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Okay, it's hard to give this wonderful novel a bad rating, but the Kindle edition is so bugged, it makes me wonder if any human ever proofreads these new-fangled E-books.

During almost every instance of italicized passages, there are numerous missing spaces between words. For example:

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Jamie and Clare's life are never boring for me! I definitely disagree with others here: this book is definitely not boring. In fact, there is a lot of drama in this book. Sure, this book doesn't have like a huge event centering it (like the previous books) but that doesn't mean it's uneventful. This book is definitely more centered on character development and the relationships among the characters. I enjoy that this book is simpler than the others: it's nice for Jamie and Claire to have somewhat of a normal life and be happy most of the time. We see more of Roger and Brianna here as well. I enjoyed this read and look forward to more from Diana!Get more detail about The Fiery Cross.

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I found that Aristotle provided many brilliant insights into the political thinking, strategy, of leaders and the military. In many ways, it remains unsurpassed and it ought to be required reading in undergraduate classes on political strategy. On the downside, Aristotle referred to leaders of each city-state over decades, if not centuries, and, this made it difficult for at least this reader to fully appreciate the relevance and examples offered in this text. Brilliant and merits an A+.Get more detail about A Treatise on Government.

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I found that Aristotle provided many brilliant insights into the political thinking, strategy, of leaders and the military. In many ways, it remains unsurpassed and it ought to be required reading in undergraduate classes on political strategy. On the downside, Aristotle referred to leaders of each city-state over decades, if not centuries, and, this made it difficult for at least this reader to fully appreciate the relevance and examples offered in this text. Brilliant and merits an A+.Get more detail about Politics: A Treatise on Government.

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I really enjoyed this novel. Like I said in my title, I really liked the Lora Leigh spin-off that tells us what happened in Rick's life after he has to kill his wife, the cocaine sniffing WHORE. I like that he found a women that he could love and that loves his son. I also like the sex scenes in the novel also. The other stories were great to. I highly recommend this novel to people who enjoy mystery novels with love stories and sex scenes. I give it 5 stars. I would elaborate on the rest of the stories in this anthology, but I do not have it in front of me and I am on to my next of many other novels I read daily.Get more detail about Men of Danger.

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Excited about using my new Kindle DX, I downloaded an old book that I was assigned to read when I was a freshman in college, years ago: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.

It's a very interesting book. It has a very Socialist viewpoint. In fact, Upton Sinclair, who was quite a socialist, wrote the book as an expose of capitalism, an endorsement of unions, and a call to workers to unite. It was very interesting reading until the last few chapters, where in my opinion it turned into a Socialistic propaganda pamphlet--totally out of context with the entire story. I thought the last chapters ruined the book. However, in its day it was a big seller and won Sinclair much attention. So be it for 1906--different times.

In any case, his descriptions of the stockyards and meat packing houses of Chicago were truly graphic and very memorable. Everyone should read it to gain an understanding of life during the adolecence of the industrial revolution--just stop at Chapter 30. However, I dare say, it encourages me to become a vegetarian. I understand the book was the motivation for the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, which eventually led to the Food and Drug Administration. This is significant because, the motivation of Sinclair was to move the workers to political action. As such it failed to accomplish its charge. However, it did cause Americans to question the quality of its food supply and create safeguards against tainted food. Interestingly, Sinclair is attributed with a quote, which has him saying, "I intended to shoot the public in the heart with my message; instead I hit them in the stomach"--amusing, isn't it?

It is interesting that Sinclair lays the blame of the ills of society in the lap of the rich capitalists. There are abuses to be sure, but there is very little said in The Jungle about individual responsibility. Although, the main character, Jurgis, holds himself responsible for protecting and nurturing his loved ones, the tone of the book implies that fate is totally in control of his ruined destiny. Whereas, there are numerous occasions in the story where a right decision on the part of Jurgis could have changed everyone's fortunes. Unfortunately, the story line creates a scenario where Jurgis appears destined to fail, through no real fault of his own. There is no support to the idea people are not predestined to fail. Failure, in most cases is self-imposed, the result of a series of very poor decisions. And the simple truth is poor decisions are not exclusive to the very poor alone. We all make poor decisions. The person who succeeds is the one who learns from those poor decisions. Jurgis, certainly did not.
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I know everyone is going to hate me for this review, but I feel this book is a takeoff on JR Ward's Brotherhood book that details each character and the story in a similar way. While there is nothing wrong with this, it was not why I purchased the book. I take full blame for not looking at the contents closer. I thought I was purchasing a book of short stories related to the Lords of the Underworld, but I got more (or in my case less) than I bargained for. I am a little put off when an author treats the characters as real, but I suppose that is what makes for great writing. For those of you who want to imagine the Lords actually exist by all means purchase this book, but if you are looking for stories, don't bother.Get more detail about Into the Dark.

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Although this book was well-written, I found it to be extremely similar to the movie (I did not read the book) Beaches - even up to the way the book ends. I felt as if the book was very familiar throughout, although I did appreciate the relationship between the mother and her teenage daughter, as I do have a pre-teen currently. If you have not read or seen Beaches then this is a pretty good read, but keep a box a Kleenex nearby.Get more detail about Firefly Lane.

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With the Berlin Wall coming down in 1990, The Cold War in ending. There will be a downsizing within the military and some commanders want to be sure that their commands are not lessened.

Major Jack Reacher had suddenly been transferred to a new post and is the duty officer with the Military Police on New Year's Eve. He's notified that a two-star general has been found dead in a motel used for romantic lesions. When Reacher goes to the general's home to notify the general's wife, he finds that she has been murdered.

Reacher finds that the general was on his way to a meeting and that his briefcase, containing the meeting's agenda, is missing. As he continues to investigate, he is ordered to refrain because it would only bring disgrace to the military.

Reacher and a young female officer who is assisting him, Lt. Summer, feel that it would be disloyal to the general and the general's wife's memory if they stop the investigation without finding out who was guilty. At the risk of their careers, they continue their investigation.

There is conflict with a Delta Force unit when one of their men report that Reacher beat up two civilians without provocation. Later, when the Delta Force sergeant is murdered, the men in his unit give Reacher seven days to find the killer or face their reprisal.

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'The Fountainhead' tells the story of the very creative architect Howard Roark. Roark is attacked by 'second-raters' as Rand terms such individuals. Here Rand is on target. Creative people are attacked and do face uphill battles all the time. There is a great melodramatic story here and if Rand had concentrated on creative types versus 'second raters' and developed the social setting with some concrete goals of the second raters rather than emphasized their philosophical 'mind set' and stopped there 'The Fountainhead' would have been a much better novel. For example the architectural critic is apparently a hidden power in New York City and this is believeable, i.e. that there are powerful behind the scenes opionion setters but as presented the architectural critic is more a meglomaniac than a persuasive force in a social setting with a concrete goal gained by destroying Roark. From 'The Fountainhead' it is not clear why the architectural critic, the chief Evildoer, has any influence at all.

All the talk by Rand about egoism and altruism is ludicrous. Socrates was an egotist but certainly was all for serving Athens, for serving others. The distinction doesn't cut the way Rand thinks the distinction cuts. And of course a libertarian world, an Ayn Rand world isn't all that great for individuals. There is an excellent melodramatic novel here but it is still encased in marble.Get more detail about The Fountainhead.

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This is a classic and I wouldn't dissuade anyone from reading it if they want. This review is just a warning that this is not a happy book! As a kid I saw the movie, and all I remembered was a scene where Black Beauty was happy and running free. Apparently that was just at the beginning of the book! It's beautifully written and really grabs you as a reader, but if you're a compassionate animal lover and expecting a happy book a beautiful animal and his happy life, you'll want to put this book down.Get more detail about Black Beauty.

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I have mostly enjoyed Melissa Marr's Tales of Faerie, but "Fragile Eternity" was a bit of a disappointment. For one thing, "fragile eternity" is a perfect description for what it felt like to read this book. It seemed to take forever and it was a bit touch-and-go at times as to whether I would finish it. I've rated it with three stars, but would really give it two-and-a-half if I could. I finished the book, and I wanted to know how it would come out, but I was far from engrossed in the story along the way.

The book reads more like an unedited draft than a polished final product. At first I thought maybe it was because they'd rushed it into production, but as I read further, I began to think maybe the overwriting was to disguise the fact that nothing much happens in this book. It's really a short story padded out to make a full-length novel. We spend the first half of the book establishing the situation--REALLY establishing the situation. Lots of angst and yearning, lots of faeries spreading ice and sunshine, lots of dancing in the park--and nothing much else. YAWN. It isn't until the second half of the book that anything substantive happens and the story starts moving. Even then, the ending was far from satisfying, and despite the angst-y first half of the book, I didn't feel the author had done a good enough job showing us her characters. Seth, especially, feels vague and faceless, and Keenan and Aislinn are not as well-defined as they were in "Wicked Lovely."

I'm probably still interested enough to pick up the remaining books in this series, but I'm hoping they'll be better than this one.Get more detail about Fragile Eternity.

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First, yeah, this is a short book per all the jokes you might expect. Second, if the author set out to prove that men think about more than sex, I think she failed. I was hoping for something more than that. OK, it's not entirely about how often men think about sex, but it's largely about inter-personal relationships. I was hoping for a wider range of subjects.

It's certainly a fun, easy read, and would probably help anyone with a male partner who finds herself yelling "Why do you do that?!" in frustration. But it's short and rather anecdotal, making it a little more simplistic than the male brain actually is.

In fairness, I haven't read _The Female Brain_ yet, and I suspect they're best read together. But I enjoyed this one enough to pick up a copy of that, too.Get more detail about The Male Brain.

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This was a good book. The character development was great. God is mentioned - for those that take offense at this. I thought it was handled well - I had trouble putting it down.Get more detail about A Promise to Remember.

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I'm glad I didn't buy the entire series at once. This book was rather boring for the first 150 or so pages. It deals with the history of the family, most of which really has no bearing on the storyline. It was basically 150-175 pages (I can't remember exactly when it started to become interesting) of a family tree. There are way too many charachters (family members) to keep straight, most of which as far as I could tell served no purpose.

I found myself wanting to finish this book simply because I had already invested so much time in reading it. By the time everything was solved, I was rather disappointed. I wasn't surprised at who did it although the reasons for it were rather "crazy". I just wanted this book to be over. I ultimately did end up liking Lisbeth but not enough to read the next installment right away, if ever.Get more detail about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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If you liked the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, you will also love this book. But, do read these books in sequence. While this story did not develop the relationship between the characters as well as the first, the story is suspenseful and Lisbeth proves to be almost super-human. This for a character who is punk, bi-sexual, does not relate to other human beings well, and probably has Asperger's syndrome. What a fascinating combination of attributes in this puzzling, strange, and wonderful young woman.Get more detail about The Girl Who Played with Fire.

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The late Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" brings his wonderful "Millenium" series of crime/mystery novels to a probable close. I suppose it's possible that some of his sketches for additional books in this series could see the light of day at some point, but this fine novel is being publicized as the final novel in the trilogy. Either way, it's a terrific novel and wonderful read to what's one of the best series of its genre.

"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" picks up where "The Girl Who Played with Fire" (also a 5-star book) ended. Those who've read that novel remember the explosive conclusion and will certainly be keen to see where things head. I believe this particular novel will likely be more enjoyable to readers who've read the other two in the series, but that's not a prerequisite. Larsson provides enough detail and summary (spread throughout the novel) to make this novel fine as a standalone.

The plot once again revolves around punk, street-tough, computer-hacker Lisbeth Salander and middle-aged journalist Mikael Blomkvist. Salander is in the hospital recovering from wounds and is once again (or still) accused of heinous crimes. Blomkvist is out to prove her innocence and uncover corruption within the Swedish government/secret police. Nearly all the characters from the previous books make an appearance as do several new ones (to include a new love interest for Blomkvist). The book starts a little slow and Larsson provides perhaps too many details of Swedish government history, but things really pick up and the last 150 pages take the reader for an incredible ride. This is one of those rare books I skipped sleep to finish. One mild complaint--the translation (or perhaps the original) overdoes the use of the word "that". It's a mild annoyance once you notice it--and it's hard not to--but even that fails to detract from the story or the pace of the book. This is the best novel in the trilogy and it's a great trilogy. If you've not read any of these books, start from the beginning and enjoy the ride. If you've already read the others, what are you waiting for? A worthy read for certain--I only regret there aren't more to come.Get more detail about The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest.

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When she was a small child Muri's parents divorced. Her mother won custody of Muri and moved her away from her father, who she never saw again. After his death, Muri arrives at his home having just gone through a divorce of her own. A school librarian, she is downsized out of her job, and packs up her two kids and heads out to make a new start and to try to help the other relatives her father left behind.

She travels to the depths of Oregon to the small town her father Joseph had settled in. What she finds there is the complete opposite of the life she led in Portland. She pulls up to an old, ricketity trailer with additions sticking out in every direction and various types of junk everywhere. Her Aunt Lutie and Uncle Tiny and a slew of pigs are the family she finds. And then she notices the fence her father build - out of oven doors.

She also walks into the middle of a water/land dispute that was left unsettled when Joseph passed away. Linc Jackson, the man on the other side of the dispute, is a leading member of the small community and has most of the town on his side. But Muri is willing to fight for what her father felt was important.

The story is mostly written from Muri's point of view but there are sections from Joseph's journal that he wrote for her. The divorce from her mother was bitter and her mother left Muri with the impression that Joseph didn't want or love her. Reading Joseph's journal, Muri finds how Joseph really felt.

Muri also encounters a search for God. Joseph was a strong Christian and wrote in his journal of his desire that Muri would know his God. Aunt Lutie is also a strong Christian and she tries to help Muri find her way to God.

Along the way Muri has to deal with her pre-teen son Truman and her teen daughter Nova - neither of whom are thrilled to be leaving Portland for the home of relatives they don't know.

This was a very good book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it highly.Get more detail about The Fence My Father Built.

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I don't mind a Christian novel. I do mind a Christian novel that does not announce itself as such in the synopsis. This is a gripe of mine about a lot of content in the Kindle Universe.

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This book was hard to finish. Charlotte Fallon is not the sharpest tool in the shed and like the other female characters in the book she is mentally unbalanced. I mean seriously what sane woman snoozes through the best sex in her life, steals Mr. Studs valuable artwork, and smashes an entire bedroom of cupid statues against against the garden wall? If I were Bayard I would have taken her on safari to Africa and had her shoot with an elephant tranquilizer dart.Get more detail about Mistress By Mistake.

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There were only a few instances where I was filled with intrigue. I did in fact call the ending. It was asplain as the nose on my face. If you want to pass the time order it..as long as Kindle still offers it free. Otherwise..eh..a run of the mill thriller. Can't even say too much more about it.Get more detail about The Dark Tide.

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So what's good about it? The book starts in the middle of a train wreck and in the narrator's head, immediately drawing you into a life-or-death situation. It's a good technique and it got me reading right away over some other books on my list. So there's plenty of craft and skill here. The book is about a battle between the forces of love and death, with death an actual creature, while love is represented in the interplay between the protagonist and his lady. A lot of it is good. Overall, I read it pretty quickly and enjoyed it.

So why not 5 stars? The pacing drags in a couple of spots, especially directly after the riveting beginning, before the supernatural peril begins. There's a lot of action, but somehow it's not that gripping. The sex scenes are well-done, fun and actually linked into the development of the characters well, but in places are one-after-another and can be a little bit repetitive. I think that's what is provoking the comments about too much sex in the book, which may not really be possible. Also, the blonde female heroine is realistic but some of her responses are somewhat stereotypical or cardboard cut-out. This is a well-done book, but it lacks the emotional power-punch of a book like "The Long Goodbye" or one of Hemingway's taut novels, like "A Farewell To Arms."

Recently I read a really outstanding Amazon Kindle book selling for $1.99 - "The Wounded Man," which really knocked my socks off. "The Wounded Man" is an excellent Chandleresque hard boiled mystery. Comparing "The Sacrifice" with "The Wounded Man" may help to illuminate "The Sacrifice." One obvious difference is that "The Sacrifice" is quite a bit longer. Publishing houses seem to demand length above all else, and that may be one reason the excellent "The Wounded Man" is a Kindle-only book. I wouldn't say length really pays off for "The Sacrifice," which might have been more powerful if it had been shorter. Both "The Sacrifice" and "The Wounded Man" involve love stories interweaved with a mystery about multiple murders. Both move the story through action and dialogue. "The Wounded Man" and "The Sacrifice" each have steamy love scenes, and the love scenes are integral to the plot. Much like Raymond Chandler's novels, "The Wounded Man" achieves a shockingly high literary level with characters that are complex, and that are not stereotypical, within the hardboiled mystery format. "The Wounded Man" features sharp observations, and limpid prose that is just a giant leap above what we find in the mainstream novels that the big publishers churn out. The complexity of character in The Wounded Man leads to a stunning conclusion, which causes the protagonist and the reader to re-examine what came before.

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Does the world need another P&P review? No. Will anyone read this? Probably not, but I made a resolution to write a review of every book I read - and I read this for the umpteenth time while recovering from surgery.

What is it about this novel? On the surface it is an ever-so-polite romance featuring the Bennett sisters, whose biggest concerns are their ball gowns and gossipy letters. However, what makes it ageless is the fully developed characters and the deep insights into the human condition. I never tire of it.
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Does the world need another P&P review? No. Will anyone read this? Probably not, but I made a resolution to write a review of every book I read - and I read this for the umpteenth time while recovering from surgery.

What is it about this novel? On the surface it is an ever-so-polite romance featuring the Bennett sisters, whose biggest concerns are their ball gowns and gossipy letters. However, what makes it ageless is the fully developed characters and the deep insights into the human condition. I never tire of it.
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What is it about this novel? On the surface it is an ever-so-polite romance featuring the Bennett sisters, whose biggest concerns are their ball gowns and gossipy letters. However, what makes it ageless is the fully developed characters and the deep insights into the human condition. I never tire of it.
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I am amazed that no one else seemed to think this book was a total waste of time. After the first chapter there was absolutely nothing to hold my attention. I stuck with it for awhile hoping that it would get better but it never did. I guess the plot is to see how many times Erin can pray. How does the woman ever get anything done in her life?Get more detail about Wounded Healer.

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I have never found a book that makes me laugh at the stupidity of a character but makes me overjoys me in its descriptive world. The real world ceased to exist while I was reading. It puzzled me at parts, but that added to the magic of the book. Amazing book.Get more detail about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Secrets of the Tudor Court Top Quality

I am also a Tudor junkie, and I found this story fascinating. Instead of being in the middle of the action with the main royal characters, we are seeing the Tudor Court through the eyes of Mary Howard, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Norfolk, one of Henry the VIII's Ministers. This gives us a unique perspective, since 'little Mary' is the proverbial fly on the wall. She sees and hears all the intrigue going on in the Court, mostly while remaining on the sidelines. Although mostly a static character, she is a sympathetic heroine, but mainly a sad one. I don't know how accurate the author's research is, but she paints a picture of the casual viciousness and virtual child abuse which Mary suffers at the hands of her father and other relatives that is truly horrifying. The brutality of the age is overpowering. Still, we get to see a portrait of Tudor life which I had never seen before in any other work about this age, and for that reason the book was well worth reading.

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The 9th Judgment

Some of the old James Patterson faults are there, such as, a not very interesting sadistic serial killer who targets mothers with children. This sort of murderer appears in most Patterson books. Then there's a female cat burglar/lesbian with a cruel husband. She just happens to be romantically involved with the sadistic killer's wife. Weird. There are also obligatory heterosexual scenes that are thrown in for the fifteen-year olds who may read this book.

But there are fewer obvious errors of fact and syntax, silly errors that a good editor should have caught. And there are no insulting passages in bold lettering to tell the dimbulb reader that This Is Important. In the past these have been standard fare. However, the book runs about twenty pages longer than it should. The author had a very good final line and they kept right on going.

This is not a mystery novel. As usual Patterson lets us know from the start who the killer is. Thus, there are really no surprises. We know that the come uppance is coming up and we know who is going to get it. This would have been much better had we not known the killer's name and motive--a la Agatha Christie, for example.

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As someone who reads a book a week, and has interviewed dozens of authors for a radio program, I'll admit to some surprise over the negative comments about this book. I found it refreshingly engaging, a nice departure from the tired and overworked templates so many authors use today to bang out book after book. Scent does require the reader to suspend their disbelief, but no further than any of today's most popular books and cinema. The theater of the mind is where the book comes to life -- and if you're personal stage is small, so will be your impression of this book.

Kelly's creative use of the five senses is a journey worth taking. In this book, Scent, the tale reminds us how similar and broken we all are, but simultaneously how extraordinary we all can be if we but choose.Get more detail about Scent.

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I have read these stories multiple times from my high school days. I have watched the stories on tv. I am reading it now and loving it all over again!! Mr. Holmes and his loyal friend Mr. Watson never fail to thrill me.Get more detail about The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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Having read the author's other books, and being a long-time fan from her newspaper days, I was so looking forward to her new book that I actually bought it (instead of waiting for a library copy). What a mistake. To begin with, the family is a New England stereotype, with the father a doctor (natch), the stay-at-home Mom with a quasi-job beautifying gardens, and the three kids that fit into little niches: The beautiful, brainy, bohemian daughter, the athletic son, and his nerdy misfit brother. The impending tragedy is forecast with a bullhorn on virtually every page, and all must be living under a rock to miss the signals. But the biggest challenge, is the protagonist is so very dull. I see no difference in her emotion pre and post-crime. She is simply relating events, and I was never swept into believing and feeling and actually seeing life's events through her eyes. Much of it is odd (she seems surprised that her son wants to see a therapist after the tragedy - would family counseling not be the first order of business?). I could go on, but there's more books to read ... hopefully better ones.Get more detail about Every Last One: A Novel.

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This was my first book by Mary Jo Putney, thanks to a Free Kindle Offer which I take advantage of because it introduces me to a new author and at least I don't waste my money on a book that I end up not liking. Having said that, I enjoyed this historical romance but will agree that some of the story line was a little farfetched but I did enjoy it enough to download the 2nd book in the Lost Lord Series which I read in a day and feel was much better written. If you are new to historial romances, this may be a great introduction to the genre, but after reading several of reviews of this book that mention MJP's book The Rake, I am going to have to check that one out. Overall, a pleasant book and good read.Get more detail about Loving A Lost Lord.