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Thursday, March 17, 2016

A Most Inconvenient... Page-Turner

Howdy y'all! Crystal here. I needed a break from writing so I decided to pick up a book... many hours later it was 2 a.m. and I still hadn't gone to bed. LOL. Ever been there? I'm sure I'm not alone.

Well, I forced myself to put the book down, but I did finish it the next day. What book am I talking about? A Most Inconvenient Marriage by Regina Jennings.

Regina kept me turning pages and loving the twists and turns that she filled them with. She definitely knows how to implement the confusion that a relationship can bring.

Abigail Stewart, a wartime nurse,  marries a dying Jeremiah Calhoun, promising to return to his horse farm and care for his ailing sister and help his mother with the horses. Only the real Jeremiah Calhoun shows up very much alive and very much surprised to find a rather disarming woman claiming to be his widow. A most inconvenient problem indeed. :-)

A definite recommend but be prepared to spend a lot of time reading once you start. :-)

What was the last book you read that kept you up until the late hours of the night?

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16 comments:

  1. Mary PrestonMarch 17, 2016 at 3:46 AM

    The latest would have to be "The Buddha in the Attic" by Julie Otsuka. An extraordinary little book.

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    1. Crystal L BarnesMarch 17, 2016 at 12:10 PM

      I have never heard of that one, Mary. Thanks for taking the time to comment. :)

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  2. Linda Shenton MatchettMarch 17, 2016 at 7:26 AM

    My most recent sleep-depriving book was "A Sparrow in Terezin" by Kristy Cambron. It's the second in her Masterpiece series and just as riveting as the first book.

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    1. Crystal L BarnesMarch 17, 2016 at 12:11 PM

      Hmmm...not sure if I've heard of that one, Linda. Thanks so much for sharing. :)

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  3. UnknownMarch 17, 2016 at 9:44 AM

    SAVING AMALIE by Cathy Gohlke--two Americans try to save a little deaf German girl from the Nazis death camp for handicapped kids.

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    1. Crystal L BarnesMarch 17, 2016 at 12:11 PM

      Wow, that does sound like an enthralling plot, Shirley Raye. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Patricia BradleyMarch 17, 2016 at 10:31 PM

    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo kept me up until 3:30 recently. :-)

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  5. chappydebbieMarch 18, 2016 at 1:48 AM

    MaryLu Tyndall's book...Charity's Cross. I absolutely loved it!

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    1. Crystal L BarnesMarch 18, 2016 at 11:36 AM

      An interesting title, Debbie. What's it about?

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    2. chappydebbieMarch 19, 2016 at 4:45 AM

      Here's the link to the Amazon page for Charity's Cross:
      http://www.amazon.com/Charitys-Cross-MaryLu-Tyndall-ebook/dp/B01ACLYAIY/ref=pd_sim_351_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51V1VMGS5lL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_UX300_PJku-sticker-v3%2CTopRight%2C0%2C-44_OU01_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=1HZC3E6KKRRR25WHSRTZ

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    3. Crystal L BarnesMarch 19, 2016 at 6:32 PM

      Appreciate it, Debbie. Thanks. :)

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  6. Melanie BackusMarch 18, 2016 at 3:11 PM

    The Thief by Stephanie Landsem.....an extraordinarily written book...one of the best I have ever read.

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    1. Crystal L BarnesMarch 18, 2016 at 5:35 PM

      I've never read any of Stephanie's works. What genre does she write?

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  7. Connie Porter SaundersMarch 18, 2016 at 3:22 PM

    I am a fan of Mary Higgins Clark and her newly released books usually warrant a long night of reading.
    Connie
    cps1950(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. Crystal L BarnesMarch 18, 2016 at 5:36 PM

      Haha. Connie, you sound like me with any of Mary Connealy's books. :)

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