </strong><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A Gentle Rain </span>is another heartwarming engaging story that I have come to expect from Deborah Smith.<br /><br />Kara Whittenbrook is the daughter of two wealthy award-winning environmentalist parents who have recently died when their plane crashes in the Amazon jungle leaving her an heiress. While sorting through her parent's papers she is shocked to discover her adoption papers. So she confronts her uncle to find out how and why her parents adopted a child. He explains that her adopted parents wanted to tell her but they died before they felt she was secure in herself enough to handle the news. He also told her that her biological parents are mentally disabled and live on a ranch in Northern Florida.<br /><br />Kara decides she wants to meet them but she is unsure of her welcome so she sets out for Florida as "Karen Johnson", an artist and harp player. The ranch is run by Ben Thocco and her biological parents, Mac and Lily, work for him. Mac was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and Lily was severely shaken as a baby. They have never mentioned having a child and Ben does not know about Kara. Ben's brother, Joey, has Downs Syndrome and a very bad heart and his prognosis is not good. Ben is a wonderfully kind man who has a lot on his shoulders . He is struggling to hold onto the ranch, take care of Joey, and employ other mentally handicapped adults besides Mac and Lily as ranch hands.<br /><br />Circumstances bring Kara into life on the ranch and Mac and Lily are very drawn to her. She quickly finds herself a part of life on the ranch, cooking and cleaning and getting to know her birth parents . She and Ben are very attracted to each other but Ben feels there is more to Kara than she is revealing. Kara is unsure whether she should reveal herself to her parents but she eventually falls in love with them ... and Ben too. She can't resist secretly fixing some of the financial problems Ben faces with her vast fortune.<br /><br />This heartwarming story is filled with gentle humor and sweet, endearing characters. The writing alternates between Kara's and Ben's point of view and works wonderfully well. The love between Ben and Kara develops slowly and you will fall in love with them and the special characters just as I did. Deborah Smith is an amazing author and it's too bad more people don't know about her. This is a very special book and I highly recommend.<br /><br /><strong>GRADE: B+</strong>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-29281118589536970082009-11-12T22:52:00.000-08:002009-11-12T23:19:35.161-08:00New template (again)Okay, here we go again. I couldn't fix the old template (which I loved) after checking with the site where I got it. Seems like there were lots of other people having the same problem (background image link broken).<br /><br />So I spent an hour (it gets faster the more often I do this) and voila... here it is. Well, it's still fall, isnt' it? I found a winter template with snow but that was pushing it and it was depressing me. I hate winter and I'm not that fond of snow. In a month I'll probably change over to a Christmas theme (maybe). Sorry for the continually updating template. It gets confusing to all you bloggers to see something different everytime you visit. I will be tweaking it some since I think some of my blogger links may be broken and maybe add some new ones.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-25466842892441123632009-11-11T22:07:00.000-08:002009-11-12T23:13:04.628-08:00Blog messed upSomething seems to have gone wrong with my blog background. If I can't fix it I'll have to go find me a new template. *sigh* Dang it!<br /><br />I hate when that happens. Well, I better go over to the <a href="http://ourblogtemplates.com/">source</a> and see if I can fix it. Or else I'll have to find a new template.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-44125972694296390912009-11-06T19:35:00.001-08:002009-11-07T09:53:27.627-08:00Just finished reading...I'm caught up with homework for now so I thought I would pop in and post about a book I just finished and loved. If you like contemporary romances with snappy dialogue, three dimensional characters, and steamy love scenes, this is the book for you.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312356498/renrearom-20"><img style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_iYmLLhANG30/SvTzL-C3piI/AAAAAAAAA-I/4snqSWVIbqk/s144/cantstandtheheat.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>TITLE: Can't Stand the Heat</strong><br /><strong>AUTHOR: </strong> Louisa Edwards<br /><strong>SENSUALITY: </strong> Hot<br /><strong>THOUGHTS/OPINIONS: </strong><br />If you have never heard of Louisa Edwards before that's because <span style="font-weight: bold;">Can't Stand the Heat</span> is her debut book. And what a debut! I was quite impressed. I love stories where some conflict pits the hero and heroine against each other. I recently read and loved Julie James' <span style="font-weight: bold;">Practice Makes Perfect</span> which features this type of story. So when I heard the buzz about this book I had to give it a try since it also features a restaurant critic and a chef. Miranda Wake is a sharp-tongued restaurant critic who would love to write a book about restaurant culture but can't find an interested publisher. Adam Temple is a chef working hard to open his new restaurant - Market - which specializes in organic dishes with the freshest ingredients straight from local growers. <br /><br />At Market's opening party Miranda gets a bit tipsy and shoots off her mouth. Adam loses his temper and issues a dare, kinda like "Oh yeah, you think this is easy - you wouldn't last a month in my kitchen." Adam's publicist thinks this is a great idea and will make lots of publicity for the restaurant and bring in the customers. Only problem is Miranda can't cook but she sells the idea to a publisher and receives a book advance. This is when the fun begins. The dialogue is crisp and snappy with lots of realistic restaurant jargon, the food descriptions are mouth watering and the pacing is fast and furious. The book is filled with wonderfully realistic characters and features a secondary M/M romance that was well done. I loved Adam much more than Miranda whose motivations sometimes puzzled me even though the story alternates between Adam and Miranda's point of view. The real strength of this book is the how the relationship grows. The sensuality between Adam and Miranda was hot and spicy and blended together with the cooking and food preparation making some very yummy scenes.<br /><br />This is the first book in Edwards' "Recipe for Love" series and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book.<br /><br /><strong>GRADE: B+</strong>ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-74102282595024021692009-10-14T00:01:00.000-07:002009-10-14T00:11:16.232-07:00Not bloggingSorry to be absent again. School is taking up most of my spare time. I'm taking three classes:<br /><ol><li>Programming in C#</li><li>Database Theory</li><li>Networking Basics<br /></li></ol>And I'm getting at or near 100% in all my assignments and tests. The Networking class is VERY technical with more than you ever want to know about cables, routes, switches, etc, etc. But the tests (multiple choice and T/F) are very easy.<br /><br />I have done very little reading outside of class. I'm currently listening to a book on CD in the car. It's a suspense thriller called <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Eight</span> by Katherine Neville. I don't think it has lived up to the hype so far but it is rather fascinating. <br /><br />I'll try and post when I get the chance.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14697624.post-14428970251089325882009-09-27T22:57:00.000-07:002009-09-27T23:10:29.778-07:00Still aliveAnd kicking. Just thought I better post. I started fall quarter at Belleve College and I'm taking 3 classes. Two of them are online classes and one is a partially online. So as you can guess I am on the computer almost constantly but ironically enough I have little time left in the day to post on my blog. And little time left to read something besides a text book.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading now:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaMeWf6jHi4SUL7d2qap6jNla6u6unyirDhVq7xostGe5gPcgCLvV5MvG2gV-ztBkHN1m4HPNTilbRVmWr-dVx0yYFrkY_7xHbBoeowSvu7FBr7UHKcgME2AT2nbhot4m1jWB/s1600-h/beyondtherain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixaMeWf6jHi4SUL7d2qap6jNla6u6unyirDhVq7xostGe5gPcgCLvV5MvG2gV-ztBkHN1m4HPNTilbRVmWr-dVx0yYFrkY_7xHbBoeowSvu7FBr7UHKcgME2AT2nbhot4m1jWB/s200/beyondtherain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386394803449622530" border="0" /></a><br />But I'm squeezing a few minutes out of each day to read this scrumptious book: <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Beyond the Rain</span> by Jess Granger<br /><br />Most of the reviews I have seen say it is "action-packed". Wow, what an understatement! I try to read an hour before bed but once I pick this up I don't stop reading till my eyes start to droop a couple hours later. I love both the H/H and the sci-fi setting. It's hard to find a good sci-fi romance these days but this one fills the bill nicely.ReneeWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04184560393907186300noreply@blogger.com3