Billie Bloebaum Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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#56 Audiobook of Sherry Thomas's MURDER ON COLD STREET, narrated by Kate Reading. I'm getting really close to being current on this series and then I'll have to start waiting a *whole year* for new books and I don't think I can bear it.https://t.co/ae12eH3GrF

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#103 THE CHOICE by Nora Roberts I enjoyed the trilogy, but honestly felt that the climax was rushed & I still question the choice of referring to Sally, the drag queen character, as "him" even when in full drag, esp. when Breen considered Sally her mother. https://t.co/GdhITlo5ft

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@AlixEHarrow And another: A NOTORIOUS COUNTESS CONFESSES by Julie Anne Long--former courtesan falls for a vicar.

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#48 THE BONE ORCHARD by Sara A. Mueller This one took me a while to get through because I don't think I was reading it at the right time. I liked it enough, though, to keep going in spite of that, & that's a high compliment. https://t.co/fIuCpvSowG

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#121 Audibook of Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan, narrated by Natalie Naudus. This duology was so good and Natalie Naudus did such a great job narrating. I recommend both books very highly. https://t.co/a28e3LJskC

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As much as I liked THE HEART PRINCIPLE, it isn't a rom-com by any definition. This is one of the hazards of putting illustrated covers on *everything*. A person who hasn't read the book isn't going to know at a glance that it isn't a rom-com & it can lead to disappointed readers. https://twitter.com/BnSarasota/status/1491550910585217028

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So all the B-ton chatter is starting up again & I would like to share my headcanon (even though the timelines don't quite line up): Adjoa Andoh portrays Lady Danbury. She also narrates Vanessa Riley's ISLAND QUEEN audiobook. In my head, IQ is Lady Danbury's backstory.

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@Rachael_Conrad A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall. Destiny's Captive by Beverly Jenkins (anything by Ms. Bev, really, but PIRATES (sorta). A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley. Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin. Delicious by Sherry Thomas. Any of Olivia Waites's Feminine Pursuits.

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#127 The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles. I know everybody's saying "If you miss OFMD, consume this media" but I really mean it with this book. It's the *vibe*. I actually tore through this book at nearly a pre-pandemic reading pace, which is saying a lot.

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I'm going to share one of mine (there have been several) which was One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan. I like her books most of the time, but there was a forgiveness-without-groveling for an infidelity (plus some other stuff) that made me SO MAD. Still haven't recovered. https://t.co/gZVWXA7TS9